Genre
Dance/Electronic
Wins*
175
Nominations*
879
2011 -54th Annual GRAMMY AwardsWinners
Dance Recording
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
Dance/Electronica Album
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
All Nominations From This Genre
*Through the 67th GRAMMY Awards
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.
Recent dance music GRAMMY winners includeSkrillex,Diplo, andDua Lipa.
At the63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2021,Kaytrananda became thefirst Black artist to win aGRAMMY for Best Dance/Electronic Album.