Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record five times, while Babyface, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and Alicia Keys have three wins each.

Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
"Saturn" by SZA (pictured), Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang is the most recent recipient
Awarded for	Quality R&B songs
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First award	1969
Currently held by	Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, "Saturn" (SZA) (2025)
Website	grammy.com

The award goes to the songwriter. If the winning song contains samples or interpolations of songs, the original songwriter and publisher can apply for a Winner’s Certificate. Only Sza has won back to back from 2024 up to 2025^[1] The performing artist does not receive an award unless they are also credited as a songwriter.

Years reflect the year in which the grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year.

Recipients

Otis Redding, one of the inaugural winners of the award.

Steve Cropper, one of the inaugural winners of the award.

Five-time award-winning artist Beyoncé, she is the most awarded artist in the category.

Three-time award winner, Bill Withers.

Three-time award winner, Stevie Wonder.

1977 co-winner Boz Scaggs.

Two-time winner Jay Graydon.

Two-time winner Bill Champlin.

1985 winner, Prince.

Two-time winner, Anita Baker.

1991 co-winner, MC Hammer.

Three-time winner Babyface holds the record of most nominations in the category, with fourteen.

1994 winner, Janet Jackson.

1999 winner, Lauryn Hill.

Three-time winner Alicia Keys.

2003 winner, Erykah Badu.

2006 winner, Mariah Carey.

2012 co-winner, CeeLo Green.

2013 winner, Miguel.

Two-time winner Jay Z.

2016 winner, D'Angelo.

2021 co-winner, Robert Glasper.

2021 co-winner, H.E.R.

An asterisk (*) indicates this recording also won Song of the Year.

SZA has won this award twice consecutively in 2024 and 2025.

