Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program
Awarded forOutstanding Performance of a Musical Artist and the Program’s production
CountryUnited States
Presented by
First awarded2016
Last awarded2019
Currently held byThe cast of The Band's Visit,
Today Show (2019)
Websiteemmyonline.org/daytime

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

It was first awarded at the 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2016 when the award was originally called Outstanding Musical Performance in a Talk Show/Morning Program and was first presented to Rachel Platten for her performance of her hit single "Fight Song" on the morning program Good Morning America.[1][2][3] The Award honors the work of a musical artist and the Program’s production of the performance.[4] With the current title award name that was established in 2017, on-camera musical performances from any appropriate Daytime show and several entries for performances by different musical artists appearing on a program are eligible to enter the competition, rather than just a talk show or morning program.[5]

The award was removed in November of 2019 after category changes were announced.[6]

The Emmy was named after an "Immy", an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube.[7] The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy.[7] The Emmy statuette is fifteen inches tall from base to tip. The statuette weighs 5 pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold.[7]

  1. ^ "The 43rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. emmyonline.org. April 29, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Newcomb, Roger (April 30, 2016). "43rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winner's List". We Love Soaps. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "'Young and the Restless,' 'Mind of a Chef' Lead Daytime Emmy Creative Arts Winners". Variety. Penske Business Media. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "The 43rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award: What's New?" (PDF). Los Angeles: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "The 44th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award: What's New?" (PDF). Los Angeles: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Daytime Emmys' Rule Change Ends Controversial Shortcut to EGOT Status". Billboard. 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Emmy Central: The Daytime Emmys® on soapcentral.com". Philadelphia: Soapcentral. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.