Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance#1990s

{{Short description|Grammy award conferred between 1968 and 2011}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

| awarded_for = quality R&B songs

| image =

| imagesize = 100px

| alt = A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table

| caption = Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners

| presenter = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

| country = United States

| year = 1968

| year2 = 2011

| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]

}}

The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2012-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory|url-status=live}} to female recording artists for quality R&B songs. Awards in several categories are distributed 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."{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy|title=Overview|access-date=2011-10-18|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|archive-date=2011-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811045631/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy|url-status=live}}

According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award was presented to artists that performed "newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances". Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as "separate entries from the duo or group performances."{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/52guide.pdf |title=52nd OEP Category Description Guide |access-date=2011-10-18 |page=3 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027172820/http://www.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/52guide.pdf |archive-date=2009-10-27 }} Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992.

As a part of the major overhaul of Grammy categories, the award was discontinued in 2011. The Female R&B Vocal Performance category, Male R&B Vocal Performance category and all duo/group vocal performances in the R&B category shifted to the Best R&B Performance category in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/files/pages/category_final.pdf|title=Awards Category Comparison Chart|access-date=2011-10-18|page=1|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|archive-date=2011-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516111332/http://www.grammy.org/files/pages/category_final.pdf|url-status=live}}

The award for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song "Respect". Franklin received the most wins with eleven, followed by Anita Baker with five. Franklin also holds the record for the most nominations with twenty-three, while Chaka Khan is second with eight nominations. Fantasia Barrino became the final recipient of the award, when her song "Bittersweet" won the award in 2011. The award was presented to artists from the United States each year.

Recipients

File:Aretha Franklin 1968.jpg was the first recipient of the award in 1968. In total, she has won the award eleven times, making her the artist with the most wins in the category.|alt=The picture of a woman in her mid-sixties. She wears a turquoise dress, puffy sleeves of the same color and three pearl necklaces.]]

File:Natalie and Carole Cole 1975 (cropped).jpg won the award for her song "This Will Be", only the second artist to win the award back then.|alt=A woman in her late fifties. She wears a blue sleeveless top and is holding a microphone and smiling.]]

File:Thelma Houston 1977.JPG became the third artist to win the award, in 1978.|alt=A woman is sitting and waving her hands. She is in her early sixties and wears a white suit and a pink scarf.]]

File:Chaka Khan (cropped).jpg won the award in 1984 for her album Chaka Khan as well as in 1985 and 1993.|alt=A woman is performing on stage. She wears a dark sweater and metallic-colored jeans.]]

File:Anita Baker 1998.jpg won the award first in 1987. In total, she has won the award five times, making her the artist with second most wins.|alt=A woman sings while she is recharged on a piano. She wears a long black ensemble and diamond earrings.]]

File:Janet Jackson, 1998.jpg was nominated six times in the category, but did not win.|alt=A woman, who wears a white blouse, belt and trousers, has her arms open (she has four bracelets on each arm).]]

File:Vanessa Williams homezfoo.jpg, five-time nominee in the category|alt=Close-up photograph of a woman that is looking forward and smiling.]]

File:Alicia Keys Sing.jpg. Keys first won the award in 2002 for her song "Fallin'".|alt=Black-and-white picture of a woman. She holds a microphone with her left hand. She wears a blouse with beads.]]

File:Toni Braxton press photo 2015.png has won the award four times since her debut in 1993.|alt=Photograph of a woman being interviewed by a reporter. She has long blond hair that is combed with a pony tail. The woman wears a long white dress, which has diamonds throughout. Accessories she wears are diamond bracelets, a ring and earrings.]]

File:Whitney Houston Welcome Heroes 7 cropped.JPEG's song "It's Not Right but It's Okay" won her the award in 2000, making her the first winner of the millennium.|alt=A woman, who wears a light-colored suit, sings and points to the ceiling.]]

File:Beyonce.jpg" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" won her the awards in 2004 and 2010, respectively.|alt=A woman is singing on stage. She wears a silver gown with straps falling over one arm and long, curly, wild hair.]]

File:Mariah Carey by David Shankbone.jpg's chart topper "We Belong Together" won the award in 2006.|alt=A bold woman is singing on stage. She wears a black dress that has many mirrors. Behind her, a man with a brown suit is seen.]]

File:Mary J. Blige jul2007.jpg.]]

File:Fantasia Barrino.jpg became the last winner in the category, in 2011. She won the award for her song "Bittersweet".|alt=A younf woman is speaking to someone. She wears a white dress with black stripes.]]

