Yannick Nezet-Seguin has won the best orchestral performance Grammy as conductor of "Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3."
The Montrealer was nominated for three classical awards handed out at a pre-broadcast ceremony.
Many of the Grammy categories with Canadian nominees are being handed out in a webcast hosted by LeVar Burton live streaming on YouTube.
Earlier, Joni Mitchell won the best historical album award for "Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)."
Alex Cuba won the best Latin pop album Grammy Award for "Mendo," the first Grammy for the Smithers, B.C.-based musician, who was born Alexis Puentes.
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Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts the Metropolitan Orchestra during a commemorative ceremony for businessman Paul Desmarais Txjmtzywuesday, December 3, 2013 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Joni Mitchell accepts the Person of the Year award at the 31st annual MusiCares benefit gala on Friday, April 1, 2022, at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Justin Bieber attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala on Sept. 13, 2021 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
