Celebrating Convos alumni in the 59th Annual Grammy Awards
This year has been a great display of talent in the music world, and here at Convos we want to celebrate the success of performers we have presented over the years. We looked at our history and are proud to present the 2017 Grammy nominees that have graced our stages here at Purdue!
As they say in showbiz… here are the nominees:
Best Rock Album
Cage the Elephant, Tell Me I’m Pretty (Get excited for the Cage the Elephant show on March 4th!
Panic! at the Disco, Death of a Bachelor
Best Rock Song
David Bowie, “Blackstar” (songrwriter, David Bowie, performed with Donny McCaslin Quartet – coming April 6, 2017)
Best Alternative Music Album
David Bowie, Blackstar (with Donny McCaslin Quartet, coming April 6, 2017)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels
Best Rap/Sung Performance
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Snarky Puppy, Culcha Vulcha
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King, “Different For Girls”
Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton, “Jolene”
Best American Roots Performance
The Avett Brothers, “Ain’t No Man”
Best American Roots Song
Robbie Fulks, “Alabama at Night” (Fulks performed for Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait)
Best Folk Album
Judy Collins, Silver Skies Blue
Robbie Fulks, Upland Stories (Fulks performed for Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait)
Rhiannon Giddens, Factory Girl (Giddens founded Carolina Chocolate Drops)
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Brad Mehldau, soloist, “I Concentrate On You”
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau, Nearness
Best Americana Album
The Avett Brothers, True Sadness
Best World Music Music Album
Yo-Yo Ma, Sing Me Home
Anoushka Shankar, Land of Gold
Celtic Woman, Destiny
Best Compilation for Visual Media Soundtrack
Miles Davis, Miles Ahead
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
St. Louis Symphony, Adams, J,: Scheherazade.2
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology
Best Music Film
Yo-Yo Ma, The Music of Strangers
Best Historical Album
Bob Dylan, The Cutting Edge 1965–1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Collector’s Edition)
Vladimir Horowitz, Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983
Best Choral Performance
Warsaw Philharmonic, Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1
Best Chamber Music Small Ensemble Performance
Lincoln Trio, Trios from Our Homelands
For more information:
Complete listing of 59th Annual Grammy Awards nominees and winners