Legacy Recordings Receives Nine Nominations At The 61st GRAMMY Awards
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, has received nine nominations at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.
The nominations span a diverse group of categories and artists, including country legends Willie Nelson and Loretta Lynn, soundtracks to popular films and television shows, progressive-rock outfit The Alan Parsons Project and musical comedy hero “Weird Al” Yankovic.
CBS will air the 61st GRAMMY Awards live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10. That same week, Sony Music artist Dolly Parton will be honored as the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year at an all-star tribute that will include performances from Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Don Henley, Kacey Musgraves, Mavis Staples and more.
A full list of our nominated artists and projects is below. Our sincerest congratulations to all the nominees!
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Willie Nelson, My Way
Best Country Solo Performance: Loretta Lynn, “Wouldn’t It Be Great?”
Best American Roots Performance: Willie Nelson, “God’s Problem Child”
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Lady Bird; Stranger Things
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Willie Nelson, “It Was a Very Good Year” (Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: “Weird Al” Yankovic, Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of “Weird Al” Yankovic (Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors)
Best Album Notes: Bob Dylan, Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 (Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer)
Best Immersive Audio Album: The Alan Parsons Project, Eye In The Sky: 35th Anniversary Edition (Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer)