Last Updated on October 17, 2022 by Scott Shetler
Note: Prior to 2012, this award was split into two different categories: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Click those links to see the archive of winners in those categories.
Most career Best Pop Solo Performance nominations:
Kelly Clarkson 4
Taylor Swift 4
Ariana Grande 4
Adele 3
Billie Eilish 3
Katy Perry 3
Lady Gaga 3
Justin Bieber 3
Most career Best Pop Solo Performance wins:
Adele 3
Ed Sheeran 2
Best Pop Solo Performance Winners and Nominees
Winners in bold; other nominees listed beneath.
2022: Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo
Anyone, Justin Bieber
Right on Time, Brandi Carlile
Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish
Positions, Ariana Grande
2021: Watermelon Sugar, Harry Styles
Yummy, Justin Bieber
Say So, Doja Cat
Everything I Wanted, Billie Eilish
Don’t Start Now, Dua Lipa
Cardigan, Taylor Swift
2020: Truth Hurts, Lizzo
Spirit, Beyonce
Bad Guy, Billie Eilish
7 Rings, Ariana Grande
You Need to Calm Down, Taylor Swift
2019: Joanne, Lady Gaga
Colors, Beck
Havana (Live), Camila Cabello
God is a Women, Ariana Grande
Better Now, Post Malone
2018: Shape of You, Ed Sheeran
Love So Soft, Kelly Clarkson
Praying, Kesha
Million Reasons, Lady Gaga
What About Us, Pink
2017: Hello, Adele
Hold Up, Beyonce
Love Yourself, Justin Bieber
Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson
Dangerous Woman, Ariana Grande
2016: Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
Heartbeat Song, Kelly Clarkson
Love Like You Do, Ellie Goulding
Blank Space, Taylor Swift
Can’t Feel My Face, The Weeknd
2015: Happy (Live), Pharrell Williams
All of Me (Live), John Legend
Chandelier, Sia
Stay With Me, Sam Smith
Shake it Off, Taylor Swift
2014: Royals, Lorde
Brave, Sara Bareilles
When I Was Your Man, Bruno Mars
Roar, Katy Perry
Mirrors, Justin Timberlake
2013: Set Fire to the Rain (Live), Adele
Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You), Kelly Clarkson
Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen
Wide Awake, Katy Perry
Where Have You Been, Rihanna
2012: Someone Like You, Adele
You and I, Lady Gaga
Grenade, Bruno Mars
Firework, Katy Perry
Fuckin’ Perfect, Pink
Find the Grammy Awards at grammy.com.
