Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Awarded for	Quality vocal or instrumental dance music/electronic music performances
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1998
Currently held by	Skrillex, Fred Again & Flowdan, "Rumble" (2024)
Website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,^[1] to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music and/or electronic music genres. 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".^[2]

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, alongside the category Best Dance/Electronic Album.^[3] According to the Academy, the award is designated for solo, duo, group or collaborative performances (vocal or instrumental), and is limited to singles or tracks only.^[4]

The award goes to the artist, producer and mixer. The engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.^[5]

Skrillex has won the award a record four times, with Justin Timberlake, Diplo and The Chemical Brothers winning twice. Skrillex, Bonobo, The Chemical Brothers and Madonna share the record for the most nominations, with five. Bonobo also holds the record for the most nominations without a win.

^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^ Paoletta, Michael (February 1, 2003). "Beat Box". Billboard. p. 37. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2010. For the first time, the best dance recording category is broken out into its own dance field. In previous years, this category was in the pop field...
^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
^ "AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS" (PDF). Grammy.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

[Grammy-1] "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.

[Overview-2] "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.

[Billboard-3] Paoletta, Michael (February 1, 2003). "Beat Box". Billboard. p. 37. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2010. For the first time, the best dance recording category is broken out into its own dance field. In previous years, this category was in the pop field...

[Grammy2007-4] "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2010.

[5] "AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS" (PDF). Grammy.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

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