Il Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione vocale R&B femminile (Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance) è un premio dei Grammy Award conferito dalla National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences dal 1968 al 2011 per la qualità della migliore interpretazione vocale R&B femminile.
Inizialmente conosciuta come Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione vocale solista Rhythm and Blues, femminile (Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female).
Nell'ambito dell'importante revisione delle categorie Grammy, il premio è stato interrotto nel 2011. Le categorie miglior interpretazione vocale R&B femminile, miglior interpretazione vocale R&B maschile e miglior interpretazione vocale R&B di coppia o di gruppo sono passate alla categoria Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione R&B.
Vincitori e candidati Anni 1960
1968 Aretha Franklin - Respect Etta James - Tell Mama Gladys Knight - I Heard It Through the Grapevine Nina Simone - You'll Go to Hell Carla Thomas - The Queen Alone 1969 Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools Barbara Acklin - Love Makes a Woman Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart Etta James - Security Ella Washington - He Called Me Baby
Anni 1970
1970 Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love with Me Gloria Taylor - You Gotta Pay the Price Ruth Brown - Yesterday Tina Turner - The Hunter Dee Dee Warwick - Foolish Fool 1971 Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song Esther Phillips - Set Me Free Nina Simone - Black Gold Candi Staton - Stand by Your Man Dee Dee Warwick - She Didn't Know 1972 Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff Janis Joplin - Pearl Freda Payne - Contact Diana Ross - (I Love You) Call Me 1973 Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black Merry Clayton - Oh No Not My Baby Esther Phillips - From a Whisper to a Scream Candi Staton - In the Ghetto Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman 1974 Aretha Franklin - Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes) Etta James - Etta James Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain Esther Phillips - Alone Again (Naturally) Sylvia - Pillow Talk 1975 Aretha Franklin - Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing Shirley Brown - Woman to Woman Thelma Houston - You've Been Doing Wrong for So Long Millie Jackson - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right Etta James - St. Louis Blues Ann Peebles - You Keep Me Hangin' On Tina Turner - Tina Turns the Country On! 1976 Natalie Cole - This Will Be Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye Gwen McCrae - Rockin' Chair Esther Phillips - What a Diff'rence a Day Makes Shirley & Company - Shame, Shame, Shame 1977 Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady) Aretha Franklin - Something He Can Feel Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue Melba Moore - Lean On Me Diana Ross - Love Hangover 1978 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way Natalie Cole - I've Got Love on My Mind Aretha Franklin - Break It to Me Gently Dorothy Moore - I Believe You Diana Ross - Your Love Is So Good for Me 1979 Donna Summer - Last Dance Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife Natalie Cole - Our Love Aretha Franklin - Almighty Fire Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
Anni 1980
1980 Dionne Warwick - Déjà Vu Natalie Cole - I Love You So Minnie Riperton - Minnie Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood Donna Summer - Dim All the Lights Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 1981 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love like This Before Roberta Flack - Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway Aretha Franklin - I Can't Turn You Loose Minnie Riperton - Love Lives Forever Diana Ross - Upside Down 1982 Aretha Franklin - Hold On! I'm Comin Patti Austin - Razzamatazz Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do for Me Teena Marie - It Must Be Magic Stephanie Mills - Stephanie 1983 Jennifer Holliday - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Aretha Franklin - Jump to It Diana Ross - Muscles Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots Donna Summer - Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) Deniece Williams - It's Gonna Take a Miracle 1984 Chaka Khan - Chaka Khan Aretha Franklin - Get It Right Jennifer Holliday - Feel My Soul Patti LaBelle - The Best Is Yet to Come Stephanie Mills - Merciless Deniece Williams - I'm So Proud 1985 Chaka Khan - I Feel for You Patti Austin - Patti Austin Shannon - Let