{"id":2884,"date":"2023-11-14T19:32:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2024-02-02T14:41:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:41:39","slug":"sofar-at-the-grammys-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/sofar-at-the-grammys-2024","title":{"rendered":"Sofar at the Grammys 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we say \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be here for the next big thing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 it\u2019s not just a nice tag line. There\u2019s a truth behind this, backed up by hundreds of major music industry awards from artists who have played Sofar shows. When it comes to shiny trophies, there\u2019s none more coveted than a gilded gramophone to adorn a mantle. Here\u2019s a look at the Sofar artists who have been nominated for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grammy Awards 2024<\/a>, taking place Sunday, February 4th in Los Angeles, CA.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Brothers Osborne, Best Country Duo\/Group Performance \/ Best Country Album<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firmly cementing themselves as bona fide modern-day country greats, with their 9th and 10th Grammy nominations for their self-titled fourth album. In <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/39NR3AUhpbbqKM33vWn2fp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brothers Osborne<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0left an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">indelible mark with their distinctive sound and heartfelt storytelling, during their 25 minutes set with us, for this <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incredible performance from Nashville, TN.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brothers Osborne - LIVE | Sofar Nashville\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMdIWQLXPf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>AleMor, Best Latin Pop Album<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A face who may be familiar to Sofar regulars in New York City and Miami, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5JsQxY7wTi731iDfe8iQoa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Colombian-American singer<\/a> followed up her Latin Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album in September with a Best Latin Pop Album nom at the main event for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beautiful Human Vol. 1<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Kenyon Dixon, Best Traditional R&B Performance<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Los Angeles native put in the hard yards, singing backing vocals on tours for Usher, Justin Timberlake, and John Legend, as well as writing for Tyrese and Faith Evans. <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5AzjednUL6MFJP0dBic3be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenyon<\/a>\u2019s Sofar performance at Taproom Coffee, Atlanta in 2020 was a showcase of old school, smooth R&B at its finest, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a testament to the enduring power of soulful expression, as he effortlessly navigates the complexities of love, life, and self-discovery<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. His summertime release, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lucky<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, follows in that vein.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kenyon Dixon - Lucky (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c4cdju8zDFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Nicole Zuraitis, Best Jazz Vocal Album<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we travel from Country to Latin to R&B, the next logical step is Jazz, right? <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7G5hZmmEd71pbEqiBNWp8A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicole Zuraitis<\/a> underlines the brilliantly eclectic range of artists who play Sofar shows, her album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Love Begins<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earns her a second nomination. A veteran of Sofar shows in New York and London, she\u2019s a vocalist, pianist, and composer of unparalleled virtuosity, almost defying categorization with a body of work that effortlessly fuses jazz with elements of pop and soul.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicole Z - People Get Ready | Sofar London\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bQeQiQ--Os?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Tank and the Bangas, Best Global Music Performance<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always show stopping, it comes as no great surprise to us here at Sofar that they add another Grammy nomination to the list. A live performance by them is almost a recreation of a carnival through their home city of New Orleans. The stage becomes a cauldron of creativity, with <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5cAtakaadWHJLxmGKrKcX7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tank<\/a> leading the charge through a kaleidoscope of genres and moods. Audience participation is not just encouraged; it’s fundamental.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tank And The Bangas - You So Dumb | Sofar Chicago\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVMbeigbH04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Other Nominees who have played Sofar<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Alex Isley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Billie Elish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance, Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Music Video<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Billy Strings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Country Duo\/Group Performance, Best American Roots Song, Best Bluegrass Album<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Caroline Rose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Recording Package<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Sheeran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Pop Vocal Album<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Esperanza Spalding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Jazz Performance, Best Jazz Vocal Album<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Finneas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Song of the Year, Best Song Written for Visual Media<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Flor de Toloache<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Mu\u0301sica Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Julien Baker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Rock Song<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lucy Dacus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Rock Song<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Shahzad Ismaily<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Alternative Jazz Album, Best Global Music Performance<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The String Revolution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ready to see the next big thing? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\">Browse shows in your city.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we say \u2018be here for the next big thing\u2019 it\u2019s not just a nice tag line. There\u2019s a truth behind this, backed up by hundreds of major music industry awards from artists who have played Sofar shows. When it comes to shiny trophies, there\u2019s none more coveted than a gilded gramophone to adorn a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":2886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[452,450,451,453,454],"class_list":["post-2884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-alemor","tag-brothers-osborne","tag-kenyon-dixon","tag-nicole-zuraitis","tag-tank-and-the-bangas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}