Independents Score At 2020 Grammys
Independent labels and artists did very, very well at Sunday night’s Grammys. A2IM shares a list of its members’ many winners.
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Look Now
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Concord Records*
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Mettavolution
Rodrigo y Gabriela
ATO Records*
Best R&B Performance
Come Home
Anderson .Paak feat. André 3000
12Tone Music*
Best R&B Song
Say So
PJ Morton Feat. JoJo
EMPIRE*
Best R&B Album
Ventura
Anderson .Paak
12Tone Music*
Best Country Song
Bring My Flowers Now
Tanya Tucker
Fantasy Records*
Best Country Album
While I’m Livin’
Tanya Tucker
Fantasy Records*
Best New Age Album
Wings
Peter Kater
Point of Light Records
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Sozinho
Randy Brecker, soloist
Piloo Records
Best Jazz Vocal Album
12 Little Spells
Esperanza Spalding
Concord Records*
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Omni-American Book Club
Brian Lynch Big Band
Hollistic MusicWorks
Best Latin Jazz Album
Antidote
Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
Concord Jazz*
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
God Only Knows
for King & Country
Curb | Word Entertainment*
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Burn the Ships
for King & Country
Curb | Word Entertainment*
Best Roots Gospel Album
Testimony
Gloria Gaynor
Spring House Productions
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
De Ayer para Siempre
Mariachi Los Camperos
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings*
Best American Roots Song
Call My Name
I’m With Her
Rounder Records*
Best Americana Album
Oklahoma
Keb’ Mo’
Concord Records*
Best Bluegrass Album
Tall Fiddler
Michael Cleveland
Compass Records*
Best Traditional Blues Album
Tall, Dark & Handsome
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
Hot Shot Records / Thirty Tigers*
Best Folk Album
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin
PGM / Thirty Tigers*
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Good Time
Ranky Tanky
Resilience Music Alliance
Best Children’s Album
Ageless Songs for the Child Archetype
Jon Samson
Jon Samson
Best Comedy Album
Sticks & Stones
Dave Chappelle
Netflix
Best Musical Theater Album
Hadestown
Original Broadway Cast
Sing It Again
Best Album Notes
Stax ’68: A Memphis Story
Various Artists
Craft Recordings*
Best Historical Album
The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Pete Seeger
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings*
Best Immersive Audio Album
Lux
Anita Vrevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor
2L
Best Opera Recording
Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children’s Chorus
Naxos*
Best Choral Performance
Durufle: Complete Choral Works
Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir
Signum Records
Best Classical Compendium
The Poetry of Places
Nadia Shpachenko
Reference Recordings
Best Contemporary Classical Compendium
Higdon: Harp Concerto
Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