Year[I]	Recipient(s)	Work	Performing artist(s)	Nominees (Performer(s) in parentheses)[II]	Ref.
1969	Otis Redding Steve Cropper	"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"	Otis Redding	Don Covay for "Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin) Edward Thomas, Bob McRee, & Clifton Thomas for "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" (Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson) Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson, & Donald Davis for "Who's Making Love" (Johnnie Taylor) Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, & Roger Penzabene for "I Wish It Would Rain" (The Temptations)	[2]
1970	Richard Lewis Spencer	"Color Him Father"	The Winstons	Clarence Carter, George Jackson, & Raymond Moore for "I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart" (Candi Staton) Herbert "Tim" McPherson & Mel Hardin for "Backfield in Motion" (Mel & Tim) Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, & Jerry Butler for "Only the Strong Survive" (Jerry Butler) Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., & Ronald Isley for "It's Your Thing" (The Isley Brothers)	[3]
1971	Ronald Dunbar General Johnson	"Patches"	Clarence Carter	Greg Perry, General Johnson, & Angelo Bond for "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed" (100 Proof (Aged in Soul)) Russell Lewis & Herman Davis for "Groovy Situation" (Gene Chandler) Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, & Lula Hardaway for "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Stevie Wonder) Thom Bell & William Hart for "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" (The Delfonics)	[4]
1972	Bill Withers	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	Clay McMurray, Laverne Ware, & Pamela Sawyer for "If I Were Your Woman" (Gladys Knight & the Pips) Clifton Davis for "Never Can Say Goodbye" (The Jackson 5) Joseph Broussard, Carol Washington, & Ralph Williams for "Mr. Big Stuff" (Jean Knight) Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield for "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (The Undisputed Truth)	[5]
1973	Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield	"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"	The Temptations	Curtis Mayfield for "Freddie's Dead" (Curtis Mayfield) Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, & Cary Gilbert for "Me & Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul) Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, & John Whitehead for "Back Stabbers" (The O'Jays) Rudy Clark, J.R. Bailey, & Kenny Williams for "Everybody Plays the Fool" (The Main Ingredient)	[6]
1974	Stevie Wonder	"Superstition"	Stevie Wonder	Jim Weatherly for "Midnight Train to Georgia" (Gladys Knight & the Pips) Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff for "Love Train" (The O'Jays) Sylvester Stewart for "Family Affair" (Sly & the Family Stone) War for "Cisco Kid" (War)	[7]
1975	Stevie Wonder	"Living for the City"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder for "Tell Me Something Good" (Rufus) Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, & Dean Parks for "Dancing Machine" (The Jackson 5) Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch for "Rock Your Baby" (George McCrae) Kenneth Gamble for "For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays)	[8]
1976	Harry Wayne Casey Willie Clarke Richard Finch Betty Wright	"Where Is the Love"	Betty Wright	Barney Perry for "Walking in Rhythm" (The Blackbyrds) Charlie Smalls for "Ease on Down the Road" (Consumer Rapport) Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch for "Get Down Tonight" (KC & the Sunshine Band) Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch for "That's the Way (I Like It)" (KC & the Sunshine Band)	[9]
1977	Boz Scaggs David Paich	"Lowdown"	Boz Scaggs	Bob Montgomery for "Misty Blue" (Dorothy Moore) Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch for "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" (KC & the Sunshine Band) Harvey Scales, Al Vance, & Don Davis for "Disco Lady" (Johnnie Taylor) Pam Sawyer & Marilyn McLeod for "Love Hangover" (Diana Ross)	[10]
1978	Leo Sayer Vini Poncia	"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"	Leo Sayer	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, & Cary Gilbert for "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston) Lionel Richie for "Easy" (The Commodores) Maurice White & Al McKay for "Best of My Love" (The Emotions) Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Thomas McClary, William King, Lionel Richie, & Ronald LaPread for "Brick House" (The Commodores)	[11]
1979	Paul Jabara	"Last Dance"	Donna Summer	Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff for "Use Ta Be My Girl" (The O'Jays) Maurice White, Eddie del Barrio, & Verdine White for "Fantasy" (Earth, Wind & Fire) Perry Kibble & Janice Marie Johnson for "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (A Taste of Honey) Bernard Edwards, Kenny Lehman, & Nile Rodgers for "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (Chic)	[12]
1980	David Foster Jay Graydon Bill Champlin	"After the Love Has Gone"	Earth, Wind & Fire	Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren for "Reunited" (Peaches & Herb) Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, & Jerry Cohen for "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (McFadden & Whitehead) Isaac Hayes & Adrienne Anderson for "Deja Vu" (Dionne Warwick) Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards for "We Are Family" (Sister Sledge)	[13]
