Grammy Award for Best R&B Solo Performance
Music Awards
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. 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.
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. In 2027, a new Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance category was established, and the award was renamed Best R&B Solo Performance.
The award goes to the artist. The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.
01Recipients
1950s
| Year[I] | Performing artist(s) | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | ||
| The Champs | "Tequila" | |
| Harry Belafonte | Belafonte Sings the Blues | |
| Nat King Cole | "Looking Back" | |
| Earl Grant | "The End" | |
| Perez Prado | "Patricia" |
1960s
2010s
2020s
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
02Artists with multiple wins
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03Artists with multiple nominations
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Sources and credits
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- Kehlani-New-Zealand-Warner-Music-Interview.png by New Zealand Warner Music, CC BY 3.0
- The Champs 1958.jpg by Challenge Records, Public domain
- Dinah Washington 1962.jpg by Associated Booking Corporation/photo by James Kriegsmann, New York, Public domain
- Ray Charles FIJM 2003.jpg by Victor Diaz Lamich, CC BY 3.0
- Aretha Franklin on January 20, 2009.jpg by Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air Force, Public domain
- Corinne Bailey Rae B&W.jpg by ichibanto from vfestival 2007, CC BY 2.0
- Jazmine Sullivan 2015.jpg by Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Muni Long interviewed in May 2022.png by WBLS, CC BY 3.0
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