Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

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Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
Coco Jones during an interview, February 2022.png
"ICU" by Coco Jones is the most recent recipient
Awarded forquality vocal or instrumental R&B recordings
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Currently held by Coco Jones, "ICU" (2024)
Website grammy.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]

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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 Champs were the inaugural winners of the award. The Champs 1958.jpg
The Champs were the inaugural winners of the award.
Dinah Washington was the first female recipient of the award. Dinah Washington 1962.jpg
Dinah Washington was the first female recipient of the award.
Ray Charles has the most wins in this category, winning the award five times. Ray Charles FIJM 2003.jpg
Ray Charles has the most wins in this category, winning the award five times.
The award was discontinued in 1968, Aretha Franklin being the last winner. Aretha Franklin on January 20, 2009.jpg
The award was discontinued in 1968, Aretha Franklin being the last winner.
Corinne Bailey Rae was the recipient of the reintroduced award in 2012. Corinne Bailey Rae B&W.jpg
Corinne Bailey Rae was the recipient of the reintroduced award in 2012.
2022 co-winner Jazmine Sullivan. Jazmine Sullivan 2015.jpg
2022 co-winner Jazmine Sullivan.
Year [I] Performing artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1959 The Champs "Tequila" [5]
1960 Dinah Washington "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" [6]
1961 Ray Charles "Let the Good Times Roll" [7]
1962 "Hit the Road Jack" [8]
1963 "I Can't Stop Loving You" [9]
1964 "Busted" [10]
1965 Nancy Wilson "How Glad I Am" [11]
1966 James Brown "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" [12]
1967 Ray Charles "Crying Time" [13]
1968 Aretha Franklin "Respect" [14]
2012 Corinne Bailey Rae "Is This Love" [15]
2013 Usher "Climax" [16]
2014 Snarky Puppy featuring Lalah Hathaway "Something" [17]
2015 Beyoncé featuring Jay Z "Drunk in Love" [18]
2016 The Weeknd "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" [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" [22]
2020 Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000 "Come Home" [23]
2021 Beyoncé “Black Parade” [24]
2022 Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open" [25]
Jazmine Sullivan "Pick Up Your Feelings"
2023 Muni Long "Hrs & Hrs" [26]
2024 Coco Jones "ICU" [27]
2025 [28]

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

Artists with multiple wins

Artists with multiple nominations

See also

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  24. ↑ Grammy.com, 24 November 2020
  25. ↑ Grammy.com, 23 November 2021
  26. ↑ Grammy.com, 15 November 2022
  27. ↑ Grammy.com, 10 November 2023
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