Highlights from the evening included a number of Grammys presented to Shure endorsers. From Imagine Dragons' victory in the "Best Rock Performance" category and Kacey Musgraves' double win for "Best Country Song" and "Best Country Album" to Black Sabbath's success in the "Best Metal Performance" category, Shure endorsers were celebrated throughout the night by The Recording Academy.
In addition to the exclusive in-ear use of PSM 1000 for live performances, a combination of Shure SM58, BETA 58A, and KSM9 microphones were also selected by artists for their performances.
"It's always great to see so much Shure equipment on a big production like the GRAMMYs by our endorsers and loyal users," said Cory Lorentz, artist relations manager at Shure Incorporated. "Even better than what you see on the show itself is all of the thanks and praise we receive for our products and the support we've offered year after year. This level of support gives the production team more confidence to say 'yes' to any request that may come-whether it's last year's request to dump 30,000 gallons of water on a mic from fun. during the band's Grammy performance, or Imagine Dragons' request to have a mic freshly dusted with red powder coating. Shure products perform reliably and as promised."
As part of the show's opening act, Jay-Z helped kick off the night with the Shure UHF-R wireless microphone system. Other Grammy performers who relied on UHF-R and Shure handhelds included: Shure endorser Hunter Hayes (UR2/SM58); Robin Thicke (UR2/SM58); Keith Urban and Gary Clarke Jr. (UR2/SM58); Shure endorser Imagine Dragons (UR2/KSM9HS), who performed with Kendrick Lamar UR2/SM58); The Highwaymen (UR2/SM58); Daft Punk with Pharrell and Stevie Wonder (all on UR2/SM58); Nate Ruess (UR2/SM58), who performed with Pink; Ringo Starr (UR2/SM58); Chicago (UR2/Beta 58); and endorser Sara Bareilles (UR2/KSM9), who performed with Carole King (UR2/SM58). Shure endorser Kacey Musgraves - who took home two awards - performed on a Shure UR2/Beta 57A.
Shure's UHF-R systems performed flawlessly, even in the congested Los Angeles RF environment. Grammy Broadcast Mixer Tom Holmes was impressed by UHF-R's sound quality and reliability: "With 15 of 20 artists using microphones and wireless systems front and centre, it was a comfort to me knowing I could count on consistent sound quality," Holmes said.
(Jim Evans)
