Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance | |
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Awarded for | quality vocal or instrumental R&B recordings |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
Currently held by | H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar, "Best Part" (2019) |
Website | grammy.com [22] |
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 | |
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Awarded for | quality vocal or instrumental R&B recordings |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
Currently held by | H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar, "Best Part" (2019) |
Website | grammy.com [22] |
Recipients
Year[I] | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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1959 | The Champs | "Tequila" |
| [4] |
1960 | Dinah Washington | "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" |
| [5] |
1961 | Ray Charles | "Let the Good Times Roll" |
| [6] |
1962 | Ray Charles | "Hit the Road Jack" |
| [7] |
1963 | Ray Charles | "I Can't Stop Loving You" |
| [8] |
1964 | Ray Charles | "Busted" |
| [9] |
1965 | Nancy Wilson | "How Glad I Am" |
| [10] |
1966 | James Brown | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" |
| [11] |
1967 | Ray Charles | "Crying Time" |
| [12] |
1968 | Aretha Franklin | "Respect" |
| [13] |
2012 | Corinne Bailey Rae | "Is This Love" |
| [14] |
2013 | Usher | "Climax" |
| [15] |
2014 | Snarky Puppy featuring Lalah Hathaway | "Something" |
| [16] |
2015 | Beyoncé featuring Jay Z | "Drunk in Love" |
| [17] |
2016 | The Weeknd | "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" | [18] | |
2017 | Solange | "Cranes in the Sky" |
| [19] |
2018 | Bruno Mars | "That's What I Like" |
| [20] |
2019 | H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar | "Best Part" |
| [21] |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.