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

Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Awarded for	quality rock song performances by a duo or group with vocals
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First award	1980
Final award	2011
Website	grammy.com

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

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

Year^[I]	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1980	Eagles	"Heartache Tonight"	The Blues Brothers – Briefcase Full of Blues The Cars – Candy-O Dire Straits – "Sultans of Swing" The Knack – "My Sharona" Styx – Cornerstone
1981	Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band	Against the Wind	Blondie – "Call Me" Pink Floyd – The Wall The Pretenders – "Brass in Pocket" Queen – "Another One Bites the Dust"	^[3]
1982	The Police	"Don't Stand So Close to Me"	Foreigner – 4 Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity The Rolling Stones – Tattoo You	^[4]
1983	Survivor	"Eye of the Tiger"	Asia – Asia The J. Geils Band – "Centerfold" Kenny Loggins featuring Steve Perry – "Don't Fight It" Frank Zappa and Moon Zappa – "Valley Girl"	^[5]
1984	The Police	Synchronicity	Big Country – "In a Big Country" Huey Lewis and the News – "Heart and Soul" Talking Heads – "Burning Down the House" ZZ Top – Eliminator	^[6]
1985	Prince and the Revolution	Purple Rain	The Cars – Heartbeat City Genesis – Genesis Van Halen – "Jump" Yes – 90125	^[7]
1986	Dire Straits	"Money for Nothing"	Bryan Adams with Tina Turner – "It's Only Love" Eurythmics – "Would I Lie to You?" Heart – Heart Starship – "We Built This City"	^[8]
1987	Eurythmics	"Missionary Man"	Artists United Against Apartheid – "Sun City" The Fabulous Thunderbirds – "Tuff Enuff" The Rolling Stones – "Harlem Shuffle" ZZ Top – Afterburner	^[9]
1988	U2	The Joshua Tree	Georgia Satellites – "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" Heart – Bad Animals Los Lobos – By the Light of the Moon Yes – Big Generator	^[10]
1989	U2	"Desire"	INXS – Kick Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – "I Hate Myself for Loving You" Little Feat – Let It Roll Midnight Oil – "Beds Are Burning"	^[11]
1990	Traveling Wilburys	Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1	Living Colour – "Glamour Boys" The Rolling Stones – "Mixed Emotions" U2 – Rattle and Hum U2 with B. B. King – "When Love Comes to Town"	^[12]
1991	Aerosmith	"Janie's Got a Gun"	INXS – "Suicide Blonde" Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Higher Ground" The Rolling Stones – "Almost Hear You Sigh"	^[13]
1992	Bonnie Raitt with Delbert McClinton	"Good Man, Good Woman"	Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing" Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Into the Great Wide Open Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity" R.E.M. – "Radio Song"	^[14]
1993	U2	Achtung Baby	En Vogue - "Free Your Mind" Little Village – Little Village Los Lobos – Kiko Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Under the Bridge"	^[15]
1994	Aerosmith	"Livin' on the Edge"	Blind Melon – "No Rain" Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and George Harrison – "My Back Pages" Soul Asylum – "Runaway Train" Spin Doctors – "Two Princes"	^[16]
1995	Aerosmith	"Crazy"	Counting Crows – "Round Here" Green Day – "Basket Case" Nirvana – "All Apologies" Pearl Jam – "Daughter"	^[17]
1996	Blues Traveler	"Run-Around"	Eagles – "Hotel California" Dave Matthews Band – "What Would You Say" Page and Plant – "Kashmir" U2 – "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"	^[18]
1997	Dave Matthews Band	"So Much to Say"	Garbage – "Stupid Girl" Oasis – "Wonderwall" The Smashing Pumpkins – "1979" The Wallflowers – "6th Avenue Heartache"	^[19]
1998	The Wallflowers	"One Headlight"	Aerosmith – "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" Fleetwood Mac – "The Chain" Matchbox Twenty – "Push" Dave Matthews Band – "Crash into Me"	^[20]
1999	Aerosmith	"Pink"	Fastball – "The Way" Hole – "Celebrity Skin" The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Wallflowers – "Heroes"	^[21]
2000	Santana featuring Everlast	"Put Your Lights On"	Garbage – "Special" Goo Goo Dolls – "Black Balloon" Hole – "Malibu" Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Scar Tissue"	^[22]
2001	U2	"Beautiful Day"	Bon Jovi – "It's My Life" Creed – "With Arms Wide Open" Foo Fighters – "Learn to Fly" Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Californication"	^[23]
2002	U2	"Elevation"	Aerosmith – "Jaded" Coldplay – "Yellow" Dave Matthews Band – "The Space Between" Train – "Drops of Jupiter"	^[24]
2003	Coldplay	"In My Place"	Aerosmith – "Girls of Summer" Creed – "My Sacrifice" Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott – "Hero" 3 Doors Down – "When I'm Gone" Tonic – "Take Me As I Am" U2 – "Walk On"	^[25]
2004	Warren Zevon featuring Bruce Springsteen	"Disorder in the House"	Foo Fighters – "Times Like These" Radiohead – "There There" Train – "Calling All Angels" The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army"	^[26]
2005	U2	"Vertigo"	Elvis Costello and The Imposters – "Monkey to Man" Franz Ferdinand – "Take Me Out" Green Day – "American Idiot" The Killers – "Somebody Told Me"	^[27]
2006	U2	"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"	Coldplay – "Speed of Sound" Foo Fighters – "Best of You" Franz Ferdinand – "Do You Want To" The Killers – "All These Things That I've Done"	^[28]
2007	Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Dani California"	Coldplay – "Talk" The Fray – "How to Save a Life" The Raconteurs – "Steady, As She Goes" U2 with Green Day – "The Saints Are Coming"	^[29]
2008	The White Stripes	"Icky Thump"	Daughtry – "It's Not Over" Green Day – "Working Class Hero" Nickelback – "If Everyone Cared" U2 – "Instant Karma!"	^[30]
2009	Kings of Leon	"Sex on Fire"	AC/DC – "Rock 'n' Roll Train" Coldplay – "Violet Hill" Eagles – "Long Road Out of Eden" Radiohead – "House of Cards"	^[31]
2010	Kings of Leon	"Use Somebody"	Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood – "Can't Find My Way Home" Coldplay – "Life in Technicolor II" Green Day – "21 Guns" U2 – "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"	^[32]
2011	The Black Keys	"Tighten Up"	Arcade Fire – "Ready to Start" Jeff Beck featuring Joss Stone – "I Put a Spell on You" Kings of Leon – "Radioactive" Muse – "Resistance"	^[33]

