Best Traditional R&B Performance

2026 • 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2024 and Aug 30, 2025

2026 Winner is Leon Thomas with "VIBES DON'T LIE"

VIBES DON'T LIE

Year	Winner	Nomination	Actions
2026	Leon Thomas III	VIBES DON'T LIE	All Nominees
2025	David Brown	That's You	All Nominees
2024	PJ Morton, Susan Carol	Good Morning	All Nominees
2023	Beyoncé Knowles	PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA	All Nominees
2022	H.E.R.	Fight For You	All Nominees
2021	Ledisi Young	Anything For You	All Nominees
2020	Lizzo	Jerome	All Nominees
2019	Leon Bridges	Bet Ain't Worth The Hand	All Nominees
2019	PJ Morton, Yebba	How Deep Is Your Love	All Nominees
2018	Childish Gambino	Redbone	All Nominees
2017	Lalah Hathaway	Angel	All Nominees
2016	Lalah Hathaway	Little Ghetto Boy	All Nominees
2015	Robert Glasper, Robert Glasper Experiment, Lalah Hathaway, Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Jesus Children	All Nominees
2014	Gary Clark Jr.	Please Come Home	All Nominees
2013	Beyoncé Knowles	Love On Top	All Nominees
2012	Cee Lo Green, Melanie Fiona	Fool For You	All Nominees
2011	John Legend, The Roots	Hang On In There	All Nominees
2010	Beyoncé	At Last	All Nominees
2009	Al Green, Anthony Hamilton	You've Got The Love I Need	All Nominees
2008	Gerald Levert	In My Songs	All Nominees
2007	George Benson, Al Jarreau, Jill Scott	God Bless The Child	All Nominees
2006	Aretha Franklin	A House Is Not A Home	All Nominees
2005	Prince	Musicology	All Nominees
2004	Aretha Franklin	Wonderful	All Nominees
2003	Chaka Khan, The Funk Brothers	What's Going On	All Nominees
2002	Gladys Knight	At Last	All Nominees
2001	The Temptations	Ear-Resistible	All Nominees
2000	Barry White	Staying Power	All Nominees
1999	Patti LaBelle	Live! - One Night Only	All Nominees

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