GRAMMY Genres by Year - Full Sail University

GRAMMY Genres by Year - Full Sail University

Derived from the "Past Winners Search" at GRAMMY.com
Genre
Sub-Genre
Year Started
Winner
2012 Award Categories in Blue
GENERAL
Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist
1958
1958
1958
1959
Domenico Modugno
Henry Mancini
Domenico Modugno
Bobby Darin
ALTERNATIVE
Alternative Music Performance
Alternative Music Album
1990
2000
Sinead O’Connor
Radiohead
AMERICAN ROOTS
Performance - Folk
Folk Recording
Folk Performance
Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including Blues)
Traditional Blues Recording
Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
Traditional Folk Recording
Contemporary Folk Recording
Contemporary Blues Recording
Bluegrass Recording - Vocal or Instrumental
Bluegrass Album
Traditional Blues Album
Contemporary Blues Album
Traditional Folk Album
Contemporary Folk Album
Native American Music Album
Hawaiian Music Album
Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
Best Americana Album
Blues Album
Folk Album
Regional Roots Music Album
1959
1960
1967
1970
1982
1982
1986
1986
1987
1988
1991
1991
1991
1991
1991
2000
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2011
2011
The Kingston Trio
Harry Belafonte
John Hartford
T-Bone Walker
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Queen Ida (Guillary)
Doc Watson
Al Bunetta, et al.
Robert Cray
Bill Monroe
Carl Jackson & John Starling
B.B. King
Buddy Guy
John Colby & Ken Burns
John Prine
Douglas Spotted Eagle
Charles M. Brotman
Bob Dylan
Terrance Simien, et al.
Levon Helm
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Civil Wars
Rebirth Brass Band
ARRANGING
Arrangement
Instrumental Arrangement
1958
1962
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
Background Arrangement
Vocal/Instrumental Accompaniment
Accompanying Vocalists
Arrangement for Voices
Arrangement for Two or More Voices
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals
1962
1964
1968
1976
1981
1981
Marty Manning
Peter Matz
Jimmy L. Webb
Starland Vocal Band
Gene Puerling
Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones
CHILDREN’S
Recording for Children
Album for Children
Musical Album for Children
Spoken Word Album for Children
Best Children’s Album
1958
1991
1993
1993
2011
The Chipmunks
Clifford “Barney” Robertson
Alan Menken & Tim Rice
Audrey Hepburn
All About Bullies... Big & Small
CLASSICAL
Orchestral
Solo Concerto
Solo Instrumental
Chamber
Vocal Soloist
Operatic/Choral
1958
1958
1958
1958
1958
1958
Felix Slatkin
Van Cliburn
Andres Segovia
Hollywood String Quartet
Renata Tebaldi
Roger Wagner
COMEDY
Comedy Performance
Comedy Performance - Spoken Word
Comedy Performance - Musical
Comedy Recording
Comedy Album
1958
1959
1959
1967
1991
The Chipmunks
Shelley Berman
Homer & Jethro
Bill Cosby
Peter Schickele
COMPOSING
Musical Composition (more than 5 minutes)
Instrumental Theme (or Song Version)
Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)
Instrumental Theme
Instrumental Composition
1958
1961
1964
1966
1970
Nelson Riddle
Galt MacDermott
Henry Mancini
Neal Hefti
Alfred Newman
COUNTRY
Country & Western Performance
Country & Western Recording
Country & Western Single
Country & Western Album
Country & Western Vocal - Female
Country & Western Vocal - Male
Country & Western Song
New Country & Western Artist
Country & Western Performance - Duo/Group
Country Vocal - Female
1958
1961
1964
1964
1964
1964
1964
1964
1967
1968
Kingston Trio
Jimmy Dean
Roger Miller
Roger Miller
Dottie West
Roger Miller
Roger Miller
Roger Miller
Johnny Cash & June Carter
Jeannie C. Riley
(Sub-Genres are not current)
Country Vocal - Male
Country Song
Country Performance - Duo/Group
Country Instrumental Performance
Country Vocal Collaboration
Country Album
Country Solo Performance
1968
1968
1968
1969
1988
1994
2011
Johnny Cash
Bobby Russell
Flatt and Scruggs
Nashville Brass & Danny Davis
Roy Orbison & k.d. lang
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Taylor Swift
DANCE
Dance Recording
Electronic/Dance Album
Dance/Electronica Album
2002
2004
2011
Dirty Vegas
Basement Jaxx
Skrillex
DISCO
Disco Recording
1979
Gloria Gaynor
ENGINEERING
Best Engineered Record (Classical)
Best Engineered Record (Non-Classical)
Best Engineering Contribution (Novelty)
Best Engineering Contribution (Popular)
Best Engineered Recording (Special/Novel Effects)
Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical)
Best Engineered Album (Classical)
1958
1958
1959
1960
1964
1991
1997
Sherwood Hall III
Ted (Theodore) Keep
Ted (Theodore) Keep
Luis P. (Val) Valentin
Chipmunks Sing Beatles
Al Schmitt, et al.