class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" style="width:5em;"\|Year{{ref\|1\|[I]}} ! scope="col"\|Performing artists ! scope="col"\|Work ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Nominees ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Ref.
scope="row"\|1968 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Respect\|"Respect"}} \| {{small\|Etta James – "Tell Mama"}} {{small\|Gladys Knight – "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"}} {{small\|Nina Simone – "You'll Go to Hell"}} {{small\|Carla Thomas – "The Queen Alone"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=s0UEAAAAMBAJ\|title =1967 Grammy Awards Finalists\|date =1968-02-17\|magazine =Billboard\|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|page =10\|volume=80\|issue=7\|issn=0006-2510\|access-date =2011-07-02}}
scope="row"\|1969 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Chain of Fools\|"Chain of Fools"}} \| {{small\|Barbara Acklin – "Love Makes a Woman"}} {{small\|Erma Franklin – "Piece of My Heart"}} {{small\|Etta James – "Security"}} {{small\|Ella Washington – "He Called Me Baby"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|
scope="row"\|1970 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Share Your Love with Me\|"Share Your Love with Me"}} \| {{small\|Gloria Taylor – "You Gotta Pay the Price"}} {{small\|Ruth Brown - "Yesterday"}} {{small\|Tina Turner – The Hunter}} {{small\|Dee Dee Warwick – "Foolish Fool"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|title =Blood, Sweat and Tears Tops Grammy Nominations\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=1970-02-09\|page=C24}}
scope="row"\|1971 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Don't Play That Song\|"Don't Play That Song"}} \| {{small\|Esther Phillips – "Set Me Free"}} {{small\|Nina Simone – Black Gold}} {{small\|Candi Staton – "Stand by Your Man"}} {{small\|Dee Dee Warwick – "She Didn't Know"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=7QgEAAAAMBAJ\|title =Grammy Award Final Nominations\|magazine =Billboard\|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|page=12\|volume=83\|issue=6\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1971-02-06\|access-date=2011-07-03}}
scope="row"\|1972 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Bridge Over Troubled Water\|"Bridge Over Troubled Water"}} \| {{small\|Jean Knight – "Mr. Big Stuff"}} {{small\|Janis Joplin – Pearl}} {{small\|Freda Payne – Contact}} {{small\|Diana Ross – "(I Love You) Call Me"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=_ycEAAAAMBAJ\|title =Grammy Award Final Nominations\|magazine =Billboard\|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|page=12\|volume=84\|issue=6\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1972-02-05\|access-date=2011-07-03}}
scope="row"\|1973 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Young, Gifted And Black\|Young, Gifted And Black}} \| {{small\|Merry Clayton – "Oh No Not My Baby"}} {{small\|Esther Phillips – From a Whisper to a Scream}} {{small\|Candi Staton – "In the Ghetto"}} {{small\|Betty Wright – "Clean Up Woman"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2603,3555292\|archive-url =https://archive.today/20130124161128/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2603,3555292\|url-status =dead\|archive-date =January 24, 2013\|title =3 Lead Nominations For Grammy Awards\|newspaper =Milwaukee Journal\|publisher =Journal Communications\|page =11\|date =1973-01-22\|access-date =2011-07-22}}
scope="row"\|1974 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Master of Eyes\|"Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)"}} \| {{small\|Etta James – Etta James}} {{small\|Ann Peebles – "I Can't Stand the Rain"}} {{small\|Esther Phillips – "Alone Again (Naturally)"}} {{small\|Sylvia – "Pillow Talk"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|title =Grammy Nominee List Headed by Stevie Wonder\|last=Hilburn\|first=Robert\|author-link =Robert Hilburn\|newspaper =Los Angeles Times\|date=1974-01-18\|page=E1}}
scope="row"\|1975 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing\|"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"}} \| {{small\|Shirley Brown – "Woman to Woman"}} {{small\|Thelma Houston – "You've Been Doing Wrong for So Long"}} {{small\|Millie Jackson – "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"}} {{small\|Etta James – "St. Louis Blues"}} {{small\|Ann Peebles – "You Keep Me Hangin' On"}} {{small\|Tina Turner – Tina Turns the Country On!}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite book\|title=The Grammys\|last=O' Neil\|first=Thomas\|year=1993\|publisher=Perigee Books\|location=New York\|isbn=0-399-52477-0\|page=[https://archive.org/details/grammys0000onei/page/714 714]\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/grammys0000onei/page/714}}
scope="row"\|1976 \| {{sortname\|Natalie\|Cole}} \| {{sort\|This Will Be\|"This Will Be"}} \| {{small\|Gloria Gaynor – "Never Can Say Goodbye"}} {{small\|Gwen McCrae – "Rockin' Chair"}} {{small\|Esther Phillips – "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"}} {{small\|Shirley & Company – "Shame, Shame, Shame"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|
scope="row"\|1977 \| {{sortname\|Natalie\|Cole}} \| {{sort\|Sophisticated Lady\|"Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)"}} \| {{small\|Aretha Franklin – "Something He Can Feel"}} {{small\|Dorothy Moore – "Misty Blue"}} {{small\|Melba Moore – "Lean On Me"}} {{small\|Diana Ross – "Love Hangover"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=PkUEAAAAMBAJ\|title = 19th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations\|magazine =Billboard\|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=89\|issue=3\|issn=0006-2510\|page=110\|date=1977-01-22\|access-date=2011-07-04}}
scope="row"\|1978 \| {{sortname\|Thelma\|Houston}} \| {{sort\|Don't Leave Me This Way\|"Don't Leave Me This Way"}} \| {{small\|Natalie Cole – "I've Got Love on My Mind"}} {{small\|Aretha Franklin – "Break It to Me Gently"}} {{small\|Dorothy Moore – "I Believe You"}} {{small\|Diana Ross – "Your Love Is So Good for Me"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=4iMEAAAAMBAJ\|title = 20th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations\|magazine =Billboard\|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=90\|issue=3\|issn=0006-2510\|page=17\|date=1978-01-21\|access-date=2011-07-04}}
scope="row"\|1979 \| {{sortname\|Donna\|Summer}} \| {{sort\|Last Dance\|"Last Dance"}} \| {{small\|Alicia Bridges – "I Love the Nightlife"}} {{small\|Natalie Cole – "Our Love"}} {{small\|Aretha Franklin – Almighty Fire}} {{small\|Chaka Khan – "I'm Every Woman"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=JCUEAAAAMBAJ\|title = 21st Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations\|magazine =Billboard\|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=91\|issue=3\|issn=0006-2510\|page=122\|date=1979-01-20\|access-date=2011-07-04}}
scope="row"\|1980 \| {{sortname\|Dionne\|Warwick}} \| {{sort\|Deja Vu\|"Déjà Vu"}} \| {{small\|Natalie Cole – I Love You So}} {{small\|Minnie Riperton – Minnie}} {{small\|Amii Stewart – "Knock on Wood"}} {{small\|Donna Summer – "Dim All the Lights"}} {{small\|Anita Ward – "Ring My Bell"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|title =Pickin' Hits for Grammies\|last=Santosuosso\|first=Ernie\|newspaper =The Boston Globe\|publisher=The New York Times Company\|date=1980-02-24\|page=1}}
scope="row"\|1981 \| {{sortname\|Stephanie\|Mills}} \| {{sort\|Never Knew Love Like This Before\|"Never Knew Love Like This Before"}} \| {{small\|Roberta Flack – Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway}} {{small\|Aretha Franklin – "I Can't Turn You Loose"}} {{small\|Minnie Riperton – Love Lives Forever}} {{small\|Diana Ross – "Upside Down"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LRBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5450,5824095\|title=Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees\|newspaper=The Register-Guard\|publisher=Guard Publishing Co.\|page=38\|date=1981-02-21\|access-date=2011-08-30\|archive-date=2021-02-24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224184900/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LRBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5450,5824095\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|1982 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Hold On! I'm Comin'\|"Hold On! I'm Comin'"}} \| {{small\|Patti Austin – "Razzamatazz"}} {{small\|Chaka Khan – What Cha' Gonna Do for Me}} {{small\|Teena Marie – It Must Be Magic}} {{small\|Stephanie Mills – Stephanie}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0UEAAAAMBAJ\|title=24th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.\|date=1982-01-23\|volume=94\|issue=3\|issn=0006-2510\|page=90\|access-date=2011-08-30}}
scope="row"\|1983 \| {{sortname\|Jennifer\|Holliday}} \| {{sort\|And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going\|"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"}} \| {{small\|Aretha Franklin – "Jump to It"}} {{small\|Diana Ross – "Muscles"}} {{small\|Patrice Rushen – "Forget Me Nots"}} {{small\|Donna Summer – "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"}} {{small\|Deniece Williams – "It's Gonna Take a Miracle"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iMEAAAAMBAJ\|title=25th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.\|date=1983-01-22\|volume=95\|issue=3\|issn=0006-2510\|page=67\|access-date=2011-08-30}}
