TSU's Aristocrat of Bands makes history as the first collegiate band to win a Grammy
February 6, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —
Tennessee State University's (TSU) band
Aristocrat of Bands is now the first collegiate band to win a Grammy Award. The HBCU band marched away with not one history-making win, but two!
TSU's Aristocrat of Bands' gospel album "The Urban Hymnal" took the cake for for Best Roots Gospel Album.
The band's feature on poet J. Ivy's spoken word album “The Poet Who Sat By The Door” made for its second win for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.