best performance music video grammy award best performance music video honor presented recording artists 30th grammy awards 31st grammy awards quality performance music videos grammy awards annual ceremony established originally called presented honor artistic achievement technical proficiency overall excellence recording industry regard album sales chart position beginning academy began honor quality music videos video year category category discontinued establishment mtv_video_music_awards replaced awards best video album criteria changes ceremonies resulted award presented alongside award best performance music video award recipients video producer recording benefit concert irish rock band streets academy returned previous format categories known best short form music video background began honor quality music videos video year category award recipients member hour long video known olivia physical video year category discontinued establishment mtv_video_music_awards award presented video year academy replaced category awards best video album beginning 26th grammy awards awards held criteria changed honors presented categories academy returned previous format categories renamed short form best music video categories retitled respectively recipients 30th grammy awards nominees included producing recording benefit concert russian american pianist moscow paris spontaneous voice directed moscow recording concert appearance russia features compositions composers paris filmed paris march final date world tour produced directed recording features drums guitar percussion bass keyboards spontaneous directed hour long recording performance hollywood video voice directed companion piece live album originally broadcast hbo special september concert recording marked official live performance held protest nuclear arms race ronald_reagan presidency concert filmed backyard features special appearances comedian award presented producer concert recording included appearances elton_john sting nominees 31st grammy awards english musician david_bowie canadian musician producer symphony sessions american singer songwriter check irish rock band streets recording live hour concert filmed sydney australia november included compositions foster presented video images performance recorded period nights vancouver foster wrote arranged produced played piano project included recording theme winter olympics assistance music video check song appears album jubilee filmed live market square arena indianapolis indiana december directed live red rocks hour long recording live concert filmed red rocks morrison colorado special guests music video streets filmed roof los_angeles liquor store filming process police ordered band stop shoot fears crowd getting hand awards presented members edge performing group video director video producers
Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video