When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often religious , familial , or most frequently royal and aristocratic titles, used metaphorically . Honorific nicknames were used in classical music in Europe even in the early 19th century, with figures such as Mozart being called "The father of modern music" and Bach "The father of modern piano music". They were also particularly prominent in African-American culture in the post- Civil War era, perhaps as a means of conferring status that had been negated by slavery , and as a result entered early jazz and blues music, including figures such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie .
85-523: Giovanni Giorgio Moroder ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈdʒordʒo moˈrɔːder] , German: [mɔˈʁoːdɐ] ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the " Father of Disco ", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music . His work with synthesizers had a significant influence on several music genres such as hi-NRG , Italo disco , synth-pop , new wave, house, and techno music. While in Munich in
170-532: A Feeling ", from the film Flashdance (1983) and Best Song for " Take My Breath Away ", from Top Gun (1986). Moroder also won two of his four Grammy Awards for Flashdance : Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Love Theme from Flashdance". The third was awarded for Best Dance Recording for the song "Carry On". Moroder also won four Golden Globes : two Best Original Score for "Midnight Express" and "Flashdance... What
255-517: A Feeling", and two Best Original Song for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" and "Take My Breath Away". On 20 September 2004, Moroder was honoured at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his achievements and contributions as a producer. In 2005, Moroder was named a Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana , and in 2010 Bolzano awarded him
340-538: A Grammy Award but who did contribute to a winning recording. These certificates are known as Participation Certificates or Winners Certificates. Those eligible for a certificate can apply for one in the weeks after the Grammy ceremony. A special Grammy Award of merit is occasionally awarded to recognize "ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field". It has come to be known as the Grammy Legend Award and
425-538: A few singles under the name "Giorgio" beginning in 1963 after moving to Berlin, singing in Italian, Spanish, English, and German. In 1968, he moved to Munich and came to prominence when " Looky Looky " was awarded a gold disc in 1970. He then founded the Musicland Studios in the early 1970s. Moroder first implemented synthesizers into his work during the making of his album Son of My Fathe r (1972), on which he used
510-458: A field. In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists. These patterns of naming were transferred to rock and roll when it emerged in
595-460: A manner that preserves the integrity of the academy and their member community. Although registered media companies may submit entries, they have no vote. The eligibility period for the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards is October 1, 2022 – September 15, 2023. The 2024 Grammy Awards , unveiled by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr., are set to be held on February 4, 2024. In many categories, certificates are presented to those ineligible for
680-411: A medley of "Future Lovers" and " I Feel Love ". The version of " Live to Tell " that Madonna performed on The Confessions Tour heavily samples Moroder's song "Tears". Suns of Arqa 's album "Technomor" includes the track "Moroder Vibe" which contains elements of " I Feel Love ". Underworld's 1999 album, Beaucoup Fish , contains a song titled " Shudder/King of Snake ", which contains an interpolation of
765-603: A mixed Ladin -, German- and Italian-speaking environment in South Tyrol, with his mother calling him Hansjörg ( pronounced [ˈhansjœʁk] ), a German version of his two first names. He began teaching himself to play the guitar, at age 15, inspired by Paul Anka 's Diana . At age 18, he began touring Europe as a professional musician. He performed at night, and during the day, made recordings with two Revox recorders. Around age 25 he moved to his aunt in Berlin, working as
850-399: A new Hi-NRG Disco single by Moroder (named "Giorgio's Theme"). Moroder also remixed Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga 's rendition of " I Can't Give You Anything but Love ". Moroder's solo studio album, Déjà Vu , was released in 2015. It features collaborations with Kylie Minogue , Britney Spears , Sia , Charli XCX , Mikky Ekko , Foxes and Matthew Koma , among others. On 16 January,
935-522: A number of montage videos for NBC 's Major League Baseball coverage and CBS 's coverage of the NBA . Art Bell also used "Chase" as the theme for his late-night talk radio programs Coast to Coast AM and Midnight in the Desert. Moroder's opening theme from the 1983 film Scarface is sampled by Nas and Mobb Deep for the track "It's Mine". "Leopard Tree Dream" from Cat People is sampled by Cannibal Ox in
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#17330854362271020-758: A pre-telecast "Premiere Ceremony" in the afternoon before the Grammy Awards telecast. On April 6, 2011, the Recording Academy announced a significant overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most substantial change was eliminating the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, rhythm and blues [R&B], country, and rap). Additionally, several instrumental soloist categories were discontinued; recordings in these categories now fall under general categories for best solo performances. In
