Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

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Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Awarded forQuality male vocal performances in the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1980
Last awarded2004
Currently held byDave Matthews, "Gravedigger" (2004)
Websitegrammy.com

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.[1] The Academy has cited a lack of eligible recordings in the female rock category as the reason for the mergers.[2] 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

Black and white image of a man with curly hair playing an acoustic guitar and standing behind a microphone stand
Two-time award winner Bob Dylan
1984 award winner, Michael Jackson
Black and white image of a man holding a guitar, wearing a dark vest and a cross hanging from a necklace
Three-time award winner Bruce Springsteen
Headshot of a man wearing sunglasses, a gold necklace, a black suit, with four piercings in his ear and one in his nose
Four-time award winner Lenny Kravitz
A man at the front of a stage holding a guitar and standing behind a microphone stand. Behind him are two men, one wearing sunglasses and holding a violin and the other in a striped shirt playing keyboards. The stage is lit from behind by a blue light that casts the shadows of leaves and thin branches.
Dave Matthews, the most recent award recipient, performing with the Dave Matthews Band
Year[I] Performing artist Work Nominees Ref.
1980
 Bob Dylan "Gotta Serve Somebody" [3]
1981
 Billy Joel Glass Houses [3]
1982
 Rick Springfield "Jessie's Girl" [4]
1983
 John Mellencamp "Hurts So Good" [5]
1984
 Michael Jackson "Beat It" [3]
1985
 Bruce Springsteen "Dancing in the Dark" [6]
1986
 Don Henley "The Boys of Summer" [7]
[8]
1987
 Robert Palmer "Addicted to Love" [9]
1988[II][2]
1989
 Robert Palmer "Simply Irresistible" [3]
1990
 Don Henley The End of the Innocence
[10]
1991
 Eric Clapton "Bad Love" [11]
1992[II][12]
1993
 Eric Clapton Unplugged [13]
1994[II][14]
1995
 Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia" [3]
1996
 Tom Petty "You Don't Know How It Feels" [15]
1997
 Beck "Where It's At"
[16]
1998
 Bob Dylan "Cold Irons Bound" [17]
1999
 Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away" [18]
2000
 Lenny Kravitz "
American Woman
" 		[19]
2001
 Lenny Kravitz "Again" [3]
2002
 Lenny Kravitz "Dig In"
[20]
2003
 Bruce Springsteen "The Rising" [21]
2004
 Dave Matthews "Gravedigger" [22]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[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

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 – Male". Rock on the Net. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. Journal Communications. January 14, 1982. Archived
    from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  5. ^ "Toto Dominates Annual Grammy Nominations". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The New York Times Company. January 14, 1983. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "Here's a list of the main contenders". The Gazette. Canwest. January 12, 1985. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "British band, its leader top Grammy nominees". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing. January 10, 1986. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  8. ^ 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 April 25, 2010.
  9. The McClatchy Company. January 8, 1987. Archived from the original
    on December 4, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 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 April 26, 2010.
  11. ^ "List of Grammy Award nominations". Times-News. The New York Times Company. January 11, 1991. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  12. ^ "Nominees announced for Grammy awards". TimesDaily. Tennessee Valley Printing. January 8, 1992. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  13. ^ "Grammy nominees". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Company. January 8, 1993. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  16. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 8, 1997). "Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. Retrieved April 25, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1998). "Grammys' dual Dylans". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  18. ^ "1999 Grammy Nominations". Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. January 6, 1999. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  19. ^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  20. ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Archived from the original on October 10, 2003. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  21. ^ Goldstein, Ben (January 15, 2003). "Grammy Nominees Announced". Blender. Alpha Media Group. Retrieved April 26, 2010.[dead link]
  22. ^ "They're All Contenders". The New York Times. December 5, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

External links

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