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{{Short description|Honor presented to female recording artists for quality rock vocal performances}}
{{Infobox award
| name        = Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
| awarded_for = Quality female vocal performances in the [[rock music]] genre
| image       = 
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| caption     = 
| presenter   = [[The Recording Academy]]
| country     = United States
| year        = 1980
| year2       = 2004
| holder   =   [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], "[[Trouble (Pink song)|Trouble]]" ([[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004]])
| website     = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}
The '''Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance''' was an award presented at the [[Grammy Award]]s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> to female recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality vocal performances in the [[rock music]] genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".<ref name=Overview>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|title=Overview|access-date=April 24, 2010|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103173212/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/|archive-date=January 3, 2011}}</ref>

Originally called the '''Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female''', the award was first presented to [[Donna Summer]] in 1980. Beginning with the 1995 ceremony, the name of the award was changed to Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. However, in 1988, 1992, 1994, and since 2005, this category was combined with the [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]] and presented in a genderless category known as [[Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo]]. The solo category was later renamed to Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance beginning in 2005. This fusion has been criticized, especially when female performers are not nominated under the solo category.<ref name=Females>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/02/08/all_my_rocking_ladies_dont_bother_putting_your_hands_up/|title=All my rocking ladies, don't bother putting your hands up|first=Sarah|last=Rodman|date=February 8, 2009|access-date=April 26, 2010|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704213859/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/02/08/all_my_rocking_ladies_dont_bother_putting_your_hands_up/|archive-date=July 4, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The Academy has cited a lack of eligible recordings in the female rock category as the reason for the mergers.<ref name=Grammy1988>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-15-ca-24178-story.html|title=U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins|date=January 15, 1988|access-date=April 26, 2010|first=Dennis|last=Hunt|work=Los Angeles Times|page=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715035741/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-15/entertainment/ca-24178_1_michael-jackson/3|archive-date=July 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> While the award has not been presented since the category merge in 2005, an official confirmation of its retirement has not been announced.

[[Pat Benatar]], [[Sheryl Crow]], and [[Tina Turner]] hold the record for the most wins in this category, with four wins each. [[Melissa Etheridge]] and [[Alanis Morissette]] have been presented the award two times each. Crow's song "[[There Goes the Neighborhood (Sheryl Crow song)|There Goes the Neighborhood]]" was nominated twice; one version from the album ''[[The Globe Sessions]]'' was nominated in 1999 (but lost to Morissette's song "[[Uninvited (song)|Uninvited]]"), and a live version from the album ''[[Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park]]'' was nominated and won in 2001. Since its inception, American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to vocalists from Canada three times. [[Stevie Nicks]] holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with five.