1105-481: A private online listening service. After nominees have been determined, final voting ballots are sent to NARAS voting members, who may then vote in the general field and cast ten votes in various genre categories spread to three of the eleven fields. Members are encouraged, but not required, to vote only in their fields of expertise. Ballots are tabulated secretly by the independent accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu . After vote tabulation, winners are announced at
1190-401: A question remained what to call them. One working title was the 'Eddie', to honor Thomas Edison , the inventor of the phonograph . Eventually, the name was chosen after a mail-in contest whereby approximately 300 contestants submitted the name 'Grammy', with the earliest postmark from contest winner Jay Danna of New Orleans, Louisiana, as an abbreviated reference to Emile Berliner 's invention,
1275-509: A sound engineer. Ricky Shayne 's single "Ich sprenge alle Ketten" ("I bust all the chains"), composed by then-unknowns Moroder and Michael Holm , became a German hit. The second hit was Moroder's and Holm's cover of Sir Douglas Quintet 's single, Mendocino . After two years in Berlin, Moroder moved to Munich. Moroder made his first steps in music in the Scotch Club in Aachen and then released
1360-532: A total of 94 categories, will be presented on February 2, 2025. After over fifty years being broadcast on CBS , it was announced on October 30, 2024, that the Grammys would move to ABC , Disney+ and Hulu as part of a ten-year broadcast deal between the Recording Academy and The Walt Disney Company . Harry's House Midnights The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in
1445-522: A work is entered, review sessions are held that involve over 150 recording industry experts, to determine that the work has been entered in the correct category. The resulting lists of eligible entries are then circulated to voting members, each of whom may vote to nominate in the general fields ( Record of the Year , Album of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best New Artist ) and in up to nine out of 30 other fields on their ballots. The five recordings that earn
1530-568: Is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio". In the summer of 2013, he DJ'd at the Red Bull Music Academy in New York. In 2014, Moroder reworked an old classic from the 1960s called "Doo Bee Doo" (2014 version), which was used in the Volkswagen 2014 Super Bowl commercial, "Wings". He also announced that he was planning to work with electro-pop producer Madeon and American singer Lana Del Rey . On 9 June 2014, Adult Swim released
1615-569: Is a character in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical , in reference to his work with disco diva Donna Summer. Moroder currently lives in Los Angeles , California. He was married to his Mexican manager Francisca Gutiérrez from 1990 until her death in 2022. Their son Alessandro was born in 1989. He is a friend of Michael Holm , with whom he composed the 1973 album Spinach 1 under the moniker "Spinach". Holm's song Giorgio und ich
1700-420: Is dedicated to Moroder. Honorific nicknames in popular music In U.S. culture , despite its republican constitution and ideology, royalist honorific nicknames have been used to describe leading figures in various areas of activity, such as industry, commerce, sports, and the media; father or mother have been used for innovators , and royal titles such as king and queen for dominant figures in
1785-498: The 1988 Seoul Olympics and " Un'estate italiana " for the 1990 FIFA World Cup . On 12 March 1992, Moroder released his fourteenth studio album, Forever Dancing , his last solo project for years and he began a long hiatus in 1993. For two decades he released no new albums, focusing largely on remixes and visual art during most of the 1990s and early 2000s. With Daniel Walker he produced a soundtrack for Leni Riefenstahl 's last film Impressionen unter Wasser . His song Forever Friends
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#17330854362271870-506: The 66th Annual Grammy Awards , set to take place in 2024. Three new categories were announced, bringing the total number to 94, the highest since the peak of 109 in 2010. In addition, both Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical , were moved to the General Field, the first time new categories had been added to this field since the concept of the Big Four
1955-608: The Crypto.com Arena (known as the Staples Center from 1999 to 2021) became the permanent home of the award ceremonies. The Grammy Museum was built across the street from the Crypto.com Arena in LA Live to preserve the history of the Grammy Awards. Embedded on the sidewalks on the museum streets are bronze disks, similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame , to honor each year's top winners, Record of
2040-483: The Grammy Living Legend Award at different ceremonies. As of 2018, fourteen solo musicians and one band have received this award. The Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award honors those who have made innovative contributions to the music industry. Recipients include: Before 1971, Grammy Award ceremonies were held in different locations on the same day. Originally New York City and Los Angeles were
