Grammy Awards for songwriting

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Grammy Awards for songwriting are a set of prestigious music industry honors presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the craft of writing songs across various genres.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grammy Award
music award category
administeredBy Recording Academy Board of Trustees
awardedFor craft of writing songs
songwriting excellence across various genres
ceremonyFrequency annual
country United States
distinctFrom Grammy Awards for performance
Grammy Awards for production
eligibilityBasis released recordings within the eligibility year
evaluationCriteria lyrical content
melodic and harmonic structure
originality of composition
songwriting quality rather than commercial success
focusesOn lyrics
melody
song composition
songwriting
hasNotableCategory Best American Roots Song
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Best Country Song
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Best Musical Theater Album (songwriting component recognized via composers and lyricists)
Best R&B Song
Best Rap Song
Best Rock Song
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Song of the Year
includesGenreCategories American roots
R&B
country
gospel and contemporary Christian
music for visual media
pop
rap
rock
industry music industry
language primarily English-language market but open to all languages
mayAlsoCredit composers
mediaCoverage televised Grammy Awards ceremony
organizer Recording Academy Songwriters and Composers Wing
partOf Grammy Awards
presentedBy Recording Academy
prestige considered among the most prestigious honors for songwriters
purpose to recognize outstanding achievement in songwriting
recognizes songwriters
selectionProcess voted on by Recording Academy voting members
status active

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Best Country Song
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