Grammy Award

A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) – or Grammy – is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised ceremony. It is the music equivalent to the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for stage performances, and the Academy Awards for motion pictures.

The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, and it was set up to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Following the 2011 ceremony, NARAS overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 56th Grammy Awards were held on January 26, 2014, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

葛萊美獎（英語：Grammy Awards），美國錄音界與音樂界最重要的獎項之一，由錄音學院（Recording Academy）負責頒發。學院由錄音業的專業人士所組成，目的在於獎勵過去一年中業界岀色的成就。葛萊美獎是美國四個主要音樂獎之一，相當於音樂界的奧斯卡獎；另三個音樂獎分別為告示牌音樂獎、全美音樂獎和搖滾名人堂收錄典禮。葛萊美獎每年2月頒發，在告示牌和全美音樂獎後舉行（這三個獎項稱作「三大」）。

2014年2月10日第56屆葛萊美獎已於2014年1月26日在美國洛杉磯斯台普斯中心舉辦。

History[edit]

The Grammy Awards had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s.^[1][2] As the recording executives chosen for the Walk of Fame committee worked at compiling a list of important recording industry people who might qualify for a Walk of Fame star, they realized there were many more people who were leaders in their business who would never earn a star onHollywood Boulevard. The music executives decided to rectify this by creating an award given by their industry similar to the Oscarsand the Emmys. This was the beginning of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. After it was decided to create such an award, there was still a question of what to call it; one working title was the Eddie, to honor the inventor of the phonograph,Thomas Edison. They finally settled on using the name of the invention of Emile Berliner, the gramophone, for the awards, which were first given for the year 1958.^[3][4][5]

Gramophone trophy[edit]

The gold-plated trophies, each depicting a gilded gramophone, are made and assembled by hand by Billings Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado. In 1990 the original Grammy design was revamped, changing the traditional soft lead for a stronger alloy less prone to damage, making the trophy bigger and grander.^[6] 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.^[7]

As of February 2009, 7,578 Grammy trophies had been awarded.^[8]

介紹[編輯]

葛萊美獎涵蓋的獎項相當廣泛，包括流行、電音、搖滾、爵士、古典、民謠、福音等音樂類型，是由業內人士，也就是錄音學院的成員投票決定，而不是像告示牌音樂獎或全美音樂獎那樣由人氣決定。

獎盃是一座小型的鍍金留聲機塑像，由「比靈斯工藝公司」手工製作。頒獎典禮上會有知名藝人現場演出，而最為顯赫的獎項頒發典禮會通過電視全國播岀。

一些人認為，因為葛萊美獎的投票者都趨於保守，又和唱片公司有利益関係，所以最重要的獎項一般都頒發給知名的老藝人或是宣傳最多的藝人。因此，此獎在一些樂手和歌迷眼中並沒有說服力。^{[來源請求]}而且實際上，貓王和滾石樂團這些音樂史上最偉大的藝人獲得過的葛萊美獎的確是少得可憐。

在「三大」中，葛萊美獎受到的評價最高。一些樂迷認為，這些音樂獎項之間的競爭（以及帶來的爭議）使人們越來越需要一個統一的頒獎體系。^{[來源請求]}

奧斯卡獎的報名參選時間從每年元旦開始，而葛萊美獎卻是從十月一日開始，因此每年九月份就成為音樂界的「聖誕節」。歌手們在九月左右都紛紛推岀大碟，以便獲得參選翌年葛萊美獎的資格。比如：約翰·藍儂和小野洋子的專輯《Double Fantasy》是1980年11月推岀的，所以錯過1981年的葛萊美獎，但贏得1982年的年度專輯獎。

葛萊美獎典禮目前由CBS負責轉播。

Categories[edit]

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.
• Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song.
• Song of the Year is awarded to the writer(s)/composer(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).

Other awards are given for performance and production in specific genres, as well as for other contributions such as artwork and video. Special awards are given for longer-lasting contributions to the music industry.

Because of the large number of award categories (78 in 2012, 81 in 2013 and 82 in 2014), and the desire to feature several performances by various artists, only the ones with the most popular interest - typically about 10 to 12, including the four General Field categories and one or two categories in the most popular music genres (i.e. pop, rock, country, rap) - are presented directly at the televised award ceremony. Other awards are presented in a pre-telecast ceremony earlier in the afternoon of the Grammy awards ceremony.