Jack Renner & Michael Bishop
FILM / TV / VISUAL MEDIA
Original Score Written for Film/TV Show
Album of Original Score Written for Film/TV Special
Song Specifically Written for Film/TV
Instrumental Composition Written for Film/TV
Soundtrack Album for Film/TV/Media
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Film/TV/Media
Score Soundtrack Album for Film/TV/Media
Song Written for Film/TV/Media
Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Song Written for Visual Media
1963
1973
1987
1990
1999
2000
2000
2000
2011
2011
2011
John Addison
Neil Diamond
Barry Mann, et al.
James Horner
Phil Collins
Cameron Crowe
Thomas Newman
Randy Newman
Kevin Weaver, et al.
Alexandre Desplat
Alan Menken & Glenn Slater
Gospel or other Religious Recording
Sacred Recording (Musical)
Sacred Performance
Gospel Performance
Soul Gospel Performance
Inspirational Performance
Gospel Performance - Contemporary/Inspirational
Gospel Performance - Traditional
1961
1966
1967
1967
1968
1972
1977
1977
Mahalia Jackson
Blackwood Brothers
Elvis Presley
Blackwood Brothers
Dottie Rambo
Elvis Presley
The Imperials
Oak Ridge Boys
GOSPEL
1977
1977
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
1993
1993
1993
2005
2006
2006
2011
2011
2011
2011
Edwin Hawkins
James Cleveland
Amy Grant
Russ Taff
Larnelle Harris & Sandi Patti
Sandra Crouch
Al Green
Barbara Mandrell & Bobby Jones
Petra
Sandi Patti
Bruce Carroll
Tramaine Hawkins
Take 6
James Cleveland
dc Talk
Steven Curtis Chapman
Kathy Mattea
CeCe Winans
Jonny Lang
Kirk Franklin
Le’Andria Johnson
Laura Story
Chris Tomlin
Kirk Franklin
Historical Reissue Album
Historical Album
1978
1979
1980
1981
Jerry Korn & Michael Brooks
Keith Hardwick
George Spitzer & Michael Brooks
Jazz Performance - Individual
Jazz Performance - Group
Jazz Performance - Solo
Jazz Performance - Solo/Small Group
Jazz Performance - Large Group
Jazz Composition (more than 5 minutes)
Original Jazz Composition
Jazz Performance - Big Band
Jazz Vocal Performance
Jazz Fusion - Vocal or Instrumental
Jazz Instrumental Performance - Solo
1958
1958
1959
1960
1960
1960
1961
1971
1976
1979
1979
Ella Fitzgerald
Count Basie
Ella Fitzgerald
Andre Previn
Henry Mancini
Gil Evans & Miles Davis
Galt MacDermott
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Weather Report
Oscar Peterson
Soul Gospel Performance - Contemporary
Soul Gospel Performance - Traditional
Gospel Performance - Female
Gospel Performance - Male
Gospel Performance - Duo/Group
Soul Gospel Performance - Female
Soul Gospel Performance - Male
Soul Gospel Performance - Duo/Group
Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
Pop Gospel Album
Southern Gospel Album
Traditional Soul Gospel Performance
Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Gospel Album by Choir/Chorus
Rock Gospel Album
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Southern / Country / Bluegrass Gospel Album
Gospel Song
Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Contemporary Christian Music Song
Contemporary Christian Music Album
Gospel Album
HISTORICAL
Historical Repackage Album
Historical Reissue
JAZZ
Michael Brooks
LATIN
Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group
Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band
