So the good folks at CoS are doing a fantastic job keeping up with Grammy winners (because let's face it: most of you are just going to YouTube highlights tomorrow anyway), and we're starting to see artists headed for Tampa Bay picking up awards.
To start off, we've got Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Fantastic Negrito and the Chainsmokers.
Songwriter Lori McKenna also won a Grammy for writing Tim McGraw's "Humble and Kind," which just won "Best Country Song." McGraw and Faith Hill are playing Amalie Arena on October 20.
Two artists playing Gasparilla Music Festival 2017 have also taken home Grammy awards. Cage the Elephant, who won "Best Rock Album," and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, who took home "Best Children's Album."
Twenty One Pilots ("Best Pop Duo/Group Performance") took off their pants for their acceptance speech, but expect them to keep them on when they play Amalie Arena on February 28.
This one is a technicality, but The Color Purple just took home "Best Musical Theater Album," and the production is headed for Tampa's Straz Center in March 2018.
Get additional details and listen to the winning projects below. If you really want to watch the Grammys then tune to CBS or watch it online. A full list of winners is available here.
This is an evolving post.
Fantastic Negrito — playing Safety Harbor Songfest on April 1 & 2, 2017 (Best Contemporary Blues Album, The Last Days of Oakland) READ MORE
Tom Petty — playing Amalie Arena on May 6, 2017 (Person of the Year) READ MORE
Chance the Rapper — playing Amalie Arena on June 14, 2017 (Best Rap Album, Best Rap Rap Performance, Best New Artist) INFO
Cage the Elephant — playing Gasparilla Music Festival on March 11, 2017 (Best Rock Album, Tell Me I'm Pretty) READ MORE
Willie Nelson — playing Florida Strawberry Festival on March 3, 2017 (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin) INFO
Twenty One Pilots playing Amalie Arena on February 28, 2017 (Best Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, "Stressed Out") INFO
Tim McGraw — playing Amalie Arena on October 20, 2017. The songwriter for his song "Humble and Kind" just won "Best Country Song" INFO
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo — playing Gasparilla Music Festival on Sunday March 12, 2017 (Best Children's Album, Infinity Plus One) INFO
The Color Purple — coming to the David A. Straz Center for Performing Arts in March 2018 (Best Musical Theater Album) INFO
The Chainsmokers — playing Amalie Arena on April 23, 2017 (Best Dance Recording, Don't Let Me Down) INFO
Hillary Scott — performing with Lady Antebellum at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on July 28, 2017 (Best Contemporary Music Album, Love Remains) INFO
This article appears in Feb 9-16, 2017.