scope="row"\|1984 \| {{sortname\|Chaka\|Khan}} \| {{sort\|Chaka Khan\|Chaka Khan}} \| {{small\|Aretha Franklin – Get It Right}} {{small\|Jennifer Holliday – Feel My Soul}} {{small\|Patti LaBelle – "The Best Is Yet to Come"}} {{small\|Stephanie Mills – Merciless}} {{small\|Deniece Williams – I'm So Proud}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZBEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JXQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286,2445615&dq\|title=Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards\|newspaper=Schenectady Gazette\|publisher=The Daily Gazette Company\|date=1984-01-09\|page=12\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2016-02-09\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209181454/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZBEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JXQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286,2445615&dq\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|1985 \| {{sortname\|Chaka\|Khan}} \| {{sort\|I Feel for You\|"I Feel for You"}} \| {{small\|Patti Austin – Patti Austin}} {{small\|Shannon – "Let the Music Play"}} {{small\|Tina Turner – "Let's Stay Together"}} {{small\|Deniece Williams – "Let's Hear It for the Boy"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7CQEAAAAMBAJ\|title=27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.\|volume=97\|issue=4\|page=78\|date=1985-01-26\|issn=0006-2510\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|1986 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Freeway of Love\|"Freeway of Love"}} \| {{small\|Whitney Houston – "You Give Good Love"}} {{small\|Chaka Khan – I Feel for You}} {{small\|Patti LaBelle – "New Attitude"}} {{small\|Teena Marie – "Lovergirl"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACQEAAAAMBAJ\|title=27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.\|volume=98\|issue=4\|page=78\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1986-01-26 \|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|1987 \| {{sortname\|Anita\|Baker}} \| {{sort\|Rapture\|Rapture}} \| {{small\|Aretha Franklin – "Jumpin' Jack Flash"}} {{small\|Janet Jackson – Control}} {{small\|Chaka Khan – Destiny}} {{small\|Patti LaBelle – Winner in You}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-09-ca-2676-story.html\|title=Grammy Nominations: Highs and Lows: Winwood, Gabriel and Simon Garner Most Nominations\|last=Hunt\|first=Dennis\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|page=2\|date=1987-01-09\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2012-10-24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024204607/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-01-09/entertainment/ca-2676_1_record-category\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|1988 \| {{sortname\|Aretha\|Franklin}} \| {{sort\|Aretha\|Aretha}} \| {{small\|Natalie Cole – Everlasting}} {{small\|Whitney Houston – "For the Love of You"}} {{small\|Jody Watley – "Looking for a New Love"}} {{small\|Nancy Wilson – Forbidden Lover}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-15-ca-24178-story.html\|title=U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins\|last=Hunt\|first=Dennis\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|page=2\|date=1988-01-15\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2011-03-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307110129/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-15/entertainment/ca-24178_1_michael-jackson\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|1989 \| {{sortname\|Anita\|Baker}} \| {{sort\|Giving You the Best That I Got\|"Giving You the Best That I Got"}} \| {{small\|Taylor Dayne – "I'll Always Love You"}} {{small\|Pebbles – "Girlfriend"}} {{small\|Karyn White – "The Way You Love Me"}} {{small\|Vanessa Williams – "The Right Stuff"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9w4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6818,535034&dq\|title=Chapman Gets 6 Grammy nominations, McFerrin 5\|newspaper=Toledo Blade\|publisher=Block Communications\|page=P-2\|date=1989-01-13\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2021-02-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225171150/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9w4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6818,535034&dq\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|1990 \| {{sortname\|Anita\|Baker}} \| {{sort\|Giving You the Best That I Got\|Giving You the Best That I Got}} \| {{small\|Natalie Cole – Good to Be Back}} {{small\|Aretha Franklin – Through the Storm}} {{small\|Janet Jackson – "Miss You Much"}} {{small\|Vanessa Williams – "Dreamin'"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/01/12/grammy-nominations-break-with-tradition/\|title=Grammy Nominations Break With Tradition\|last=Silverman\|first=David\|newspaper=Chicago Tribune\|publisher=Tribune Company\|date=1990-01-12\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2012-09-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930131526/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-01-12/news/9001030957_1_male-rock-performance-nominations-album-sales\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|1991 \| {{sortname\|Anita\|Baker}} \| {{sort\|Compositions\|Compositions}} \| {{small\|Regina Belle – "Make It Like It Was"}} {{small\|Janet Jackson – "Alright"}} {{small\|Patti LaBelle – "I Can't Complain"}} {{small\|Pebbles – "Giving You the Benefit"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite journal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GbsDAAAAMBAJ\|title=Jones, Hammer, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees\|journal=Jet\|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company\|volume=79\|issue=15\|page=56\|issn=0021-5996\|date=1991-01-28\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|1992 \| {{sortname\|Lisa\|Fischer}} {{sortname\|Patti\|LaBelle}} \| {{sort\|How Can I Ease the Pain\|"How Can I Ease the Pain"}} {{sort\|Burnin'\|Burnin'}} \| {{small\|Aretha Franklin – What You See Is What You Sweat}} {{small\|Gladys Knight – Good Woman}} {{small\|Vanessa Williams – "Running Back to You"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-09-ca-2226-story.html\|title=Grammy Nominations 1992\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|page=2\|date=1992-01-09\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2011-02-03\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203045552/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-09/entertainment/ca-2226_1_chicago-symphony-orchestra\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|1993 \| {{sortname\|Chaka\|Khan}} \| {{sort\|The Woman I Am\|The Woman I Am}} \| {{small\|Oleta Adams – "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"}} {{small\|Whitney Houston – "I Belong to You"}} {{small\|Shanice – "I Love Your Smile"}} {{small\|Vanessa Williams – "The Comfort Zone"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-08-ca-921-story.html\|title=35th Grammy Nominees\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|page=2\|date=1993-01-08\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2012-10-26\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026025359/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-08/entertainment/ca-921_1_album-producer\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|1994 \| {{sortname\|Toni\|Braxton}} \| {{sort\|Another Sad Love Song\|"Another Sad Love Song"}} \| {{small\|*Aretha Franklin – "Someday We'll All Be Free"}} {{small\|Whitney Houston – "I'm Every Woman"}} {{small\|Janet Jackson – "That's The Way Love Goes"}} {{small\|Patti LaBelle – "All Right Now"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ\|title=36th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.\|volume=106\|issue=3\|page=66\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1994-01-15\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|1995 \| {{sortname\|Toni\|Braxton}} \| {{sort\|Breathe Again\|"Breathe Again"}} \| {{small\|Anita Baker – "Body and Soul"}} {{small\|Aretha Franklin – "A Deeper Love"}} {{small\|Gladys Knight – "I Don't Want to Know"}} {{small\|Meshell Ndegeocello – "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tQsEAAAAMBAJ\|title=37th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=107\|issue=2\|page=66\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1995-01-14\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|1996 \| {{sortname\|Anita\|Baker}} \| {{sort\|I Apologize\|"I Apologize"}} \| {{small\|Brandy – "Baby"}} {{small\|Toni Braxton – "I Belong To You"}} {{small\|Mariah Carey – "Always Be My Baby"}} {{small\|Vanessa Williams – "The Way That You Love"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zg4EAAAAMBAJ\|title=38th Annual Grammmy Awards: Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=107\|issue=2\|page=73\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1996-01-13\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|1997 \| {{sortname\|Toni\|Braxton}} \| {{sort\|You're Makin' Me High\|"You're Makin' Me High"}} \| {{small\|Brandy – "Sittin' Up in My Room"}} {{small\|Mary J. Blige – "Not Gon' Cry"}} {{small\|Tamia – "You Put a Move on My Heart"}} {{small\|Whitney Houston – "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IA8EAAAAMBAJ\|title=39th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=109\|issue=3\|page=84\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1997-01-18\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|1998 \| {{sortname\|Erykah\|Badu}} \| {{sort\|On and On\|"On & On"}} \| {{small\|Chaka Khan – "Summertime"}} {{small\|Mariah Carey – "Honey"}} {{small\|Patti LaBelle – "When You Talk About Love"}} {{small\|Whitney Houston – "I Believe in You and Me"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg0EAAAAMBAJ\|title=40th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=110\|issue=3\|page=78\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1998-01-17\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|1999 \| {{sortname\|Lauryn\|Hill}} \| {{sort\|Doo Woop (That Thing)\|"Doo Wop (That Thing)"}} \| {{small\|Aaliyah – "Are You That Somebody?"