the Music Play Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy 1986 Aretha Franklin - Freeway of Love Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love Chaka Khan - I Feel for You Patti LaBelle - New Attitude Teena Marie - Lovergirl 1987 Anita Baker - Rapture Aretha Franklin - Jumpin' Jack Flash Janet Jackson - Control Chaka Khan - Destiny Patti LaBelle - Winner in You 1988 Aretha Franklin - Aretha Natalie Cole - Everlasting Whitney Houston - For the Love of You Jody Watley - Looking for a New Love Nancy Wilson - Forbidden Lover 1989 Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You Pebbles - Girlfriend Karyn White - The Way You Love Me Vanessa L. Williams - The Right Stuff
Anni 1990
1990 Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got Natalie Cole - Good to Be Back Aretha Franklin - Through the Storm Janet Jackson - Miss You Much Vanessa L. Williams - Dreamin 1991 Anita Baker - Compositions Regina Belle - Make It Like It Was Janet Jackson - Alright Patti LaBelle - I Can't Complain Pebbles - Giving You the Benefit 1992 Lisa Fischer - How Can I Ease the Pain (ex aequo) Patti LaBelle''- Burnin (ex aequo) Aretha Franklin - What You See Is What You Sweat Gladys Knight - Good Woman Vanessa L. Williams - Running Back to You 1993 Chaka Khan - The Woman I Am Oleta Adams - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Whitney Houston - I Belong to You Shanice - I Love Your Smile Vanessa L. Williams - The Comfort Zone 1994 Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song Aretha Franklin - Someday We'll All Be Free Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes Patti LaBelle - All Right Now 1995 Toni Braxton - Breathe Again Anita Baker - Body And Soul Aretha Franklin - A Deeper Love Gladys Knight - I Don't Want to Know Meshell Ndegeocello - If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night) 1996 Anita Baker - I Apologize Brandy - Baby Toni Braxton - I Belong To You Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby Vanessa L. Williams - The Way That You Love 1997 Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High Brandy - Sittin' Up in My Room Mary J. Blige - Not Gon' Cry Tamia - You Put a Move on My Heart Whitney Houston - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) 1998 Erykah Badu - On & On Chaka Khan - Summertime Mariah Carey - Honey Patti LaBelle - When You Talk About Love Whitney Houston - I Believe in You and Me 1999 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody? Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still a Rose Erykah Badu - Tyrone Janet Jackson - I Get Lonely
Anni 2000
2000 Whitney Houston - It's Not Right but It's Okay Brandy - Almost Doesn't Count Mary J. Blige - All That I Can Say Faith Evans - Love Like This Macy Gray - Do Something 2001 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough Aaliyah - Try Again Erykah Badu - Bag Lady Kelly Price - As We Lay Jill Scott - Gettin' in the Way 2002 Alicia Keys - Fallin' Aaliyah - Rock the Boat India.Arie - Video Mary J. Blige - Family Affair Blu Cantrell - Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!) Jill Scott - A Long Walk 2003 Mary J. Blige - He Think I Don't Know Aaliyah - More Than a Woman Ashanti - Foolish Eartha - I'm Still Standing Jill Scott - He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) 2004 Beyoncé - Dangerously in Love 2 Ashanti - Rain on Me Erykah Badu - Back in the Day Mary J. Blige - Ooh! Heather Headley - I Wish I Wasn't 2005 Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You Janet Jackson - I Want You Teena Marie - I'm Still in Love Jill Scott - Whatever Angie Stone - U-Haul 2006 Mariah Carey - We Belong Together Amerie - 1 Thing Fantasia - Free Yourself Alicia Keys - Unbreakable Beyoncé - Wishing on a Star 2007 Mary J. Blige - Be Without You India.Arie - I Am Not My Hair Natalie Cole - Day Dreaming Beyoncé - Ring the Alarm Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us 2008 Alicia Keys - No One Mary J. Blige Just Fine Fantasia When I See U Chrisette Michele If I Have My Way Jill Scott Hate On Me 2009 Alicia Keys - Superwoman Beyoncé Me, Myself and I (Live) Keyshia Cole Heaven Sent Jennifer Hudson Spotlight Jazmine Sullivan Need U Bad
Anni 2010 2010 Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Melanie Fiona It Kills Me Lalah Hathaway That Was Then Ledisi Goin' Thru Changes Jazmine Sullivan Lions, Tigers & Bears 2011 Fantasia Barrino - Bittersweet Faith Evans Gone Already Monica Everything to Me Kelly Price Tired Jazmine Sullivan Holding You Down (Goin' in Circles)
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Collegamenti esterni
Interpretazione vocale R&B femminile