January • On January 5,
The Recording Academy announced the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees including
Donna Summer,
Gladys Knight, and
The Clark Sisters. On the same day,
Del Palmer died at the age of 71. • On January 6, the
38th Golden Disc Awards were held.
NewJeans won Song of the Year for "
Ditto".
Zerobaseone won Album Bonsang for
Youth in the Shade.
NCT Dream won Album Bonsang for
ISTJ. • On January 10, the
13th Circle Chart Music Awards were held.
NCT Dream won Digital Album of the Year for
ISTJ.
Zerobaseone won Rookie Album of the Year for
Youth in the Shade. • On January 19,
Marlena Shaw died at the age of 84. • On January 27,
Barry Jenkins died at the age of 79.
February • On February 4, the
66th Annual Grammy Awards were held.
SZA won both
Best R&B Song with "
Snooze" and
Best Progressive R&B Album with
SOS.
Coco Jones won
Best R&B Performance with "
ICU".
PJ Morton and Susan Carol won
Best R&B Traditional Performance with "Good Morning".
Victoria Monét won
Best New Artist and
Best R&B Album with
Jaguar II. • On February 7,
Henry Fambrough, of
The Spinners, died at the age of 85. • On February 11,
Usher headlined the
Super Bowl LVIII halftime show at
Allegiant Stadium in
Paradise, Nevada.
Alicia Keys,
Jermaine Dupri,
H.E.R.,
will.i.am,
Lil Jon, and
Ludacris made guest appearances during the performance. • On February 16,
Etterlene DeBarge died at the age of 88. • On February 17, the
31st Hanteo Music Awards were held.
NCT Dream won Best Artist.
Seventeen won Best Album.
Jimin won the Global Artist Award for South America and Oceania.
V won the Global Artist Award for Africa and Europe.
B.I won the Hip-hop special award.
Kiss of Life won Global Rising Artist.
Billlie won Hanteo Choice K-pop Female Artist. • On February 22, the
36th Lo Nuestro Awards were held.
Kenia Os won New Artist – Female.
Romeo Santos won Tropical Artist of the Year, Tropical Album of the Year for
Fórmula, Vol. 3, and Tropical Collaboration of the Year for "
El Pañuelo" with
Rosalía.
March • On March 2, the
Brit Awards 2024 were held.
Raye won
British Artist of the Year,
Best R&B Act,
Best New Artist, Songwriter of the Year,
British Album of the Year for
My 21st Century Blues, and
Song of the Year for "
Escapism" with
070 Shake.
Jungle won
British Group.
SZA won
International Artist of the Year. On the same day,
Blues Boy Willie died at the age of 77, and
W. C. Clark died at the age of 84. • On March 10,
T. M. Stevens died at the age of 72. • On March 12,
Paul Nelson died at the age of 63. • On March 16, the
55th NAACP Image Awards were held.
Usher won the
President's Award,
Entertainer of the Year, and
Outstanding Male Artist.
Victoria Monét won
Outstanding Album for
Jaguar II, and
Outstanding New Artist.
H.E.R. won
Outstanding Female Artist.
Ciara and
Chris Brown won
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) for "
How We Roll". Chris Brown,
Davido, and
Lojay won
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) and
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for "
Sensational".
Tems won Outstanding International Song for "
Me & U".
Coco Jones and
Justin Timberlake won Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for "
ICU (Remix)".
The Color Purple won Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album. • On March 18,
Kevin Toney died at the age of 70. • On March 22, the
2024 Global Awards were held.
Raye won Best British Act and Best Pop. • On March 24, the
Juno Awards of 2024 were held.
New West won
Breakthrough Group of the Year.
Karan Aujla won the
Fan Choice Award.
Amanda Marshall won
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for
Heavy Lifting.
Blue Moon Marquee won
Blues Album of the Year for
Scream, Holler & Howl.
SZA won
International Album of the Year for
SOS.
Dominique Fils-Aimé won
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year for
Our Roots Run Deep.
TOBi won
Rap Album/EP of the Year for
Panic.
Daniel Caesar won
Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for
Never Enough.
Aqyila won
Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for "Hello". • On March 30,
Casey Benjamin died at the age of 45.
April • On April 1, the
2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held.
SZA won R&B Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for "
Kill Bill", R&B Song of the Year for "
Snooze", and R&B Album of the Year for
SOS.
Victoria Monét won Best New R&B Artist.
NewJeans won Best New K-Pop Artist.
V won Favorite Debut Album for
Layover.
Beyoncé won iHeartRadio Innovator. • On April 5,
Keith LeBlanc died at the age of 69. • On April 7,
Clarence "Frogman" Henry died at the age of 87. • On April 11,
Park Bo-ram died at the age of 30. • On April 18,
Mandisa died at the age of 47. • On April 24,
Mike Pinder died at the age of 82. • On April 27, the
18th Metro FM Music Awards were held. Mthandazo Gatya won Best R&B for "In 2 U".