}} {{small\|Aretha Franklin – "A Rose Is Still a Rose"}} {{small\|Erykah Badu – "Tyrone"}} {{small\|Janet Jackson – "I Get Lonely"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQ0EAAAAMBAJ\|title=Final Nominations for the 41st Annual Grammy Awards\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.\|volume=111\|issue=3\|page=80\|issn=0006-2510\|date=1999-01-16\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|2000 \| {{sortname\|Whitney\|Houston}} \| {{sort\|It's Not Right but It's Okay\|"It's Not Right but It's Okay"}} \| {{small\|Brandy – "Almost Doesn't Count"}} {{small\|Mary J. Blige – "All That I Can Say"}} {{small\|Faith Evans – "Love Like This"}} {{small\|Macy Gray – "Do Something"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ0EAAAAMBAJ\|title=Final Nominations for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=112\|issue=3\|page=72\|issn=0006-2510\|date=2000-01-15\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|2001 \| {{sortname\|Toni\|Braxton}} \| {{sort\|He Wasn't Man Enough\| "He Wasn't Man Enough"}} \| {{small\|Aaliyah – "Try Again"}} {{small\|Erykah Badu – "Bag Lady"}} {{small\|Kelly Price – "As We Lay"}} {{small\|Jill Scott – "Gettin' in the Way"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/\|title=43rd Grammy Awards\|publisher=CNN\|date=2001-02-21\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2016-03-04\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063452/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|2002 \| {{sortname\|Alicia\|Keys}} \| {{sort\|Fallin'\|"Fallin'"}} \| {{small\|Aaliyah – "Rock the Boat"}} {{small\|India.Arie – "Video"}} {{small\|Mary J. Blige – "Family Affair"}} {{small\|Blu Cantrell – "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)"}} {{small\|Jill Scott – "A Long Walk"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q8EAAAAMBAJ\|title=Final Nominations for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=114\|issue=3\|page=90\|issn=0006-2510\|date=2002-01-19\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|2003 \| {{sortname\|Mary J.\|Blige}} \| {{sort\|He Think I Don't Know\|"He Think I Don't Know"}} \| {{small\|Aaliyah – "More Than a Woman"}} {{small\|Ashanti – "Foolish"}} {{small\|Eartha – "I'm Still Standing"}} {{small\|Jill Scott – "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ4EAAAAMBAJ\|title=Complete Nominations for 45th Annual Grammy Awards\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|volume=115\|issue=3\|page=86\|issn=0006-2510\|date=2003-01-18\|access-date=2011-10-18}}
scope="row"\|2004 \| {{sortname\|Beyoncé\|Knowles}} \| {{sort\|Dangerously in Love 2\|"Dangerously in Love 2"}} \| {{small\|Ashanti – "Rain on Me"}} {{small\|Erykah Badu – "Back in the Day"}} {{small\|Mary J. Blige – "Ooh!"}} {{small\|Heather Headley – "I Wish I Wasn't"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|agency=Associated Press\|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/565036509/Complete-list-of-Grammy-Award-nominations.html?pg=1\|title=Complete list of Grammy Award nominations\|newspaper=Deseret News\|publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company\|page=2\|date=2003-12-05\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2012-03-12\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312222639/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/565036509/Complete-list-of-Grammy-Award-nominations.html?pg=1\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row"\|2005 \| {{sortname\|Alicia\|Keys}} \| {{sort\|If I Ain't Got You\|"If I Ain't Got You"}} \| {{small\|Janet Jackson – "I Want You"}} {{small\|Teena Marie – "I'm Still in Love"}} {{small\|Jill Scott – "Whatever"}} {{small\|Angie Stone – "U-Haul"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm\|title=Grammy Award nominees in top categories\|newspaper=USA Today\|publisher=Gannett Company Inc.\|date=2004-12-07\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2011-06-28\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628185751/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|2006 \| {{sortname\|Mariah\|Carey}} \| {{sort\|We Belong Together\|"We Belong Together"}} \| {{small\|Amerie – "1 Thing"}} {{small\|Fantasia – "Free Yourself"}} {{small\|Alicia Keys – "Unbreakable"}} {{small\|Beyoncé – "Wishing on a Star"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|author=The Associated Press\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-list-nominations_x.htm\|title=Complete list of Grammy Award nominations\|newspaper=USA Today\|publisher=Gannett Company Inc.\|date=2005-12-08\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2012-04-26\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426205746/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-list-nominations_x.htm\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|2007 \| {{sortname\|Mary J.\|Blige}} \| {{sort\|Be Without You\|"Be Without You"}} \| {{small\|India.Arie – "I Am Not My Hair"}} {{small\|Natalie Cole – "Day Dreaming"}} {{small\|Beyoncé – "Ring the Alarm"}} {{small\|Mariah Carey – "Don't Forget About Us"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/2006-12-08/entertainment/17322976_1_corinne-bailey-rae-carrie-underwood-mary-j-blige/3\|title=Complete list of Grammy nominees\|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle\|publisher=Hearst Corporation\|page=3\|date=2006-12-08\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2012-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106224721/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Complete-list-of-Grammy-nominees-2483347.php\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|2008 \| {{sortname\|Alicia\|Keys}} \| {{sort\|No One\|"No One"}} \| {{small\|Mary J. Blige – "Just Fine"}} {{small\|Fantasia – "When I See U"}} {{small\|Chrisette Michele – "If I Have My Way"}} {{small\|Jill Scott – "Hate On Me"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/06grammylist.html\|title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominees\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=2007-12-06\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2017-11-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165811/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/06grammylist.html\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row"\|2009 \| {{sortname\|Alicia\|Keys}} \| {{sort\|Superwoman\|"Superwoman"}} \| {{small\|Beyoncé – "Me, Myself and I (Live)"}} {{small\|Keyshia Cole – "Heaven Sent"}} {{small\|Jennifer Hudson – "Spotlight"}} {{small\|Jazmine Sullivan – "Need U Bad"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/awards/2008/12/complete_list_of_grammy_nomine_1.html\|title=Complete list of Grammy nominees\|last=Conner\|first=Thomas\|author-link=:de:Thomas Conner\|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times\|publisher=Sun-Times Media Group\|date=2008-12-03\|access-date=2011-10-18\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208221858/http://blogs.suntimes.com/awards/2008/12/complete_list_of_grammy_nomine_1.html\|archive-date=2015-02-08}}
scope="row"\|2010 \| {{sortname\|Beyoncé\|Knowles}} \| {{sort\|Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)\|"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"}} \| {{small\|Melanie Fiona – "It Kills Me"}} {{small\|Lalah Hathaway – "That Was Then"}} {{small\|Ledisi – "Goin' Thru Changes"}} {{small\|Jazmine Sullivan – "Lions, Tigers & Bears"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/12/nominees_list_for_2010_grammys.html\|title=Nominees List for 2010 Grammys\|last=Lustig\|first=Jay\|newspaper=The Star-Ledger\|publisher=Advance Publications\|date=2009-12-02\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2012-10-14\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014142717/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/12/nominees_list_for_2010_grammys.html\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\|2011 \| {{sortname\|Fantasia\|Barrino}} \| {{sort\|Bittersweet\|"Bittersweet"}} \| {{small\|Faith Evans – "Gone Already"}} {{small\|Monica – "Everything to Me"}} {{small\|Kelly Price – "Tired"}} {{small\|Jazmine Sullivan – "Holding You Down (Goin' in Circles)"}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite news\|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,2090144.htmlstory\|title=Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and Nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=2011-02-15\|access-date=2011-10-18\|archive-date=2011-03-17\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317080257/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list%2C0%2C2090144.htmlstory\|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Year{{ref|1|[I]}}

