Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

{{Infobox award

| name = Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

| awarded_for = quality vocal or instrumental R&B recordings

| image = Muni Long interviewed in May 2022.png

| caption = "Made for Me (Live on BET)" by Muni Long is the most recent recipient

| presenter = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

| country = United States

| year2 =

| holder = Muni Long, "Made for Me (Live on BET)" (2025)

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

}}

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was 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|publisher=Tribune Company|access-date=April 24, 2010}} According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo, duo/groups or collaborative (vocal or instrumental) R&B recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-mapper/new-category/124673/124753 |title=Category Mapper |access-date=November 25, 2011 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604022508/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/category-mapper/new-category/124673/124753 |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

The award was originally awarded from 1959 to 1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance and then from 1962 to 1968 as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording before being discontinued. In 2012, the award was brought back combining the previous categories for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Urban/Alternative 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 performances, and between solo and duo/groups performances.{{Cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/explanation-for-category-restructuring |title=Grammy Awards restructuring |access-date=September 14, 2011 |archive-date=December 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203215528/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/explanation-for-category-restructuring |url-status=dead }}

The award goes to the artist. The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.[https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/bluebook_awards_certs_and_grammy_tickets.pdf Grammy Blue Book (edition 2021)]

Recipients

File:The Champs 1958.jpg were the inaugural winners of the award.]]

File:Dinah Washington 1962.jpg was the first female recipient of the award.]]

File:Ray Charles FIJM 2003.jpg has the most wins in this category, winning the award five times.]]File:Aretha_Franklin_on_January_20,_2009.jpg being the last winner.]]

File:Corinne Bailey Rae B&W.jpg was the recipient of the reintroduced award in 2012.]]

File:Jazmine Sullivan 2015.jpg.]]

File:Muni Long interviewed in May 2022.png. (2023 & 2025)]]

