Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance (in German about "Grammy Award for the best traditional rhythm & blues performance") is a music prize that has been awarded at the annual Grammy Awards since 1999 . Performances in the field of rhythm and blues (R&B) were awarded.

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 is awarded for high-quality performances from the rhythm and blues (R&B) music field .

The award was introduced in 1999 as the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album and until 2003 was only given to performers for musical albums. In 2003 it was renamed Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance and is still only awarded for singles and single tracks. Since 2012 it has had its current name "Best Traditional R&B Performance".

In 1999, Patti LaBelle received the first prize for her album Live! One night only . The most common prizes in this category went to Aretha Franklin and Beyoncé Knowles , each of which received two awards. The music group The Temptations has been nominated most frequently so far , having been nominated four times and winning the award once. Raphael Saadiq and Ann Nesby have each been nominated three times and have not yet won the award. With the exception of the Canadian singer Melanie Fiona , who received the award in 2012 together with Cee-Lo Green , all of the award-winning artists come from the United States .

Winner and nominated artist

year	Artist / band	nationality	plant	Other nominated artists	Pictures of the artists
1999	Patti LaBelle	United States	Live! One night only	Regina Belle - Believe in Me Aaron Neville - To Make Me Who I Am The Temptations - Phoenix Rising Luther Vandross - I Know
2000	Barry White	United States	Staying power	Peabo Bryson - Unconditional Love The Neville Brothers - Valence Street Wilson Pickett - It's Harder Now Smokey Robinson - Intimate
2001	The Temptations	United States	Ear-resistible	Will Downing - All the Man You Need George Duke - Cool Jeffrey Osborne - That's For Sure Johnnie Taylor - Gotta Get the Groove Back
2002	Gladys Knight	United States	At last	Regina Belle - This Is Regina Lamont Dozir - An American Original Miki Howard - Three Wishes The O'Jays - For the Love ...
2003	Chaka Khan and The Funk Brothers	United States	What's going on	Ann Nesby and Al Green - Put It on Paper Remy Shand - Rocksteady The Temptations - Lady Luther Vandross - Any Day Now
2004	Aretha Franklin	United States	Wonderful	Earth, Wind and Fire - Hold Me Anthony Hamilton - Comin 'from Where I'm From Patti LaBelle - Way Up There Kelly Price - He Proposed
2005	Prince	United States	Musicology	Anita Baker - You're My Everything Ray Charles and BB King - Sinner's Prayer Al Green - I Can't Stop Patti LaBelle - New Day
2006	Aretha Franklin	United States	A House Is Not a Home	Mariah Carey - Mine Again Fantasia Barrino - Summertime Alicia Keys - If I Was Your Woman John Legend - Stay With You
2007	George Benson , Al Jarreau and Jill Scott	United States	God Bless the Child	Anita Baker - Christmas Time Is Here Mary J. Blige and Raphael Saadiq - I Found My Everything Sam Moore , Billy Preston , Zucchero , Eric Clapton and Robert Randolph - You Are So Beautiful The Temptations - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
2008	Gerald Levert	United States	In My Songs	Otis Clay - Walk a Mile in My Shoes Randy Crawford and Joe Sample - All Night Long Ann Nesby - I Apologize Ryan Shaw - I Am Your Man
2009	Al Green and Anthony Hamilton	United States	You've Got the Love I Need	Wayne Brady - A Change Is Gonna Come Linda Jones , Helen Bruner and Terry Jones - Baby I Know Raphael Saadiq - Love That Girl Jazmine Sullivan - In Love With Another Man
2010	Beyoncé	United States	At last	Anthony Hamilton - Soul Music Boney James and Quinn - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Ann Nesby - Sow Love Calvin Richardson - Woman Gotta Have It
2011	John Legend and The Roots	United States	Hang on in there	R. Kelly - When a Woman Loves Calvin Richardson - You're So Amazing Ryan Shaw - In Between Betty Wright - Go [Live]
2012	Cee-Lo Green and Melanie Fiona	United States Canada	Fool for you	Eric Benét - Sometimes I Cry R. Kelly - Radio Message Raphael Saadiq - Good Man Betty Wright and The Roots - Surrender
2013	Beyoncé	United States	Love on top	Anita Baker - Lately Melanie Fiona - Wrong Side of a Love Song Gregory Porter - Real Good Hands SWV - If Only You Knew
2014	Gary Clark Jr.	United States	Please come home	Fantasia - Get It Right Maysa - Quiet Fire Gregory Porter - Hey Laura Ryan Shaw - Yesterday
2015 February 8, 2015	Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner	United States	Jesus Children	Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton - As Angie Fisher - IRS Kem - Nobody Antonique Smith - Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)
2016	Lalah Hathaway	United States	Little ghetto boy	Faith Evans - He Is Jazmine Sullivan - Let It Burn Tyrese - Shame Charlie Wilson - My Favorite Part of You
2017	Lalah Hathaway	United States	fishing rod	William Bell - The Three of Me BJ the Chicago Kid - Woman's World Fantasia - Sleeping with the One Jill Scott - Can't Wait
2018	Childish Gambino	United States	Redbone	The Baylor Project - Laugh and Move On Anthony Hamilton featuring The Hamiltones - What I'm Feelin ' Ledisi - All the Way Mali Music - Still
2019	Leon Bridges	United States	Bet Ain't Worth the Hand	Betty LaVette - Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight MAJOR - Honest Charlie Wilson featuring Lalah Hathaway - Made for Love
	PJ Morton featuring Yebba	United States	How Deep Is Your Love
2020 January 26th, 2020	Lizzo	United States	Jerome	BJ the Chicago Kid - Time Today India.Arie - Steady Love Lucky Daye - Real Games PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan - Built for Love

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. ^ 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 19, 2011.