Dance/Electronic Music
About Dance/Electronic Music
Music Facts: Dance/Electronic
- Electronic music first began in the 1920s, but hit the mainstream in the 1970s, with disco, EDM and other genres.
- Decades ago, disco music became a refuge for listeners – particularly Black, Latinx and queer audiences.
- The GRAMMY Award for Best Pop Dance Recording was first presented in 2024.
- At the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2021, Kaytrananda became the first Black artist to win a GRAMMY for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
Every Dance/Electronic Music category, ceremony by ceremony.
| Year | Category | Winner | Work | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Tame Impala | End Of Summer | All Nominees |
| 2026 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | FKA twigs | EUSEXUA | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Justice, Tame Impala | Neverender | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Charli XCX | BRAT | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Skrillex, Fred again.., Flowdan | Rumble | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Fred again.. | Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Beyoncé Knowles | BREAK MY SOUL | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Beyoncé Knowles | RENAISSANCE | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Rüfüs Du Sol | Alive | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Black Coffee | Subconsciously | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Kaytranada, Kali Uchis | 10% | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Kaytranada | Bubba | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | The Chemical Brothers | Got To Keep On | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | The Chemical Brothers | No Geography | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Diplo, Mark Ronson | Electricity | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Justice | Woman Worldwide | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | LCD Soundsystem | Tonite | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Kraftwerk | 3-D The Catalogue | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | The Chainsmokers, Daya | Don't Let Me Down | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Flume | Skin | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Skrillex, Diplo, Justin Bieber | Where Are Ü Now | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Skrillex, Diplo | Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne | Rather Be | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Aphex Twin | Syro | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Zedd, Foxes | Clarity | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Skrillex | Bangarang | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Skrillex | Bangarang | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Skrillex | Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Skrillex | Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Rihanna | Only Girl (In The World) | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | La Roux | La Roux | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Lady Gaga | Poker Face | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Lady Gaga | The Fame | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Daft Punk | Harder Better Faster Stronger | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Daft Punk | Alive 2007 | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Justin Timberlake | LoveStoned/I Think She Knows | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | The Chemical Brothers | We Are The Night | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Justin Timberlake, Tim Mosley | Sexy Back | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Madonna | Confessions On A Dance Floor | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | The Chemical Brothers | Galvanize | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | The Chemical Brothers | Push The Button | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Britney Spears | Toxic | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Basement Jaxx | Kish Kash | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Kylie Minogue | Come Into My World | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Dirty Vegas | Days Go By | All Nominees |
Previous Winners
End Of Summer
EUSEXUA
Neverender
BRAT
Rumble
Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)
BREAK MY SOUL
RENAISSANCE
Alive
Subconsciously
10%
Bubba
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