Song of the Year

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Grammy Award category music award

Song of the Year is a major Grammy Award category that honors the songwriters of an outstanding single or track based on its composition.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grammy Award category → music award →
alsoKnownAs	Grammy Award for Song of the Year →
awardedFor	outstanding composition of a single or track → songwriting →
awardFocus	creative songwriting rather than recording quality →
awardType	peer-voted award →
basedOn	composition →
ceremony	Annual Grammy Awards ceremony →
country	United States →
criteriaEmphasis	lyrics → melody → overall composition → songwriting quality →
distinctFrom	Album of the Year → Record of the Year →
domain	popular music →
eligibilityBasis	release date within the Grammy eligibility year →
eligibilityUnit	single track → standalone single →
excludes	performance-only contributions → production-only contributions →
field	music →
firstAwarded	1959 →
focusesOn	songwriters →
frequency	annual →
generalFieldCategory	Grammy general field →
genreScope	all eligible musical genres →
hasCategoryType	songwriting award →
honors	songwriters of a single or track →
inception	1959 →
includes	songwriters credited on the nominated work →
language	primarily English but open to other languages if meeting eligibility rules →
medium	single → track →
notableCharacteristic	one of the four major Grammy general field categories →
organizer	The Recording Academy →
partOf	Grammy Awards →
presentedBy	The Recording Academy →
presentedIn	United States →
selectionProcess	voted on by members of The Recording Academy →
shortDescription	Grammy category honoring songwriters for outstanding composition of a single or track →
status	major Grammy Award →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Grammy Award for Song of the Year →	alsoKnownAs
MTV Moon Person →	awardedInCategory
Grammy Award →	hasCategory