Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo, duo/groups or collaborative (vocal or instrumental) R&B recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only.

The award was originally awarded from 1959 to 1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance and then from 1962 to 1968 as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording before being discontinued. In 2012, the award was brought back combining the previous categories for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Urban/Alternative Performance. The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards and to eliminate the distinctions between male and female performances, and between solo and duo/groups performances.

The award goes to the artist. The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.

Recipients


undefined Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

 * 5 wins
 * Ray Charles


 * 2 wins
 * Beyoncé
 * Bruno Mars
 * Anderson .Paak

Artists with multiple nominations

 * 5 nominations
 * Ray Charles


 * 4 nominations
 * Beyoncé
 * Daniel Caesar
 * Sam Cooke
 * Ledisi


 * 3 nominations
 * H.E.R.
 * Anderson .Paak
 * Usher


 * 2 nominations
 * LaVerne Baker
 * Tamar Braxton
 * Chris Brown
 * James Brown
 * Nat King Cole
 * Lalah Hathaway
 * Hiatus Kaiyote
 * Etta James
 * Jay-Z
 * Lucky Daye
 * Bruno Mars
 * Miguel
 * Lou Rawls
 * Jazmine Sullivan
 * Joe Tex
 * SZA