The Dalai Lama is now a Grammy winner, beating out Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah for the coveted award on Sunday, Feb. 1.
The Tibetan spiritual leader, 90, took the Grammy for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording for “Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama” at the 68th Grammys pre-ceremony. He joined fellow Grammy winner, director Steven Spielberg, in the first-time winner’s honors.
Musician Rufus Wainwright accepted the award on the Dalai Lama’s behalf during the ceremony that streamed on YouTube.
“OK, I am not the Dalai Lama, obviously,” Rufus Wainwright joked from the podium. “It was a privilege to participate in this project. It’s an honor to accept this recognition on behalf of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, whose wisdom is at the heart of this work.”
Who did the Dalai Lama beat out for a Grammy?
The Dalai Lama had serious competition in the award category, competing against Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and even Grammys ceremony host Noah.
The album features collaborations with Hindustani classical influences and includes remarks on themes such as mindfulness, harmony, and health.
Wainwright is one of several musicians who appear on the project, along with Maggie Rogers and Andra Day.
(source:newswire.lk)
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