News Americas, LOS ANGELES, CA, Mon. Jan. 27, 2014: Four Latin and one Caribbean artist last night won top musical honors at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
On the reggae front, Ziggy Marley, the son of late reggae legend, Robert ‘Nesta’ Marley, picked up his second solo Grammy, beating out Sly and Robbie and the Jam Masters’ ‘Reggae Connection’; Sizzla’s ‘The Messiah; One Love,’ ‘One Life’ by Beres Hammond; Ziggy Marley’s ‘Ziggy Marley in Concert’ and Snoop Lion’s ‘Reincarnated,’ to win the 2014 Reggae Grammy for his live ‘Ziggy Marley In Concert’ set. The reggae Grammy’s are never presented live.
‘Ziggy Marley In Concert,’ contains songs from his work with the Melody Makers including Justice and Tomorrow’s People; and True to Myself, taken from his first solo album, Dragonfly. Ziggy’s first solo Grammy came in 2007 for Love is my Religion. Three years later, he won a Grammy for Best Musical Album for Children with Family Time.
On the Latin front, Draco Rosa won the Best Latin Pop Grammy for ‘Vida’while La Santa Cecilia won the Grammy for Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album for ‘Treinta Días.’
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea took home the Grammy for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) for ‘A Mi Manera’ while the Pacific Mambo Orchestra beat out other top artists, including Mark Anthony for the Best Tropical Latin Album Grammy.
The night belonged largely to Daft Punk, whose real names are Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers, who won four Grammy’s for ‘Get Lucky,’ including the coveted, Record and Album of the Year Grammys. The song also won over Rihanna’s ‘Stay’ in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category.
In another interesting twist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis also took home four awards including for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance for ‘The Heist’ and ‘Thrift Shop,’ respectively.
Lorde, the 17-year-old sensation from New Zealand, won two Grammy Awards: Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, both for “Royals.” Other 2014 Grammy winners included Jay Z and Justin Timberlake, Imagine Dragons, Kacey Musgraves and Led Zeppelin.
See Grammy Event Pics here.
