Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Awarded forquality rock song performances by a duo or group with vocals
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1980
Last awarded2011
Website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1980 and 2011.

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The award was discontinued after the 2011 award season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. [1] Beginning in 2012, all solo or duo/group performances (including instrumental performance) in the rock category were shifted to the newly formed Best Rock Performance category. [2]

U2 holds the record for most awards with a total of seven, followed by Aerosmith with a total of four.[ citation needed ]

Recipients

Year [I] Performing artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1980 Eagles "Heartache Tonight"
1981 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Against the Wind [3]
1982 The Police "Don't Stand So Close to Me" [4]
1983 Survivor "Eye of the Tiger" [5]
1984 The Police Synchronicity [6]
1985 Prince and the Revolution Purple Rain [7]
1986 Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" [8]
1987 Eurythmics "Missionary Man" [9]
1988 U2 The Joshua Tree [10]
1989 U2 "Desire" [11]
1990 Traveling Wilburys Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 [12]
1991 Aerosmith "Janie's Got a Gun" [13]
1992 Bonnie Raitt with Delbert McClinton "Good Man, Good Woman" [14]
1993 U2 Achtung Baby [15]
1994 Aerosmith "Livin' on the Edge" [16]
1995 Aerosmith "Crazy" [17]
1996 Blues Traveler "Run-Around" [18]
1997 Dave Matthews Band "So Much to Say" [19]
1998 The Wallflowers "One Headlight" [20]
1999 Aerosmith "Pink" [21]
2000 Santana featuring Everlast "Put Your Lights On" [22]
2001 U2 "Beautiful Day" [23]
2002 U2 "Elevation" [24]
2003 Coldplay "In My Place" [25]
2004 Warren Zevon featuring Bruce Springsteen "Disorder in the House" [26]
2005 U2 "Vertigo" [27]
2006 U2 "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" [28]
2007 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" [29]
2008 The White Stripes "Icky Thump" [30]
2009 Kings of Leon "Sex on Fire" [31]
2010 Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" [32]
2011 The Black Keys "Tighten Up" [33]

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