David Bowie’s saxophonist Donny McCaslin said the musical icon should have been nominated for more awards at the Grammys.
Bowie received five posthumous awards at the 2017 ceremony, including Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album for his final record Blackstar.
The physical record was awarded Best Recording Package, while the album’s title track was named Best Rock Song as well as Best Rock Performance.
McCaslin collected Bowie’s awards on his behalf, donning a t-shirt with the Blackstar logo.
Speaking backstage after the ceremony, McCaslin said: “I’ll start by saying that nobody could represent David Bowie, but I’m glad to be here to represent him.
“In terms of him not being nominated in the bigger categories, to me it’s very clear that he should have been nominated in couple of those major ones.”
Bowie won every category he was nominated in, matching Adele’s scoop of five awards.
The British singer swept the major categories including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Solo Performance.
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