Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album

Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album
Awarded for Quality vocal or instrumental dance music or electronica albums
Country United States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded 2005
Currently held by Flume, Skin (2017)
Website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 to recording artists for quality albums in the dance music and electronica genres.[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

History

This award was first presented in 2005 to Basement Jaxx for the album Kish Kash.

In June 2014, NARAS announced a small change in the naming of the category, from Dance/Electronica to Dance/Electronic. It was agreed that "the title for this genre has evolved, and updating it more accurately represents the industry nomenclature of today.", according to the Grammy committee.[3]

According to the category description guide, the award is presented "for albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental electronica/dance recordings".[4] It is intended for "groove-oriented recordings with electronic-based instrumentation". Compilation or remixed recording albums are not eligible for this category.

Skrillex received the award three times, while Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers each received it twice. The Chemical Brothers hold the record for most nominations with five. Deadmau5 and Robyn hold the record for most nominations without a win with, three.

Recipients

A dark image of two men in the back playing the synthesizers.
The Chemical Brothers were the first to receive the award twice.
A woman in black clothing holding a guitar and standing behind a microphone stand with one arm extended straight into the air. In the background is a screen with shades of pink and purple.
Madonna became the first solo singer to win this award in 2007
Skrillex won this award three times in 2012, 2013 and 2016
2010 award winner Lady Gaga
Year[I] Artist Album Nominees Ref.
2005 Basement Jaxx Kish Kash [5]
2006 The Chemical Brothers Push the Button [6]
2007 Madonna Confessions on a Dance Floor [7]
2008 The Chemical Brothers We Are the Night [8]
2009 Daft Punk Alive 2007 [9]
2010 Lady Gaga The Fame [10]
2011 La Roux La Roux [11]
2012 Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites [12]
2013 Skrillex Bangarang [13]
2014 Daft Punk Random Access Memories [14]
2015 Aphex Twin Syro [15]
2016 Jack Ü Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü [16]
2017 Flume Skin [17]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ Grammy.com Press Release, 12 June 2014
  4. ↑ "Category Mapper". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Nominee list for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards". LiveDaily. December 7, 2004. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. December 8, 2005. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  7. ↑ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  8. ↑ "50th annual Grammy Awards nominations". Variety. Reed Business Information. December 6, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  9. ↑ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  11. ↑ "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2012: Winners and nominees list". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  13. ↑ "Grammys 2013: Complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. 2013-02-10. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  14. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List". Billboard. December 6, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. February 8, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  17. ↑ "59th Grammy Nominees". Grammy. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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