Grammy Awards 2024 Indian musicians achieved significantly in the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles, California.
Key Highlights of Grammy Awards 2024:
- Zakir Hussain won Best Contemporary Instrumental Album ‘As We Speak,’ and the Best Global Music Performance Grammy for “Pashto” in collaboration with Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and featuring Rakesh Chaurasia.
- Flute virtuoso Rakesh Chaurasia secured his second Grammy.
- The album “This Moment” by Shakti, featuring Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Ganesh Rajagopalan, and Zakir Hussain, clinched the Best Global Music Album.
About Grammy Awards:
- Also known as Grammys, these awards are awards presented by the Recording Academy.
- These awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry worldwide.
- The Grammy Awards were originally called the Gramophone Awards because the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone.
- They are one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with:
- Academy Awards (for films),
- Emmy Awards (for television), and
- Tony Awards (for theatre).
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