Big Four (Grammy Awards)
The Big Four Grammy Awards (also known as the General Field) are four Grammy awards presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences which go to musical acts and works which are not restricted by genre or another criterion.
Unlike the other Grammy awards, the nomination and voting process for the Big Four are open to all Academy voting members. They are the most prestigious and important awards at the ceremony.
The Big Four include:
- Album of the Year is awarded to the performer, songwriter(s), and the production team of a full album.
- Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song.
- Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter(s) of a single song.
- Best New Artist is awarded to an artist without reference to a song or album.
Recipients
1950s
| Year[I] | Award | Work | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 [1] |
Album | The Music from Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini |
| Record | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno | |
| Song | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno | |
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
| Year[I] | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 [43] |
Album | Supernatural | Santana | Clive Davis, Jerry Duplessis, Dust Brothers, Alex González, Charles Goodan, Stephen M. Harris, Lauryn Hill, Art Hodge, Wyclef Jean, Fher Olvera, K. C. Porter, Dante Ross & Matt Serletic, producers; Mike Couzzi, Benny Faccone, Steve Farrone, Steve Fontano, David Frazer, Jim Gaines, John Gamble, Commissioner Gordon, Andy Grassi, John Karpowich, Glenn Kolotkin, Tom Lord-Alge, Jeff Poe, Tony Prendatt, Anton Pukshansky, Warren Riker, Jim Scott, John Seymour, Matty Spindel, T-Ray, Chris Theis, David Thoener & Alvaro Villagra, engineers/mixers |
| Record | "Smooth" | Santana featuring Rob Thomas | Matt Serletic, producer; David Thoener, engineer/mixer | |
| Song | "Smooth" * | Santana featuring Rob Thomas | Itaal Shur Rob Thomas | |
| Best New Artist | Christina Aguilera | |||
| 2001 [44] |
Album | Two Against Nature | Steely Dan | Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers |
| Record | "Beautiful Day" | U2 | Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite & Richard Rainey, engineer/mixers | |
| Song | "Beautiful Day" | U2 | Adam Clayton David Evans Larry Mullen Jr. Paul Hewson | |
| Best New Artist | Shelby Lynne | |||
| 2002 [45] |
Album | O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack [C] | Various Artists | T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante & Peter Kurland, engineer/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Walk On" | U2 | Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite & Richard Rainey, engineer/mixers | |
| Song | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | |
| Best New Artist | Alicia Keys | |||
| 2003 [46] |
Album | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland & Craig Street, producers; S. Husky Huskolds & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Don't Know Why" | Norah Jones | Norah Jones, Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, producers; Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Don't Know Why" | Norah Jones | Jesse Harris | |
| Best New Artist | Norah Jones | |||
| 2004 [47] |
Album | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | OutKast | André 3000 & Antwon "Big Boi" Patton, producers; Vincent Alexander, Chris Carmouche, Kevin "KD" Davis, Reggie Dozier, John Frye, Robert Hannon, Padraic Kernin, Moka Nagatani, Pete Novak, Brian Paturalski, Neal Pogue, Dexter Simmons, Matt Still & Darrell Thorp, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers |
| Record | "Clocks" | Coldplay | Coldplay & Ken Nelson, producers; Coldplay, Ken Nelson & Mark Phythian, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Dance with My Father" | Luther Vandross | Richard Marx Luther Vandross | |
| Best New Artist | Evanescence | |||
| 2005 [48] |
Album | Genius Loves Company | Ray Charles & Various Artists | John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers |
| Record | "Here We Go Again" | Ray Charles & Norah Jones | John Burk, producer; Mark Fleming, Terry Howard & Al Schmitt, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Daughters" | John Mayer | John Mayer | |
| Best New Artist | Maroon 5 | |||
| 2006 [49] |
Album | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | U2 | Brian Eno, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite & Chris Thomas, producers; Greg Collins, Flood, Carl Glanville, Simon Gogerly, Nellee Hooper, Jacknife Lee & Steve Lillywhite, engineers/mixers; Arnie Acosta, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | Green Day | Rob Cavallo & Green Day, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" | U2 | Adam Clayton David Evans Larry Mullen Jr. Paul Hewson | |
| Best New Artist | John Legend | |||
| 2007 [50] |
Album | Taking the Long Way | Dixie Chicks | Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Not Ready to Make Nice" | Dixie Chicks | Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Not Ready to Make Nice" | Dixie Chicks | Emily Robison Martie Maguire Natalie Maines Dan Wilson | |
| Best New Artist | Carrie Underwood | |||
| 2008 [51] |
Album | River: The Joni Letters | Herbie Hancock | Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse | Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse | Amy Winehouse | |
| Best New Artist | Amy Winehouse | |||
| 2009 [52] |
Album | Raising Sand | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Please Read the Letter" | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixe | |
| Song | "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion Chris Martin | |
| Best New Artist | Adele | |||
2010s
2020s
| Year[I] | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [63] |
Album | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "Bad Guy" * | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish O'Connell Finneas O'Connell | ||
| Best New Artist | Billie Eilish | ||||
| 2021 [64] |
Album | Folklore | Taylor Swift | Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jonathan Low & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "Everything I Wanted" | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "I Can't Breathe" | H.E.R | D'Mile, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas | ||
| Best New Artist | Megan Thee Stallion | ||||
| 2022 [65] |
Album | We Are | Jon Batiste | Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 and Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet and Nick Waterhouse, producers; Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Pimentel, Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore and Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Levine, Steve McEwan, Morton, Rowe and Mavis Staples, songwriters; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II and Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars | ||
| Best New Artist | Olivia Rodrigo | ||||
| 2023 [66] |
Album | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Spike Stent and Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles and Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "About Damn Time" | Lizzo | Ricky Reed and Blake Slatkin, producers; Patrick Kehrier, Bill Malina and Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "Just Like That" | Bonnie Raitt | |||
| Best New Artist | Samara Joy | ||||
See also
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