2012 category restructuring[edit]

On April 6, 2011, The Recording Academy announced a drastic overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012.^[9] The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most important change was the elimination of the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, R&B, country, and rap). Also, several categories for instrumental soloists were discontinued. Recordings in these categories now fall under the general categories for best solo performances.

In the rock field, the separate categories for hard rock and metal albums were combined and the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category was eliminated due to a waning number of entries.

In R&B, the distinction between best contemporary R&B album and other R&B albums has been eliminated. They now feature in one, general Best R&B Album category.

In rap, the categories for best rap soloist and best rap duo or group have been merged into the new Best Rap Performance category.

The most eliminations occurred in the roots category. Up to and including 2011, there were separate categories for various regional American music forms, such as Hawaiian music, Native American music and Zydeco/Cajun music. Due to the consistently low number of entries for these categories, The Recording Academy decided to combine all these music variations into the new Best Regional Roots Music Album, including polka, which lost its own separate category in 2009.^[10][11]

In the same genre field, the traditional and contemporary blues categories and the traditional and contemporary folk categories each were consolidated into one per genre, due to the number of entries and given the challenges in distinguishing between contemporary folk and Americana, and contemporary and traditional blues. In the world music genre field, the traditional and contemporary categories also merged.

In the classical genre field, its main category Best Classical Album was discontinued because most recipients in this category had also won in one of the other classical categories for the same album. Classical recordings are now eligible for the main Album of the Year category.

There were also a few minor name changes to better reflect the nature of the separate categories. It was determined by the Recording Academy that the word "gospel" in thegospel genre field tends to conjure up the images and sounds of traditional soul gospel and leaves out the current contemporary Christian music (CCM). Therefore the genre field and some categories were renamed as Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music.^[12]

Since 2012, there have been a small number of adjustments made to the list of categories and genre fields. The number of categories has gone up from 78 in 2012 to 82 in 2014.

Nomination process[edit]

Record companies and individuals may submit recordings to be nominated. Nominations are made online and a physical copy of the work is sent to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Once a work is entered, reviewing sessions are held, by more than 150 experts from the recording industry, to determine whether the work is eligible and entered in the correct category for official nomination.

The resulting list is circulated to all NARAS members, each of whom may vote to nominate in the general field (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) and in no more than nine out of 30 other fields on their ballots. The five recordings that earn the most votes in each category become the nominees, while in some categories (craft and specialized categories) there are review committees in place that determine the final 5 nominees.^[13] There may be more than five nominees if there is a tie in the nomination process.

Whereas members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are generally invited to screenings or are sent DVDs of movies nominated for Oscars, NARAS members do not receive nominated recordings.

After nominees have been determined, final voting ballots are sent to Recording Academy members, who may then vote in the general fields and in no more than eight of the 30 fields. NARAS members are encouraged, but not required, to vote only in their fields of expertise. Ballots are tabulated secretly by the major independent accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.^[14] Following the tabulation of votes the winners are announced at the Grammy Awards. The recording with the most votes in a category wins and it is possible to have a tie. Winners are presented with the Grammy Award and those who do not win are given a medal for their nomination.

In both voting rounds, Academy members are required to vote based upon quality alone, and not to be influenced by sales, chart performance, personal friendships, regional preferences or company loyalty. The acceptance of gifts is prohibited. Members are urged to vote in a manner that preserves the integrity of the academy.

The eligibility period for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards was October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.

Venue[edit]

Prior to 1971, the Grammy Award ceremonies were held in different locations on the same day. Originally New York City and Los Angeles were the host cities. Chicago joined being a host city in 1962, and then Nashville became the fourth location in 1965.

The 1971 ceremony, held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, was the first to take place in one location. The ceremony was then moved to Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in New York City, and then Nashville's Tennessee Theatre in the following two years. Then from 1974 to 2003, the Grammys were held in various venues in New York City and Los Angeles. Notable locations included New York City's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall; and Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, the Staples Center and the Hollywood Palladium.

In 2004, the Staples Center became the permanent home of the award ceremonies. The Grammy Museum was built across the street from Staples Center in LA Live to preserve the history of the Grammy Awards. Embedded on the sidewalks at the museum streets are bronze disks, similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honoring each year's top winners, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.

