best hawaiian music album grammy award best hawaiian music album honor presented recording artists quality hawaiian music albums grammy awards annual ceremony established originally called presented honor artistic achievement technical proficiency overall excellence recording industry regard album sales chart position campaigning resulted hawaiian category establishment prior creation hawaiian music recordings eligible category hawaiian musician group won grammy award seven year history awards presented key guitar volume producers masters hawaiian key guitar volume production team plus legends hawaiian key guitar live followed treasures hawaiian key guitar masters hawaiian key guitar volume eligible recordings feature hawaiian language half vocal tracks instrumental albums acceptable awards presented engineers producers addition performing artists holds record wins time recipients include producers earned awards producer earned performing artist holds record nominations seven holds record nominations win seven grammy winning albums released record label announced retirement award category beginning hawaiian music recordings eligible album category background decades prior creation category advocates hawaiian music took issue recordings eligible category advocates included musicians record labels government officials seattle based hawaiian musician group awarded grammy prior establishment category obstacle category creation defining hawaiian music eligibility requirements terms music language restrictions conflict traditional western influenced hawaiian music pertaining use key guitar instrument invented hawaii according academy representative category designed recordings traditional nature requiring use hawaiian language half vocal tracks encouraged recognition traditional music instrumental albums compilation album honored 47th grammy awards requirement recipients nominees 47th grammy awards included brothers don tell producer key guitar volume cool elevation arranger multi born expressed happiness nominated stating culmination work singers poetry writers dates thousand years npr contributor wrote nominees illustrated range hawaiian music time traditional songs guitar modernized approaches don tell contained traditional hawaiian folk songs chants use traditional instruments acoustic bass string guitar members smith created music cool elevation acoustic bass guitar news described amy live playful array hawaiian jazz concept album immediate ancestors combines traditional hawaiian chants original songs album included contemporary covers goodbye friend sting fields gold award went key guitar compilation album recorded hawaii described journalist easy listening instrumental compilation seemingly tailored mainland tastes according founder hawaiian record label nominees jaws dropped ground ceremony reaction works overlooked claimed academy safe bland choice set precedent compilations key use nominees following year key albums 48th grammy awards nominees included key dreams hawaiian key guitar masters hawaiian key guitar volume allmusic described ambient album easy listening sound key motives songs family childhood sung hawaiian english sweet lovely featured classic early tourist era hawaiian music guest performances genoa complimented helm playing stunning falsetto solo album contained key compositions fused touches folk possibly adult contemporary masters hawaiian peaked number chart featured live tracks recorded weekly key guitar concerts took place awards presented producers compilation album george joined producers stage podium pre telecast ceremony accept award nominees included generation producers compilation album legends hawaiian key guitar live key guitar wild hawaiian producers chris compilation album hawaiian wild hawaiian vocal driven albums nominated remaining nominees key driven wild hawaiian consisted rock songs hawaiian drew sound comparisons awards presented multiple recipients category consecutive award recipients musicians boys contributed live tracks album joined producers stage perform hawaii cappella audience accept award acceptance speech stressed importance funding public arts music education earning standing ovation audience nominees 50th grammy awards included coming snow previous award recipients hawaiian key guitar layers multiple guitars different works composers nomination resulted people magazine including list strange grammy nominees past associations wayne world films television dancing stars helm studio album included guest artists complimented helm falsetto vocals recommended album fans traditional hawaiian music contemporary twist awards presented received award engineer compilation album reached number chart marked consecutive win production team live recording long running masters hawaiian key guitar concert series year presentation award broadcast live academy official website nominees included producers chris hawaiian key kings masters series volume compilation album spirit hawaiian key guitar year marked time category history nominees previous best hawaiian music album nominees received nominations nominated chris nominated awards presented performing artists producer producer engineer nominees win awards recording artists following consecutive years producers engineers receiving awards compilation albums 52nd grammy awards nominees included beauty producers hawaiian key guitar volume tied vote fifth nominee resulted nominated works contained vocal pop set orchestral arrangements reached peak position number chart album featured guests second volume masters hawaiian key guitar contained performances falsetto vocalist steel guitarist key players producer brother performed awards ceremony providing mock opera lead song blame addition awards given engineers joined award winners stage presentation win marked fifth compilation album fourth produced time award recipients credited producer award winning compilation album time recipient nominees 53rd grammy awards included hawaii amy hawaii legend mind hawaiian key guitar nominated compilation albums featured key guitar addition awards presented producer producer engineer related controversy surrounding multiple wins supposed connections music industry new_york magazine called win best grammy people reportedly gave credit long time friend producer sixth consecutive grammy winning album released record label causing musicians journalists question playing field level claimed faced consequences reception work success nominated lived worked outside hawaii specifically targeted residing los_angeles participating grammy related events year providing unfair advantage voting members academy criticized qualified judge hawaiian music category retirement category best hawaiian music album thirty eliminated major category overhaul additional categories field eliminated best contemporary folk album best traditional folk album music album replaced award grammy best regional roots music album disappointed category retirement considered seven years award presented gift hoped category elimination eliminate surrounding hawaiian music controversy accused lacking appreciation hawaiian music having inside connections music industry residing los_angeles time award winner expressed similar disappointment partly fact hawaiian music recordings included album category record label issued statement claiming hawaiian music deserves acknowledged category right reasons language cultural historical reasons loss grammy best hawaiian music album major loss hawaiian music lovers globe elimination considered long time coming hawaiian music works eligible album category
Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album