The Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony 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]

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Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Awarded forQuality vocal performances in the rock music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1988
Last awarded2011
Currently held byPaul McCartney, "Helter Skelter" (2011)
Websitegrammy.com
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Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, the award was first presented to Bruce Springsteen in 1988 for the album Tunnel of Love. Since then, the award was presented in 1992 and 1994, and has been awarded each year since 2005. Beginning with the 2005 ceremony, the name of the award was changed to Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. For these years, the award combined and replaced the gender-specific awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. This fusion has been criticized, especially when females are not nominated under the solo category.[3][4] The Academy has cited a lack of eligible recordings in the female rock category as the reason for the mergers.[5]

The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. All solo or duo/group performances in the rock category are now honored in the Best Rock Performance category.[6] Springsteen holds the record for the most wins in this category, with five (he has also received three awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance).[7] No other performing artists had received the award more than once. Neil Young holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with four.

Recipients

A man holding a guitar, wearing a blue shirt and a dark vest
Five-time award winner Bruce Springsteen, performing in 2012
A woman with curly red hair wearing a blue shirt holding a guitar.
1992 award winner Bonnie Raitt performing in 2010.
A man behind a microphone stand, wearing a white hat and black suit. The man is playing the guitar and singing into the microphone.
2007 award winner Bob Dylan, performing in 2006
A black and white image of man holding a guitar.
2011 award winner Paul McCartney
More information Year[I], Performing artist ...
Year[I] Performing artist Work Nominees Ref.
1988 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love [8]
19891991[II] [9]
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1992 Bonnie Raitt Luck of the Draw [12]
1993[II] [13]
1994 Meat Loaf "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" [14]
19952004[II]
2005 Bruce Springsteen "Code of Silence"
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2006 Bruce Springsteen "Devils & Dust" [16]
2007 Bob Dylan "Someday Baby" [17]
2008 Bruce Springsteen "Radio Nowhere" [18]
2009 John Mayer "Gravity" [19]
2010 Bruce Springsteen "Working on a Dream"
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2011 Paul McCartney "Helter Skelter"
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Award was separated into the gender-specific awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male and Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female.

See also

References

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