Leading winners[edit]

With 31 Grammy Awards, Sir Georg Solti is the artist with the most Grammy wins.^[15] Alison Krauss is the biggest winner among female artists with 27 awards.^[16] U2, with 22 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group.^{[citation needed]}

Criticism[edit]

The Grammy Awards has received criticism from various recording artists and music journalists.

When his band Pearl Jam won a Grammy in the category Best Hard Rock Performance in 1996, singer Eddie Vedder commented on stage: "I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything."^[17] Glen Hansard, leader of the Irish rock group The Frames, stated in 2008 that the Grammys represent something outside of the real world of music "that's fully industry based." He said he wasn't that interested in attending that year's ceremony, even though he had been nominated for two different awards.^[17] Maynard James Keenan, lead singer of metal band Tool, did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony to receive one of their awards. He explained his reasons:

I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about.^[18]

It has also been criticized for generally awarding or nominating more commercially successful albums rather than critically successful albums.^[19][20] In 1991, Sinead O'Connorbecame the first musician to refuse a Grammy, boycotting the ceremony after being nominated for Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Alternative Musical Performance. O'Connor would go on to win the latter category. She said that her reasoning came from the Grammys' extreme commercialism. ^[21]

In a 2011 article, Los Angeles Times writer Randall Roberts was critical of the nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards, particularly for the Album of the Year category, noting the exclusion of Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, "the most critically acclaimed album of the year, a career-defining record", as a snub in favor of nominating less substantial albums.^[22] Roberts went on to criticize the Grammy Awards for being "mired in the past" and out of touch with "new media" and trends amongs music listeners such as music sharing, stating:

The major nominations for the 54th annual awards clearly show that the recording academy has been working overtime to be all-inclusive, but more significantly, they also reveal a deep chasm between its goals and the listening habits of the general population. [...] And if one were to measure the vitality of American music through the filter of the Grammy nominations for song of the year and record of the year, one might think the economy wasn't the only thing that was sluggish. [...] [T]he focus is still on the old music industry model of cash-cow hits, major label investments and commercial radio. [...] Falling behind the times is nothing new for the Grammys, but once they've lost sight of the artistry that makes music soar, they'll not just be irrelevant, they'll be out of business.^[22]

—Randall Roberts

In an article for Time, journalist Touré also responded to the snub and expressed his general displeasure with the awards, stating "I don't pretend to understand the Grammys. I have never been able to discern a consistent logic around who gets nominated or who gets statues. I comprehend the particular logic of the Oscars, but not the big awards for music. My normal state of confusion around what drives Grammy decisions was exponentialized this week when, to the shock of many, Kanye's masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was not nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year."^[23] He went on to compare understanding the Grammy Awards to Kremlinology and commented on The Recording Academy's exclusion of more "mature" hip hop albums as Album of the Year nominees, noting that it occasionally opts to nominate "pop-friendly" hip hop albums instead.^[23]

In a 2011 profile for The New York Times following the 53rd Grammy Awards, frontman Justin Vernon of indie band Bon Iver was asked his opinion of the Grammys and how he would react to a nomination for his group, to which he responded,

You know I was thinking about that a couple of months ago, someone asked me that, and I was like "I would go and I would" – and I don't think the Bon Iver record is the kind of record that would get nominated for a Grammy – "I would get up there and be like, 'This is for my parents, because they supported me,' because I know they would think it would be stupid of me not to go up there. But I kinda felt like going up there and being like: "Everyone should go home, this is ridiculous. You should not be doing this. We should not be gathering in a big room and looking at each other and pretending that this is important." That's what I would say.^[24]

He reaffirmed this sentiment and commented about the Grammys, saying:

[Ninety-eight] percent of the people in that room, their art is compromised by the fact that they're thinking that, and that they're hoping to get that award. And who is that award given by? It's like they think it's literally handed down by the musical-history gods. And I don't know who the voters are. Like, I have a friend who's a voter who was like, "I had to be a voter because I don't trust the other voters." And I was like, "Me either!" And it's just not important and people spend too much time thinking about it.^[24]

