The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award went to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible.
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Awarded for
quality male vocal performances in the pop music genre
From 1959 to 1960 there was an award called Best Vocal Performance, Male, which was for work in the pop field
In 1961 the award was separated into Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or Track and Best Vocal Performance Album, Male
From 1962 to 1963 the awards from the previous year were combined into Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
From 1964 to 1968 the award was called Best Vocal Performance, Male
In 1969, the awards were combined and streamlined as the award for Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male
From 1970 to 1971 the award was known as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
From 1972 to 1994 the award was known as Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
From 1995 to 2011 it was known as Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all solo performances in the pop category (male, female, and instrumental) were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance category.
Sting, Stevie Wonder, and John Mayer, with four wins each, are the artists with the most awards in the category. Elton John is the artist with the most nominations at twelve.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
In 1966 the Recording Academy established a similar, but different, category in the Pop Field for Best Contemporary (rock & roll) Performances. The category went through a number of changes before being discontinued after the 1968 awards.
In 1966 the award was called Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Male
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The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category the first of which was presented in 1959 It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season The award went to the artist Singles or tracks only are eligible Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceAwarded forquality male vocal performances in the pop music genreCountryUnited StatesPresented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and SciencesFirst awarded1959Last awarded2011Currently held byBruno Mars Just the Way You Are 2011 Websitegrammy com The awards have quite a convoluted history From 1959 to 1960 there was an award called Best Vocal Performance Male which was for work in the pop field In 1961 the award was separated into Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or Track and Best Vocal Performance Album Male From 1962 to 1963 the awards from the previous year were combined into Best Solo Vocal Performance Male From 1964 to 1968 the award was called Best Vocal Performance Male In 1969 the awards were combined and streamlined as the award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance Male From 1970 to 1971 the award was known as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance Male From 1972 to 1994 the award was known as Best Pop Vocal Performance Male From 1995 to 2011 it was known as Best Male Pop Vocal Performance The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories From 2012 all solo performances in the pop category male female and instrumental were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance category Sting Stevie Wonder and John Mayer with four wins each are the artists with the most awards in the category Elton John is the artist with the most nominations at twelve Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented for works released in the previous year Contents 1 Recipients 2 Category records 3 Contemporary R amp R Performance 4 References 5 External linksRecipients editYear I Winner s Work Nominees Ref 1959 Perry Como Catch a Falling Star Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu Volare Domenico Modugno Come Fly With Me Frank Sinatra Witchcraft Frank Sinatra The Hawaiian Wedding Song Andy Williams 1 2 1960 Frank Sinatra Come Dance with Me Belafonte at Carnegie Hall Harry Belafonte Guess Who Jesse Belvin Mack the Knife Bobby Darin An Evening with Lerner and Loewe Robert Merrill 1 2 1961 Single Ray Charles Georgia on My Mind Misty Johnny Mathis Are You Lonesome Tonight Elvis Presley He ll Have to Go Jim Reeves Nice n Easy Frank Sinatra 1 2 1961 Album Ray Charles The Genius of Ray Charles Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall Harry Belafonte Wild Is Love Nat King Cole G I Blues Elvis Presley Nice n Easy Frank Sinatra 1 2 1962 Jack Jones Lollipops and Roses Big Bad John Jimmy Dean A Little Bitty Tear Burl Ives Portrait of My Love Steve Lawrence Danny Boy Andy Williams 1 2 1963 Tony Bennett I Left My Heart in San Francisco I Can t Stop Loving You Ray Charles What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show Stoppers Sammy Davis