Grammy Awards trivia
Grammy Awards Mini Quiz
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Which rapper won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for 'To Pimp a Butterfly' in 2016?
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' was praised for its social commentary and musical complexity, earning him the Grammy Award in 2016.
The Grammy Awards include a "Best Spoken Word Album" category that typically honors what?
While stand-up comedy has a separate category, this spoken word award frequently goes to politicians and authors narrating their own audiobook memoirs.
Which artist won the Album of the Year Grammy Award for 'Speakerboxxx/The Love Below' in 2004?
In 2004, Outkast made history by being the first hip-hop act to win Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards for "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below".
The physical trophy handed out at the Grammy Awards takes the shape of what classic device?
The award's name is a direct abbreviation of gramophone. Since 1990, the trophies have been cast from a custom zinc alloy called grammium.
What song by Childish Gambino won Record of the Year at the 2019 Grammy Awards?
Childish Gambino's "This Is America" won Record of the Year at the 2019 Grammy Awards for its impactful social commentary.
The prestigious "Song of the Year" Grammy Award specifically rewards the work of whom?
While Record of the Year goes to the performing artist and production team, Song of the Year exclusively honors the written composition and its writers.
Often seen as the top prize, what Grammy category recognizes the best overall album release each year?
Album of the Year is the only Grammy category that considers the entire album, not just individual songs.
The 1980s pop duo Milli Vanilli infamously lost their Grammy Award for doing what?
The duo won Best New Artist in 1990, but the award was revoked after it was revealed they did not sing on their hit album *Girl You Know It's True*.
The Grammy Awards expanded in the 1980s to include rock categories, after years of focusing mainly on what genres?
The Grammy Awards were first held in 1959.
Lesser-known fact: The first Grammy for Best New Artist went to a jazz singer who later became a civil rights icon. Who was she?
Ella Fitzgerald won the first Best New Artist Grammy in 1959 for her jazz recordings. She became a celebrated advocate for civil rights throughout her career.