Song of the Year
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Song of the Year is a major Grammy Award category that honors the songwriters of an outstanding single or track based on its composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Song of the Year canonical | 7 |
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 |
Grammy Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Annual Grammy Awards ceremony
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Award
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Recording Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Recording Academy
|
| partOf |
Grammy Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Awards
|
| presentedBy |
Recording Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Recording Academy
|
| presentedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.