Billie Eilish. Photo by Anna Kurth for Getty Images.
Billie Eilish has won the award for Song of the Year at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for "What Was I Made For," a song from the soundtrack to the smash hit 2023 film Barbie. Elish shared the award with her brother and songwriting partner FINNEAS. The other nominees in the category were Jon Batiste (”Butterfly”), Miley Cyrus (“Flowers”), Lana Del Rey (“A&W”), Dua Lipa (“Dance The Night”), Olivia Rodrigo (“Vampire”), Taylor Swift (“Anti-Hero”), and SZA (“Kill Bill”).
"What Was I Made For?" peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, buoyed by its placement in Greta Gerwig's massively successful Barbie movie as well as a moment of TikTok virality. Watch her perform the song earlier on in the telecast here.
This year, the Recording Academy reduced the number of nominees in the “big four” categories — Album, Song, and Record of the Year, and Best New Artist — from 10 candidates to 8 after increasing the number in 2022. Eilish received six nominations at the 2024 show.
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards is taking place on February 4, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.