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{{Short description|Award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
| awarded_for = Quality [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] songs
| image = Glaston2024 2806 300624 (158 of 173) (53836776232) (cropped).jpg
| caption = "[[Saturn (SZA song)|Saturn]]" by [[SZA]] (pictured), [[Rob Bisel]], [[Carter Lang]],  Jared Solomon & [[Monsune|Scott Zhang]] is the most recent recipient
| presenter = [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]
| country = United States
| year = 1969
| holder = [[Rob Bisel]], [[Carter Lang]], [[SZA|Solána Rowe]], Jared Solomon & [[Monsune|Scott Zhang]], "[[Saturn (SZA song)|Saturn]]" (SZA) ([[67th Annual Grammy Awards|2025]])
| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}

The [[Grammy Award]] for '''Best R&B Song''' (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for '''Best Rhythm and Blues Song'''. [[Beyoncé]] has won it a record five times, while [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Bill Withers]] and [[Alicia Keys]]  have three wins each.

The award goes to the songwriter. If the winning song contains samples or interpolations of songs, the original songwriter and publisher can apply for a Winner’s Certificate. Only Stevie Wonder and SZA have won the award back to back.<ref>[https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/bluebook_awards_certs_and_grammy_tickets.pdf Grammy Blue Book (edition 2021)]</ref> The performing artist does not receive an award unless they are also credited as a songwriter. 

Years reflect the year in which the grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year.

==Recipients==
[[File:Otis Redding (2).png|right|upright|thumb|[[Otis Redding]], one of the inaugural winners of the award.]]
[[File:Steve Cropper Bilbao BBK Live 2008.jpg|right|upright|thumb|[[Steve Cropper]], one of the inaugural winners of the award.]]
[[File:The Formation World Tour Milan (6).jpg|right|upright|thumb|Five-time award-winning artist [[Beyoncé]], she is the most awarded artist in the category.]]
[[File:Bill Withers 1976.JPG|right|upright|thumb|Three-time award winner, [[Bill Withers]].]]
[[File:Stevie Wonder 1994.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Three-time award winner, [[Stevie Wonder]].]]
[[File:Boz Scaggs in 2006.jpg|right|upright|thumb|1977 co-winner [[Boz Scaggs]].]]
[[File:Jay Graydon, 2019.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Two-time winner [[Jay Graydon]].]]
[[File:Bill Champlin2.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Two-time winner [[Bill Champlin]].]]
[[File:Prince at Coachella crop.jpg|right|upright|thumb|1985 winner, [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].]]
[[File:Anita Baker 1998.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Two-time winner, [[Anita Baker]].]]
[[File:MC Hammer (cropped).jpg|right|upright|thumb|1991 co-winner, [[MC Hammer]].]]
[[File:KennethBabyfaceEdmondsHWOFMay2013.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Three-time winner [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] holds the record of most nominations in the category, with fourteen.]]
[[File:JanetJacksonUnbreakableTourSanFran2015 (cropped).jpg|right|upright|thumb|1994 winner, [[Janet Jackson]].]]
[[File:2018 06 22 Lauryn Hill Cittadella-5 (cropped).jpg|right|upright|thumb|1999 winner, [[Lauryn Hill]].]]
[[File:AliciaKeys2013.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Three-time winner [[Alicia Keys]].]]
[[File:Erykah Badu in Nation19 Magazine.jpg|right|upright|thumb|2003 winner, [[Erykah Badu]].]]
[[File:Mariah Carey WBLS 2018 Interview 2.jpg|right|upright|thumb|2006 winner, [[Mariah Carey]].]]
[[File:CeeLo Green at Rachel Ray's Feedback Party SXSW 2014--8 (15766604448).jpg|right|upright|thumb|2012 co-winner, [[CeeLo Green]].]]
[[File:Miguel 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg|right|upright|thumb|2013 winner, [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]].]]
[[File:Jay-Z @ Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter Foundation Carnival (crop 2).jpg|right|upright|thumb|Two-time winner [[Jay Z]].]]
[[File:D'Angelo Pori Jazz 2012 (cropped).jpg|right|upright|thumb|2016 winner, [[D'Angelo]].]]
[[File:RG Trio 3.jpg|right|upright|thumb|2021 co-winner, [[Robert Glasper]].]]
[[File:H.E.R. Interview.jpg|right|upright|thumb|2021 co-winner, [[H.E.R.]]]]
:An asterisk (*) indicates this recording also won [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]].
[[File:Glaston2024 2806 300624 (158 of 173) (53836776232) (cropped).jpg|thumb|260x260px|[[SZA]] has won this award twice consecutively in 2024 and 2025.]]
{| class="wikitable"
! width="5%" | Year{{ref|1|[I]}}
! width="15%" | Recipient(s)
! width="15%" | Work
! width="15%" | Performing artist(s)
! width="30%" class=unsortable|Nominees<br><small>(Performer(s) in parentheses)</small>{{ref|2|[II]}}
! width="5%" class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| [[1969 Grammy Awards|1969]]
| [[Otis Redding]]<br />[[Steve Cropper]]
| "[[(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay]]"
| [[Otis Redding]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Don Covay]] for "[[Chain of Fools (song)|Chain of Fools]]" ([[Aretha Franklin]])
* Edward Thomas, Bob McRee, & Clifton Thomas for "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" ([[Peggy Scott-Adams|Peggy Scott]] & Jo Jo Benson)
* [[Homer Banks]], [[Bettye Crutcher]], [[Raymond Jackson (songwriter)|Raymond Jackson]], & Donald Davis for "[[Who's Making Love]]" ([[Johnnie Taylor]])
* [[Norman Whitfield]], [[Barrett Strong]], & [[Roger Penzabene]] for "[[I Wish It Would Rain]]" ([[The Temptations]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1969>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZvYNAAAAIBAJandsjid=vXsDAAAAIBAJandpg=7306,477181anddq|title='Now' Singers To Get Grammys|date=February 11, 1969|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|publisher=[[Times Publishing Company]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1970 Grammy Awards|1970]]
| [[Richard Lewis Spencer]]
| "[[Color Him Father]]" 
| [[The Winstons]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Clarence Carter]], George Jackson, & Raymond Moore for "I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart" ([[Candi Staton]])
* [[Mel & Tim|Herbert "Tim" McPherson & Mel Hardin]] for "Backfield in Motion" ([[Mel & Tim]])
* [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff]], & [[Jerry Butler (singer)|Jerry Butler]] for "[[Only the Strong Survive (Jerry Butler song)|Only the Strong Survive]]" (Jerry Butler)
* [[Rudolph Isley]], [[O'Kelly Isley Jr.]], & [[Ronald Isley]] for "It's Your Thing" ([[The Isley Brothers]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1970-219.html|title=Grammy Awards 1970|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[1971 Grammy Awards|1971]]
|[[Ron Dunbar|Ronald Dunbar]]<br />[[General Johnson (musician)|General Johnson]]
| "[[Patches (Chairmen of the Board song)|Patches]]"
| [[Clarence Carter]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Greg Perry, General Johnson, & Angelo Bond for "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed" ([[100 Proof (Aged in Soul)]])
* Russell Lewis & Herman Davis for "[[Groovy Situation]]" ([[Gene Chandler]])
* [[Stevie Wonder]], Lee Garrett, [[Syreeta Wright]], & [[Lula Hardaway]] for "[[Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours|Signed, Sealed, Delivered]]" (Stevie Wonder)
* [[Thom Bell]] & William Hart for "[[Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)]]" ([[The Delfonics]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1971-220.html|title=Grammy Awards 1971|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[1972 Grammy Awards|1972]]
| [[Bill Withers]]
| "[[Ain't No Sunshine]]" 
| [[Bill Withers]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Clay McMurray, Laverne Ware, & Pamela Sawyer for "[[If I Were Your Woman (song)|If I Were Your Woman]]" ([[Gladys Knight & the Pips]])
* [[Clifton Davis]] for "[[Never Can Say Goodbye]]" ([[The Jackson 5]])
* Joseph Broussard, Carol Washington, & Ralph Williams for "[[Mr. Big Stuff]]" ([[Jean Knight]])
* [[Barrett Strong]] & [[Norman Whitfield]] for "[[Smiling Faces Sometimes]]" ([[The Undisputed Truth]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1972-221.html|title=Grammy Awards 1972|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1973|1973]]
| [[Barrett Strong]]<br />[[Norman Whitfield]]
| "[[Papa Was a Rollin' Stone]]"
