Beyonce is seen backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif., in this Aug. 24, 2014, file photo.LOS ANGELES – Beyonce was an early winner at the Grammys – not for singing, but for producing.
Her self-titled album won best surround sound album, an award for an album’s surround mastering and mix engineers as well as surround producer.
“This is really humbling,” said engineer Elliot Scheiner, also thanking Beyonce for “great music to mix.”
Beyonce is still up for five other awards. She didn’t appear on the red carpet just yet, but others started to roll in, including Johnny Mathis, Kaskade, Melissa Rivers, whose late mother is a nominee for best spoken word album.
The release of Beyonce’s latest album was an innovative, fresh and risky approach to an album launch in an ever-changing industry suffering from lower album sales, yet continuously growing in the streaming business.