—Justin Vernon

Bon Iver subsequently received four nominations in November for the 54th Grammy Awards.^[24] After winning the award, Vernon said in his acceptance, "It's really hard to accept this award. There's so much talent out here [...] and there's a lot of talent that's not here tonight. It's also hard to accept because you know, when I started to make songs I did it for the inherent reward of making songs, so I'm a little bit uncomfortable up here."^[25]

In his article "Everything Is Praised Again", Jon Caramanica of The New York Times criticized Grammy voters for being "conservative" and disregarding more "forward-looking" music, and wrote in response to the 54th Grammy Awards, "for the umpteenth time, the Grammys went with familiarity over risk, bestowing album of the year honors (and several more) on an album that reinforced the values of an older generation suspicious of change."^[26] He cited the Grammy successes of Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation (1999), Norah Jones' Come Away with Me (2003), and Adele's 21 (2011) as examples of "the Grammys dropp[ing] a boatload of awards on a young female singer-songwriter and her breakthrough album." Of Kanye West's absence from the ceremony, Caramanica stated, "He didn't even bother to show up for the broadcast, which was well enough, because hip-hop was almost completely marginalized".^[26]

In an article for The Huffington Post, music executive and author Steve Stoute criticized the Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards for having "lost touch with contemporary popular culture" and noted "two key sources" for it: "(1) over-zealousness to produce a popular show that is at odds with its own system of voting and (2) fundamental disrespect of cultural shifts as being viable and artistic."^[27] Stoute accused them of snubbing artists with more cultural impact, citing respective losses by the critical and commercial successes in Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and Kanye West's Graduation (2007) in the Album of the Year category, and stated:

As an institution that celebrates artistic works of musicians, singers, songwriters, producers and technical specialists, we have come to expect that the Grammys upholds all of the values that reflect the very best in music that is born from our culture. Unfortunately, the awards show has become a series of hypocrisies and contradictions, leaving me to question why any contemporary popular artist would even participate. [...] While there is no doubt in my mind of the artistic talents ofSteely Dan or Herbie Hancock, we must acknowledge the massive cultural impact of Eminem and Kanye West and how their music is shaping, influencing and defining the voice of a generation. It is this same cultural impact that acknowledged the commercial and critical success of Michael Jackson's Thriller in 1984.^[27]

—Steve Stoute

TV broadcasts and ratings[edit]

Prior to the first live Grammys telecast in 1971 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC), a series of taped annual specials in the 1960s called The Best on Record were broadcast on National Broadcasting Company (NBC). The first Grammy Award telecast took place on the night of November 29, 1959, as an episode of the NBC anthology seriesSunday Showcase, which was normally devoted to plays, original TV dramas, and variety shows. Until 1971, awards ceremonies were held in both New York and Los Angeles, with winners accepting at one of the two. Pierre Cossette bought the rights to broadcast the ceremony from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and organized the first live telecast.^[28] CBS Broadcasting bought the rights in 1973 after moving the ceremony to Nashville, Tennessee; the American Music Awards were created for ABC (by Dick Clark) as a result.

The Recording Academy announced on June 21, 2011 that it had reached a new deal with CBS to keep the awards show on the network for another 10 years. As part of the new contract the network also airs a "nominations concert" special in the last week of November where the nominees are released during the special that is exclusive to CBS, rather than the traditional early-morning press conference with a release of the nominations seen with most major awards ceremonies which any network takes as part of a press pool.

葛萊美獎記錄[編輯]

派特·麥席尼（Pat Metheny）和派特·麥席尼樂團共贏得過16次葛萊美獎，包括連續6年6張不同專輯獲獎。到2004年為止，麥席尼保持著跨類別最多獎項的記錄：

1. 最佳融和爵士演出（1983、1984、1985、1988、1990）
2. 最佳器樂作曲（1991）
3. 最佳當代爵士專輯（1993、1994、1996、1999、2003)
4. 最佳爵士器樂演出，個人或組合（1998、2000）
5. 最佳搖滾器樂演出（1999）
6. 最佳爵士器樂獨奏（2001）
7. 最佳新紀元專輯（2004）

