Grammy Award for Record of the Year

An annual Grammy Award honoring the overall achievement of a single recording, including its performance and production. The award goes to the artists and key recording personnel responsible for that recording.

Grammy Awards: An annual set of music awards presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievements in recorded music. Record of the Year is one of the Grammy Awards’ principal general-field honors.
Grammy Award eligibility period: The dates during which a music release must become commercially available to qualify for a Grammy year. Only recordings released within the applicable period can enter consideration.
1st Annual Grammy Awards: The first Grammy Awards ceremony, held in 1959 to recognize recordings released in 1958. Record of the Year was among the categories established at the awards’ debut.
Grammy Award for Record of the Year winners by decade: A decade-by-decade account of recordings that have won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Comparing winners across decades exposes shifts in popular styles and recording practice.
Grammy Award for Song of the Year: A Grammy Award honoring the songwriter or songwriters behind a song’s composition. It recognizes songwriting, while Record of the Year honors the finished recording.
Grammy Award nomination process: The procedures through which eligible Grammy entries are reviewed and nominees are selected. The process determines which recordings appear on the Record of the Year ballot.
Nelson Riddle: An American arranger, composer, and bandleader known for his work with popular singers and orchestras. He won the category’s first award as producer of “Mack the Knife.”
Grammy Award for Record of the Year records: Statistical records associated with Record of the Year winners, nominees, and repeated achievements. Milestones show which artists and recordings have shaped the category’s public profile.
Grammy Award for Album of the Year: A Grammy Award honoring an album’s overall artistic achievement and the people responsible for it. This neighboring general-field award recognizes an album rather than one recording.
Grammy Award voting process: The voting procedures used by Recording Academy members to choose Grammy nominees and winners. Eligible voters decide which nominated recording receives the award.

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