2125-815: The Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano . In 2011, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Soundtrack Academy . In 2014, Moroder won his fourth Grammy Award for Daft Punk 's Random Access Memories (Album of the Year). The British alternative rock duo Curve covered " I Feel Love " in 1992. The song was later included on the double CD compilation The Way of Curve , released in 2004. Bronski Beat covered " I Feel Love " and "Love to Love You Baby" for their debut album The Age of Consent (1984). " On Fire ",
2210-628: The Hi-NRG genre. The following year he released " Chase ", the theme from the film Midnight Express . These songs achieved some chart success in the United Kingdom, the United States and across Europe, and everywhere disco-mania was spreading. The score for Midnight Express featured "Chase", which brought his first Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1979 . Moroder released E=MC² in 1979. He released three albums between 1977 and 1979 under
2295-633: The Los Angeles Kings , Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks to play an extended length of road games. With 32 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé is the artist with the most Grammy wins. U2 , with 22 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group. When Pearl Jam won a Grammy for the Best Hard Rock Performance in 1996, the band's lead singer Eddie Vedder commented on stage, "I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything." In 2008, Glen Hansard , leader of
2380-530: The debut album from Wu-Tang Clan . The nomination review committees would be disbanded in 2021 following criticism of the lack of nominations for The Weeknd 's album After Hours . At the 38th Annual Grammy Awards , artist Mariah Carey was nominated for six awards for her album Daydream , including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for her single " One Sweet Day ". Although critics believed Carey would be "cleaning up" that year, Carey ultimately lost in all her nominated categories that night, much to
2465-599: The four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards , featuring
2550-713: The gramophone . Grammys were first awarded for achievements in 1958. The first award ceremony was held simultaneously in two locations on May 4, 1959, the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York, with 28 Grammys awarded. The number of awards given grew, at one time reaching over 100, and fluctuated over the years with categories added and removed. The second Grammy Awards , also held in 1959,
2635-413: The rock field, the hard rock and metal album categories were combined. The Best Rock Instrumental Performance category was also eliminated. In R&B , the distinction between best contemporary R&B album and other R&B albums has been eliminated, consolidated into one Best R&B Album category. In rap , the categories for best rap soloist and best rap duo or group have been merged into
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2720-576: The 1950s. As recording executives on the Walk of Fame committee compiled a list of significant recording industry people who might qualify for a Walk of Fame star, they realized that many leading people in their business would not earn a star on Hollywood Boulevard . They determined to rectify this by creating awards given by their industry similar to the Oscars and the Emmys . After deciding to go forward with such awards,
2805-518: The 1950s. There was a series of attempts to find—and a number of claimants to be—the "King of Rock 'n' Roll", a title that became most associated with Elvis Presley . This has been characterized as part of a process of the appropriation of credit for innovation of the then new music by a white establishment. Different honorifics have been taken or given for other leading figures in the genre, such as "the Architect of Rock and Roll", by Little Richard from
2890-624: The 1970s, Moroder started Oasis Records, later a subdivision of Casablanca Records . He is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including the Rolling Stones , Electric Light Orchestra , Led Zeppelin , Deep Purple , Queen , and Elton John . He produced singles for Donna Summer during the mid-to-late 1970s disco era, including " Love to Love You Baby ", " I Feel Love ", " Last Dance ", " MacArthur Park ", " Hot Stuff ", " Bad Girls ", " Dim All
2975-466: The 1980s. Some nicknames have been strongly promulgated and contested by various artists, and occasionally disowned or played down by their subjects. Some notable honorific nicknames are in general usage and commonly identified with particular individuals. Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards , stylized as GRAMMY , and often referred to as the Grammys , are awards presented by
3060-421: The 1990s; this term, like many, is also used for other important figures, in this case including pioneer electric guitarist Les Paul . Similar honorific nicknames have been given in other genres, including Aretha Franklin , who was crowned the "Queen of Soul" on stage by disk jockey Pervis Spann in 1968. Michael Jackson and Madonna have been closely associated with the terms "King and Queen of Pop" since
3145-476: The Best New Artist award in 2009 and her other three awards in 2012 and 2017. At age 18, Eilish is the youngest artist to have won all four awards. As of 2024, an additional two awards were added to the "General Field". Other awards are given for performance and production in specific genres and for other contributions such as artwork and video. Special awards are also given for longer-lasting contributions to