| [[The Temptations]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Curtis Mayfield]] for "[[Freddie's Dead]]" (Curtis Mayfield)
* [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff]], & Cary Gilbert for "[[Me & Mrs. Jones]]" ([[Billy Paul]])
* Leon Huff, [[Gene McFadden]], & [[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]] for "[[Back Stabbers (song)|Back Stabbers]]" ([[The O'Jays]])
* [[Rudy Clark]], [[J.R. Bailey]], & Kenny Williams for "[[Everybody Plays the Fool]]" ([[The Main Ingredient (band)|The Main Ingredient]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1973-222.html|title=Grammy Awards 1973|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[1974 Grammy Awards|1974]]
| [[Stevie Wonder]]
| "[[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]"
| [[Stevie Wonder]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Jim Weatherly]] for "[[Midnight Train to Georgia]]" ([[Gladys Knight & the Pips]])
* [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff]] for "[[Love Train]]" ([[The O'Jays]])
* [[Sly Stone|Sylvester Stewart]] for "[[Family Affair (Sly & the Family Stone song)|Family Affair]]" ([[Sly & the Family Stone]])
* [[War (American band)|War]] for "Cisco Kid" (War)}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1974-223.html|title=Grammy Awards 1974|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1975|1975]]
| [[Stevie Wonder]]
| "[[Living for the City]]"
| [[Stevie Wonder]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Stevie Wonder]] for "[[Tell Me Something Good]]" ([[Rufus (band)|Rufus]])
* [[Hal Davis]], Don Fletcher, & Dean Parks for "[[Dancing Machine]]" ([[The Jackson 5]])
* [[Harry Wayne Casey]] & [[Richard Finch (musician)|Richard Finch]] for "[[Rock Your Baby]]" ([[George McCrae]])
* [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble]] for "[[For the Love of Money]]" ([[The O'Jays]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/17th-annual-grammy-awards|title=17th Annual GRAMMY Awards|publisher=Grammy Awards|access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1976|1976]]
| [[Harry Wayne Casey]]<br />Willie Clarke<br />[[Richard Finch (musician)|Richard Finch]]<br />[[Betty Wright]]
| "Where Is the Love"
| [[Betty Wright]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Barney Perry for "[[Walking in Rhythm]]" ([[The Blackbyrds]])
* Charlie Smalls for "[[Ease on Down the Road]]" ([[Consumer Rapport]])
* Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch for "[[Get Down Tonight]]" ([[KC and the Sunshine Band|KC & the Sunshine Band]])
* Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch for "[[That's the Way (I Like It)]]" ([[KC and the Sunshine Band|KC & the Sunshine Band]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1976-224.html|title=Grammy Awards 1976|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1977|1977]]
| [[Boz Scaggs]]<br />[[David Paich]]
| "[[Lowdown (Boz Scaggs song)|Lowdown]]"
| [[Boz Scaggs]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Bob Montgomery (songwriter)|Bob Montgomery]] for "[[Misty Blue]]" ([[Dorothy Moore]])
* [[Harry Wayne Casey]] & [[Richard Finch (musician)|Richard Finch]] for "[[(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty]]" ([[KC and the Sunshine Band|KC & the Sunshine Band]])
* [[Harvey Scales]], Al Vance, & [[Don Davis (producer)|Don Davis]] for "[[Disco Lady]]" ([[Johnnie Taylor]])
* [[Pam Sawyer]] & Marilyn McLeod for "[[Love Hangover]]" ([[Diana Ross]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1977-225.html|title=Grammy Awards 1977|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1978|1978]]
| [[Leo Sayer]]<br />[[Vini Poncia]]
| "[[You Make Me Feel Like Dancing]]"
| [[Leo Sayer]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff]], & [[Cary Gilbert]] for "[[Don't Leave Me This Way]]" ([[Thelma Houston]])
* [[Lionel Richie]] for "[[Easy (Commodores song)|Easy]]" ([[Commodores|The Commodores]])
* [[Maurice White]] & [[Al McKay]] for "[[Best of My Love (The Emotions song)|Best of My Love]]" ([[The Emotions]])
* [[Milan Williams]], Walter Orange, Thomas McClary, [[William King (singer)|William King]], Lionel Richie, & Ronald LaPread for "[[Brick House (song)|Brick House]]" (The Commodores)}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/grammy-awards-1978-226.html|title=Grammy Awards 1978|publisher=Awards & Shows}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1979|1979]]
| [[Paul Jabara]]
| "[[Last Dance (Donna Summer song)|Last Dance]]"
| [[Donna Summer]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff]] for "[[Use Ta Be My Girl]]" ([[The O'Jays]])
* [[Maurice White]], Eddie del Barrio, & [[Verdine White]] for "[[Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Fantasy]]" ([[Earth, Wind & Fire]])
* Perry Kibble & [[Janice Marie Johnson]] for "[[Boogie Oogie Oogie]]" ([[A Taste of Honey (band)|A Taste of Honey]])
* [[Bernard Edwards]], Kenny Lehman, & [[Nile Rodgers]] for "[[Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)]]" ([[Chic (band)|Chic]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1979>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5gIpAAAAIBAJandsjid=C9MEAAAAIBAJandpg=2129,3598894anddq|title=Bee Gees Head Lists For 6 Grammy Awards|date=January 9, 1979|access-date=April 23, 2010|work=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal|Daytona Beach Morning Journal]]|publisher=The News-Journal Corporation}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1980|1980]]
| [[David Foster]]<br />[[Jay Graydon]]<br />[[Bill Champlin]]
| "[[After the Love Has Gone]]"
| [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Dino Fekaris & [[Freddie Perren]] for "[[Reunited (song)|Reunited]]" ([[Peaches & Herb]])
* [[Gene McFadden]], [[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]], & Jerry Cohen for "[[Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now]]" ([[McFadden & Whitehead]])
* [[Isaac Hayes]] & [[Adrienne Anderson]] for "[[Deja Vu (Dionne Warwick song)|Deja Vu]]" ([[Dionne Warwick]])
* [[Nile Rodgers]] & [[Bernard Edwards]] for "[[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]" ([[Sister Sledge]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1980>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JcopAAAAIBAJandsjid=LO4DAAAAIBAJandpg=6870,4003315anddq|title=Grammy awards field a definite mixed bag|date=January 9, 1980|access-date=April 23, 2010|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|publisher=[[Cowles Publishing Company]]|first=Yardena|last=Arar}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1981|1981]]
| [[Reggie Lucas]]<br />[[James Mtume]]
| "[[Never Knew Love Like This Before]]"
| [[Stephanie Mills]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Nile Rodgers]] & [[Bernard Edwards]] for "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]" ([[Diana Ross]])
* [[Lee Garrett]] & [[Stevie Wonder]] for "[[Let's Get Serious (song)|Let's Get Serious]]" ([[Jermaine Jackson]])
* Leo Graham & Paul Richmond for "[[Shining Star (The Manhattans song)|Shining Star]]" ([[The Manhattans]])
* [[Rod Temperton]] for "[[Give Me the Night (George Benson song)|Give Me the Night]]" ([[George Benson]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1981>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TOMbAAAAIBAJandsjid=9GcEAAAAIBAJandpg=6933,2150833anddq|title=Newcomer Is Top Grammy Nominee|date=January 20, 1981|access-date=April 23, 2010|work=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1982|1982]]
| [[Bill Withers]]<br />William Salter<br />[[Ralph MacDonald]]
| "[[Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington Jr. song)|Just the Two of Us]]"
| [[Grover Washington Jr.]] & [[Bill Withers]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Chas Jankel]] & [[Kenny Young]] for "[[Ai No Corrida (song)|Ai No Corrida]]" ([[Quincy Jones]])
* Harold Hudson, [[William King (singer)|William King]], & Shirley King for "[[Lady (You Bring Me Up)]]" ([[The Commodores]])
* [[Leon Haywood]] for "[[She's a Bad Mama Jama]]" ([[Carl Carlton]])
* Marc Blatte & [[Larry Gottlieb]] for "[[When She Was My Girl]]" ([[Four Tops|The Four Tops]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1982>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iOAjAAAAIBAJandsjid=LyoEAAAAIBAJandpg=4823,1615538anddq|title=Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominees|date=January 14, 1982|access-date=April 23, 2010|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|The Milwaukee Journal]]}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1983|1983]]
