Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
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| Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Contents
1 Recipients
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Recipients
Aretha Franklin was the first recipient of the award in 1968. In total, she has won the award eleven times, making her the artist with the most wins in the category.
In 1976, Natalie Cole won the award for her song "This Will Be", only the second artist to win the award back then.
Thelma Houston became the third artist to win the award, in 1978.
Chaka Khan won the award in 1984 for her album Chaka Khan as well as in 1985 and 1993.
Anita Baker won the award first in 1987. In total, she has won the award five times, making her the artist with second most wins.
Janet Jackson was nominated six times in the category, but did not win.
Vanessa L. Williams, five-time nominee in the category
Four-time award winner, Alicia Keys. Keys first won the award in 2002 for her song "Fallin'".
Toni Braxton has won the award four times since her debut in 1993.
Whitney Houston's song "It's Not Right but It's Okay" won her the award in 2000, making her the first winner of the millennium.
Beyoncé Knowles' songs "Dangerously in Love 2" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" won her the awards in 2004 and 2010, respectively.
Mariah Carey's chart topper "We Belong Together" won the award in 2006.
Seven-time nominee, including two-time award winner Mary J. Blige.
Fantasia Barrino became the last winner in the category, in 2011. She won the award for her song "Bittersweet".
| Year[I] | Performing artists | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | Aretha Franklin | "Respect" |
| [5] |
1969 | Aretha Franklin | "Chain of Fools" |
| [6] |
1970 | Aretha Franklin | "Share Your Love with Me" |
| [7] |
1971 | Aretha Franklin | "Don't Play That Song" |
| [8] |
1972 | Aretha Franklin | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
| [9] |
1973 | Aretha Franklin | Young, Gifted And Black |
| [10] |
1974 | Aretha Franklin | "Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)" |
| [11] |
1975 | Aretha Franklin | "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" |
| [6] |
1976 | Natalie Cole | "This Will Be" |
| [6] |
1977 | Natalie Cole | "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" |
| [12] |
1978 | Thelma Houston | "Don't Leave Me This Way" |
| [13] |
1979 | Donna Summer | "Last Dance" |
| [14] |
1980 | Dionne Warwick | "Déjà Vu" |
| [15] |
1981 | Stephanie Mills | "Never Knew Love Like This Before" |
| [16] |
1982 | Aretha Franklin | "Hold On! I'm Comin'" |
| [17] |
1983 | Jennifer Holliday | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" |
| [18] |
1984 | Chaka Khan | Chaka Khan |
| [19] |
1985 | Chaka Khan | "I Feel for You" |
| [20] |
1986 | Aretha Franklin | "Freeway of Love" |
| [21] |
1987 | Anita Baker | Rapture |
| [22] |
1988 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha |
| [23] |
1989 | Anita Baker | "Giving You the Best That I Got" |
| [24] |
1990 | Anita Baker | Giving You the Best That I Got |
| [25] |
1991 | Anita Baker | Compositions |
| [26] |
1992 | Lisa Fischer Patti LaBelle | "How Can I Ease the Pain" Burnin' |
| [27] |
1993 | Chaka Khan | The Woman I Am |
| [28] |
1994 | Toni Braxton | "Another Sad Love Song" |
| [29] |
1995 | Toni Braxton | "Breathe Again" |
| [30] |
1996 | Anita Baker | "I Apologize" |
| [31] |
1997 | Toni Braxton | "You're Makin' Me High" |
| [32] |
1998 | Erykah Badu | "On & On" |
| [33] |
1999 | Lauryn Hill | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" |
| [34] |
2000 | Whitney Houston | "It's Not Right but It's Okay" |
| [35] |
2001 | Toni Braxton | "He Wasn't Man Enough" |
| [36] |
2002 | Alicia Keys | "Fallin'" |
| [37] |
2003 | Mary J. Blige | "He Think I Don't Know" |
| [38] |
2004 | Beyoncé Knowles | "Dangerously in Love 2" |
| [39] |
2005 | Alicia Keys | "If I Ain't Got You" |
| [40] |
2006 | Mariah Carey | "We Belong Together" |
| [41] |
2007 | Mary J. Blige | "Be Without You" |
| [42] |
2008 | Alicia Keys | "No One" |
| [43] |
2009 | Alicia Keys | "Superwoman" |
| [44] |
2010 | Beyoncé Knowles | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" |
| [45] |
2011 | Fantasia Barrino | "Bittersweet" |
| [46] |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart
- List of Grammy Award categories
- List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)
References
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External links
- Official site of the Grammy Awards
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