Grammy Award for Album of the Year

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The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious honors in the music industry, recognizing the overall artistic achievement and production excellence of a full album across all genres.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grammy Award category
annual award
music award
alsoKnownAs Album of the Year
awardCategoryOf Grammy Award
surface form: Grammy Awards
awardedBy Recording Academy
surface form: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
awardedFor best album of the year across all genres
overall artistic achievement of an album
production excellence of a full album
awardingBodyType professional music organization
ceremonyHeldIn various cities in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
evaluationBasis album as a complete work
field music
firstAwarded 1959
frequency annual
genreScope all music genres
hasCategoryGroup Grammy Award for Album of the Year self-linksurface differs
surface form: General Field (Big Four) Grammy categories
hasCriterion artistic merit
overall impact
technical excellence
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.grammy.com
hasPrestigeLevel flagship Grammy category
hasSubcategoryRelation distinct from Record of the Year
distinct from Song of the Year
hasType general field Grammy category
hasVotingBody voting members of The Recording Academy
inception 1959
includesRecognitionOf mastering engineers
mixers
performers
producers
recording engineers
isConsidered one of the most prestigious awards in the music industry
language English
location United States of America
surface form: United States
medium recorded music
notableFeature cross-genre eligibility
organizer Recording Academy
surface form: The Recording Academy
partOf Grammy Award
surface form: Grammy Awards
presentedAt Grammy Award
surface form: Grammy Awards ceremony
presentedBy Recording Academy
surface form: The Recording Academy
region North America
relatedAward Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
scope full-length albums
selectionProcess voting by members of The Recording Academy
shortName AOTY

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this entity surface form: Album of the Year Grammy Award
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