"Compared to the Academy Awards (whose 98th edition takes place March 15), the Grammy Awards are young at 68, even though mass distribution of music preceded that of films. The show is presented each year by the Recording Academy, which was founded in the 1950s as a project to present Hollywood Walk of Fame stars to musicians. The academy was officially established in 1957 and is headquartered in Santa Monica."
"The first name considered for the award was the Eddie, after phonograph inventor Thomas Edison. But Grammy was chosen since the gramophone was instrumental in selling records on a massive scale. The trophies handed out during the Grammys presentation are dummies that are reused each year. Musicians receive their engraved awards after the show. In 1886, Berliner began experimenting with methods of sound recording and reproduction. He was granted his first patent for the Gramophone in 1887."
The Grammy Awards were established by the Recording Academy in 1957 and are headquartered in Santa Monica. The Recording Academy originated in the 1950s as a project to present Hollywood Walk of Fame stars to musicians. The awards take their name from the gramophone rather than the phonograph; the first considered name was the Eddie after Thomas Edison. Trophies handed out during the televised presentation are reused dummies, with winners receiving engraved versions after the show. Emile Berliner began experimenting with sound recording in 1886 and was granted a gramophone patent in 1887, opting for disc records over Edison's cylinders and simplifying engraving.
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