The
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was awarded between 1969 and 2011.
*In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental
*From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
*In 1972 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
*In 1973 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer
*From 1974 to 1975 it was again awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
*From 1986 to 1989 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
*Since 1990 it has again been awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
*The award was discontinued from 2011 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all instrumental performances in the pop category (solo or with a duo/group) were shifted to either the newly formed
Best Pop Solo Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guides, the Best Pop So ...
or
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 63rd Grammy Awards category rules, "this category ...
categories.
A similar award for
Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1965 to 1968. This was also in the pop field, but did not specify pop music.
Recipients
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Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
See also
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List of Grammy Award categories
The Grammy Awards are awarded in a series of categories, each of which isolate a specific contribution to the recording industry. The standard awards list nominees in each category from which a winner is selected. Twenty-eight Grammys were awarded ...
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Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1964 to 1967. The award had several minor name changes:
*From 1964 to 1965, the award was known as Best Instrumental Performance - Non-Jazz
*In 1966, it was called the Best Instrum ...
References
External links
Official site of the Grammy Awards
{{Grammy Award years
Instrumental Performance
Awards disestablished in 2011
Awards established in 1969
Music-related lists