Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
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The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding albums in the alternative music genre.
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| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Recording Academy
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Recording Academy Awards Department
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| alsoKnownAs |
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
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surface form:
Best Alternative Music Album Grammy
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| awardCategoryType | genre-specific album category ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding alternative music albums ⓘ |
| awardLevel | national ⓘ |
| awardStatus | active ⓘ |
| awardType | album award ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| field | recorded music ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1991 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
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| genre | alternative music ⓘ |
| hasCategoryGroup | Alternative music field ⓘ |
| hasCeremonyLocation | various cities in the United States ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityRegion | primarily United States-based releases with some international eligibility ⓘ |
| hasMedium | recorded music ⓘ |
| hasSubcategoryCriterion |
album must be commercially released
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album must be primarily alternative in style ⓘ album must meet Recording Academy eligibility period ⓘ |
| hasVotingBody | voting members of the Recording Academy ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | English ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Arcade Fire
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Beck ⓘ Coldplay ⓘ Radiohead ⓘ St. Vincent ⓘ The White Stripes ⓘ Vampire Weekend ⓘ Wilco ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.grammy.com ⓘ |
| organizer |
Recording Academy
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National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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| partOf |
Grammy Award
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surface form:
Grammy Awards
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| presentedAtEvent | Grammy Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Recording Academy ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
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Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Rock Album ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | peer recognition ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by Recording Academy members ⓘ |
| significance | major recognition for alternative music artists ⓘ |
| trophyShape | gold-plated gramophone ⓘ |
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