Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | |
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Awarded for | quality male vocal performances in the pop music genre |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1959 |
Last awarded | 2011 |
Currently held by | Bruno Mars, "Just the Way You Are" (2011) |
Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award went to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible.
The awards have quite a convoluted history:
The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all solo performances in the pop category (male, female, and instrumental) were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance category.
Sting, Stevie Wonder, and John Mayer, with four wins each, are the artists with the most awards in the category. Elton John is the artist with the most nominations at twelve.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Most wins
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Artist | Sting Stevie Wonder John Mayer | Frank Sinatra Eric Clapton James Taylor | Jack Jones Harry Nilsson Michael Bolton Phil Collins Elton John Justin Timberlake |
Total wins | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Most nominations
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Artist | Elton John | Sting | Frank Sinatra Seal |
Total nominations | 12 | 11 | 8 |
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