Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (in German about "Grammy Award for the best R&B song") is a music prize that has been awarded at the annual Grammy Awards since 1969 . The songwriters are honored for songs from the music field Rhythm and Blues (R&B).
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 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song was first awarded in 1969 as Best Rhythm & Blues Song and kept this designation until 2000. The first prize went to Otis Redding and Steve Cropper for the song (Sittin 'on) the Dock of the Bay . Five songwriters received the award three times each: Beyoncé , Babyface , Stevie Wonder , Bill Withers and Alicia Keys . Babyface received the most frequent nominations with a total of 14 nominations, Stevie Wonder was nominated eight times and Luther Vandross and Leon Huff were each nominated seven times.
The Grammy is awarded to the composers of the awarded songs, not their interpreters.
Winners and nominees
The award is given to the songwriters of the winning songs, not the performing artists (unless both are identical). An asterisk (*) indicates that the title also received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in the same year .
Year | Composer / songwriter | nationality | song | Performers | Other nominated artists | Pictures (composer / actor)
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1969 |
Otis Redding Steve Cropper |
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(Sittin 'On) The Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding |
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1970 | Richard Lewis Spencer |
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Color Him Father | The Winstons |
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1971 |
Ronald Dunbar General Johnson |
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Patches | Clarence Carter |
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1972 | Bill Withers |
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Ain't no sunshine | Bill Withers |
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1973 |
Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield |
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Papa Was a Rollin 'Stone | The Temptations |
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1974 | Stevie Wonder |
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Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
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1975 | Stevie Wonder |
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Living for the City | Stevie Wonder |
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1976 |
Harry Wayne Casey Willie Clarke Richard Finch Betty Wright |
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Where is the love | Betty Wright |
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1977 |
Boz Scaggs David Paich |
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Lowdown | Boz Scaggs |
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1978 |
Leo Sayer Vini Poncia |
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You Make Me Feel Like Dancing | Leo Sayer |
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1979 | Paul Jabara |
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Last dance | Donna Summer |
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1980 |
David Foster Jay Graydon Bill Champlin |
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After the Love Has Gone | Earth, Wind and Fire |
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1981 |
Reggie Lucas James Mtume |
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Never Knew Love Like This Before | Stephanie Mills |
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1982 |
Bill Withers William Salter Ralph MacDonald |
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Just the Two of Us | Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers |
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1983 |
Jay Graydon Steve Lukather Bill Champlin |
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Turn Your Love Around | George Benson |
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1984 | Michael Jackson |
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Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
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1985 | Prince |
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I feel for you | Chaka Khan |
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1986 |
Jeffrey Cohen Narada Michael Walden |
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Freeway of Love | Aretha Franklin |
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1987 |
Anita Baker Louis A. Johnson Gary Bias |
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Sweet love | Anita Baker |
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1988 | Bill Withers |
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Lean on Me | Club Nouveau |
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1989 |
Anita Baker Randy Holland Skip Scarborough |
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Giving You the Best That I Got | Anita Baker |
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1990 | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff |
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If You Don't Know Me by Now | Simply Red |
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1991 |
MC Hammer Rick James Alonzo Miller |
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U Can't Touch This | MC hammer |
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1992 |
Marcus Miller Luther Vandross Teddy Vann |
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Power of Love / Love Power | Luther Vandross |
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1993 |
Babyface L.A. Reid Daryl Simmons |
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End of the road | Boyz II Men |
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1994 |
Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis |
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That's the way love goes | Janet Jackson |
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1995 | Baby face |
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I'll make love to you | Boyz II Men |
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1996 | Stevie Wonder |
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For your love | Stevie Wonder |
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1997 | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds |
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Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston |
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1998 | R. Kelly |
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I believe I can fly | R. Kelly |
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1999 | Lauryn Hill |
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Doo Wop (That Thing) | Lauryn Hill |
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2000 |
Kandi Burruss Kevin Briggs Tameka Cottle |
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No scrubs | TLC |
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2001 |
Beyoncé Rodney Jerkins LaShawn Daniels Fred Jerkins III LeToya LaTavia Roberson Kelly Rowland |
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Say my name | Destiny's Child |
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2002 | Alicia Keys |
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Fallin ' | Alicia Keys |
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2003 |
Erykah Badu Glenn Standridge James Poyser Madukwu Chinwah Raphael Saadiq Lonnie Lynn Robert Ozuna |
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Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) | Erykah Badu feat. Common |
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2004 |
Beyoncé Jay-Z Rich Harrison |
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Crazy in Love | Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z |
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2005 |
Alicia Keys Harold Lilly Kanye West |
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You don't know my name | Alicia Keys |
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2006 |
Jermaine Dupri Johntá Austin Manuel Seal Jr. Mariah Carey |
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We Belong Together | Mariah Carey |
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2007 |
Bryan Michael Cox Jason Perry Johntá Austin Mary J. Blige |
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Be without you | Mary J. Blige |
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2008 |
Alicia Keys Dirty Harry Kerry "Krucial" Brothers |
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No one | Alicia Keys |
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2009 |
Mikkel Eriksen Gate Hermansen Ne-Yo |
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Miss Independent | Ne-yo |
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2010 |
Thaddis Harrell Beyoncé Terius Nash Christopher Stewart |
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Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Beyoncé |
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2011 | John Legend |
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Shine | John Legend & The Roots |
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2012 |
Cee-Lo Green Melanie Fiona Jack Splash |
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Fool for you | Cee-Lo Green feat. Melanie Fiona |
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2013 | Miguel Pimentel |
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Adorn | Miguel |
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2014 |
James Fauntleroy Jerome Harmon Timothy Mosley Justin Timberlake |
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Pusher love girl | Justin Timberlake |
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February 8, 2015 |
Shawn Carter Rasool Diaz Noel Fisher Jerome Harmon Beyoncé Knowles Timothy Mosley Andre Eric Proctor Brian Soko |
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Drunk in Love | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z |
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15th February 2016 |
D'Angelo Kendra Foster |
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Really love | D'Angelo and the Vanguard |
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February 12, 2017 | Hod David Gerald Maxwell Rivera |
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Lake by the Ocean | Maxwell |
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January 28th | Christopher Brody Brown
James Fauntleroy Philip Lawrence Bruno Mars Ray Charles McCullough II Jeremy Reeves Ray Romulus Jonathan Yip |
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That's what I like | Bruno Mars |
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February 10th | Larrance Dopson
Joelle James Ella Mai Dijon McFarlane |
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Boo'd Up | Ella Mai |
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January 26th | Paul Morton Jr. |
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Say so | PJ Morton featuring JoJo |
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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.
- ^ 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 November 13, 2014.
- rockonthenet.com: Best R&B Song ; Retrieved November 29, 2014