1981	Reggie Lucas James Mtume	"Never Knew Love Like This Before"	Stephanie Mills	Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards for "Upside Down" (Diana Ross) Lee Garrett & Stevie Wonder for "Let's Get Serious" (Jermaine Jackson) Leo Graham & Paul Richmond for "Shining Star" (The Manhattans) Rod Temperton for "Give Me the Night" (George Benson)	[14]
1982	Bill Withers William Salter Ralph MacDonald	"Just the Two of Us"	Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers	Chas Jankel & Kenny Young for "Ai No Corrida" (Quincy Jones) Harold Hudson, William King, & Shirley King for "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (The Commodores) Leon Haywood for "She's a Bad Mama Jama" (Carl Carlton) Marc Blatte & Larry Gottlieb for "When She Was My Girl" (The Four Tops)	[15]
1983	Jay Graydon Steve Lukather Bill Champlin	"Turn Your Love Around"	George Benson	Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown, & David Ritz for "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye) Reggie Andrews & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler for "Let It Whip" (Dazz Band) Stevie Wonder for "That Girl" (Stevie Wonder) Stevie Wonder for "Do I Do" (Stevie Wonder) Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, & Lou Staliman for "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (Deniece Williams)	[16]
1984	Michael Jackson	"Billie Jean"	Michael Jackson	Eddy Grant for "Electric Avenue" (Eddy Grant) Hawk Wolinski for "Ain't Nobody" (Rufus & Chaka Khan) James Ingram & Quincy Jones for "PYT (Pretty Young Thing)" (Michael Jackson) Michael Jackson for "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Michael Jackson)	[17]
1985	Prince	"I Feel for You"	Chaka Khan	Bill Wolfer & Dean Pitchford for "Dancing in the Sheets" (Shalamar) James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Rod Temperton, & Quincy Jones for "Yah Mo B There" (James Ingram & Michael McDonald) Keith Diamond & Billy Ocean for "Caribbean Queen" (Billy Ocean) Prince for "The Glamorous Life" (Sheila E.)	[18]
1986	Jeffrey E. Cohen Narada Michael Walden	"Freeway of Love"	Aretha Franklin	David Foster, Tom Keane, & Cynthia Weil for "Through the Fire" (Chaka Khan) LaLa for "You Give Good Love" (Whitney Houston) Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin, & Bunny Hull for "New Attitude" (Patti LaBelle) Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert, & Franne Golde for "Nightshift" (The Commodores)	[19]
1987	Anita Baker Louis A. Johnson Gary Bias	"Sweet Love"	Anita Baker	Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight for "Living in America" (James Brown) James Harris III, Terry Lewis, & Janet Jackson for "What Have You Done For Me Lately" (Janet Jackson) Luther Vandross & Nat Adderley Jr. for "Give Me the Reason" (Luther Vandross) Prince & the Revolution for "Kiss" (Prince & the Revolution)	[20]
1988	Bill Withers	"Lean on Me"	Club Nouveau	Jimmy George & Lou Pardini for "Just to See Her" (Smokey Robinson) Prince for "U Got the Look" (Prince & Sheena Easton) Reggie Calloway for "Casanova" (LeVert) Stevie Wonder for "Skeletons" (Stevie Wonder)	[21]
1989	Anita Baker Randy Holland Skip Scarborough	"Giving You the Best That I Got"	Anita Baker	Babyface, L.A. Reid, & Daryl Simmons for "Don't Be Cruel" (Bobby Brown) Jimmy George for "I'll Always Love You" (Taylor Dayne) Johnny Kemp & Gene Griffin for "Just Got Paid" (Johnny Kemp) Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller for "Any Love" (Luther Vandross)	[22]
1990	Kenny Gamble Leon Huff	"If You Don't Know Me by Now"	Simply Red	Calvin Lewis & Andrew Wright for "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Joe Cocker) James Harris III & Terry Lewis for "Miss You Much" (Janet Jackson) L.A. Reid & Babyface for "Every Little Step" (Bobby Brown) L.A. Reid, Babyface, & Daryl Simmons for "Superwoman" (Karyn White)	[23]
1991	MC Hammer Rick James Alonzo Miller	"U Can't Touch This"	MC Hammer	George Johnson, Louis Johnson, & Sonora Sam for "I'll Be Good to You" (Ray Charles & Chaka Khan) Janet Jackson, James Harris III & Terry Lewis for "Alright" (Janet Jackson) Babyface & Daryl Simmons for "My, My, My" (Johnny Gill) Terry Steele & David L. Elliott for "Here and Now" (Luther Vandross)	[24]
1992	Marcus Miller Luther Vandross Teddy Vann	"Power of Love/Love Power"	Luther Vandross	Alvertis Isbell for "I'll Take You There" (BeBe & CeCe Winans featuring Mavis Staples) Dr. Freeze for "I Wanna Sex You Up" (Color Me Badd) Narada Michael Walden & Lisa Fischer for "How Can I Ease the Pain" (Lisa Fischer) Walter Afanasieff & John Bettis for "Can You Stop the Rain" (Peabo Bryson)	[25]
1993	Babyface L.A. Reid Daryl Simmons	"End of the Road"	Boyz II Men	Dallas Austin & Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes for "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (TLC) Hal Davis, Berry Gordy, Willie Hutch, & Bob West for "I'll Be There" (Mariah Carey & Trey Lorenz) Michael Jackson, René Moore, Bruce Swedien, & Teddy Riley for "Jam" (Michael Jackson) Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster for "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (En Vogue)	[26]
