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The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.NEWS,weblink Grammy Awards at a Glance, Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2010,weblink" title="archive.today/20120629173103weblink">weblink June 29, 2012, dead, Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".WEB,weblink Overview, April 29, 2010, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,weblink August 18, 2015, live, In 2023, it was joined by a companion category, Best Alternative Music Performance.WEB,weblink New Categories for the 2023 GRAMMYs Announced: Songwriter of the Year, Best Video Game Soundtrack, Best Song for Social Change & More Changes,

Criteria

While the definition of "alternative" has been debated,NEWS,weblink Alternative to what?, January 23, 2006, April 29, 2010, Helen A.S., Popkin, msnbc.com,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170214180622weblink">weblink February 14, 2017, live, the award was first presented in 1991 to recognize non-mainstream rock albums "heavily played on college radio stations".NEWS,weblink Grammys return to New York, May 25, 1990, TimesDaily, Tennessee Valley Printing, April 29, 2010, NEWS,weblink Grammy Nominees Announced, January 11, 1991, April 29, 2010, The New York Times, Jon, Pareles, Jon Pareles,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100330110837weblink">weblink March 30, 2010, live, After several updates of the category description, the Grammy organisation issued the following statement for the 2019 Grammy season:Alternative is defined as a genre of music that embraces attributes of progression and innovation in both the music and attitudes associated with it. It is often a less intense version of rock or a more intense version of pop and is typically regarded as more original, eclectic, or musically challenging. It may embrace a variety of subgenres or any hybrids thereof and may include recordings that don't fit into other genre categories.

History

In 1991, and from 1994 to 1999, the award was known as Best Alternative Music Performance. The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they were credited with more than 50% of playing time on the album. A producer or engineer with less than 50% of playing time, as well as the mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.Grammy Blue Book (edition 2021)As of 2022, Radiohead, The White Stripes, and Beck share the record for the most wins in this category, having won three times each. Three female solo artists have won the award, Sinéad O'Connor, St. Vincent, and Fiona Apple; two bands with female members, The White Stripes and Alabama Shakes, have also won the award, as well as two all-female bands, Wet Leg and Boygenius. With nine nominations to date, Björk holds the record for the most nominations in this category; Radiohead singer Thom Yorke was nominated for the 2007 and 2020 awards for his solo albums, making him the most nominated person in this category with 10 total nominations. Björk holds the record for the most nominations for a solo artist, as well as the record for the most nominations without a win. Vampire Weekend and Coldplay have each received the award twice, and Coldplay are the only group to win two years consecutively. American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to musicians or groups from the United Kingdom five times, from Ireland twice, and from France and Australia once each. Artists from Canada, Iceland, and Sweden have been nominated for the award, but none have won.

Recipients

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• Laurie Anderson – Strange Angels
• Kate Bush – The Sensual World
• The Replacements – All Shook Down
• World Party – Goodbye Jumbo

{edih}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1992| R.E.M.Out of Time (album)>Out of Time

• Elvis Costello – Mighty Like a Rose
• Jesus Jones – Doubt
• Nirvana – Nevermind
• Richard Thompson – Rumor and Sigh

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/1992/01/09/ARTS/GRAMMY-SHORT-LIST-MANY-FOR-A-FEW.HTML?PAGEWANTED=1>TITLE=GRAMMY SHORT LIST: MANY FOR A FEWLAST=PARELESACCESS-DATE=APRIL 30, 2010ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140716165722/HTTP://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/1992/01/09/ARTS/GRAMMY-SHORT-LIST-MANY-FOR-A-FEW.HTML?PAGEWANTED=1URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1993| Tom Waits| Bone Machine

• The B-52s – Good Stuff
• The Cure – Wish
• Morrissey – Your Arsenal
• XTC – Nonsuch

{edih}HTTPS://NEWS.GOOGLE.COM/NEWSPAPERS?ID=ZT4RAAAAIBAJ&SJID=XUODAAAAIBAJ&PG=4985,6642121&DQ>TITLE=ONE CRITIC HANDICAPS TONIGHT'S GRAMMYSACCESS-DATE=APRIL 29, 2010THE GAINESVILLE SUN>PUBLISHER=THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANYLAST=DEYOUNGARCHIVE-DATE=SEPTEMBER 20, 2014, live, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1994| U2| Zooropa

• Belly – Star
• Nirvana – In Utero
• R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream

