Every performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards, ranked from worst to best

The 66^th Grammy Awards were filled with drama, emotion, and plenty of surprises—and that was just during the star-studded performances that made up the bulk of the 3.5-hour telecast. Music’s biggest night delivered its share of hits—including a long-overdue debut appearance by the legendary Joni Mitchell, and a strong opening number by Dua Lipa—along with a handful of misses. We’ve ranked every performance, from U2’s remote appearance from the Sphere in Las Vegas to a lengthy multi-part In Memoriam segment that utilized the likes of Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, and Jon Batiste. Read on to see how the stars stacked up on Sunday night.

11. U2

Broadcasting live from the Sphere, U2 played a part in the night’s biggest news—they presented the Best Pop Vocal Album award to TaylorSwift, paving the way to her announcement of the April release of her new album, The Tortured Poet’s Department—but U2 in no way felt like they were part of the program. The frenetic rendition of “Atomic City”—a single released back in September that has yet to crack the Billboard Hot100—showcased some of the vertigo-inducing overkill of the Sphere, yet the images don’t seem intoxicating at home, they just seem gaudy and perhaps a bit too desperate to dazzle.