The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards".
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| Subject | Grammy Awards |
| Category | American award for achievements in music |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
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