}} HTTPS://NEWS.GOOGLE.COM/NEWSPAPERS?NID=1454&DAT=19940107&ID=V6SSAAAAIBAJ&SJID=6RQEAAAAIBAJ&PG=7137,2245707>TITLE=STING, JOEL TOP GRAMMY NOMINATIONSACCESS-DATE=APRIL 29, 2010LAST=CAMPBELLSTAR-NEWS>PUBLISHER=THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANYARCHIVE-DATE=MARCH 13, 2016, live, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1995| Green Day| Dookie

• Tori Amos – Under the Pink
• Crash Test Dummies – God Shuffled His Feet
• Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
• Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral

{edih}BROWNE>FIRST=DAVIDTITLE=1995 GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEESENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY>DATE=FEBRUARY 24, 1995ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170215125545/HTTP://EW.COM/ARTICLE/1995/02/24/1995-GRAMMY-AWARD-NOMINEES/URL-STATUS=LIVE,

• WEB, Wilker, Deborah,weblink Grammys Finally Know Who's The Boss, Sun-Sentinel, March 2, 1995, February 14, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170215122741weblink">weblink February 15, 2017, live,

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1996Nirvana (band)>Nirvana| MTV Unplugged in New York

• Björk – Post
• Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters
• PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love
• The Presidents of the United States of America – The Presidents of the United States of America

{edih}HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/SHOWBIZ/MUSIC/9601/GRAMMY_NOMS/GRAMMY_LIST.HTML>TITLE=LIST OF GRAMMY NOMINEESACCESS-DATE=APRIL 29, 2010CNN>ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20121207073959/HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/SHOWBIZ/MUSIC/9601/GRAMMY_NOMS/GRAMMY_LIST.HTMLURL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1997| Beck| Odelay

• Tori Amos – Boys for Pele
• Tracy Bonham – The Burdens of Being Upright
• R.E.M. – New Adventures in Hi-Fi
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

}}HTTPS://ARTICLES.LATIMES.COM/1997-01-08/ENTERTAINMENT/CA-16471_1_VIDEO-PRODUCER/2>TITLE=THE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEESLOS ANGELES TIMES>DATE=JANUARY 8, 1997PAGE=2ARCHIVE-DATE=MARCH 6, 2016, live,

• WEB,weblink Winners of the 1997 Grammy Awards, The New York Times, February 28, 1997, February 14, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170216075940weblink">weblink February 16, 2017, live,

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1998| Radiohead| OK Computer

• Björk – Homogenic
• David Bowie – Earthling
• The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
• The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land

{edih}HTTP://WWW.MTV.COM/NEWS/1429679/NO-SPICE-PLENTY-OF-AGE-IN-GRAMMY-ANNOUNCEMENT/>TITLE=NO SPICE, PLENTY OF AGE IN GRAMMY ANNOUNCEMENTDATE=JANUARY 6, 1998MTV>ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140728011952/HTTP://WWW.MTV.COM/NEWS/1429679/NO-SPICE-PLENTY-OF-AGE-IN-GRAMMY-ANNOUNCEMENT/URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1999| Beastie Boys| Hello Nasty

• Tori Amos – From the Choirgirl Hotel
• PJ Harvey – Is This Desire?
• Radiohead – Airbag/How Am I Driving?
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Adore

{edih}HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/SHOWBIZ/MUSIC/9901/05/GRAMMY.CNN/LIST2.HTML>TITLE=41ST ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINEESCNN>DATE=JANUARY 5, 1999ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170501105405/HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/SHOWBIZ/MUSIC/9901/05/GRAMMY.CNN/LIST2.HTMLURL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2000| BeckMutations (Beck album)>Mutations

• Tori Amos – To Venus and Back
• Fatboy Slim – You've Come a Long Way, Baby
• Moby – Play
• Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile

{edih}HTTP://TRANSCRIPTS.CNN.COM/2000/SHOWBIZ/MUSIC/01/04/GRAMMY.NOMS.01/LIST.HTML >TITLE=42ND ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ACCESS-DATE=APRIL 29, 2010 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://ARCHIVE.TODAY/20120722190443/HTTP://TRANSCRIPTS.CNN.COM/2000/SHOWBIZ/MUSIC/01/04/GRAMMY.NOMS.01/LIST.HTML URL-STATUS=DEAD,

• NEWS, Strauss, Neil,weblink Santana Dominates Grammy Awards, The New York Times, February 24, 2000, February 14, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170921194554weblink">weblink September 21, 2017, live,

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2001| Radiohead| Kid A

• Fiona Apple – When the Pawn…
• Beck – Midnite Vultures
• The Cure – Bloodflowers
• Paul McCartney – Liverpool Sound Collage