class="wikitable" ! width="7%" \| Year{{ref\|1\|[I]}} ! width="25%" \| Performing artist(s) ! width="25%" \| Work ! width="35%" class=unsortable\|Nominees ! width="5%" class=unsortable\|Ref.
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1959 \| The Champs \| "Tequila" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Harry Belafonte – Belafonte Sings the Blues Nat King Cole – "Looking Back" Perez Prado – "Patricia" Earl Grant – "The End" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1959-may-238.html\|title=Grammy Awards 1959 (May)\|publisher=Awards & Shows\|access-date=July 20, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528061002/http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1959-may-238.html\|archive-date=May 28, 2011\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1960 \| Dinah Washington \| "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Elvis Presley – "A Big Hunk o' Love" The Coasters – "Charlie Brown" Jesse Belvin – "Guess Who" Nat King Cole – "Midnight Flyer" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1959-239.html\|title=Grammy Awards 1959\|publisher=Awards & Shows\|access-date=July 20, 2011}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1961 \| rowspan=4 \| Ray Charles \| "Let the Good Times Roll" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Etta James – "All I Could Do Was Cry" Hank Ballard & The Midnighters – "Finger Poppin' Time" Muddy Waters – "Got My Mojo Working" Jackie Wilson – "Lonely Teardrops" LaVerne Baker – "Shake a Hand" John Lee Hooker – Travelin' Bo Diddley – "Walkin' and Talkin'" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1961-213.html\|title=Grammy Awards 1961\|publisher=Awards & Shows\|access-date=December 8, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528044658/http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1961-213.html\|archive-date=May 28, 2011\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1962 \| "Hit the Road Jack" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Ernie K-Doe – "Mother-in-Law" Etta James – "The Fool That I Am" Jimmy Reed – "Bright Lights, Big City" Laverne Baker – "Saved" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1962-214.html\|title=Grammy Awards 1962\|publisher=Awards & Shows\|access-date=December 8, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602005611/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1962-214.html\|archive-date=June 2, 2016\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1963 \| "I Can't Stop Loving You" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| B. Bumble and the Stingers – "Nut Rocker" Bobby Darin – "What'd I Say" Little Eva – "The Loco-Motion" Mel Torme – "Comin' Home Baby" Sam Cooke – "Bring It On Home to Me" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1963-215.html\|title=Grammy Awards 1963\|publisher=Awards & Shows\|access-date=December 8, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207105152/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1963-215.html\|archive-date=December 7, 2016\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1964 \| "Busted" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Barbara Lewis – "Hello Stranger" Lenny Welch – "Since I Fell for You" Little Johnny Taylor – "Part Time Love" Major Lance – "Hey Little Girl" Martha and the Vandellas – (Love is Like a) Heat Wave Sam Cooke – "Frankie and Johnny" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1964-216.html\|title=Grammy Awards 1964\|publisher=Awards & Shows}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1965 \| Nancy Wilson \| "How Glad I Am" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Sam Cooke – "Good Times" The Impressions – "Keep on Pushing" The Supremes – "Baby Love" Dionne Warwick – "Walk On By" Joe Tex – "Hold What You've Got" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1965-217.html\|title=Grammy Awards 1965\|publisher=Awards & Shows}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1966 \| James Brown \| "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Sam Cooke – "Shake" The Temptations – "My Girl" Wilson Pickett – "In the Midnight Hour" Jr. Walker and The All-Stars – "Shotgun" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=Grammy Awards 1966\|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1966-241.html\|publisher=Awards and Shows\|access-date=December 11, 2012}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1967 \| Ray Charles \| "Crying Time" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| James Brown – "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" Lou Rawls – "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" Percy Sledge – “When a Man Loves a Woman” Stevie Wonder – "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=Grammy Awards 1967\|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1967-242.html\|publisher=Awards and Shows\|access-date=December 11, 2012}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|1968 \| Aretha Franklin \| "Respect" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Joe Tex – "Skinny Legs and All" Lou Rawls – "Dead End Street" Otis Redding – "Try a Little Tenderness" Sam & Dave – "Soul Man" \|style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.html\|title=Grammy Awards 1968\|publisher=Awards & Shows\|access-date=December 8, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519012644/http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.html\|archive-date=May 19, 2011\|url-status=dead}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2012 \| Corinne Bailey Rae \| "Is This Love" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Marsha Ambrosius — "Far Away" Ledisi — "Pieces of Me" Kelly Price & Stokley — "Not My Daddy" Charlie Wilson — "You Are" \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=27\|title=2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: R&B Field\|publisher=The Recording Academy\|date=November 30, 2011}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2013 \| Usher \| "Climax" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Estelle — "Thank You" Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi — "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" Luke James — "I Want You" Miguel — "Adorn" \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{Cite news\|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2013/1537655/grammys-2013-winners-list\|title=Grammys 2013: Winners List\|work=Billboard\|access-date=April 26, 2017}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2014 \| Snarky Puppy featuring Lalah Hathaway \| "Something" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Tamar Braxton – "Love and War" Anthony Hamilton – "Best of Me" Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip – "Nakamarra" Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar – "How Many Drinks?" \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{Cite web \|url=http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf \|title=2014 Nominees \|access-date=December 8, 2013 \|archive-date=December 16, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216085917/http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2015 \| Beyoncé featuring Jay Z \| "Drunk in Love" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross – "New Flame" Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly – "It's Your World" Ledisi – "Like This" Usher – "Good Kisser" \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html \|title=57th Grammy Nominees \|work=Los Angeles Times \|access-date=December 5, 2014}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2016 \|The Weeknd \| "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Tamar Braxton – "If I Don't Have You" Andra Day – "Rise Up" Hiatus Kaiyote – "Breathing Underwater" Jeremih ft. J. Cole – "Planez" \| style="text-align:center;"\|[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list Billboard.com, 7 December 2015]
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2017 \|Solange \|"Cranes in the Sky" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| BJ the Chicago Kid – "Turnin' Me Up" Ro James – "Permission" Musiq Soulchild – "I Do" Rihanna – "Needed Me" \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees \|title=59th Grammy Nominees \|publisher=Grammy \|access-date=December 6, 2016 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees \|archive-date=February 1, 2012 }}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2018 \| Bruno Mars \| "That's What I Like" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis – "Get You" Kehlani – "Distraction" Ledisi – "High" SZA – "The Weekend" \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list\|title=Grammys 2018 Nominees: The Complete List\|publisher=Billboard\|access-date=November 28, 2017}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2019 \| Daniel Caesar featuring H.E.R. \| "Best Part" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Toni Braxton – "Long as I Live" The Carters – "Summer" Lalah Hathaway – "Y O Y" PJ Morton – "First Began" \| style="text-align:center;"\|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards Grammy.com, 7 December 2018]
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2020 \| Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000 \|"Come Home" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Brandy & Daniel Caesar – "Love Again" H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller – "Could've Been" Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane – "Exactly How I Feel" Lucky Daye – "Roll Some Mo" \| style="text-align:center;"\|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list Grammy.com, 22 November 2019]
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2021 \| Beyoncé \| "Black Parade" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend – "Lightning & Thunder" Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign – "All I Need" Brittany Howard – "Goat Head" Emily King – "See Me" \| style="text-align:center;"\|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list Grammy.com, 24 November 2020]
rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2022 \| Silk Sonic \|"Leave the Door Open" \| rowspan="2" style="font-size:smaller"\| Snoh Aalegra – "Lost You" Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon – "Peaches" H.E.R. – "Damage" \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list Grammy.com, 23 November 2021]
Jazmine Sullivan \| "Pick Up Your Feelings"
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2023 \| Muni Long \| "Hrs & Hrs" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Beyoncé – "Virgo's Groove" Mary J. Blige featuring Anderson .Paak – "Here With Me" Lucky Daye – "Over" Jazmine Sullivan – "Hurt Me So Good" \| style="text-align:center;"\|[https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list Grammy.com, 15 November 2022]
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2024 \| Coco Jones \| "ICU" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Chris Brown – "Summer Too Hot" Robert Glasper featuring Sir & Alex Isley – "Back to Love" Victoria Monét – "How Does It Make You Feel" SZA – "Kill Bill" \| style="text-align:center;"\|[https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list Grammy.com, 10 November 2023]
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\|2025 \| Muni Long \| "Made for Me (Live on BET)" \|style="font-size:smaller"\| Jhené Aiko – "Guidance" Chris Brown – "Residuals" Coco Jones – "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" SZA – "Saturn" \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{Cite web \|last=Monroe \|first=Jazz \|date=2024-11-08 \|title=Grammy Nominations 2025: See the Full List Here \|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2025-see-the-full-list-here/ \|access-date=2024-11-08 \|website=Pitchfork \|language=en-US}}

