Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
{{Short description|Honor presented to recording artists for quality traditional pop vocal albums}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
| awarded_for = Quality albums containing 51% or more playing time of vocal tracks{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?category=83|title=Nominees: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=December 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204093911/http://www.grammy.com/nominees?category=83|archive-date=February 4, 2010|url-status=live}} in the "traditional" genre (Great American Songbook){{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/52guide.pdf |title=52nd OEP Category Description Guide |access-date=May 25, 2010 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027172820/http://www.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/52guide.pdf |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}
| image = Norah Jones sings during Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Norah Jones, current recipient for Visions.
| presenter = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
| country = United States
| year = 1992
| holder = Norah Jones – Visions (2025)
| most_wins = Tony Bennett (14)
| most_nominations = Tony Bennett (17)
| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album is an award presented to recording artists 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|access-date=January 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=live}} Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony 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://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ |title=Overview |access-date=February 8, 2010 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027163924/http://www.grammy.com/recording_academy/ |archive-date=October 27, 2009 }}
The award has been presented every year since 1992, though it has had two name changes throughout its history. In 1992 the award was known as Best Traditional Pop Performance, from 1993 to 2000 the award was known as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, and since 2001 it has been awarded as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Apart from the first year it was presented, the award has been designated for "albums containing 51% or more playing time of vocal tracks", with "traditional" referring to the "composition, vocal styling, and the instrumental arrangement" of the body of music known as the Great American Songbook.
The 1992 award was presented to Natalie Cole for the spliced-together duet of her and her father, Nat King Cole, performing his original recording of "Unforgettable".{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1xcSAAAAIBAJ&pg=6937,4237915&dq|title=Natalie Cole gets 7 Grammys|date=February 26, 1992|access-date=December 22, 2009|work=The Spokesman-Review|publisher=Cowles Publishing Company}} This is the only instance in which the traditional pop award was awarded for a song, as opposed to an album. Prior to 2001, the Grammy was presented to the performing artists only; since then the award has been given to the performing artists, the engineers/mixers, as well as the producers, provided they worked on more than 51 percent of playing time on the album. Producers and engineers who worked on less than 50 percent of playing time of the album, as well as mastering engineers do not win an award, but can apply for a Winners Certificate.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/bluebook_awards_certs_and_grammy_tickets.pdf|title=AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS|website=Grammy.com|access-date=March 10, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610183728/https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/bluebook_awards_certs_and_grammy_tickets.pdf|url-status=live}} However, the lead performing artist remains the only one to receive an official nomination. Eligibility criteria for the category was expanded in 2025 to welcome more entries from the musical theater community, and it was mandated that albums must contain more than 75% of newly recorded and previously unreleased material.{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Grammys 2025: No New Categories, But 10 Rule Tweaks |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/grammys-2025-rule-changes-amendments-no-new-categories/ |access-date=June 14, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Recipients
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- {{note|1|[I]}} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
- {{note|2|[II]}} Award only went to a producer of the album, not the performing artist(s).
Artists with multiple wins
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;14 wins
;5 wins
;2 wins
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Artists with multiple nominations
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;17 nominations
;13 nominations
;9 nominations
;7 nominations
;6 nominations
;5 nominations
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
;2 nominations
- Julie Andrews
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Lady Gaga
- Sarah McLachlan
- Liza Minnelli
- Pentatonix
- Gregory Porter
- Diane Schuur
- Bobby Short
- Carly Simon
- Frank Sinatra
- James Taylor
- Rufus Wainwright
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See also
References
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Sources
- {{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 "Traditional Pop" category as the genre under the search feature.
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Category:1992 establishments in the United States