| [[Jay Graydon]]<br />[[Steve Lukather]]<br />[[Bill Champlin]]
| "[[Turn Your Love Around]]"
| [[George Benson]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Odell Brown]], & [[David Ritz]] for "[[Sexual Healing]]" (Marvin Gaye)
* Reggie Andrews & [[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]] for "[[Let It Whip]]" ([[Dazz Band]])
* [[Stevie Wonder]] for "[[That Girl (Stevie Wonder song)|That Girl]]" (Stevie Wonder)
* Stevie Wonder for "[[Do I Do]]" (Stevie Wonder)
* [[Teddy Randazzo]], Bobby Weinstein, & Lou Staliman for "[[It's Gonna Take a Miracle]]" ([[Deniece Williams]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1983>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fos1AAAAIBAJandsjid=RDIHAAAAIBAJandpg=5056,1174517anddq|title=Toto, Stevie Wonder top Grammy nominations|date=January 12, 1983|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=[[Lodi News-Sentinel]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1984|1984]]
| [[Michael Jackson]]
| "[[Billie Jean]]"
| [[Michael Jackson]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Eddy Grant]] for "[[Electric Avenue (song)|Electric Avenue]]" (Eddy Grant)
* [[Hawk Wolinski]] for "[[Ain't Nobody]]" ([[Rufus (band)|Rufus]] & [[Chaka Khan]])
* [[James Ingram]] & [[Quincy Jones]] for "[[PYT (Pretty Young Thing)]]" (Michael Jackson)
* Michael Jackson for "[[Wanna Be Startin' Somethin']]" <br />(Michael Jackson)}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1984>{{cite news |title= Michael Jackson Tops Grammy Nominations|newspaper= [[Detroit Free Press]]|date= 11 January 1984|page= 5B}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1985|1985]]
| [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
| "[[I Feel for You]]"
| [[Chaka Khan]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Bill Wolfer & [[Dean Pitchford]] for "[[Dancing in the Sheets]]" ([[Shalamar]])
* [[James Ingram]], [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], [[Rod Temperton]], & [[Quincy Jones]] for "[[Yah Mo B There]]" (James Ingram & Michael McDonald)
* [[Keith Diamond (songwriter)|Keith Diamond]] & [[Billy Ocean]] for "[[Caribbean Queen]]" (Billy Ocean)
* [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] for "[[The Glamorous Life]]" (Sheila E.)}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1985>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dVosAAAAIBAJandsjid=yc4EAAAAIBAJandpg=6572,2455666anddq|title=David Foster Leading Grammy Nominations|date=January 12, 1985|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]|publisher=The New York Times Company}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1986|1986]]
|[[Jeffrey E. Cohen]]<br />[[Narada Michael Walden]]
| "[[Freeway of Love]]" 
| [[Aretha Franklin]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[David Foster]], [[The Keane Brothers|Tom Keane]], & [[Cynthia Weil]] for "[[Through the Fire (song)|Through the Fire]]" ([[Chaka Khan]])
* [[LaLa (songwriter)|LaLa]] for "[[You Give Good Love]]" ([[Whitney Houston]])
* [[Sharon Robinson (songwriter)|Sharon Robinson]], Jon Gilutin, & Bunny Hull for "[[New Attitude (song)|New Attitude]]" ([[Patti LaBelle]])
* Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert, & Franne Golde for "[[Nightshift (song)|Nightshift]]" ([[The Commodores]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1986>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k6QkAAAAIBAJandsjid=7KUFAAAAIBAJandpg=1071,2798016anddq|title=Best new artist category causes Grammys' only stir|date=February 26, 1986|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|publisher=[[Canwest]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1987|1987]]
| [[Anita Baker]]<br />Louis A. Johnson<br />[[Gary Bias]] 
| "[[Sweet Love (Anita Baker song)|Sweet Love]]"
| [[Anita Baker]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Dan Hartman]] & [[Charlie Midnight]] for "[[Living in America (James Brown song)|Living in America]]" ([[James Brown]])
* [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|James Harris III, Terry Lewis]], & [[Janet Jackson]] for "[[What Have You Done For Me Lately]]" (Janet Jackson)
* [[Luther Vandross]] & [[Nat Adderley Jr.]] for "[[Give Me the Reason (song)|Give Me the Reason]]" (Luther Vandross)
* [[The Revolution (band)|Prince & the Revolution]] for "[[Kiss (Prince song)|Kiss]]" (Prince & the Revolution)}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1987>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cywtAAAAIBAJandsjid=Cb0EAAAAIBAJandpg=1379,1280086anddq|title=Veterans top Grammy nominations|date=January 8, 1987|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=[[The Herald (Rock Hill)|The Herald]]|publisher=The McClatchy Company}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1988|1988]]
| [[Bill Withers]]
| "[[Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]"
| [[Club Nouveau]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Jimmy George & Lou Pardini for "[[Just to See Her]]" ([[Smokey Robinson]])
* [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] for "[[U Got the Look]]" (Prince & Sheena Easton)
* [[Calloway (band)|Reggie Calloway]] for "[[Casanova (LeVert song)|Casanova]]" ([[LeVert]])
* [[Stevie Wonder]] for "[[Skeletons (Stevie Wonder song)|Skeletons]]" (Stevie Wonder)}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1988>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CeslAAAAIBAJandsjid=ZfwFAAAAIBAJandpg=6885,4044707anddq|title=Irish rockers among Grammy nominees|date=January 15, 1988|access-date=April 24, 2010|first=Larry|last=McShane|work=[[The Telegraph (Nashua)|The Telegraph]]|publisher=Telegraph Publishing Company}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards of 1989|1989]]
| [[Anita Baker]]<br />Randy Holland<br />[[Skip Scarborough]]
| "[[Giving You the Best That I Got (song)|Giving You the Best That I Got]]"
| [[Anita Baker]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[L.A. Reid]], & [[Daryl Simmons]] for "[[Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown song)|Don't Be Cruel]]" ([[Bobby Brown]])
* Jimmy George for "[[I'll Always Love You (Taylor Dayne song)|I'll Always Love You]]" ([[Taylor Dayne]])
* [[Johnny Kemp]] & Gene Griffin for "[[Just Got Paid (Johnny Kemp song)|Just Got Paid]]" (Johnny Kemp)
* [[Luther Vandross]] & [[Marcus Miller]] for "[[Any Love (Luther Vandross song)|Any Love]]" (Luther Vandross)}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1989>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GakcAAAAIBAJandsjid=bmMEAAAAIBAJandpg=6806,5279541anddq|title=Grammy nominations: Tracy Chapman, Bobby McFerrin lead pack|first=Richard|last=De Atley|date=January 11, 1989|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=Pittsburgh Press|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1990 Grammy Awards|1990]]
| [[Gamble and Huff|Kenny Gamble<br />Leon Huff]]
| "[[If You Don't Know Me by Now]]"
| [[Simply Red]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Calvin Lewis & Andrew Wright for "[[When a Man Loves a Woman (song)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]" ([[Joe Cocker]])
* [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|James Harris III & Terry Lewis]] for "[[Miss You Much]]" ([[Janet Jackson]])
* [[L.A. Reid]] & [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] for "[[Every Little Step]]" ([[Bobby Brown]])
* [[L.A. Reid]], [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], & Daryl Simmons for "[[Superwoman (Karyn White song)|Superwoman]]" ([[Karyn White]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1990>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e880AAAAIBAJandsjid=VDIHAAAAIBAJandpg=4801,6415611anddq|title=Grammys reach out to young listeners|date=February 21, 1990|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=Lodi News-Sentinel}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1991 Grammy Awards|1991]]
| [[MC Hammer]]<br />[[Rick James]]<br />Alonzo Miller
| "[[U Can't Touch This]]"
| [[MC Hammer]]
| {{smalldiv|
* George Johnson, [[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]], & Sonora Sam for "[[I'll Be Good to You]]" ([[Ray Charles]] & [[Chaka Khan]])
* [[Janet Jackson]], [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|James Harris III & Terry Lewis]] for "[[Alright (Janet Jackson song)|Alright]]" (Janet Jackson)
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] & [[Daryl Simmons]] for "[[My, My, My]]" ([[Johnny Gill]])