class="wikitable"

! width="7%" | Year{{ref|1|[I]}}

! width="25%" | Performing artist(s)

! width="25%" | Work

! width="35%" class=unsortable|Nominees

! width="5%" class=unsortable|Ref.

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1959

| The Champs

| "Tequila"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Harry Belafonte – Belafonte Sings the Blues
Nat King Cole – "Looking Back"
Perez Prado – "Patricia"
Earl Grant – "The End"

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1959-may-238.html|title=Grammy Awards 1959 (May)|publisher=Awards & Shows|access-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528061002/http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1959-may-238.html|archive-date=May 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1960

| Dinah Washington

| "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Elvis Presley – "A Big Hunk o' Love"
The Coasters – "Charlie Brown"
Jesse Belvin – "Guess Who"
Nat King Cole – "Midnight Flyer"

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1959-239.html|title=Grammy Awards 1959|publisher=Awards & Shows|access-date=July 20, 2011}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1961

| rowspan=4 | Ray Charles

| "Let the Good Times Roll"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Etta James – "All I Could Do Was Cry"
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters – "Finger Poppin' Time"
Muddy Waters – "Got My Mojo Working"
Jackie Wilson – "Lonely Teardrops"
LaVerne Baker – "Shake a Hand"
John Lee Hooker – Travelin'
Bo Diddley – "Walkin' and Talkin'"

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1961-213.html|title=Grammy Awards 1961|publisher=Awards & Shows|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528044658/http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1961-213.html|archive-date=May 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1962

| "Hit the Road Jack"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1962-214.html|title=Grammy Awards 1962|publisher=Awards & Shows|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602005611/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1962-214.html|archive-date=June 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1963

| "I Can't Stop Loving You"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

B. Bumble and the Stingers – "Nut Rocker"
Bobby Darin – "What'd I Say"
Little Eva – "The Loco-Motion"
Mel Torme – "Comin' Home Baby"
Sam Cooke – "Bring It On Home to Me"

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1963-215.html|title=Grammy Awards 1963|publisher=Awards & Shows|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207105152/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1963-215.html|archive-date=December 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1964

| "Busted"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Barbara Lewis – "Hello Stranger"
Lenny Welch – "Since I Fell for You"
Little Johnny Taylor – "Part Time Love"
Major Lance – "Hey Little Girl"
Martha and the Vandellas – (Love is Like a) Heat Wave
Sam Cooke – "Frankie and Johnny"

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1964-216.html|title=Grammy Awards 1964|publisher=Awards & Shows}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1965

| Nancy Wilson

| "How Glad I Am"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1965-217.html|title=Grammy Awards 1965|publisher=Awards & Shows}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1966

| James Brown

| "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Sam Cooke – "Shake"
The Temptations – "My Girl"
Wilson Pickett – "In the Midnight Hour"
Jr. Walker and The All-Stars – "Shotgun"

