| Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance | |
|---|---|
.jpg) "Flea" bySt. Vincent is the most recent recipient | |
| Awarded for | Quality vocal or instrumentalalternative recordings (tracks or singles only) |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 2023 |
| Currently held by | St. Vincent — "Flea" (2025) |
| Website | grammy.com |
TheGrammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance is an award presented by theRecording Academy to honor qualityalternative music performances in any given year. The award was presented for the first time on February 5, 2023, at the65th Annual Grammy Awards. It is a companion category to theGrammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and the first new category in the alternative genre field since the field's creation in 1991.
The Academy stated that the award goes to "a track or single performance that recognizes the best recordings in an alternative performance by a solo artist, collaborating artists, established duo, or established group."[1]
In 1991, and from 1994 to 1999, the award for Best Alternative Music Album was known as Best Alternative Music Performance.[2] In this time, it was won bySinéad O'Connor,U2,Green Day,Nirvana,Beck,Radiohead andBeastie Boys.
The category was one of five new categories announced in June 2022 alongsideBest Americana Performance,Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media,Best Spoken Word Poetry Album andSongwriter of the Year, Non-Classical.
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| Year[I] | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wet Leg | "Chaise Longue" | ||
| 2024 | Paramore | "This Is Why" |
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| 2025 | St. Vincent | "Flea" | ||
| 2026 | TBA | TBA |
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.