* Terry Steele & David L. Elliott for "[[Here and Now (Luther Vandross song)|Here and Now]]" ([[Luther Vandross]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1991>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/11/arts/grammy-nominees-announced.html|title=Grammy Nominees Announced|date=January 11, 1991|access-date=April 24, 2010|first=Jon|last=Pareles|author-link=Jon Pareles|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1992 Grammy Awards|1992]]
| [[Marcus Miller]]<br />[[Luther Vandross]]<br />Teddy Vann
| "[[Power of Love/Love Power]]" 
| [[Luther Vandross]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Al Bell|Alvertis Isbell]] for "[[I'll Take You There]]" ([[BeBe & CeCe Winans]] featuring [[Mavis Staples]])
* [[Dr. Freeze]] for "[[I Wanna Sex You Up]]" ([[Color Me Badd]])
* [[Narada Michael Walden]] & [[Lisa Fischer]] for "[[How Can I Ease the Pain]]" (Lisa Fischer)
* [[Walter Afanasieff]] & [[John Bettis]] for "[[Can You Stop the Rain]]" ([[Peabo Bryson]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1992>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OBcMAAAAIBAJandsjid=JVwDAAAAIBAJandpg=7181,36449anddq|title=Cole's 'Unforgettable' wins song of the year|date=February 26, 1992|access-date=April 24, 2010|first=Eric|last=Snider|work=St. Petersburg Times|publisher=Times Publishing Company}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1993 Grammy Awards|1993]]
| [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]<br />[[L.A. Reid]]<br />[[Daryl Simmons]]
| "[[End of the Road (Boyz II Men song)|End of the Road]]"
| [[Boyz II Men]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Dallas Austin]] & [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]] for "[[Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg]]" ([[TLC (band)|TLC]])
* [[Hal Davis]], [[Berry Gordy]], [[Willie Hutch]], & Bob West for "[[I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)#Mariah Carey version|I'll Be There]]" ([[Mariah Carey]] & [[Trey Lorenz]])
* [[Michael Jackson]], [[René Moore]], [[Bruce Swedien]], & [[Teddy Riley]] for "[[Jam (Michael Jackson song)|Jam]]" (Michael Jackson)
* [[Thomas McElroy]] & [[Denzil Foster]] for "[[My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)]]" ([[En Vogue]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1993>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TwIrAAAAIBAJandsjid=NZcFAAAAIBAJandpg=6950,2963380anddq|title=Clapton leads the pack of Grammy nominees|date=January 8, 1993|access-date=April 24, 2010|first=John|last=Antczak|work=Deseret News|publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1994 Grammy Awards|1994]]
| [[Janet Jackson]]<br />[[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]]
| "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes]]"
| [[Janet Jackson]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] & [[Daryl Simmons]] for "[[Can We Talk]]" ([[Tevin Campbell]])
* [[Luther Vandross]] & [[Marcus Miller]] for "[[Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)]]" (Luther Vandross)
* Luther Vandross & [[Reed Vertelney]] for "[[Heaven Knows (Luther Vandross song)|Heaven Knows]]" (Luther Vandross)
* [[Raphael Saadiq|Raphael Wiggins]] & Carl Wheeler for "[[Anniversary (Tony! Toni! Toné! song)|Anniversary]]" ([[Tony! Toni! Toné!]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1994>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mPghAAAAIBAJandsjid=bqIFAAAAIBAJandpg=3904,3174680anddq|title=Sting Leads Grammy Nominations With Six|date=January 7, 1994|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=[[Reading Eagle]]|publisher=Reading Eagle Company}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1995 Grammy Awards|1995]]
| [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
| "[[I'll Make Love to You]]"
| [[Boyz II Men]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] for "[[When Can I See You]]" ([[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]])
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[L.A. Reid]], & [[Daryl Simmons]] for "[[You Mean the World to Me (Toni Braxton song)|You Mean the World to Me]]" ([[Toni Braxton]])
* [[Me'Shell Ndegéocello]] for "[[If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)]]" (Me'Shell Ndegéocello)
* [[Rick Nowels]] & [[Ellen Shipley]] for "[[Body and Soul (Anita Baker song)|Body and Soul]]" ([[Anita Baker]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1995>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6M4NAAAAIBAJandsjid=xXYDAAAAIBAJandpg=5915,409957anddq|title=The line forms for Grammys|date=January 6, 1995|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=St. Petersburg Times|publisher=Times Publishing Company}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1996 Grammy Awards|1996]]
| [[Stevie Wonder]]
| "[[For Your Love (Stevie Wonder song)|For Your Love]]" 
| [[Stevie Wonder]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] for "[[Red Light Special]]" ([[TLC (band)|TLC]])
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] for "You Can't Run" ([[Vanessa L. Williams]])
* [[D'Angelo]] for "[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo song)|Brown Sugar]]" (D'Angelo)
* [[Dallas Austin]] for "[[Creep (TLC song)|Creep]]" (TLC)}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1996>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/05/arts/new-faces-in-grammy-nominations.html|title=New Faces in Grammy Nominations|first=Neil|last=Strauss|author-link=Neil Strauss|date=January 5, 1996|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1997 Grammy Awards|1997]]
| [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
| "[[Exhale (Shoop Shoop)]]"
| [[Whitney Houston]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] for "[[Sittin' up in My Room]]" ([[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]])
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[Toni Braxton]] & [[Bryce Wilson]] for "[[You're Makin' Me High]]" ([[Toni Braxton]])
* [[Luther Vandross]] for "[[Your Secret Love (song)|Your Secret Love]]" (Luther Vandross)
* [[Rod Temperton]] for "You Put a Move on My Heart" ([[Tamia]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1997>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/08/books/babyface-celine-dion-and-pumpkins-compete-for-multiple-grammys.html?pagewanted=2|title=Babyface, Celine Dion & Pumpkins Compete For Multiple Grammys|date=January 8, 1997|access-date=April 24, 2010|page=2|first=Neil|last=Strauss|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1998 Grammy Awards|1998]]
| [[R. Kelly]]
| "[[I Believe I Can Fly]]" 
| [[R. Kelly]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Dr. Dre|Andre Young]], [[Chauncey Hannibal]], [[Teddy Riley]], William Stewart, [[Queen Pen|Lynise Walters]], Richard Vick, & [[Bill Withers]] for "[[No Diggity]]" ([[Blackstreet]] featuring [[Dr. Dre]] & [[Queen Pen]])
* [[Erykah Badu]] & Jaborn Jamal for "[[On & On (Erykah Badu song)|On & On]]" ([[Erykah Badu]])
* [[Kirk Franklin]] for "[[Stomp (God's Property song)|Stomp]]" ([[God's Property]] featuring [[Kirk Franklin]] & [[Cheryl James|Salt]])
* [[Mariah Carey]], [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]], [[Stevie J]], [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip (The Ummah)]], [[Bobby Robinson (record producer)|Bobby Robinson]], [[Stephen Hague]], Ronald Larkins, [[Malcolm McLaren]], & Larry Price for "[[Honey (Mariah Carey song)|Honey]]" (Mariah Carey)}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1998>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/07/arts/grammy-nominations-yield-surprises-including-newcomer-s-success.html?pagewanted=all|title=Grammy Nominations Yield Surprises, Including Newcomer's Success|date=January 7, 1998|access-date=April 24, 2010|first=Neil|last=Strauss|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[1999 Grammy Awards|1999]]
| [[Lauryn Hill]]
| "[[Doo Wop (That Thing)]]" 
| [[Lauryn Hill]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Brandy Norwood]], [[LaShawn Daniels]], [[Fred Jerkins III]], [[Rodney Jerkins]], & [[Japhe Tejeda]] for "[[The Boy Is Mine (Brandy and Monica song)|The Boy is Mine]]" ([[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] & [[Monica (singer)|Monica]])
* [[Kirk Franklin]] for "Lean On Me" (Kirk Franklin with [[Mary J. Blige]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Bono]], [[Crystal Lewis]] & [[Kirk Franklin & the Family|the Family]])
* [[Lauryn Hill]] for "[[A Rose Is Still a Rose (song)|A Rose is Still a Rose]]" ([[Aretha Franklin]])