==Recipients==

[[File:Donna Summer C26796-19 (cropped).jpg|upright|thumb|Inaugural award winner and three-time nominee [[Donna Summer]]]]
[[File:Benatar - Giraldo (cropped).jpg|upright|thumb|Four-time award winner and eight-time nominee [[Pat Benatar]]]]
[[File:Tina turner 21021985 01 350.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A woman holding onto a microphone and wearing a necklace, a sparkly red-colored top, and leather pants.|Four-time award winner and seven-time nominee [[Tina Turner]]]]
[[File:Sheryl Crow 001.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A woman in a black vest and jeans holding a microphone on a stage.|Four-time award winner and six-time nominee [[Sheryl Crow]]]]
[[File:MelissaEtheridgeGuitarHWoFSept2011.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A woman in a black vest and jeans holding a microphone on a stage.|Two-time award winner and nine-time nominee [[Melissa Etheridge]]]]
[[File:Alanis Morissette at Espacio Movistar 2 (cropped).jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A woman in a black jacket smiling in front of a microphone on a stage.|Two-time award winner and three-time nominee [[Alanis Morissette]]]]
[[File:Bonnie Rait Crop.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A woman with curly red hair wearing a sparkling jacket and holding three gold trophies.|[[32nd Grammy Awards|1990]] award winner and eight-time nominee [[Bonnie Raitt]]]]
[[File:Lucinda Williams & guitar.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A woman in a black vest and jeans holding a microphone on a stage.|[[44th Annual Grammy Awards|2002]] award winner and three-time nominee [[Lucinda Williams]]]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! scope="col" style="width:175px;" | Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:250px;" | Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[22nd Grammy Awards|1980]]
| {{sortname|Donna|Summer}}
| {{sort|Hot Stuff|"[[Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)|Hot Stuff]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Cindy Bullens]] – "Survivor"
* [[Rickie Lee Jones]] – "[[The Last Chance Texaco]]"
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] – "You're Gonna Get What's Coming"
* [[Carly Simon]] – "[[Vengeance (Carly Simon song)|Vengeance]]"
* [[Tanya Tucker]] – ''[[TNT (Tanya Tucker album)|TNT]]''}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=RockontheNet>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockfemale.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=May 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222233111/http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockfemale.htm|archive-date=February 22, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[23rd Grammy Awards|1981]]
| {{sortname|Pat|Benatar}}
| {{sort|Crimes of Passion|''[[Crimes of Passion (Pat Benatar album)|Crimes of Passion]]''}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Joan Armatrading]] – ''[[How Cruel]]''
* [[Marianne Faithfull]] – ''[[Broken English (album)|Broken English]]''
* [[Linda Ronstadt]] – "[[How Do I Make You]]"
* [[Grace Slick]] – ''[[Dreams (Grace Slick album)|Dreams]]''}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=RockontheNet/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[24th Grammy Awards|1982]]
| {{sortname|Pat|Benatar}}
| {{sort|Fire and Ice|"[[Fire and Ice (Pat Benatar song)|Fire and Ice]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Donna Summer]] – "[[Cold Love]]"
* [[Stevie Nicks]] – "[[Edge of Seventeen]]"
* [[Yoko Ono]] – "[[Walking on Thin Ice]]"
* [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] – "Who's Foolin' Who"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1982>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iOAjAAAAIBAJ&pg=4823,1615538&dq|title=Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominees|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|The Milwaukee Journal]]|date=January 14, 1982|access-date=May 27, 2010|publisher=[[Journal Communications]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208182511/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iOAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4823,1615538&dq|archive-date=December 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[25th Grammy Awards|1983]]
| {{sortname|Pat|Benatar}}
| {{sort|Shadows of the Night|"[[Shadows of the Night]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Kim Carnes]] – ''[[Voyeur (Kim Carnes album)|Voyeur]]''
* [[Linda Ronstadt]] – "[[Get Closer (Linda Ronstadt album)|Get Closer]]"
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] – ''[[Green Light (Bonnie Raitt album)|Green Light]]''
* [[Donna Summer]] – "[[Protection (Donna Summer song)|Protection]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1983>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3EjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6072,4942573&dq|title=Toto Tops Grammy Nominees|date=January 12, 1983|access-date=June 4, 2010|work=[[Pittsburgh Press]]|publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]]|archive-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705095539/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3EjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6072,4942573&dq|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[26th Grammy Awards|1984]]
| {{sortname|Pat|Benatar}}
| {{sort|Love Is a Battlefield|"[[Love Is a Battlefield]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Joan Armatrading]] – ''[[The Key (Joan Armatrading album)|The Key]]''
* [[Kim Carnes]] – "[[Invisible Hands (song)|Invisible Hands]]"
* [[Stevie Nicks]] – "[[Stand Back]]"
* [[Bonnie Tyler]] – ''[[Faster Than the Speed of Night]]''}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=RockontheNet/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[27th Grammy Awards|1985]]
| {{sortname|Tina|Turner}}
| {{sort|Better Be Good to Me|"[[Better Be Good to Me]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Lita Ford]] – ''[[Dancin' on the Edge]]''
* [[Bonnie Tyler]] – "[[Here She Comes]]"
* [[Wendy O. Williams]] – ''[[WOW (Wendy O. Williams album)|WOW]]''
* [[Pia Zadora]] – "Rock It Out"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1985>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLwyAAAAIBAJ&pg=1758,1006557&dq|title=Here's one critic's picks for Grammys|date=February 23, 1985|access-date=May 27, 2010|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|author-link=Robert Hilburn|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|publisher=[[Canwest]]|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212170530/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLwyAAAAIBAJ&pg=1758,1006557&dq|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[28th Grammy Awards|1986]]
| {{sortname|Tina|Turner}}
| {{sort|One of the Living|"[[One of the Living]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Pat Benatar]] – "[[Invincible (Pat Benatar song)|Invincible]]"
* [[Melba Moore]] – "[[Read My Lips (Melba Moore album)|Read My Lips]]"
* [[Nona Hendryx]] – "Rock This House"
