Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song

Der Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song, auf Deutsch „Grammy-Auszeichnung für das beste zeitgenössische Lied“, ist ein Musikpreis, der von 1960 bis 1971 von der amerikanischen Recording Academy im Bereich der Popmusik verliehen wurde. Der Preis ging an den Interpreten des Liedes.^[1]

Geschichte und Hintergrund

Die seit 1959 verliehenen Grammy Awards werden jährlich in zahlreichen Kategorien von der Recording Academy in den Vereinigten Staaten vergeben, um künstlerische Leistung, technische Kompetenz und hervorragende Gesamtleistung ohne Rücksicht auf die Album-Verkäufe oder Chart-Position zu würdigen.^[2]

Eine dieser Kategorien ist der Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song.^[3] Die Auszeichnung wurde von 1960 bis 1971 vergeben und hatte seit der Erstverleihung einige kleinere Namensänderungen:

1960 hieß der Preis Grammy Award for Best Performance by a "Top 40" Artist
1961 nannte er sich Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist
Von 1962 bis 1965 wurde er unter der Bezeichnung Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording vergeben
1966 hieß er Grammy Award for Contemporary (R&R) Single
1967 war der Name Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording
1968 erfolgte die Vergabe als Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Single
Von 1970 bis 1971 hieß die Auszeichnung schließlich Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song.

Gewinner und Nominierte

Jahr	Gewinner	Nationalität	Lied	Nominierte
1960	Nat King Cole	Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten	Midnight Flyer	Elvis Presley – A Big Hunk o’ Love The Coasters – Charlie Brown Floyd Robinson – Makin’ Love Neil Sedaka – The Diary
1961	Ray Charles	Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten	Georgia on My Mind	Ella Fitzgerald – Mack the Knife Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight? Frank Sinatra – Nice ’N’ Easy Peggy Lee – Heart
1962	Chubby Checker	Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten	Let’s Twist Again	Chris Kenner – I Like It Like That Ike & Tina Turner – It’s Gonna Work Out Fine James Darren – Goodbye Cruel World The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
1963	Bent Fabric	Danemark Dänemark	Alley Cat	Mary Wells – You Beat Me to the Punch Neil Sedaka – Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Sam Cooke – Twistin’ the Night Away The Drifters – Up on the Roof The Four Seasons – Big Girls Don’t Cry
1964	April Stevens und Nino Tempo	Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten	Deep Purple	Chet Atkins – Teen Scene Lesley Gore – It’s My Party Peggy March – I Will Follow Him Ruby & the Romantics – Our Day Will Come
1965	Petula Clark	Vereinigtes Konigreich Vereinigtes Königreich	Downtown	Bobby Vinton – Mr. Lonely Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
1966	Roger Miller	Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten	King of the Road	Glenn Yarbrough – Baby the Rain Must Fall Jackie DeShannon – What the World Needs Now Is Love The Beatles – Yesterday Tom Jones – It’s Not Unusual
1967	New Vaudeville Band	Vereinigtes Konigreich Vereinigtes Königreich	Winchester Cathedral	The Association – Cherish The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby The Mamas & the Papas – Monday, Monday The Monkees – Last Train to Clarksville
1968	The 5th Dimension	Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten	Up, Up and Away	Bobbie Gentry und Kelly Gordon (Produzenten) – Ode to Billie Joe Glen Campbell und Al De Lory (Produzenten) – By the Time I Get to Phoenix Petula Clark und Tony Hatch (Produzenten) – Don’t Sleep in the Subway Ray Charles und Joe Adams (Produzenten) – Yesterday
1969	Keine Verleihung des Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song in diesem Jahr
1970	Joe South	Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten	Games People Play	David Clayton-Thomas – Spinning Wheel (Blood, Sweat & Tears) Hal David and Burt Bacharach – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head (B. J. Thomas) Mac Davis – In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley) Rod McKuen – Jean (Oliver)
1971	Simon & Garfunkel	Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten	Bridge over Troubled Water	James Taylor – Fire and Rain John Lennon und Paul McCartney – Let It Be (The Beatles) Paul Williams und Roger Nichols – We’ve Only Just Begun (The Carpenters) Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful

Weblinks

Offizielle Website der Grammy Awards – Recording Academy, Los Angeles (englisch)
Gewinner des Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song bei grammy.com (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

↑ Grammy Awards. Abgerufen am 2. Mai 2019 (englisch).
↑ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards – Overview. Archiviert vom Original (nicht mehr online verfügbar) am 3. Januar 2011; abgerufen am 2. Mai 2019 (englisch).
↑ Winners Other Pop/Rock&Roll / Contemporary Awards or Instrumental. Abgerufen am 2. Mai 2019 (englisch).

[:0-1] Grammy Awards. Abgerufen am 2. Mai 2019 (englisch).

[2] The Official Site of the Grammy Awards – Overview. Archiviert vom Original (nicht mehr online verfügbar) am 3. Januar 2011; abgerufen am 2. Mai 2019 (englisch).

[3] Winners Other Pop/Rock&Roll / Contemporary Awards or Instrumental. Abgerufen am 2. Mai 2019 (englisch).

