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Web-Only Album Wins Grammy

Posted by timothy on from the kids-are-alright dept.

blamanj writes "Jazz artist Maria Schneider won a Grammy last night for her album 'Concert in the Garden.' What makes this unusual, according to CNET, is that she might be the first artist ever to win a Grammy for an album distributed solely on the Web. None of the sales were in record stores, and the album was financed through Artist Share."

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  1. Re: that's nice by Reignking · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ah, but the significance is that the Grammys are based strictly on sales. Whoever sells the most albums gets a Grammy, period.

    Not according to their web site, where it basically states the the awards are based on a multi-tiered voting process.

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