The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance has been handed out since 1968. In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male. It was awarded as Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male from 1969 to 1994. Since 1995 it has been awarded as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, Stevie Wonder is the most successful artist in the category with 16 nominations and 7 awards in this category.
Winners: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
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Year
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Winner
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Song
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2010
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Maxwell
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"Pretty Wings"
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2009
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Ne-Yo
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"Miss Independent"
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2008
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Prince
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"Future Baby Mama"
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2007
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John Legend
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"Heaven"
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2006
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John Legend
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"Ordinary People"
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2005
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Prince
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"Call My Name"
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2004
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Luther Vandross
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"Dance with My Father"
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2003
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Usher
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"U Don't Have to Call"
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2002
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Usher
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"U Remind Me"
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2001
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D'Angelo
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"Untitled (How Does It Feel)"
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2000
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Barry White
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"Staying Power"
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1999
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Stevie Wonder
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"St. Louis Blues"
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1998
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R. Kelly
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"I Believe I Can Fly"
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1997
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Luther Vandross
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"Your Secret Love"
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1996
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Stevie Wonder
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"For Your Love"
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1995
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Babyface
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"When Can I See You"
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1994
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Ray Charles
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"A Song For You"
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1993
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Al Jarreau
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Heaven and Earth
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1992
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Luther Vandross
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Power of Love
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1991
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Luther Vandross
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"Here and Now"
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1990
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Bobby Brown
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"Every Little Step"
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1989
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Terence Trent D'Arby
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Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
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1988
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Smokey Robinson
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"Just to See Her"
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1987
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James Brown
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"Living in America"
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1986
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Stevie Wonder
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In Square Circle
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1985
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Billy Ocean
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"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
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1984
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Michael Jackson
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"Billie Jean"
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1983
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Marvin Gaye
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"Sexual Healing"
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1982
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James Ingram
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"One Hundred Ways"
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1981
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George Benson
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Give Me the Night
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1980
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Michael Jackson
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"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
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1979
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George Benson
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"On Broadway"
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1978
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Lou Rawls
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Unmistakably Lou
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1977
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Stevie Wonder
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"I Wish"
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1976
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Stevie Wonder
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"Living for the City"
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1975
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Stevie Wonder
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"Boogie on Reggae Woman"
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1974
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Stevie Wonder
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"Superstition"
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1973
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Billy Paul
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"Me and Mrs. Jones"
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1972
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Lou Rawls
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"A Natural Man"
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1971
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B.B. King
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"The Thrill Is Gone"
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1970
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Joe Simon
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"The Chokin' Kind"
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1969
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Otis Redding
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"(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay"
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1968
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Lou Rawls
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"Dead End Street"
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1967
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Ray Charles
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"Crying Time"
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