Grammy win for Pentatonix elevates a capella on YouTube

LOS ANGELES — A capella has never been a power player at the Grammys, but a win on Sunday for Pentatonix — who shot to prominence on YouTube and have had an incredible year because of it — stamps the streaming video phenomenon as a legitimate force in the music biz.

Pentatonix won its first Grammy in the Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category for ”Daft Punk,” a four-minute medley that touches on "Get Lucky," Celebrate," "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "One More Time."

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The night before, they performed at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards gala, singing a tribute medley of Bee Gees songs before Barry Gibb came onstage. Read more...

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