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Grammy Award

Grammy Award
The Grammy awards are named for the trophy: a small, gilded gramophone statuette.
NameGrammy Awards
Imagesize200px
CaptionThe Grammy awards are named for the trophy: a small, gilded gramophone statuette.
Current Awards53rd Grammy Awards
DescriptionOutstanding achievements in the music industry
PresenterNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
CountryUnited States
Year1959

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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 awards 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 Award for stage and the Academy Awards for film.

The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Following the 2011 ceremony, NARAS overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 54th Grammy Awards will be held on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.


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