Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | |
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Awarded for | quality R&B songs |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1968 |
Last awarded | 2011 |
Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to female recording artists for quality R&B songs. Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position."[2]
According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award was presented to artists that performed "newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances". Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as "separate entries from the duo or group performances."[3] Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992.
As a part of the major overhaul of Grammy categories, the award was discontinued in 2011. The Female R&B Vocal Performance category, Male R&B Vocal Performance category and all duo/group vocal performances in the R&B category shifted to the Best R&B Performance category in 2012.[4]
The award for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song "Respect". Franklin received the most wins with eleven, followed by Anita Baker with five. Franklin also holds the record for the most nominations with twenty-three, while Chaka Khan is second with eight nominations. Fantasia Barrino became the final recipient of the award, when her song "Bittersweet" won the award in 2011. The award was presented to artists from the United States each year.
Recipients
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![A woman is performing on stage. She wears a dark sweater and metallic-colored jeans.](../I/m/Chaka_Khan.jpg)
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![A woman walks while she sings. She wears sunglasses, a leather jacket and boots, and a gray blouse and short pants.](../I/m/MaryJBligeJan2011.jpg)
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
See also
References
- General
- "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2011-10-19. Note: User must select the "R&B" category as the genre under the search feature.
- Specific
- ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Awards Category Comparison Chart" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "1967 Grammy Awards Finalists". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 80 (7): 10. 1968-02-17. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- 1 2 3 O' Neil, Thomas (1993). The Grammys. New York: Perigee Books. p. 714. ISBN 0-399-52477-0.
- ↑ "Blood, Sweat and Tears Tops Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 1970-02-09. p. C24.
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- ↑ Hilburn, Robert (1974-01-18). "Grammy Nominee List Headed by Stevie Wonder". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. p. E1.
- ↑ "19th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 89 (3): 110. 1977-01-22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ "20th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 90 (3): 17. 1978-01-21. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ "21st Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 91 (3): 122. 1979-01-20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ Santosuosso, Ernie (1980-02-24). "Pickin' Hits for Grammies". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. p. 1.
- ↑ "Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing Co. 1981-02-21. p. 38. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ↑ "24th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 94 (3): 90. 1982-01-23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ↑ "25th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 95 (3): 67. 1983-01-22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ↑ "Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards". Schenectady Gazette. The Daily Gazette Company. 1984-01-09. p. 12. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 97 (4): 78. 1985-01-26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 98 (4): 78. 1986-01-26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Hunt, Dennis (1987-01-09). "Grammy Nominations: Highs and Lows: Winwood, Gabriel and Simon Garner Most Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Hunt, Dennis (1988-01-15). "U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Chapman Gets 6 Grammy nominations, McFerrin 5". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. 1989-01-13. p. P-2. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Silverman, David (1990-01-12). "Grammy Nominations Break With Tradition". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Jones, Hammer, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 79 (15): 56. 1991-01-28. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Grammy Nominations 1992". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 1992-01-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "35th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 1993-01-08. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "36th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 106 (3): 66. 1994-01-15. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "37th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 107 (2): 66. 1995-01-14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "38th Annual Grammmy Awards: Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 107 (2): 73. 1996-01-13. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "39th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 109 (3): 84. 1997-01-18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "40th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 110 (3): 78. 1998-01-17. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Final Nominations for the 41st Annual Grammy Awards". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 111 (3): 80. 1999-01-16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Final Nominations for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 112 (3): 72. 2000-01-15. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "43rd Grammy Awards". CNN. 2001-02-21. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Final Nominations for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 114 (3): 90. 2002-01-19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Complete Nominations for 45th Annual Grammy Awards". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 115 (3): 86. 2003-01-18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Associated Press (2003-12-05). "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company Inc. 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ The Associated Press (2005-12-08). "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Complete list of Grammy nominees". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. 2006-12-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominees". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Conner, Thomas (2008-12-03). "Complete list of Grammy nominees". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media Group. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Lustig, Jay (2009-12-02). "Nominees List for 2010 Grammys". The Star-Ledger. Advance Publications. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and Nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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