3230-705: The COVID-19 Delta cron hybrid variant. The ceremony was also moved from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas due to the former having scheduling conflicts with sports games and concerts nearly every night through mid-April. The gold-plated trophies, each depicting a gilded gramophone , are made and assembled by hand by Billings Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado . In 1990,
3315-562: The Cat Empire . Hip hop duo Mobb Deep used a sample from the song "Tony's Theme" in their song " G.O.D. Pt. III ". His song "E=MC²" was sampled and used for J. Dilla 's song of the same title. One of his early compositions, "Doo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo" from 1969, was featured for many years in silent sketches on The Benny Hill Show as part of a medley that also included " Mah Nà Mah Nà ", a 4/4 adaptation of Ludwig van Beethoven 's "Für Elise", and " Gimme Dat Ding ". The theme from Midnight Express
3400-541: The Grammy Awards. The recording with the most votes in a category wins, and it is possible to have a tie (in which case the two [or more] nominees who tie are considered winners). Winners are presented with a Grammy Award; those who do not win receive a medal for their nomination. In both voting rounds, Academy members are required to vote solely based on quality, without consideration for sales, chart performance, personal friendships, regional preferences or company loyalty. Gifts may not be accepted. Members are urged to vote in
3485-554: The Human League to make the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder , which was a UK singles chart hit with " Together in Electric Dreams ", title track to the 1984 film Electric Dreams . The same year saw him collaborating with Kajagoogoo frontman Limahl for his worldwide hit " The NeverEnding Story ". In 1986, Moroder collaborated with his protégé Harold Faltermeyer (of " Axel F ") and lyricist Tom Whitlock to create
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3570-452: The Irish rock group The Frames , stated that the Grammys represent something outside of the real world of music "that's fully industry based". He said he was not particularly interested in attending that year's ceremony, even though he had been nominated for two awards. Maynard James Keenan , lead singer of progressive rock band Tool , did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony to receive one of
3655-532: The Lights ", " No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) ", and " On the Radio ". During this period, he also released many albums, including the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity (1977) and E=MC (1979). He began to compose film soundtracks and scores, including Midnight Express , American Gigolo , Superman III , Scarface , The NeverEnding Story , and the 1984 restoration of Metropolis . Moroder's work on
3740-471: The Moroder-produced " Call Me " by Blondie , a US and UK number one hit. The combined club play of the album's tracks was number two for five weeks on the disco/dance charts. He wrote the soundtrack of the movie Cat People (1982), including the hit single " Cat People (Putting Out Fire) " featuring David Bowie , and produced the soundtrack for the film Scarface (1983). During its initial release,
3825-538: 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 . The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks ' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of
3910-451: The Recording Academy and that voting members are active creative professionals involved in the recording process, such as performers, songwriters, producers, and engineers. Nomination review committees, composed of anonymous industry figures, were established following the 37th Grammy Awards , which attracted criticism for the slate of Album of the Year nominations. The winner, Tony Bennett 's live album MTV Unplugged , competed against
3995-586: The Recording Academy for introducing a policy of charging nominees $ 1200 for a plus one, saying the policy "makes it ever more obvious who is valued, and more specifically what (that would be lots of money, for the folks in the back)." A Billboard article clarified that the new policy was a tiered system, ranging from $ 375 to $ 2000 for a ticket to attend the pre-telecast ceremony. The Grammys also have been criticized for snubbing awards to some nominated artists. The organization's awards journey states that nominees and winners are determined solely by voting members of
4080-453: The Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have taken place outside of Los Angeles only three times. New York City 's Madison Square Garden hosted the awards in 2003 and in 2018 , while the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas hosted in 2022 . The annual awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena requires the local sports teams such as
4165-628: The album was only available in a few countries and strictly through import in the United States. Moroder-produced tracks included " Scarface (Push It to the Limit) " by Paul Engemann , " Rush Rush " by Debbie Harry and " She's on Fire " by Amy Holland . In 1984, Moroder compiled a new restoration and edit of the silent film Metropolis (1927) and provided it with a contemporary soundtrack. This soundtrack includes seven pop music tracks from Pat Benatar , Jon Anderson , Adam Ant , Billy Squier , Loverboy , Bonnie Tyler and Freddie Mercury . He integrated
4250-428: The audience. The music video for the song was released on 22 November, alongside the official digital release of the track. 2021 saw Moroder return to the studio with Duran Duran , co-writing and producing two tracks, "Tonight United" and "Beautiful Lies" for their 2021 album Future Past . Moroder has won three Academy Awards : Best Original Score for Midnight Express (1978); Best Song for " Flashdance...What
