Canadian musicians who won this year's Grammy Awards
Drake, Michael Bublé, Neil Young, Justin Bieber and more. Which Canadian musicians went home last weekend with a prestigious award, and which were left with nothing?
As most music critics' bets predicted, Drake and Michael Bublé were the main Canadian heroes at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, held Feb. 5 in Los Angeles. But there are surprises, too.
British Columbia-born jazz-pop singer Michael Bublé won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for his last year's album, Higher.
One of the world's highest-paid musicians, Toronto rapper Drake, along with American rapper Future and Nigerian singer Tems, won an award for the single "Wait for U."
Canadian musician Tobias Jesso Jr. of North Vancouver has won a Grammy in the category "Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical" for his work on releases by such giants of modern pop music as Harry Styles, Adele, FKA Twigs, King Princess and Diplo. It is noteworthy that Jesso Jr. also took part in the recording of Harry Styles' album "Harry's House", which, according to American music academics, became the best album of the year. So the Canadian has two awards to his credit this year.
Quebec pianist and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin also won in two categories this year — Best Opera Recording ("Blanchard: Fire Shut Up In My Bones") and Best Classical Solo Vocal Album ("Voice Of Nature — The Anthropocene").
Canadian jazz musicians Chris Davis and Matthew Stevens won a Grammy for their participation in the recording of New Standards Vol. 1, which won Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
Legandary Canadian folk singer Neil Young, as well as Ontario-born pop-R&B singer Justin Bieber, were up for Best Music Film for their documentaries "A Band A Brotherhood A Barn" and "Our World," respectively. Unfortunately, both musicians went home with nothing, losing to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story.
It's also worth noting that Kendrick Lamar's "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers", named "Best Rap Album of the Year," was produced by Toronto-based producer Boi-1da, among others, while Montreal-based production duo Demy & Clipz worked on Bad Bunny's "Un verano sin ti," which won "Best Latin American Urban Album".
