Billy Strings Wins Best Bluegrass Album at 63rd GRAMMY Awards
The award continues a landmark year for Strings, who will perform a series of in-person concerts this spring.by TV News Desk
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings won Best Bluegrass Album at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards for his critically acclaimed record, Home.
Released on Rounder Records, Home was produced by Glenn Brown and furthers Strings reputation as one of string music s most dynamic young stars (Rolling Stone). Of the album, The Associated Press proclaims, it is his creative musical storytelling, paired with solid vocals on Home that should seal the deal, pleasing fans of the genre and creating some new ones.the perfect blend of pure talent and pluck, while The Wall Street Journal praises, Billy Strings has clearly emerged as a premier guitar flatpicker of this era. Moreover, Strings and the album topped Billboard s 2020 year-end chart in both Bluegrass categories: Top Bluegrass Artis
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