Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing excellence in spoken word recordings, including audiobooks, poetry, and storytelling performances.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album Context triple: [The Audacity of Hope, award, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album]
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding original songs composed specifically for films, television, video games, or other visual media.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was a former Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative rap recordings by two or more artists.
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C.
Grammy Award
The Grammy Award is a prestigious music industry honor presented annually by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievements in the recording arts.
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D.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding songwriting achievement in the R&B genre.
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E.
Grammy Hall of Fame Award
The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy honor that recognizes historically significant recordings of lasting qualitative or cultural impact, typically at least 25 years old.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album Target entity description: The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing excellence in spoken word recordings, including audiobooks, poetry, and storytelling performances.
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding original songs composed specifically for films, television, video games, or other visual media.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was a former Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative rap recordings by two or more artists.
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C.
Grammy Award
The Grammy Award is a prestigious music industry honor presented annually by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievements in the recording arts.
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D.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding songwriting achievement in the R&B genre.
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E.
Grammy Hall of Fame Award
The Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy honor that recognizes historically significant recordings of lasting qualitative or cultural impact, typically at least 25 years old.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ spoken word award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
The Recording Academy Awards Department
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linked to:
Recording Academy
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| alsoKnownAs |
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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| associatedEvent |
Grammy Awards ceremony
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linked to:
Grammy Award
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| awardFor | excellence in spoken word recordings ⓘ |
| categoryType | non-musical category ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility |
commercially released recordings
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recordings released within the eligibility year ⓘ |
| field | Spoken Word Field ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1959 Grammy Awards ⓘ |
| formerName |
Grammy Award for Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Recording ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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| genreScope | spoken word ⓘ |
| hasAwardedFormat |
CD
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digital audio ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| hasTrophyShape | gold-plated gramophone ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| includes |
audiobooks
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poetry recordings ⓘ storytelling performances ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| language | primarily English ⓘ |
| medium | audio recordings ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Barack Obama
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Bill Clinton ⓘ Hillary Rodham Clinton ⓘ
linked to:
Hillary Clinton
Jimmy Carter ⓘ Jon Stewart ⓘ Maya Angelou ⓘ Michelle Obama ⓘ Stephen Colbert ⓘ |
| organizer |
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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linked to:
Recording Academy
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| partOf |
Grammy Awards
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linked to:
Grammy Award
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| presentedBy |
The Recording Academy
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linked to:
Recording Academy
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| recognizes |
narration
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performance ⓘ production quality ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by members of The Recording Academy ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Subject: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album Description of subject: The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing excellence in spoken word recordings, including audiobooks, poetry, and storytelling performances.
Referenced by (39)
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Martin Luther King III
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hasHonor
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Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (family acceptance for "Why We Can’t Wait")
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Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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formerName
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Grammy Award for Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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formerName
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Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Recording
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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formerName
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Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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formerName
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Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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alsoKnownAs
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Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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Albert Gore, Jr.
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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Jefferson
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Viola Davis
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
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award
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Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
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Joan Rivers
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (posthumous, for "Diary of a Mad Diva")
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
subject linked to:
Barack Obama (partly, according to writers)
subject linked to:
Reynolds family
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album