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Jacob Collier becomes only british artist in history to win a Grammy® for first five studio albums
09 February 2025
Jacob Collier last night earned a GRAMMY® Award for Djesse Vol. 4 (Hajanga/Interscope/Decca) and in the process has become the first British artist ever to win a GRAMMY® for each of his first five studio albums.
Collier entered the weekend with three nominations for his latest album, including Album of The Year and Best Global Music Performance for “A Rock Somewhere” (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal), and took home the award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Capella for his rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” which he completely reimagined alongside John Legend and Tori Kelly. The trio’s version of the Simon & Garfunkel song has gone viral multiple times over, whether it’s being performed at the Greek Theatre or the corner of a kitchen.
“Firstly, I’d like to thank Simon and Garfunkel for this absolute treasure of an immortal song. To Yebba - I saw a video of her singing this song on YouTube back in 2016 and I harmonised it because I loved it so much and she was gracious enough to allow me to sample it and it was the foundation of this arrangement. And then also to the mighty Tori Kelly and John Legend – two of the most extraordinary vocalists on the face of the earth.”
This was Collier’s second time receiving an Album of the Year nomination, following a nod for his previous full length release, Djesse Vol. 3, in 2020, and Collier is now a 7-time GRAMMY® winner and 15-time nominee.
Last night was momentous in many ways, as Collier also performed on the GRAMMY® telecast, to pay tribute to his late mentor and musical hero, Quincy Jones. He played piano on “Let The Good Times Roll” with Lainey Wilson, as well as a showstopping, Janelle Monáe-fronted arrangement of “Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough.” It marked the second year in a row that Jacob honoured a musical legend on the GRAMMY® stage, following his performance with Joni Mitchell in 2024.
Jacob Collier attended last night’s GRAMMY® Awards alongside his mother and collaborator, Suzie Collier, who conducted the orchestras that can be heard across Djesse Vol. 4. Styled by Marta Del Rio, they each wore custom outfits from OTT, a contemporary Emirati-European brand that, like Jacob Collier, celebrates colour and vibrancy in unprecedented ways.
As the epic conclusion to a four-album journey that started in 2018, and spawned a staggering sonic universe – seven years, hundreds of songs, hundreds of thousands of voices of artists and fans, alike – Djesse Vol. 4 is like “attending the most expansive, open-minded music festival you’ve never heard of,” writes Billboard, in a new story outlining Jacob Collier’s wondrous and wide web of collaborators. “With a roster of guest artists spanning contemporary hit-makers, instrumental legends and global choruses and orchestras.”
Capped by his latest GRAMMY® win, it has been a tremendous past year for Jacob Collier. Following the release of Djesse Vol. 4 he launched 5-string signature guitars with Strandberg and Taylor, performed with Joni Mitchell at Hollywood Bowl, and sold more than 200,000 tickets across the globe in 2024 alone, performing at The O2 Arena in London among other historic venues.
Collier entered the weekend with three nominations for his latest album, including Album of The Year and Best Global Music Performance for “A Rock Somewhere” (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal), and took home the award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Capella for his rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” which he completely reimagined alongside John Legend and Tori Kelly. The trio’s version of the Simon & Garfunkel song has gone viral multiple times over, whether it’s being performed at the Greek Theatre or the corner of a kitchen.
This was Collier’s second time receiving an Album of the Year nomination, following a nod for his previous full length release, Djesse Vol. 3, in 2020, and Collier is now a 7-time GRAMMY® winner and 15-time nominee.
Last night was momentous in many ways, as Collier also performed on the GRAMMY® telecast, to pay tribute to his late mentor and musical hero, Quincy Jones. He played piano on “Let The Good Times Roll” with Lainey Wilson, as well as a showstopping, Janelle Monáe-fronted arrangement of “Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough.” It marked the second year in a row that Jacob honoured a musical legend on the GRAMMY® stage, following his performance with Joni Mitchell in 2024.
Jacob Collier attended last night’s GRAMMY® Awards alongside his mother and collaborator, Suzie Collier, who conducted the orchestras that can be heard across Djesse Vol. 4. Styled by Marta Del Rio, they each wore custom outfits from OTT, a contemporary Emirati-European brand that, like Jacob Collier, celebrates colour and vibrancy in unprecedented ways.
As the epic conclusion to a four-album journey that started in 2018, and spawned a staggering sonic universe – seven years, hundreds of songs, hundreds of thousands of voices of artists and fans, alike – Djesse Vol. 4 is like “attending the most expansive, open-minded music festival you’ve never heard of,” writes Billboard, in a new story outlining Jacob Collier’s wondrous and wide web of collaborators. “With a roster of guest artists spanning contemporary hit-makers, instrumental legends and global choruses and orchestras.”
Capped by his latest GRAMMY® win, it has been a tremendous past year for Jacob Collier. Following the release of Djesse Vol. 4 he launched 5-string signature guitars with Strandberg and Taylor, performed with Joni Mitchell at Hollywood Bowl, and sold more than 200,000 tickets across the globe in 2024 alone, performing at The O2 Arena in London among other historic venues.
