Grammy awards

Grammy
Current: 64th Annual Grammy Awards
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the music industry
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Recording Academy
First awardedMay 4, 1959; 64 years ago (1959-05-04) (as Gramophone Award)
Websitegrammy.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC (1959–1970)
ABC (1971–1972)
CBS (1973–present)

The Grammy Awards (first named the Gramophone Awards and often called just Grammys), are awards given yearly by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding work in the music and spoken recording industry. The Grammys have 128 categories with 16 genres. The Grammys are awarded once each year and are a major televised event. The award show has its shares of criticism as being biased.

The name "Grammy" comes from the word "gramophone". A gramophone was an old machine that played music on records.[1]

The British equivalent is the Brit Awards. The Canadian equivalent is the Juno Awards.

Georg Solti has won 31 Grammy Awards, more than any other person.[2]

Categories

General Field

Genre-specific categories

Pop

  • Best Pop Solo Performance
  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
  • Best Pop Vocal Album
  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Dance/Electronic

  • Best Dance/Electronic Recording
  • Best Dance/Electronic Album

Rock

Alternative

R&B

  • Best R&B Performance
  • Best Traditional R&B Performance
  • Best R&B Song
  • Best R&B Album
  • Best Progressive R&B Album

Rap

  • Best Rap Performance
  • Best Melodic Rap Performance
  • Best Rap Song
  • Best Rap Album

Country

  • Best Country Solo Performance
  • Best Country Duo/Group Performance
  • Best Country Song
  • Best Country Album

Jazz

  • Best Complementary Jazz Album
  • Best Improvised Jazz Solo
  • Best Jazz Vocal Album
  • Best Jazz Instrumental Album
  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
  • Best Latin Jazz Album

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

  • Best Gospel Performance/Song
  • Best Gospel Album
  • Best Roots Gospel Album
  • Best Complementary Christian Music Performance/Song
  • Best Complementary Christian Music Album

Latin

  • Best Latin Pop Album
  • Best Música Urbana Album
  • Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
  • Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
  • Best Tropical Latin Album

American Roots

  • Best American Roots Performance
  • Best American Roots Song
  • Best Americana Album
  • Best Americana Performance
  • Best Bluegrass Album
  • Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Best Traditional Blues Album
  • Best Folk Album
  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

Reggae

  • Best Reggae Album

Global Music

  • Best Global Music Performance
  • Best Global Music Album

Children's

  • Best Children's Album

Spoken Word

Comedy

  • Best Comedy Album

Musical Theatre

  • Best Musical Theater Album

Music for Visual Media

  • Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
  • Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media (Previously in the "Composing and Arranging" field)
  • Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
  • Best Song Written for Visual Media (Previously in the "Composing and Arranging" field)

Composing

  • Best Instrumental Composition

Arranging

  • Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
  • Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals

Package, Notes & Historical Field

  • Best Recording Package
  • Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
  • Best Album Notes
  • Best Historical Album

Engineered Album

  • Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
  • Best Engineered Album, Classical

Production Field

  • Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Producer of the Year, Classical
  • Best Immersive Audio Album

Remixer

  • Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Songwriting

  • Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Classical

  • Best Orchestral Performance
  • Best Opera Recording
  • Best Choral Performance
  • Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
  • Best Classical Instrumental Solo
  • Best Classical Vocal Solo (previously including albums and tracks)
  • Best Classical Compendium
  • Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Music Video/Film

  • Best Music Video
  • Best Music Film

References

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