自由鼓手哈爾·布雷恩（Hal Blaine）在連續六張專輯中演奏，這六張專輯連續六年獲得年度唱片獎：

1. 1966 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - 「A Taste of Honey」
2. 1967 法蘭克·辛納區 - 「Strangers in the Night」
3. 1968 5th Dimension - 「Up, Up and Away」
4. 1969 Simon & Garfunkel - 「Mrs. Robinson」
5. 1970 5th Dimension - 「Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In」
6. 1971 Simon & Garfunkel - 「Bridge Over Troubled Water」

指揮喬治·蕭提（Georg Solti）爵士是贏得葛萊美獎最多之人，1997年逝世前他共獲得38樽獎項。

獎項[編輯]

下列部份獎項已經不再頒發或只是其他獎項的另一種稱呼。

特別獎﹝Special awards﹞[編輯]

• 終身成就獎（Lifetime Achievement Award）
• 理事獎（Trustees Award）
• 技術獎（Technical Award）
• 傳奇獎（Legend Award）
• 名人堂﹝Hall of Fame Award﹞
• The MusiCares Person of the Year Award

一般﹝General Field﹞[編輯]

• 年度製作（Record of the Year）
• 年度專輯（Album of the Year）
• 年度歌曲（Song of the Year）
• 最佳新人（Best New Artist）

特殊類型 ﹝Genre-specific awards﹞[編輯]

另類﹝Alternative﹞[編輯]

• 最佳另類音樂專輯﹝Best Alternative Music Album﹞

藍調﹝Blues﹞[編輯]

• 最佳傳統藍調專輯﹝Best Traditional Blues Album﹞
• 最佳當代藍調專輯﹝Best Contemporary Blues Album﹞

兒童﹝Children's﹞[編輯]

• 最佳兒童音樂專輯﹝Best Musical Album for Children﹞
• 最佳兒童誦讀專輯﹝Best Spoken Word Album for Children﹞

古典樂﹝Classical﹞[編輯]

• 最佳管弦樂演奏﹝Best Orchestral Performance﹞
• 最佳古典樂演出﹝Best Classical Vocal Performance﹞
• 最佳歌劇錄製﹝Best Opera Recording﹞
• 最佳合唱團演出﹝Best Choral Performance﹞
• 最佳器樂獨奏或合奏(管弦樂伴奏)﹝Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)﹞
• 最佳器樂獨奏(無管弦樂伴奏)﹝Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)﹞
• 最佳小團體演出(有指揮或無指揮)﹝Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)﹞
• 最佳室內樂演奏﹝Best Chamber Music Performance﹞
• 最佳當代古典樂作曲﹝Best Classical Contemporary Composition﹞
• 最佳古典樂專輯﹝Best Classical Album﹞
• 最佳古典混合音樂專輯﹝Best Classical Crossover Album﹞

喜劇﹝Comedy﹞[編輯]

• 最佳喜劇專輯﹝Best Comedy Album﹞

作曲與編曲﹝Composing/Arranging﹞[編輯]

• 最佳器樂作曲﹝Best Instrumental Composition﹞
• 最佳編曲﹝Best Arrangement﹞
• 最佳器樂編曲﹝Best Instrumental Arrangement﹞
• 最佳伴唱器樂編曲﹝Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)﹞
• 最佳和聲﹝Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices﹞

鄉村樂﹝Country﹞[編輯]

• 最佳鄉村女歌手﹝Best Female Country Vocal Performance﹞
• 最佳鄉村男歌手﹝Best Male Country Vocal Performance﹞
• 最佳鄉村組合，演唱或器樂﹝Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal or Instrumental﹞
• 最佳鄉村組合演唱﹝Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal﹞
• 最佳鄉村演唱合作﹝Best Country Collaboration with Vocals﹞
• 最佳鄉村器樂﹝Best Country Instrumental Performance﹞
• 最佳鄉村與西部音樂錄製﹝Best Country & Western Recording﹞
• 最佳鄉村與西部音樂單曲﹝Best Country & Western Single﹞
• 最佳鄉村歌曲﹝Best Country Song﹞
• 最佳鄉村專輯﹝Best Country Album﹞
• 最佳藍草專輯﹝Best Bluegrass Album﹞
• 最佳鄉村與西部音樂新人﹝Best New Country & Western Artist﹞

舞曲﹝Dance﹞[編輯]

