Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
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The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding albums that showcase traditional, contemporary, or cross-cultural sounds from around the globe.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best World Music Album Context triple: [Silk Road Ensemble, awardReceived, Grammy Award for Best World Music Album]
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album is a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize excellence in albums featuring traditional pop vocal performances, often in the style of classic pop standards and vocal jazz.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance was a music industry honor recognizing innovative, genre-blending tracks that fused elements of R&B, hip hop, soul, and alternative music.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding albums in the contemporary folk and Americana genres.
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D.
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious honors in the music industry, recognizing the overall artistic achievement and production excellence of a full album across all genres.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is a major music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding quality in pop vocal albums.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best World Music Album Target entity description: The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding albums that showcase traditional, contemporary, or cross-cultural sounds from around the globe.
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album is a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize excellence in albums featuring traditional pop vocal performances, often in the style of classic pop standards and vocal jazz.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance was a music industry honor recognizing innovative, genre-blending tracks that fused elements of R&B, hip hop, soul, and alternative music.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding albums in the contemporary folk and Americana genres.
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D.
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious honors in the music industry, recognizing the overall artistic achievement and production excellence of a full album across all genres.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is a major music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding quality in pop vocal albums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Recording Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Recording Academy Awards Department
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| alsoKnownAs |
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
ⓘ
surface form:
World Music Grammy
|
| awardCeremonyLocation |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
contemporary world music albums
ⓘ
cross-cultural world music albums ⓘ outstanding world music albums ⓘ traditional world music albums ⓘ |
| awardType | peer-recognized industry award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discontinuedIn | 2020 ceremony ⓘ |
| excludes |
EPs
ⓘ
singles ⓘ |
| field | world music ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1992 ⓘ |
| formerName | Best World Music Album ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | world music ⓘ |
| hasAwardCriteria |
artistic achievement in world music
ⓘ
overall excellence in world music albums ⓘ technical proficiency in world music recording ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | album category ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityPeriod | one-year release period prior to the ceremony ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
fusion of Western and non-Western musical traditions
ⓘ
traditional non-Western music ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorCategory |
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
|
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 2019 ⓘ |
| mediaType | music album ⓘ |
| notableChange | renamed to Best Global Music Album in 2020 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.grammy.com ⓘ |
| organizer |
Recording Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
|
| partOf |
Grammy Awards ceremony
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Awards
|
| presentedBy |
Recording Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Recording Academy
|
| replacedBy |
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
|
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by members of The Recording Academy ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
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Subject: Grammy Award for Best World Music Album Description of subject: The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding albums that showcase traditional, contemporary, or cross-cultural sounds from around the globe.
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