! scope="col"|Performing artists

! scope="col"|Work

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Nominees

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

scope="row"|1968

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Respect|"Respect"}}

{{small|Etta James – "Tell Mama"}}
{{small|Gladys Knight – "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"}}
{{small|Nina Simone – "You'll Go to Hell"}}
{{small|Carla Thomas – "The Queen Alone"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=s0UEAAAAMBAJ|title =1967 Grammy Awards Finalists|date =1968-02-17|magazine =Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|page =10|volume=80|issue=7|issn=0006-2510|access-date =2011-07-02}}

scope="row"|1969

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Chain of Fools|"Chain of Fools"}}

{{small|Barbara Acklin – "Love Makes a Woman"}}
{{small|Erma Franklin – "Piece of My Heart"}}
{{small|Etta James – "Security"}}
{{small|Ella Washington – "He Called Me Baby"}}

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row"|1970

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Share Your Love with Me|"Share Your Love with Me"}}

{{small|Gloria Taylor – "You Gotta Pay the Price"}}
{{small|Ruth Brown - "Yesterday"}}
{{small|Tina Turner – The Hunter}}
{{small|Dee Dee Warwick – "Foolish Fool"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|title =Blood, Sweat and Tears Tops Grammy Nominations|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=1970-02-09|page=C24}}

scope="row"|1971

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Don't Play That Song|"Don't Play That Song"}}

{{small|Esther Phillips – "Set Me Free"}}
{{small|Nina Simone – Black Gold}}
{{small|Candi Staton – "Stand by Your Man"}}
{{small|Dee Dee Warwick – "She Didn't Know"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=7QgEAAAAMBAJ|title =Grammy Award Final Nominations|magazine =Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|page=12|volume=83|issue=6|issn=0006-2510|date=1971-02-06|access-date=2011-07-03}}

scope="row"|1972

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Bridge Over Troubled Water|"Bridge Over Troubled Water"}}

{{small|Jean Knight – "Mr. Big Stuff"}}
{{small|Janis Joplin – Pearl}}
{{small|Freda Payne – Contact}}
{{small|Diana Ross – "(I Love You) Call Me"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=_ycEAAAAMBAJ|title =Grammy Award Final Nominations|magazine =Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|page=12|volume=84|issue=6|issn=0006-2510|date=1972-02-05|access-date=2011-07-03}}

scope="row"|1973

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Young, Gifted And Black|Young, Gifted And Black}}

{{small|Merry Clayton – "Oh No Not My Baby"}}
{{small|Esther Phillips – From a Whisper to a Scream}}
{{small|Candi Staton – "In the Ghetto"}}
{{small|Betty Wright – "Clean Up Woman"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2603,3555292|archive-url =https://archive.today/20130124161128/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2603,3555292|url-status =dead|archive-date =January 24, 2013|title =3 Lead Nominations For Grammy Awards|newspaper =Milwaukee Journal|publisher =Journal Communications|page =11|date =1973-01-22|access-date =2011-07-22}}

scope="row"|1974

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Master of Eyes|"Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)"}}

{{small|Etta James – Etta James}}
{{small|Ann Peebles – "I Can't Stand the Rain"}}
{{small|Esther Phillips – "Alone Again (Naturally)"}}
{{small|Sylvia – "Pillow Talk"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|title =Grammy Nominee List Headed by Stevie Wonder|last=Hilburn|first=Robert|author-link =Robert Hilburn|newspaper =Los Angeles Times|date=1974-01-18|page=E1}}

scope="row"|1975

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing|"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"}}

