Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
{{Short description|Honor presented to male recording artists for quality rock vocal performances}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
| awarded_for = Quality male vocal performances in the rock music genre
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| presenter = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
| country = United States
| year = 1980
| year2 = 2004
| holder = Dave Matthews, "Gravedigger" (2004)
| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
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The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award presented to male recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre. 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/02/08/all_my_rocking_ladies_dont_bother_putting_your_hands_up/|title=All my rocking ladies, don't bother putting your hands up|first=Sarah|last=Rodman|date=February 8, 2009|access-date=April 26, 2010|work=The Boston Globe|publisher=The New York Times Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704213859/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/02/08/all_my_rocking_ladies_dont_bother_putting_your_hands_up/|archive-date=July 4, 2009|url-status=live}} The Academy has cited a lack of eligible recordings in the female rock category as the reason for the mergers.{{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|date=January 15, 1988|access-date=April 26, 2010|first=Dennis|last=Hunt|work=Los Angeles Times|page=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715035741/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-15/entertainment/ca-24178_1_michael-jackson/3|archive-date=July 15, 2012|url-status=live}} 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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File:Dave Matthews Band - Close Up Melbourne 2005.jpg, the most recent award recipient, performing with the Dave Matthews Band]]
{{note|1|[I]}} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
{{note|2|[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.
Multiple wins
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Multiple nominations
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See also
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=March 4, 2011|archive-date=December 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219095456/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|url-status=live}} Note: User must select the "Rock" category as the genre under the search feature.
- {{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockmale.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=April 24, 2010|archive-date=October 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006200837/http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockmale.htm|url-status=live}}
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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:1980 establishments in the United States
Category:2004 disestablishments in the United States
Category:Awards disestablished in 2004