Grammy Awards
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| Description | Outstanding achievements in the music industry |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Recording Academy |
| First award | April 16, 2010 |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the MusicNation music industry. They are considered by many to be the most prestigious and significant awards in the global music industry, which is why the event is often referred to as "music's biggest night." The trophy features a gilded gramophone, and the initial concept was to name the awards the "Gramophone Awards."
The Grammys are the second of the industry's awards held annually.[a] The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on April 16, 2010, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 2009. After the 2019 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2020. The 15th Annual Grammy Awards, featuring a total of 15 categories, were presented on April 7, 2025.
Since its inception, the Grammys have broadcast on CBS.
History
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In March 2010, it was announced by CBS that the first-ever Grammy Awards ceremony would be held in April of that year, to honor the musical accomplishments of 2009. The event was held in Los Angeles, California, at the Dolby Theatre, under a two-year deal with CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution. Following the 2011 event, the event was placed on indefinite hiatus, due to a short-term industry shut down and inability to re-establish terms of their contract with CBS and its affiliated companies. The event returned in 2013, this time held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Grammys ceremony returned to Los Angeles in 2014, this time held at its new home at the Staples Center, following an extended three-year contract with CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution. In 2017, a new contract was established for an addition three years.
Gramophone trophy
The gold-plated trophies, each depicting a gilded gramophone, are made and assembled by hand by Billings Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado. The design features a stronger alloy less prone to damage, making the trophy bigger and grander. Billings developed a zinc alloy named grammium, which is trademarked., and the trophies with the recipient's name engraved on them are not available until after the award announcements, so "stunt" trophies are re-used each year for the broadcast.
Categories
The "General Field" are four awards which are not restricted by genre.
- Album of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album if other than the performer.
- Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song if other than the performer.
- Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter(s) of a single song.
- Best New Artist is awarded to a promising breakthrough performer who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording that establishes the public identity of that artist (which is not necessarily their first proper release).
2020 category reconstructing
Lifetime Achievement Award
Venue
The 2010 and 2011 ceremonies were held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood California. In the following year, the ceremony was moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, to the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Since its return to California in 2014, the ceremony has been hosted in Los Angeles, at the Crypto.com Arena.
Ceremonies
| Edition | Date | Venue | Venue City | Album of the Year | Record of the Year | Song of the Year | Best New Artist | Artist of the Year | Network |
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| 1st | April 16, 2010 | Dolby Theatre | Hollywood | Introduction by Brody Chandler | N/A | "Crazy Chick" by Jude Harrison | N/A | N/A | CBS |
| 2nd | February 25, 2011 | The Learning Curve by Jude Harrison | "Young & Restless" by Nathan Hunter | "Heaven Gave Me Your Gun" by Jude Harrison | Suite 44 | ||||
| 3rd | February 19, 2013 | Las Vegas Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas | Love & Sound, Vol. 1: The Declaration by DeJonay | "Turn It Up" by Liberty | "Colorblind" by Sam Berton | Ace Winston | ||
| 4th | February 28, 2014 | Staples Center | Los Angeles | You Only Live Once by 1OAK | "Downtown Love" by Nicole Jordan | "Celebration" by Lilly Smith | Ana Simpson | ||
| 5th | February 27, 2015 | The First Lady by DeJonay | "Stronger Than You" by Lilly Smith | "Breathing With Purpose" by Ace Winston | Adrenaline | ||||
| 6th | February 21, 2016 | Breaking News by Suite 44 | "Political War" by Suite 44 | "Gone Too Soon" by Damita Jo | N/A | 1OAK | |||
| 7th | April 9, 2017 | God Forgives... I Don't by Chris Kane | "Make Me Want You" by Jayden Hart | "Lighthouse" by Ryleigh Cavanaugh | Josiah Tucker | Chris Kane | |||
| 8th | February 25, 2018 | Love and War by Jude Harrison | "Die a Happy Man" by Justice Jones | "Sirens" by Leah Barton | Imani | Sam Berton | |||
| 9th | March 16, 2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| 10th | February 16, 2020 | Boy Interrupted by Embry | "Boy Interrupted" by Embry | "Train Off the Track" by Phillip Santos | Embry | Leland Myles | CBS | ||
| 11th | February 21, 2021 | Thunderbolt by Ace Winston | "Manhunter" by Blair Meyers | "Queer" by Embry | N/A | DeJonay | |||
| 12th | February 27, 2022 | Crypto.com Arena | Americana by Leslie Michaelson | "New Jack Swing" by Justice Jones | "Before the Devil Knows I'm Dead" by The Tazewell Era | Nelson Evans | Suite 44 | ||
| 13th | March 5, 2023 | Other Side of the Tracks by Clay Capehart | "Kulture" by DeJonay | "Used Heart for Sale" by Clay Capehart | N/A | Leland Myles | |||
| 14th | February 25, 2024 | You Are Home by Leland Myles | "All of This Is Fleeting" by Berton Brothers (featuring Martianmello) | "Rightest of Wrongs" by Ryan Dawson | OZ Army Romance | ||||
| 15th | April 7, 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Beginning in 2025, the MovieNation Awards became the first awards ceremony held annually.