Popular musician and environmentalist from Bengaluru, Ricky Kej, won his third Grammy award on Monday Kej won his third Grammy under the ‘Best Immersive Audio Album’ category for his album Divine Tides, which won him his second Grammy last year, in the ‘Best New Age Album’ category. Congratulations poured in on social media from several notable figures, including prime minister Narendra Modi and Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
“Just won my 3rd Grammy Award. Extremely grateful, am speechless! I dedicate this Award to India. @copelandmusic Herbert Waltl Eric Schilling Vanil Veigas Lonnie Park,” Kej said on Twitter, and later uploaded a picture of him having an Indian meal with British rock legend Stewart Copeland to celebrate their win.
This song was Kej’s collaborative project with Copeland and they bagged another Grammy for Best New Age Album in 2022. The composer also won for his 2015 album, ‘Winds of Samsara.’

Featuring artists from around the world, ‘Divine Tides’ is a tribute to the magnificence of our natural world. This critically acclaimed album contains 9 songs and 8 music videos that were filmed around the world from the exquisite beauty of the Indian Himalayas to the icy forests of Spain.
Grammys 2023: Ricky Kej, Bengaluru-Based Composer, Wins His Third Grammy
Rcky Kej shared this image (courtesy: rickykej)

It’s indeed a proud moment for India as musician Ricky Kej won his third Grammy Award on Monday for the album ‘Divine Tides’ with rock-legend Stewart Copeland. The Bengaluru-based Indian music composer and producer won the award for ‘Divine Tides’ as he was nominated in the Best Immersive Audio Album category. The result was announced at the live ceremony held at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, USA.
This song was Kej’s collaborative project with Copeland and they bagged another Grammy for Best New Age Album in 2022. The composer also won for his 2015 album, ‘Winds of Samsara.’

Featuring artists from around the world, ‘Divine Tides’ is a tribute to the magnificence of our natural world. This critically acclaimed album contains 9 songs and 8 music videos that were filmed around the world from the exquisite beauty of the Indian Himalayas to the icy forests of Spain.

At the time of his nomination, Kej had said, “It is an absolute honour to be nominated a second time for a Grammy Award for our album ‘Divine Tides’. Although my music is cross-cultural, it has always had strong Indian roots and I am extremely proud that Indian music has been recognized and shortlisted for this prestigious award by The Recording Academy. This nomination encourages me further and solidifies my belief to continue making music that can inspire positive social impact.”

Ricky is the youngest person from India to have won a Grammy Award, and only the 4th Indian. Meanwhile, Stewart Copeland is a 5-time Grammy Award-winning American musician and composer. He is the founder and drummer of the British rock group ‘The Police’ who have sold over 75 million albums worldwide.

“This is how my guru, older brother and dear friend Stewart Copeland and I celebrated our win 🙂 An Indian meal in Los Angeles.. just the two of us. So grateful for him in my life,” Kej posted.
The Bengaluru-based musician was celebrated across the nation, with PM Modi also sending him best wishes on Twitter. “Congratulations @rickykej for yet another accomplishment. Best wishes for your coming endeavours,” he wrote.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the executive chairperson of Bengaluru-based biotech giant Biocon Limited, also congratulated the composer online, saying, “What a great recognition of your gifted talent.”

Spiritual leader Sadhguru also tweeted, “Congratulations @rickykej on this wonderful achievement! Music is one of the simplest yet most profound ways to dissolve barriers. A rich offering to the world. Best Wishes & Blessings.”

The BJP’s Karnataka unit as well as Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai also shared congratulatory posts on the microblogging site. “Congratulations! Music composer Sri @rickykej is the recipient of the internationally acclaimed Grammy Award for the third time. It is a matter of pride for all Kannadigas to receive this award for the album Divine Tides,” Karnataka BJP said.
“Congratulations @rickykej, famous music composer and environmentalist from Karnataka, for your 3rd Grammy Award. The whole nation is proud of you. I wish you good luck for future,” CM Bommai wrote.