Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
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. 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.
| Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance | |
|---|---|
"ICU" by Coco Jones is the most recent recipient | |
| Awarded for | quality vocal or instrumental R&B recordings |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| Currently held by | Coco Jones, "ICU" (2024) |
| Website | grammy.com |
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.
The award goes to the artist. The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.