May • On May 1, the
APRA Music Awards of 2024 were held.
Ziggy Alberts won Most Performed Blues & Roots Work for "Dancing in the Dark".
JKing won Most Performed R&B / Soul Work for "
Cinderella". • On May 4,
Ron Kavana died at the age of 73. • On May 12,
David Sanborn died at the age of 78. • On May 14,
Jimmy James died at the age of 83. • On May 19,
Peggi Blu died at the age of 77.
June • On June 10, the
2024 Libera Awards were held.
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram won
Best Blues Record for
Live In London.
Sampha won Best R&B Record for
Lahai.
Betty Davis won Best Soul/Funk Record for ''Crashin' from Passion
. The Blind Boys of Alabama won Best Spiritual Record for Echoes of the South''.
Sudan Archives and
ODESZA won Best Remix for "Selfish Soul (ODESZA Remix)". • On June 11,
Victoria was killed at the age of 39. • On June 13,
Angela Bofill died at the age of 70. • On June 30, the
2024 BET Awards were held.
Victoria Monét won
Video of the Year and the
BET Her Award for "
On My Mama".
Usher won
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
SZA won
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist.
Tyla won
Best New Artist and
Best International Act.
Tems won the
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award for "
Me & U".
Beyoncé won the
Viewer's Choice Award for "
Texas Hold 'Em".
July • On July 2,
Tom Fowler died at the age of 73. • On July 21,
Evelyn Thomas died at the age of 70. • On July 22,
John Mayall died at the age of 90. On the same day,
Duke Fakir died at the age of 88. • On July 29,
Joey Gilmore died at the age of 80. • On July 30,
Onyeka Onwenu died at the age of 72. • On July 31,
Arthur Miles died at the age of 74.
August • On August 1, the
AIR Awards of 2024 were held.
WILSN won Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP for
Those Days Are Over. • On August 3,
Shaun Martin died at the age of 45. • On August 16,
Luther Kent died at the age of 76. • On August 21, it was announced that
Cunnie Williams died at the age of 61. • On August 31,
Fatman Scoop died at the age of 56.
September • On September 2,
Pat Lewis died at the age of 76. • On September 6,
Johnny Thunder died at the age of 93. • On September 8,
Zoot Money died at the age of 82. • On September 10,
Frankie Beverly died at the age of 77. On the same day,
Daddae died at the age of 60. • On September 11, the
2024 MTV Video Music Awards were held.
SZA won
Best R&B for "
Snooze". • On September 15,
Tito Jackson died at the age of 70.
October • On October 7,
Cissy Houston died at the age of 91. • On October 16,
Liam Payne died at the age of 31. • On October 19,
Dionne Warwick,
Mary J. Blige, and
Kool & the Gang were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. • On October 24, the
2024 UK Music Video Awards were held.
Ezra Collective and Yazmin Lacey won Best R&B/Soul Video – UK for "God Gave Me Feet for Dancing".
Kamasi Washington,
George Clinton, and
D Smoke won Best R&B/Soul Video – International for "Get Lit".
Matilda Mann won Best Pop / R&B / Soul Video – Newcomer for "Meet Cute".
Jade won Best Editing in a Video for "
Angel of My Dreams".
November • On November 2, the
30th Annual South African Music Awards were held.
Tyla won Female Artist of the Year, the International Achievement Award, and
Newcomer of the Year. Lordkez won Best R&B/Soul Album for
Testament. • On November 3,
Quincy Jones died at the age of 91. On the same day, the
46th Félix Awards were held. Rau Ze won R&B/Soul Album of the Year for
Virer nos vies. • On November 4,
Tyka Nelson died at the age of 64. • On November 10, the
2024 MTV Europe Music Awards were held.
Tyla won
Best R&B. • On November 12,
Coco Jones,
Amanda Jones, and
Autumn Rowe were named 2024's honorees for
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul’s Women Behind the Music. • On November 16, the
2024 Korea Grand Music Awards were held.
Bibi and
D.O. won Best R&B. • On November 20, the
2024 ARIA Music Awards were held.
Tkay Maidza won
Best Soul/R&B Release for
Sweet Justice.
Mia Dyson won
Best Blues & Roots Album for
Tender Heart. • On November 21, the
Myx Music Awards 2024 were held.
Josh Cullen and
Al James won R&B Video of the Year for "Yoko Na".
December • On December 12, the
2024 Billboard Music Awards were held.
SZA won
Top R&B Artist and
Top R&B Female Artist.
Tommy Richman won
Top R&B Male Artist and
Top R&B Song for "
Million Dollar Baby".
Bruno Mars won Top R&B Touring Artist.
Chris Brown won
Top R&B Album for
11:11. • On December 17,
Alfa Anderson died at the age of 78. • On December 20,
Sugar Pie DeSanto died at the age of 89. ==Released albums==