Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented 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, chart position, or critical reception." Commonly known as "The Big Award", Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammy Awards, and is one of the four general field categories alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959. Taylor Swift is the most frequent winner of the award with four wins and also the most nominated woman in the category with six nominations.
Taylor Swift is the most recent recipient, for the album Midnights
Frank Sinatra was the first two-time winner and three-time winner. He won in 1960, 1966 and 1967. He is the most nominated artist in this category with 8 nominations.
Three-time winner Stevie Wonder won in 1974, 1975 and 1977.
Three-time winner Paul Simon won twice as the main credited artist, in 1976 and 1987.
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry worldwide. They were originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone.
Ted Jensen's 2002 Grammy Award
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