Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance explained

Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Awarded For:Quality female vocal performances in the rock music genre
Presenter:The Recording Academy
Country:United States
Year:1980
Year2:2004
Holder:Pink, "Trouble" (2004)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Female 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 female 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]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, the award was first presented to Donna Summer in 1980. Beginning with the 1995 ceremony, the name of the award was changed to Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. However, in 1988, 1992, 1994, and since 2005, this category was combined with the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and presented in a genderless category known as Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo. The solo category was later renamed to Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance beginning in 2005. This fusion has been criticized, especially when female performers are not nominated under the solo category.[3] The Academy has cited a lack of eligible recordings in the female rock category as the reason for the mergers.[4] While the award has not been presented since the category merge in 2005, an official confirmation of its retirement has not been announced.

Pat Benatar, Sheryl Crow, and Tina Turner hold the record for the most wins in this category, with four wins each. Melissa Etheridge and Alanis Morissette have been presented the award two times each. Crow's song "There Goes the Neighborhood" was nominated twice; one version from the album The Globe Sessions was nominated in 1999 (but lost to Morissette's song "Uninvited"), and a live version from the album was nominated and won in 2001. Since its inception, American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to vocalists from Canada three times. Stevie Nicks holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with five.

Recipients

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1980[5]
1981
1982[6]
1983[7]
1984
1985[8]
1986[9]
1987
1988
1989
1990[10]
1991
1992[11]
1993[12]
1994[13]
1995
1996[14]
1997[15]
1998[16]
1999[17]
2000[18]
2001[19]
2002[20]
2003[21]
2004Pink[22]
Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
Award was combined with the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category and presented in a genderless category known as Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.

Multiple wins

4 wins
2 wins

Multiple nominations

9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

References

General
Specific

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Grammy Awards at a Glance. Los Angeles Times. April 24, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory. March 9, 2012. live.
  2. Web site: Overview. April 24, 2010. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110103173212/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/. January 3, 2011.
  3. News: All my rocking ladies, don't bother putting your hands up. Sarah. Rodman. February 8, 2009. April 26, 2010. The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20090704213859/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/02/08/all_my_rocking_ladies_dont_bother_putting_your_hands_up/. July 4, 2009. live.
  4. News: U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins. January 15, 1988. April 26, 2010. Dennis. Hunt. Los Angeles Times. 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120715035741/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-15/entertainment/ca-24178_1_michael-jackson/3. July 15, 2012. live.
  5. Web site: Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female. Rock on the Net. May 25, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20080222233111/http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockfemale.htm. February 22, 2008. live.
  6. News: Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominees. The Milwaukee Journal. January 14, 1982. May 27, 2010. Journal Communications. https://archive.today/20121208182511/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iOAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4823,1615538&dq. December 8, 2012. live.
  7. News: Toto Tops Grammy Nominees. January 12, 1983. June 4, 2010. Pittsburgh Press. E. W. Scripps Company. July 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230705095539/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3EjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6072,4942573&dq. live.
  8. News: Here's one critic's picks for Grammys. February 23, 1985. May 27, 2010. Robert. Hilburn. Robert Hilburn. Ottawa Citizen. Canwest. February 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212170530/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLwyAAAAIBAJ&pg=1758,1006557&dq. live.
  9. News: Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Sting lead performer nominations. January 10, 1986. June 4, 2010. Richard. de Atley. Times-News. The New York Times Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073328/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oqojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LyQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4623,1962537&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  10. News: Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories. Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. January 12, 1990. June 4, 2010. Salt Lake City, Utah. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073321/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0hYpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=woQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625,4056376&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  11. News: Nominees announced for Grammy awards. January 8, 1992. April 26, 2010. TimesDaily. Tennessee Valley Printing. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073453/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gl4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o8gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3840,1147988&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  12. News: Grammy nominations. 1. February 21, 1993. September 4, 2014. The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Company. Baltimore, Maryland. https://archive.today/20140905032509/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-02-21/features/1993052208_1_eric-clapton-celine-dion-dion-and-peabo/1. September 5, 2014. live.
  13. News: Sting, Joel top Grammy nominations. January 7, 1994. April 26, 2010. Mary. Campbell. Star-News. The New York Times Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073141/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19940107&id=V6ssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6RQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7137,2245707. March 13, 2016. live.
  14. News: List of Grammy nominees. January 4, 1996. June 4, 2010. CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20121207073959/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html. December 7, 2012. live.
  15. News: Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards. January 8, 1997. June 4, 2010. Mary. Campbell. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. https://archive.today/20120712192922/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HKQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ci4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773,8816303&dq. July 12, 2012. live.
  16. News: Grammys' dual Dylans. Mary. Campbell. January 7, 1998. June 4, 2010. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. https://archive.today/20121208130500/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W6QaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fC4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5040,1260366&dq. December 8, 2012. live.
  17. News: 1999 Grammy Nominations. January 6, 1999. June 4, 2010. Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073606/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zZA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MKYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1548,2957136&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  18. News: 42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations . January 4, 2000 . June 4, 2010 . CNN . dead . https://archive.today/20120722190443/http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/grammy.noms.01/list.html . July 22, 2012 .
  19. News: Recording Academy Announces Grammy Nominations. January 3, 2001. June 5, 2010. CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629131144/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0101/03/se.02.html. June 29, 2011. live.
  20. News: Complete List Of Grammy Nominees. January 4, 2002. June 4, 2010. CBS News. https://web.archive.org/web/20031010122104/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml. October 10, 2003. live.
  21. Web site: Grammy Nominees Announced . January 15, 2003 . June 4, 2010 . Ben . Goldstein . . Alpha Media Group .
  22. News: They're All Contenders. December 5, 2003. June 4, 2010. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003628/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/movies/they-re-all-contenders.html. March 5, 2016. live.

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