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Awarded for quality vocal or instrumental rock recordings Currently held by David Bowie, "Blackstar" (2017) People also search for Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Winners & Nominees BlackstarDavid Bowie, Blackstar, Winner, Joe (Live From the Artists Den)Alabama Shakes, Joe (Live From the Artists Den), Nominee, HeathensTWENTY ØNE PILØTS, Heathens, Nominee, Don't Hurt YourselfBeyoncé - Jack White, Don't Hurt Yourself, Nominee, The Sound of SilenceDisturbed, The Sound of Silence, Nominee, Don't Wanna FightAlabama Shakes, Don't Wanna Fight, Winner, Something from NothingFoo Fighters, Something from Nothing, Nominee, What Kind of ManFlorence + the Machine, What Kind of Man, Nominee, Ex's & Oh'sElle King, Ex's & Oh's, Nominee, Moaning Lisa SmileWolf Alice, Moaning Lisa Smile, Nominee, LazarettoJack White, Lazaretto, Winner, Blue MoonBeck, Blue Moon, Nominee, Gimme Something GoodRyan Adams, Gimme Something Good, Nominee, Do I Wanna Know?Arctic Monkeys, Do I Wanna Know?, Nominee, FeverThe Black Keys, Fever, Nominee, RadioactiveImagine Dragons, Radioactive, Winner, The Stars (Are Out Tonight)David Bowie, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), Nominee, My God Is the SunQueens of the Stone Age, My God Is the Sun, Nominee, Always AlrightAlabama Shakes, Always Alright, Nominee, I'm Shakin'Jack White, I'm Shakin', Nominee, Kashmir (Live: O2 Arena - London - December 10 - 2007)Led Zeppelin, Kashmir (Live: O2 Arena - London - December 10 - 2007), Nominee, Lonely BoyThe Black Keys, Lonely Boy, Winner, I Will WaitMumford & Sons, I Will Wait, Nominee, We Take Care Of Our OwnBruce Springsteen, We Take Care Of Our Own, Nominee, Charlie BrownColdplay, Charlie Brown, Nominee, Hold OnAlabama Shakes, Hold On, Nominee | ||
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo, duo/groups or collaborative (vocal or instrumental) rock recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only.
This award combines the previous categories for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards and to eliminate the distinctions between solo and duo/groups performances. The Academy argued that any distinction between these performances is difficult to make, as "four-fifths of rock acts are groups, and even solo rock acts tend to be backed by a band".
From 2014, this category has also included hard rock performances that were previously screened in the Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance categories, which are now defunct.