Grammy Awards

Question: The Grammy Awards were first presented in what year?

Answer: The Grammy awards were first presented by Naras in Los Angeles in 1959.

Question: This genre of music was not recognized at the Grammy Awards ceremony until 1989.

Answer: In 1989, the award for Best Rap Performance was first presented to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. However, presentation of the award was not televised leading Will Smith and other members of the rap community to boycott the ceremony.

Question: As of 2015, this group held the record for the most Grammy awards of any group in history.

Answer: As of 2015, U2 had received 22 Grammy awards.

Question: As of 2015, this award-winning artist has received the most Grammy nominations in history.

Answer: As of 2015, Quincy Jones had received 79 Grammy nominations.

Question: This award wasn’t added as a category until 1982.

Answer: An award for Best Music Video was first handed out in 1982 to acknowledge the growing influence of the medium.

Question: Following his nomination for 12 Grammy awards in 1984, this artist held the record for most nominations in a single night.

Answer: Michael Jackson received 12 Grammy nominations for the album Thriller, the best selling album of all time in 1984.

Question: Although credited as one the music greats, this artist was awarded only three Grammy awards in his lifetime.

Answer: "King of Rock and Roll" Elvis Presley won three Grammy awards, none of which were in the four main categories (Album, Record and Song of the Year, and Best New Artist).

Question: Following his 1997 Best Opera Recording win, this artist had received the most Grammy awards in history.

Answer: Sir Georg Solti had received 32 Grammy awards.

Question: The first Latin Grammy Awards ceremony occurred in ____.

Answer: The first Latin Grammy awards ceremony was staged in 2000, with Carlos Santana and Shakira among the winners.