In 2024, the Grammy Awards created a new category called Best Dance Pop Recording. This award is meant to reward music that lives on the border between the pop and dance genres.
The award was introduced at the same time as new awards for Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best African Music Performance.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement, “By introducing these three new categories, we are able to acknowledge and appreciate a broader array of artists. We are excited to honor and celebrate the creators and recordings in these categories, while also exposing a wider range of music to fans worldwide.”
Dance remixes are not eligible for this category; instead, they compete in the Best Remixed Recording category.
The changes mean that dance-pop artists, who were banished from the Best Dance Recording category in 2012, now have their own category again. The producers and mixers of the tracks are also nominated.
It was no surprise that Kylie Minogue won the first award in this category for “Padam Padam.” She is considered one of the biggest dance-pop artists in the world and had already won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording back in 2004, for “Come Into My World.”
Lady Gaga claimed this trophy in 2026 for “Abracadabra,” helping to cement her return to the forefront of popular dance music.
In the future, we can probably expect popular dance acts like Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and Beyonce to be considered for nominations in this category.
Most career Best Dance Pop Recording nominations:
Troye Sivan 2
David Guetta 2
Most career Best Dance Pop Recording wins:
Kylie Minogue 1
Charli XCX 1
Lady Gaga 1
Grammy Awards: Best Dance Pop Recording Winners and Nominees By Year
Winners in bold; other nominees listed beneath.
2026: Abracadabra, Lady Gaga
Bluest Flame, Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
Midnight Sun, Zara Larsson
Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie), Tate McRae
Illegal, PinkPantheress
2025: Von dutch, Charli XCX
Make You Mine, Madison Beer
L’amour de ma vie, Billie Eilish
Yes, and?, Ariana Grande
Got Me Started, Troye Sivan
2024: Padam Padam, Kylie Minogue
Baby Don’t Hurt Me, David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray
Miracle, Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding
One In A Million, Bebe Rexha & David Guetta
Rush, Troye Sivan
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Last Updated on February 2, 2026