Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance

Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance
Awarded for	quality vocal or instrumental pop recordings
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Official website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.^[1] According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo performance pop recordings (vocal or instrumental) and is limited to singles or tracks only.^[2]

The category was introduced in 2012 and combined the previous categories for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Instrumental Performance. The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards and to eliminate the distinctions between male and female (and in some cases, solo instrumental) performances.

Adele, with two wins, is the artist with the most awards in the category. Katy Perry is the artist with the most nominations with three.

Recipients

Adele has received the award two times consecutively. Also, she was the first recipient.

Katy Perry has been nominated three times, making her the most nominated artist

Year^[I]	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2012	Adele	"Someone Like You"	"Yoü and I" performed by Lady Gaga "Grenade" performed by Bruno Mars "Firework" performed by Katy Perry "Fuckin' Perfect" performed by P!nk	[3]
2013	Adele	"Set Fire to the Rain (Live)"	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" performed by Kelly Clarkson "Call Me Maybe" performed by Carly Rae Jepsen "Wide Awake" performed by Katy Perry "Where Have You Been" performed by Rihanna
2014	Lorde	"Royals"	"Brave" performed by Sara Bareilles "When I Was Your Man" performed by Bruno Mars "Roar" performed by Katy Perry "Mirrors" performed by Justin Timberlake
2015	Williams, PharrellPharrell Williams	"Happy (Live)"	"All of Me (Live)" performed by John Legend "Chandelier" performed by Sia "Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)" performed by Sam Smith "Shake It Off" performed by Taylor Swift	[4]
2016	Ed Sheeran	"Thinking Out Loud"	"Heartbeat Song" performed by Kelly Clarkson "Love Me Like You Do" performed by Ellie Goulding "Blank Space" performed by Taylor Swift "Can't Feel My Face" performed by The Weeknd	[5]

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Category facts

Most wins

2

• Adele

Most nominations

3

• Katy Perry

2

• Taylor Swift
• Adele
• Kelly Clarkson
• Bruno Mars

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
• Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

References

1. "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). Retrieved April 24, 2010.
2. "Category Mapper". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
3. "2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Pop Field". The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.
4. "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
5. "58th Grammy Nominees". Grammy. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

External links

• Official Site of the Grammy Awards