Rachel Maddow Wins Grammy For Best Spoken Word

Yahoo Entertainment reports:

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has won her first Grammy Award, claiming victory on Sunday in the Best Spoken Word Album category.

The pundit received the award for the audiobook version of her 2019 book “Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth,” which explores the impact and influence of fossil fuel companies in world governments, particularly those connected to Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir Putin.

Maddow was nominated alongside musician Flea, “Jeopardy!” star Ken Jennings, reporter Ronan Farrow and actress Meryl Streep.

wait, what?

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 14, 2021

That is exactly what it sounded like in the car when Susan and I heard. We scared the dog awake. https://t.co/Mw0TUx6Wfo

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 14, 2021

Well-deserved! ?

— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) March 14, 2021

I lost a Grammy to Rachel Maddow. But as problems go, that’s a pretty good one to have.

— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) March 14, 2021