This year’s Grammy contests for best music video, rap album, contemporary blues album and even album of the year share an unlikely common thread. All four categories include nominees or contributors who have played secret shows in strangers’ homes, attended by fans who had no idea what artist they had come to see. Over the past seven years, home-concert organizer Sofar Sounds has morphed from a hobby for its founders into a...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 08, 2017 17:15 UTC