February 13, 2017
by Carla Hay
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 12, 2017, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
TAMELA MANN
Grammy win:
Best Gospel Performance/Song (“God Provides”)
Here is what this Grammy winner said backstage in the Grammy Awards press room.
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
What does winning this Grammy mean to you?
Like I’ve been saying all day, it’s a blessing to be nominated, but to win it, it makes you feel like … I’m on Cloud Nine. It’s like the icing on the cake of all the hard work and time I’ve put in. I’ve been singing since I was 8 years old. I’m almost at a loss for words. I’m in awe. I don’t want to cry. I’m just really thankful and really blessed to be here.
What was it like to be on stage tonight with Chance the Rapper and Kirk Franklin?
Being on stage tonight with Chance and Kirk Franklin, it was fantastic. It was like I was hanging out with my brothers, with the boys. It was a lot of fun to see them jumping around and singing with them. Them doing what they do, and I do what I do, and to pull it all together, I thought it was a great collaboration.
You’ve talked about a love project you’re working on with your husband. When is that coming?
I would love to, but it’s just trying to get David to do it is the hard part. As soon as he says yes, we’ll do it. So hopefully, soon. We are doing a marriage book. In April, it’ll be 29 years [we’ve been married].