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Multiple wins

7 wins

U2

4 wins

Aerosmith

2 wins

Multiple nominations

14 nominations

U2

7 nominations

Aerosmith

6 nominations

Coldplay

5 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

References

"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.

^ "Grammy Awards cut 31 categories in big overhaul". Reuters. April 6, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ "Grammy Awards cut 31 categories in big overhaul". Reuters. April 6, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^ "Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing Co. February 21, 1981. p. 38.
^ "Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominations". The Milwaukee Journal. Journal Communications. January 14, 1982. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ "Toto Dominates Annual Grammy Nominations". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The New York Times Company. January 14, 1983.
^ "Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards". Schenectady Gazette. The Daily Gazette Company. January 9, 1984. p. 12.
^ "Here's a list of the main contenders". The Gazette. Canwest. January 12, 1985.
^ "British band, its leader top Grammy nominees". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing. January 10, 1986.
^ Hunt, Dennis (January 9, 1987). "Grammy Nominations: Highs and Lows: Winwood, Gabriel and Simon Garner Most Nominations". Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
^ McShane, Larry (January 15, 1988). "Irish rockers among Grammy nominees". The Telegraph. Telegraph Publishing Company.
^ "Chapman Gets 6 Grammy nominations, McFerrin 5". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. January 13, 1989. p. P-2.
^ "Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company. January 12, 1990.
^ "List of Grammy Award nominations". Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina: The New York Times Company. January 11, 1991. p. 19.
^ "Grammy Nomination 1992". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1992.
^ "The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1993.
^ "General Categories". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1994.
^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 1995.
^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996.
^ "The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1997.
^ "List of Grammy award nominations". CNN. January 6, 1998.
^ "1999 Grammy Nominees". NME. IPC Media. November 27, 1998. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.
^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
^ 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.
^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. January 4, 2002. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ "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.
^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 5, 2003. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005.
^ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. December 8, 2006.
^ Kaufman, Gil (December 7, 2006). "Mary J. Blige, Chili Peppers Top Grammy Nominations List". MTV. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010.
^ "2008 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees". The New York Times. February 9, 2008.
^ "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E! Online. December 3, 2008.
^ Partridge, Kenneth (December 2, 2009). "Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List". Spinner.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

External links

Official site of the Grammy Awards

[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. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

[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. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.

