Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

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Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
Awarded forquality vocal or instrumental R&B recordings
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Currently held byBeyoncé "Black Parade" (2021)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo, duo/groups or collaborative (vocal or instrumental) R&B recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only.[2]

The award was originally awarded from 1959 to 1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance and then from 1962 to 1968 as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording before being discontinued. In 2012, the award was brought back combining the previous categories for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Urban/Alternative Performance. The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards and to eliminate the distinctions between male and female performances, and between solo and duo/groups performances.[3]

The award goes to the artist. The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.[4]

Recipients[]

The award was discontinued in 1968, Aretha Franklin being the last winner
Ray Charles has the most wins in this category, winning the award five times.
Corinne Bailey Rae was the recipient of the reintroduced award in 2012
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1959 The Champs "Tequila"
  • Harry Belafonte – Belafonte Sings the Blues
  • Nat King Cole – "Looking Back"
  • Perez Prado – "Patricia"
  • Earl Grant – "The End"
 [5]
1960 Dinah Washington "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"
  • Elvis Presley – "A Big Hunk o' Love"
  • The Coasters – "Charlie Brown"
  • Jesse Belvin – "Guess Who"
  • Nat King Cole – "Midnight Flyer"
 [6]
1961 Ray Charles "Let the Good Times Roll"


[7]
1962 Ray Charles "Hit the Road Jack"
  • Ernie K-Doe – "Mother-in-Law"
  • Etta James – "The Fool That I Am"
  • Jimmy Reed – "Bright Lights, Big City"
  • Laverne Baker – "Saved"
 [8]
1963 Ray Charles "I Can't Stop Loving You"
  • B. Bumble and the Stingers – "Nut Rocker"
  • Bobby Darin – "What'd I Say"
  • Little Eva – "The Loco-Motion"
  • Mel Torme – "Comin' Home Baby"
  • Sam Cooke – "Bring It On Home to Me"
 [9]
1964 Ray Charles "Busted"
  • Barbara Lewis – "Hello Stranger"
  • Lenny Welch – "Since I Fell for You"
  • Little Johnny Taylor – "Part Time Love"
  • Major Lance – "Hey Little Girl"
  • Martha and the Vandellas – (Love is Like a) Heat Wave
  • Sam Cooke – "Frankie and Johnny"
 [10]
1965 Nancy Wilson "How Glad I Am"
  • Sam Cooke – "Good Times"
  • The Impressions – "Keep on Pushing"
  • The Supremes – "Baby Love"
  • Dionne Warwick – "Walk On By"
  • Joe Tex – "Hold What You've Got"
 [11]
1966 James Brown "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
  • Sam Cooke – "Shake"
  • The Temptations – "My Girl"
  • Wilson Pickett – "In the Midnight Hour"
  • Jr. Walker and The All-Stars – "Shotgun"
 [12]
1967 Ray Charles "Crying Time" [13]
1968 Aretha Franklin "Respect"
  • Joe Tex – "Skinny Legs and All"
  • Lou Rawls – "Dead End Street"
  • Otis Redding – "Try a Little Tenderness"
  • Sam & Dave – "Soul Man"
 [14]
2012 Corinne Bailey Rae "Is This Love"
  • Marsha Ambrosius — "Far Away"
  • Ledisi — "Pieces of Me"
  • Kelly Price & Stokley — "Not My Daddy"
  • Charlie Wilson — "You Are"
 [15]
2013 Usher "Climax"
  • Estelle — "Thank You"
  • Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi — "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)"
  • Luke James — "I Want You"
  • Miguel — "Adorn"
 [16]
2014 Snarky Puppy featuring Lalah Hathaway "Something"
  • Tamar Braxton – "Love and War"
  • Anthony Hamilton – "Best of Me"
  • Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip – "Nakamarra"
  • Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar – "How Many Drinks?"
 [17]
2015 Beyoncé featuring Jay Z "Drunk in Love"
  • Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross – "New Flame"
  • Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly – "It's Your World"
  • Ledisi – "Like This"
  • Usher – "Good Kisser"
 [18]
2016 The Weeknd "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
  • Tamar Braxton – "If I Don't Have You"
  • Andra Day – "Rise Up"
  • Hiatus Kaiyote – "Breathing Underwater"
  • Jeremih ft. J. Cole – "Planez"
 [19]
2017 Solange "Cranes in the Sky" [20]
2018 Bruno Mars "That's What I Like" [21]
2019 Daniel Caesar featuring H.E.R. "Best Part"
  • Toni Braxton – "Long as I Live"
  • The Carters – "Summer"
  • Lalah Hathaway – "Y O Y"
  • PJ Morton – "First Began"
 [22]
2020 Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000 "Come Home" [23]
2021 Beyoncé “Black Parade”
  • Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend – "Lightning & Thunder"
  • Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign – "All I Need"
  • Brittany Howard – "Goat Head"
  • Emily King – "See Me"
 [24]
2022 TBD TBD [25]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins[]

5 wins
  • Ray Charles
2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "Category Mapper". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Grammy Awards restructuring
  4. ^ Grammy Blue Book (edition 2021)
  5. ^ "Grammy Awards 1959 (May)". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  6. ^ "Grammy Awards 1959". Awards & Shows. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "Grammy Awards 1961". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  8. ^ "Grammy Awards 1962". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  9. ^ "Grammy Awards 1963". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  10. ^ "Grammy Awards 1964". Awards & Shows.
  11. ^ "Grammy Awards 1965". Awards & Shows.
  12. ^ "Grammy Awards 1966". Awards and Shows. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  13. ^ "Grammy Awards 1967". Awards and Shows. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  14. ^ "Grammy Awards 1968". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  15. ^ "2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: R&B Field". The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.
  16. ^ "Grammys 2013: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  17. ^ 2014 Nominees
  18. ^ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  19. ^ Billboard.com, 7 December 2015
  20. ^ "59th Grammy Nominees". Grammy. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  21. ^ "Grammys 2018 Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  22. ^ Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
  23. ^ Grammy.com, 22 November 2019
  24. ^ Grammy.com, 24 November 2020
  25. ^ Grammy.com, 23 November 2021
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