Grammy

[ gram-ee ]

noun

, plural Gram·mys, Gram·mies.

1. one of a group of statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in various categories in the recording industry.

Grammy

/ ˈɡræmɪ /

noun

1. (in the US) one of the gold-plated discs awarded annually for outstanding achievement in the record industry

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grammy¹

gram(ophone) + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grammy¹

C20: from gram ( ophone ) + my as in Emmy

Example Sentences

Last week, she was nominated for six Grammy Awards, including best new artist and album of the year, for her debut The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess.

From BBC

She is also nominated for the best new artist Grammy, and her recent mixtape Alligator Bites Don't Heal was called "one of the year’s very best albums" by Rolling Stone.

From BBC

Her Grammy came in 2023 for narrating her memoir, “Finding Me.”

From Los Angeles Times

The other is the first big-screen work by a pair of 20-something prodigies who made a splash with the equivalent of unauthorized musical fan fiction — which won them a Grammy.

From Los Angeles Times

The two-time Grammy award winner has suffered personal tragedy in recent years, after the 2017 Manchester bombing of her concert and the death of her former partner Mac Miller a year later.

From BBC