Grammy Award
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The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards, commonly abbreviated as the Grammys or GRAMMYs ), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (along with the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). However, the Grammys, usually held in February, are considered the approximate equivalent to the Oscars in the music world.
Like the Oscars, the Grammys, which currently have 108 categories within 30 genres of music such as pop, gospel, and rap, are voted upon by peers (voting members of the Recording Academy) rather than being based upon popularity like the AMAs or sales and chart achievements like the BMAs. In other words, other successful/Grammy recognized artists and engineers are given the title of "Voting Member", and those Voting Members vote across core categories on Nominations and the Final Awards. Recognized Voting Members are Jon Bon Jovi, Prince, Anand Bhatt, Paul Simon, and Beyonce to name a few.
The awards are named for the trophy which the winner receives — a small gilded statuette of a gramophone, handcrafted by Billings Artworks.
The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammy Awards are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. Of the "big three" music awards shows, the Grammys are the highest rated.
As of 2006, the eligibility period for the Grammy Awards begins October 1. For example, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album Double Fantasy was released in November 17, 1980, 16 days too late to qualify for the 1981 Grammys; it was entered for the 1982 awards and eventually won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. This is a few months earlier than the Oscar calendar, which has had interesting results. For example, the movie Ray won the 2005 Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound but won the 2006 Grammys for Category 80 - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media and Category 81 - Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (i.e., best soundtrack and best score).
The Grammy Awards are currently broadcast on CBS. Prior to the first live Grammys telecast in 1971 on ABC (CBS bought the rights in 1973 after moving the ceremony to Nashville, Tennessee; the American Music Awards were created for ABC as a result), a series of taped annual specials in the 1960s called The Best on Record were broadcast on NBC.
The 49th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled for February 11, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It will be aired on CBS.
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[edit] Grammy Awards records
The record for most lifetime Grammy Awards is held by Sir Georg Solti, a Hungarian-British conductor, who was the conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for twenty-two years. He personally won 31 Grammys and is listed for 38 Grammys (6 went to the engineer and 1 to a soloist); he was nominated an additional 74 times before his death in 1997.
U2 has won more Grammy Awards than any other Rock Band. To this day they have won a total of 22 awards. They have won Rock Duo or Group seven times, Album of the Year twice, Record of the Year twice, Song of the Year twice and best Rock Album twice.
Pat Metheny and the Pat Metheny Group have won 17 Grammy Awards in total, including seven consecutive awards for seven consecutive albums. Metheny held the record for Grammy wins in the most different categories as of the 2005 Grammy Awards:
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990)
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance/Album (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2005)
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (2001)
Session drummer Hal Blaine played on six consecutive records which won Record of the Year:
- 1966 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - "A Taste of Honey"
- 1967 Frank Sinatra - "Strangers in the Night"
- 1968 5th Dimension - "Up, Up and Away"
- 1969 Simon & Garfunkel - "Mrs. Robinson"
- 1970 5th Dimension - "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
- 1971 Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Alison Krauss (as a solo artist, collaborator, producer and with Union Station) has taken home 20 Grammy Awards.
Michael Jackson:
- Record of the Year - Beat It
- Album of the Year - Thriller
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Thriller
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance - Beat It
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - Billie Jean
- Best R&B Song - Billie Jean
- Best Recording For Children - E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
- Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical)
Santana:
- Record Of The Year - Smooth
- Album Of The Year - Supernatural
- Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - Maria Maria
- Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals - Smooth
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance - El Farol
- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - Put Your Lights On
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance - The Calling
- Best Rock Album - Supernatural
Christopher Cross (Grammy Awards of 1981) is the only artist to receive the "Big Four" (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) in a single ceremony. As a side note, Norah Jones (Grammy Awards of 2003) won Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist); that same year her guitarist, Jesse Harris, won the Song of the Year for writing 'Don't Know Why'. Although Norah sang the song, she did not receive the Song of the Year Grammy because it is a songwriter's award.
Béla Fleck has been nominated in more categories than any other musician, namely country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, and spoken word, as well as composition and arranging.
LeAnn Rimes is the youngest person to win a Grammy. In 1997 she was awarded Best New Artist. She was 14 years old at the time.
Joss Stone is the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Grammy and not win. In 2005 she was nominated for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal performance and Best Pop Vocal Album. She however didn't win anything. She lost to Maroon 5, Norah Jones and Ray Charles. She was 17 years old when she earned the nominations.
[edit] Award categories
Bold ones, known 'The Big Four', are the most prestigious awards of all.
- Lifetime Achievement Award is a Special Merit Award presented to performers (and some non-performers through 1972) who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artist significance to the field of recording.
- Trustees Award is a Special Merit Award presented to individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance (and some performers through 1983), to the field of recording.
- Technical Grammy Award is a Special Merit Award presented to individuals and/or companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.
- Grammy Legend Award is a Special Merit Award is presented to individuals or groups for ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field; it was inaugurated in 1990.
- Grammy Hall of Fame Award was established in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Winners are selected annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts.
Alternative
Blues
Children's
Classical
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (now in the "Film/TV/Media" field)
- Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (now in the "film/TV/media" field)
Country
Dance
- Best Dance Recording (previously in "Pop")
Disco
Film/TV/Media
- Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (previously in the "composing and arranging" field)
- Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (previously in the "composing and arranging" field)
Folk
Gospel
Historical
Jazz
Latin
Musical Show
Music Video
New Age
Packaging and notes
Polka
Pop
Production and engineering
R&B
Rap
Reggae
Rock
Surround Sound
Spoken
Traditional Pop
World
[edit] Awards by year
Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for music released in the previous year.
1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
[edit] Host cities and venues
- 1959-1969: Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, CA
- 1970-1971: Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
- 1972: Felt Forum (now The Theater at Madison Square Garden), New York City, NY
- 1973: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
- 1974: George Gershwin Theater, New York, NY
- 1975-1977: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1978-1980: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1981: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
- 1982-1983: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1984: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
- 1985-1987: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1988-1989: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
- 1990: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1991-1992: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
- 1993: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1994: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
- 1995-1996: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 1997: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 1998: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
- 1999: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
- 2000-2002: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 2003: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 2004-2007: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Los Angeles Times listing of Grammy awards nominees in all categories: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
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