* Rory Bennett & [[K-Ci & JoJo|JoJo Hailey]] for "[[All My Life (K-Ci & JoJo song)|All My Life]] ([[K-Ci & JoJo]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy1999>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zn0VAAAAIBAJandsjid=9-sDAAAAIBAJandpg=5909,1317889anddq|title=Top Grammy nominations|date=January 6, 1999|access-date=April 24, 2010|work=[[The Register-Guard]]|publisher=Guard Publishing}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2000 Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Kandi Burruss]]<br />[[Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs|Kevin Briggs]]<br />[[Tameka Cottle]]
| "[[No Scrubs]]"
| [[TLC (group)|TLC]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Lauryn Hill]] for "[[All That I Can Say]]" ([[Mary J. Blige]])
* Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, & Kelendria Rowland for "[[Bills, Bills, Bills]]" ([[Destiny's Child]])
* [[Soulshock and Karlin|K. Karlin]], [[Tamara Savage]], & [[Carsten Schack]] for "[[Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)|Heartbreak Hotel]]" ([[Whitney Houston]] featuring [[Faith Evans]] & [[Kelly Price]])
* LaShawn Daniels, [[Toni Estes]], Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, & [[Isaac Phillips]] for "[[It's Not Right but It's Okay]]" ([[Whitney Houston]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name="Grammy Nominations 2000">{{cite news|title=Santana Tops List With 10 Grammy Nominations|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20000105andslug=A20000106010154|publisher=The Seattle Times|access-date=24 June 2012|date=January 5, 2000|archive-date=30 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130042606/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000105andslug=A20000106010154|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2001 Grammy Awards|2001]]
| [[Beyoncé]]<br />[[Rodney Jerkins]]<br />[[LaShawn Daniels]]<br />[[Fred Jerkins III]]<br />[[LeToya Luckett]]<br />[[LaTavia Roberson]]<br />[[Kelly Rowland]]
| "[[Say My Name]]"
| [[Destiny's Child]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Erykah Badu]] for "[[Bag Lady]]" ([[Erykah Badu]])
* LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, & Harvey Mason Jr. for "[[He Wasn't Man Enough]]" ([[Toni Braxton]])
* Mark Andrews, Tim Kelley, & Bob Robinson for "[[Thong Song]]" ([[Sisqó]])
* [[D'Angelo]] & [[Raphael Saadiq]] for "[[Untitled (How Does It Feel)]]" ([[D'Angelo]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy2001>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/ |title=43rd Grammy Awards |access-date=July 12, 2010 |publisher=CNN |date=February 21, 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106040823/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/ |archive-date=November 6, 2008 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2002 Grammy Awards|2002]]
| [[Alicia Keys]] 
| "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]" *
| [[Alicia Keys]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Erykah Badu]] for "[[Didn't Cha Know?]]" ([[Erykah Badu]])
* [[Missy Elliott]] & [[Timbaland|T. Mosley]] for "[[Get Ur Freak On]]" ([[Missy Elliott]])
* Dallas Austin for "[[Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)]]" ([[Blu Cantrell]])
* [[Brian McKnight]] for "[[Love of My Life (Brian McKnight song)|Love of My Life]]" ([[Brian McKnight]])
* [[India Arie|India.Arie]], [[The Hitmen (production team)|Carlos "Six July" Broady]], & Shannon Sanders for "[[Video (song)|Video]]" ([[India Arie|India.Arie]])}}
| 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=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2003 Grammy Awards|2003]]
| [[Erykah Badu]]<br />Glenn Standridge<br />[[James Poyser]]<br />Madukwu Chinwah<br />[[Raphael Saadiq]]<br />[[Common (rapper)|Lonnie Lynn]]<br />Robert Ozuna
| "[[Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)]]"
| [[Erykah Badu]] featuring [[Common (rapper)|Common]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Michael Archer, Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq, & Glenn Standridge for "Be Here" ([[Raphael Saadiq]] featuring [[D'Angelo]])
* Marsha Ambrosius, Darren "Limitless" Henson, Keith "Keshon" Pelzer, & Natalie Stewart for "[[Floetic (song)|Floetic]]" ([[Floetry]])
* Will Baker, Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders, & India Simpson for "Good Man" ([[India.Arie]])
* [[Remy Shand]] for "[[Take a Message]]" (Remy Shand)}}
| align="center"| <ref name="Grammy Nominations 2003">{{cite news|title=Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23|url=http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Complete-list-of-Grammy-nominees-ceremony-set-2687689.php#page-3|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=24 June 2012|date=January 8, 2003}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[2004 Grammy Awards|2004]]
| [[Beyoncé]]<br />[[Jay-Z|Jay Z]]<br />[[Rich Harrison]]
| "[[Crazy in Love]]"
| [[Beyoncé]] featuring [[Jay-Z|Jay Z]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Mark Batson]] & [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]] for "[[Comin' from Where I'm From (song)|Comin' from Where I'm From]]" ([[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]])
* [[Richard Marx]] & [[Luther Vandross]] for "[[Dance with My Father (song)|Dance with My Father]]" ([[Luther Vandross]])
* [[Erykah Badu]], J. Poyser, B.R. Smith, & R.C. Williams for "[[Danger (Erykah Badu song)|Danger]]" ([[Erykah Badu]])
* A. Douglas, [[Irv Gotti|I. Lorenzo]], & A. Parker for "[[Rock wit U (Awww Baby)]]"([[Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name="Grammy Nominations 2004">{{cite web|title=Complete List Of 2004 Grammy Nominations|url=http://www.music-slam.com/?p=281|publisher=Music-Slam.com|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[2005 Grammy Awards|2005]]
| [[Alicia Keys]]<br />[[Harold Lilly (songwriter)|Harold Lilly]]<br />[[Kanye West]]
| "[[You Don't Know My Name]]"
| [[Alicia Keys]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Bryan Michael Cox]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], & [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] for "[[Burn (Usher song)|Burn]]" ([[Usher (musician)|Usher]])
* [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] for "[[Call My Name (Prince song)|Call My Name]]" ([[Prince (musician)|Prince]])
* [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], [[Manuel Seal]], & [[Adonis Shropshire]] for "[[My Boo (Usher & Alicia Keys song)|My Boo]]" ([[Usher (singer)|Usher]] & [[Alicia Keys]])
* [[Ludacris|Chris Bridges]], [[Sean Garrett]], LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, [[LRoc|James Phillips]], [[Lil Jon|Jonathan Smith]], & [[Patrick J. Que Smith]] for "[[Yeah! (Usher song)|Yeah!]]" ([[Usher (musician)|Usher]] featuring [[Lil Jon]] & [[Ludacris]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy2005>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm|title=Grammy Award nominees in top categories|date=February 7, 2005|access-date=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|work=USA Today}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2006 Grammy Awards|2006]]
| [[Mariah Carey]]<br />[[Johntá Austin]]<br />[[Manuel Seal|Manuel Seal Jr.]]<br />[[Jermaine Dupri]]
| "[[We Belong Together]]"
| [[Mariah Carey]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Rodney Jerkins]], [[Beyoncé]], Ricky Lewis, [[Kelly Rowland]], [[Robert Waller (musician)|Robert Waller]], & [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]] for "[[Cater 2 U]]" ([[Destiny's Child]])
* [[Craig Brockman]], [[Missy Elliott]], & [[Nisan Stewart]] for "[[Free Yourself (Fantasia song)|Free Yourself]]" ([[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]])
* [[will.i.am|W. Adams]] & [[John Legend|J. Stephens]] for "[[Ordinary People (John Legend song)|Ordinary People]]" ([[John Legend]])
* [[Garry Glenn]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Harold Lilly (songwriter)|Harold Lilly]], & [[Kanye West]] for "[[Unbreakable (Alicia Keys song)|Unbreakable]]" ([[Alicia Keys]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy2006>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/09gram-list.html|title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominations|access-date=July 12, 2010|date=December 8, 2005|page=1|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2007 Grammy Awards|2007]]
| [[Bryan-Michael Cox]]<br />Jason Perry<br />[[Johntá Austin]]<br />[[Mary J. Blige]]
| "[[Be Without You]]"