* [[Cyndi Lauper]] – "What a Thrill"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1986>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oqojAAAAIBAJ&pg=4623,1962537&dq|title=Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Sting lead performer nominations|date=January 10, 1986|access-date=June 4, 2010|first=Richard|last=de Atley|work=[[Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina)|Times-News]]|publisher=The New York Times Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073328/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oqojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LyQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4623,1962537&dq|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[29th Grammy Awards|1987]]
| {{sortname|Tina|Turner}}
| {{sort|Back Where You Started|"[[Back Where You Started]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Pat Benatar]] – "[[Sex as a Weapon]]"
* [[Cyndi Lauper]] – "911"
* [[Stevie Nicks]] – "[[Talk to Me (Stevie Nicks song)|Talk to Me]]"
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] – "No Way to Treat a Lady"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=RockontheNet/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[30th Grammy Awards|1988]]{{ref|2|[II]}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1988/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[31st Grammy Awards|1989]]
| {{sortname|Tina|Turner}}
| {{sort|Tina Live in Europe|''[[Tina Live in Europe]]''}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Pat Benatar]] – "[[All Fired Up (Pat Benatar song)|All Fired Up]]"
* [[Toni Childs]] – "[[Don't Walk Away (Toni Childs song)|Don't Walk Away]]"
* [[Melissa Etheridge]] – "[[Bring Me Some Water]]"
* [[Sinéad O'Connor]] – ''[[The Lion and the Cobra]]''}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=RockontheNet/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[32nd Grammy Awards|1990]]
| {{sortname|Bonnie|Raitt}}
| {{sort|Nick of Time|''[[Nick of Time (album)|Nick of Time]]''}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Pat Benatar]] – "[[Let's Stay Together (Pat Benatar song)|Let's Stay Together]]"
* [[Melissa Etheridge]] – ''[[Brave and Crazy]]''
* [[Cyndi Lauper]] – "[[I Drove All Night]]"
* [[Tina Turner]] – ''[[Foreign Affair (Tina Turner album)|Foreign Affair]]''}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1990>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0hYpAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625,4056376&dq|title=Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories|work=[[Deseret News]]|publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company|date=January 12, 1990|access-date=June 4, 2010|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073321/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0hYpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=woQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625,4056376&dq|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[33rd Grammy Awards|1991]]
| {{sortname|Alannah|Myles}}
| {{sort|Black Velvet|"[[Black Velvet (song)|Black Velvet]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Melissa Etheridge]] – "The Angels"
* [[Janet Jackson]] – "[[Black Cat (song)|Black Cat]]"
* [[Stevie Nicks]] – "[[Whole Lotta Trouble]]"
* [[Tina Turner]] – "[[Steamy Windows]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=RockontheNet/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[34th Grammy Awards|1992]]{{ref|2|[II]}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1992>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gl4eAAAAIBAJ&pg=3840,1147988&dq|title=Nominees announced for Grammy awards|date=January 8, 1992|access-date=April 26, 2010|work=[[TimesDaily]]|publisher=Tennessee Valley Printing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073453/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gl4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o8gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3840,1147988&dq|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[35th Grammy Awards|1993]]
| {{sortname|Melissa|Etheridge}}
| {{sort|Ain't It Heavy|"[[Ain't It Heavy]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Lita Ford]] – "Shot of Poison"
* [[Alison Moyet]] – "[[It Won't Be Long (Alison Moyet song)|It Won't Be Long]]"
* [[Alannah Myles]] – ''[[Rockinghorse]]''
* [[Tina Turner]] – "[[The Bitch Is Back]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/02/21/grammy-nominations-10/|title=Grammy nominations|page=1|date=February 21, 1993|access-date=September 4, 2014|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|publisher=Tribune Company|location=Baltimore, Maryland|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140905032509/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-02-21/features/1993052208_1_eric-clapton-celine-dion-dion-and-peabo/1|archive-date=September 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[36th Grammy Awards|1994]]{{ref|2|[II]}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1994>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19940107&id=V6ssAAAAIBAJ&pg=7137,2245707|title=Sting, Joel top Grammy nominations|date=January 7, 1994|access-date=April 26, 2010|first=Mary|last=Campbell|work=[[Star-News]]|publisher=The New York Times Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073141/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19940107&id=V6ssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6RQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7137,2245707|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[37th Grammy Awards|1995]]
| {{sortname|Melissa|Etheridge}}
| {{sort|Come to My Window|"[[Come to My Window]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Sheryl Crow]] – "[[I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday]]"
* [[Liz Phair]] – "[[Supernova (Liz Phair song)|Supernova]]"
* [[Sam Phillips (musician)|Sam Phillips]] – "Circle of Fire"
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] – "[[Love Sneakin' Up On You]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=RockontheNet/>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[38th Grammy Awards|1996]]
| {{sortname|Alanis|Morissette}}
| {{sort|You Oughta Know|"[[You Oughta Know]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Toni Childs]] – "Lay Down Your Pain"
* [[PJ Harvey]] – "[[Down by the Water (PJ Harvey song)|Down by the Water]]" 
* [[Joan Osborne]] – "St. Teresa"
* [[Liz Phair]] – "Don't Have Time"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1996>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html|title=List of Grammy nominees|date=January 4, 1996|access-date=June 4, 2010|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207073959/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html|archive-date=December 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[39th Grammy Awards|1997]]
| {{sortname|Sheryl|Crow}}
| {{sort|If It Makes You Happy|"[[If It Makes You Happy]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Tracy Bonham]] – "[[Mother Mother (song)|Mother Mother]]"
* [[Tracy Chapman]] – "[[Give Me One Reason]]"
* [[Joan Osborne]] – "Spider Web"