• 最佳舞曲錄製（Best Dance Recording）
• 最佳電子/舞曲專輯﹝Best Electronic/Dance Album﹞

迪斯可﹝Disco﹞[編輯]

• 最佳迪斯可錄製(僅1980年)﹝Best Disco Recording (1980 only)﹞

影視媒體﹝Film/TV/Media﹞[編輯]

• 最佳影視媒體作品作曲專輯﹝Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media﹞
• 最佳影視媒體作品歌曲﹝Best Song Written for Visual Media﹞
• 最佳影視媒體作品配樂專輯（Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media）

民謠﹝Folk﹞[編輯]

• 最佳民族或傳統民謠錄製﹝Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording﹞
• 最佳傳統民謠專輯﹝Best Traditional Folk Album﹞
• 最佳當代民謠專輯﹝Best Contemporary Folk Album﹞
• 最佳美國原住民音樂專輯﹝Best Native American Music Album﹞
• 最佳夏威夷音樂專輯﹝Best Hawaiian Music Album﹞
• Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

福音音樂﹝Gospel﹞[編輯]

• 最佳福音演出﹝Best Gospel Performance﹞
• 最佳福音歌曲﹝Best Gospel Song﹞
• 最佳傳統福音演出﹝Best Gospel Performance, Traditional﹞
• 最佳當代福音演出﹝Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary﹞
• 最佳福音女歌手﹝Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female﹞
• 最佳福音男歌手﹝Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male﹞
• 最佳福音組合﹝Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus﹞
• 最佳靈魂樂演出﹝Best Soul Gospel Performance﹞
• 最佳傳統靈魂樂演出﹝Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional﹞
• 最佳當代靈魂樂演出﹝Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary﹞
• 最佳靈魂樂女歌手﹝Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female﹞
• 最佳靈魂樂男歌手﹝Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male﹞
• 最佳靈魂樂演出，男歌手或女歌手﹝Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female﹞
• 最佳靈魂樂組合﹝Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus﹞
• 最佳靈感演出﹝Best Inspirational Performance﹞
• 最佳流行/當代福音專輯﹝Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album﹞
• 最佳搖滾福音專輯﹝Best Rock Gospel Album﹞
• 最佳傳統福音專輯﹝Best Traditional Gospel Album﹞
• 最佳當代福音專輯﹝Best Contemporary Gospel Album﹞
• 最佳當代節奏藍調福音專輯﹝Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album﹞
• 最佳南方、鄉村或藍草福音專輯﹝Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album﹞
• 最佳福音合唱專輯﹝Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album﹞

歷史﹝Historical﹞[編輯]

• 最佳歷史專輯﹝Best Historical Album﹞

爵士樂﹝Jazz﹞[編輯]

• 最佳爵士女歌手﹝Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female﹞
• 最佳爵士男歌手﹝Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male﹞
• 最佳爵士組合﹝Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group﹞
• 最佳爵士器樂獨奏﹝Best Jazz Instrumental Solo﹞
• 最佳爵士器樂專輯，個人或組合﹝Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group﹞
• 最佳爵士大團體專輯﹝Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album﹞
• 最佳融合爵士演出﹝Best Jazz Fusion Performance﹞
• 最佳爵士原創作曲﹝Best Original Jazz Composition﹞
• 最佳爵士演唱專輯﹝Best Jazz Vocal Album﹞
• 最佳當代爵士專輯﹝Best Contemporary Jazz Album﹞
• 最佳拉丁爵士專輯﹝Best Latin Jazz Album﹞

拉丁樂﹝Latin﹞[編輯]

• 最佳拉丁樂錄製﹝Best Latin Recording﹞
• 最佳拉丁樂流行專輯﹝Best Latin Pop Album﹞
• 最佳傳統熱帶拉丁樂專輯﹝Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album﹞
• Salsa/Merengue Album
• 最佳墨西哥樂/墨西哥-美國樂專輯﹝Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album﹞
• 最佳拉丁搖滾/另類樂專輯﹝Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album﹞
• 最佳徳亞諾專輯（Best Tejano Album）
• Best Norteño Album
• Regional Mexican Album
• Best Banda Album
• Best Latin Urban Album

音樂秀﹝Musical Show﹞[編輯]

• 最佳音樂秀專輯﹝Best Musical Show Album﹞
• 最佳影視作品音樂專輯或原聲錄音﹝Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television﹞