{edih}HTTP://WWW.MTV.COM/NEWS/1435894/DR-DRE-BEYONC-LEAD-GRAMMY-NOMINEES/>TITLE=DR. DRE, BEYONCé LEAD GRAMMY NOMINEESDATE=JANUARY 3, 2001LAST1=HIATTLAST2=VANHORNARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20150209071237/HTTP://WWW.MTV.COM/NEWS/1435894/DR-DRE-BEYONC-LEAD-GRAMMY-NOMINEES/URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2002| ColdplayParachutes (Coldplay album)>Parachutes

• Tori Amos – Strange Little Girls
• Björk – Vespertine
• Fatboy Slim – Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
• Radiohead – Amnesiac

{edih}HTTP://WWW.MTV.COM/NEWS/1451914/GOT-CHARTS-CREED-EMINEM-NO-DOUBT-NSYNC-HAVE-SOMETHING-IN-COMMON/>TITLE=GOT CHARTS? CREED, EMINEM, NO DOUBT, 'NSYNC HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMONDATE=JANUARY 24, 2002FIRST=DAVIDARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20141204074359/HTTP://WWW.MTV.COM/NEWS/1451914/GOT-CHARTS-CREED-EMINEM-NO-DOUBT-NSYNC-HAVE-SOMETHING-IN-COMMON/URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2003| Coldplay| A Rush of Blood to the Head

• Beck – Sea Change
• Clinic – Walking with Thee
• Elvis Costello and the Imposters – Cruel Smile
• The Soundtrack of Our Lives – Behind the Music

{edih}HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/SHOWBIZ/MUSIC/02/23/GRAMMY.WINNERS.LIST/>TITLE=GRAMMY NOMINEES AND WINNERSCNN>DATE=FEBRUARY 24, 2003ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160418164005/HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/SHOWBIZ/MUSIC/02/23/GRAMMY.WINNERS.LIST/URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2004| The White StripesElephant (album)>Elephant

• The Flaming Lips – Fight Test
• Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
• Sigur Rós – ( )
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell

{edih}HTTP://WWW.MTV.COM/NEWS/1484284/WHITE-STRIPES-TO-PERFORM-AT-GRAMMY-AWARDS/>TITLE=WHITE STRIPES TO PERFORM AT GRAMMY AWARDSLAST=D'ANGELOACCESS-DATE=APRIL 29, 2010ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20141021030926/HTTP://WWW.MTV.COM/NEWS/1484284/WHITE-STRIPES-TO-PERFORM-AT-GRAMMY-AWARDS/URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2005Wilco (rock band)>Wilco| A Ghost Is Born

• Björk – Medúlla
• Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
• PJ Harvey – Uh Huh Her
• Modest Mouse – Good News for People Who Love Bad News

{edih}HTTP://USATODAY30.USATODAY.COM/LIFE/MUSIC/NEWS/2004-12-07-GRAMMY-NOMINEE-LIST_X.HTM>TITLE=GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEES IN TOP CATEGORIESACCESS-DATE=APRIL 29, 2010GANNETT COMPANY>WORK=USA TODAYARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 19, 2012, live, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2006| The White Stripes| Get Behind Me Satan

• Arcade Fire – Funeral
• Beck – Guero
• Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
• Franz Ferdinand – You Could Have It So Much Better

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2005/12/08/ARTS/09GRAM-LIST.HTML>TITLE=THE COMPLETE LIST OF GRAMMY NOMINATIONSDATE=DECEMBER 8, 2005WORK=THE NEW YORK TIMESARCHIVE-DATE=MAY 3, 2015, live, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2007| Gnarls BarkleySt. Elsewhere (album)>St. Elsewhere

• Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
• The Flaming Lips – At War with the Mystics
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
• Thom Yorke – The Eraser

{edih}HTTPS://EW.COM/ARTICLE/2006/12/07/GRAMMYS-2007-LIST-NOMINEES/>TITLE=GRAMMYS 2007: A LIST OF THE NOMINEESENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY>DATE=DECEMBER 7, 2006ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170215130031/HTTP://EW.COM/ARTICLE/2006/12/07/GRAMMYS-2007-LIST-NOMINEES/URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2008| The White Stripes| Icky Thump

• Lily Allen – Alright, Still
• Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
• Björk – Volta
• The Shins – Wincing the Night Away

