The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award went to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible.
5-412: The awards have quite a convoluted history: The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all solo performances in the pop category (male, female, and instrumental) were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance category. Sting , Stevie Wonder , and John Mayer , with four wins each, are the artists with the most awards in the category. Elton John
10-478: Is limited to singles or tracks only. The category was introduced at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012 and combined the previous categories for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Instrumental Performance . The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards and to eliminate
15-544: Is the artist with the most nominations at twelve. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Most wins Most nominations In 1966 the Recording Academy established a similar, but different, category in the Pop Field for Best Contemporary (rock & roll) Performances . The category went through a number of changes before being discontinued after
20-631: The 1968 awards. Best Pop Solo Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guides, the Best Pop Solo Performance Award as being designed for a solo performance pop recording (vocal and instrumental) and
25-434: The distinctions between male and female (and in some cases, solo instrumental) performances. The award goes to the performing artist. The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate. Adele has the most victories (with four wins), and is the only act so far to win this category for consecutive years. Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish lead all performers with five nominations. The current holder of
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