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Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album is an annual Recording Academy honor for large jazz ensemble and big band albums, presented since 1961.
Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album, first given in 1995, honors albums blending jazz and improvisation with Latin, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance: annual Recording Academy honor for a metal single or track, vocal or instrumental, awarded to the artist. Created after Jethro Tull's 1989 upset; Turnstile won 2026 with "BIRDS".
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
The Grammy Award for Best Music Video, also called Best Short Form Music Video, honors excellence in official music videos for individual tracks; Doechii won in 2026.
Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album
Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album: Recording Academy category awarded 2001-2011, first won by Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow; merged into Best Regional Roots Music Album in 2012.
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album, since 2023 the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album, honors atmospheric and devotional music annually since 1987.
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Best New Artist: Recording Academy prize for a breakthrough artist with at least five singles or one album; Olivia Dean won in 2026; rules revised 2010, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2026, 2027.
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, originally Best Classical Opera Production, honors complete opera recordings and is awarded to the conductor, principal soloists, and producer.
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album, also Best Polka Recording: Recording Academy honor for polka albums, 1986-2009; first won by Frank Yankovic, dominated by Jimmy Sturr with 18 wins, eliminated in 2009 for low entries.
Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance honors pop recordings by duos, groups, or collaborations, first awarded in 2012 to Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, an annual Recording Academy honor recognizing artistic excellence in R&B albums; awarded to the artist, producer, and engineer/mixer of over 50 percent playing time; Boyz II Men won the first archived edition in 1995, Leon Thomas III won in 2026 for MUTT.
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album: Recording Academy honor for rap albums, first given in 1996 to Naughty by Nature; Kendrick Lamar and Eminem hold the most wins, with Kendrick's GNX winning 2026.
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, a Recording Academy honor for rap performances by solo artists, duos, or groups. First given in 1989 to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince; split 1991-2011; Kendrick Lamar leads with 8 wins; 2026 winner Clipse's "Chains & Whips".
Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album
Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album: Recording Academy award created in 2012 from the Hawaiian, Zydeco/Cajun, and Native American album categories; covers Cajun, zydeco, Hawaiian, Native American, brass band, polka, go-go, swamp pop, and since 2025 conjunto.
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album: annual Recording Academy honor for rock albums, first given in 1995 to the Rolling Stones' Voodoo Lounge; awarded to artist, producer, and engineer/mixer of over 50% playing time; 2026 winner Turnstile's NEVER ENOUGH.
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song: Recording Academy songwriter's award for rock songs (including metal), first awarded in 1992 to Sting for "Soul Cages"; Nine Inch Nails won the 2026 edition.
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, renamed Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording in 2023, honors audio books, storytelling, and narrations, first awarded in 1959.
Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album
Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album: annual Recording Academy honor for tropical Latin albums (salsa, merengue, vallenato, cumbia, bachata). Gloria Estefan's Raíces won in 2026; Blades, Anthony, and Grupo Niche are past winners.
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical
The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical, also called Classical Producer of the Year, honors producers of classical recordings, first awarded in 1980.
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is a Recording Academy honor created in 1974, judged on a producer's body of work rather than a single record.
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Record of the Year: Recording Academy General Field honor since 1959 for the artist, producers, engineers, mixers, and mastering engineer of the best single track or recording, distinct from Song of the Year.
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year (格莱美年度歌曲), a Recording Academy songwriter's award in the General Field since 1959; honors the writers of a song's music and lyrics, distinct from Record of the Year, which honors the recording's artist and production team.
Grammy Award milestones
Grammy Award milestones: first ceremony May 4, 1959 with 28 trophies; Beyoncé's 35 wins and 99 nominations; Taylor Swift's four Album of the Year wins; Bad Bunny's first Spanish-language AOTY (2026); Kendrick Lamar's rapper record.
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy since May 1959, are the peer-voted music industry honors decided by roughly 13,000 voting members across 95 categories, with the 69th ceremony set for February 7, 2027 on ABC.
Grammy Awards for packaging, artwork and liner notes
The Grammy Awards for packaging, artwork, and liner notes are Recording Academy craft categories honoring visual album design, today centered on Best Recording Package, first awarded in 1959 as Best Album Cover.
Grammy Awards in the 1970s (13th–22nd ceremonies)
The Grammy Awards in the 1970s were the ten ceremonies from the 13th in 1971 through the 22nd in 1980, dominated by pop and soft rock.
Grammy Legend Award
The Grammy Legend Award is a Special Merit Award from the Recording Academy, inaugurated in 1990. It recognizes individuals or groups for ongoing influence in the recording field.
Grammy Nominees
Grammy Nominees: annual various-artists compilation of Grammy-nominated tracks, released by the Recording Academy's GRAMMY Recordings with rotating labels (Atlantic 2014, Warner 2020); 26 editions 1995–2020, proceeds benefit GRAMMY Museum and MusiCares.
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026
Greece took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna with singer Akylas and "Ferto", chosen via "Sing for Greece 2026"; it was Greece's 46th participation since its 1974 debut.
History of country music award ceremonies
The history of country music award ceremonies traces the CMA Awards, on network television since 1968, the ACM Awards, first held in 1966, and the fan-voted CMT Music Awards.