4335-525: The band's awards, explaining that: I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about. The Grammys have also been criticized for generally awarding or nominating more commercially successful albums rather than critically successful ones. In 1991, Sinéad O'Connor became
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#17330854362274420-529: The bass line from " I Feel Love ". "I Feel Love" was inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2011. In 2013, a dance club named after Moroder called Georgio's opened in Hollywood's Standard Hotel . Moroder even visited it and for the first time saw people dancing to his music, stating: "I never saw people dancing to my music. I was too busy working. I was always in the studio. I never took
4505-415: The coca." In February 2016, Shooter Jennings , the son of outlaw country singer Waylon Jennings , released a tribute album entitled Countach (For Giorgio) , his seventh studio album. Shooter Jennings stated that Moroder's music from the movies Midnight Express (1978), Cat People (1982) and The NeverEnding Story (1984) had a major influence on him as a child which "...set the foundation for
4590-627: The collaboration with Kylie Minogue , " Right Here, Right Now ", was leaked to the internet ahead of its official release. The song, along with a video teaser, was officially released on 20 January 2015 and on 18 April 2015 reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs , becoming Moroder's first chart-topper in 15 years. In March 2015, Moroder supported Minogue during the Australian leg of her Kiss Me Once Tour . Moroder and Sia collaborated in May 2015 on
4675-473: The exclusion of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Therefore, the field and some categories were renamed as Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music. Since 2012, small adjustments have been made to lists of categories and genre fields. The number of categories has risen from 78 in 2012 to 84 since 2017. In 2020, amid the George Floyd protests , several urban, rap, and Latin music categories were renamed. In 2022,
4760-811: The film Midnight Express (1978), which contained the international hit " Chase ", won him the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score . He also produced a number of electronic disco songs for the Three Degrees and two albums for Sparks . In 1990, he composed " Un'estate italiana ", the official theme song of the 1990 FIFA World Cup . Moroder has created songs for many performers including David Bowie , Falco , Kylie Minogue , Irene Cara , Bonnie Tyler , Janet Jackson , Madleen Kane , Melissa Manchester , Blondie , Japan and France Joli . Moroder has stated that
4845-463: The first musician to refuse a Grammy, boycotting the ceremony after being nominated for Record of the Year , Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , and Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance . O'Connor would go on to win the latter award. She said her reasoning came from the Grammys' extreme commercialism. In 2024, Rhiannon Giddens described the financial strain of attending the ceremony for middle and working class musicians. She criticized
4930-508: The groundbreaking Moog synthesizer. Often collaborating with lyricist Pete Bellotte , Moroder had a number of hits in his own name including " Son of My Father " in 1972, a No. 1 hit in the UK for Chicory Tip , before releasing the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity , a chart hit in 1977. That same year he co-wrote and produced the Donna Summer hit single " I Feel Love ", the first track in
5015-684: The host cities. Chicago joined as a host city in 1962 and Nashville became a fourth location in 1965. The 1971 ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles was the first to take place in one location. In 1972, the ceremony was then moved to Madison Square Garden 's Felt Forum in New York City, then moved in 1973 to Nashville's Tennessee Theatre . From 1974 to 2003, the Grammys were held in various venues in New York City and Los Angeles, including New York's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall ; and Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium , Staples Center and Hollywood Palladium. In 2000,
5100-489: The live classical album The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 , Seal 's second eponymous album , and the twelfth albums from Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton , both longtime musical mainstays. Not nominated that year were several albums that would later be recognized as classics, including Nas 's debut album Illmatic , Oasis 's debut album Definitely Maybe , Hole 's album Live Through This , Jeff Buckley 's Grace , and
5185-527: The most votes in each category become the nominees, while in some categories (craft and specialized categories) review committees determine the final five nominees. There may be over five nominees if a tie occurs in the nomination process. Although members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences generally are invited to screenings or are sent DVDs of films nominated for Oscars, NARAS members do not receive nominated recordings, but instead receive access to
