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Grammy Award
Like the Oscars, the Grammies, currently with a total of 101 categories within 28 fields of music (such as pop, gospel, rap), are voted by peers - in this case voting members of the Recording Academy.
The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammys are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony.
The Grammy voters tend to be elderly, musically conservative, and are heavily marketed to by record companies, who place great stock in some types of artists winning Grammys (accurately but cynically put as those which sell to "teenage girls and housewives"). Therefore, the main Grammys tend to go to either well-established acts or those which fall into the above categories. Hence, the Grammys are not taken particularly seriously by many musicians or music fans.
Awards include:
- Alternative
- Children's
- Classical
- Best Classical Album[?]
- Best Classical Orchestral Performance[?]
- Best Opera Recording[?]
- Best Choral Performance, Classical[?]
- Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)[?]
- Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)[?]
- Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)[?]
- Best Chamber Music Performance[?]
- Best Classical Vocal Performance[?]
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition[?]
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)[?]
- Best Classical Crossover Album[?]
- Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)[?]
- Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television[?]
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television[?]
- Best Instrumental Arrangement[?]
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement[?]
- Country
- Film/TV/Media
- Folk
- Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance[?]
- Best Soul Gospel Performance[?]
- Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical[?]
- Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album[?]
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album[?]
- Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album[?]
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album[?]
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album[?]
- Best Gospel Album By Choir or Chorus[?]
- Historical
- Jazz
- Latin
- Musical Show
- New Age
- Packaging and Notes
- Polka
- Pop
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals[?]
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance[?]
- Best Pop Vocal Album[?]
- Best Dance Recording[?]
- Best Pop Instrumental Album[?]
- Best Contemporary Song[?]
- Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female[?]
- Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male[?]
- Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group[?]
- Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance[?]
- Production and engineering
- R&B
- Reggae
- Rock
Awards by year
Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for music released in the previous year.
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