Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance recognizes excellence in traditional R&B performance containing classic R&B/Soul vocal, instrumental, and compositional elements. Eligible recordings have a style that distinctly sets its artistic intention apart from a contemporary approach to the genre.

61st Annual Grammy Awards • 2019

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2017 and Aug 30, 2018

Leon Bridges won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance with "Bet Ain't Worth The Hand"

Winners & Nominees 2019

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Previous Winners

Year Winner Work
2026 Leon Thomas III VIBES DON'T LIE All Nominees
2025 David Brown That's You All Nominees
2024 PJ Morton, Susan Carol Good Morning All Nominees
2023 Beyoncé Knowles PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA All Nominees
2022 H.E.R. Fight For You All Nominees
2021 Ledisi Young Anything For You All Nominees
2020 Lizzo Jerome All Nominees
2019 Leon Bridges Bet Ain't Worth The Hand All Nominees
2019 PJ Morton, Yebba How Deep Is Your Love All Nominees
2018 Childish Gambino Redbone All Nominees
2017 Lalah Hathaway Angel All Nominees
2016 Lalah Hathaway Little Ghetto Boy All Nominees
2015 Robert Glasper Jesus Children All Nominees
2014 Gary Clark Jr. Please Come Home All Nominees
2013 Beyoncé Knowles Love On Top All Nominees
2012 Cee Lo Green, Melanie Fiona Fool For You All Nominees
2011 John Legend, The Roots Hang On In There All Nominees
2010 Beyoncé At Last All Nominees
2009 Al Green, Anthony Hamilton You've Got The Love I Need All Nominees
2008 Gerald Levert In My Songs All Nominees
2007 George Benson, Al Jarreau, Jill Scott God Bless The Child All Nominees
2006 Aretha Franklin A House Is Not A Home All Nominees
2005 Prince Musicology All Nominees
2004 Aretha Franklin Wonderful All Nominees
2003 Chaka Khan, The Funk Brothers What's Going On All Nominees
2002 Gladys Knight At Last All Nominees
2001 The Temptations Ear-Resistible All Nominees
2000 Barry White Staying Power All Nominees
1999 Patti LaBelle Live! - One Night Only All Nominees
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