Grammy Award for Song of the Year

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The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is a major annual music industry honor recognizing outstanding songwriting for a single track.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grammy Award
music award
alsoKnownAs Song of the Year
awardedFor lyrics and melody
quality of composition
awardFor single track
songwriting
categoryType general field category
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criteria honors songwriters rather than performers
distinctionFrom Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
eligibility song first released or first achieved prominence during the eligibility year
field music industry
firstAwarded 1959
frequency annual
genre music
hasAwardedTo Adele
Alicia Keys
Amy Winehouse
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Bob Dylan
Bruno Mars
Carole King
Christopher Cross
Cyndi Lauper
Ed Sheeran
Eric Clapton
James Taylor
Lady Gaga
Lionel Richie
Paul Simon
Sam Smith
Stevie Wonder
Taylor Swift
U2
inception 1959
languageOfTitle English
locationOfCeremony various cities in the United States
notableAs one of the four major Grammy general field awards
organizer Recording Academy
surface form: The Recording Academy
partOf Grammy Award
surface form: Grammy Awards
presentedBy Recording Academy
surface form: The Recording Academy
relatedAward Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
scope songwriting achievement
selectionProcess voting by members of The Recording Academy

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subject surface form: We Belong Together
Grammy Award for Album of the Year relatedAward Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Dixie Chicks wonForWork Grammy Award for Song of the Year
this entity surface form: Song of the Year Grammy for Not Ready to Make Nice