{{small|Shirley Brown – "Woman to Woman"}}
{{small|Thelma Houston – "You've Been Doing Wrong for So Long"}}
{{small|Millie Jackson – "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"}}
{{small|Etta James – "St. Louis Blues"}}
{{small|Ann Peebles – "You Keep Me Hangin' On"}}
{{small|Tina Turner – Tina Turns the Country On!}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite book|title=The Grammys|last=O' Neil|first=Thomas|year=1993|publisher=Perigee Books|location=New York|isbn=0-399-52477-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/grammys0000onei/page/714 714]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/grammys0000onei/page/714}}

scope="row"|1976

| {{sortname|Natalie|Cole}}

| {{sort|This Will Be|"This Will Be"}}

{{small|Gloria Gaynor – "Never Can Say Goodbye"}}
{{small|Gwen McCrae – "Rockin' Chair"}}
{{small|Esther Phillips – "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"}}
{{small|Shirley & Company – "Shame, Shame, Shame"}}

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row"|1977

| {{sortname|Natalie|Cole}}

| {{sort|Sophisticated Lady|"Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)"}}

{{small|Aretha Franklin – "Something He Can Feel"}}
{{small|Dorothy Moore – "Misty Blue"}}
{{small|Melba Moore – "Lean On Me"}}
{{small|Diana Ross – "Love Hangover"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=PkUEAAAAMBAJ|title = 19th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|magazine =Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=89|issue=3|issn=0006-2510|page=110|date=1977-01-22|access-date=2011-07-04}}

scope="row"|1978

| {{sortname|Thelma|Houston}}

| {{sort|Don't Leave Me This Way|"Don't Leave Me This Way"}}

{{small|Natalie Cole – "I've Got Love on My Mind"}}
{{small|Aretha Franklin – "Break It to Me Gently"}}
{{small|Dorothy Moore – "I Believe You"}}
{{small|Diana Ross – "Your Love Is So Good for Me"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=4iMEAAAAMBAJ|title = 20th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|magazine =Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=90|issue=3|issn=0006-2510|page=17|date=1978-01-21|access-date=2011-07-04}}

scope="row"|1979

| {{sortname|Donna|Summer}}

| {{sort|Last Dance|"Last Dance"}}

{{small|Alicia Bridges – "I Love the Nightlife"}}
{{small|Natalie Cole – "Our Love"}}
{{small|Aretha Franklin – Almighty Fire}}
{{small|Chaka Khan – "I'm Every Woman"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=JCUEAAAAMBAJ|title = 21st Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|magazine =Billboard|publisher =Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=91|issue=3|issn=0006-2510|page=122|date=1979-01-20|access-date=2011-07-04}}

scope="row"|1980

| {{sortname|Dionne|Warwick}}

| {{sort|Deja Vu|"Déjà Vu"}}

{{small|Natalie Cole – I Love You So}}
{{small|Minnie Riperton – Minnie}}
{{small|Amii Stewart – "Knock on Wood"}}
{{small|Donna Summer – "Dim All the Lights"}}
{{small|Anita Ward – "Ring My Bell"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|title =Pickin' Hits for Grammies|last=Santosuosso|first=Ernie|newspaper =The Boston Globe|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=1980-02-24|page=1}}

scope="row"|1981

| {{sortname|Stephanie|Mills}}

| {{sort|Never Knew Love Like This Before|"Never Knew Love Like This Before"}}

{{small|Roberta Flack – Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway}}
{{small|Aretha Franklin – "I Can't Turn You Loose"}}
{{small|Minnie Riperton – Love Lives Forever}}
{{small|Diana Ross – "Upside Down"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LRBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5450,5824095|title=Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees|newspaper=The Register-Guard|publisher=Guard Publishing Co.|page=38|date=1981-02-21|access-date=2011-08-30|archive-date=2021-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224184900/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LRBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5450,5824095|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|1982

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Hold On! I'm Comin'|"Hold On! I'm Comin'"}}

{{small|Patti Austin – "Razzamatazz"}}
{{small|Chaka Khan – What Cha' Gonna Do for Me}}
{{small|Teena Marie – It Must Be Magic}}
{{small|Stephanie Mills – Stephanie}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0UEAAAAMBAJ|title=24th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=1982-01-23|volume=94|issue=3|issn=0006-2510|page=90|access-date=2011-08-30}}

scope="row"|1983

| {{sortname|Jennifer|Holliday}}

| {{sort|And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going|"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"}}

{{small|Aretha Franklin – "Jump to It"}}
{{small|Diana Ross – "Muscles"}}
{{small|Patrice Rushen – "Forget Me Nots"}}
{{small|Donna Summer – "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"}}
{{small|Deniece Williams – "It's Gonna Take a Miracle"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iMEAAAAMBAJ|title=25th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=1983-01-22|volume=95|issue=3|issn=0006-2510|page=67|access-date=2011-08-30}}

scope="row"|1984

| {{sortname|Chaka|Khan}}

| {{sort|Chaka Khan|Chaka Khan}}

{{small|Aretha Franklin – Get It Right}}
{{small|Jennifer Holliday – Feel My Soul}}
{{small|Patti LaBelle – "The Best Is Yet to Come"}}
{{small|Stephanie Mills – Merciless}}
{{small|Deniece Williams – I'm So Proud}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZBEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JXQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286,2445615&dq|title=Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards|newspaper=Schenectady Gazette|publisher=The Daily Gazette Company|date=1984-01-09|page=12|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2016-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209181454/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZBEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JXQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286,2445615&dq|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|1985

| {{sortname|Chaka|Khan}}

| {{sort|I Feel for You|"I Feel for You"}}

{{small|Patti Austin – Patti Austin}}
{{small|Shannon – "Let the Music Play"}}
{{small|Tina Turner – "Let's Stay Together"}}
{{small|Deniece Williams – "Let's Hear It for the Boy"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7CQEAAAAMBAJ|title=27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=97|issue=4|page=78|date=1985-01-26|issn=0006-2510|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|1986

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Freeway of Love|"Freeway of Love"}}

{{small|Whitney Houston – "You Give Good Love"}}
{{small|Chaka Khan – I Feel for You}}
{{small|Patti LaBelle – "New Attitude"}}
{{small|Teena Marie – "Lovergirl"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACQEAAAAMBAJ|title=27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=98|issue=4|page=78|issn=0006-2510|date=1986-01-26 |access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|1987

| {{sortname|Anita|Baker}}

| {{sort|Rapture|Rapture}}

{{small|Aretha Franklin – "Jumpin' Jack Flash"}}
{{small|Janet Jackson – Control}}
{{small|Chaka Khan – Destiny}}
{{small|Patti LaBelle – Winner in You}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-09-ca-2676-story.html|title=Grammy Nominations: Highs and Lows: Winwood, Gabriel and Simon Garner Most Nominations|last=Hunt|first=Dennis|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=2|date=1987-01-09|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2012-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024204607/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-01-09/entertainment/ca-2676_1_record-category|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|1988