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] – "Burning Down the House"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1997>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HKQaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773,8816303&dq|title=Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards|date=January 8, 1997|access-date=June 4, 2010|first=Mary|last=Campbell|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|publisher=Journal Communications|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712192922/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HKQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ci4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773,8816303&dq|archive-date=July 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[40th Grammy Awards|1998]]
| {{sortname|Fiona|Apple}}
| {{sort|Criminal|"[[Criminal (Fiona Apple song)|Criminal]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Meredith Brooks]] – "[[Bitch (Meredith Brooks song)|Bitch]]"
* [[Ani DiFranco]] – "Shy"
* [[Abra Moore]] – "[[Four Leaf Clover (song)|Four Leaf Clover]]"
* [[Patti Smith]] – "[[1959 (Patti Smith song)|1959]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1998>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W6QaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5040,1260366&dq|title=Grammys' dual Dylans|first=Mary|last=Campbell|date=January 7, 1998|access-date=June 4, 2010|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|publisher=Journal Communications|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208130500/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W6QaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fC4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5040,1260366&dq|archive-date=December 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[41st Grammy Awards|1999]]
| {{sortname|Alanis|Morissette}}
| {{sort|Uninvited|"[[Uninvited (song)|Uninvited]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Tori Amos]] – "[[Raspberry Swirl (song)|Raspberry Swirl]]"
* [[Sheryl Crow]] – "[[There Goes the Neighborhood (Sheryl Crow song)|There Goes the Neighborhood]]"
* [[Ani DiFranco]] – "Glass House"
* [[Lucinda Williams]] – "[[Can't Let Go (Randy Weeks song)|Can't Let Go]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy1999>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zZA0AAAAIBAJ&pg=1548,2957136&dq|title=1999 Grammy Nominations|date=January 6, 1999|access-date=June 4, 2010|work=[[Reading Eagle]]|publisher=Reading Eagle Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073606/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zZA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MKYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1548,2957136&dq|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[42nd Grammy Awards|2000]]
| {{sortname|Sheryl|Crow}}
| {{sort|Sweet Child o' Mine|"[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Tori Amos]] – "[[Bliss (Tori Amos song)|Bliss]]" 
* [[Ani DiFranco]] – "Jukebox" 
* [[Melissa Etheridge]] – "[[Angels Would Fall]]" 
* [[Sarah McLachlan]] – "[[Possession (Sarah McLachlan song)|Possession]]" (live)}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2000>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/grammy.noms.01/list.html |title=42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations |date=January 4, 2000 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |publisher=CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722190443/http://transcripts.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/grammy.noms.01/list.html |archive-date=July 22, 2012 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[43rd Grammy Awards|2001]]
| {{sortname|Sheryl|Crow}}
| {{sort|There Goes the Neighborhood|"[[There Goes the Neighborhood (Sheryl Crow song)|There Goes the Neighborhood]] (Live)"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Fiona Apple]] – "[[Paper Bag (song)|Paper Bag]]"
* [[Melissa Etheridge]] – "Enough of Me"
* [[Alanis Morissette]] – "[[So Pure]]"
* [[Patti Smith]] – "[[Glitter in Their Eyes]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2001>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0101/03/se.02.html|title=Recording Academy Announces Grammy Nominations|date=January 3, 2001|access-date=June 5, 2010|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629131144/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0101/03/se.02.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[44th Grammy Awards|2002]]
| {{sortname|Lucinda|Williams}}
| {{sort|Get Right With God|"[[Get Right With God]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Tori Amos]] – "[[Strange Little Girl]]"
* [[Melissa Etheridge]] – "[[I Want to Be in Love]]"
* [[PJ Harvey]] – "[[This Is Love (PJ Harvey song)|This Is Love]]"
* [[Stevie Nicks]] – "[[Planets of the Universe]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2002>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/complete-list-of-grammy-nominees/|title=Complete List Of Grammy Nominees|date=January 4, 2002|access-date=June 4, 2010|publisher=[[CBS News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031010122104/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml|archive-date=October 10, 2003|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[45th Grammy Awards|2003]]
| {{sortname|Sheryl|Crow}}
| {{sort|Steve McQueen|"[[Steve McQueen (Sheryl Crow song)|Steve McQueen]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Melissa Etheridge]] – "[[The Weakness in Me]]"
* [[Avril Lavigne]] – "[[Sk8er Boi]]"
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] – "Gnawin' on It"
* [[Susan Tedeschi]] – "Alone"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2003>{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/67128/grammy-nominees-announced.html |title=Grammy Nominees Announced |date=January 15, 2003 |access-date=June 4, 2010 |first=Ben |last=Goldstein |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |publisher=Alpha Media Group }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|[[46th Grammy Awards|2004]]
| [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
| {{sort|Trouble|"[[Trouble (Pink song)|Trouble]]"}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Michelle Branch]] – "[[Are You Happy Now?]]"
* [[Avril Lavigne]] – "[[Losing Grip]]"
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] – "Time of Our Lives"
* [[Lucinda Williams]] – "[[Righteously (song)|Righteously]]"}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=Grammy2004>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/movies/they-re-all-contenders.html|title=They're All Contenders|date=December 5, 2003|access-date=June 4, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003628/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/movies/they-re-all-contenders.html|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
<sup>{{note|1|[I]}}</sup> Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.<br />
<sup>{{note|2|[II]}}</sup> Award was combined with the [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]] category and presented in a genderless category known as [[Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo]].

