On this day in 1965, The Beatles received their first Grammy Awards.

After a massive year in 1964 that saw the release of their third and fourth album  and a massive world tour, the band were in the midst of recording another album when they received their nominations for the 7th Annual Grammy Awards.  

The four nominations included Record of the Year for I Want to Hold Your Hand, Best New Artist and Best Contemporary Song and Best Performance by a Vocal Group for A Hard Day’s Night. The ceremony would be held at the Beverley Hilton Hotel in Beverley Hills, though at the time was a much smaller event that went untelevised.

Of their four nominations The Beatles would win the award for Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group for their work on A Hard Day’s Night, though they were too busy recording to attend the ceremony. They would go on to win a further 7 Grammys from 23 nominations throughout their career. As a result they have since had multiple entries into the Grammy Hall of Fame as well as receiving the Grammy Trustee Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award for their contributions to recorded music.