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#17330854362275270-463: The music industry. Because of the large number of award categories (94 as of 2024), and a desire to feature several performances by various artists, only awards with the most popular interest – typically about 10 to 12, including the four general field categories and one or two categories in the most popular music genres (i.e., pop, rock, country, and rap) – are presented directly at the televised award ceremony. Most other Grammy trophies are presented in
5355-628: The music of my entire life." Before his career reboot with Daft Punk, Moroder dedicated decades to his personal hobbies/projects. He designed a car with Marcello Gandini and ex-Lamborghini personnel, the Cizeta-Moroder V16T . Also in a 2013 interview, he spoke about the architectural design of a pyramid-like apartment that was supposed to take place in Dubai. It was never built. Other projects included creating his own cognac liquor and getting involved with digital and neon art and putting on shows. Moroder
5440-553: The name Munich Machine. He composed and produced two film soundtrack albums: the first for Foxes , and the second for American Gigolo (both 1980). A double album of the Foxes soundtrack was released on the disco label Casablanca Records which includes Donna Summer 's hit single " On the Radio ", which Moroder produced and co-wrote. The Foxes soundtrack contains a song titled "Bad Love", written and performed by Cher and produced by Moroder. The American Gigolo soundtrack featured
5525-477: The new Best Rap Performance category. The roots category had the most eliminations. Up through 2011, there were separate categories for regional American music forms, such as Hawaiian, Native American, and Zydeco/Cajun music. A consistently low number of entries in these categories led the Recording Academy to combine these music variations into a new Best Regional Roots Music Album , including polka , which had lost its category in 2009. In same-genre fields,
5610-451: The number of awards was increased from 86 to 91. Performance categories were added for the Americana and alternative music genres alongside new categories for video game score and spoken word poetry albums. A songwriter category (non-classical) and a song for social change category were also added and several categories were adjusted slightly. In 2023, several key changed were announced for
5695-450: The original intertitles into the film as subtitles as a means of improving continuity. Since the original speed was unknown this choice was controversial. Known as the "Moroder version", it sparked debate among film buffs, with outspoken critics and supporters of the film falling into equal camps. Most critics agree that, the opinion of film purists aside, Moroder's version was a welcome addition. In 1984, Moroder worked with Philip Oakey of
5780-687: The original Grammy design was reworked, changing the traditional soft lead for a stronger alloy less prone to damage, making the trophy bigger and grander. Billings developed Grammium, a zinc alloy which they trademarked. Trophies engraved with each recipient's name are not available until after the award announcements, so "stunt" trophies are re-used each year for the ceremony broadcast. By February 2009, some 7,578 Grammy trophies had been awarded. The "General Field" are four awards which are not restricted by music genre. To date, three artists have won all four awards, two won all four at once: Christopher Cross (1981) and Billie Eilish (2020). Adele won
5865-559: The past" and out of touch with "new media" and trends among music listeners such as music sharing , stating: The major nominations for the 54th annual awards clearly show that the recording academy has been working overtime to be all-inclusive, but more significantly, they also reveal a deep chasm between its goals and the listening habits of the general population...The focus is still on the old music industry model of cash-cow hits, major label investments and commercial radio... In an article for Time , journalist Touré also responded to
5950-522: The score for the film Top Gun (1986) which included Kenny Loggins ' hit " Danger Zone " and Berlin 's " Take My Breath Away ". He wrote the theme song to the film Over the Top , " Meet Me Half Way ", also performed by Loggins. In 1987, Moroder produced and co-wrote Falco 's song "Body Next to Body". Moroder wrote the official theme songs, " Reach Out ", for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics , and " Hand in Hand ", for
6035-400: The second single from rapper Lil Wayne 's seventh studio album Rebirth , contains allusions from Amy Holland 's song "She's on Fire" and was inspired in its entirety by Scarface . " Push It ", the second single from rapper Rick Ross ' debut album Port of Miami , samples " Scarface (Push It to the Limit) " and the story of the video has a very similar theme to the film Scarface . It
6120-420: The shock of critics and Carey herself. In 2011, Los Angeles Times journalist Randall Roberts criticized the exclusion of Kanye West 's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy from Album of the Year nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards . He described West's album as "the most critically acclaimed album of the year, a career-defining record". Roberts went on to criticize the Grammy Awards for being "mired in
6205-521: The snub and expressed general displeasure with the awards, stating "I don't pretend to understand the Grammys. I have never been able to discern a consistent logic around who gets nominated or who gets statues. I comprehend the particular logic of the Oscars, but not the big awards for music. My normal state of confusion around what drives Grammy decisions was exponentialized this week when, to the shock of many, Kanye's masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