==Multiple wins==
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;4 wins
*[[Pat Benatar]]
*[[Tina Turner]]
*[[Sheryl Crow]]

;2 wins
*[[Melissa Etheridge]]
*[[Alanis Morissette]]

{{col-end}}

==Multiple nominations==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}

;9 nominations
*[[Melissa Etheridge]]

;8 nominations
*[[Bonnie Raitt]]
*[[Pat Benatar]]

;7 nominations
*[[Tina Turner]]

;6 nominations
*[[Sheryl Crow]]

;5 nominations
*[[Stevie Nicks]]

;3 nominations
*[[Donna Summer]]
*[[Cyndi Lauper]]
*[[Alanis Morissette]]
*[[Ani DiFranco]]
*[[Tori Amos]]
*[[Lucinda Williams]]

{{col-break}}

;2 nominations
*[[Joan Armatrading]]
*[[Linda Ronstadt]]
*[[Kim Carnes]]
*[[Bonnie Tyler]]
*[[Lita Ford]]
*[[Toni Childs]]
*[[Alannah Myles]]
*[[Liz Phair]]
*[[PJ Harvey]]
*[[Joan Osborne]]
*[[Fiona Apple]]
*[[Patti Smith]]
*[[Avril Lavigne]]

{{col-end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Rock music}}
* [[American rock]]
* [[List of female rock singers]]
* [[List of music awards honoring women]]

==References==
{{refbegin}}
;General
* {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=March 4, 2011|archive-date=December 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219095456/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search|url-status=live}} Note: User must select the "Rock" category as the genre under the search feature.
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockfemale.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=May 25, 2010|archive-date=February 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222233111/http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockfemale.htm|url-status=live}}

;Specific
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==External links==
*[http://www.grammy.com/ Official site of the Grammy Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507010400/http://www.grammy.com/ |date=2014-05-07 }}

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