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Grammy Awards 1966|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1966-241.html|publisher=Awards and Shows|access-date=December 11, 2012}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1967

| Ray Charles

| "Crying Time"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

James Brown – "It's A Man's Man's Man's World"
Lou Rawls – "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing"
Percy Sledge – “When a Man Loves a Woman”
Stevie Wonder – "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Grammy Awards 1967|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1967-242.html|publisher=Awards and Shows|access-date=December 11, 2012}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1968

| Aretha Franklin

| "Respect"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Joe Tex – "Skinny Legs and All"
Lou Rawls – "Dead End Street"
Otis Redding – "Try a Little Tenderness"
Sam & Dave – "Soul Man"

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.html|title=Grammy Awards 1968|publisher=Awards & Shows|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519012644/http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.html|archive-date=May 19, 2011|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2012

| Corinne Bailey Rae

| "Is This Love"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Marsha Ambrosius — "Far Away"
Ledisi — "Pieces of Me"
Kelly Price & Stokley — "Not My Daddy"
Charlie Wilson — "You Are"

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=27|title=2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: R&B Field|publisher=The Recording Academy|date=November 30, 2011}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2013

| Usher

| "Climax"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Estelle — "Thank You"
Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi — "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)"
Luke James — "I Want You"
Miguel — "Adorn"

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2013/1537655/grammys-2013-winners-list|title=Grammys 2013: Winners List|work=Billboard|access-date=April 26, 2017}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2014

| Snarky Puppy featuring Lalah Hathaway

| "Something"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Tamar Braxton – "Love and War"
Anthony Hamilton – "Best of Me"
Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip – "Nakamarra"
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar – "How Many Drinks?"

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf |title=2014 Nominees |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216085917/http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2015

| Beyoncé featuring Jay Z

| "Drunk in Love"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross – "New Flame"
Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly – "It's Your World"
Ledisi – "Like This"
Usher – "Good Kisser"

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 5, 2014}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2016

|The Weeknd

| "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Tamar Braxton – "If I Don't Have You"
Andra Day – "Rise Up"
Hiatus Kaiyote – "Breathing Underwater"
Jeremih ft. J. Cole – "Planez"

| style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list Billboard.com, 7 December 2015]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2017

|Solange

|"Cranes in the Sky"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

BJ the Chicago Kid – "Turnin' Me Up"
Ro James – "Permission"
Musiq Soulchild – "I Do"
Rihanna – "Needed Me"

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=59th Grammy Nominees |publisher=Grammy |access-date=December 6, 2016 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=February 1, 2012 }}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2018

| Bruno Mars

| "That's What I Like"

|style="font-size:smaller"|

Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis – "Get You"
Kehlani – "Distraction"
Ledisi – "High"
SZA – "The Weekend"

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list|title=Grammys 2018 Nominees: The Complete List|publisher=Billboard|access-date=November 28, 2017}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019

| Daniel Caesar featuring H.E.R.

| "Best Part"

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Toni Braxton – "Long as I Live"
The Carters – "Summer"
Lalah Hathaway – "Y O Y"
PJ Morton – "First Began"

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards Grammy.com, 7 December 2018]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020

| Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000

|"Come Home"

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Brandy & Daniel Caesar – "Love Again"
H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller – "Could've Been"
Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane – "Exactly How I Feel"
Lucky Daye – "Roll Some Mo"

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list Grammy.com, 22 November 2019]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021

| Beyoncé

| "Black Parade"

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Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend – "Lightning & Thunder"
Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign – "All I Need"
Brittany Howard – "Goat Head"
Emily King – "See Me"

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list Grammy.com, 24 November 2020]

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022

| Silk Sonic

|"Leave the Door Open"

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Snoh Aalegra – "Lost You"
Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon – "Peaches"
H.E.R. – "Damage"

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list Grammy.com, 23 November 2021]

Jazmine Sullivan

| "Pick Up Your Feelings"

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2023

| Muni Long

| "Hrs & Hrs"

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Beyoncé – "Virgo's Groove"
Mary J. Blige featuring Anderson .Paak – "Here With Me"
Lucky Daye – "Over"
Jazmine Sullivan – "Hurt Me So Good"

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list Grammy.com, 15 November 2022]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2024

| Coco Jones

| "ICU"

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Chris Brown – "Summer Too Hot"
Robert Glasper featuring Sir & Alex Isley – "Back to Love"
Victoria Monét – "How Does It Make You Feel"
SZA – "Kill Bill"

| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list Grammy.com, 10 November 2023]

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2025

| Muni Long

| "Made for Me (Live on BET)"

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Jhené Aiko – "Guidance"
Chris Brown – "Residuals"
Coco Jones – "Here We Go (Uh Oh)"
SZA – "Saturn"

| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2024-11-08 |title=Grammy Nominations 2025: See the Full List Here |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2025-see-the-full-list-here/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

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