| Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality male vocal performances in thepop music genre |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 1959 |
| Final award | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Bruno Mars, "Just the Way You Are" (2011) |
| Website | grammy.com |
TheGrammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was aGrammy 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.
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 formedBest Pop Solo Performance category.
Sting,Stevie Wonder, andJohn Mayer, with four wins each, are the artists with the most awards in the category.Elton John 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
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sting Stevie Wonder John Mayer | Frank Sinatra Eric Clapton James Taylor | Jack Jones Harry Nilsson Michael Bolton Phil Collins Elton John Justin Timberlake |
| Total wins | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Most nominations
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Elton John | Sting | Frank Sinatra Seal |
| Total nominations | 12 | 11 | 8 |
In 1966 the Recording Academy established a similar, but different, category in the Pop Field forBest Contemporary (rock & roll) Performances. The category went through a number of changes before being discontinued after the 1968 awards.