Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , in German "Grammy Award for the best rock performance by a duo or a group with singing", is a music prize that was awarded at the annual Grammy Awards . Groups or duets by musicians were awarded for particularly high-quality works, individual songs or rock music albums . Since 2012 this award has been assigned to the Best Rock 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.
This prize has not been awarded since the Grammy Awards in 2012 and is instead assigned to the Best Rock Performance category.
statistics
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The band Eagles received the first award in this category in 1980 for the song Heartache Tonight . Irish band U2 has won this award seven times, making it top the list of the top Grammy winners in this category. The award went to the American band Aerosmith four times and The Police and Kings of Leon received it twice each . The most common prizes (18) were given to American artists, but U2 wins the prize seven times to Irish artists and five times to artists from Great Britain. The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup of British and American artists, the Carlos Santana & Everlast project consisted of a Mexican and an American artist.
U2 also received the most Grammy nominations with 14 nominations (including 7 wins), and in 1990 they were the only band with two nominations in the same year. The most frequent nominations without a win were recorded by the American band Green Day with a total of 5 nominations, followed by the Rolling Stones with 4 nominations.
Winner and nominated artist
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1980 February 27, 1980 |
Eagles |
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Heartache Tonight |
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1981 February 25, 1981 |
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band |
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Against the Wind (Album) |
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1982 February 24, 1982 |
The Police |
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Don't stand so close to me |
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1983 February 23, 1983 |
Survivor |
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Eye of the Tiger |
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1984 February 28, 1984 |
The Police |
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Synchronicity (album) |
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1985 February 26, 1985 |
Prince and The Revolution |
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Purple Rain |
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1986 February 25, 1986 |
Dire Straits |
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Money for Nothing |
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1987 February 24, 1987 |
Eurythmics |
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Missionary Man |
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1988 March 2nd, 1988 |
U2 |
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The Joshua Tree (album) |
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1989 February 22, 1989 |
U2 |
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Desire |
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1990 February 22, 1990 |
Traveling Wilburys |
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Traveling Wilburys Volume One (Album) |
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1991 February 20, 1991 |
Aerosmith |
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Janie's Got a Gun |
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1992 February 25, 1992 |
Bonnie Raitt & Delbert McClinton |
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Good man, good woman |
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1993 February 24, 1993 |
U2 |
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Attention Baby (album) |
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1994 March 1, 1994 |
Aerosmith |
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Livin 'on the edge |
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1995 March 1, 1995 |
Aerosmith |
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Crazy |
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1996 February 28, 1996 |
Blues Traveler |
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Run-around |
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1997 February 26, 1997 |
Dave Matthews Band |
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So much to say |
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1998 February 25, 1998 |
The Wallflowers |
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One headlight |
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1999 February 25, 1999 |
Aerosmith |
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pink |
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2000 February 23, 2000 |
Santana & Everlast |
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Put your lights on |
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2001 February 23, 2001 |
U2 |
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Beautiful day |
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2002 February 27, 2002 |
U2 |
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elevation |
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2003 February 23, 2003 |
Coldplay |
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In My Place |
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2004 February 8, 2004 |
Warren Zevon & Bruce Springsteen |
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Disorder in the house |
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2005 February 8, 2005 |
U2 |
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Vertigo |
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2006 February 13, 2006 |
U2 |
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Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own |
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2007 February 11, 2007 |
Red hot chili peppers |
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Dani California |
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2008 February 10, 2008 |
The White Stripes |
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Icky Thump |
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2009 February 8, 2009 |
Kings of Leon |
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Sex on Fire |
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2010 January 31, 2010 |
Kings of Leon |
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Use somebody |
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2011 February 13, 2011 |
The Black Keys |
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Tighten Up |
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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 July 19, 2010.
- ↑ Awards Category Comparison Chart ( PDF ; 80 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
Web links
- Official site of the Grammy Awards
- Grammy Awards: Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal . Rock on the Net. Retrieved January 9, 2011.