The Grammys: Most prestigious music award show

The Grammy Awards, which began as The Gramophone Awards, first took place in 1958.

The Grammy Awards are the most prestigious music award show featured each year. The Grammys are presented by the Recording Academy and recognise musicians of every age and every genre. Read on a brief history of the awards …

History

The Grammy Awards, which began as The Gramophone Awards, first took place in 1958. At that time, The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, and The Emmy Awards both recognized the leading artists in film and television, but no such musical equivalent existed.

Following the Hollywood Walk of Fame project, which began in the 1950s, a renewed interest in music and the recording industry led to the creation of The Grammy Awards as a way to honour the music industry’s most talented composers, songwriters, and musicians.

Categories

Each year, an award is given in dozens of categories. TV viewers often see the most well-known artists receiving awards, but there are actually dozens more that are not shown live on screen.

The number of categories and Grammys awarded each year has fluctuated as more categories have been added and some have been retired. The very first Grammy Awards event included just 28 categories, while in 2019, there were 84 categories presented, including awards for the following genres:

• Pop
• Rock
• Dance / Electronic
• Rap
• World Music
• Children’s
• Musical Theatre and other genres…

There are also categories awarded each year which encompass all genres and musical types. These include:

• Best New Artist
• Song of the Year
• Album of the Year
• Record of the Year

Hall of Fame Award

The Lifetime Hall of Fame Award is given to an artist who has made an outstanding impact on the music industry as a whole. In 2019, this award was given to Black Sabbath, Julio Iglesias, and other artists.

The Grammy Hall of Fame Award recognizes significant musical compositions and songs by well-known artists. If there’s a song you’re familiar with from decades past, chances are it’s received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

The award is given by a vote of special committee members comprised of music industry professionals and historians who have recognized thousands of works of many famous recording artists

Who’s won most Grammys?

Conductor Sir Georg Solti has an impressive 31 Grammy Awards, while recording artist Alison Krauss follows closely behind with 27 and U2 leads the list of the most Grammys won by a group at 22.

Award ceremony venue

The Grammy Awards have been held at various locations over the last few decades, including:
• The Staples Center in Los Angeles
• Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles
• Madison Square Garden in New York City
• Radio City Music Hall in New York City
• Tennessee Theatre in Nashville

As of 2019, singer Andy Williams has hosted the most Grammy Awards (7), with John Denver hosting 6 years and LL Cool J hosting 5. The Grammy Awards have been hosted by various music and entertainment icons over the years.

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