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58th Annual Country Music Association Awards
The 58th Annual CMA Awards, held November 20, 2024 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and hosted by Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning, and Lainey Wilson, honored 2024 country music; Morgan Wallen won his first Entertainer of the Year, Megan Moroney won New Artist, and Chris Stapleton and Brooks & Dunn tied the all-time win record at 19.
58th Annual Grammy Awards
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016) honored recordings released October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. Held February 15, 2016 at Staples Center, hosted by LL Cool J; Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for 1989, Kendrick Lamar took five awards.
59th Annual Country Music Association Awards
The 59th Annual CMA Awards, held November 19, 2025 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and hosted by Lainey Wilson, honored country music for July 2024–June 2025; Wilson won Entertainer of the Year, Zach Top New Artist, and "You Look Like You Love Me" took single and song of the year.
59th Annual Grammy Awards
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 12, 2017 at Staples Center, Los Angeles, hosted by James Corden, honored recordings from October 2015 to September 2016; Adele won five awards including Album, Record, and Song of the Year for 25 and Hello.
60th Annual Grammy Awards
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards (January 28, 2018, Madison Square Garden, New York) honored recordings from October 2016 to September 2017; Bruno Mars swept Record, Album, and Song of the Year with 24K Magic, Alessia Cara won Best New Artist, and ratings hit an 18-49 demo low.
61st Annual Grammy Awards
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, held February 10, 2019 at Staples Center and hosted by Alicia Keys, honored 2017-2018 recordings; This Is America won Record and Song of the Year, Golden Hour won Album of the Year, and Dua Lipa won Best New Artist.
62nd Annual Grammy Awards
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2020 Grammys), held January 26, 2020 at Staples Center on CBS, honored recordings from October 2018 to August 2019; Billie Eilish swept Record, Song, and Album of the Year plus Best New Artist.
63rd Annual Grammy Awards
63rd Annual Grammy Awards, held March 14, 2021 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and hosted by Trevor Noah; Taylor Swift's Folklore won Album of the Year, Billie Eilish Record of the Year, and Beyoncé set the women's win record.
64th Annual Grammy Awards
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards (2022 Grammys) honored recordings from Sept 1, 2020 to Sept 30, 2021. Held April 3, 2022 in Las Vegas after an Omicron postponement; Jon Batiste won five awards including Album of the Year for We Are, and Silk Sonic took Record and Song of the Year.
65th Annual Grammy Awards
65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023 Grammys), held February 5, 2023 at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles: Recording Academy ceremony hosted by Trevor Noah where Harry Styles won Album of the Year and Beyoncé set a 32-win record.
66th Annual Grammy Awards
66th Annual Grammy Awards (February 4, 2024, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah). Album of the Year went to Taylor Swift's Midnights, her record fourth; Miley Cyrus won Record of the Year for Flowers, and Victoria Monét won Best New Artist.
67th Annual Grammy Awards
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards (2025 GRAMMYs), held February 2, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, honored recordings from Sept 2023–Aug 2024; Beyoncé won Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter and Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" swept five categories.
68th Annual Grammy Awards
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards (2026 Grammys), held February 1, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah, honored recordings from August 31, 2024 to August 30, 2025; Bad Bunny won Album of the Year and Kendrick Lamar became the most-awarded rapper.
69th Annual Grammy Awards
The 69th Annual Grammy Awards (2027 Grammys) honor recordings released Aug 31, 2025–Aug 28, 2026; ceremony Feb 7, 2027 at Crypto.com Arena, first on ABC since 1972, with five new categories and Ballot Plus voting.
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Original Score: Oscars category honoring the best substantial body of original music composed specifically for a film, distinct from Best Original Song. Requires 60% original music, 20% pre-existing cap for franchise sequels; Music Branch shortlists 15 scores then picks 5 nominees.
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song, created in 1934 with "The Continental" as first winner, honors original words and music written specifically for a feature film; voted by the Music Branch, capped at two songs per film, with "Golden" the first K-pop winner in 2026.
Academy of Country Music Awards
Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM Awards): annual peer-voted country music honors from the Academy of Country Music, first held in 1966; longest-running country awards show, streamed exclusively on Prime Video since 2022, held at MGM Grand Las Vegas for the 61st ceremony in 2026.
AMA Country categories
The AMA Country categories are the country-music awards presented at the American Music Awards, a fan-voted United States show; Garth Brooks leads Favorite Male Country Artist with 8 wins.
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
The Amadeus Austrian Music Awards, also called the Austrian Amadeus Awards, are Austria's principal annual music prizes, awarded since 2000 by IFPI Austria and broadcast by ORF from Vienna.
Amadou & Mariam
Amadou & Mariam, the blind Malian husband-and-wife duo of Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia, blended Malian blues, rock, and pop; their Manu Chao-produced 2004 album Dimanche à Bamako made them international stars.
American Music Award for Artist of the Year
American Music Award for Artist of the Year: top fan-voted prize of the AMAs, created by Dick Clark and first awarded 1974. BTS won in 2021 and 2026; Taylor Swift holds the most career AMAs.
American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist
The American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist was an annual fan-voted American Music Awards prize, first presented in 1998 to Julio Iglesias and later retitled Best.
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Artist
The American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Artist was the collective name for the AMAs' pop/rock artist honors, split into male, female, and band/duo/group categories, first awarded in 1974.
American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
The American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist is a fan-voted AMA category, first presented in 1989 and since 2025 split into separate male and female hip-hop artist awards.
American Music Award for New Artist of the Year
The American Music Award for New Artist of the Year is a fan-voted AMA honor for breakout acts; KATSEYE won in 2026 and Gracie Abrams in 2025, with nominees set by streaming, sales, airplay, and tour metrics.
American Music Award of Merit
American Music Award of Merit: special career honor of the American Music Awards, initiated 1974, given for exceptional contributions to the music industry; recipients run from Bing Crosby (1974) to Sting (2016), with gaps after 2004 and 2008.
American Music Awards
American Music Awards (AMAs): annual US music awards created by Dick Clark in 1973, first awarded 1974; winners decided entirely by fan voting, nominees from Billboard/Luminate engagement data; distinct from Grammys and Billboard Music Awards.
American Music Awards of 2010
The American Music Awards of 2010, held November 21 in Los Angeles, saw 16-year-old Justin Bieber win all four of his nominations, including Artist of the Year.
American Music Awards of 2013
The American Music Awards of 2013 were held on November 24, 2013, in Los Angeles, where Taylor Swift won Artist of the Year for a record third time.
American Music Awards of 2015
The American Music Awards of 2015 were the 43rd edition of the fan-voted AMAs, held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 22, 2015, hosted by Jennifer Lopez.