Celine Dion received a standing ovation in a surprise appearance at the Grammy Awards amid her battle with rare neurological condition Stiff Person Syndrome.
The US megastar, 34, secured the top gong of the night with her tenth studio album, Midnights, shortly after announcing she would be releasing a new album titled The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19.
Celine Dion the 55-year-old singer was helped on stage to present the album of the year award, 27 years after Diana Ross and Sting presented the prize to her.
The 66th annual ceremony, hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, saw female musicians dominate in the major categories at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with US singer Billie Eilish taking home song of the year for her Barbie hit What Was I Made For?, and pop star Miley Cyrus landing record of the year for her viral summer sensation Flowers.
Elsewhere during the show, Eilish used her award speech for song of the year to praise Barbie director Greta Gerwig for creating the “best movie of the year”.
"Why are you acting like you don't know this song?" - Miley Cyrus during her performance of "Flowers" at the 2024 #Grammys pic.twitter.com/t5JaasB8C0
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Her hit song features in the end credits of the film.
Taking to the stage alongside her brother, collaborator and “best friend in the world” Finneas O’Connell, the 22-year-old also hailed her fellow nominees as “incredible artists”.
Cyrus secured her first Grammy award earlier in the night when she won best pop solo performance for Flowers, which she performed during the show in a silver sparkly dress featuring a bedazzled bra and stomach cut-out.
During her performance she celebrated her win, changing the lyrics to “Then I remember, I just won my first Grammy.”