| {{sortname|Aretha|Franklin}}

| {{sort|Aretha|Aretha}}

{{small|Natalie Cole – Everlasting}}
{{small|Whitney Houston – "For the Love of You"}}
{{small|Jody Watley – "Looking for a New Love"}}
{{small|Nancy Wilson – Forbidden Lover}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-15-ca-24178-story.html|title=U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins|last=Hunt|first=Dennis|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=2|date=1988-01-15|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2011-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307110129/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-15/entertainment/ca-24178_1_michael-jackson|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|1989

| {{sortname|Anita|Baker}}

| {{sort|Giving You the Best That I Got|"Giving You the Best That I Got"}}

{{small|Taylor Dayne – "I'll Always Love You"}}
{{small|Pebbles – "Girlfriend"}}
{{small|Karyn White – "The Way You Love Me"}}
{{small|Vanessa Williams – "The Right Stuff"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9w4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6818,535034&dq|title=Chapman Gets 6 Grammy nominations, McFerrin 5|newspaper=Toledo Blade|publisher=Block Communications|page=P-2|date=1989-01-13|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225171150/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9w4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6818,535034&dq|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|1990

| {{sortname|Anita|Baker}}

| {{sort|Giving You the Best That I Got|Giving You the Best That I Got}}

{{small|Natalie Cole – Good to Be Back}}
{{small|Aretha Franklin – Through the Storm}}
{{small|Janet Jackson – "Miss You Much"}}
{{small|Vanessa Williams – "Dreamin'"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/01/12/grammy-nominations-break-with-tradition/|title=Grammy Nominations Break With Tradition|last=Silverman|first=David|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Company|date=1990-01-12|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2012-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930131526/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-01-12/news/9001030957_1_male-rock-performance-nominations-album-sales|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|1991

| {{sortname|Anita|Baker}}

| {{sort|Compositions|Compositions}}

{{small|Regina Belle – "Make It Like It Was"}}
{{small|Janet Jackson – "Alright"}}
{{small|Patti LaBelle – "I Can't Complain"}}
{{small|Pebbles – "Giving You the Benefit"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GbsDAAAAMBAJ|title=Jones, Hammer, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees|journal=Jet|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|volume=79|issue=15|page=56|issn=0021-5996|date=1991-01-28|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|1992

| {{sortname|Lisa|Fischer}}
{{sortname|Patti|LaBelle}}

| {{sort|How Can I Ease the Pain|"How Can I Ease the Pain"}}
{{sort|Burnin'|Burnin'}}

{{small|Aretha Franklin – What You See Is What You Sweat}}
{{small|Gladys Knight – Good Woman}}
{{small|Vanessa Williams – "Running Back to You"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-09-ca-2226-story.html|title=Grammy Nominations 1992|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=2|date=1992-01-09|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2011-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203045552/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-09/entertainment/ca-2226_1_chicago-symphony-orchestra|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|1993

| {{sortname|Chaka|Khan}}

| {{sort|The Woman I Am|The Woman I Am}}

{{small|Oleta Adams – "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"}}
{{small|Whitney Houston – "I Belong to You"}}
{{small|Shanice – "I Love Your Smile"}}
{{small|Vanessa Williams – "The Comfort Zone"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-08-ca-921-story.html|title=35th Grammy Nominees|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=2|date=1993-01-08|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2012-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026025359/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-08/entertainment/ca-921_1_album-producer|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|1994

| {{sortname|Toni|Braxton}}

| {{sort|Another Sad Love Song|"Another Sad Love Song"}}

{{small|*Aretha Franklin – "Someday We'll All Be Free"}}
{{small|Whitney Houston – "I'm Every Woman"}}
{{small|Janet Jackson – "That's The Way Love Goes"}}
{{small|Patti LaBelle – "All Right Now"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ|title=36th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=106|issue=3|page=66|issn=0006-2510|date=1994-01-15|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|1995

| {{sortname|Toni|Braxton}}

| {{sort|Breathe Again|"Breathe Again"}}

{{small|Anita Baker – "Body and Soul"}}
{{small|Aretha Franklin – "A Deeper Love"}}
{{small|Gladys Knight – "I Don't Want to Know"}}
{{small|Meshell Ndegeocello – "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tQsEAAAAMBAJ|title=37th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=107|issue=2|page=66|issn=0006-2510|date=1995-01-14|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|1996

| {{sortname|Anita|Baker}}

| {{sort|I Apologize|"I Apologize"}}

{{small|Brandy – "Baby"}}
{{small|Toni Braxton – "I Belong To You"}}
{{small|Mariah Carey – "Always Be My Baby"}}
{{small|Vanessa Williams – "The Way That You Love"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zg4EAAAAMBAJ|title=38th Annual Grammmy Awards: Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=107|issue=2|page=73|issn=0006-2510|date=1996-01-13|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|1997

| {{sortname|Toni|Braxton}}

| {{sort|You're Makin' Me High|"You're Makin' Me High"}}

{{small|Brandy – "Sittin' Up in My Room"}}
{{small|Mary J. Blige – "Not Gon' Cry"}}
{{small|Tamia – "You Put a Move on My Heart"}}
{{small|Whitney Houston – "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IA8EAAAAMBAJ|title=39th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=109|issue=3|page=84|issn=0006-2510|date=1997-01-18|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|1998

| {{sortname|Erykah|Badu}}

| {{sort|On and On|"On & On"}}

{{small|Chaka Khan – "Summertime"}}
{{small|Mariah Carey – "Honey"}}
{{small|Patti LaBelle – "When You Talk About Love"}}
{{small|Whitney Houston – "I Believe in You and Me"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg0EAAAAMBAJ|title=40th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=110|issue=3|page=78|issn=0006-2510|date=1998-01-17|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|1999

| {{sortname|Lauryn|Hill}}

| {{sort|Doo Woop (That Thing)|"Doo Wop (That Thing)"}}

{{small|Aaliyah – "Are You That Somebody?"}}
{{small|Aretha Franklin – "A Rose Is Still a Rose"}}
{{small|Erykah Badu – "Tyrone"}}
{{small|Janet Jackson – "I Get Lonely"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQ0EAAAAMBAJ|title=Final Nominations for the 41st Annual Grammy Awards|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=111|issue=3|page=80|issn=0006-2510|date=1999-01-16|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|2000

| {{sortname|Whitney|Houston}}

| {{sort|It's Not Right but It's Okay|"It's Not Right but It's Okay"}}

{{small|Brandy – "Almost Doesn't Count"}}
{{small|Mary J. Blige – "All That I Can Say"}}
{{small|Faith Evans – "Love Like This"}}
{{small|Macy Gray – "Do Something"}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ0EAAAAMBAJ|title=Final Nominations for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=112|issue=3|page=72|issn=0006-2510|date=2000-01-15|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|2001