| [[Mary J. Blige]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] for "[[Black Sweat]]" ([[Prince (musician)|Prince]])
* [[Jay-Z|Jay Z]], [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Makeba Riddick|Makeba]], [[Keli Nicole Price]], & [[Delisha Thomas]] for "[[Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song)|Déjà Vu]]" ([[Beyoncé]] featuring [[Jay-Z|Jay Z]])
* [[Johnta Austin]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Bryan-Michael Cox]], & [[Jermaine Dupri]] for "[[Don't Forget About Us]]" ([[Mariah Carey]])
* Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders, & [[India Arie|India.Arie]] for "[[I Am Not My Hair]]" ([[India Arie|India.Arie]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy2007>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_show/list.aspx#05 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20061220160454/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2006 |title=49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences |access-date=July 12, 2010 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2008 Grammy Awards|2008]]
| [[Alicia Keys]]<br />[[DJ Dirty Harry|Dirty Harry]]<br />[[Kerry Brothers Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]]
| "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]"
| [[Alicia Keys]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[India Arie|India.Arie]] & Joyce Simpson for "Beautiful Flower" ([[India Arie|India.Arie]])
* [[Stargate (music producers)|M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen]], & [[Ne-Yo|Shaffer Smith]] for "[[Hate That I Love You]]" ([[Rihanna]] featuring [[Ne-Yo]])
* Ivan Barias, [[Adam Blackstone|Adam W. Blackstone]], Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II, & Corey Latif Williams for "[[Teachme]]" ([[Musiq Soulchild]])
* [[Louis Biancaniello]], Waynne Nugent, [[Erika Nuri]], [[Kevin Risto]], Janet Swel, & [[Sam Watters]] for "[[When I See U]]" ([[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216120238/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2008|title=Grammy 2008 Winners List|date=February 10, 2008|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2009 Grammy Awards|2009]]
| [[Stargate (music producers)|Mikkel Eriksen]]<br />[[Stargate (music producers)|Tor Hermansen]]<br />[[Ne-Yo]]
| "[[Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)|Miss Independent]]" 
| [[Ne-Yo]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Salaam Remi]] & [[Jazmine Sullivan]] for "[[Bust Your Windows]]" ([[Jazmine Sullivan]])
* I. Barias, [[Raheem DeVaughn]], C. Haggins, K. Oliver, & J. Smith for "[[Customer (song)|Customer]]" ([[Raheem DeVaughn]])
* [[Keyshia Cole]], Jason Farmer, & Alex Francis for "[[Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole song)|Heaven Sent]]" ([[Keyshia Cole]])
* Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, & [[Ne-Yo]] for "[[Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson song)|Spotlight]]" ([[Jennifer Hudson]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/20090208/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215063113/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/20090208/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2009|title=Grammy 2009 Winners List|date=February 8, 2009|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2010 Grammy Awards|2010]]
| [[Kuk Harrell|Thaddis Harrell]]<br /><!-- "Kuk" does *NOT* appear in his official nomination -->[[Beyoncé|Beyoncé Knowles]]<br />[[The-Dream|Terius Nash]]<br />[[Tricky Stewart|Christopher Stewart]]
| "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]" *
| [[Beyoncé]]<!-- *DO NOT* change Beyoncé's name as displayed in either place here. Her official nomination & win as a songwriter were under her full name, as is her Wikipedia article; but she records under her first name only. No redundant link here as the whole world knows her by first name only, a la Oprah. -->
| {{smalldiv|
* James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain, & Nathan L. Walker for "[[Blame It]]" ([[Jamie Foxx]] featuring [[T-Pain]])
* [[Salaam Remi]] & [[Jazmine Sullivan]] for "[[Lions, Tigers & Bears (song)|Lions, Tigers & Bears]]" ([[Jazmine Sullivan]])
* Hod David & [[Maxwell (musician)|Musze]] for "[[Pretty Wings]]" ([[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]])
* [[Tank (American singer)|D. Babbs]], [[Lonny Bereal|L. Bereal]], [[Pleasure P|M. Cooper]], [[Antonio Dixon (songwriter)|A. Dixon]], J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New, & K. Stephens for "[[Under (Pleasure P song)|Under]]" ([[Pleasure P]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name="Grammy Nominations 2010">{{cite web|title=Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List|url=http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/02/grammy-nominees-2010/|publisher=AOL Inc.|access-date=24 June 2012|archive-date=6 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306003427/http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/02/grammy-nominees-2010/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2011 Grammy Awards|2011]]
| [[John Legend]]
| "Shine"
| [[John Legend]] & [[The Roots]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Chuck Harmony|Charles Harmon]] & [[Claude Kelly]] for "[[Bittersweet (Fantasia song)|Bittersweet]]" ([[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]])
* Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland, & [[Miguel Jontel]] for "Finding My Way Back" ([[Jaheim]])
* [[El DeBarge|Eldra DeBarge]] & [[Mischke Butler|Mischke]] for "Second Chance" ([[El DeBarge]])
* [[Kem (singer)|Kem Owens]] for "Why Would You Stay" ([[Kem (singer)|Kem]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name="Grammy Nominations 2011">{{cite web|title=2011 Grammy Awards - complete list of nominees|url=http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_16759537|publisher=Los Angeles Newspaper Group|access-date=24 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227081626/http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_16759537|archive-date=27 December 2010}}</ref> 
|-
! scope="row"| [[2012 Grammy Awards|2012]]
| [[CeeLo Green]]<br />[[Melanie Fiona]]<br />[[Jack Splash]]
| "[[Fool for You]]"
| [[CeeLo Green]] featuring [[Melanie Fiona]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Marsha Ambrosius]], [[Sterling Simms]], & [[Just Blaze|Justin Smith]] for "[[Far Away (Marsha Ambrosius song)|Far Away]]" (Marsha Ambrosius)
* [[Kelly Price]] for "Not My Daddy" ([[Kelly Price]] featuring Stokley)
* [[Chuck Harmony|Charles Harmon]], [[Claude Kelly]], & [[Ledisi|Ledisi Young]] for "Pieces of Me" ([[Ledisi]])
* Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days Jr., Wirlie Morris, [[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]], & Mahin Wilson for "You Are" ([[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name=Grammy2012>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011andgenre=13|title=2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees & Winners: General Field|publisher=[[Recording Academy|The Recording Academy]]|date=November 30, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2013 Grammy Awards|2013]]
| [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel Pimentel]]
| "[[Adorn (song)|Adorn]]"
| [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Tamia|Tamia Hill]], [[Claude Kelly]], & [[Salaam Remi]] for "[[Beautiful Surprise (song)|Beautiful Surprise]]" ([[Tamia]])
* [[Benny Blanco|Benjamin Levin]], [[Rico Love]], & [[Trey Songz|Tremaine Neverson]] for "[[Heart Attack (Trey Songz song)|Heart Attack]]" ([[Trey Songz]])
* [[Antonio Dixon (songwriter)|Antonio Dixon]], [[Babyface (musician)|Kenny Edmonds]], [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]], & [[Patrick M. Smith]] for "Pray for Me" ([[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]])
* [[Darhyl Camper|Darhyl "DJ" Camper]], [[Elle Varner]], & [[Andrew "Pop" Wansel]] for "[[Refill (song)|Refill]]" ([[Elle Varner]])}}
| align="center"| <ref name="Grammy2012"/>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2014 Grammy Awards|2014]]
| [[James Fauntleroy]]<br />[[J-Roc|Jerome Harmon]]<br />[[Timbaland|Timothy Mosley]]<br />[[Justin Timberlake]]
| "[[Pusher Love Girl]]"
| [[Justin Timberlake]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]], & Jairus Mozee for "Best of Me" ([[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]])
* [[Tamar Braxton]], [[Darhyl Camper, Jr.|Darhyl Camper Jr.]], [[LaShawn Daniels]], & [[Makeba Riddick]] for "Love & War" ([[Tamar Braxton]])
* [[PJ Morton]] for "Only One" ([[PJ Morton]] & [[Stevie Wonder]])
* [[Fantasia Barrino]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Al Sherrod Lambert]], [[Harmony Samuels]], & Kyle Stewart for "Without Me" ([[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]] (featuring [[Kelly Rowland]] & [[Missy Elliott]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf |title=2014 Nominees |access-date=2013-12-08 |archive-date=2013-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216085917/http://www.grammy.org/files/press-release/pdf/56nomsfinalrelease_final_.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2015 Grammy Awards|2015]]
| [[Jay-Z|Shawn Carter]]<br />[[Rasool Diaz]]<br />[[Detail (record producer)|Noel Fisher]]<br />[[J-Roc|Jerome Harmon]]<br />[[Beyoncé|Beyoncé Knowles]]<br />[[Timbaland|Timothy Mosley]]<br />[[Andre Eric Proctor]]<br />[[Brian Soko]] 
| "[[Drunk in Love]]"
| [[Beyoncé]] {{small|(featuring [[Jay-Z|Jay Z]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Ronald Colson|Ronald "Flippa" Colson]], [[Warren "Oak" Felder]], [[Usher (musician)|Usher Raymond IV]], Jameel Roberts, Terry "Tru" Sneed, & [[Andrew "Pop" Wansel]] for "[[Good Kisser]]" (Usher)
* Eric Belinger, [[Chris Brown]], James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, [[Mark Pitts]], Usher Raymond IV, [[Rick Ross|William Roberts]], [[Verse Simmonds|Maurice "Verse" Simmonds]], & [[Keith Thomas (producer)|Keith Thomas]] for "[[New Flame]]" (Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross)
* Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, & Jamaica "Kahn-Cept" Smith for "[[Options (Luke James song)|Options]] (Wolfjames Version)" ([[Luke James (singer)|Luke James]] featuring [[Rick Ross]])
* [[Jhené Aiko|Jhené Aiko Chilombo]] for "[[The Worst (Jhené Aiko song)|The Worst]]" (Jhené Aiko)}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 5, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2016 Grammy Awards|2016]]
| [[D'Angelo]]<br />Gina Figueroa<br />Kendra Foster
| "[[Really Love (D'Angelo song)|Really Love]]"
| [[D'Angelo|D'Angelo & The Vanguard]]
| {{smalldiv|
* Brook Davis & [[Miguel Pimentel]] for "Coffee" (Miguel)
* [[Ahmad Balshe]], [[Stephan Moccio]], [[Jason Quenneville]], & [[The Weeknd|Abel Tesfaye]] for "Earned It" ([[The Weeknd]])
* [[Babyface (musician)|Kenny B. Edmonds]], [[Jazmine Sullivan]], & [[Key Wane|Dwyane M. Weir II]] for "Let It Burn" ([[Jazmine Sullivan]])
* [[Warryn Campbell]], [[Tyrese Gibson]], & DJ Rogers Jr. for "Shame" ([[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list Billboard.com, 7 December 2015]</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[2017 Grammy Awards|2017]]
| Hod David<br />[[Maxwell (musician)|Musze]]
| "[[Lake by the Ocean]]"
|[[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Jahron Brathwaite]], [[40 (record producer)|Noah Shebib]] & [[Aubrey Graham]] for "[[Come and See Me]]" ([[PartyNextDoor]] featuring [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]])
* [[Bryson Tiller]], Michael Hernandez, & Michael Johnson for "[[Exchange (song)|Exchange]]" ([[Bryson Tiller]])
* [[Jeff Bhasker]], [[Robyn Fenty]], John Glass, & [[Teddy Sinclair]] for "[[Kiss It Better (Rihanna song)|Kiss It Better]]" ([[Rihanna]])
* [[Cashmere Cat|Magnus Høiberg]], [[Benjamin Levin (musician)|Benjamin Levin]], & [[Tory Lanez|Daystar Peterson]] for "[[Luv (Tory Lanez song)|Luv]]" ([[Tory Lanez]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref>[https://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=27 Grammy.com, 31 December 2016]</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]]
| [[Brody Brown|Christopher Brody Brown]]<br />[[James Fauntleroy]]<br />[[Philip Lawrence (songwriter)|Philip Lawrence]]<br />[[Bruno Mars]]<br />[[The Stereotypes|Ray Charles McCullough II]]<br />[[The Stereotypes|Jeremy Reeves]]<br />[[The Stereotypes|Ray Romulus]]<br />[[The Stereotypes|Jonathan Yip]]
| "[[That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song)|That's What I Like]]" *
| [[Bruno Mars]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[PJ Morton]] for "First Began" (PJ Morton)
* Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, [[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid Robinson]], & Joshua Scruggs for "[[Location (Khalid song)|Location]]" ([[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]])
* [[Donald Glover]] & [[Ludwig Göransson]] for "[[Redbone (song)|Redbone]]" ([[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]])
* [[Tyran Donaldson]], [[Punch (rapper)|Terrence Henderson]], Greg Landfair Jr., [[SZA (singer)|Solána Rowe]], & [[Pharrell Williams]] for "Supermodel" ([[SZA]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/60th-grammy-awards-full-nominees-list#R&B|title=See The Full List Of 60th GRAMMY Nominees}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[61st Annual Grammy Awards|2019]]
| [[1500 or Nothin'|Larrance Dopson]]<br />[[Joelle James]]<br />[[Ella Mai]]<br />[[Mustard (record producer)|Dijon McFarlane]] 
| "[[Boo'd Up]]"
| [[Ella Mai]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[J. Cole|Jermaine Cole]], [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel Pimentel]], & [[Salaam Remi]] for "Come Through and Chill" (Miguel featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
* [[Donald Glover]] & [[Ludwig Göransson]] for "[[Feels Like Summer (Childish Gambino song)|Feels Like Summer]]" ([[Childish Gambino]])
* [[Darhyl Camper, Jr.|Darhyl Camper Jr.]], [[H.E.R.|Gabriella Wilson]], & Justin Love for "Focus" (H.E.R.)
* [[Paul Boutin (sound engineer)|Paul Boutin]], [[Toni Braxton]], & [[Antonio Dixon (songwriter)|Antonio Dixon]] for "[[Long as I Live (Toni Braxton song)|Long as I Live]]" (Toni Braxton)
}}
| align="center"| <ref>[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards Grammy.com, 7 December 2018]</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards|2020]]
| [[PJ Morton]]
|"[[Say So (PJ Morton and JoJo song)|Say So]]"
|[[PJ Morton]] featuring [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[D'Mile|Dernst Emile II]], David "Swagg R’Celious" Harris, [[H.E.R.]], & Hue "Soundzfire" Strother for "[[Could've Been (H.E.R. song)|Could've Been]]" (H.E.R. featuring [[Bryson Tiller]])
* [[Emily King]] & Jeremy Most for "Look at Me Now" (Emily King)
* [[Chris Brown]], Tyler James Bryant, [[Nija Charles]], [[Drake (musician)|Aubrey Graham]], Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, [[40 (record producer)|Noah Shebib]], & [[Teddy Walton]] for "[[No Guidance]]" (Chris Brown featuring Drake)
* [[Lucky Daye|David Brown]], [[D'Mile|Dernst Emile II]], & Peter Lee Johnson for "Roll Some Mo" ([[Lucky Daye]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list Grammy.com, 22 November 2019]</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards|2021]]
| [[Robert Glasper]], [[Meshell Ndegeocello]] & [[H.E.R.|Gabriella Wilson]]
| "Better Than I Imagined"
| Robert Glasper featuring [[H.E.R.]] & Meshell Ndegeocello
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Nova Wav|Denisia Andrews]], [[Beyoncé]], Stephen Bray, [[Jay-Z|Shawn Carter]], [[Nova Wav|Brittany Coney]], [[Derek Dixie|Derek James Dixie]], [[Akil King]], [[Kimberly "Kaydence" Krysiuk|Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk]] & [[Rickie Tice|Rickie "Caso" Tice]] for "[[Black Parade (song)|Black Parade]]" (Beyoncé)
* Sam Barsh, [[Stacy Barthe]], [[Sonyae Elise]], Olu Fann, [[Akil King]], Josh Lopez, [[Kaveh Rastegar]] & Benedetto Rotondi for "Collide" (Tiana Major9 & [[EarthGang]])
* [[Chloe Bailey]], [[Halle Bailey]], Anton Kuhl, [[Scott Storch]], [[Victoria Monét]] & [[Avedon (record producer)|Vincent van den Ende]] for "[[Do It (Chloe x Halle song)|Do It]]" ([[Chloe x Halle]])
* [[Nasri (musician)|Nasri Atweh]], [[Bibi Bourelly|Badriia Bourelly]], [[Skip Marley]], Ryan Williamson & [[H.E.R.|Gabriella Wilson]] for "Slow Down" ([[Skip Marley]] & [[H.E.R.]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list Grammy.com, 24 November 2020]</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022]]
| [[Anderson .Paak|Brandon Anderson]], [[Brody Brown|Christopher Brody Brown]], [[D'Mile|Dernst Emile II]] & [[Bruno Mars]]
| "[[Leave the Door Open (song)|Leave the Door Open]]" *
| [[Silk Sonic]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Ant Clemons|Anthony Clemons Jr.]], [[Jeff Gitelman]], [[H.E.R.]], [[Cardiak|Carl McCormick]] & [[Tiara Thomas]] for "[[Damage (H.E.R. song)|Damage]]" (H.E.R.)
