Grammy Global Impact Award

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Grammy Global Impact Award
Awarded for"Black music creators whose dedication to the art form has greatly influenced the industry"
CountryUnited States
Presented by The Recording Academy
First award2022;3 years ago (2022)
Website grammy.com

The Grammy Global Impact Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy to "Black music creators whose dedication to the art form has greatly influenced the industry". [1] The award was established by the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective, which was created with the goal of "amplifying Black voices within the Academy and the wider music community". [2] The award is in the category of Special Merit awards.

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The honor was established and awarded to its inaugural recipient in 2022. [3] The subsequent year, with Dr. Dre as one of the recipients, the award was inaugurated yet again, as the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.

Global Impact Award Recipients

YearRecipientRef.
2022 John Legend [3]
2023 Dr Dre, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, Sylvia Rhone [4]
2024 Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Jay-Z [5]
2025 Alicia Keys [6]

References

  1. ↑ "5 Artists Fighting For Social Justice Today: Megan Thee Stallion, Noname, H.E.R., Jay-Z & Alicia Keys". grammy.com. March 1, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Recording Academy Establishes Black Music Collective". grammy.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Parkel, Inga (March 28, 2022). "John Legend to receive inaugural Global Impact Award at Recording Academy Honours". The Independent. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ Millman, Ethan (February 3, 2023). "Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, and Sylvia Rhone Honored at Grammys Black Music Collective Dinner". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Bloom, Madison (January 31, 2024). "Grammys 2024: Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz to Receive Global Impact Awards". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Frazier, Nina (December 19, 2024). "Alicia Keys To Receive Dr. Dre Global Impact Award At Recording Academy Honors During GRAMMY Week 2025". GRAMMY. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
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