Grammy Award

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Grammy Awards (oprindeligt Gramophone Awards) er en række amerikanske musikpriser uddelt af Recording Academy for årets bedste præstationer inden for musikbranchen. Grammy betragtes som musikindustriens svar på filmbranchens Oscar. Uddelingen holdes normalt i februar og der er i øjeblikket ikke mindre end 108 kategorier.

Grammy regnes sammen med Billboard Music Award, American Music Awards, og Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for at være én af de fornemste musikpriser i USA. Det årlige Grammy show er en af de største kommercielle begivenheder i den amerikanske musikindustri, og showet tv-transmitteres over hele verden, heriblandt Danmark.

Grammy-priserne uddeles efter afstemning blandt medlemmerne af Recording Academy.

Selv meget populære kunstnere som Elvis Presley, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones og Metallica har kun modtaget få Grammy priser. I den forbindelse er det dog værd at huske, at den første Grammy-uddeling fandt sted i 1959, flere år efter Elvis Presleys debut.

Grammy-året regnes fra perioden 1. oktober til 30. september. Et album udgivet i november kan således først komme på tale til en Grammy året efter. Det galdt f.eks. John Lennon og Yoko Onos Double Fantasy, udsendt i november 1980, modtager af en Grammy for årets album for 1981.

Den tilsvarende prisen i Danmark er Danish Music Awards, som tidligere var kendt som Danish Grammy.

Priskategorier

• Årets indspilning
• Årets album
• Årets sang
• Bedste nye kunstner
• Grammy Hall of Fame
• Grammy Legend Award
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Grammy Tech Award
• Grammy Trustees Award

Alternativ musik

• Best Alternative Music Album

Blues

• Best Traditional Blues Album
• Best Contemporary Blues Album

Børnemusik

• Best Album for Children
• Best Musical Album for Children
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
• Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal or Instrumental
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
• Best Country & Western Recording
• Best Country & Western Single
• Best Country Song
• Best Country Album
• Best Bluegrass Album
• Best New Country & Western Artist

Dance

• Best Dance Recording (tidligere i kategorien "Pop")
• Best Electronic/Dance Album

Disco

• Best Disco Recording

Film/tv/medier

• Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
• Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
• Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Folk / Folkemusik

• Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
• Best Traditional Folk Album
• Best Contemporary Folk Album
• Best Native American Music Album
• Best Hawaiian Music Album

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance
• Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
• Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary
• Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female
• Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male
• Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
• Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional
• Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary
• Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
• Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
• Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female
• Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
• Best Inspirational Performance
• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
• Best Rock Gospel Album
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
• Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album

Historiske optagelser

• Best Historical Album

Humor

• Best Comedy Album
• Best Spoken Comedy Album

Jazz

• Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
• Best Jazz Fusion Performance
• Best Original Jazz Composition
• Best Jazz Vocal Album
• Best Contemporary Jazz Album
• Best Latin Jazz Album

Klassisk

• Best Orchestral Performance
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
• Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral
• Best Opera Recording
• Best Choral Performance
• Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
• Best Chamber Music Performance
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
• Best Classical Album
• Best Classical Crossover Album
• Best New Classical Artist

Komponister og arrangører

• Best Instrumental Composition
• Best Arrangement
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
• Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices

Latin

• Best Latin Recording
• Best Latin Pop Album
• Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
• Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
• Best Tejano Album
• Best Salsa Album
• Best Merengue Album
• Best Salsa/Merengue Album

Metal

• Best Metal Performance

Musical

• Best Musical Show Album
• Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television

Musikvideo

• Best Short Form Music Video
• Best Long Form Music Video
• Best Concept Music Video
• Best Performance Music Video
• Video of the Year

New Age

• Best New Age Album

Design, præsentation, noter

• Best Album Cover
• Best Album Cover - Classical
• Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
• Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
• Best Album Cover, Photography
• Best Recording Package
• Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
• Best Album Notes
• Best Album Notes - Classical

Polka

• Best Polka Album

Pop

• Best Vocal Performance, Female
• Best Vocal Performance, Male
• Best Performance by a Vocal Group
• Best Performance by a Chorus
• Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus
• Best Instrumental Performance
• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
• Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
• Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus
• Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
• Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
• Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring
• Best Contemporary Song
• Best Pop Vocal Album
• Best Pop Instrumental Album

Produktion og teknik

• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
• Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
• Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
• Producer of the Year, Classical
• Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical

R&B

• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
• Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
• Best R&B Instrumental Performance
• Best Urban/Alternative Performance
• Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
• Best R&B Song
• Best R&B Album
• Best Contemporary R&B Album

Rap

• Best Rap Performance
• Best Rap Solo Performance
• Best Female Rap Solo Performance
• Best Male Rap Solo Performance
• Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
• Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
• Bedste rapnummer
• Bedste rapalbum

Reggae

• Best Reggae Album

Rock

• Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
• Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
• Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance
• Best Hard Rock Performance
• Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental
• Bedste rocksang
• Bedste rockalbum

Surround Sound

• Best Surround Sound Album

Tale

• Best Spoken Word Album
• Best Spoken Comedy Album

Traditionel Pop

• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Verdensmusik

• Best World Music Album
• Best Traditional World Music Album
• Best Contemporary World Music Album

Se også

• Danish Music Awards - den danske pendant til Grammy Awards.

Ekstern henvisning

• Wikimedia Commons har flere filer relateret til Grammy Award

• Grammy Awards – officielt website

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