Red carpet recap: The best Black celebrity looks at the 66th annual Grammy Awards

Music's brightest Black stars did not shy away from bold silhouettes and otherworldly looks on the Grammys red carpet.

Feb 5, 2024

Awards season continued on Sunday night with the 66th annual Grammy Awards, where red-carpet style was as varied and diverse as the musicians nominated.

Vibrant colors, fur, feathers, 3D flowers, tie-less suits, sultry silhouettes, denim, and more peppered the step-and-repeat outside the Crypto.com Arena. While this season’s other red carpets may feature more refined elegance, the Grammys red carpet remains heavy on personality. For instance, while Coco Jones arrived in a slinky, sparkling gown in a Disney-princess blue, fellow Best New Artist nominee Ice Spice arrived in a Baby Phat fur-lined denim jacket and coordinating evening skirt. However, despite the diversity in style, there were a handful of notable trends, including the always ubiquitous color black.

66th Grammy Awards, red carpet arrivals, red carpet recap, Black Hollywood, Black celebrity, Black musicians, Black Grammy winners, Black Grammy nominees, Black celebrity style, theGrio.com — (L-R) Janelle Monae, Coi Leray, and Chlöe Bailey attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Getty/Canva)

From Janelle Monae and Oprah to John Legend, Lionel Richie and Sofia Richie Grainge, silhouettes rendered in the spectrum’s darkest hue were an enduring theme. However, while ordinarily a safe choice, many stars chose to wear their black in bold ways this season. Fantasia and SZA dazzled in sheer black looks — as did Lenny Kravitz — while singer Coi Leray brought sultry back in an Yves Saint Laurent bodysuit from the 2019 archive.

Summer Walker, 66th Grammy Awards, red carpet arrivals, red carpet recap, Black Hollywood, Black celebrity, Black musicians, Black Grammy winners, Black Grammy nominees, Black celebrity style, theGrio.com — Summer Walker attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Leray’s look also tapped into another popular choice of the evening: fur and feathers. Singer Summer Walker took the trend to the max, sauntering down the red carpet in a strapless, fully feathered white gown and matching wide-brim hat.

Sensual skin tones were also prevalent at this year’s Grammys celebration. Victoria Monét, nominated for seven awards and eventually bringing home the coveted Best New Artist Grammy, arrived in a sultry copper-colored corseted custom Versace gown. Her two-year-old daughter Hazel, also nominated for a Grammy – making her the youngest nominee in Grammys’ history – joined Monét on the red carpet for a “Mommy and me” moment in a matching gown. Variations of skin-toned glamour were also worn by Doja Cat, Halle Bailey, and others, with corsetry also proving a prevalent theme this season.

Victoria Monet in custom Versace and Beyoncé in custom Louis Vuitton

(L-R) Victoria Monet and Beyoncé attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

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