{"id":276863,"date":"2026-02-02T13:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/276863\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:34:12","slug":"grammy-joy-for-kerry-man-who-worked-on-kendrick-lamar-and-szas-winning-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/276863\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy joy for Kerry man who worked\u00a0on Kendrick Lamar and SZA\u2019s winning track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Killarney native Ruair\u00ed O'Flaherty.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770039252_514_KS Ruairi.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Killarney native Ruair\u00ed O&#8217;Flaherty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">There was some Kerry pride at the 68th Annual Grammy awards in Los Angeles last night with Killarney\u2019s Ruair\u00ed O\u2019Flaherty amongst the winners in the \u2018Record of the Year\u2019 category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ruair\u00ed, a senior master engineer at the acclaimed Sterling Sound studio in the United States, was part of teams that received four nominations at this year\u2019s awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">He, amongst many others, won for his work on the Kendrick Lamar and SZA track which took home the prestigious Record of the Year award on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">As well as winning in this category, Ruair\u00ed also received credits across several of the ceremony\u2019s most prestigious categories, including Album of the Year nominations for GNX by Kendrick Lamar and Man\u2019s Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">He was also associated with Record of the Year nominations for \u201cManchild\u201d by Sabrina Carpenter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In his role as a mastering engineer, Ruair\u00ed plays a vital role in shaping the final sound of recordings, working to ensure that the final product is of the highest possible audio quality before it is released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Over the course of his career, he has also mastered music for a wide range of internationally renowned artists, including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Doja Cat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Killarney native Ruair\u00ed O&#8217;Flaherty. 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