The Big Four Grammy Awards are four

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

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National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), doing business as The Recording Academy, is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is widely kno ...

which go to musical acts and works which are not restricted by genre or another criterion. The Big Four are part of the General Field, which encompasses six categories, including Producer of the Year (added 1975) and Songwriter of the Year (added 2023); these latter two add categories are restricted only by ''not'' being of the Classical genre. Unlike the other Grammy Awards, the nomination and voting process within the General Field is open to ''all'' Academy voting members. The most prestigious and important awards at the ceremony, the Big Four comprise: * Album of the Year – awarded to the performer, songwriter(s), and the production team of a full album *

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without re ...

– awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song * Song of the Year – awarded to the songwriter(s) of a single song *

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960 (except in 1967) "for a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that ar ...

– awarded to an artist without reference to a song or album

Artists and bands with multiple wins

Eight artists have received the award more than once (either as a main-credit artist, duo or band; not counting wins solely as a producer, mixer or engineer).

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{{reflist Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year Grammy Award for Record of the Year Grammy Award for Song of the Year