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Grammy Award trophies

The Grammy Awards or the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. The Grammys are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). Although the Grammys have received significant criticism, they are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide.

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-text='''Currier and Ives''' was an [[United States|American]] [[printmaking]] firm, headed by Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824–1895), and based in [[New York City]].
+text=The '''Grammy Awards''' or the '''Grammys''', are awards presented by [[the Recording Academy]] of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the [[music industry]]. The trophy depicts a gilded [[Phonograph|gramophone]]. The Grammys are considered one of the [[EGOT|four major annual American entertainment awards]], alongside the [[Academy Awards]] (for [[film]]s), the [[Emmy Award]]s (for [[television]]), and the [[Tony Award]]s (for theater). Although the Grammys have received significant criticism, they are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide.
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-It was founded in New York, in 1835, by [[Nathaniel T. Currier]] (1813-88), who had been [[apprentice]]d as a youth to the Boston [[Lithography|lithographic]] firm of ''William S. & John Pendleton''. Currier & Ives' lithographs initially appeared under Currier's imprint (his earlier lithographs had been issued in 1834, under the name of Stodart & Currier), and the name Currier & Ives first appeared in 1857, when [[James Merritt Ives]] (1824-95), the company's bookkeeper and Currier's brother-in-law, was made a partner.}}