6290-541: The song "Iron Galaxy". "The Legend of Babel" theme from the Metropolis soundtrack was covered by DJ Dado . British electronica musician Little Boots covered "Love Kills", which was written in collaboration with Freddie Mercury . "Future Lovers", a song from American recording artist Madonna's 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor , has a bass line inspired by Donna Summer's Moroder-produced hit " I Feel Love ". Furthermore, Madonna opened her 2006 Confessions Tour with
6375-546: The three Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, Moroder has also received four Grammy Awards , two People's Choice Awards , and more than 100 Golden and Platinum discs. In 2004, he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame . Giovanni Giorgio Moroder was born to Ladin parents on 26 April 1940 in Italy in Ortisei . His father was a hotel concierge . He has three brothers, one of them being artist Ulrich Moroder . Moroder grew up in
6460-485: The title track from Moroder's LP Déjà Vu . In September 2015, Moroder was featured on Kylie Minogue 's EP Kylie + Garibay on the song "Your Body". In 2016, he and Raney Shockne wrote and composed the music to the video game Tron RUN/r . The soundtrack album was released on 31 May 2016. In October 2016, Moroder produced "One More Day" for Sistar , a Korean girl group. They debuted the song live on 8 October, at Korea's DMC Festival 2016, with Moroder being present in
6545-428: The traditional and contemporary blues categories and the traditional and contemporary folk categories each were consolidated into one per genre due to the number of entries and the challenges in distinguishing between contemporary and traditional blues and folk songs. In the world music field, the traditional and contemporary categories also were merged. In the classical field, its main category Best Classical Album ,
6630-484: The work of which he is most proud is Berlin 's " Take My Breath Away ", which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song after appearing in the film Top Gun in 1986; he had earned the same awards in 1983 for " Flashdance... What a Feeling " (as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for all of his work on Flashdance ). In addition to
6715-549: The world that has been released either in Ibero-America , the Iberian Peninsula , or the United States. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were postponed from its original January 31, 2021, date to March 14, 2021, due to the music industry impact of COVID-19 pandemic . The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were also postponed from its original January 31, 2022, date to April 3, 2022, due to health and safety concerns related to
6800-496: Was discontinued because most recipients in the category had also won in other classical categories for the same album. Classical recordings are now eligible for the main Album of the Year category. A few minor name changes were also made to better reflect the nature of the separate categories. The Recording Academy determined that the word "gospel" in the gospel genre field tends to connote images and sounds of traditional soul gospel to
6885-532: Was established. The total number of fields was consolidated from 26 to 11 to ensure that all voting members would be able to exercise their allocated ten genre votes, as some members were prevented from doing so previously due to some fields only containing one category. Members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), both media companies and individuals, may nominate recordings for consideration. Entries are made and submitted online. When
6970-533: Was featured in the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. In 2013, Moroder returned to music with the soundtrack for Google's Racer : A Chrome Experiment Moroder contributed to Daft Punk 's 2013 studio album Random Access Memories , admitting that he was a fan of their song " One More Time " before working with the group. His voice and story are on the album track " Giorgio by Moroder ". On the track, he states "My name
7055-493: Was produced by J. R. Rotem . His song "Tears" was sampled and used as the basis of the DJ Shadow song "Organ Donor" on his 1996 album Endtroducing..... . Canadian hip hop group Swollen Members sampled the song in "Fuel Injected" and "Meltdown". It also appears on the song "Tragedy" by RZA . The main melody and chord progression form the basis of " Marz " by folk musician John Grant and " Only Light " by Australian ska band
7140-557: Was sampled by hip-hop duo OutKast for their song "Return of the Gangsta", and by hip-hop producer J Dilla for "Phantom of the Synths", a beat later used by MF Doom for "Gazzillion Ear" and by Jay Electronica for "Dimethyltryptamine". " Chase " was used as the entrance theme music for the professional wrestling tag team the Midnight Express throughout the early 1980s as well as in
7225-648: Was the first ceremony to be televised, but the ceremony was not aired live until the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971. The concept of a separate Grammy Awards for Latin music recorded in Spanish or Portuguese began in 1989, as it was deemed too large to fit on the regular Grammys ceremony. The Recording Academy then established the Latin Recording Academy in 1997, and the separate Latin Grammy Awards were first held in 2000. The Latin Grammys honor works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around
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