Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Awarded for quality male vocal performances in the rock music genre
Country United States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded 1980
Last awarded 2004
Official website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Male 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 male 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, Male, the award was first presented to Bob Dylan in 1980. Beginning with the 1995 ceremony, the name of the award was changed to Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. However, in 1988, 1992, 1994, and since 2005, this category was combined with the Grammy Award for Best Female 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 females 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.

Lenny Kravitz holds the record for the most wins in this category, with a total of four consecutive wins from 1999 to 2002. Bruce Springsteen has been presented the award three times, and two-time winners include Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Don Henley, and Robert Palmer. Since its inception, American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to musicians from the United Kingdom four times, from Australia once, and from South Africa once.

Recipients

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Two-time award winner Bob Dylan
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1984 award winner, Michael Jackson
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Three-time award winner Bruce Springsteen
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Four-time award winner Lenny Kravitz
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Dave Matthews, the most recent award recipient, performing with the Dave Matthews Band
Year[I] Performing artist Work Nominees Ref.
1980 Dylan, BobBob Dylan "Gotta Serve Somebody" [5]
1981 Joel, BillyBilly Joel Glass Houses [5]
1982 Springfield, RickRick Springfield "Jessie's Girl" [6]
1983 Mellencamp, JohnJohn Mellencamp "Hurts So Good" [7]
1984 Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson "Beat It" [5]
1985 Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen "Dancing in the Dark" [8]
1986 Henley, DonDon Henley "The Boys of Summer" [9]
[10]
1987 Palmer, RobertRobert Palmer "Addicted to Love" [11]
1988[II] [4]
1989 Palmer, RobertRobert Palmer "Simply Irresistible" [5]
1990 Henley, DonDon Henley The End of the Innocence [12]
1991 Clapton, EricEric Clapton "Bad Love" [13]
1992[II] [14]
1993 Clapton, EricEric Clapton Unplugged [15]
1994[II] [16]
1995 Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia" [5]
1996 Petty, TomTom Petty "You Don't Know How It Feels" [17]
1997 Beck "Where It's At" [18]
1998 Dylan, BobBob Dylan "Cold Irons Bound" [19]
1999 Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz "Fly Away" [20]
2000 Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz "American Woman" [21]
2001 Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz "Again" [5]
2002 Kravitz, LennyLenny Kravitz "Dig In" [22]
2003 Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen "The Rising" [23]
2004 Matthews, DaveDave Matthews "Gravedigger" [24]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Award was combined with the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category and presented in a genderless category known as Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.

See also

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ Rodman, Sarah (February 8, 2009). "All my rocking ladies, don't bother putting your hands up". The Boston Globe (The New York Times Company). Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Hunt, Dennis (January 15, 1988). "U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male". Rock on the Net. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominations". The Milwaukee Journal (Journal Communications). January 14, 1982. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Toto Dominates Annual Grammy Nominations". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (The New York Times Company). January 14, 1983. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Here's a list of the main contenders". The Gazette (Canwest). January 12, 1985. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  9. ↑ "British band, its leader top Grammy nominees". The Register-Guard (Guard Publishing). January 10, 1986. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ De Atley, Richard (January 10, 1986). "Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Sting lead performer nominations". Times-News (The New York Times Company). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Veterans top Grammy nominations". The Herald (The McClatchy Company). January 8, 1987. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories". Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company). January 12, 1990. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  13. ↑ "List of Grammy Award nominations". Times-News (The New York Times Company). January 11, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Nominees announced for Grammy awards". TimesDaily (Tennessee Valley Printing). January 8, 1992. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Grammy nominees". The Baltimore Sun (Tribune Company). January 8, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  16. ↑ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1994). "Sting, Joel top Grammy nominations". Star-News (The New York Times Company). Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  17. ↑ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  18. ↑ Campbell, Mary (January 8, 1997). "Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Journal Communications). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  19. ↑ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1998). "Grammys' dual Dylans". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Journal Communications). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  20. ↑ "1999 Grammy Nominations". Reading Eagle (Reading Eagle Company). January 6, 1999. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  21. ↑ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  23. ↑ Goldstein, Ben (January 15, 2003). "Grammy Nominees Announced". Blender. Alpha Media Group. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  24. ↑ "They're All Contenders". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). December 5, 2003. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

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