1994	Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	"That's the Way Love Goes"	Janet Jackson	Babyface & Daryl Simmons for "Can We Talk" (Tevin Campbell) Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller for "Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)" (Luther Vandross) Luther Vandross & Reed Vertelney for "Heaven Knows" (Luther Vandross) Raphael Wiggins & Carl Wheeler for "Anniversary" (Tony! Toni! Toné!)	[27]
1995	Babyface	"I'll Make Love to You"	Boyz II Men	Babyface for "When Can I See You" (Babyface) Babyface, L.A. Reid, & Daryl Simmons for "You Mean the World to Me" (Toni Braxton) Me'Shell Ndegéocello for "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" (Me'Shell Ndegéocello) Rick Nowels & Ellen Shipley for "Body and Soul" (Anita Baker)	[28]
1996	Stevie Wonder	"For Your Love"	Stevie Wonder	Babyface for "Red Light Special" (TLC) Babyface for "You Can't Run" (Vanessa L. Williams) D'Angelo for "Brown Sugar" (D'Angelo) Dallas Austin for "Creep" (TLC)	[29]
1997	Babyface	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Whitney Houston	Babyface for "Sittin' up in My Room" (Brandy) Babyface, Toni Braxton & Bryce Wilson for "You're Makin' Me High" (Toni Braxton) Luther Vandross for "Your Secret Love" (Luther Vandross) Rod Temperton for "You Put a Move on My Heart" (Tamia)	[30]
1998	R. Kelly	"I Believe I Can Fly"	R. Kelly	Andre Young, Chauncey Hannibal, Teddy Riley, William Stewart, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, & Bill Withers for "No Diggity" (Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre & Queen Pen) Erykah Badu & Jaborn Jamal for "On & On" (Erykah Badu) Kirk Franklin for "Stomp" (God's Property featuring Kirk Franklin & Salt) Mariah Carey, Puff Daddy, Stevie J, Q-Tip (The Ummah), Bobby Robinson, Stephen Hague, Ronald Larkins, Malcolm McLaren, & Larry Price for "Honey" (Mariah Carey)	[31]
1999	Lauryn Hill	"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Lauryn Hill	Brandy Norwood, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, & Japhe Tejeda for "The Boy is Mine" (Brandy & Monica) Kirk Franklin for "Lean On Me" (Kirk Franklin with Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis & the Family) Lauryn Hill for "A Rose is Still a Rose" (Aretha Franklin) Rory Bennett & JoJo Hailey for "All My Life (K-Ci & JoJo)	[32]
2000	Kandi Burruss Kevin Briggs Tameka Cottle	"No Scrubs"	TLC	Lauryn Hill for "All That I Can Say" (Mary J. Blige) Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, & Kelendria Rowland for "Bills, Bills, Bills" (Destiny's Child) K. Karlin, Tamara Savage, & Carsten Schack for "Heartbreak Hotel" (Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price) LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, & Isaac Phillips for "It's Not Right but It's Okay" (Whitney Houston)	[33]
2001	Beyoncé Rodney Jerkins LaShawn Daniels Fred Jerkins III LeToya Luckett LaTavia Roberson Kelly Rowland	"Say My Name"	Destiny's Child	Erykah Badu for "Bag Lady" (Erykah Badu) LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, & Harvey Mason Jr. for "He Wasn't Man Enough" (Toni Braxton) Mark Andrews, Tim Kelley, & Bob Robinson for "Thong Song" (Sisqó) D'Angelo & Raphael Saadiq for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" (D'Angelo)	[34]
2002	Alicia Keys	"Fallin'" *	Alicia Keys	Erykah Badu for "Didn't Cha Know?" (Erykah Badu) Missy Elliott & T. Mosley for "Get Ur Freak On" (Missy Elliott) Dallas Austin for "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" (Blu Cantrell) Brian McKnight for "Love of My Life" (Brian McKnight) India.Arie, Carlos "Six July" Broady, & Shannon Sanders for "Video" (India.Arie)	[35]
2003	Erykah Badu Glenn Standridge James Poyser Madukwu Chinwah Raphael Saadiq Lonnie Lynn Robert Ozuna	"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"	Erykah Badu featuring Common	Michael Archer, Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq, & Glenn Standridge for "Be Here" (Raphael Saadiq featuring D'Angelo) Marsha Ambrosius, Darren "Limitless" Henson, Keith "Keshon" Pelzer, & Natalie Stewart for "Floetic" (Floetry) Will Baker, Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders, & India Simpson for "Good Man" (India.Arie) Remy Shand for "Take a Message" (Remy Shand)	[36]
2004	Beyoncé Jay Z Rich Harrison	"Crazy in Love"	Beyoncé featuring Jay Z	Mark Batson & Anthony Hamilton for "Comin' from Where I'm From" (Anthony Hamilton) Richard Marx & Luther Vandross for "Dance with My Father" (Luther Vandross) Erykah Badu, J. Poyser, B.R. Smith, & R.C. Williams for "Danger" (Erykah Badu) A. Douglas, I. Lorenzo, & A. Parker for "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"(Ashanti)	[37]
2005	Alicia Keys Harold Lilly Kanye West	"You Don't Know My Name"	Alicia Keys	Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, & Usher for "Burn" (Usher) Prince for "Call My Name" (Prince) Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Usher, Manuel Seal, & Adonis Shropshire for "My Boo" (Usher & Alicia Keys) Chris Bridges, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, Jonathan Smith, & Patrick J. Que Smith for "Yeah!" (Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)	[38]
