Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album explained

Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
Awarded For:Quality albums in the alternative genre
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1991
Holder:boygenius — The Record (2024)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually 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 regard to album sales or chart position".[2] In 2023, it was joined by a companion category, Best Alternative Music Performance.[3]

Criteria

While the definition of "alternative" has been debated,[4] the award was first presented in 1991 to recognize non-mainstream rock albums "heavily played on college radio stations".[5] [6] After several updates of the category description, the Grammy organisation issued the following statement for the 2019 Grammy season:

Alternative is defined as a genre of music that embraces attributes of progression and innovation in both the music and attitudes associated with it. It is often a less intense version of rock or a more intense version of pop and is typically regarded as more original, eclectic, or musically challenging. It may embrace a variety of subgenres or any hybrids thereof and may include recordings that don't fit into other genre categories.

History

In 1991, and from 1994 to 1999, the award was known as Best Alternative Music Performance.[4] The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they were credited with more than 50% of playing time on the album. A producer or engineer with less than 50% of playing time, as well as the mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.[7]

As of 2022, Radiohead, The White Stripes, and Beck share the record for the most wins in this category, having won three times each. Three female solo artists have won the award, Sinéad O'Connor, St. Vincent, and Fiona Apple; two bands with female members, The White Stripes and Alabama Shakes, have also won the award, as well as two all-female bands, Wet Leg and Boygenius. With nine nominations to date, Björk holds the record for the most nominations in this category; Radiohead singer Thom Yorke was nominated for the 2007 and 2020 awards for his solo albums, making him the most nominated person in this category with 10 total nominations. Björk holds the record for the most nominations for a solo artist, as well as the record for the most nominations without a win. Vampire Weekend and Coldplay have each received the award twice, and Coldplay are the only group to win two years consecutively. American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to musicians or groups from the United Kingdom five times, from Ireland twice, and from France and Australia once each. Artists from Canada, Iceland, and Sweden have been nominated for the award, but none have won.

Recipients

YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1991Sinéad O'ConnorI Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
1992R.E.M.Out of Time[8]
1993Tom WaitsBone Machine[9]
1994U2Zooropa[10]
1995Green DayDookie[11]
1996NirvanaMTV Unplugged in New York[12]
1997BeckOdelay[13]
1998RadioheadOK Computer[14]
1999Beastie BoysHello Nasty[15]
2000BeckMutations[16]
2001RadioheadKid A[17]
2002ColdplayParachutes[18]
2003ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head[19]
2004The White StripesElephant[20]
2005WilcoA Ghost Is Born[21]
2006The White StripesGet Behind Me Satan[22]
2007Gnarls BarkleySt. Elsewhere[23]
2008The White StripesIcky Thump[24]
2009RadioheadIn Rainbows[25]
2010PhoenixWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix[26]
2011The Black KeysBrothers[27]
2012Bon IverBon Iver[28]
2013GotyeMaking Mirrors[29]
2014Vampire WeekendModern Vampires of the City[30]
2015St. VincentSt. Vincent[31]
2016Alabama ShakesSound & Color[32]
2017David BowieBlackstar[33]
2018The NationalSleep Well Beast[34]
2019BeckColors[35]
2020Vampire WeekendFather of the Bride[36]
2021Fiona AppleFetch the Bolt Cutters[37]
2022St. VincentDaddy's Home[38]
2023Wet Leg[39]
2024BoygeniusThe Record[40]

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

3 wins
2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

9 nominations
8 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

References

General

Notes and References

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