Congratulations to Downtown songwriters and clients who participated in eight winning projects last night:
Album of the Year
Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
(Published by Downtown client Big Yellow Dog)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Shallow” - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
("Shallow" was co-written by Downtown writers Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt with Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson)
Best Song Written For Visual Media
“Shallow” - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Best R&B Album
H.E.R. - H.E.R.
(Album samples Downtown writer Gabriel Garzón-Montano)
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand” - Leon Bridges
(Co-written and produced by Downtown client Niles City Sound)
Best Alternative Music Album
Colors - Beck
(“Dreams” co-written by Downtown writer Andrew Wyatt)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Colors - Beck
Best Country Album
Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
Best Metal Performance
“Electric Messiah” - High On Fire
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Everything Is Love - The Carters
(Album samples Downtown writer Hiatus Kaiyote)
(Album also samples Notorious B.I.G. track co-written and produced by Downtown client Cloud 9’s Trackmasters)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic"
(Album samples Falco track co-written and co-produced by Rob Bolland of Downtown client Budde Music)