2006	Mariah Carey Johntá Austin Manuel Seal Jr. Jermaine Dupri	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey	Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller, & Michelle Williams for "Cater 2 U" (Destiny's Child) Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott, & Nisan Stewart for "Free Yourself" (Fantasia) W. Adams & J. Stephens for "Ordinary People" (John Legend) Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly, & Kanye West for "Unbreakable" (Alicia Keys)	[39]
2007	Bryan-Michael Cox Jason Perry Johntá Austin Mary J. Blige	"Be Without You"	Mary J. Blige	Prince for "Black Sweat" (Prince) Jay Z, Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins, Beyoncé, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price, & Delisha Thomas for "Déjà Vu" (Beyoncé featuring Jay Z) Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox, & Jermaine Dupri for "Don't Forget About Us" (Mariah Carey) Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders, & India.Arie for "I Am Not My Hair" (India.Arie)	[40]
2008	Alicia Keys Dirty Harry Kerry "Krucial" Brothers	"No One"	Alicia Keys	India.Arie & Joyce Simpson for "Beautiful Flower" (India.Arie) M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen, & Shaffer Smith for "Hate That I Love You" (Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo) Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II, & Corey Latif Williams for "Teachme" (Musiq Soulchild) Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Swel, & Sam Watters for "When I See U" (Fantasia)	[41]
2009	Mikkel Eriksen Tor Hermansen Ne-Yo	"Miss Independent"	Ne-Yo	Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan for "Bust Your Windows" (Jazmine Sullivan) I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver, & J. Smith for "Customer" (Raheem DeVaughn) Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer, & Alex Francis for "Heaven Sent" (Keyshia Cole) Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, & Ne-Yo for "Spotlight" (Jennifer Hudson)	[42]
2010	Thaddis Harrell Beyoncé Knowles Terius Nash Christopher Stewart	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" *	Beyoncé	James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain, & Nathan L. Walker for "Blame It" (Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain) Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan for "Lions, Tigers & Bears" (Jazmine Sullivan) Hod David & Musze for "Pretty Wings" (Maxwell) D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New, & K. Stephens for "Under" (Pleasure P)	[43]
2011	John Legend	"Shine"	John Legend & The Roots	Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly for "Bittersweet" (Fantasia) Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland, & Miguel Jontel for "Finding My Way Back" (Jaheim) Eldra DeBarge & Mischke for "Second Chance" (El DeBarge) Kem Owens for "Why Would You Stay" (Kem)	[44]
2012	CeeLo Green Melanie Fiona Jack Splash	"Fool for You"	CeeLo Green featuring Melanie Fiona	Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms, & Justin Smith for "Far Away" (Marsha Ambrosius) Kelly Price for "Not My Daddy" (Kelly Price featuring Stokley) Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly, & Ledisi Young for "Pieces of Me" (Ledisi) Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson, & Mahin Wilson for "You Are" (Charlie Wilson)	[45]
2013	Miguel Pimentel	"Adorn"	Miguel	Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly, & Salaam Remi for "Beautiful Surprise" (Tamia) Benjamin Levin, Rico Love, & Tremaine Neverson for "Heart Attack" (Trey Songz) Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton, & Patrick M. Smith for "Pray for Me" (Anthony Hamilton) Darhyl "DJ" Camper, Elle Varner, & Andrew "Pop" Wansel for "Refill" (Elle Varner)	[45]
2014	James Fauntleroy Jerome Harmon Timothy Mosley Justin Timberlake	"Pusher Love Girl"	Justin Timberlake	Anthony Hamilton, & Jairus Mozee for "Best of Me" (Anthony Hamilton) Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper Jr., LaShawn Daniels, & Makeba Riddick for "Love & War" (Tamar Braxton) PJ Morton for "Only One" (PJ Morton & Stevie Wonder) Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels, & Kyle Stewart for "Without Me" (Fantasia (featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott)	[46]
2015	Shawn Carter Rasool Diaz Noel Fisher Jerome Harmon Beyoncé Knowles Timothy Mosley Andre Eric Proctor Brian Soko	"Drunk in Love"	Beyoncé (featuring Jay Z)	Ronald "Flippa" Colson, Warren "Oak" Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry "Tru" Sneed, & Andrew "Pop" Wansel for "Good Kisser" (Usher) Eric Belinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice "Verse" Simmonds, & Keith Thomas for "New Flame" (Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross) Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, & Jamaica "Kahn-Cept" Smith for "Options (Wolfjames Version)" (Luke James featuring Rick Ross) Jhené Aiko Chilombo for "The Worst" (Jhené Aiko)	[47]
2016	D'Angelo Gina Figueroa Kendra Foster	"Really Love"	D'Angelo & The Vanguard	Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel for "Coffee" (Miguel) Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, & Abel Tesfaye for "Earned It" (The Weeknd) Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan, & Dwyane M. Weir II for "Let It Burn" (Jazmine Sullivan) Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson, & DJ Rogers Jr. for "Shame" (Tyrese)	[48]
