Grammys 2019: Laurie Anderson Wins First Grammy

Evan Minsker
It was her fourth nomination since 1984

Today at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, Laurie Anderson won her first-ever Grammy. Her Kronos Quartet collaboration Landfall won the award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. It was Anderson’s fourth nomination. Her first nomination came in 1984—“Gravity’s Angel” was up for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals.

On Sunday, February 17, Anderson is performing at Midwinter, an event presented by Pitchfork and the Art Institute of Chicago. Find tickets.

See where Anderson landed on Pitchfork’s list of “The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s,” and follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of this year’s Grammy Awards.

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