Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (originally the Gramophone Awards),presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry,is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards,the American Music Awards,and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony,make up the rest).However,the Grammys,usually held in February,(last of what are considered the "big three" music awards shows,including the BMA and AMA shows) are considered the approximate equivalent to the Oscars,in the music world.