{edih}HTTP://USATODAY30.USATODAY.COM/LIFE/MUSIC/AWARDS/GRAMMYS/2007-12-05-GRAMMY-NOMINATIONS_N.HTM>TITLE=KANYE WEST AND AMY WINEHOUSE LEAD GRAMMY NOMINEESDATE=DECEMBER 7, 2007LAST=GUNDERSENUSA TODAY>ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170214175755/HTTP://USATODAY30.USATODAY.COM/LIFE/MUSIC/AWARDS/GRAMMYS/2007-12-05-GRAMMY-NOMINATIONS_N.HTM, February 14, 2017, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2009| Radiohead| In Rainbows

• Beck – Modern Guilt
• Death Cab for Cutie – Narrow Stairs
• Gnarls Barkley – The Odd Couple
• My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges

{edih}HTTP://WWW.SEATTLEPI.COM/AE/MUSIC/ARTICLE/GRAMMYS-AWARDS-WHO-WILL-PERFORM-WHO-WILL-WIN-1299402.PHP>TITLE=GRAMMYS AWARDS: WHO WILL PERFORM, WHO WILL WIN, WHO SHOULD WINDATE=FEBRUARY 6, 2009LAST=STOUTSEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER>PUBLISHER=HEARST CORPORATIONARCHIVE-DATE=FEBRUARY 7, 2016, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2010Phoenix (band)>Phoenix| Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

• David Byrne and Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
• Death Cab for Cutie – The Open Door EP
• Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz!

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.NME.COM/NEWS/MUSIC/BEYONCE-323-1304012>TITLE=GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 2010 ANNOUNCED – BEYONCE, LADY GAGA, MGMT SHORTLISTEDDATE=DECEMBER 3, 2009PUBLISHER=IPC MEDIAARCHIVE-DATE=FEBRUARY 14, 2017, live, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2011| The Black KeysBrothers (The Black Keys album)>Brothers

• Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
• Band of Horses – Infinite Arms
• Broken Bells – Broken Bells
• Vampire Weekend – Contra

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/ARTICLES/NEWS/473096/GRAMMYS-2011-WINNERS-LIST>TITLE=GRAMMYS 2011 WINNERS LISTBILLBOARD (MAGAZINE)>BILLBOARDACCESS-DATE=JULY 4, 2019ARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 30, 2015, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2012| Bon IverBon Iver (album)>Bon Iver

• Death Cab for Cutie – Codes and Keys
• Foster the People – Torches
• My Morning Jacket – Circuital
• Radiohead – The King of Limbs

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/NEWS/GRAMMY-AWARDS-2012-WINNERS-WHITNEY-HOUSTON-DEATH-ADELE-289778>TITLE=GRAMMY AWARDS 2012: COMPLETE WINNERS AND NOMINEES LISTTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER>DATE=FEBRUARY 12, 2012ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20150122045320/HTTP://WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM/NEWS/GRAMMY-AWARDS-2012-WINNERS-WHITNEY-HOUSTON-DEATH-ADELE-289778URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2013| Gotye| Making Mirrors

• Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel...
• Björk – Biophilia
• M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
• Tom Waits – Bad as Me

}}EGGERTSEN>FIRST1=CHRISFIRST2=GREGORYFIRST3=KATIETITLE=55TH GRAMMY AWARDS – WINNERS AND NOMINEESHITFIX>DATE=FEBRUARY 10, 2013ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170215121935/HTTP://UPROXX.COM/HITFIX/55TH-GRAMMY-AWARDS-WINNERS-AND-NOMINEES/URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2014| Vampire Weekend| Modern Vampires of the City

• Neko Case – The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You
• The National – Trouble Will Find Me
• Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks
• Tame Impala – Lonerism

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.GRAMMY.ORG/FILES/PRESS-RELEASE/PDF/56NOMSFINALRELEASE_FINAL_.PDF>TITLE=THE RECORDING ACADEMYPAGE=3ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170215124247/HTTPS://WWW.GRAMMY.ORG/FILES/PRESS-RELEASE/PDF/56NOMSFINALRELEASE_FINAL_.PDFURL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2015St. Vincent (musician)>St. VincentSt. Vincent (album)>St. Vincent

• Alt-J – This Is All Yours
• Arcade Fire – Reflektor
• Cage the Elephant – Melophobia
• Jack White – Lazaretto

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.LATIMES.COM/ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC/LA-ET-MS-GRAMMYS-2015-NOMINEES-WINNERS-LIST-STORY.HTML>TITLE=GRAMMYS 2015: COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS AND NOMINEESLOS ANGELES TIMES>DATE=FEBRUARY 8, 2015ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20151113092219/HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC/LA-ET-MS-GRAMMYS-2015-NOMINEES-WINNERS-LIST-STORY.HTMLURL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2016| Alabama Shakes| Sound & Color

