Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance

Annual popular music award

Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance

"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus is the most recent recipient

Awarded for| quality vocal and instrumental pop recordings
Country| United States
Presented by| National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded| 2012
Currently held by| Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" (2024)
Most awards| Adele (4)
Most nominations| Taylor Swift (5)
Website| grammy.com

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.[1] 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 is limited to singles or tracks only.[2]

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 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.[3]

Adele has the most victories (with four wins), and is the only act so far to win this category for consecutive years. Taylor Swift leads all performers with five nominations. The current holder of the award is Miley Cyrus for "Flowers", which won at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

## Recipients

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Adele was the first recipient of this award, and won it four times, winning consecutively for "Someone Like You" and a live rendition of "Set Fire to the Rain", for "Hello", and for “Easy on Me” in 2023. 2014 winner Lorde. Two-time winner Ed Sheeran. 2020 winner Lizzo. Year  | Recipient  | Work  | Nominees  | Ref.

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2012 | Adele | "Someone Like You"  |

* Lady Gaga – "You and I"
* Bruno Mars – "Grenade"
* Katy Perry – "Firework"
* Pink – "Fuckin' Perfect"

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2013 | "Set Fire to the Rain" (Live)  |

* Kelly Clarkson – "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
* Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe"
* Katy Perry – "Wide Awake"
* Rihanna – "Where Have You Been"

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2014 | Lorde | "Royals"  |

* Sara Bareilles – "Brave"
* Bruno Mars – "When I Was Your Man"
* Katy Perry – "Roar"
* Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors"

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2015 | Pharrell Williams | "Happy" (Live)  |

* John Legend – "All of Me" (Live)
* Sia – "Chandelier"
* Sam Smith – "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version)
* Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off"

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2016 | Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud"  |

* Kelly Clarkson – "Heartbeat Song"
* Ellie Goulding – "Love Me Like You Do"
* Taylor Swift – "Blank Space"
* The Weeknd – "Can't Feel My Face"

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2017 | Adele | "Hello"  |

* Beyoncé – "Hold Up"
* Justin Bieber – "Love Yourself"
* Kelly Clarkson – "Piece by Piece" (Idol version)
* Ariana Grande – "Dangerous Woman"

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2018 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You"  |

* Kelly Clarkson – "Love So Soft"
* Kesha – "Praying"
* Lady Gaga – "Million Reasons"
* Pink – "What About Us"

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2019 | Lady Gaga | "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)"  |

* Beck – "Colors"
* Camila Cabello – "Havana" (Live)
* Ariana Grande – "God Is a Woman"
* Post Malone – "Better Now"

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2020 | Lizzo | "Truth Hurts"  |

* Beyoncé – "Spirit"
* Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy"
* Ariana Grande – "7 Rings"
* Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down"

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2021 | Harry Styles | "Watermelon Sugar"  |

* Justin Bieber – "Yummy"
* Doja Cat – "Say So"
* Billie Eilish – "Everything I Wanted"
* Dua Lipa – "Don't Start Now"
* Taylor Swift – "Cardigan"

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2022 | Olivia Rodrigo | "Drivers License"  |

* Justin Bieber – "Anyone"
* Brandi Carlile – "Right on Time"
* Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
* Ariana Grande – "Positions"

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2023 | Adele | "Easy on Me"  |

* Bad Bunny – "Moscow Mule"
* Doja Cat – "Woman"
* Steve Lacy – "Bad Habit"
* Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
* Harry Styles – "As It Was"

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2024 | Miley Cyrus | "Flowers"  |

* Doja Cat – "Paint the Town Red"
* Billie Eilish – "What Was I Made For?"
* Olivia Rodrigo – "Vampire"
* Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero"

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## Artists with multiple awards

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4 wins

* Adele

2 wins

* Ed Sheeran

## Artists with multiple nominations

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5 nominations

* Taylor Swift

4 nominations

* Adele
* Kelly Clarkson
* Billie Eilish
* Ariana Grande

3 nominations

* Justin Bieber
* Doja Cat
* Lady Gaga
* Katy Perry

2 nominations

* Beyoncé
* Lizzo
* Bruno Mars
* P!nk
* Olivia Rodrigo
* Ed Sheeran
* Harry Styles

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## See also

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* Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
* Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

## References

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1. ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
2. ^ "Category Mapper". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
3. ^ "AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS" (PDF). Grammy.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
4. ^ "2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners". The Recording Academy. November 30, 2011.
5. ^ "2012 – 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners". The Recording Academy. December 5, 2011.
6. ^ "56th GRAMMY Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
7. ^ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
8. ^ "2014 Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
9. ^ "Grammys 2017: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
10. ^ "Grammy Awards Winners List: Updating Live". Variety. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
11. ^ "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List". Grammy. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
12. ^ "Grammy Awards Nominations: The Complete List". Variety. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
13. ^ Williams, Chris (November 24, 2020). "Grammy Awards Nominations 2021: The Complete List". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
14. ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List". November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
15. ^ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
16. ^ "Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website of the Grammy Awards

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* "Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) – Adele (2012)
* "Royals" – Lorde (2013)
* "Happy" (Live) – Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran (2015)
* "Hello" – Adele (2016)
* "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (2017)
* "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)" – Lady Gaga (2018)
* "Truth Hurts" – Lizzo (2019)

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