Carrie, Nashville Symphony score Grammys
So the Schermerhorn Symphony Center is world-class, right? Now, the orchestra playing inside is as well.
The Nashville Symphony picked up three Grammys Sunday night. This is particularly impressive, and surprising to some, because the symphony has only had two prior nominations before.
But this year, the symphony picked up trophies for each of three nominations for Made in America: Best orchestra song, best orchestra performance, best classical album.
The symphony issued a statement tonight: “It was an honor just to be nominated alongside such world-class ensembles, but to win in all three categories really says something about the artistic quality of our orchestra.”
Mazel tov!!
Other Nashville highlights:
Carrie Underwood – with a troupe from the show Stomp – killed in her performance of Before He Cheats, and she won best female country vocal performance for same. Before He Cheats also won best country song.
Keith Urban won best country male vocal performance for Stupid Boy.
Meanwhile, Nashville didn’t do so well in the all-genre categories.
Amy Winehouse, who won 75,000 Grammys, got the best new artist trophy, beating out Taylor Swift and Franklin pop-punk band Paramore.
Herbie Hancock got best album of the year, beating out Vince Gill, among others.
But Vince did get best line of the night after Ringo Starr handed him the best country album award.
“I just got an award given to me by a Beatle,” Vince said. “Have you had that happen yet, Kanye?”
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