Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording explained

Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Awarded For:Quality vocal or instrumental dance music/electronic music performances
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1998
Holder:Skrillex, Fred Again & Flowdan, "Rumble" (2024)

The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music and/or electronic music genres. 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]

The award for Best Dance Recording was first presented to Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder in 1998 for the song "Carry On". In 2003, the Academy moved the category from the "Pop" field into a new "Dance" field, alongside the category Best Dance/Electronic Album.[3] According to the Academy, the award is designated for solo, duo, group or collaborative performances (vocal or instrumental), and is limited to singles or tracks only.[4]

The award goes to the artist, producer and mixer. The engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.[5]

Skrillex has won the award a record four times, with Justin Timberlake, Diplo and The Chemical Brothers winning twice. Skrillex, Bonobo, The Chemical Brothers and Madonna share the record for the most nominations, with five. Bonobo also holds the record for the most nominations without a win.

History

Though she was not the first to suggest that the genre be recognized officially, Ellyn Harris and her Committee for the Advancement of Dance Music lobbied for more than two years to encourage the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to acknowledge dance music.[6] Some Academy members debated whether dance music, with its heavy use of layering, remixing, "lack of melody or verse", and numerous varieties, was truly considered music. Others were concerned that dance music was not a long-lasting genre, fearing the category would face retirement much like the award for Best Disco Recording, which was presented for one year only at the 22nd Grammy Awards in 1980.[6]

In 1998, Harris' efforts paid off when the Academy first presented the award to Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder at the 40th Grammy Awards for the song "Carry On". While the Academy had once been quoted as saying that "they considered dance music as something pop artists had created in their most frivolous moments", Ivan Bernstein, executive director of the organization's Florida branch, insisted that an award for excellence in dance music would not exist "if there were concerns about excellence".[6]

Starting from the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022, the category was renamed from Best Dance Recording to Best Dance/Electronic Recording.[7] Starting from the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024, a sister category Best Dance Pop Recording, was established in order to prevent well-established pop artists who incorporate dance music into their work from dominating the category over dedicated dance acts.[8]

Criticism

Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys has criticised the award, saying "there's always been a sense that people just think you've pressed a few buttons rather than do real music, the Grammys [...] kind of diss two huge massive genres at the same time by putting them together".[9]

Writing for Mixmag, Annabel Ross noted a lack of gender and racial diversity associated with the award, claiming that one "might assume, judging by the winners and nominees [in the category] that the best dance music is made by white people (mostly men), and that commercial success is a marker of quality".[10]

Recipients

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1998 and Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder, producer		[11]
1999Madonna
Madonna & William Orbit, producers
Pat McCarthy, mixer		[12]
2000Cher
Brian Rawling & Mark Taylor, producers
Mark Taylor, mixer		[13]
2001Baha Men[14]
2002
Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, producers
Steve Hodge, mixer		[15]
2003Dirty Vegas
Ben Harris, Paul Harris & Steve Smith, producers		[16]
2004
Rob Davis & Cathy Dennis, producers
Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, Bruce Elliott-Smith & Phil Larsen, mixers		[17]
2005
Bloodshy & Avant, producers
Niklas Flyckt, mixer		[18]
2006The Chemical Brothers and Q-Tip
The Chemical Brothers, producer
Steve Dub and The Chemical Brothers, mixers		[19]
2007Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, producers
Jimmy Douglass, mixer
2008Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Tim Mosley and Justin Timberlake, producers
Jimmy Douglass and Tim Mosley, mixers		[20]
2009Daft Punk
Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, producers and mixers		[21]
2010Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer
Robert Orton, RedOne and Dave Russell, mixers		[22]
2011Rihanna
Kuk Harrell, Stargate and Sandy Vee, producers
Philip Tan and Sandy Vee mixers		[23]
2012Skrillex
Skrillex, producer and mixer		"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"[24]
2013Skrillex and Sirah
Skrillex, producer and mixer		"Bangarang"[25]
2014Zedd featuring Foxes
Zedd, producer and mixer		"Clarity"[26]
2015Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
Grace Chatto and Jack Patterson, producers
Wez Clarke and Jack Patterson, mixers		"Rather Be"[27]
2016Jack Ü (Skrillex and Diplo) with Justin Bieber
Sonny Moore and Thomas Pentz, producers and mixers		"Where Are Ü Now"[28]
2017The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
The Chainsmokers, producers
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, mixer		"Don't Let Me Down"[29]
2018LCD Soundsystem
James Murphy, producer and mixer		"Tonite"[30]
2019Silk City and Dua Lipa featuring Diplo and Mark Ronson
Jarami, Alex Metric, Riton & Silk City, producers
Josh Gudwin, mixer		"Electricity"[31]
2020The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers, producers
Steve Dub Jones and Tom Rowlands, mixers		"Got to Keep On"[32]
2021Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
Kaytranada, producer
Neal H Pogue, mixer		"10%"[33]
2022Rüfüs du Sol
Jason Evigan, producer
Cassian, mixer		"Alive"[34]
2023Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart producers
Stuart White, mixer		"Break My Soul"[35]
2024Skrillex, Fred Again & Flowdan
BEAM, Elley Duhé, Fred Again & Skrillex, producers; Skrillex, mixer		"Rumble"[36]
2025TBATBA[37]

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

Artists with multiple wins

4 wins
2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

References

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Specific

Notes and References

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