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# Half of all Grammy 2024 winners were independent!
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/half-of-all-grammy-2024-winners-were-independent/
- Published: 2024-02-07T14:34:52.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-07T20:06:17.000Z
- Description: Half of 2024 Grammy winners were on independent labels, according to A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), including 4AD, Candid, Concord, Cosmica Artists, Craft, EMPIRE, Fantasy, Loma Vista Recordings, Mack Avenue, Reach Records, Single Lock, and Thirty Tigers…
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Music Business, DIY musicians, Grammys, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

Half of 2024 Grammy winners were on independent labels, according to A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), including 4AD, Candid, Concord, Cosmica Artists, Craft, EMPIRE, Fantasy, Loma Vista Recordings, Mack Avenue, Reach Records, Single Lock, and Thirty Tigers.

“We are so proud to congratulate the 2024 Grammy-winning independent A2IM label members who continue to challenge industry norms,” said **A2IM President and CEO Dr. Richard James Burgess MBE.** “We applaud your courage and talent, and we thank you for continuing to lead the way for artists who want to do it their way.”

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### Grammy-Winning Releases from A2IM Label Members

**Traditional R&B Performance (Morton/EMPIRE)**

PJ Morton ft. Susan Carol

*Good Morning*

**Rap Performance (Loma Vista Recordings)**

Killer Mike ft. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane

*Scientists & Engineers*

**Rap Song (Loma Vista Recordings)**

Killer Mike ft. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane

*Scientists & Engineers*

**Rap Album (Loma Vista Recordings)**

Killer Mike

*Michael*

**Jazz Instrumental Album (Mack Avenue)**

Billy Childs

*The Winds of Change*

**Large Jazz Ensemble Album (Unity Music/Candid)**

The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart

*Basie Swings The Blues*

**Contemporary Instrumental Album (Thirty Tigers)**

Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer ft. Rakesh Chaurasia

*As We Speak*

**Musical Theater Album (Concord)**

*Some Like It Hot*

**American Roots Performance (Fantasy/Concord)**

Allison Russell

*Eve Was Black*

**American Roots Song (Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers)**

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

*Cast Iron Skillet*

**Americana Album (Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers)**

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

*Weathervanes*

**Traditional Blues Album (Deep Rush/Thirty Tigers)**

Bobby Rush

*All My Love for You*

**Contemporary Christian Music (Reach Records)**

Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard

*Your Power*

**Contemporary Christian Music Album (Reach Records)**

Lecrae

*Church Clothes 4*

**Roots Gospel Album (Single Lock Records)**

Blind Boys of Alabama

*Echoes of the South*

**Latin Pop Album (Cosmica Artists)**

Gaby Moreno

*X Mi (Vol. 1)*

**Global Music Performance (Thirty Tigers)**

Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia

*Pashto*

**Recording Package (4AD)**

Dry Cleaning

*Stumpwork*

**Album Notes (Craft/Concord)**

Various Artists

*Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos (album notes by Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker*

**Historical Album (Craft/Concord)**

Various Artists

*Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos (album notes by Robert Gordon & Deanie Park*

– **Bruce Houghton**