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GRAMMY Awards

The GRAMMY Awards, established in 1958, is an awards ceremony held each year, by the US National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, for outstanding achievements in the music industry.

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What were the Grammy Awards originally called?

It is short for grammophone. This is what the actual award is shaped as. Grammophones played music way before records, cds, cassettes etc. existed

Why did Will Smith win the Grammy Award?

He started as a stand up comedian and moved his way into TV.

How many Grammy Awards has Usher won?

Usher has won seven Grammy Awards.

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Who votes Grammy award winner?

Well apparently the judges backstage vote where do you think the other celebrities get the little paper from

What awards did Shirley Ann Jackson win?

Shirley Ann Jackson, Leader in Higher Education and Government, to Receive the Vannevar Bush Award. She was also appointed chairwomen of nuclear regulatory commision by president Bill Clinton.

How many Grammys have Tina an erica won?

Awards: Winner of seven Grammy Awards, including 1971, (with Ike Turner) for best rhythm and blues vocal performance by a group, for ÒProud MaryÓ; 1984, for record of the year and for best female pop vocal performance, for ÒWhatÕs Love Got to Do with It?,Ó and for best female rock performance, for ÒBetter Be Good To MeÓ; 1985, for best female rock performance, for ÒOne of the LivingÓ; 1986, for best female rock performance, for ÒBack Where You StartedÓ; and 1988, for best female rock performance, for album Tina Live in Europe.

How many Brit awards has Kylie minouge won?

10 including short films.

1995

Hayride to Hell (short)

The Girl

1994

Street Fighter

Lieutenant Cammy

1989

The Delinquents

Lola Lovell

Cut

Hilary Jacobs

1996

Bio-Dome

Dr. Petra von Kant

1996

Misfit (short)

2001

Moulin Rouge!

The Green Fairy

2000

Sample People

Jess

2005

The Magic Roundabout

Florence (voice)

2009

Blue

Kylie

How many Grammy Awards has Beyonce Knowles won?

Beyoncé has won 22 Grammy Awards -- 19 as a solo artist and three as a member of Destiny's Child. At the 2010 Grammys, she set a record for the most wins by a female solo artist with six. That feat was duplicated by Adele, who had six wins at the 2012 Grammys.
At the 57th Grammy Awards on February 8, 2015, Beyoncé's three wins helped her surpass Aretha Franklin's total of 18 and land her in second place as the most-honored woman in the history of the awards. Country music performer Alison Krauss has won 27 Grammys, more than any other woman.

Here is a list of the Grammys that Beyoncé has been awarded:

2001

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (with Destiny's Child)

Best R&B Song (with Destiny's Child)

2002

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (with Destiny's Child)

2004

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Shared with Luther Vandross)

Best R&B Song (Shared with Jay-Z)

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Shared with Jay-Z)

2006

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Shared with Stevie Wonder)

2007

Best Contemporary R&B Album

2010

Song of the Year

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Song

Best Contemporary R&B Album.

2013

Best Traditional R&B Performance

2014

Best Surround Sound Album

Best R&B Performance ("Drunk in Love")

Best R&B Song ("Drunk in Love").

Do you win money for a Grammy?

No, no. Of course not. However they are rewarded with the prestige, fame, and honor upon receiving it.

What African American male has won a Oscar an Emmy a Tony and a Golden Globe Award?

During his long and distinguished career as an actor, 82-year-old James Earl Jones has received an honorary Academy Award, along with three Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Grammy and a Golden Globe.

Has any entertainer won a Grammy and an Oscar?

Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Rita Moreno, Richard Rogers, Mike Nichols, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Helen Hayes, Audrey Hepburn, Kate Winslet, John Gielgud, Cher, Jonathan Tunick, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and Mel Brooks.

Julie Andrews also has won an Oscar and a Grammy, and is the only winner to have received both awards for the same performance (Best Actress 1964 for MARY POPPINS and best children's recording for the soundtrack).

And now Jennifer Hudson!

Eminem also won both in the same year and for the same character 2002 for best rap ablum(Grammy) and best original score (Oscar) for 8 Mile. Paul McCartney has 18 Grammys and an Oscar (for "Let It Be").

You can also add Prince (Oscar for Purple Rain Soundtrack and many Grammy Awards) and Jamie Foxx (Oscar for "Ray" and Grammy for "Blame It")

What did Barack Obama win his Grammy award for?

He has won two. One in 2005 and one in 2008. Both are for a spoken word album.

In 2005 it was for his book "Dreams From My Father"

In 2008 it was again for his book, this time it was "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream." also it should be noted that he beat out both Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton to win this one.

How many grammys does artetha Franklin have?

As of late 2009, the Queen of Soul has won 20 grammies, which includes 2 lifetime achievement grammies.

What album did eminem win a Grammy award?

The Slim Shady LP won him his first Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2000, and Eminem won again the next year for Marshall Mathers LP.

He has won six Grammy awards for the same category till the year 2015.