| {{sortname|Toni|Braxton}}

| {{sort|He Wasn't Man Enough| "He Wasn't Man Enough"}}

{{small|Aaliyah – "Try Again"}}
{{small|Erykah Badu – "Bag Lady"}}
{{small|Kelly Price – "As We Lay"}}
{{small|Jill Scott – "Gettin' in the Way"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/|title=43rd Grammy Awards|publisher=CNN|date=2001-02-21|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063452/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|2002

| {{sortname|Alicia|Keys}}

| {{sort|Fallin'|"Fallin'"}}

{{small|Aaliyah – "Rock the Boat"}}
{{small|India.Arie – "Video"}}
{{small|Mary J. Blige – "Family Affair"}}
{{small|Blu Cantrell – "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)"}}
{{small|Jill Scott – "A Long Walk"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q8EAAAAMBAJ|title=Final Nominations for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=114|issue=3|page=90|issn=0006-2510|date=2002-01-19|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|2003

| {{sortname|Mary J.|Blige}}

| {{sort|He Think I Don't Know|"He Think I Don't Know"}}

{{small|Aaliyah – "More Than a Woman"}}
{{small|Ashanti – "Foolish"}}
{{small|Eartha – "I'm Still Standing"}}
{{small|Jill Scott – "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ4EAAAAMBAJ|title=Complete Nominations for 45th Annual Grammy Awards|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=115|issue=3|page=86|issn=0006-2510|date=2003-01-18|access-date=2011-10-18}}

scope="row"|2004

| {{sortname|Beyoncé|Knowles}}

| {{sort|Dangerously in Love 2|"Dangerously in Love 2"}}

{{small|Ashanti – "Rain on Me"}}
{{small|Erykah Badu – "Back in the Day"}}
{{small|Mary J. Blige – "Ooh!"}}
{{small|Heather Headley – "I Wish I Wasn't"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/565036509/Complete-list-of-Grammy-Award-nominations.html?pg=1|title=Complete list of Grammy Award nominations|newspaper=Deseret News|publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company|page=2|date=2003-12-05|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2012-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312222639/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/565036509/Complete-list-of-Grammy-Award-nominations.html?pg=1|url-status=dead}}

scope="row"|2005

| {{sortname|Alicia|Keys}}

| {{sort|If I Ain't Got You|"If I Ain't Got You"}}

{{small|Janet Jackson – "I Want You"}}
{{small|Teena Marie – "I'm Still in Love"}}
{{small|Jill Scott – "Whatever"}}
{{small|Angie Stone – "U-Haul"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm|title=Grammy Award nominees in top categories|newspaper=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company Inc.|date=2004-12-07|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2011-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628185751/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|2006

| {{sortname|Mariah|Carey}}

| {{sort|We Belong Together|"We Belong Together"}}

{{small|Amerie – "1 Thing"}}
{{small|Fantasia – "Free Yourself"}}
{{small|Alicia Keys – "Unbreakable"}}
{{small|Beyoncé – "Wishing on a Star"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|author=The Associated Press|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-list-nominations_x.htm|title=Complete list of Grammy Award nominations|newspaper=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company Inc.|date=2005-12-08|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2012-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426205746/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-list-nominations_x.htm|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|2007

| {{sortname|Mary J.|Blige}}

| {{sort|Be Without You|"Be Without You"}}

{{small|India.Arie – "I Am Not My Hair"}}
{{small|Natalie Cole – "Day Dreaming"}}
{{small|Beyoncé – "Ring the Alarm"}}
{{small|Mariah Carey – "Don't Forget About Us"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/2006-12-08/entertainment/17322976_1_corinne-bailey-rae-carrie-underwood-mary-j-blige/3|title=Complete list of Grammy nominees|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Corporation|page=3|date=2006-12-08|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2012-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106224721/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Complete-list-of-Grammy-nominees-2483347.php|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|2008

| {{sortname|Alicia|Keys}}

| {{sort|No One|"No One"}}

{{small|Mary J. Blige – "Just Fine"}}
{{small|Fantasia – "When I See U"}}
{{small|Chrisette Michele – "If I Have My Way"}}
{{small|Jill Scott – "Hate On Me"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/06grammylist.html|title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominees|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2007-12-06|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165811/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/06grammylist.html|url-status=dead}}

scope="row"|2009

| {{sortname|Alicia|Keys}}

| {{sort|Superwoman|"Superwoman"}}

{{small|Beyoncé – "Me, Myself and I (Live)"}}
{{small|Keyshia Cole – "Heaven Sent"}}
{{small|Jennifer Hudson – "Spotlight"}}
{{small|Jazmine Sullivan – "Need U Bad"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/awards/2008/12/complete_list_of_grammy_nomine_1.html|title=Complete list of Grammy nominees|last=Conner|first=Thomas|author-link=:de:Thomas Conner|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=Sun-Times Media Group|date=2008-12-03|access-date=2011-10-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208221858/http://blogs.suntimes.com/awards/2008/12/complete_list_of_grammy_nomine_1.html|archive-date=2015-02-08}}

scope="row"|2010

| {{sortname|Beyoncé|Knowles}}

| {{sort|Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)|"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"}}

{{small|Melanie Fiona – "It Kills Me"}}
{{small|Lalah Hathaway – "That Was Then"}}
{{small|Ledisi – "Goin' Thru Changes"}}
{{small|Jazmine Sullivan – "Lions, Tigers & Bears"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/12/nominees_list_for_2010_grammys.html|title=Nominees List for 2010 Grammys|last=Lustig|first=Jay|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|publisher=Advance Publications|date=2009-12-02|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2012-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014142717/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/12/nominees_list_for_2010_grammys.html|url-status=live}}

scope="row"|2011

| {{sortname|Fantasia|Barrino}}

| {{sort|Bittersweet|"Bittersweet"}}

{{small|Faith Evans – "Gone Already"}}
{{small|Monica – "Everything to Me"}}
{{small|Kelly Price – "Tired"}}
{{small|Jazmine Sullivan – "Holding You Down (Goin' in Circles)"}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,2090144.htmlstory|title=Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and Nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=2011-02-15|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-date=2011-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317080257/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list%2C0%2C2090144.htmlstory|url-status=live}}

^{{{note|1|[I]}}} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

References

;General

{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=2011-10-19|archive-date=2015-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219095456/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|url-status=live}} Note: User must select the "R&B" category as the genre under the search feature.

;Specific

External links

[http://www.grammy.com/ Official site of the Grammy Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507010400/http://www.grammy.com/ |date=2014-05-07 }}

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Category:Awards disestablished in 2011

Female RandB Vocal Performance

Category:Grammy Awards for rhythm and blues

Category:1968 establishments in the United States

Category:Music awards honoring women

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance#1990s

Recipients

See also

References

External links