New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Congratulations to Jacob Collier, who last night earned a GRAMMY® Award for Djesse Vol. 4 (Hajanga/Interscope/Decca). Collier entered the weekend with three nominations for his latest album, including Album of The Year, Best Global
Music Performance for "A Rock Somewhere" (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal), and Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Capella, for his breathtaking rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," which he has completely reimagined alongside
John Legend and Tori Kelly. The trio's version of the
Simon & Garfunkel song has gone viral multiple times over, whether it's being performed at the Greek Theatre or the corner of a kitchen.
Says Collier: "Firstly, I'd like to thank
Simon and Garfunkel for this absolute treasure of an immortal song… and I hope one day you will forgive me for the illegal and irresponsible chord choices that I distributed amongst this arrangement. To Yebba - I saw a video of her singing this song on YouTube back in 2016 and I harmonised it because I loved it so much, and she was gracious enough to allow me to sample it and it was the foundation of this arrangement. And then also to the mighty Tori
Kelly and
John Legend - two of the most extraordinary vocalists on the face of the earth."
This was Collier's second time receiving an Album of the Year nomination, following a nod for his previous full length release, Djesse Vol. 3, in 2020. Collier is now a seven-time GRAMMY® winner and 15-time nominee.
The night was momentous in many ways, as Collier also performed on the GRAMMY® telecast, to pay tribute to his late mentor and musical hero,
Quincy Jones. He played piano on "Let The Good Times Roll" with Lainey Wilson, as well as a showstopping, Janelle Monáe-fronted arrangement of "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough." It marked the second year in a row that Jacob honored a musical legend on the GRAMMY® stage, following his performance with
Joni Mitchell in 2024.
Jacob Collier attended the GRAMMY® Awards alongside his mother and collaborator, Suzie Collier, who conducted the orchestras that can be heard across Djesse Vol. 4. Styled by
Marta Del Rio, they each wore custom outfits from OTT, a contemporary Emirati-European brand that, like Jacob Collier, celebrates color and vibrancy in unprecedented ways.
As the epic conclusion to a four-album journey that started in 2018, and spawned a staggering sonic universe - seven years, hundreds of songs, hundreds of thousands of voices of artists and fans, alike - Djesse Vol. 4 is like "attending the most expansive, open-minded music festival you've never heard of," writes Billboard, in a new story outlining Jacob Collier's wondrous and wide web of collaborators. "With a roster of guest artists spanning contemporary hit-makers, instrumental legends and global choruses and orchestras."
Capped by his latest GRAMMY wins, it has been a tremendous past year for Jacob Collier. Djesse Vol. 4 led to profiles on CBS Sunday Morning, Nightline, NPR's All Things Considered and more. He was featured on the cover of DownBeat and Rolling Stone UK, was the music director for an issue of Harper's Bazaar, performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Austin City Limits and far beyond. He launched 5-string signature guitars with Strandberg and Taylor, performed with
Joni Mitchell at Hollywood Bowl this past fall, and sold more than 200,000 tickets across the globe in 2024 alone, selling out
Radio City
Music Hall amongst other historic venues.
Praise for Jacob Collier + Djesse:
"The six-time GRAMMY-winner made himself sound like an orchestra and choir, blending R&B, pop, jazz and everything-in-between while working with some of the biggest acts in music" - CBS Sunday Morning
"The album, grand, sprawling and entirely genre-less, is heralded by an even more diverse list of credits" - Washington Post
"Invigorating and irrepressible record, unlike anything else you are likely to hear" - The Guardian
"Your favourite musician's favourite musician" - Rolling Stone UK
"A sprawling album - in genre, in voices, in styles" - NPR
"Collier collaborates widely...while also singing, playing instruments, arranging, producing, and engineering himself. Your fave literally could never" - Vulture
"A prodigious talent" - Harper's Bazaar
Djesse Vol. 4 Tracklist:
100,000 Voices
She Put Sunshine
Little Blue (feat. Brandi Carlile)
WELLLL
Cinnamon Crush (feat. Lindsey Lomis)
Wherever I Go (feat. Lawrence & Michael McDonald)
Summer Rain (feat. Madison Cunningham & Chris Thile)
A Rock Somewhere (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal)
Mi Corazón (feat. Camilo)
Witness Me (feat. Shawn Mendes,
Stormzy & Kirk Franklin)
Never Gonna Be Alone (feat.
Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (feat.
John Legend & Tori Kelly)
Over You (feat.
aespa & Chris Martin)
Box Of Stars Pt. 1 (feat. Kirk Franklin, CHIKA, D Smoke, Sho Madjozi,
Yelle & Kanyi Mavi)
Box Of Stars Pt. 2 (feat. Metropole Orkest, Suzie Collier, Steve Vai, VOCES8)
World O World
Deluxe:
Wild Wild Sea (Original "100,000 Voices")
Magic (featuring Emily King)
All Around You (feat. The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices)
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Live at the Greek Theatre (featuring
John Legend and Tori Kelly)
Stars - Voice Memo
Jacob Collier is a 7-time GRAMMY® winner and 15-time nominee, and the first British act in history to win four GRAMMYs® for each of his first four albums. He has recently performed at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and two nights at the Kennedy Center with the
National Symphony Orchestra. He was the first-ever male to be featured as a Vogue Darling, appeared on the July '23 cover of Rolling Stone UK, and co-wrote and performed on seven tracks of Stormzy's This Is What I Mean. He has also collaborated extensively with
Coldplay and Chris Martin, performing with them on Saturday Night Live, as a featured guest at Wembley Stadium, and on their album
Music of the Spheres. He has also contributed to major hits including SZA's "Good Days," and launched a signature line of music-making Crocs. Collier has recorded two NPR Tiny Desks, has spoken at the TED conference, and has performed on TV shows including the BBC's Later with Jools Holland, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The
Tonight Show with
Jimmy Fallon and more.
