First awarded 1988 Presented by The Recording Academy Last awarded 2011 | Official website grammy.com Instituted 1988 Category of Grammy Awards | |
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Winners & Nominees As She's Walking AwayAlan Jackson - Zac Brown Band, As She's Walking Away, Winner, Bad AngelMiranda Lambert - Dierks Bentley - Jamey Johnson, Bad Angel, Nominee, Hillbilly BoneBlake Shelton - Trace Adkins, Hillbilly Bone, Nominee, I Run to You (feat Connie Smith)Marty Stuart - Connie Smith, I Run to You (feat Connie Smith), Nominee, Pride (In the Name of Love)Dierks Bentley - Punch Brothers - Del McCoury, Pride (In the Name of Love), Nominee, I Told You SoCarrie Underwood - Randy Travis, I Told You So, Winner, Beautiful WorldDierks Bentley - Patty Griffin, Beautiful World, Nominee, Start a BandKeith Urban - Brad Paisley, Start a Band, Nominee, Down the RoadKenny Chesney - Mac McAnally, Down the Road, Nominee, Everything but QuitsGeorge Strait - Lee Ann Womack, Everything but Quits, Nominee, Killing the BluesRobert Plant - Alison Krauss, Killing the Blues, Winner, ShiftworkKenny Chesney - George Strait, Shiftwork, Nominee, Let the Wind Chase YouKeith Urban - Trisha Yearwood, Let the Wind Chase You, Nominee, Life in a Northern Town (live)Little Big Town - Sugarland - Jake Owen, Life in a Northern Town (live), Nominee, House of CashGeorge Strait - Patty Loveless, House of Cash, Nominee, Lost HighwayWillie Nelson - Ray Price, Lost Highway, Winner, Days Aren't Long EnoughSteve Earle - Allison Moorer, Days Aren't Long Enough, Nominee, I Need YouTim McGraw - Faith Hill, I Need You, Nominee, Oh LoveCarrie Underwood - Brad Paisley, Oh Love, Nominee, Because Of YouKelly Clarkson - Reba McEntire, Because Of You, Nominee, Dirty Little SecretBon Jovi - Jennifer Nettles, Dirty Little Secret, Winner | ||
The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to quality country music collaborations for artists who do not normally perform together. 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".
Originally called the Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet, the award was first presented to Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap at the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988 for the single "Make No Mistake, She's Mine". The next year, the category's name was changed to Best Country Vocal Collaboration, a name it held until 1996 when it was awarded as the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. In 2011, the category was merged with the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance, forming the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance in order to "tighten the number of categories" at the Grammy Awards.
Alison Krauss holds the record for having the most wins in this category, with a total of five. She is followed by seven others, who have all won the award twice. Among the most nominated are Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson, both nine-time nominees. Krauss has been nominated eight times, while Dolly Parton was a seven-time hopeful. Nominated bands include 1996 winners Shenandoah, a five-man country music band, three-time nominees the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, as well as one of the award's final recipients, the Zac Brown Band.
Recipients
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.