With the 61st Grammy Awards at a close, our gowns are hung up and our tuxes at the dry cleaners. However, the celebration continues at A2IM and in all the studios and offices that brought us the incredible work that was honored on stage Sunday night. We want to give a major shoutout to all Independent music winners! Thanks to everyone in our community for keeping us moving all year long!
Without further ado, here are the Independent winners from the 61st Grammy Awards!
Best Dance/Electronic Album
WOMAN WORLDWIDE
Justice
(Ed Banger Records / Because Music)
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
STEVE GADD BAND
Steve Gadd Band
Best Metal Performance
ELECTRIC MESSIAH
High On Fire
(eOne)
Best Rock Song
MASSEDUCTION
Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
(Loma Vista)
Best Traditional R&B Performance
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE – (TIE)
PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
(Morton Records)
Best New Age Album
OPIUM MOON
Opium Moon
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
DON’T FENCE ME IN
John Daversa, soloist
Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
THE WINDOW
Cécile McLorin Salvant
(Mack Ave. Records)
Best Latin Jazz Album
BACK TO THE SUNSET
Dafnis Prieto Big Band
(Dafnison Music)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
YOU SAY
Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
(Centricity Music)
Best Roots Gospel Album
UNEXPECTED
Jason Crabb
(Daywind Records)
Best Tropical Latin Album
ANNIVERSARY
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
(ArtistShare)
Best Bluegrass Album
THE TRAVELIN’ MCCOURYS
The Travelin’ McCourys
(ArtistShare)
Best Contemporary Blues Album
PLEASE DON’T BE DEAD
Fantastic Negrito
(Cooking Vinyl)
Best Regional Roots Music Album
NO ‘ANE’I
Kalani Pe’a
(Kalani Pe’a Music LLC)
Best World Music Album
(Shanachie)
Best Children’s Album
ALL THE SOUNDS
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
(A Few Little Music)
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
FAITH – A JOURNEY FOR ALL
Jimmy Carter
Best Comedy Album
EQUANIMITY & THE BIRD REVELATION
Dave Chappelle
Best Musical Theater Album
THE BAND’S VISIT
Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari’el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
(Sh-K-Boom Records)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
SPIDERMAN THEME
Best Recording Package
MASSEDUCTION
Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
(Lomo Vista)
Best Album Notes
VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Best Opera Recording
BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Best Choral Performance
MCLOSKEY: ZEALOT CANTICLES
Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
SONGS OF ORPHEUS – MONTEVERDI, CACCINI, D’INDIA & LANDI
Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo’s Fire, ensembles
Best Classical Compendium
FUCHS: PIANO CONCERTO ‘SPIRITUALIST’; POEMS OF LIFE; GLACIER; RUSH
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
(Naxos)
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
(Seattle Symphony)