/tags/grammy Grammy en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:31:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-01-26/daft-punk-lorde-and-macklemore-win-major-grammy-awards Daft Punk picked up trophies for album and record of the year, Lorde won two awards for "Royals," and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis took home four, including Best New Artist. Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:31:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-01-26/daft-punk-lorde-and-macklemore-win-major-grammy-awards NPR Staff /2013-02-11/mumford-sons-take-home-album-of-the-year-grammy Call it diversity or a lack of consensus, but no single act dominated this year's awards. Instead, the Grammys spread the love, though rock bands — including The Black Keys and fun. — fared well. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT /2013-02-11/mumford-sons-take-home-album-of-the-year-grammy Jacob Ganz /2013-02-10/the-kentucky-fiddler-who-inspired-aaron-coplands-hoe-down Bill Stepp's performance of "Bonaparte's Retreat," captured as a Library of Congress field recording, has made its way into everyone's living rooms as the backdrop to the beef commercial declaring, "Beef, it's what's for dinner." Now, it's receiving a music industry accolade. Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT /2013-02-10/the-kentucky-fiddler-who-inspired-aaron-coplands-hoe-down NPR Staff /2013-02-08/play-by-play-read-along-with-the-grammy-awards For the fifth straight year, whether marveling at Taylor Swift's capacity for surprise or trying to figure out what to type during the combined 37 minutes of Bruno Mars performances, Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson live-blogged the ceremony in an effort to serve your reading-along needs. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:00:00 GMT /2013-02-08/play-by-play-read-along-with-the-grammy-awards Stephen Thompson /2013-02-08/famous-behind-the-scenes-a-hitmaker-covets-the-spotlight Producer and songwriter Jeff Bhasker has worked with Kanye West and Beyonce, and is up for four Grammy Awards, including producer of the year for his work on the album Some Nights by the band fun. Now, he says he's looking for a solo career. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:40:00 GMT /2013-02-08/famous-behind-the-scenes-a-hitmaker-covets-the-spotlight Mandalit del Barco /2013-02-08/in-a-diverse-world-grammy-sticks-to-its-values The nominees may seem to reflect our era of infinite playlists, but where the Grammys are concerned, some surprisingly traditional ideas still endure. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:17:00 GMT /2013-02-08/in-a-diverse-world-grammy-sticks-to-its-values Ann Powers /2013-02-07/why-al-walser-got-a-grammy-nomination-and-justin-bieber-didnt The voting rules for the awards almost always leave room for disappointment or confusion, but if you're willing to market yourself, you too could win a nomination. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:29:00 GMT /2013-02-07/why-al-walser-got-a-grammy-nomination-and-justin-bieber-didnt Mandalit del Barco /2012-12-10/grammy-nominations-2012-the-comedown With a wide variety of styles and critical favorites represented, there's plenty about the recent Grammy nominations to feel good about. Once the awards themselves arrive in February, there are a number of ways they could disappoint us. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:00:00 GMT /2012-12-10/grammy-nominations-2012-the-comedown Chris Molanphy