Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1980 and 2011.

Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Awarded forquality rock song performances by a duo or group with vocals
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1980
Last awarded2011
Websitegrammy.com

The award was discontinued after the 2011 award season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories.[1] Beginning in 2012, all solo or duo/group performances (including instrumental performance) in the rock category were shifted to the newly formed Best Rock Performance category.[2]

U2 holds the record for most awards with a total of seven, followed by Aerosmith with a total of four.

Recipients edit

Year[I]Performing artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1980Eagles"Heartache Tonight"
1981Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet BandAgainst the Wind[3]
1982The Police"Don't Stand So Close to Me"[4]
1983Survivor"Eye of the Tiger"[5]
1984The PoliceSynchronicity[6]
1985Prince and the Revolution"Purple Rain"[7]
1986Dire Straits"Money for Nothing"[8]
1987Eurythmics"Missionary Man"[9]
1988U2The Joshua Tree[10]
1989U2"Desire"[11]
1990Traveling WilburysTraveling Wilburys Vol. 1[12]
1991Aerosmith"Janie's Got a Gun"[13]
1992Bonnie Raitt with Delbert McClinton"Good Man, Good Woman"[14]
1993U2Achtung Baby[15]
1994Aerosmith"Livin' on the Edge"[16]
1995Aerosmith"Crazy"[17]
1996Blues Traveler"Run-Around"[18]
1997Dave Matthews Band"So Much to Say"[19]
1998The Wallflowers"One Headlight"[20]
1999Aerosmith"Pink"[21]
2000Santana featuring Everlast"Put Your Lights On"[22]
2001U2"Beautiful Day"[23]
2002U2"Elevation"[24]
2003Coldplay"In My Place"[25]
2004Warren Zevon featuring Bruce Springsteen"Disorder in the House"[26]
2005U2"Vertigo"[27]
2006U2"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"[28]
2007Red Hot Chili Peppers"Dani California"[29]
2008The White Stripes"Icky Thump"[30]
2009Kings of Leon"Sex on Fire"[31]
2010Kings of Leon"Use Somebody"[32]
2011The Black Keys"Tighten Up"[33]
  • ^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Multiple wins edit

Multiple nominations edit

See also edit

References edit

  • "Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2010. Note: User must select the "Rock" category as the genre under the search feature.
  1. ^ "Grammy Awards cut 31 categories in big overhaul". Reuters. April 6, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Grammy Awards cut 31 categories in big overhaul". Reuters. April 6, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing Co. February 21, 1981. p. 38.
  4. ^ "Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominations". The Milwaukee Journal. Journal Communications. January 14, 1982.
  5. ^ "Toto Dominates Annual Grammy Nominations". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The New York Times Company. January 14, 1983.
  6. ^ "Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards". Schenectady Gazette. The Daily Gazette Company. January 9, 1984. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Here's a list of the main contenders". The Gazette. Canwest. January 12, 1985.
  8. ^ "British band, its leader top Grammy nominees". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing. January 10, 1986.
  9. ^ Hunt, Dennis (January 9, 1987). "Grammy Nominations: Highs and Lows: Winwood, Gabriel and Simon Garner Most Nominations". Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
  10. ^ McShane, Larry (January 15, 1988). "Irish rockers among Grammy nominees". The Telegraph. Telegraph Publishing Company.
  11. ^ "Chapman Gets 6 Grammy nominations, McFerrin 5". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. January 13, 1989. p. P-2.
  12. ^ "Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company. January 12, 1990.
  13. ^ "List of Grammy Award nominations". Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina: The New York Times Company. January 11, 1991. p. 19.
  14. ^ "Grammy Nomination 1992". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1992.
  15. ^ "The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1993.
  16. ^ "General Categories". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1994.
  17. ^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 1995.
  18. ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996.
  19. ^ "The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1997.
  20. ^ "List of Grammy award nominations". CNN. January 6, 1998.
  21. ^ "1999 Grammy Nominees". NME. IPC Media. November 27, 1998. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.
  22. ^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
  23. ^ Boucher, Geoff (January 4, 2001). "Grammys Cast a Wider Net Than Usual". Los Angeles Times. p. 5. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  24. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. January 4, 2002.
  25. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. January 8, 2003. p. 2. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  26. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 5, 2003.
  27. ^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005.
  28. ^ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. December 8, 2006.
  29. ^ Kaufman, Gil (December 7, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, Chili Peppers Top Grammy Nominations List". MTV.
  30. ^ "2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. February 9, 2008.
  31. ^ "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E! Online. December 3, 2008.
  32. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (December 2, 2009). "Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List". Spinner.com.
  33. ^ "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

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