音樂錄影帶﹝Music Video﹞[編輯]

• 最佳短篇音樂錄影帶﹝Best Short Form Music Video﹞
• 最佳長篇音樂錄影帶﹝Best Long Form Music Video﹞

包裝與內頁﹝Packaging/Notes; Best Album Cover﹞[編輯]

• 最佳唱片包裝﹝Best Recording Package﹞
• 最佳盒裝或特殊限定版包裝﹝Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package﹞
• 最佳專輯內頁﹝Best Album Notes﹞

波爾卡﹝Polka﹞[編輯]

Previously Awarded

• 最佳波爾卡專輯﹝Best Polka Album﹞

流行樂﹝Pop﹞[編輯]

• 最佳流行女歌手﹝Best Female Pop Vocal Performance﹞
• 最佳流行男歌手﹝Best Male Pop Vocal Performance﹞
• 最佳流行組合或合唱團﹝Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals﹞
• 最佳流行對唱﹝Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals﹞
• 最佳器樂演奏﹝Best Pop Instrumental Performance﹞
• 最佳流行演唱專輯﹝Best Pop Vocal Album﹞
• 最佳流行器樂專輯﹝Best Pop Instrumental Album﹞

製作與策劃﹝Production/Engineering﹞[編輯]

• 最佳非古典專輯策劃﹝Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical﹞
• 最佳古典專輯策劃﹝Best Engineered Album, Classical﹞
• 最佳非古典混音錄製﹝Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical﹞
• 年度非古典製作人﹝Producer of the Year, Non-Classical﹞
• 年度古典製作人﹝Producer of the Year, Classical﹞

節奏藍調﹝R&B﹞[編輯]

• 最佳節奏藍調女歌手﹝Best Female R&B Vocal Performance﹞
• 最佳節奏藍調男歌手﹝Best Male R&B Vocal Performance﹞
• 最佳節奏藍調組合﹝Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals﹞
• 最佳傳統節奏藍調演唱﹝Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance﹞
• 最佳節奏藍調歌曲﹝Best R&B Song﹞
• 最佳節奏藍調專輯﹝Best R&B Album﹞
• 最佳當代節奏藍調專輯﹝Best Contemporary R&B Album﹞

饒舌﹝Rap﹞[編輯]

• 最佳饒舌獨唱﹝Best Rap Solo Performance﹞
• 最佳饒舌組合﹝Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group﹞
• 最佳饒舌/演唱對唱﹝Best Rap/Sung Collaboration﹞
• 最佳饒舌歌曲﹝Best Rap Song﹞
• 最佳饒舌專輯﹝Best Rap Album﹞

雷鬼﹝Reggae﹞[編輯]

• 最佳雷鬼專輯﹝Best Reggae Album﹞

搖滾﹝Rock﹞[編輯]

• 最佳搖滾獨唱﹝Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo﹞
• 最佳搖滾組合﹝Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal﹞
• 最佳搖滾器樂演奏﹝Best Rock Instrumental Performance﹞
• 最佳硬搖滾演奏﹝Best Hard Rock Performance﹞
• 最佳金屬樂演奏﹝Best Metal Performance﹞
• 最佳搖滾歌曲﹝Best Rock Song﹞
• 最佳搖滾專輯﹝Best Rock Album﹞

環繞音響﹝Surround Sound﹞[編輯]

• 最佳環繞音響專輯﹝Best Surround Sound Album﹞

誦讀﹝Spoken﹞[編輯]

• 最佳誦讀專輯﹝Best Spoken Word Album﹞
• 最佳誦讀喜劇專輯﹝Best Spoken Comedy Album﹞

傳統流行﹝Traditional Pop﹞[編輯]

• 最佳傳統流行演唱專輯﹝Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album﹞

都市/另類﹝Urban/Alternative﹞[編輯]

• Best Urban/Alternative Performance

世界音樂﹝World﹞[編輯]

• 最佳傳統世界音樂專輯﹝Best Traditional World Music Album﹞
• 最佳當代世界音樂專輯﹝Best Contemporary World Music Album﹞

特殊規定[編輯]

• 歌詞或歌名中帶有侮辱性詞彙黑鬼﹝Nigger﹞的歌曲不予頒獎。