Best Americana Album
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Best Americana Album is a Grammy Award category that honors outstanding albums in the Americana music genre, blending elements of roots, folk, country, and rock.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grammy Award for Best Americana Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCriterion |
artistic achievement
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overall excellence in the recording industry ⓘ technical proficiency ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding Americana album ⓘ |
| awardFor |
Americana music
NERFINISHED
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albums ⓘ |
| awardType | genre-specific album award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
full-length albums
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majority of tracks in Americana style ⓘ |
| excludesCriterion |
album sales
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chart position ⓘ |
| field | recorded music ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 52nd Annual Grammy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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country ⓘ folk ⓘ rock ⓘ roots music ⓘ |
| hasCategory | American roots music ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElements |
blues
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singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| inception | 2010 ⓘ |
| language | primarily English ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | various cities in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaType | music recording ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Bonnie Raitt
NERFINISHED
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Brandi Carlile NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmylou Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Isbell NERFINISHED ⓘ John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Lobos NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ The Civil Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grammy Award for American Roots Music field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Grammy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Recording Academy
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surface form:
The Recording Academy
|
| replaced | Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | albums released during the eligibility year ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by members of The Recording Academy ⓘ |
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