Grammys 2022: Jon Batiste bags 5 awards, calls music a 'spiritual practice'
Las Vegas (Nevada), April 4: Singer-songwriter Jon Batiste, who was the front-runner at the 2022 Grammys with 11 nominations, won five awards.
At the 64th Grammy Awards, the Louisiana-born composer took home the night's biggest award - Album of the Year - for his eighth studio album, 'We Are.' Batiste is the first Black artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year in 14 years.
In 2008, jazz-pianist Herbie Hancock won the honour for 'River: The Joni Letters', according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"Wow. I believe this to my core: There is no best musician, the best artist, best dancer, best actor," Batiste said while accepting his award.
"The creative arts are subjective, and they reach people at a point in their lives when they need it most," he said, adding, "It's like a song or an album is made and it almost has a radar to find the person when they need it the most. I'd like to thank God. I just put my head down and I work on the craft every day. I love music. I've been playing since I was a little boy."
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Calling music a spiritual practice, the hitmaker added that "It's more than entertainment for me. It's a spiritual practice, and there are so many people that went into making this album."
Giving a shout out to his fellow nominees, the artist continued, "Every single artist that was nominated in this category I actually love and have had experiences -- out-of-body experiences -- with your music. I honour you, and this is for real artists, real musicians, let's just keep going. Be you."
Earlier, Batiste won four other awards during the ceremony. His song 'Cry' earned him honours for Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots song and 'Freedom' won the top spot in Best Music Video.
His work on the Pixar movie 'Soul' earned a tie for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, alongside Carlos Rafael Rivera's work on 'The Queen's Gambit.' Last week, Batiste had won the Oscar for his original score for 'Soul'.
Before winning his fifth Grammy, Batiste performed 'Freedom.'
Trevor Noah is hosting the 2022 Grammys for the second year in a row, which began on Sunday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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