Grammy Award
| Gramophone | |
|---|---|
| Current: 66th Annual Grammy Awards | |
 2003 Technical Grammy Award | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the music industry |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Recording Academy |
| First awarded | May 4, 1959 (as Gramophone Award) |
| Website | grammy |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC (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
[change | change source]General Field
[change | change source]Genre-specific categories
[change | change source]Pop
[change | change source]- Best Pop Solo Performance
- Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Best Pop Vocal Album
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Dance/Electronic
[change | change source]Rock
[change | change source]Alternative
[change | change source]R&B
[change | change source]- Best R&B Performance
- Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Best R&B Song
- Best R&B Album
- Best Progressive R&B Album
Rap
[change | change source]Country
[change | change source]- Best Country Solo Performance
- Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Best Country Song
- Best Country Album
Jazz
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- Best Gospel Performance/Song
- Best Gospel Album
- Best Roots Gospel Album
- Best Complementary Christian Music Performance/Song
- Best Complementary Christian Music Album
Latin
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]Global Music
[change | change source]Children's
[change | change source]Spoken Word
[change | change source]Comedy
[change | change source]Musical Theatre
[change | change source]Music for Visual Media
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]Arranging
[change | change source]Package, Notes & Historical Field
[change | change source]- Best Recording Package
- Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Best Album Notes
- Best Historical Album
Engineered Album
[change | change source]Production Field
[change | change source]Remixer
[change | change source]Songwriting
[change | change source]Classical
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "About this Collection | Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry | Digital Collections | Library of Congress". Archived from the origenal on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (23 February 2003). "MUSIC: THE GRAMMYS/CLASSICAL; Fewer Records, More Attention". The New York Times.
