| Grammy Global Impact Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "Black music creators whose dedication to the art form has greatly influenced the industry" |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Recording Academy |
| First award | 2022 |
| Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Global Impact Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy to "Black music creators whose dedication to the art form has greatly influenced the industry".[1] The award was established by the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective, which was created with the goal of "amplifying Black voices within the Academy and the wider music community".[2] The award is in the category of Special Merit awards.
The honor was established and awarded to its inaugural recipient in 2022.[3] The subsequent year, with Dr. Dre as one of the recipients, the award was inaugurated yet again, as the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.
| Year | Recipient | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | John Legend | [3] |
| 2023 | Dr Dre, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, Sylvia Rhone | [4] |
| 2024 | Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Jay-Z | [5] |
| 2025 | Alicia Keys | [6] |
