Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group 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 63rd Grammy Awards category rules, "this category recognizes artistic excellence in a duo, group, or collaborative vocal or instrumental pop performance. Recordings on which a group receives artist billing are eligible here, even when the vocal features only one member of the group. The entire group or collaborative performance, rather than the presence of a lead vocal performance, determines category eligibility".^[2]

Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Awarded for	Artistic excellence in a duo, group, or collaborative vocal or instrumental pop performance
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	2012
Currently held by	Doja Cat featuring SZA, "Kiss Me More" (2022)
Most awards	Lady Gaga (2)
Most nominations	Coldplay (5)
Website	grammy.com

The award goes to the performing artists. The producer, vocal arranger, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.^[3]

It was one of several new categories for the annual Grammy Awards ceremony to start from 2012. It combines the previous categories for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals 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 collaborations and duo or groups.

Lady Gaga is the first, and so far only, act overall to win this category multiple times, registering two wins as of date. Coldplay are the act with most nominations in this category, receiving a total of five nods, but they have yet to win in this category.

Recipients

 

2012 winner Amy Winehouse received her first posthumous award for "Body and Soul" with Tony Bennett.

 

Three-time nominee and 2015 winner Christina Aguilera

 

2019 and 2021 winner Lady Gaga is the only act to win twice since the category's revamp.

 

Three-time nominee and 2021 winner Ariana Grande. "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga was the first all-female collaboration to win this category.^[4]

Year^[I]	Recipients	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2012	Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse	"Body and Soul"	The Black Keys – "Dearest" Coldplay – "Paradise" Foster the People – "Pumped Up Kicks" Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera – "Moves Like Jagger"	^[5]
2013	Gotye featuring Kimbra	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out" Fun featuring Janelle Monáe – "We Are Young" LMFAO – "Sexy and I Know It" Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa – "Payphone"	^[6]
2014	Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers	"Get Lucky"	Pink featuring Nate Ruess – "Just Give Me a Reason" Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko – "Stay" Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams – "Blurred Lines" Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z – "Suit & Tie"	^[7]
2015	A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera	"Say Something"	Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX – "Fancy" Coldplay – "A Sky Full of Stars" Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj – "Bang Bang" Katy Perry featuring Juicy J – "Dark Horse"	^[8]
2016	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	"Uptown Funk"	Florence and the Machine – "Ship to Wreck" Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth – "See You Again" Maroon 5 – "Sugar" Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – "Bad Blood"	^[8]
2017	Twenty One Pilots	"Stressed Out"	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – "Closer" Lukas Graham – "7 Years" Rihanna featuring Drake – "Work" Sia featuring Sean Paul – "Cheap Thrills"	^[9]
2018	Portugal. The Man	"Feel It Still"	The Chainsmokers and Coldplay – "Something Just like This" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber – "Despacito" Imagine Dragons – "Thunder" Zedd and Alessia Cara – "Stay"	^[10]
2019	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	"Shallow"	Christina Aguilera featuring Demi Lovato – "Fall in Line" Backstreet Boys – "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Tony Bennett and Diana Krall – "'S Wonderful" Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You" Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton – "Say Something" Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey – "The Middle"	^[11]
2020	Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus	"Old Town Road"	Ariana Grande and Social House – "Boyfriend" Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" Post Malone and Swae Lee – "Sunflower" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – "Señorita"	^[12]
2021	Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande	"Rain on Me"	J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy – "Un Día (One Day)" Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – "Intentions" BTS – "Dynamite" Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver – "Exile"	^[13]
2022	Doja Cat featuring SZA	"Kiss Me More"	Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – "I Get a Kick Out of You" Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco – "Lonely" BTS – "Butter" Coldplay – "Higher Power"	^[14]
2023	TBA	TBA	ABBA – "Don't Shut Me Down" Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran – "Bam Bam" Coldplay and BTS – "My Universe" Post Malone and Doja Cat – "I Like You (A Happier Song)" Sam Smith and Kim Petras – "Unholy"	^[15]

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

Artist with multiple wins

2 wins

• Lady Gaga

Artists with multiple nominations

5 nominations Coldplay 4 nominations Maroon 5 3 nominations Christina Aguilera Tony Bennett Justin Bieber Lady Gaga Ariana Grande BTS

2 nominations Camila Cabello The Chainsmokers Doja Cat Florence and the Machine Wiz Khalifa Post Malone Rihanna Nate Ruess Taylor Swift Justin Timberlake Pharrell Williams Zedd

References

1. "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
2. "63rd Grammy Awards Category Rules: Pop Field" (PDF). The Recording Academy. Retrieved March 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS" (PDF). Grammy Awards.
4. Ismael Ruiz, Matthew (March 14, 2021). "Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande Win Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at 2021 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
5. "2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners". The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.
6. "2012 – 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners". The Recording Academy. December 5, 2011.
7. "2014 Nominees" (PDF).
8. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
9. "Grammys 2017: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
10. "Grammy Awards Winners List: Updating Live". Variety. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
11. "61st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. December 6, 2018.
12. "Grammy Awards Nominations: The Complete List". Variety. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
13. Shafer, Ellise (March 14, 2021). "Grammys 2021 Winners List". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
14. "Grammy Nominations 2022: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
15. Monroe, Jazz (November 15, 2022). "Grammy Nominations 2023: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

External links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards