Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Awarded forQuality female vocal performances in the rock music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Recording Academy
First awarded1980
Last awarded2004
Currently held byPink, "Trouble" (2004)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to female recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre. 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".[2]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, the award was first presented to Donna Summer in 1980. Beginning with the 1995 ceremony, the name of the award was changed to Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. However, in 1988, 1992, 1994, and since 2005, this category was combined with the Grammy Award for Best Male 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 female performers are not nominated under the solo category.[3] The Academy has cited a lack of eligible recordings in the female rock category as the reason for the mergers.[4] While the award has not been presented since the category merge in 2005, an official confirmation of its retirement has not been announced.

Pat Benatar, Sheryl Crow, and Tina Turner hold the record for the most wins in this category, with four wins each. Melissa Etheridge and Alanis Morissette have been presented the award two times each. Crow's song "There Goes the Neighborhood" was nominated twice; one version from the album The Globe Sessions was nominated in 1999 (but lost to Morissette's song "Uninvited"), and a live version from the album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park was nominated and won in 2001. Since its inception, American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to vocalists from Canada three times. Stevie Nicks holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with five.

Recipients

Inaugural award winner and three-time nominee Donna Summer
Four-time award winner and eight-time nominee Pat Benatar
A woman holding onto a microphone and wearing a necklace, a sparkly red-colored top, and leather pants.
Four-time award winner and seven-time nominee Tina Turner
A woman in a black vest and jeans holding a microphone on a stage.
Four-time award winner and six-time nominee Sheryl Crow
A woman in a black vest and jeans holding a microphone on a stage.
Two-time award winner and nine-time nominee Melissa Etheridge
A woman in a black jacket smiling in front of a microphone on a stage.
Two-time award winner and three-time nominee Alanis Morissette
A woman with curly red hair wearing a sparkling jacket and holding three gold trophies.
1990 award winner and eight-time nominee Bonnie Raitt
A woman in a black vest and jeans holding a microphone on a stage.
2002 award winner and three-time nominee Lucinda Williams
Year[I] Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1980 Donna Summer "Hot Stuff"
[5]
1981 Pat Benatar Crimes of Passion [5]
1982 Pat Benatar "Fire and Ice" [6]
1983 Pat Benatar "Shadows of the Night" [7]
1984 Pat Benatar "Love Is a Battlefield" [5]
1985 Tina Turner "Better Be Good to Me" [8]
1986 Tina Turner "One of the Living"
[9]
1987 Tina Turner "Back Where You Started"
[5]
1988[II] — — — [4]
1989 Tina Turner Tina Live in Europe [5]
1990 Bonnie Raitt Nick of Time [10]
1991 Alannah Myles "Black Velvet" [5]
1992[II] — — — [11]
1993 Melissa Etheridge "Ain't It Heavy" [12]
1994[II] — — — [13]
1995 Melissa Etheridge "Come to My Window" [5]
1996 Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
[14]
1997 Sheryl Crow "If It Makes You Happy"
[15]
1998 Fiona Apple "Criminal" [16]
1999 Alanis Morissette "Uninvited" [17]
2000 Sheryl Crow "Sweet Child o' Mine" [18]
2001 Sheryl Crow "There Goes the Neighborhood (Live)" [19]
2002 Lucinda Williams "Get Right With God" [20]
2003 Sheryl Crow "Steve McQueen" [21]
2004 Pink "Trouble" [22]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Award was combined with the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category and presented in a genderless category known as Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.

Multiple wins

4 wins
2 wins

Multiple nominations

See also

References

General
  • "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 4, 2011. Note: User must select the "Rock" category as the genre under the search feature.
  • "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
Specific
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  2. ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  3. ^ Rodman, Sarah (February 8, 2009). "All my rocking ladies, don't bother putting your hands up". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Hunt, Dennis (January 15, 1988). "U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins". Los Angeles Times. p. 3. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
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  6. ^ "Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominees". The Milwaukee Journal. Journal Communications. January 14, 1982. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "Toto Tops Grammy Nominees". Pittsburgh Press. E. W. Scripps Company. January 12, 1983. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  8. ^ Hilburn, Robert (February 23, 1985). "Here's one critic's picks for Grammys". Ottawa Citizen. Canwest. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  9. ^ de Atley, Richard (January 10, 1986). "Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Sting lead performer nominations". Times-News. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  10. ^ "Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company. January 12, 1990. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  11. ^ "Nominees announced for Grammy awards". TimesDaily. Tennessee Valley Printing. January 8, 1992. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  12. ^ "Grammy nominations". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland: Tribune Company. February 21, 1993. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1994). "Sting, Joel top Grammy nominations". Star-News. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  14. ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  15. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 8, 1997). "Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  16. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1998). "Grammys' dual Dylans". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  17. ^ "1999 Grammy Nominations". Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. January 6, 1999. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  18. ^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  19. ^ "Recording Academy Announces Grammy Nominations". CNN. January 3, 2001. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  20. ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Archived from the original on October 10, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  21. ^ Goldstein, Ben (January 15, 2003). "Grammy Nominees Announced". Blender. Alpha Media Group. Retrieved June 4, 2010.[dead link]
  22. ^ "They're All Contenders". The New York Times. December 5, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

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