The Grammy Awards, commonly known as the Grammys and stylized as GRAMMY, are presented by the Recording Academy to honor exceptional achievements in the music industry in the United States. Widely considered the most prestigious and influential awards in music, the Grammys were initially called the Gramophone Awards, named after the trophy's depiction of a golden gramophone.
Awarded for
Outstanding achievements in the music industry
Country
United States
Presented by
The Recording Academy
First awarded
May 4, 1959 (as the Gramophone Award)
Website
www.grammy.com
Television/radio coverage
- Network:
- NBC (1959–1970)
- ABC (1971–1972; 2027)
- CBS (1973–present)
The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually and are regarded as one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for film), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The inaugural Grammy Awards ceremony took place on May 4, 1959, to honor musical achievements from the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy revamped several Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, with 94 categories, will be presented on February 2, 2025.
Following over fifty years of being broadcast on CBS, it was announced on October 30, 2024, that the Grammys will move to ABC, Disney+, and Hulu as part of a ten
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