Jr What Kind of Fool Am I Anthony Newley Comin Home Baby Mel Torme 1 2 1964 Jack Jones Wives and Lovers I Wanna Be Around Tony Bennett Busted Ray Charles Catch a Rising Star John Gary Days of Wine and Roses Andy Williams 1 2 1965 Louis Armstrong Hello Dolly Who Can I Turn To Tony Bennett Getz Gilberto Joao Gilberto Everybody Loves Somebody The Hit Version Dean Martin Call Me Irresponsible Andy Williams 1 2 1966 Frank Sinatra It Was a Very Good Year The Shadow of Your Smile Tony Bennett Yesterday Paul McCartney King Of The Road Roger Miller Baby the Rain Must Fall Glenn Yarbrough 1 2 1967 Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night Almost Persuaded David Houston The Impossible Dream Jack Jones Eleanor Rigby Paul McCartney Distant Drums Jim Reeves 1 2 1968 Glen Campbell By the Time I Get to Phoenix My Cup Runneth Over Ed Ames Yesterday Ray Charles Francis Albert Sinatra amp Antonio Carlos Jobim Frank Sinatra Can t Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli 1 2 1969 Jose Feliciano Light My Fire Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell Honey Bobby Goldsboro MacArthur Park Richard Harris Little Green Apples O C Smith 1 2 1970 Harry Nilsson Everybody s Talkin My Way Frank Sinatra Games People Play Joe South Gitarzan Ray Stevens Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head B J Thomas 1 2 1971 Ray Stevens Everything Is Beautiful Rainy Night in Georgia Brook Benton Mad Dogs amp Englishmen Joe Cocker Elton John Elton John Sweet Baby James James Taylor 1 2 1972 James Taylor You ve Got a Friend It s Impossible Perry Como I Am I Said Neil Diamond If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot Ain t No Sunshine Bill Withers 1 2 1973 Harry Nilsson Without You Baby Don t Get Hooked on Me Mac Davis The Candy Man Sammy Davis Jr American Pie Don McLean Alone Again Naturally Gilbert O Sullivan 1 2 1974 Stevie Wonder You Are the Sunshine of My Life And I Love You So Perry Como Bad Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce Daniel Elton John There Goes Rhymin Simon Paul Simon 1 2 1975 Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale Cat s in the Cradle Harry Chapin Don t Let the Sun Go Down on Me Elton John Please Come to Boston Dave Loggins Nothing From Nothing Billy Preston 1 2 1976 Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years Feelings Morris Albert Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Elton John Bad Blood Neil Sedaka 1 2 1977 Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life This Masquerade George Benson The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot You ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls Silk Degrees Boz Scaggs 1 2 1978 James Taylor Handy Man On and On Stephen Bishop I Just Want to Be Your Everything Andy Gibb After the Lovin Engelbert Humperdinck When I Need You Leo Sayer 1 2 1979 Barry Manilow Copacabana At the Copa Running on Empty Jackson Browne Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill Baker Street Gerry Rafferty I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli 1 2 1980 Billy Joel 52nd Street Sad Eyes Robert John She Believes in Me Kenny Rogers Da Ya Think I m Sexy Rod Stewart Up on the Roof James Taylor 1 2 1981 Kenny Loggins This Is It Christopher Cross Christopher Cross Lady Kenny Rogers Late in the Evening Paul Simon Theme from New York New York Frank Sinatra 1 2 1982 Al Jarreau Breakin Away Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do Christopher Cross Just Once James Ingram Double Fantasy John Lennon Just the Two of Us Bill Withers 1 2 1983 Lionel Richie Truly I G Y What a Beautiful World Donald Fagen Steppin Out Joe Jackson Blue Eyes Elton John I Keep Forgettin Every Time You re Near Michael McDonald Don t Talk to Strangers Rick Springfield 1 2 1984 Michael Jackson Thriller Uptown Girl Billy Joel 1999 Prince All Night Long Lionel Richie Maniac Michael Sembello 1 2 1985 Phil Collins Against All Odds Take a Look at Me Now Footloose Kenny Loggins Hello Lionel Richie Missing You John Waite I Just Called to Say I Love You Stevie Wonder 1 2 1986 Phil Collins No Jacket Required The Heat Is On Glenn Frey The Dream of the Blue Turtles Sting Part Time Lover Stevie Wonder Every Time You Go Away Paul Young 1 2 1987 Steve Winwood Higher Love Glory of Love Peter Cetera Danger Zone Kenny Loggins Sweet Freedom Michael McDonald Graceland Paul Simon 1 2 1988 Sting Bring on the Night Bad Michael Jackson Moonlighting theme Al Jarreau Candle in the Wind live 1986 Elton John Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen 1 2 1989 Bobby McFerrin Don t Worry Be Happy A Groovy Kind of Love Phil Collins Father Figure George Michael Be Still My Beating Heart Sting Roll With It Steve Winwood 1 2 1990 Michael Bolton How Am I Supposed to Live Without You We Didn t Start the Fire Billy Joel Right Here Waiting Richard Marx You Got It Roy Orbison Batman Prince 1 2 1991 Roy Orbison Oh Pretty