Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | |
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Awarded for | quality male vocal performances in the pop music genre |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1959 |
Last awarded | 2011 |
Currently held by | Bruno Mars, "Just the Way You Are" (2011) |
Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award went to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible.
The awards have quite a convoluted history:
- From 1959 to 1960 there was an award called Best Vocal Performance, Male, which was for work in the pop field
- In 1961 the award was separated into Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or Track and Best Vocal Performance Album, Male
- From 1962 to 1963 the awards from the previous year were combined into Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
- From 1964 to 1968 the award was called Best Vocal Performance, Male
- In 1969, the awards were combined and streamlined as the award for Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- From 1970 to 1971 the award was known as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
- From 1972 to 1994 the award was known as Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- From 1995 to 2011 it was known as Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all solo performances in the pop category (male, female, and instrumental) were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance category.
Sting, Stevie Wonder, and John Mayer, with four wins each, are the artists with the most awards in the category. Elton John is the artist with the most nominations at twelve.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Recipients
Category records
Most wins
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Artist | Sting Stevie Wonder John Mayer | Frank Sinatra Eric Clapton James Taylor | Jack Jones Harry Nilsson Michael Bolton Phil Collins Elton John Justin Timberlake |
Total wins | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Most nominations
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Artist | Elton John | Sting | Frank Sinatra Seal |
Total nominations | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Contemporary (R&R) Performance
In 1966 the Recording Academy established a similar, but different, category in the Pop Field for Best Contemporary (rock & roll) Performances. The category went through a number of changes before being discontinued after the 1968 awards.
- In 1966 the award was called Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Male
- In 1967 the award from the previous year was combined with the equivalent award for women as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female
- In 1968 the previous award was once again separated by gender, with the male award called Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb "Past Winners Search". Grammy.Com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az "Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male". Rock on the Net.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1968". Awards & Shows.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1968". Awards & Shows.
External links
- Official Site of the Grammy Awards
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- "Catch a Falling Star" – Perry Como (1958)
- Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra (1959)
- "Georgia on My Mind" – Ray Charles / The Genius of Ray Charles – Ray Charles (1960)
- "Lollipops and Roses" – Jack Jones (1961)
- "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1962)
- "Wives and Lovers" – Jack Jones (1963)
- "Hello, Dolly!" – Louis Armstrong (1964)
- "It Was a Very Good Year" – Frank Sinatra (1965)
- "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1966)
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" – Glen Campbell (1967)
- "Light My Fire" – José Feliciano (1968)
- "Everybody's Talkin'" – Harry Nilsson (1969)
- "Everything Is Beautiful" – Ray Stevens (1970)
- "You've Got a Friend" – James Taylor (1971)
- "Without You" – Harry Nilsson (1972)
- "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" – Stevie Wonder (1973)
- Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder (1974)
- Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon (1975)
- Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (1976)
- "Handy Man" – James Taylor (1977)
- "Copacabana (At the Copa)" – Barry Manilow (1978)
- 52nd Street – Billy Joel (1979)
- "This Is It" – Kenny Loggins (1980)
- Breakin' Away – Al Jarreau (1981)
- "Truly" – Lionel Richie (1982)
- Thriller – Michael Jackson (1983)
- "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins (1984)
- No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1985)
- "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1986)
- Bring On the Night – Sting (1987)
- "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1988)
- "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" – Michael Bolton (1989)
- "Oh, Pretty Woman (live 1987)" – Roy Orbison (1990)
- "When a Man Loves a Woman" – Michael Bolton (1991)
- "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1992)
- "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – Sting (1993)
- "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John (1994)
- "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1995)
- "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1996)
- "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (1997)
- "My Father's Eyes" – Eric Clapton (1998)
- "Brand New Day" – Sting (1999)
- "She Walks This Earth" – Sting (2000)
- "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – James Taylor (2001)
- "Your Body Is a Wonderland" – John Mayer (2002)
- "Cry Me a River" – Justin Timberlake (2003)
- "Daughters" – John Mayer (2004)
- "From the Bottom of My Heart" – Stevie Wonder (2005)
- "Waiting on the World to Change" – John Mayer (2006)
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake (2007)
- "Say" – John Mayer (2008)
- "Make It Mine" – Jason Mraz (2009)
- "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (2010)