Congratulations to everyone whose work can be heard on these GRAMMY-nominated tracks and albums, recorded under AFM union contracts filed with AFM Local 47! (2/7/2023: List updated w/ winners)
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2022 GRAMMY Awards
Congratulations 2022 GRAMMY nominees! AFM Local 47 musicians can be heard on many of the hottest hits of the year. Listen to our #AFM47 2022 Grammys Playlist while you review our list of #AFM47 64th Grammy honorees and winners below.

Congratulations 2021 Grammy winners & nominees!
Congratulations 2021 GRAMMY winners & nominees! AFM Local 47 musicians can be heard on many of the hottest hits of the year. Listen to our #AFM47 2021 Grammys Playlist while you review our list of #AFM47 63rd Grammy honorees below, and be sure to check out the live broadcast of winners airing Sunday, Jan. 31 Sunday, March 14 on CBS (new date!).
* UPDATED 3/15/2021 WITH WINNERS*
Record Of The Year Continue reading

October 2020 Overture Online: Harvey Mason jr
Inside This Issue:
- Harvey Mason jr
The Recording Academy chair and interim president/CEO talks advocacy, diversity and equity in a new era for the Academy, and for society at large - AFM Local 47 Election News
Information about our union’s 2020 general election - Live TV Musicians Tell Networks: #RespectUs
AFM members step up efforts to secure a fair contract, gain parity, and end structural racism - Election 2020: Workers First. Vote Union
A closer look at Propositions 15, 16 and 22 - and more!
Overture Online is optimized for reading via smartphone or tablet. For those without access to a smart device, recent issues may be viewed on a web browser from the Magloft bookshelf. The complete pdf archive may be found here.

Grammys 2020
(Updated 1/27/2020 – winners noted below)
Congratulations 2020 GRAMMY nominees! Once again, union musicians of AFM Local 47 in Los Angeles can be heard on countless recordings from the hottest hits of the year.
Listen to our #ListenLA 2020 GRAMMY playlist here:
Browse the list of Los Angeles-made nominees below. The 62nd annual GRAMMY winners will be announced live on Sunday, Jan. 26 at Staples Center, airing on CBS. Be sure to tune in and listen for the live AFM Local 47 house band! Continue reading
Awards Season Roundup
Another Awards Season is behind us, and what a season it was! This was a big year for members of AFM Local 47, with several of our musicians winning awards, receiving nominations, and having contributed to making the music recordings that contributed to some of the biggest hits of 2018. Continue reading

2019 Grammys
* UPDATE: Winners appear in BLUE below. Congrats to all the winners and nominees! *
Nominations for the 61st GRAMMYs are in, and union musicians of AFM Local 47 in Los Angeles worked on some of the top hits of the year!
Listen to our 2019 #ListenLA Grammy playlist and browse the list of Los Angeles-made nominees below. Winners will be announced live on Feb. 10, 2019, at Staples Center. (Be sure to listen for the live AFM Local 47 house band!) Continue reading
John Legend Emmy win makes him an EGOT
And then there were 15… Superstar AFM Local 47 member John Legend joins the exclusive EGOT club with his two Emmy Arts wins as lead actor and co-producer for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live.” He is one of the youngest people ever to win all four Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

Bruno Mars wins big at 60th annual GRAMMYs
The 60th annual GRAMMYs are a wrap — and what a night it was for Los Angeles musicians!
Bruno Mars swept the 60th annual GRAMMYs, taking home awards in all categories nominated including the night’s biggest wins: Record of the Year and Album of the Year (“24K Magic”), and Song of the Year (“That’s What I Like”). The Los Angeles AFM Local 47 artist also won in the categories of Best R&B Album, Song and Performance. Continue reading

Congratulations 60th annual Grammy nominees!
Music’s Biggest Night happens this Sunday, Jan. 28, when music fans around the globe will celebrate the best in music during the 60th annual Grammy Awards.
Los Angeles AFM Local 47 members worked on some of the top hits of 2017, including Best Record of the Year and Best Album of the Year contenders Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars. Continue reading