Jack Antonoff continues to prove that he's a very talented record producer as he just won his third Producer of the Year, Non Classical award at this year's Grammys.
According to Stereogum, the famed record producer won the category for three years straight. For this year, he was recorgnized for his works on the albums "Midnights" by Taylor Swift," "Being Funny In A Foreign Language" by The 1975, and "Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" by Lana Del Rey.
Other musicians who competed in the same category for this year were Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II, Dan Nigro, Metro Boomin, and HitBoy.
Thanks to his massive success, Antonoff now holds the title of the second-most wins under the said category. Other people who have the same achievement as him are David Foster, Quincy Jones, and Pharrell Williams.
As of this year, Babyface still holds the most record wins with four from 1996 to 1998.
Jack Antonoff Acceptance Speech
Jack Antonoff was present at the event and he was the one who received the award himself. During his acceptance speech, he took the opportunity to credit the people whom he had collaborated with, especially Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey.
"Taylor Swift kicked that f****** door open for me, because when a lot of people were saying: 'Yeah, I love it, sounds great, now let's get a producer to do it,'" he said. (via the Independent)
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He further added that he and Swift wrote a song titled "Out of the Woods" for the album "1989" and it was around the time when he was waiting for a call that it would be for a big name person.
"I love you to death, Taylor and I love all you guys. This means a lot to me," he added.
Jack Antonoff's Previous Wins
According to Pitchfork, Jack Antonoff's Grammy win last year was due to his work for Taylor Swift's "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)," "Part of the Band" by the 1975, "Dance Fever" by Florence and the Machine.
On the other hand, his win in 2022 was due to his collaborative projects with Lana Del Rey's "Chemtrails Over the Country Club," "Solar Power" by Lorde, and his own album by the Bleachers titled "Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night."
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