[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. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2011.

[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. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010.

[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. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.

[33] "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

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v t e Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
1980s	"Heartache Tonight" – Eagles (1980) Against the Wind – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (1981) "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police (1982) "Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor (1983) Synchronicity – The Police (1984) "Purple Rain" – Prince and the Revolution (1985) "Money for Nothing" – Dire Straits (1986) "Missionary Man" – Eurythmics (1987) The Joshua Tree – U2 (1988) "Desire" – U2 (1989)
1990s	"Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1" – Traveling Wilburys (1990) "Janie's Got a Gun" – Aerosmith (1991) "Good Man, Good Woman" – Bonnie Raitt and Delbert McClinton (1992) "Achtung Baby" – U2 (1993) "Livin' on the Edge" – Aerosmith (1994) "Crazy" – Aerosmith (1995) "Run-Around" – Blues Traveler (1996) "So Much to Say" – Dave Matthews Band (1997) "One Headlight" – The Wallflowers (1998) "Pink" – Aerosmith (1999)
2000s	"Put Your Lights On" – Everlast and Santana (2000) "Beautiful Day" – U2 (2001) "Elevation" – U2 (2002) "In My Place" – Coldplay (2003) "Disorder in the House" – Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon (2004) "Vertigo" – U2 (2005) "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – U2 (2006) "Dani California" – Red Hot Chili Peppers (2007) "Icky Thump" – The White Stripes (2008) "Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon (2009)
2010s	"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon (2010) "Tighten Up" – The Black Keys (2011)

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v t e Grammy Award categories
General	Album of the Year Record of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist Producer of the Year Songwriter of the Year
Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film	Best Children's Album Best Comedy Album Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media Best Song Written for Visual Media Best Music Video Best Music Film
Classical	Best Orchestral Performance Best Opera Recording Best Choral Performance Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Best Classical Instrumental Solo Best Classical Vocal Solo Best Classical Compendium Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Country & American Roots	Best Contemporary Country Album Best Traditional Country Album Best Country Song Best Country Solo Performance Best Country Duo/Group Performance Best Americana Album Best American Roots Song Best Americana Performance Best American Roots Performance Best Bluegrass Album Best Folk Album Best Traditional Blues Album Best Contemporary Blues Album Best Regional Roots Music Album
Gospel & Contemporary Christian	Best Gospel Album Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Best Roots Gospel Album Best Gospel Performance/Song Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater	Best Jazz Vocal Album Best Alternative Jazz Album Best Latin Jazz Album Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Best Jazz Instrumental Album Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Best Jazz Performance Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Best Musical Theater Album
Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant	Best Latin Pop Album Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Best Tropical Latin Album Best Música Urbana Album Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano) Best Reggae Album Best Global Music Album Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album Best Global Music Performance Best African Music Performance
Package, Notes & Historical	Best Historical Album Best Album Notes Best Recording Package Best Album Cover
Pop & Dance/Electronic	Best Pop Vocal Album Best Dance/Electronic Album Best Pop Solo Performance Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Best Dance/Electronic Recording Best Dance Pop Recording Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement	Producer of the Year, Classical Best Immersive Audio Album Best Instrumental Composition Best Engineered Album, Classical Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
R&B, Rap and Spoken Word Poetry	Best R&B Album Best Progressive R&B Album Best Rap Album Best Spoken Word Poetry Album Best R&B Performance Best Traditional R&B Performance Best Rap Performance Best Melodic Rap Performance Best R&B Song Best Rap Song
Rock, Metal & Alternative	Best Rock Album Best Rock Song Best Rock Performance Best Metal Performance Best Alternative Music Album Best Alternative Music Performance
Special Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Legend Award Grammy Hall of Fame MusiCares Person of the Year

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