Jazz Vocal - Female
Jazz Vocal - Male
Contemporary Jazz Performance
Jazz Instrumental Solo
Large Jazz Ensemble
Latin Jazz Performance
Contemporary Jazz Album
Jazz Vocal Album
Jazz Instrumental Album
Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Latin Jazz Album
Improvised Jazz Solo
1979
1979
1980
1980
1991
1991
1991
1994
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2009
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
George Benson
Manhattan Transfer
Stan Getz
Dizzy Gillespie
Arturo Sandoval
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Dianne Reeves
Branford Marsalis
Joe Lovano
Chucho Valdes
Terence Blanchard
Latin Recording
Latin Pop Performance
Tropical Latin Performance
Mexican-American Performance
Latin Pop Album
Tropical Latin Album
Mexican-American Album
Mexican-American/Tejano Album
Latin Rock/Alternative Performance
Tejano Performance
Salsa Performance
Merengue Performance
Latin Rock/Alternative Album
Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Salsa Album
Merengue Album
Mexican-American Album
Tejano Album
Salsa/Merengue Album
Latin Urban Album
Regional Mexican Album
Norteno Album
Banda Album
Latin Rock / Alternative / Urban Album
Latin Pop / Rock / Urban Album
1975
1983
1983
1983
1991
1991
1991
1995
1997
1998
1999
1999
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2003
2007
2008
2008
2008
2009
2011
Eddie Palmieri
Jose Feliciano
Tito Puente
Los Lobos
Vikki Carr
Juan Luis Guerra
Little Joe
Flaco Jimenez
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Flaco Jimenez
Los Van Van
Elvis Crespo
La Ley
Gloria Estefan
Eddie Palmieri & Tito Puente
Olga Tanon
Pepe Aguilar
The Legends
Celia Cruz
Calle 13
Nati Cano, et al.
Los Tigres Del Norte
Joan Sebastian
Calle 13
Mana
Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
Banda or Norteno Album
Latin Rock / Urban / Alternative Album
2011
2011
2012
Pepe Aguilar
Los Tigres Del Norte
Quetzal
MUSIC VIDEO & FILM
Video of the Year
Video - Short Form
Video Album
Music Video - Short Form
Music Video - Long Form
Performance Music Video
Concept Music Video
Short Form Music Video
Long Form Music Video
1981
1983
1983
1985
1985
1987
1987
1997
1997
Michael Nesmith
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Quincy Jones
Huey Lewis & the News
Anthony Eaton
Genesis
Janet Jackson
Alanis Morissette
MUSICAL SHOW
Original Cast Album (Broadway/TV)
1958
1958
1959
1959
1960
1963
1975
1985
1991
2011
Meredith Wilson
Soundtrack / Dramatic Picture Score / Original Cast
Soundtrack Album, Original Cast (Film/TV)
Broadway Show Album
Show Album (Original Cast)
Score from an Original Cast Show Album
Cast Show Album
Musical Cast Show Album
Musical Show Album
Musical Theatre Album
NEW AGE
New Age Album
1986
1987
1991
NOTES
Album Notes
1963
PACKAGING
Album Cover
1958
1961
1961
1973
1993
1994
2002
New Age Recording
New Age Performance
Album Cover (Non-Classical)
Album Cover (Classical)
Album Package
Recording Package
Recording Package - Boxed
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
POLKA
Polka Recording
Polka Album
1985
1991
Andre Previn
Andre Previn
Gwen Verdon / Ethel Merman
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
Charlie Smalls
John McClure
Cy Coleman, et al.
Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad
Andreas Vollenweider
Yusef Lateef
Chip Davis
Leonard Feather & Stanley Dance
Frank Sinatra
Jim Silke
Marvin Schwartz
Wilkes & Braun
David Lau
Chris Thompson
Susan Archie
Frank Yankovic
Jimmy Sturr
POP
Female Vocal - Single
Male Vocal - Single
Orchestra
Dance Band
Vocal Group
Top 40 Artist
Female Vocal - Album
Male Vocal - Album
Vocal Chorus
Pop Single Artist
Rock & Roll Recording
Instrumental (Non-Jazz)
Contemporary (R&R) Single
Contemporary (R&R) Female Vocal
Contemporary (R&R) Male Vocal
Contemporary (R&R) Group
Contemporary (R&R) Album
Contemporary Pop Vocal - Female
Contemporary Pop Vocal - Male
Contemporary Pop Vocals - Group
Contemporary Pop Vocal - Chorus
Contemporary Pop Instrumental
Contemporary Song
Pop Vocal - Female
Pop Vocal - Male
Pop Vocal - Duo or Group
Pop Instrumental Performance
Pop Vocal - Collaboration
Pop Vocal Album
Dance Recording
Pop Instrumental Album
Pop Solo Performance
Pop Duo/Group Performance
PRODUCER
Producer of the Year
Classical Producer of the Year
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)
Producer of the Year (Classical)
1958
1958
1958
1958
1958
1959
1960
1960
1960
1960
1961
1964
1965
1965
1965
1965
1967
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1969
1971
1971
1971
1971
1994
1994
1997
2000
2011
2011
1974
1979
1980
1997
Ella Fitzgerald
Perry Como
Billy May
Count Basie
Keely Smith & Louis Prima
Nat King Cole
Ella Fitzgerald
Ray Charles
Norman Luboff
Ray Charles
Chubby Checker
Henry Mancini
Roger Miller
Petula Clark
Roger Miller
Statler Brothers
The Beatles
Dionne Warwick
Jose Feliciano
Simon & Garfunkel
Alan Copeland
Mason Williams
Joe South
Carole King
James Taylor
The Carpenters
Qunicy Jones
Al Green & Lyle Lovett
Bonnie Raitt
Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder
Joe Jackson
Adele
Amy Winehouse & Tony Bennett
Thom Bell
James Mallinson
Phil Ramone
Steven Epstein
R&B
Rhythm & Blues Performance
Rhythm & Blues Recording
Rhythm & Blues - Solo
Rhythm & Blues - Group
Rhythm & Blues Solo - Female
Rhythm & Blues Solo - Male
Rhythm & Blues Song
R&B Vocal - Female
R&B Vocal - Male
R&B Vocal - Group
R&B Instrumental
R&B Album
Traditional R&B Vocal
R&B Song
Urban / Alternative
Contemporary R&B Album
R&B Performance
Traditional R&B Performance
Urban Contemporary Album
RAP
Rap Performance
Rap Performance - Solo
Rap Performance - Group
Rap Album
Rap/Sung Collaboration
Rap Solo - Female
Rap Solo - Male
Rap Song
Rap Solo Performance
REGGAE
Reggae Recording
Reggae Album
REMIXER
Remixer of the Year (Non-Classical)
Remixed Recording (Non-Classical)
ROCK
Rock Vocal - Female
Rock Vocal - Male
Rock Vocal - Group
Rock Instrumental
1958
1961
1966
1966
1967
1967
1968
1969
1969
1969
1969
1994
1998
2000
2002
2002
2011
2011
2012
Champs
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ramsey Lewis
Aretha Franklin
Lou Rawls
Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
Aretha Franklin
Joe Simon
Isley Brothers
King Curtis
Boyz II Men
Patti LaBelle
Destiny’s Child
India.Arie
Ashanti
Corinne Bailey Rae
Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
Frank Ocean
1988
1990
1990
1995
2001
2002
2002
2003
2004
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
1984
1991
Black Uhuru
MC Hammer
Qunicy Jones, et al.
Naughty by Nature
Eve & Gwen Stefani
Missy Elliot
Nelly
Eminem
Jay-Z
Shabba Ranks
1997
2001
Frankie Knuckles
1979
1979
1979
1979
Donna Summer
Deep Dish
Bob Dylan
The Eagles
Paul McCartney & Wings
1987
1988
1989
1989
1991
1991
1994
1994
1994
2004
2004
2011
2011
Bruce Springsteen
Jethro Tull
Living Colour
Stan Freberg
Spoken Word Album
Spoken Word (Poetry, AudioBook, Story)
Spoken Word Album
1958
1983
1993
1997
2006
2012
George Carlin
Charles Kuralt
O. Davis & Ruby Dee / J. Carter
Janis Ian
Surround Sound Album
2004
Al Schmitt & J. Burk / Ray Charles
Traditional Pop Performance
1991
1992
2000
Rock Vocal - Solo
Hard Rock / Metal
Hard Rock Performance
Metal Performance
Hard Rock Vocal
Rock Song
Rock Vocal - Female
Rock Vocal - Male
Rock Album
Rock Vocal - Solo
Rock Vocal - Group
Rock Performance
Hard Rock / Metal Performance
SPOKEN
Spoken Word, Documentary, or Drama
Spoken Word or Non-Musical
Spoken Comedy Album
SURROUND SOUND
TRAD POP
Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
WORLD MUSIC
World Music Album
Traditional World Music Album
Contemporary World Music Album
1991
2003
2003
Metallica
Van Halen
Sting
Melissa Ethridge
Bruce Springsteen
Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen
U2
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
William Warfield
Natalie Cole
Tony Bennett
Joni Mitchell
Mickey Hart
Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery
Cesaria Evora