The Big Four Grammy Awards (also known as the General Field) are four Grammy Awards presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences which go to musical acts and works which are not restricted by genre or another criterion.
Unlike the other Grammy Awards, the nomination and voting process for the Big Four are open to all Academy voting members. They are the most prestigious and important awards at the ceremony.
The Big Four comprise:
Year [I] | Award | Work | Artist(s) |
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1959 [1] | Album | The Music from Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini |
Record | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno | |
Song | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno | |
Year [I] | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers | |
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2020 [63] | Album | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer | |
Record | "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer | ||
Song | "Bad Guy" * | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish O'Connell Finneas O'Connell | ||
Best New Artist | Billie Eilish | ||||
2021 [64] | Album | Folklore | Taylor Swift | Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jonathan Low & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | |
Record | "Everything I Wanted" | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer | ||
Song | "I Can't Breathe" | H.E.R | D'Mile, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas | ||
Best New Artist | Megan Thee Stallion | ||||
2022 [65] | Album | We Are | Jon Batiste | Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 and Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet and Nick Waterhouse, producers; Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Pimentel, Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore and Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Levine, Steve McEwan, Morton, Rowe and Mavis Staples, songwriters; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer | |
Record | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II and Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | ||
Song | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars | ||
Best New Artist | Olivia Rodrigo | ||||
2023 [66] | Album | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Spike Stent and Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles and Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | |
Record | "About Damn Time" | Lizzo | Ricky Reed and Blake Slatkin, producers; Patrick Kehrier, Bill Malina and Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer | ||
Song | "Just Like That" | Bonnie Raitt | |||
Best New Artist | Samara Joy | ||||
2024 [67] | Album | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift, and others | |
Record | "Flowers" | Miley Cyrus | |||
Song | "What Was I Made For?" | Billie Eilish | |||
Best New Artist | Victoria Monet | ||||
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