Everipedia Logo
Everipedia is now IQ.wiki - Join the IQ Brainlist and our Discord for early access to editing on the new platform and to participate in the beta testing.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

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]

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 byH.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar, "Best Part" (2019)
Websitegrammy.com [22]

Recipients

Year[I]Performing artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1959The Champs"Tequila"
  • Harry Belafonte – Belafonte Sings the Blues
  • Nat King Cole – "Looking Back"
  • Perez Prado – "Patricia"
  • Earl Grant – "The End"
[4]
1960Dinah 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"
[5]
1961Ray Charles"Let the Good Times Roll"
  • Etta James – "All I Could Do Was Cry"
  • Hank Ballard & The Midnighters – "Finger Poppin' Time"
  • Muddy Waters – "Got My Mojo Working"
  • Jackie Wilson – "Lonely Teardrops"
  • LaVerne Baker – "Shake a Hand"
  • John Lee Hooker – Travelin'
  • Bo Diddley – "Walkin' and Talkin'"

[6]
1962Ray 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"
[7]
1963Ray 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"
[8]
1964Ray 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"
[9]
1965Nancy 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"
[10]
1966James 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"
[11]
1967Ray Charles"Crying Time"
  • James Brown – It's A Man's Man's Man's World
  • Lou Rawls – Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
  • Percy Sledge – When a Man Loves a Woman
  • Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything's Alright)
[12]
1968Aretha Franklin"Respect"
  • Joe Tex – "Skinny Legs and All"
  • Lou Rawls – "Dead End Street"
  • Otis Redding – "Try a Little Tenderness"
  • Sam & Dave – "Soul Man"
[13]
2012Corinne Bailey Rae"Is This Love"
  • Marsha Ambrosius — "Far Away"
  • Ledisi — "Pieces of Me"
  • Kelly Price & Stokley — "Not My Daddy"
  • Charlie Wilson — "You Are"
[14]
2013Usher"Climax"
  • Estelle — "Thank You"
  • Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi — "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)"
  • Luke James — "I Want You"
  • Miguel — "Adorn"
[15]
2014Snarky 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?"
[16]
2015Beyoncé 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"
[17]
2016The 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"
[18]
2017Solange"Cranes in the Sky"
  • BJ the Chicago Kid – "Turnin' Me Up"
  • Ro James – "Permission"
  • Musiq Soulchild – "I Do"
  • Rihanna – "Needed Me"
[19]
2018Bruno Mars"That's What I Like"
  • Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis – "Get You"
  • Kehlani – "Distraction"
  • Ledisi – "High"
  • SZA – "The Weekend"
[20]
2019H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar"Best Part"
  • Toni Braxton – "Long as I Live"
  • The Carters – "Summer"
  • Lalah Hathaway – "Y O Y"
  • PJ Morton – "First Began"
[21]

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

Artists with multiple wins

5 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

See also

References

[1]
Citation Linktheenvelope.latimes.com"Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[2]
Citation Linkwww.grammy.org"Category Mapper". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[3]
Citation Linkwww.grammy.orgGrammy Awards restructuring
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[4]
Citation Linkwww.india-server.com"Grammy Awards 1959 (May)". Awards & Shows. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[5]
Citation Linkwww.awardsandshows.com"Grammy Awards 1959". Awards & Shows. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[6]
Citation Linkwww.india-server.com"Grammy Awards 1961". Awards & Shows.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[7]
Citation Linkwww.awardsandshows.com"Grammy Awards 1962". Awards & Shows.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[8]
Citation Linkwww.awardsandshows.com"Grammy Awards 1963". Awards & Shows.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[9]
Citation Linkwww.awardsandshows.com"Grammy Awards 1964". Awards & Shows.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[10]
Citation Linkwww.awardsandshows.com"Grammy Awards 1965". Awards & Shows.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[11]
Citation Linkwww.awardsandshows.com"Grammy Awards 1966". Awards and Shows. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[12]
Citation Linkwww.awardsandshows.com"Grammy Awards 1967". Awards and Shows. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[13]
Citation Linkwww.india-server.com"Grammy Awards 1968". Awards & Shows.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[14]
Citation Linkwww.grammy.com"2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: R&B Field". The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[15]
Citation Linkwww.billboard.com"Grammys 2013: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[16]
Citation Linkwww.grammy.org2014 Nominees
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[17]
Citation Linkwww.latimes.com"57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[18]
Citation Linkwww.billboard.comBillboard.com, 7 December 2015
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[19]
Citation Linkwww.grammy.com"59th Grammy Nominees". Grammy. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2016. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM
[20]
Citation Linkwww.billboard.com"Grammys 2018 Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:21 PM