Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

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The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to songwriters for outstanding achievement in rock music composition.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grammy Award
music award
alsoKnownAs Best Rock Song
awardCategoryNumber one of the rock field categories at the Grammy Awards
awardedFor outstanding achievement in rock songwriting
rock music composition
awardingBodyHeadquarters Santa Monica, California
awardType competitive award
belongsToMusicGenreGroup rock, hard rock, and related subgenres
country United States
distinguishedFrom Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance
eligibleRecipients songwriters
field rock
firstAwarded 1992
frequency annual
genre rock music
hasCategoryType songwriting award
hasCriterion original rock song
released during the eligibility year
hasFocus composition rather than performance
hasStatus active award category
hasSubcategory songwriters only category
hasTrophyShape gold-plated gramophone
inception 1992
language English
locationOfCeremony various cities in the United States
mediaType music
notableWinner Alanis Morissette
Brandi Carlile
Bruce Springsteen
Foo Fighters
Gary Clark Jr.
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Kings of Leon
Ozzy Osbourne
Red Hot Chili Peppers
St. Vincent
The War on Drugs
U2
officialWebsite https://www.grammy.com
organizer National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
partOf Grammy Awards
presentedAt Grammy Awards ceremony
presentedBy Recording Academy
reward Gramophone trophy
selectionMethod voting by members of the Recording Academy

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alabama Shakes
Brittany Howard
Vertigo
awardReceived
21st Century Breakdown ("Grammy Award for Best Rock Song ("21 Guns")")
James Bay
Phoebe Bridgers
nominatedFor
Streets of Philadelphia
hasAward
The Rising ("Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (for "The Rising")")
winnerOf

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