Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
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The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T541835 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance Context triple: [Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, replacedBy, Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance]
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo vocal performances by female artists in the R&B genre.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo male vocal performances in the R&B genre.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding songwriting achievement in the R&B genre.
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D.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding full-length R&B albums.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals was a now-discontinued Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative vocal performances in the R&B genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance Target entity description: The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo vocal performances by female artists in the R&B genre.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo male vocal performances in the R&B genre.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding songwriting achievement in the R&B genre.
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D.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding full-length R&B albums.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals was a now-discontinued Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative vocal performances in the R&B genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Recording Academy Awards Department
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linked to:
Recording Academy
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| awardCategoryNumber | R&B field category ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
instrumental R&B recordings
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outstanding R&B performance ⓘ vocal R&B recordings ⓘ |
| categoryType | performance category ⓘ |
| ceremonyIncludes | presentation of the Best R&B Performance award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| doesNotConsider |
album sales
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chart position ⓘ |
| eligibility | commercially released R&B recordings ⓘ |
| eligibilityTerritory | worldwide releases meeting Recording Academy criteria ⓘ |
| evaluationCriteria |
artistic achievement in R&B performance
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overall excellence in R&B recording ⓘ technical proficiency in R&B performance ⓘ |
| field | R&B ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2012 Grammy Awards ⓘ |
| follows |
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
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Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ⓘ Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ⓘ |
| genre | R&B ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBody |
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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linked to:
Recording Academy
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| hasCategoryStatus | active Grammy category ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasMedium | recorded music ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.grammy.com ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | industry-wide prestige in R&B genre ⓘ |
| hasVotingBody | voting members of the Recording Academy ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| isPresentedAt | Grammy Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf |
Grammy Awards for R&B music
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linked to:
Grammy Awards for R&B
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| isSuccessorTo | discontinued gender-specific R&B performance categories ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | various cities in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Anderson .Paak
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Beyoncé ⓘ Bruno Mars ⓘ H.E.R. ⓘ John Legend ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Recording Academy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grammy Awards
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linked to:
Grammy Award
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| presentedBy | Recording Academy ⓘ |
| presentedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by members of the Recording Academy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance Description of subject: The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
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Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
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Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance (for "Cranes in the Sky")
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Respect
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“Best Part” (song with Daniel Caesar)