Grammys 2023: Kangana Ranaut reacts as Bengaluru’s Ricky Kej wins his third Grammy, dedicates award to India

Bengaluru-based music composer Ricky Kej won a Grammy for Best Immersive Audio Album for his album Divine Tides with rock-legend Stewart Copeland (The Police) at Grammys 2023, making him the only Indian to win three Grammys. Actor Kangana Ranaut took to Twitter to congratulate him. Reacting to his tweet after winning the award, Kangana tweeted, “Congratulations sir.” She added a bunch of emojis, including one of the Indian flag. Ricky was the only Indian resident to secure a nomination for the 65th annual Grammys Awards. Also read: Grammy Awards 2023: Full list of winners from Beyonce to Harry Styles

Ricky Kej has previously won two Grammys under the Best New Age Album category — in 2015 for his album Winds of Samsara, and in 2022 for his album Divine Tides. Taking to Twitter, Ricky shared photos of himself from Grammys 2023, and tweeted, “Just won my 3rd Grammy Award. Extremely grateful, am speechless! I dedicate this award to India.” Divine Tides includes nine songs and eight music videos featuring the diverse natural beauty found around the world. Ricky had said that many of the videos were made using footage shot by acquaintances from around the world.

In November last year, speaking about his album after the Grammys nomination, Ricky had said in a statement, “Absolutely thrilled to be nominated for a third Grammy Award. The album Divine Tides has been my most creative and successful album to date and I am honoured and humbled by the accolades it continues to receive. Stewart Copeland and I created Divine Tides as an immersive audio experience. We hoped to transport our audiences to beautiful places and emotions through our music, and this nomination for ‘Best Immersive Audio Album’ validates all the hard work and love we have poured into Divine Tides,” he added.

Ricky is the youngest person from India to have won a Grammy Award, and only the fourth Indian. Ricky is known internationally for taking a stand on the environment. He has released albums such as Shanti Samsara and Earth love, which focus on the urgency to save the world from destruction.