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January 2026 Overture E-Magazine: GRAMMY Nominees

Inside This Issue:

  • Cover Story – 2026 GRAMMY Nominees
  • AFM Local 47 2025 General Election Results
  • Inaugural Meeting & Muscians’ Club Annual Meeting: Monday, January 12
  • Meet the Incoming Local 47 Administration
  • Member Spotlight: FINNEAS
  • The Challenges of Teaching Music During the Era of ICE: A conversation with Kadima Conservatory founder Beth Elliott
  • Join AFM at NAMM 2026!
  • Support the American Music Fairness Act
  • AFM Local 47 Welcomes YOLA Teaching Artists
  • Know Your Rights: Protect Yourself Against ICE
  • Benefits Corner: HUB International Insurance
  • Final Notes: Serena Kay Williams, Gordon Goodwin
  • Annual Notice Re: Supreme Court Beck Decision
  • Audition Notices: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, Long Beach Symphony
  • and more!

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Local 47 2026 Grammy nominees collage

Congratulations 2026 Grammy nominees!

Congratulations to everyone whose work can be heard on the 68th Annual GRAMMY-nominated tracks and albums, recorded under AFM union contracts filed with Local 47! Listen to our #AFM47 Grammys 2026 YouTube Playlist while browsing the list below.

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will air on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The ceremony will beMehldaumeld broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and will also be available to stream on Paramount+. 

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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*

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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!

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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 →