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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Fun. awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
song "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Empire State of Mind nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Lady A awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
D'Mile awardReceivedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
this entity surface form: Grammy Award for Song of the Year for Leave the Door Open
D'Mile awardReceivedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
this entity surface form: Grammy Award for Song of the Year for I Can’t Breathe
Back to Black awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
this entity surface form: Grammy Award for Song of the Year (for Rehab, associated with the album)
Rehab nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Rehab awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
John Rzeznik nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Lorde awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Lewis Capaldi nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Julia Carin Cavazos nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Issues nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Issues (2017) nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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JP Saxe nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
I Believe I Can Fly nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
I Believe I Can Fly (Space Jam soundtrack) nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Stay With Me awarded Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Peaches nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Nate Ruess awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Larry Henley awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Gabi Wilson notableAward Grammy Award for Song of the Year
“Hard Place” (song) nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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“Fight for You” (song) nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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“I Can’t Breathe” (Song of the Year Grammy) award Grammy Award for Song of the Year
subject surface form: I Can’t Breathe
“I Can’t Breathe” (Song of the Year Grammy) nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Don’t Know Why awarded Grammy Award for Song of the Year
subject surface form: Don't Know Why
this entity surface form: Grammy Award for Song of the Year (for songwriter Jesse Harris)
Girl Crush nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Song Sung Blue nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
I Am... I Said nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
"Every Breath You Take" award Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Love the Way You Lie nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Anthony Newley awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Estelle Swaray nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
1-800-273-8255 nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Ella Mai nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Chandelier nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Wayne Kirkpatrick awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Gordon Kennedy awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
H. E. R. awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Adele album 21 awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Joel Little awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Harold Lane David awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Galt MacDermot awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Norman Gimbel awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Little Green Apples awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Joe Brooks awardReceived Grammy Award for Song of the Year