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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| instanceOf |
Grammy Award
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music award category → |
| administeredBy |
Recording Academy Board of Trustees
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| awardedFor |
craft of writing songs
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songwriting excellence across various genres → |
| ceremonyFrequency |
annual
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| country |
United States
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| distinctFrom |
Grammy Awards for performance
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Grammy Awards for production → |
| eligibilityBasis |
released recordings within the eligibility year
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| evaluationCriteria |
lyrical content
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melodic and harmonic structure → originality of composition → songwriting quality rather than commercial success → |
| focusesOn |
lyrics
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melody → song composition → songwriting → |
| hasNotableCategory |
Best American Roots Song
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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
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R&B → country → gospel and contemporary Christian → music for visual media → pop → rap → rock → |
| industry |
music industry
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| language |
primarily English-language market but open to all languages
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| mayAlsoCredit |
composers
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| mediaCoverage |
televised Grammy Awards ceremony
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| organizer |
Recording Academy Songwriters and Composers Wing
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| partOf |
Grammy Awards
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| presentedBy |
Recording Academy
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| prestige |
considered among the most prestigious honors for songwriters
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| purpose |
to recognize outstanding achievement in songwriting
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| recognizes |
songwriters
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| selectionProcess |
voted on by Recording Academy voting members
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| status |
active
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Best Country Song
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