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Scott McCrae

A gospel-inspired Super Mario medley just won a Grammy, beating Wicked star Cynthia Erivo and becoming the group's second Nintendo cover to win despite no nominations for the company itself

Mario faces the camera with a thumbs up pose in Super Smash Bros. Ulimate.

Video game music cover band The 8-Bit Big Band has won its second Grammy Award for its Super Mario gospel mix.

Before introducing an award dedicated to video game music, the Grammy Awards have had some video game tunes sneak into the award shows. First to the plate was Civilization 4's theme song, Baba Yetu, winning the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals in 2011 (when it was re-released for composer Christopher Tin's debut album). But despite the litany of iconic music tracks, Nintendo music has only just won a second award, and neither win has been for Nintendo itself.

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