Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album explained

Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album
Awarded For:Quality vocal or instrumental dance music or electronica albums
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:2005
Holder:Fred Again — Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) (2024)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards — a ceremony that was established in 1958 — honor quality dance and electronica albums in any given year. The award was first presented at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005 as an complement to the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording, which had been presented as the sole award for dance music since 1998.[1]

According to The Recording Academy, the award "recognizes excellence in recordings from established dance and electronic genres such as house, techno, trance, dubstep, drum and bass, electronica, as well as other emerging dance and electronic genres, with production and sensibilities distinctly different from a pop approach."[2] The award is presented to "albums containing at least 50% dance/electronic recordings".[3] Compilation or remixed recording albums are not eligible for this category.

To date, Skrillex and The Chemical Brothers hold the record for most wins in this category, with three times, followed by two-time recipients Daft Punk. In addition, The Chemical Brothers hold the record for most nominations with six. Madonna was the first female recipient of the award in 2007. Disclosure, Deadmau5 and Robyn hold the record for most nominations without a win with three each.

History

The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they worked on more than 50% of the playing time on the album. A producer or engineer who worked on less than 50% of playing time, as well as a mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.[5]

As of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the category sits in the newly-established Pop & Dance/Electronic genre field.[6]

Recipients

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
2005Basement Jaxx[7]
2006[8]
2007Madonna[9]
2008[10]
2009Daft Punk[11]
2010Lady Gaga[12]
2011La Roux[13]
2012SkrillexScary Monsters and Nice Sprites[14]
2013SkrillexBangarang[15]
2014Daft PunkRandom Access Memories[16]
2015Aphex TwinSyro[17]
2016Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü[18]
2017FlumeSkin[19]
2018Kraftwerk3-D The Catalogue[20]
2019JusticeWoman Worldwide[21]
2020The Chemical BrothersNo Geography[22]
2021Bubba[23]
2022Black CoffeeSubconsciously[24]
2023BeyoncéRenaissance[25]
2024Fred AgainActual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)[26]
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

7 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

See also

References

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. News: Grammy Awards at a Glance. Los Angeles Times. April 24, 2010.
  2. News: 66th Grammy Awards - Rules and Guidelines. Grammy.com. August 23, 2023. August 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230817234045/https://naras.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/66_Rulebook9. dead.
  3. Web site: Grein . Paul . June 14, 2024 . Grammys 2025: No New Categories, But 10 Rule Tweaks . June 14, 2024 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: Press Release, 12 June 2014. Grammy.com. March 21, 2022.
  5. Web site: AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS. Grammy.com. March 21, 2022.
  6. Here Are the 11 Fields on 2024 Grammy Ballot & Categories They Contain: Complete List. Billboard. Paul Grein. June 16, 2023. June 16, 2023.
  7. Web site: Nominee list for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards . December 7, 2004 . June 25, 2010 . LiveDaily . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100107203242/http://livedaily.com/news/7420.html . January 7, 2010 . mdy-all .
  8. News: The Complete List of Grammy Nominations. June 25, 2010. December 8, 2005. 1. The New York Times.
  9. Web site: 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20061220160454/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx . dead . December 20, 2006 . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . June 25, 2010 .
  10. Web site: 50th annual Grammy Awards nominations. Variety . Reed Business Information. December 6, 2007. June 25, 2010.
  11. Web site: The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List . June 25, 2010 . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102161757/http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_show/list.aspx . January 2, 2010 . mdy-all .
  12. Web site: The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List . June 25, 2010 . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100618185140/http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/52nd_show/list.aspx . June 18, 2010 . mdy-all .
  13. News: 53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list. December 2, 2010. Los Angeles Times.
  14. News: Grammy Awards 2012: Winners and nominees list. Los Angeles Times. 2017-04-06. en-US. 0458-3035.
  15. News: Grammys 2013: Complete list of nominees and winners. 2013-02-10. Los Angeles Times. 2017-04-06. en-US. 0458-3035.
  16. Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List. March 30, 2016. December 6, 2013. Billboard.
  17. Grammy Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List. March 30, 2016. February 8, 2015. Rolling Stone.
  18. Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees. Billboard. 2017-04-06.
  19. Web site: 59th Grammy Nominees . Grammy . December 6, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees . February 1, 2012 . mdy-all .
  20. Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees . Lynch . Joe . November 28, 2017 . . November 29, 2017.
  21. Web site: 61st Annual Grammy Awards. December 7, 2018 . December 7, 2018.
  22. Web site: 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. November 20, 2019 . November 27, 2019.
  23. Web site: 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. November 24, 2020 . November 25, 2020.
  24. Web site: 2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List. Grammys.com. November 23, 2021. November 28, 2021.
  25. Web site: 2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List. Grammys.com. November 23, 2021. November 28, 2021.
  26. Web site: 2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List. Grammys.com. November 10, 2023. November 13, 2023.

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