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Changes Coming to the Grammys, How Will They Affect Classical?

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Esperanza Spalding sings and plays bass.
Jazz artist Esperanza Spalding performs at a concert in Italy in 2009. Spalding won this year's Best New Artist Grammy.
2:35PM
April
7, 2011

The Grammy Awards is pairing down their categories, putting everybody in the same contest for “Best” (… Album, Artist). What does this mean for classical music?

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Jazz Musician Esperanza Spalding Wins Best New Artist Grammy

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Esperanza Spalding sings and plays base.
Esperanza Spalding sings and plays bass at the Veneto Jazz Festival 2009.
10:29AM
February
15, 2011

2010 Grammy award for Best New Artist stunned many observers because it didn’t go to crowd-favorite Justin Bieber. The Grammy instead went to jazz singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding, the first jazz artist to ever win the award.

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