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Annual music award
The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the
Grammy Awards — a ceremony that was established in 1958 — honor quality
dance and
electronica albums in any given year. The award was first presented at the
47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005 as an complement to the
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording , which had been presented as the sole award for dance music since
1998 .
[1]
According to
The Recording Academy , the award "recognizes excellence in recordings from established dance and electronic genres such as
house ,
techno ,
trance ,
dubstep ,
drum and bass ,
electronica , as well as other emerging dance and electronic genres, with production and sensibilities distinctly different from a
pop approach."
[2] The award is presented to "albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental electronica/dance recordings".
[3] Compilation or remixed recording albums are not eligible for this category.
To date,
Skrillex and
The Chemical Brothers hold the record for most wins in this category, with three times, followed by two-time recipients
Daft Punk . In addition,
The Chemical Brothers hold the record for most nominations with six.
Madonna was the first female recipient of the award in
2007 .
Disclosure ,
Deadmau5 and
Robyn hold the record for most nominations without a win with three each.
History
From 2005 to 2011 the award was known as Best Electronic/Dance Album
From 2012 to 2014 the award was known as Best Dance/Electronica Album
[4]
From 2015 to 2023 the award was known as Best Dance/Electronic Album
From 2024 onwards the award is known as Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they worked on more than 50% of the playing time on the album. A producer or engineer who worked on less than 50% of playing time, as well as a mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.
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As of the
66th Annual Grammy Awards , the category sits in the newly-established Pop & Dance/Electronic genre field.
[6]
Recipients
Basement Jaxx were the first winners of the award, in
2005 .
The Chemical Brothers were the first to receive the award twice, in
2006 and
2008 , and won for a third time in
2020 , tying
Skrillex as the most awarded acts in the category.
Madonna became the first solo singer to win this award in
2007 . She also became the first female act to be nominated and win in the category.
Lady Gaga became the second female artist to win in the category. She was also the first to be nominated with the same album in the
Album of the Year category.
Daft Punk won this award twice in
2009 and
2014 .
Random Access Memories was the first electronic album to win in the
Album of the Year category.
Skrillex won this award three times in
2012 ,
2013 and
2016 , becoming one of the most awarded artists in the category, tying
The Chemical Brothers .
Beyoncé was the third female artist and the first
African American female artist to win in the category.
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
Artists with multiple wins
3 wins
2 wins
Artists with multiple nominations
7 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
See also
References
General
Specific
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