Grammy Award For Best Song Written For Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 and is awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media. Through the years, it has gone through several name changes:
- 1988-1999: The Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
- 2000-2011: The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- 2012-: The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The award goes to the composer(s) of the winning song.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
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