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Four Louisiana Acts Took Home 2021 Grammy Awards There were a total of 16 different Louisiana artists nominated for a total of 23 Grammy awards in genres like jazz, blues, Cajun, rap, country and gospel. After the trophies were handed out last night, a total of four of those acts took home wins. The New Orleans Nightcrawlers brass band won in the Best Regional Roots category for their 202 album Atmosphere. It was their first Grammy Award. They beat out fellow New Orleans-based band Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours along with Acadiana's Sweet Cecilia. Fellow New Orleanian PJ Morton took...

Seventeen Louisiana acts set to shine at Grammy Awards Louisiana’s deep and diverse musical heritage will once again be on display Sunday night with the 63rd annual Grammy Awards presentation. A total of 17 Louisiana acts are nominated for 23 awards, representing musical genres from jazz and blues to Cajun, rap and gospel. With pandemic precautions still in place, this year’s prime-time awards show from Los Angeles will be largely a virtual event. The show will be broadcast live from the Staples Center with no audience members in attendance, and most nominees will participate in the awar...

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: James Taylor, American Standard Best R&B Album: John Legend,  Bigger Love It Is What It Is Best R&B Song: Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello, “Better Than I Imagined” Best Traditional R&B Performance: Ledisi, “Anything for You” Best Latin Jazz Album:Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra,  Four Questions Data Lords Trilogy 2 Secrets Are the Best Stories Best improvised Jazz Solo: Chick Corea’s “All Blues” Best Alternative Music Album: Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters Jagged Little Pill Black Mitzvah Blowout: C...

Wizkid, on Sunday night, won their first-ever Grammy Awards. Burna Boy bagged the much-coveted Grammy award in the ‘Best Global Album’ category for his ‘TWICE AS TALL’ album. He was nominated alongside Tuareg Desert Rock group Tinariwen, NYC afrobeat outfit Antibalas, Brazilian-American Bebel Gilberto, and British-Indian sitar player Anoushka Shankar. This is the second consecutive time Burna Boy has been nominated for the Grammys. His previous album, ‘African Giant’ was nominated at the 62nd Grammy Awards for ‘Best World Music Album’, the award went to Beninoise singer, Angé...

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: James Taylor, American Standard Best R&B Album: John Legend,  Bigger Love It Is What It Is Best R&B Song: Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello, “Better Than I Imagined” Best Traditional R&B Performance: Ledisi, “Anything for You” Best Latin Jazz Album:Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra,  Four Questions Data Lords Trilogy 2 Secrets Are the Best Stories Best improvised Jazz Solo: Chick Corea’s “All Blues” Best Alternative Music Album: Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters Jagged Little Pill Black Mitzvah Blowout: C...