Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
| Grammy Award for Best Rock Song | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | High-quality rock music songs |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 1992 |
| Last awarded | 2018 |
| Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually 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 or chart position".[2]
The award, reserved for songwriters, was first presented to English musician Sting in 1992. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award honors new songs (containing both melody and lyrics) or songs "first achieving prominence" during the period of eligibility. Songs containing prominent samples or interpolations are not eligible.[3]
Bruce Springsteen holds the records for the most wins and nominations, having won four awards from nine nominations. Other winners of multiple awards include Alanis Morissette as well as the bands Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2, with two. Award-winning songs have been performed by American artists more than any other nationality, though they have also been performed by musicians or groups originating from Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. There have been four instances in which one artist or group was nominated for two works in the same year: the group Aerosmith was nominated for both "Cryin'" and "Livin' on the Edge" in 1994, Melissa Etheridge received nominations for "Come to My Window" and "I'm the Only One" in 1995, Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers won for "One Headlight" and was also nominated for "The Difference" in 1998, and U2 was nominated for the songs "Elevation" and "Walk On" in 2002. Coldplay holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with four.
Contents
1 Recipients
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Recipients
Sting became the first award recipient in 1992 for the song "The Soul Cages".
Eric Clapton, 1993 award recipient for the song "Layla", performing in 2008
Members of the 1994 award-winning band Soul Asylum in 2010
Four-time award winner Bruce Springsteen, performing in 1988
Two-time award recipient Alanis Morissette, performing in Barcelona in 2008
1997 award recipient Tracy Chapman at the 2009 Cactus Festival in Bruges, Belgium
Jakob Dylan, 1998 award winner for the song "One Headlight" and member of The Wallflowers, performing in 2007
Jack White and Meg White of the 2004 award-winning band The White Stripes
Members of the two-time award-winning band U2, performing on the Joshua Tree Tour 2017. From left to right: Larry Mullen, Jr. (drumming), the Edge, Bono, and Adam Clayton
From left to right, Matthew, Caleb, and Nathan Followill of the 2010 award-winning band Kings of Leon, performing in 2007
| Year | Songwriter(s) | Title | Artist(s)[I] | Nominees (Performer(s) in parenthesis)[II] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Sting | "The Soul Cages" | Sting |
| [4] |
1993 | Eric Clapton Jim Gordon | "Layla" (Unplugged version) | Eric Clapton |
| [5] |
1994 | Dave Pirner | "Runaway Train" | Soul Asylum |
| [6] |
1995 | Bruce Springsteen | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Bruce Springsteen |
| [7] |
1996 | Alanis Morissette Glen Ballard | "You Oughta Know" | Alanis Morissette |
| [8] |
1997 | Tracy Chapman | "Give Me One Reason" | Tracy Chapman |
| [9] |
1998 | Jakob Dylan | "One Headlight" | The Wallflowers |
| [10] |
1999 | Alanis Morissette | "Uninvited" | Alanis Morissette |
| [11] |
2000 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Scar Tissue" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| [12] |
2001 | Scott Stapp Mark Tremonti | "With Arms Wide Open" | Creed |
| [13] |
2002 | Train | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" | Train |
| [14] |
2003 | Bruce Springsteen | "The Rising" | Bruce Springsteen |
| [15] |
2004 | Jack White | "Seven Nation Army" | The White Stripes |
| [16] |
2005 | U2 | "Vertigo" | U2 |
| [17] |
2006 | U2 | "City of Blinding Lights" | U2 |
| [18] |
2007 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Dani California" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| [19] |
2008 | Bruce Springsteen | "Radio Nowhere" | Bruce Springsteen |
| [20] |
2009 | Bruce Springsteen | "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" | Bruce Springsteen |
| [21] |
2010 | Kings of Leon | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon |
| [22] |
2011 | Neil Young | "Angry World" | Neil Young |
| [23] |
2012 | Foo Fighters | "Walk" | Foo Fighters |
| |
2013 | The Black Keys Brian Burton | "Lonely Boy" | The Black Keys |
| |
2014 | Dave Grohl Paul McCartney Krist Novoselic Pat Smear | "Cut Me Some Slack" | Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear |
| |
2015 | Hayley Williams Taylor York | "Ain't It Fun" | Paramore |
| [24] |
2016 | Alabama Shakes | "Don't Wanna Fight" | Alabama Shakes |
| [23] |
2017 | David Bowie | "★" | David Bowie |
| [23] |
2018 | Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear & Chris Shiflett | "Run" | Foo Fighters |
| [25] |
^[I] The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
^[II] Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).
See also
- List of Grammy Award categories
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Rock Songs
References
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- General
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"Grammy Awards: Best Rock Song (Songwriter's Award)". Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- Specific
^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
^ "Nominees announced for Grammy Awards". TimesDaily. 123. Florence, Alabama. January 8, 1992. p. 10B. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
^ "The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 8, 1993. p. 3. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "General Categories". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 7, 1994. p. 3. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 6, 1995. p. 3. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 8, 1997. p. 3. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "List of Grammy award nominations". CNN. January 6, 1998. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "1999 Grammy Nominees". NME. IPC Media. November 27, 1998. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
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"42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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^ Boucher, Geoff (January 4, 2001). "Grammys Cast a Wider Net Than Usual". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. January 4, 2002. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
^ "Grammy Nominees Announced". Blender. Alpha Media Group. January 15, 2003. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
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^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 5, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. December 8, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ Kaufman, Gil (December 7, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, Chili Peppers Top Grammy Nominations List". MTV. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. February 9, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
^ "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E! Online. December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ Partridge, Kenneth (December 2, 2009). "Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List". Spinner.com. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^ abc "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
^ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ "60th Grammy Nominees". Grammy.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
External links
- Official site of the Grammy Awards
