Elvis Costello, Jacob Collier, Esperanza Spalding, PJ Morton, Angelique Kidjo, Smithsonian Folkways, and More Are Winners

Cyndi Lauper Performed During the Telecast

Shore Fire Media congratulates our clients who received a collective 11 GRAMMY Awards last night, including seven in various Best Album categories. The night of eclectic wins was topped off by a special performance by Cyndi Lauper, who performed Fame’s “I Sing the Body Electric” with an all-star group of musicians at the end of the televised ceremony.

Jacob Collier won both his nominated categories, for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella (“Moon River”) and Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals (“All Night Long” ft. Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest). Smithsonian Folkways won dual GRAMMYs as well, for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Mariachi Los Camperos’ De Ayer Para Siempre) and Best Historical Album (Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection). This year also featured the first GRAMMY win for the Gullah-inspired group Ranky Tanky, whose album Good Timewon Best Regional Roots Music Album.

Esperanza Spalding, PJ Morton, and Nathalie Joachim, each nominated for their own GRAMMYs, presented awards at the Premiere Ceremony, and Angelique Kidjo, who won for Best World Music Album (Celia), gave a rousing performance. Spalding and Morton both collected GRAMMYs at the Premiere Ceremony as well, for Best Jazz Vocal Album (12 Little Spells) and Best R&B Song (“Say So” ft. JoJo) respectively.

The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards were held at LA’s Staples Center and broadcast live on CBS.

Clients and projects we represented during the past GRAMMY year won in the following categories:

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

Woodstock: Back to the Garden - The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive

Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)

Rhino Entertainment

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM

Tall, Dark, and Handsome

Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men

Hot Shot Records

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM

Good Time

Ranky Tanky

Resilience Music Alliance

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPELLA

"Moon River"

Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)

Hajanga Records

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS, and VOCALS

"All Night Long"

Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)

Hajanga Records

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

12 Little Spells

Esperanza Spalding

Concord Records

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM

De Ayer Para Siempre

Mariachi Los Camperos

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

BEST R&B SONG

"Say So"

PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)

Morton Records

BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

Celia

Angelique Kidjo

Decca Records France

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

Look Now

Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Concord Records