2006-12-07 05:04:16 · 8 answers · asked by dragonflyrivers 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the performing artist and the producer, recording engineer, and/or mixer for that song. Album of the Year is awarded for a whole album, and the award is presented to the artist, producer, and recording engineer for that album. So, in this context, "record" means one song and "album" means the whole collection of songs on a CD or LP.
But if "record" really means "song," what's the Song of the Year award for? The Grammy's frequently asked questions page has the answer. Record of the Year is given to the artist who performs the song and the people who produce the track. Song of the Year is also awarded for a single or individual track, but the recipient of this award is the songwriter who dreamed up the song in the first place.
In Essence: Record of the Year is for one individual song but goes to the performing artist and the producer, recording engineer, and/or mixer for that song.
Song of the Year goes to the songwriter that wrote the track!
2006-12-07 05:08:51 · answer #1 · answered by *~*Heather*~* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Record of the year is for the entire album which consists of all the songs on the album and song of the year is just for the one song.
2006-12-07 05:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by nubnluvr1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if it's song of the year it's only that song was good not there record and if it's record of the year all of there songs was good
2006-12-07 05:09:01 · answer #3 · answered by Me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
record of the year is an album; the song of the year is of course a song
2006-12-07 05:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by yabu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
record is the album song is just a song
2006-12-07 05:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by malcolm_crpntr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Record of The Year" is about the overall production and the sound of the single. It's not the album.
"Song of The Year" is about the composition of the lyrics, the writing.
2006-12-07 05:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
record is the best album, song is just the best song
2006-12-07 05:08:19 · answer #7 · answered by Tbone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Record of the year has to do with how well recorded, produced, engineered, etc. a song is
2016-05-23 03:53:46 · answer #8 · answered by Pauline 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