Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Awarded forQuality vocal or instrumental dance music/electronic music performances
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1998
Currently held bySkrillex, Fred Again & Flowdan, "Rumble" (2024)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music and/or electronic music genres. 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 for Best Dance Recording was first presented to Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder in 1998 for the song "Carry On". In 2003, the Academy moved the category from the "Pop" field into a new "Dance" field, alongside the category Best Dance/Electronic Album.[3] According to the Academy, the award is designated for solo, duo, group or collaborative performances (vocal or instrumental), and is limited to singles or tracks only.[4]

The award goes to the artist, producer and mixer. The engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.[5]

Skrillex has won the award a record four times, with Justin Timberlake, Diplo and The Chemical Brothers winning twice. Bonobo, The Chemical Brothers and Madonna share the record for the most nominations, with five. Bonobo also holds the record for the most nominations without a win.

History

Though she was not the first to suggest that the genre be recognized officially, Ellyn Harris and her Committee for the Advancement of Dance Music lobbied for more than two years to encourage the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to acknowledge dance music.[6] Some Academy members debated whether dance music, with its heavy use of layering, remixing, "lack of melody or verse", and numerous varieties, was truly considered music. Others were concerned that dance music was not a long-lasting genre, fearing the category would face retirement much like the award for Best Disco Recording, which was presented for one year only at the 22nd Grammy Awards in 1980.[6]

In 1998, Harris' efforts paid off when the Academy first presented the award to Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder at the 40th Grammy Awards for the song "Carry On". While the Academy had once been quoted as saying that "they considered dance music as something pop artists had created in their most frivolous moments", Ivan Bernstein, executive director of the organization's Florida branch, insisted that an award for excellence in dance music would not exist "if there were concerns about excellence".[6]

Starting from the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022, the category was renamed from Best Dance Recording to Best Dance/Electronic Recording.[7] Starting from the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024, a sister category Best Pop Dance Recording, was established in order to prevent well-established pop artists who incorporate dance music into their work from dominating the category over dedicated dance acts.[8]

Recipients

Donna Summer was the first recipient of the award in 1998 alongside Giorgio Moroder.
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1999 award winner, Madonna.
Cher won her first, and to date, only Grammy award in this category in 2000.
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2004 winner and four-time Grammy nominee, Kylie Minogue.
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Two-time consecutive award winner, Justin Timberlake
2009 award winners Daft Punk.
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2010 award winner and three-time nominee, Lady Gaga
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2011 award winner, Rihanna
Four-time award winner, Skrillex
2014 award winner, Zedd
2015 award winner, Clean Bandit.
2021 award winner, Kaytranada.
2023 award winner, Beyoncé.
Year[I] Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1998 Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder
 · Giorgio Moroder, producer 		"Carry On"
[9]
1999 Madonna
 · Madonna & William Orbit, producers
 · Pat McCarthy, mixer 		"Ray of Light"
[10]
2000 Cher
 · Brian Rawling & Mark Taylor, producers
 · Mark Taylor, mixer 		"Believe"
[11]
2001 Baha Men "Who Let the Dogs Out?" [12]
2002 Janet Jackson
 · Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, producers
 · Steve Hodge, mixer 		"All for You"
[13]
2003 Dirty Vegas
 · Ben Harris, Paul Harris & Steve Smith, producers 		"Days Go By"
[14]
2004 Kylie Minogue
 · Rob Davis & Cathy Dennis, producers
 · Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, Bruce Elliott-Smith & Phil Larsen, mixers 		"Come into My World"
[15]
2005 Britney Spears
 · Bloodshy & Avant, producers
 · Niklas Flyckt, mixer 		"Toxic"
[16]
2006 The Chemical Brothers and Q-Tip
 · The Chemical Brothers, producer
 · Steve Dub and The Chemical Brothers, mixers 		"Galvanize"
[17]
2007 Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland
 · Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, producers
 · Jimmy Douglass, mixer 		"SexyBack"
[4]
2008 Justin Timberlake
 · Nate (Danja) Hills, Tim Mosley and Justin Timberlake, producers
 · Jimmy Douglass and Tim Mosley, mixers 		"LoveStoned/I Think She Knows"
[18]
2009 Daft Punk
 · Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, producers and mixers 		"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)"
[19]
2010 Lady Gaga
 · RedOne, producer
 · Robert Orton, RedOne and Dave Russell, mixers 		"Poker Face"
[20]
2011 Rihanna
 · Kuk Harrell, Stargate and Sandy Vee, producers
 · Philip Tan and Sandy Vee mixers 		"Only Girl (In the World)"
[21]
2012 Skrillex
 · Skrillex, producer and mixer 		"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"
[22]
2013 Skrillex and Sirah
 · Skrillex, producer and mixer 		"Bangarang"
[23]
2014 Zedd featuring Foxes
 · Zedd, producer and mixer 		"Clarity"
[24]
2015 Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
 · Grace Chatto and Jack Patterson, producers
 · Wez Clarke and Jack Patterson, mixers 		"Rather Be"
[25]
2016 Jack Ü (Skrillex and Diplo) with Justin Bieber
 · Sonny Moore and Thomas Pentz, producers and mixers 		"Where Are Ü Now"
[26]
2017 The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
 · The Chainsmokers, producers
 · Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, mixer 		"Don't Let Me Down"
[27]
2018 LCD Soundsystem
 · James Murphy, producer and mixer 		"Tonite"
[28]
2019 Silk City and Dua Lipa featuring Diplo and Mark Ronson
 · Jarami, Alex Metric, Riton & Silk City, producers
 · Josh Gudwin, mixer 		"Electricity"
[29]
2020 The Chemical Brothers
 · The Chemical Brothers, producers
 · Steve Dub Jones and Tom Rowlands, mixers 		"Got to Keep On"
[30]
2021 Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
 · Kaytranada, producer
 · Neal H Pogue, mixer 		"10%"
[31]
2022 Rüfüs du Sol
 · Jason Evigan, producer
 · Cassian, mixer 		"Alive"
[32]
2023 Beyoncé
 · Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart producers
 · Stuart White, mixer 		"Break My Soul"
[33]
2024 Skrillex, Fred Again & Flowdan
 · BEAM, Elley Duhé, Fred Again & Skrillex, producers; Skrillex, mixer 		"Rumble"
  • Aphex Twin – "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" (Richard D James, producer; Richard D James, mixer)
  • James Blake – "Loading" (James Blake & Dom Maker, producers; James Blake, mixer)
  • Disclosure – "Higher Than Ever Before" (Cirkut, Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer)
  • Romy & Fred Again – "Strong" (Fred Again, Stuart Price & Romy, producers; Fred Again & Stuart Price, mixers)
 [34]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

Artists with multiple nominations

See also

References

General
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