Gabe Worgaftik is a Recording Academy/GRAMMY.com contributor.
Chris Stapleton won Best Country Album for From A Room: Volume 1 at the 60th GRAMMY Awards. The other nominees were Kenny Chesney's Cosmic Hallelujah, Lady Antebellum's Heartbreak, Little Big Town's The Breaker, and Thomas Rhett's Life Changes. The win marks Stapleton's second career win in the category, and fifth win overall, having scored a total of three wins at the 60th GRAMMY Awards, rounding out the…
The National won Best Alternative Music Album for Sleep Well Beast at the 60th GRAMMY Awards. Bassist Scott Devendorf accepted the award on behalf of the band. The other nominees were Arcade Fire's Everything Now, Gorillaz's Humanz, LCD Soundsystem's American Dream, and Father John Misty's Pure Comedy. Sleep Well Beast marks the National's seventh studio album release, and The Guardian's Kitty Empire has said of the record,…
Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' won Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 60th GRAMMY Awards. The other nominees were Sonny Landreth's Recorded Live In Lafayette, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm's Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, Robert Randolph & The Family Band's Got Soul, and Tedeschi Trucks Band's Live From The Fox Oakland. "This stews like some 'Lord have mercy!' wrapped up with some 'Thank…
