|2014 Grammy Awards| The Grammy awards are named from the
trophy: a small, gilded reproduction of a gramophone. |Awarded
for||Outstanding achievements in the music industry| |Presented
by||National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences| A Grammy
Award (originally called Gramophone Award) – or Grammy – is an
accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the
music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features
performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of
more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised
ceremony. It is the music equivalent to the Emmy Awards for
television, the Tony Awards for stage performances, and the
Academy Awards for motion pictures. The first Grammy Awards
ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, and it was set up to honor
musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.
Following the 2011 ceremony, NARAS overhauled many Grammy Award
categories for 2012. The 55th Grammy Aw