the first award mentioned above by you, was it restructured?
Yes, on April 6, 2011, by The Recording Academy - number of categories was cut from 109 to 78; elimination of the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields.
Grammy Award
On April 6, 2011, The Recording Academy announced a drastic overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most important change was the elimination of the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, R&B, country, and rap). Also, several categories for instrumental soloists were discontinued. Recordings in these categories now fall under the general categories for best solo performances.
gwen stefani when i was a rich girl UNANSWERABLE who is this person mentioned? She is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. where was she born? Fullerton, Californi what are the climatic condition of this place? Warm-summer Mediterranean climate what is the local political scenario in this place? Historically it has been a Republican stronghold in presidential elections; however, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first Democrat in over four decades to win the city. when did the original person in discussion start of her career? In 1986, her brother invited her to provide vocals for No Doubt, in 1991 the band was personally signed to Interscope Records by Jimmy Iovine. did she receive any awards for her music? Yes, one Grammy Award, four MTV Video Music Awards, one American Music Award, one Brit Award, and two "Billboard" Music Awards. did she involve herself with any other work? Yes, she donated $1 million to Save the Children's Japan Earthquake–Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund, and also ran an auction on eBay with proceeds from the auction going to Save the Children's relief effort.
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Grammy Award [SEP] 2012 category restructuring
On April 6, 2011, The Recording Academy announced a drastic overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most important change was the elimination of the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, R&B, country, and rap). Also, several categories for instrumental soloists were discontinued. Recordings in these categories now fall under the general categories for best solo performances. In the rock field, the separate categories for hard rock and metal albums were combined and the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category was eliminated due to a waning number of entries.