2017	Hod David Musze	"Lake by the Ocean"	Maxwell	Jahron Brathwaite, Noah Shebib & Aubrey Graham for "Come and See Me" (PartyNextDoor featuring Drake) Bryson Tiller, Michael Hernandez, & Michael Johnson for "Exchange" (Bryson Tiller) Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John Glass, & Teddy Sinclair for "Kiss It Better" (Rihanna) Magnus Høiberg, Benjamin Levin, & Daystar Peterson for "Luv" (Tory Lanez)	[49]
2018	Christopher Brody Brown James Fauntleroy Philip Lawrence Bruno Mars Ray Charles McCullough II Jeremy Reeves Ray Romulus Jonathan Yip	"That's What I Like" *	Bruno Mars	PJ Morton for "First Began" (PJ Morton) Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson, & Joshua Scruggs for "Location" (Khalid) Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson for "Redbone" (Childish Gambino) Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solána Rowe, & Pharrell Williams for "Supermodel" (SZA)	[50]
2019	Larrance Dopson Joelle James Ella Mai Dijon McFarlane	"Boo'd Up"	Ella Mai	Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel, & Salaam Remi for "Come Through and Chill" (Miguel featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi) Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson for "Feels Like Summer" (Childish Gambino) Darhyl Camper Jr., Gabriella Wilson, & Justin Love for "Focus" (H.E.R.) Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton, & Antonio Dixon for "Long as I Live" (Toni Braxton)	[51]
2020	PJ Morton	"Say So"	PJ Morton featuring JoJo	Dernst Emile II, David "Swagg R’Celious" Harris, H.E.R., & Hue "Soundzfire" Strother for "Could've Been" (H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller) Emily King & Jeremy Most for "Look at Me Now" (Emily King) Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib, & Teddy Walton for "No Guidance" (Chris Brown featuring Drake) David Brown, Dernst Emile II, & Peter Lee Johnson for "Roll Some Mo" (Lucky Daye)	[52]
2021	Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson	"Better Than I Imagined"	Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello	Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk & Rickie "Caso" Tice for "Black Parade" (Beyoncé) Sam Barsh, Stacy Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi for "Collide" (Tiana Major9 & EarthGang) Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Scott Storch, Victoria Monét & Vincent van den Ende for "Do It" (Chloe x Halle) Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson for "Slow Down" (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)	[53]
2022	Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars	"Leave the Door Open" *	Silk Sonic	Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick & Tiara Thomas for "Damage" (H.E.R.) Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas for "Good Days" (SZA) Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade for "Heartbreak Anniversary" (Giveon) Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan for "Pick Up Your Feelings" (Jazmine Sullivan)	[54]
2023	Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Beyoncé, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq	"Cuff It"	Beyoncé	Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson and Tiara Thomas – "Good Morning Gorgeous" (Mary J. Blige) Hamadi Zaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston and Justin Nathaniel Zim – "Hrs & Hrs" (Muni Long) Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan and Elliott Trent – "Hurt Me So Good" (Jazmine Sullivan) PJ Morton – "Please Don't Walk Away" (PJ Morton)	[55]
2024	Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe and Leon Thomas	"Snooze"	SZA	Halle Bailey, Theron Feemster and Coleridge Tillman – "Angel" (Halle) Darryl Andrew Farris, Robert Glasper and Alex Isley – "Back to Love" (Robert Glasper featuring Sir and Alex Isley) Darhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba and Roy Keisha Rockette – "ICU" (Coco Jones) Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre and Charles Williams – "On My Mama" (Victoria Monét)	[56]
2025	Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang	"Saturn"	SZA	Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Daniel Upchurch – "After Hours" (Kehlani) Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi – "Burning" (Tems) Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick and Kelvin Wooten – "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" (Coco Jones) Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea and Kevin Theodore – "Ruined Me" (Muni Long)	[57]

• ^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
• ^{^[II]} The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.

Category facts

• Most Wins

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
Artist	Beyonce	Stevie Wonder Alicia Keys Babyface Bill Withers	Johnta Austin Anita Baker Jay Graydon Jay Z Bruno Mars Raphael Saadiq SZA
Total Wins	5 wins	3 wins	2 wins

• Most Nominations

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Artist	Babyface	Beyoncé	Stevie Wonder	Leon Huff, Luther Vandross	Rodney Jerkins, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons
Total Nominations	14 nominations	9 nominations	8 nominations	7 nominations	6 nominations

See also

• List of Grammy Award categories
• List of R&B musicians
• Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance