The Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo 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 guides, the Best Pop Solo Performance Award as being designed for a solo performance pop recording (vocal and instrumental) and is limited to singles or tracks only.
The category was introduced at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012 and combined the previous categories for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop 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 male and female (and in some cases, solo instrumental) performances.
The award goes to the performing artist. The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate.
Adele has the most victories (with four wins), and is the only act so far to win this category for consecutive years. Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish lead all performers with five nominations. The current holder of the award is Lola Young for "Messy", which won at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
Recipients
2010s Year Performing artist(s) Work 2012 "Someone Like You" Lady Gaga "You and I" Bruno Mars "Grenade" Katy Perry "Firework" Pink "Fuckin' Perfect" 2013 Adele "Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) Kelly Clarkson "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" Katy Perry "Wide Awake" Rihanna "Where Have You Been" 2014 "Royals" Sara Bareilles "Brave" Bruno Mars "When I Was Your Man" Katy Perry "Roar" Justin Timberlake "Mirrors" 2015 "Happy" (Live) John Legend "All of Me" (Live) Sia "Chandelier" Sam Smith "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" 2016 "Thinking Out Loud" Kelly Clarkson "Heartbeat Song" Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do" Taylor Swift "Blank Space" The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face" 2017 "Hello" Beyoncé "Hold Up" Justin Bieber "Love Yourself" Kelly Clarkson "Piece by Piece" (Idol version) Ariana Grande "Dangerous Woman" 2018 "Shape of You" Kelly Clarkson "Love So Soft" Kesha "Praying" Lady Gaga "Million Reasons" Pink "What About Us" 2019 Lady Gaga "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)" Beck "Colors" Camila Cabello "Havana" (Live) Ariana Grande "God Is a Woman" Post Malone "Better Now"
2020s Year Performing artist(s) Work 2020 Lizzo "Truth Hurts" Beyoncé "Spirit" Billie Eilish "Bad Guy" Ariana Grande "7 Rings" Taylor Swift "You Need to Calm Down" 2021 Harry Styles "Watermelon Sugar" Justin Bieber "Yummy" Doja Cat "Say So" Billie Eilish "Everything I Wanted" Dua Lipa "Don't Start Now" Taylor Swift "Cardigan" 2022 Olivia Rodrigo "Drivers License" Justin Bieber "Anyone" Brandi Carlile "Right on Time" Billie Eilish "Happier Than Ever" Ariana Grande "Positions" 2023 Adele "Easy on Me" Bad Bunny "Moscow Mule" Doja Cat "Woman" Steve Lacy "Bad Habit" Lizzo "About Damn Time" Harry Styles "As It Was" 2024 Miley Cyrus "Flowers" Doja Cat "Paint the Town Red" Billie Eilish "What Was I Made For?" Olivia Rodrigo "Vampire" Taylor Swift "Anti-Hero" 2025 Sabrina Carpenter "Espresso" Beyoncé "Bodyguard" Charli XCX "Apple" Billie Eilish "Birds of a Feather" Chappell Roan "Good Luck, Babe!" 2026 Lola Young "Messy" Justin Bieber "Daisies" Sabrina Carpenter "Manchild" Lady Gaga "Disease" Chappell Roan "The Subway"
Artists with multiple awards
4 wins Adele
2 wins Ed Sheeran
Artists with multiple nominations
5 nominations Billie Eilish Taylor Swift
4 nominations Ariana Grande Adele Justin Bieber Kelly Clarkson Lady Gaga
3 nominations Beyoncé Doja Cat Katy Perry
2 nominations Sabrina Carpenter Lizzo Bruno Mars P!nk Chappell Roan Olivia Rodrigo Ed Sheeran Harry Styles
See also Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
References
External links Official website of the Grammy Awards