Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album explained

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Awarded For:Quality albums containing 51% or more playing time of vocal tracks[1] in the "traditional" genre (Great American Songbook)[2]
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1992
Holder:Laufey – Bewitched (2024)
Most Wins:Tony Bennett (14)
Most Nominations:Tony Bennett (17)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album is an award presented to recording artists at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[3] 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".[4]

The award has been presented every year since 1992, though it has had two name changes throughout its history. In 1992 the award was known as Best Traditional Pop Performance, from 1993 to 2000 the award was known as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, and since 2001 it has been awarded as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Apart from the first year it was presented, the award has been designated for "albums containing 51% or more playing time of vocal tracks", with "traditional" referring to the "composition, vocal styling, and the instrumental arrangement" of the body of music known as the Great American Songbook.[1] [2]

The 1992 award was presented to Natalie Cole for the spliced-together duet of her and her father, Nat King Cole, performing his original recording of "Unforgettable".[5] This is the only instance in which the traditional pop award was awarded for a song, as opposed to an album. Prior to 2001, the Grammy was presented to the performing artists only; since then the award has been given to the performing artists, the engineers/mixers, as well as the producers, provided they worked on more than 51 percent of playing time on the album. Producers and engineers who worked on less than 50 percent of playing time of the album, as well as mastering engineers do not win an award, but can apply for a Winners Certificate.[6] Eligibility criteria for the category was expanded in 2025 to welcome more entries from the musical theater community, and it was mandated that albums must contain more than 75% of newly recorded and previously unreleased material.[7]

Recipients

YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1992[8]
[9]
1993Perfectly Frank[10]
1994Steppin' Out[11]
1995MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett[12]
1996Duets II[13]
1997Here's to the Ladies[14]
1998Tony Bennett on Holiday[15]
1999[16]
2000[17]
2001Both Sides Now[18]
2002Songs I Heard[19]
2003[20]
2004 and k.d. langA Wonderful World[21]
2005[22]
2006The Art of Romance[23]
2007[24]
2008Call Me Irresponsible[25]
2009Still Unforgettable[26]
2010Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden[27]
2011[28]
2012Tony BennettDuets II[29]
2013Paul McCartneyKisses on the Bottom[30]
2014Michael BubléTo Be Loved[31]
2015Tony Bennett and Lady GagaCheek to Cheek[32]
2016Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap[33]
2017Willie Nelson[34]
2018Tony Bennett Celebrates 90[35]
2019Willie NelsonMy Way[36]
2020Elvis Costello & The ImpostersLook Now[37]
2021James TaylorAmerican Standard[38]
2022Tony Bennett and Lady GagaLove for Sale[39]
2023Michael BubléHigher[40]
2024LaufeyBewitched[41]

Artists with multiple wins

14 wins
5 wins
2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

17 nominations
13 nominations
9 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nominees: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. December 22, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100204093911/http://www.grammy.com/nominees?category=83. February 4, 2010. live.
  2. Web site: 52nd OEP Category Description Guide . May 25, 2010 . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091027172820/http://www.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/52guide.pdf . October 27, 2009 .
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  4. Web site: Overview . February 8, 2010 . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091027163924/http://www.grammy.com/recording_academy/ . October 27, 2009 .
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  6. Web site: AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS. Grammy.com. March 10, 2022. June 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610183728/https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/bluebook_awards_certs_and_grammy_tickets.pdf. live.
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