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The Grammy Awards – Are They Important? The Grammy Awards are presented every year in the music industry in the United States. They’re like the Oscars in the film industry, and are given ofr important achievements in recorded music. They are presented y the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the music industry). The award ceremony is usually held in February. There are 105 categories in the awards, and they cover 30 different types of music – pop, rock, jazz, blues, rap, classical, etc. the awards depend on how many votes each artist receives from members of the Recording Academy. They are given for different reasons, not only for selling a lot of albums. In addition to the awards themselves, there are also performances by famous artists at the ceremony. The award is called a Grammy because winners receive a statuette in the shape of a gramophone, an old fashioned hifi system. However, some people think that the Grammys are not as important as they used to be. Winners are often older, well-established artists who sell lots of albums to “teenage girls and housewives”, as one critic said. Therefore, the Grammys are not taken seriously by some musicians or music fans. There is a separate set of awards for Latin music, called the Latin Grammys, but only two awards for world music. Therefore, it is very difficult for musicians from the rest of the world to win prizes. Some of the greatest acts in music history, such as Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones, have been awarded very few Grammys. On the other hand, the Beatles have won more Grammys than Elvis and the Rolling Stones combined. |