Woman live 1987 Another Day in Paradise Phil Collins Georgia on My Mind Michael Bolton I Don t Have the Heart James Ingram Storm Front Billy Joel Downtown Train Rod Stewart 1 2 1992 Michael Bolton When a Man Loves a Woman Everything I Do I Do It for You Bryan Adams Walking in Memphis Marc Cohn Freedom 90 George Michael Warm Your Heart Aaron Neville Crazy Seal 1 2 1993 Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven Us Peter Gabriel Black or White Michael Jackson The One Elton John Joshua Judges Ruth Lyle Lovett 1 2 1994 Sting If I Ever Lose My Faith in You The Crying Game Boy George The River of Dreams Billy Joel Don t Take Away My Heaven Aaron Neville Have I Told You Lately Rod Stewart 1 2 1995 Elton John Can You Feel the Love Tonight Said I Loved You But I Lied Michael Bolton The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Prince Prayer for the Dying Seal Love the One You re With Luther Vandross 1 2 1996 Seal Kiss from a Rose Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman Bryan Adams You Are Not Alone Michael Jackson Believe Elton John When We Dance Sting 1 2 1997 Eric Clapton Change the World Let s Make a Night to Remember Bryan Adams Key West Intermezzo I Saw You First John Mellencamp Nobody Knows Tony Rich Project Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot Sting 1 2 1998 Elton John Candle in the Wind 1997 Every Time I Close My Eyes Babyface Whenever Wherever Whatever Maxwell Fly Like an Eagle Seal Barely Breathing Duncan Sheik 1 2 1999 Eric Clapton My Father s Eyes Save Tonight Eagle Eye Cherry Anytime Brian McKnight Lullaby Shawn Mullins You Were Meant for Me Sting 1 2 2000 Sting Brand New Day I Need to Know Marc Anthony Mambo No 5 Lou Bega Sogno Andrea Bocelli Livin la Vida Loca Ricky Martin 1 2 2001 Sting She Walks This Earth You Sang to Me Marc Anthony Taking You Home Don Henley She Bangs Ricky Martin 6 8 12 Brian McKnight 1 2 2002 James Taylor Don t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Fill Me In Craig David You Rock My World Michael Jackson I Want Love Elton John Still Brian McKnight 1 2 2003 John Mayer Your Body Is a Wonderland 7 Days Craig David Original Sin Elton John Fragile live Sting October Road James Taylor 1 2 2004 Justin Timberlake Cry Me a River Any Road George Harrison Ain t No Mountain High Enough Michael McDonald Send Your Love Sting Keep Me in Your Heart Warren Zevon 1 2 2005 John Mayer Daughters Let s Misbehave Elvis Costello You Raise Me Up Josh Groban Cinnamon Girl Prince Love s Divine Seal 1 2 2006 Stevie Wonder From the Bottom of My Heart Sitting Waiting Wishing Jack Johnson Fine Line Paul McCartney Walk on By Seal Lonely No More Rob Thomas 1 2 2007 John Mayer Waiting on the World to Change You re Beautiful James Blunt Save Room John Legend Jenny Wren Paul McCartney Bad Day Daniel Powter 1 2 2008 Justin Timberlake What Goes Around Comes Around Everything Michael Buble Belief John Mayer Dance Tonight Paul McCartney Amazing Seal 1 2 2009 John Mayer Say All Summer Long Kid Rock That Was Me Paul McCartney I m Yours Jason Mraz Closer Ne Yo Wichita Lineman James Taylor 1 2 2010 Jason Mraz Make It Mine This Time John Legend Love You Maxwell If You Don t Know Me by Now Seal All About the Love Again Stevie Wonder 1 3 2011 Bruno Mars Just the Way You Are Haven t Met You Yet Michael Buble This Is It Michael Jackson Whataya Want from Me Adam Lambert Half of My Heart John Mayer 1 4 Category records editMost wins Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Artist StingStevie WonderJohn Mayer Frank SinatraEric ClaptonJames Taylor Jack JonesHarry NilssonMichael BoltonPhil CollinsElton JohnJustin Timberlake Total wins 4 3 2 Most nominations Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Artist Elton John Sting Frank SinatraSeal Total nominations 12 11 8Contemporary R amp R Performance editIn 1966 the Recording Academy established a similar but different category in the Pop Field for Best Contemporary rock amp roll Performances The category went through a number of changes before being discontinued after the 1968 awards In 1966 the award was called Best Contemporary R amp R Vocal Performance Male In 1967 the award from the previous year was combined with the equivalent award for women as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R amp R Solo Vocal Performance Male or Female In 1968 the previous award was once again separated by gender with the male award called Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal PerformanceReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb Past Winners Search Grammy Com a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Performance Male Rock on the Net Grammy Awards 1968 Awards amp Shows Grammy Awards 1968 Awards amp Shows External links editOfficial Site of the Grammy Awards Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance amp oldid 1216053573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
