Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording


The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music genre. 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".
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, which currently contains the category Best Dance/Electronic Album as well. According to the Academy, the award is designated for solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, and is limited to singles or tracks only.
The award goes to the artist, producer and mixer. The engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.
Skrillex, Justin Timberlake, Diplo and The Chemical Brothers are the only artists to win the award more than once, having won three, two and two times, respectively. Madonna and The Chemical Brothers share the record for the most nominations, with five. Gloria Estefan holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with three.

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. 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.
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".

Recipients

YearWinnerWorkNomineesRef.
1998 and Giorgio Moroder
1999Madonna
2000Cher
2001Baha Men
2002
2003Dirty Vegas
2004
2005
2006The Chemical Brothers and Q-Tip
The Chemical Brothers, producer; Steve Dub and The Chemical Brothers, mixers
2007Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland
Nate Hills, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
2008Justin Timberlake
Nate Hills, Tim Mosley and Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass and Tim Mosley, mixers
2009Daft Punk
Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, producers and mixers
2010Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne and Dave Russell, mixers
2011Rihanna
Kuk Harrell, Stargate and Sandy Vee, producers; Philip Tan and Sandy Vee mixers
2012Skrillex
Skrillex, producer and mixer		"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"
2013Skrillex and Sirah
Skrillex, producer and mixer		"Bangarang"
2014Zedd featuring Foxes
Zedd, producer and mixer		"Clarity"
2015Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
Grace Chatto and Jack Patterson, producers; Wez Clarke and Jack Patterson, mixers		"Rather Be"
2016Jack Ü with Justin Bieber
Sonny Moore and Thomas Pentz, producers; Sonny Moore and Thomas Pentz, mixers		"Where Are Ü Now"
2017The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, mixer		"Don't Let Me Down"
2018LCD Soundsystem
James Murphy, producer and mixer		"Tonite"
2019Silk City and Dua Lipa
Jarami, Alexia Metric, Ritton & Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer		"Electricity"
2020The Chemical Brothers"Got to Keep On"

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

;3 wins
;2 wins
;5 nominations
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
;2 nominations