She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business.accoladeac‧co‧lade /ˈækəleɪd/ noun [countable] 
She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business.
WORD ORIGINaccolade
Origin:
1600-1700 French accoler ‘to embrace’, from Vulgar Latin accolare, from Latin collum ‘neck’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Already, the program has won accolades for bringing investment to poor neighborhoods of Knoxville.
- She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business.
- As star producers they were used to receiving public accolades and acknowledgment of their achievements.
- Britain's role in the Berlin air-lift earned her the accolade of a staunch and like-minded ally.
- But, in truth, he is the one management thinker who genuinely deserves the accolade.
- Cole grants them a grudging accolade.
- Dale received all the attention and accolades, and Link settled for a few extra bucks on his royalty checks.
- He probably accepts that the ultimate accolade for the county cricketer will now remain inaccessible.
- Indeed, as some traditionalists complained, the more outrageous the art, the more likely the critical accolade.
- There is not greater accolade than that.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
praise for someone who is greatly admired, or a prize given to them for their workultimate/highest/supreme etc accolade She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business.· All the gardens have been chosen by local inspectors, and 80 have been awarded the highest accolade of a two-star rating.· And that's as high an accolade as any I can give it!
· He probably accepts that the ultimate accolade for the county cricketer will now remain inaccessible.
VERB· But, in truth, he is the one management thinker who genuinely deserves the accolade.· Berg's Wozzeck is one forerunner, but Britten and Mrs Piper deserve the accolade of being unconscious innovators.· James, in particular, deserved all the accolades he received for securing his par.
· It helps that both bands have been receiving critical accolades since their inception, and album sales for each have been solid.· It has also received accolades for conforming to the W3C's Web standards, unlike its Windows equivalent.· As star producers they were used to receiving public accolades and acknowledgment of their achievements.· So who should receive the accolade of riding the biggest wave?
She received a Grammy Award, the highest accolade in the music business.