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Allgemein:	Record of the Year \| Album of the Year \| Song of the Year \| Best New Artist
Pop:	Best Pop Solo Performance \| Best Pop Duo/Group Performance \| Best Pop Vocal Album \| Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album \| Best Female Pop Vocal Performance \| Best Male Pop Vocal Performance \| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals \| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals \| Best Pop Instrumental Performance \| Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring \| Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus \| Best Performance by a Vocal Group \| Best Performance by a Chorus \| Best Instrumental Performance \| Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing \| Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra \| Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance \| Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus \| Best Contemporary Song
Dance/Electronic:	Best Dance Recording \| Best Dance/Electronic Album
Rock:	Best Rock Performance \| Best Metal Performance \| Best Rock Song \| Best Rock Album \| Best Hard Rock Performance \| Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance \| Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance \| Best Female Rock Vocal Performance \| Best Male Rock Vocal Performance \| Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal \| Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental \| Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Alternative:	Best Alternative Music Album \| Best Alternative Music Performance
R&B:	Best R&B Performance \| Best Traditional R&B Performance \| Best R&B Song \| Best R&B Album \| Best Progressive R&B Album \| Best Contemporary R&B Album \| Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female \| Best Female R&B Vocal Performance \| Best Male R&B Vocal Performance \| Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals \| Best R&B Instrumental Performance \| Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Rap/Hip-Hop:	Best Rap Performance \| Best Melodic Rap Performance \| Best Rap Song \| Best Rap Album \| Best Rap Solo Performance \| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group \| Best Female Rap Solo Performance \| Best Male Rap Solo Performance
Country:	Best Country Solo Performance \| Best Country Duo/Group Performance \| Best Country Song \| Best Country Album \| Best Female Country Vocal Performance \| Best Male Country Vocal Performance \| Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals \| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals \| Best Country Instrumental Performance \| Best Country & Western Recording \| Best New Country & Western Artist
Jazz:	Best Improvised Jazz Solo \| Best Jazz Vocal Album \| Best Jazz Instrumental Album \| Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album \| Best Latin Jazz Album \| Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group \| Best Jazz Fusion Performance \| Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female \| Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male \| Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group \| Best Original Jazz Composition \| Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Gospel/ Zeitgenössische Christliche Musik:	Best Gospel Performance/Song \| Best Gospel Album \| Best Roots Gospel Album \| Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song \| Best Contemporary Christian Music Album \| Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album \| Best Rock Gospel Album \| Best Traditional Gospel Album \| Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album \| Best Contemporary Christian Music Song \| Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance \| Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album \| Best Gospel Performance, Traditional \| Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary \| Best Gospel Song \| Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female \| Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male \| Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus \| Best Soul Gospel Performance \| Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional \| Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary \| Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female \| Soul Gospel Performance, Male \| Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female \| Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus \| Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album \| Best Inspirational Performance
Latin:	Best Latin Pop or Urban Album \| Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album \| Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) \| Best Tropical Latin Album \| Best Música Urbana Album \| Best Música Urbana Album \| Best Latin Recording \| Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album \| Best Latin Urban Album \| Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album \| Best Regional Mexican Album \| Best Tejano Album \| Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album \| Best Salsa Album \| Best Merengue Album \| Best Salsa/Merengue Album \| Best Banda Album \| Best Norteño Album \| Best Banda or Norteño Album
American Roots:	Best Americana Album \| Best Americana Performance \| Best Bluegrass Album \| Best Traditional Blues Album \| Best Contemporary Blues Album \| Best Folk Album \| Best Regional Roots Music Album \| Best American Roots Performance \| Best American Roots Song \| Best Blues Album \| Best Traditional Folk Album \| Best Contemporary Folk Album \| Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording \| Best Hawaiian Music Album \| Best Native American Music Album \| Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
Musik für visuelle Medien:	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media \| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media \| Best Song Written for Visual Media
Composing/Arranging:	Best Instrumental Composition \| Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella \| Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals \| Best Arrangement
Crafts:	Best Historical Album \| Best Recording Package \| Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package \| Best Album Notes
Produktion/Engineering:	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical \| Best Engineered Album, Classical \| Best Remixed Recording \| Best Immersive Audio Album \| Producer of the Year, Non-Classical \| Producer of the Year, Classical \| Best Engineered Recording – Special or Novel Effects
Klassik:	Best Orchestral Performance \| Best Opera Recording \| Best Choral Performance \| Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance \| Best Classical Instrumental Solo \| Best Classical Vocal Solo \| Best Classical Compendium \| Best Contemporary Classical Composition \| Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) \| Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) \| Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral \| Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra) \| Best New Classical Artist \| Best Chamber Music Performance \| Best Classical Album \| Best Classical Crossover Album
Music Video:	Best Music Video \| Best Music Film \| Best Concept Music Video \| Best Performance Music Video \| Video of the Year
Andere:	Contemporary Instrumental: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album \| New Age: Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album \| Reggae: Best Reggae Album \| World Music: Best Global Music Album \| Best Global Music Performance \| Best Traditional World Music Album \| Best Contemporary World Music Album \| Spoken Word: Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording \| Best Spoken Word Poetry Album \| Children’s: Best Children’s Music Album \| Best Musical Album for Children \| Best Spoken Word Album for Children \| Best Album for Children \| Comedy: Best Comedy Album \| Musical Theatre: Best Musical Theater Album \| Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television \| Disco: Best Disco Recording \| Polka: Best Polka Album
Besondere Preise:	Lifetime Achievement Award \| Trustees Award \| Grammy Legend Award \| Technical Grammy Award \| Grammy Hall of Fame \| MusiCares Person of the Year