Song of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tCarole King in 1972 for writing \u201cYou\u2019ve Got a Friend,\u201d which was featured on her\u00a0Tapestry<\/em>\u00a0album and was also a No. 1 Hot 100 hit for James Taylor. It took a while for a woman to win this award: This was the category\u2019s 14th year. King later also became the first woman to win the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. She and former husband and collaborator Gerry Goffin were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987. King received that organization\u2019s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 2002.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nBest Rock Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tAlanis Morissette in 1996 for co-writing \u201cYou Oughta Know,\u201d the most incendiary track on her\u00a0Jagged Little Pill<\/em>\u00a0album, with Glen Ballard. This was the category\u2019s fifth year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nBest R&B Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tBetty Wright in 1976, for co-writing her track \u201cWhere Is the Love\u201d with Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch (both of KC and the Sunshine Band) and Willie Clarke. Note: This is not the far more famous Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway song of the same title, but confusion with that classic may have worked to this song\u2019s benefit. This was the category\u2019s eighth year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nBest Rap Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tMiri Ben Ari in 2005, for co-writing Ye\u2019s \u201cJesus Walks\u201d with Che Smith and Kanye West (as Ye was then known). This was the category\u2019s second year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nBest Country Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tDebbie Hupp in 1980, for co-writing the Kenny Rogers ballad hit \u201cYou Decorated My Life\u201d with Bob Morrison. This was the category\u2019s 16th year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nBest Song Written for Visual Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tCynthia Weil in 1988, for co-writing the Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram hit \u201cSomewhere Out There\u201d (from\u00a0An American Tail<\/em>) with her husband and longtime collaborator Barry Mann and film composer James Horner. This was the category\u2019s first year. (The ballad also won song of the year.) Weil and husband and collaborator Barry Mann were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987. They received that organization\u2019s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nBest American Roots Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\tCarole King in 1972 for writing \u201cYou\u2019ve Got a Friend,\u201d which was featured on her\u00a0Tapestry<\/em>\u00a0album and was also a No. 1 Hot 100 hit for James Taylor. It took a while for a woman to win this award: This was the category\u2019s 14th year. King later also became the first woman to win the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. She and former husband and collaborator Gerry Goffin were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987. King received that organization\u2019s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 2002.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tAlanis Morissette in 1996 for co-writing \u201cYou Oughta Know,\u201d the most incendiary track on her\u00a0Jagged Little Pill<\/em>\u00a0album, with Glen Ballard. This was the category\u2019s fifth year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tBetty Wright in 1976, for co-writing her track \u201cWhere Is the Love\u201d with Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch (both of KC and the Sunshine Band) and Willie Clarke. Note: This is not the far more famous Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway song of the same title, but confusion with that classic may have worked to this song\u2019s benefit. This was the category\u2019s eighth year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tMiri Ben Ari in 2005, for co-writing Ye\u2019s \u201cJesus Walks\u201d with Che Smith and Kanye West (as Ye was then known). This was the category\u2019s second year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tDebbie Hupp in 1980, for co-writing the Kenny Rogers ballad hit \u201cYou Decorated My Life\u201d with Bob Morrison. This was the category\u2019s 16th year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tCynthia Weil in 1988, for co-writing the Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram hit \u201cSomewhere Out There\u201d (from\u00a0An American Tail<\/em>) with her husband and longtime collaborator Barry Mann and film composer James Horner. This was the category\u2019s first year. (The ballad also won song of the year.) Weil and husband and collaborator Barry Mann were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987. They received that organization\u2019s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\nBest Rock Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Best R&B Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Best Rap Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Best Country Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Best Song Written for Visual Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Best American Roots Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n