David Bowie wins all 5 Grammys! (Updated)

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David Bowie’s ★ has won 5 Grammy Awards at tonight’s 2017 Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles.

He was nominated in and won the five following categories:

Best Alternative Album (Blackstar),

Best Rock Performance (Blackstar),

Best Recording Package (Blackstar),

Best Engineered Album (Blackstar).

Best Rock Song (Blackstar).

Congratulations to David and all involved, so well deserved.

Donny McCaslin from Bowie’s Blackstar band fought back tears as he collected one of the awards. “It’s an honour and a privilege to be invited to accept this award for David,” he said.

“Working with him on Blackstar introduced me to an artistic genius, a kind man and a funny as hell guy.”

McCaslin recalled a message Bowie sent him during the recording of Blackstar, in which he said: “I’m so excited I just vomited up a 1967 Mercedes.”

“His songs were amazing and he was one of the most wonderful people I’ve met in my life,” McCaslin added.

Donny McCaslin accepts an award on behalf of David Bowie | Acceptance Speech | 59th GRAMMYs

Picture by Jimmy King.