Independent Sector Makes Up The Majority Of 63rd Grammy Award Winners

Congratulations to all GRAMMY winners, and our 14 label members who took home the coveted award! This year, the independent sector swept up across the board, with 52% of winners being independent, including in the categories of Best New Artist, Best Traditional Pop Vocal, Best Rock Album, and Best Rap Album.

We’re proud to celebrate the achievements of the A2IM community, and offer an additional “CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE!” to our label members:

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL  ALBUM

James Taylor – American Standard
Fantasy Records (Concord)

BEST ROCK SONG

Brittany Howard – Stay High
ATO Records

BEST R&B SONG

Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)  – Better Than I Imagine
Loma Vista Recordings (Concord)

BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM

Thundercat  – It Is What It Is
Brainfeeder (Ninja Tune)

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

Chick Corea  – All Blues
Concord Jazz

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM 

Chick Corea, Christian McBridge & Brian Blade  – Trilogy II
Concord Jazz

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG

Jonathan McReynolds & Mali, Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson  – Movin’ On
Entertainment One

BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM

Fisk Jubilee Singers – Celebrating Fisk!
Curb Records

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE

John Prine – I Remember Everything
Oh Boy Records/Thirty Tigers

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG

Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) – I Remember Everything
Oh Boy Records/Thirty Tigers

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

Sarah Jarosz – World On The Ground
Rounder, Distributed by Concord

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

Billy Strings – Home
Rounder

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM

Bobby Rush – Rawer Than Raw
Deep Rush/Thirty Tigers

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM

Fantastic Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?
Cooking Vinyl

BEST FOLK ALBUM

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All the Good Times
Acony

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL, OR A CAPPELLA

John Beasley – Donna Lee
Mack Avenue

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions) – Vols 11 & 12
Matador

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo – Daniel Pour: The Passion of Yehuaha
Naxos

BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION

Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) – Rouse Symphony No. 5
Naxos