Grammy Awards Betting

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (aka The Recording Academy, or NARAS) is the outfit behind the Grammys, and the group both assembles the Grammy nominees and votes for the winners each year. The NARAS was founded in 1957, with the first Grammy Awards handed out in 1959.

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Hungarian-born orchestra director Georg Solti has the most Grammy Awards with 31, though with several stars hot on his trail, that record could fall within the next 5-10 years. Bettors take note, as everyone likes a new GOAT!

The group or band with the most Grammy Awards is U2, with 22. Next up is Alison Krauss and Union Station (14), the Dixie Chicks (12), and the Foo Fighters (11).

Alison Krauss has the most Grammys with 27, albeit as a bluegrass artist, her genre is less competitive than mainstream categories. After Krauss, the following artists top the list:

• Beyonce – 27
• Aretha Franklin – 18
• Adele – 15
• Alicia Keys – 15
• Ella Fitzgerald - 13

The following popular female performers also have multiple Grammys each:

• Tina Turner - 8
• Anita Baker - 8
• Gladys Knight - 7
• Patti Labelle - 2

The top four male musicians with the most Grammys are all producers or composers, not traditional singers/songwriters. These include Georg Solti (31), Quincy Jones (28), Pierre Boulez (26), and Vladimir Horowitz (25). Stevie Wonder, with 25 Grammys, is the winningest popular frontman in the award’s history.

Brian McKnight and Snoop Dogg both have a record 16 nominations without a Grammy win. And though the popular Diana Ross has a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, she’s never won the award despite a whopping 12 nominations since 1965. Not to be outdone, Katie Perry has 13 nominations and no Grammys to her name, though her time will surely come.

No. The Grammy Award is not solid gold but is composed of a zinc alloy called “Grammium,” which is trademarked by the award’s manufacturer, Billings Artworks. However, the award is gold-plated, which marginally increases its material worth.

Unless you’re a credentialed member of The Recording Academy, you cannot vote on the Grammy awards. However, because these awards are predicated mostly on popularity, downloads, and streams, you can do your part to boost your favorite songs and acts by simply consuming them regularly throughout the year.

That depends on whether or not you want to be on TV. Anything gaudy, unexpected, terribly mismatching, or comically revealing, and you’re practically guaranteed top billing on the airwaves. While the event is technically a “black-tie affair,” celebrities rarely get down like that anymore.