The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality pop songs on which singers collaborate. Awards in several categories are distributed 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]
| Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Quality collaborative pop performances with vocals |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Last awarded | 2011 |
| Website | grammy.com |
The award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was first presented to Al Green and Lyle Lovett at the 37th Grammy Awards (1995) for the song "Funny How Time Slips Away". According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award was presented to artists that performed "newly recorded collaborative pop performances" that "do not normally perform together."[3]
In 1997, the father-daughter duo of Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole won the award for "When I Fall in Love", a "virtual duet" remake of one of his signature hits, using a recording of his vocals more than 30 years after his death in 1965.[4]
There have been five instances in which an artist was nominated for more than one song in the same year, with different collaborators. In 1998, Barbra Streisand received nominations for the songs "I Finally Found Someone" (with Bryan Adams) and "Tell Him" (with Celine Dion). Santana was nominated in 2000 for the songs "Love of My Life" (with Dave Matthews) and "Smooth" (with Rob Thomas). In 2002, Christina Aguilera was nominated for the songs "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (Ricky Martin) and "Lady Marmalade" (with Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink). In 2005, Ray Charles earned nominations for the songs "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (with Elton John) and "Here We Go Again" (with Norah Jones). In 2010, Colbie Caillat was nominated for the songs "Breathe" (with Taylor Swift) and "Lucky" (with Jason Mraz). Four of the five won the award with one of their two nominations (Santana's "Smooth"; Aguilera's "Lady Marmalade"; Charles's "Here We Go Again"; and Caillat's "Lucky").
Two-time award recipients include Van Morrison, Pink, Santana, Alison Krauss, and Robert Plant. Krauss and Plant are the only duo to win more than once, as well as the only consecutive winners. Christina Aguilera and Stevie Wonder share the record for the most nominations, with six each.
The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. At that point, all duo or group performances in the pop category were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category. The 2011 award for a cover version of "Imagine" was the last one to be awarded in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category.[5]
Recipients
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
See also
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- ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Natalie Cole, a singer who performed the first 'virtual duets' with her late father Nat 'King' Cole - obituary". The Independent. 2016-01-03. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ "Awards Category Comparison Chart" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 1995. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "39th Grammy Awards – 1997". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Complete List of Academy Voter Picks". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1998. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "41st Grammy Awards – 1999". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". Cable News Network. January 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "43rd Grammy Awards". CNN. February 21, 2001. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Archived from the original on October 10, 2003. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. January 8, 2003. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "They're All Contenders". The New York Times. December 5, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. December 8, 2005. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "49th Annual Grammy Grammy Nominees". CBS News. December 7, 2006. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ "50th annual Grammy Awards nominations". Variety. Reed Business Information. December 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. MTV Networks. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Nominees And Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
General
- "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2011. Note: User must select the "Pop" category as the genre under the search feature.
- "Grammy Awards: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
External links
edit- Official site of the Grammy Awards Archived 2014-05-07 at the Wayback Machine