* [[Jacob Collier]], [[Carter Lang]], [[Carlos Núñez Muñoz|Carlos Munoz]], [[SZA|Solána Rowe]] & Christopher Ruelas for "[[Good Days]]" ([[SZA]])
* [[Giveon|Giveon Evans]], Maneesh, [[Sevn Thomas]] & Varren Wade for "[[Heartbreak Anniversary]]" ([[Giveon]])
* [[Nova Wav|Denisia "Blue June" Andrews]], [[Audra Mae|Audra Mae Butts]], Kyle Coleman, [[Nova Wav|Brittany "Chi" Coney]], Michael Holmes & [[Jazmine Sullivan]] for "[[Pick Up Your Feelings]]" (Jazmine Sullivan)}}
| align="center"| <ref>[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list Grammy.com, 23 November 2021]</ref>
|-
![[65th Annual Grammy Awards|2023]]
| [[Nova Wav|Denisia "Blu June" Andrews]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Nova Wav|Brittany "Chi" Coney]], [[The-Dream|Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant]], [[Morten Ristorp]], [[Nile Rodgers]] and [[Raphael Saadiq]]
| "[[Cuff It]]"
| [[Beyoncé]]
|{{smalldiv|
* [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Lucky Daye|David Brown]], [[D'Mile|Dernst Emile II]], [[H.E.R.|Gabriella Wilson]] and [[Tiara Thomas]] – "Good Morning Gorgeous" (Mary J. Blige)
* Hamadi Zaabi, Dylan Graham, [[Muni Long|Priscilla Renea]], [[Kuk Harrell|Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell]], Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston and Justin Nathaniel Zim – "[[Hrs and Hrs|Hrs & Hrs]]" (Muni Long)
* [[Akeel Henry]], Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, [[Jazmine Sullivan]] and Elliott Trent – "Hurt Me So Good" (Jazmine Sullivan)
* [[PJ Morton]] – "Please Don't Walk Away" (PJ Morton)}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=GRAMMYs}}</ref>
|-
![[66th Annual Grammy Awards|2024]]
| [[Babyface (musician)|Kenny B. Edmonds]], Blair Ferguson, [[The Rascals (producers)|Khris Riddick-Tynes]], [[SZA|Solána Rowe]] and [[Leon Thomas III|Leon Thomas]]
| "[[Snooze (SZA song)|Snooze]]"
| [[SZA]]
|{{smalldiv|
* [[Halle Bailey]], [[Theron Feemster]] and Coleridge Tillman – "[[Angel (Halle Bailey song)|Angel]]" (Halle)
* [[Sir (singer)|Darryl Andrew Farris]], [[Robert Glasper]] and [[Alex Isley]] – "Back to Love" (Robert Glasper featuring [[Sir (singer)|Sir]] and Alex Isley)
* [[Darhyl Camper Jr.]], [[Coco Jones|Courtney Jones]], [[Raymond Komba]] and Roy Keisha Rockette – "[[ICU (song)|ICU]]" ([[Coco Jones]])
* [[D'Mile|Dernst Emile II]], [[Jeff Gitelman]], [[Victoria Monét]], Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre and [[Chalie Boy|Charles Williams]] – "[[On My Mama]]" (Victoria Monét)}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-10 |title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=GRAMMYs}}</ref>
|-
![[67th Annual Grammy Awards|2025]]
| [[Rob Bisel]], [[Carter Lang]], [[SZA|Solána Rowe]], Jared Solomon & [[Monsune|Scott Zhang]]
| "[[Saturn (SZA song)|Saturn]]"
| SZA
|{{smalldiv|
* Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, [[Kehlani|Kehlani Parrish]], Khris Riddick-Tynes and Daniel Upchurch – "[[After Hours (Kehlani song)|After Hours]]" ([[Kehlani]])
* [[GuiltyBeatz|Ronald Banful]] and [[Tems|Temilade Openiyi]] – "[[Burning (Tems song)|Burning]]" ([[Tems]])
* [[Sara Diamond (singer)|Sara Diamond]], Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, [[Coco Jones|Courtney Jones]], [[Cardiak|Carl McCormick]] and Kelvin Wooten – "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" ([[Coco Jones]])
* [[Jeff Gitelman]], [[Muni Long|Priscilla Renea]] and Kevin Theodore – "Ruined Me" ([[Muni Long]])}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nominations |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=grammy.com}}</ref>
|-
![[68th Annual Grammy Awards|2026]]
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
| {{TBA}}
|{{smalldiv|
* [[Dixson (singer)|Darius Dixson]], [[Andre Harris]], [[Kehlani|Kehlani Parrish]], Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Dawit Kamal Wilson – "[[Folded (song)|Folded]]" ([[Kehlani]])
* David Bishop and [[Summer Walker]] – "[[Heart of a Woman (song)|Heart of a Woman]]" (Summer Walker)
* Nico Baran, [[Chris Brown]], [[Ant Clemons]], [[RiotUSA|Ephrem Lopez
Jr.]], Ryan Press, [[Bryson Tiller]], Elliott Trent and [[Dewain Whitmore Jr.]] – "[[It Depends]]" (Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller)
* James John Abrahart Jr and [[Durand Bernarr]] – "Overqualified" (Durand Bernarr)
* Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl and [[Leon Thomas]] – "Yes It Is" (Leon Thomas)}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=2026 GRAMMYS: See The Full Nominations List {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=grammy.com}}</ref>
|-
|}
*<sup>{{note|1|[I]}}</sup> Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
*<sup>{{note|2|[II]}}</sup> The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.


==Category facts==
*'''Most Wins'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="100"| Rank
! width="100"| 1st
! width="100"| 2nd
! width="100"| 3rd
|-align=center
| Artist
| [[Beyoncé]]
| [[Stevie Wonder]]<br />[[Alicia Keys]]<br />[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]<br />[[Bill Withers]]
| [[Johnta Austin]]<br />[[Anita Baker]]<br />[[Jay Graydon]]<br />[[Jay Z]]<br />[[Bruno Mars]]<br />[[Raphael Saadiq]]<br />[[SZA]]
|-align=center
| Total Wins
| 5 wins
| 3 wins
| 2 wins
|}

*'''Most Nominations'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="100"| Rank
! width="100"| 1st
! width="100"| 2nd
! width="100"| 3rd
! width="100"| 4th
! width+"100"| 5th
|-align=center
| Artist
| [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
| [[Beyoncé]]
| [[Stevie Wonder]]
| [[Gamble and Huff|Leon Huff]], [[Luther Vandross]] 
| [[Rodney Jerkins]], [[L.A. Reid]], [[Daryl Simmons]]
|-align=center
| Total Nominations
| 14 nominations
| 9 nominations
| 8 nominations
| 7 nominations
| 6 nominations
|}

==See also==

* [[List of Grammy Award categories]]
* [[List of R&B musicians]]
* [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance]]

==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}} Note: User must select the "General" category as the genre under the search feature.
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/album.htm|title=Grammy Awards: Album of the Year|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=July 12, 2010}}

;Specific
{{refend}}
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{{Grammy Award years}}
{{Grammy Award categories}}

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[[Category:Grammy Awards for rhythm and blues]]
[[Category:Song awards]]
[[Category:Songwriting awards]]