Grammy Award for Song of the Year facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Grammy Award for Song of the Year |
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"Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient
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| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1959 |
| Currently held by | Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us" (2025) |
The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is a very special honor given out at the Grammy Awards. These awards started in 1958 and were first called the Gramophone Awards.
Song of the Year is one of the four biggest awards at the Grammys. The others are Best New Artist, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year. This award has been given out every year since the very first Grammy Awards in 1959. It celebrates great songs that show amazing art, skill, and overall excellence in music. The award does not care about how many copies a song sold or how popular it was on music charts.
If a winning song uses parts of older songs, like samples or melodies, the people who wrote and published those original songs can also get a special certificate. This makes sure everyone who helped create the music gets credit.
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What is Song of the Year?
The Grammy Awards have different categories that might sound similar but mean different things. It's important to know the difference between Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year.
Song of the Year: For the Songwriter
- This award is for a single song, or one track from an album.
- It goes to the person who actually wrote the words (lyrics) and/or the music (melody) for the song.
- Think of "song" here as the original idea or composition, not how it sounds when recorded.
Record of the Year: For the Performance and Production
- This award is also for a single song or individual track.
- But it goes to the artist who performed the song, the producer, and the sound engineers who recorded and mixed it.
- Here, "record" means the specific recorded version of the song, not the song's original idea or a whole album.
Album of the Year: For the Whole Collection
- This award is for an entire album, which is a collection of many songs.
- It is given to the artist, the songwriters, the producers, and the engineers who worked on the whole album.
- In this case, "album" means the complete recorded collection of songs, like a CD or a digital download. It's not about just one song.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Premio Grammy a la canción del año para niños