• Björk – Vulnicura
• My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall
• Tame Impala – Currents
• Wilco – Star Wars

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.LATIMES.COM/ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC/POSTS/LA-ET-MS-GRAMMYS-2016-NOMINEES-WINNERS-LIST-STORY.HTML>TITLE=2016 GRAMMY AWARDS: COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS AND NOMINEESLOS ANGELES TIMES>DATE=FEBRUARY 15, 2016ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160103094700/HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC/POSTS/LA-ET-MS-GRAMMYS-2016-NOMINEES-WINNERS-LIST-STORY.HTMLURL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2017| David BowieBlackstar (album)>Blackstar

• Bon Iver – 22, A Million
• PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
• Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
• Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool

{edih}HTTPS://WWW.GRAMMY.COM/GRAMMYS/NEWS/BEYONC%C3%A9-LEADS-59TH-GRAMMY-NOMINATIONS-NINE >TITLE=BEYONCé LEADS 59TH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS GRAMMY AWARDS >DATE=MAY 15, 2017 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170707233909/HTTPS://WWW.GRAMMY.COM/GRAMMYS/NEWS/BEYONC%C3%A9-LEADS-59TH-GRAMMY-NOMINATIONS-NINE URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2018The National (band)>The National| Sleep Well Beast

• Arcade Fire – Everything Now
• Gorillaz – Humanz
• LCD Soundsystem – American Dream
• Father John Misty – Pure Comedy

{edih}60TH GRAMMY NOMINEES>URL=HTTPS://WWW.GRAMMY.COM/GRAMMYS/AWARDS/60TH-ANNUAL-GRAMMY-AWARDSACCESS-DATE=28 NOVEMBER 2017ARCHIVE-DATE=28 NOVEMBER 2017, live, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019| BeckColors (Beck album)>Colors

• Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
• Björk – Utopia
• David Byrne – American Utopia
• St. Vincent – Masseduction

}}MINSKER >FIRST1=EVAN URL=HTTPS://PITCHFORK.COM/NEWS/GRAMMY-NOMINATIONS-2019-SEE-THE-FULL-LIST-HERE/ PITCHFORK (WEBSITE)>PITCHFORK CONDé NAST >ACCESS-DATE=7 DECEMBER 2018 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20181208123955/HTTPS://PITCHFORK.COM/NEWS/GRAMMY-NOMINATIONS-2019-SEE-THE-FULL-LIST-HERE/ URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020| Vampire WeekendFather of the Bride (album)>Father of the Bride

• Big Thief – U.F.O.F.
• James Blake – Assume Form
• Bon Iver – I, I
• Thom Yorke – Anima

}}62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019), Grammy.com, 7 December 2018! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021| Fiona Apple| Fetch the Bolt Cutters

• Beck – Hyperspace
• Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
• Brittany Howard – Jaime
• Tame Impala – The Slow Rush

{edih}63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2020), Grammy.com, 24 November 2020! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022St. Vincent (musician)>St. VincentDaddy's Home (St. Vincent album)>Daddy's Home

• Fleet Foxes – Shore
• Halsey – If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
• Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
• Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams

{edih}2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List, Grammy.com, 23 November 2020!2023| Wet Leg Wet Leg (album)>Wet Leg

• Arcade Fire – We
• Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
• Björk – Fossora
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down

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• Arctic Monkeys – The Car
• Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
• Gorillaz – Cracker Island
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Artists with multiple wins

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3 wins

• Beck
• Radiohead
• The White Stripes

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2 wins

• Coldplay
• St. Vincent
• Vampire Weekend

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9 nominations

• Björk

8 nominations

• Beck
• Radiohead

6 nominations

• Arcade Fire

5 nominations

• Tori Amos
• PJ Harvey

4 nominations

• Death Cab for Cutie
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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3 nominations

• Fiona Apple
• Arctic Monkeys
• Bon Iver
• My Morning Jacket
• Nine Inch Nails
• Nirvana
• R.E.M.
• The Smashing Pumpkins
• St. Vincent
• Tame Impala
• Vampire Weekend
• The White Stripes

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2 nominations

• Big Thief
• David Bowie
• David Byrne
• Coldplay
• Elvis Costello
• The Cure
• Fatboy Slim
• The Flaming Lips
• Franz Ferdinand
• Gnarls Barkley
• Gorillaz
• The National
• Tom Waits
• Wilco

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See also

• Independent music
• List of alternative rock artists

References

Specific

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General

• WEB,weblink Past Winners Search: Alternative, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, June 16, 2011,
• WEB,weblink Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Music Performance, Rock on the Net, April 27, 2010,

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