Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (in German about "Grammy Award for the best male vocal performance - R&B") was a music prize that was awarded from 1968 to 2011 at the annual Grammy Awards . Performances in the field of rhythm and blues (R&B) were awarded. Since 2012, this award has been added to the Best R&B Performance category.
Background and story
The Grammy Awards (actually Grammophone Awards), which have been presented since 1958, are presented annually in numerous categories by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the United States of America for artistic achievement, technical competence and excellent overall performance regardless of the album - Honor sales or chart position. The prize for R&B performances by men was awarded in parallel to the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for women and the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for groups.
The award was presented in 1968 as Best R & B Solo Vocal Performance, Male introduced after 1967 Grammy Award for Best R & B Solo Vocal Performance, Male Or Female to Ray Charles for Crying Time has been assigned. From 1969 to 1994 the prize was awarded as Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male and from 1995 to 2011 as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance . This award has not been awarded since the Grammy Awards in 2012 because it was added to the Best R&B Performance category.
The prize was first awarded in 1968 at the 10th Grammy Awards. It was won by Lou Rawls for the song Dead End Street . Stevie Wonder received the award a total of six times, making him the artist with the most frequent victories of this award. The last Grammy in this category went to Usher for There Goes My Baby in 2011 . All of the award winners were from the United States.
Winner and nominated artist
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supporting documents
- ↑ “ honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position ” Overview . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Grammy Awards at a Glance . In: Los Angeles Times . Tribune Company . Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ↑ Awards Category Comparison Chart (PDF; 80 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. P. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
Web links
- Official homepage of the Grammy Awards
- Past Winners Search . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- rockonthenet.com: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ; Retrieved November 13, 2014