Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance , in German roughly “Grammy Award for the best R&B performance”, is a music prize that was awarded at the annual Grammy Awards . Performances in the field of rhythm and blues (R&B) are awarded. The prize was originally introduced in 1959, but was only awarded until 1968. Since 2012, the award has again existed as a summary of the original categories Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance , Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Grammy Award for Best Urban / Alternative Performance .

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 was originally introduced as “Best Rhythm & Blues Performance” from 1959 to 1961 and then awarded as “Best Rhythm & Blues Recording” until 1968, but then discontinued. Since 2012, the award has again existed as a summary of the original categories Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance , Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Grammy Award for Best Urban / Alternative Performance to significantly reduce the number of prizes. The prize is awarded according to the current regulations for performances by individual artists as well as duos and music groups, whereby it can be awarded for both vocal and instrumental pieces and is limited to individual tracks and singles.

Winner and nominated artist

1959 to 1968

year	Artist / band	nationality	plant	Other nominated artists	Pictures of the artists
1959	The Champs	United States	tequila	Harry Belafonte for Belafonte Sings the Blues Nat King Cole for Looking Back Pérez Prado for Patricia Earl Grant for The End
1960	Dinah Washington	United States	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes	Elvis Presley for A Big Hunk o 'Love The Coasters for Charlie Brown Jesse Belvin for Guess Who Nat King Cole for Midnight Flyer
1961	Ray Charles	United States	Let the Good Times Roll	Etta James for All I Could Do Was Cry Hank Ballard for Finger Poppin 'Time Muddy Waters for Got My Mojo Working Jackie Wilson for Lonely Teardrops LaVerne Baker for Shake a Hand John Lee Hooker for Travelin ' Bo Diddley for Walkin 'and Talkin'
1962	Ray Charles	United States	Hit the Road Jack	Ernie K-Doe for Mother-in-Law Etta James for The Fool That I Am Jimmy Reed for Bright Lights, Big City Laverne Baker for Saved
1963	Ray Charles	United States	I can't stop loving you	B. Bumble and the Stingers for Nut Rocker Bobby Darin for What'd I Say Little Eva for The Loco-Motion Mel Tormé for Comin 'Home Baby Sam Cooke for Bring It On Home To Me
1964	Ray Charles	United States	Busted	Barbara Lewis for Hello Stranger Lenny Welch for Since I Fell for You Little Johnny Taylor for Part Time Love Major Lance for Hey Little Girl Martha and the Vandellas for (Love is Like a) Heat Wave Sam Cooke for Frankie and Johnny
1965	Nancy Wilson	United States	How Glad I Am	Sam Cooke for Good Times The Impressions for Keep on Pushing The Supremes for Baby Love Dionne Warwick for Walk On By Joe Tex for Hold What You've Got
1966	James Brown	United States	Papa's Got a Brand New Bag	Sam Cooke for Shake The Temptations for My Girl Wilson Pickett for In The Midnight Hour Jr. Walker and The All-Stars for Shotgun
1967	Ray Charles	United States	Crying time	James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World Lou Rawls - Love Is a Hurtin 'Thing Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
1968	Aretha Franklin	United States	Respect	Joe Tex for Skinny Legs and All Lou Rawls for Dead End Street Otis Redding for Try a Little Tenderness Sam & Dave for Soul Man

Since 2012

year	Artist / band	nationality	plant	Other nominated artists	Pictures of the artists
2012	Corinne Bailey Rae	United Kingdom	Is This Love	Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away Ledisi - Pieces of Me Kelly Price & Stokley - Not My Daddy Charlie Wilson - You Are
2013	Usher	United States	Climax	Estelle - Thank You Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi - Gonna Be Alright (FTB) Luke James - I Want You Miguel - Adorn
2014	Snarky Puppy featuring Lalah Hathaway	United States	Something	Tamar Braxton - Love and War Anthony Hamilton - Best of Me Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip - Nakamarra Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar - How Many Drinks?
2015 February 8, 2015	Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z	United States	Drunk in Love	Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross - New Flame Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly - It's Your World Ledisi - Like This Usher - Good Kisser
2016 February 15, 2016	The Weeknd	Canada	Earned It (Fifty Shades of Gray)	Tamar Braxton - If I Don't Have You Andra Day - Rise Up Hiatus Kaiyote - Breathing Underwater Jeremih featuring J. Cole - Planes
2017 February 12, 2017	As long as	United States	Cranes in the Sky	BJ the Chicago Kid - Turnin 'Me Up Ro James - Permission Musiq Soulchild - I Do Rihanna - Needed Me
2018 January 28, 2018	Bruno Mars	United States	That's what I like	Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis - Get You Kehlani - Distraction Ledisi - high SZA - The Weekend
2019 February 10, 2019	HER featuring Daniel Caesar	United States	Best part	Toni Braxton - Long as I Live The Carters - Summer Lalah Hathaway - YOY PJ Morton - First Began
2020 January 26th, 2020	Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000	United States	Come home	Daniel Caesar & Brandy - Love Again HER featuring Bryson Tiller - Could've Been Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane - Exactly How I Feel Lucky Daye - Roll Some Mon.

statistics

In the first ten years of the award, Ray Charles received the award five times, making him the artist who has received the award most frequently and the artist with the most nominations. This puts him ahead of Sam Cooke , who was nominated three times but never received the award. After the merger and the new edition in 2012, the singer Miguel was the only one nominated twice, but has not yet received the award. With the exception of Corinne Bailey Rae from Britain , all of the winners came from the United States.

supporting documents

1. ↑ "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.
2. ^ Grammy Awards at a Glance . In: Los Angeles Times . Tribune Company . Retrieved May 29, 2011.
3. ↑ Awards Category Comparison Chart ( PDF ; 80 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
4. ^ Grammy Awards restructuring
5. ↑ Category Mapper . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 25, 2011. 
6. ^ NARAL Final Nomination List 57th Grammy Awards , accessed December 31, 2015.

Web links

• Official homepage of the Grammy Awards
• Past Winners Search . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved July 11, 2014.