Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
	"Folded" by Kehlani (pictured), Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson is the most recent recipient
Awarded for	Quality R&B songs
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First award	1969
Currently held by	Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Dawit Kamal Wilson, "Folded" (Kehlani) (2026)
Website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record five times, while Babyface, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and Alicia Keys have three wins each.

Awarded forQuality R&B songs

CountryUnited States

Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

First award1969

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The award goes to the songwriter. If the winning song contains samples or interpolations of songs, the original songwriter and publisher can apply for a Winner's Certificate. Only Stevie Wonder and SZA have won the award back to back.^[1] The performing artist does not receive an award unless they are also credited as a songwriter.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year.

[1]

Year^[I]	Song	Songwriter(s)	Artist(s)
1969 ^[2]
	"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"	Steve Cropper and Otis Redding	Otis Redding
	"Chain of Fools"	Don Covay	Aretha Franklin
	"I Wish It Would Rain"	Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield	The Temptations
	"Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries"	Bob McRee, Clifton Thomas and Edward Thomas	Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson
	"Who's Making Love"	Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Donald Davis and Raymond Jackson	Johnnie Taylor

Year^[I]	Song	Songwriter(s)	Artist(s)
1970 ^[3]
	"Color Him Father"	Richard Spencer	The Winstons
	"Backfield in Motion"	Melvin Harden and Herbert McPherson	Mel & Tim
	"I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart"	Clarence Carter, George Jackson and Raymond Moore	Candi Staton
	"It's Your Thing"	Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley Jr.	The Isley Brothers
	"Only the Strong Survive"	Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	Jerry Butler
1971 ^[4]
	"Patches"	Ronald Dunbar and General Johnson	Clarence Carter
	"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"	Thom Bell and William Hart	The Delfonics
	"Groovy Situation"	Herman Davis and Russell Lewis	Gene Chandler
	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered"	Lee Garrett, Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright	Stevie Wonder
	"Somebody's Been Sleeping"	Angelo Bond, General Johnson and Greg Perry	100 Proof
1972 ^[5]
	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	Bill Withers
	"If I Were Your Woman"	Clay McMurray, Pamela Sawyer and Laverne Ware	Gladys Knight and the Pips
	"Mr. Big Stuff"	Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams	Jean Knight
	"Never Can Say Goodbye"	Clifton Davis	Isaac Hayes / The Jackson 5
	"Smiling Faces Sometimes"	Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield	The Undisputed Truth
1973 ^[6]
	"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"	Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield	The Temptations
	"Back Stabbers"	Leon Huff, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead	The O'Jays
	"Everybody Plays the Fool"	J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark and Kenny Williams	The Main Ingredient
	"Freddie's Dead"	Curtis Mayfield	Curtis Mayfield
	"Me and Mrs. Jones"	Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff	Billy Paul
1974 ^[7]
	"Superstition"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder
	"The Cisco Kid"	War	War
	"Family Affair"	Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone
	"Love Train"	Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff	The O'Jays
	"Midnight Train to Georgia"	Jim Weatherly	Gladys Knight and the Pips
1975 ^[8]
	"Living for the City"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder
	"Dancing Machine"	Hal Davis, Don Fletcher and Dean Parks	The Jackson 5
	"For the Love of Money"	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson	The O'Jays
	"Rock Your Baby"	Harry Wayne Casey	George McCrae
	"Tell Me Something Good"	Stevie Wonder	Rufus
1976 ^[9]
	"Where Is the Love"	Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke, Richard Finch and Betty Wright	Betty Wright
	"Ease on Down the Road"	Charlie Smalls	Diana Ross and Michael Jackson
	"Get Down Tonight"	Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch	KC and the Sunshine Band
	"That's the Way (I Like It)"	Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch	KC and the Sunshine Band
	"Walking in Rhythm"	Barney Perry	The Blackbyrds
1977 ^[10]
	"Lowdown"	David Paich and Boz Scaggs	Boz Scaggs
	"Disco Lady"	Donald Davis, Harvey Scales and Al Vance	Johnnie Taylor
	"Love Hangover"	Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer	Diana Ross
	"Misty Blue"	Bob Montgomery	Dorothy Moore
	"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"	Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch	KC and the Sunshine Band
1978 ^[11]
	"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"	Vini Poncia and Leo Sayer	Leo Sayer
	"Best of My Love"	Al McKay and Maurice White	The Emotions
	"Brick House"	William King, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams	Commodores
	"Don't Leave Me This Way"	Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff	Thelma Houston
	"Easy"	Lionel Richie	Commodores
1979 ^[12]
	"Last Dance"	Paul Jabara	Donna Summer
	"Boogie Oogie Oogie"	Janice M. Johnson and Perry Kibble	A Taste of Honey
	"Dance, Dance, Dance"	Bernard Edwards, Kenny Lehman and Nile Rodgers	Chic
	"Fantasy"	Eddie del Barrio, Maurice White and Verdine White	Earth, Wind & Fire
	"Use Ta Be My Girl"	Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff	The O'Jays

Year^[I]	Song	Songwriter(s)	Artist(s)
1980 ^[13]
	"After the Love Has Gone"	Bill Champlin, David Foster and Jay Graydon	Earth, Wind & Fire
	"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"	Jerry Cohen and Gene McFadden	McFadden & Whitehead
	"Deja Vu"	Adrienne Anderson and Isaac Hayes	Dionne Warwick
	"Reunited"	Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren	Peaches & Herb
	"We Are Family"	Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers	Sister Sledge
1981 ^[14]
	"Never Knew Love Like This Before"	Reggie Lucas and James Mtume	Stephanie Mills
	"Give Me the Night"	Rod Temperton	George Benson
	"Let's Get Serious"	Lee Garrett and Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder
	"Shining Star"	Leo Graham and Paul Richmond	The Manhattans
	"Upside Down"	Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers	Diana Ross
1982 ^[15]
	"Just the Two of Us"	Ralph MacDonald, William Salter and Bill Withers	Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers
	"Ai No Corrida"	Chas Jankel and Kenny Young	Quincy Jones and Dune
	"Lady (You Bring Me Up)"	Harold Hudson, Shirley King and William King	Commodores
	"She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)"	Leon Haywood	Carl Carlton
	"When She Was My Girl"	Marc Blatte and Larry Gottlieb	Four Tops
1983 ^[16]
	"Turn Your Love Around"	Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon and Steve Lukather	George Benson
	"Do I Do"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder
	"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"	Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman and Bobby Weinstein	Deniece Williams
	"Let It Whip"	Reggie Andrews and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler	Dazz Band
	"Sexual Healing"	Odell Brown and Marvin Gaye	Marvin Gaye
	"That Girl"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder
1984 ^[17]
	"Billie Jean"	Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson
	"Ain't Nobody"	Hawk Wolinski	Rufus and Chaka Khan
	"Electric Avenue"	Eddy Grant	Eddy Grant
	"PYT (Pretty Young Thing)"	James Ingram and Quincy Jones	Michael Jackson
	"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"	Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson
1985 ^[18]
	"I Feel for You"	Prince	Chaka Khan
	"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"	Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean	Billy Ocean
	"Dancing in the Sheets"	Dean Pitchford and Bill Wolfer	Shalamar
	"The Glamorous Life"	Sheila E.	Sheila E.
	"Yah Mo B There"	James Ingram, Quincy Jones, Michael McDonald and Rod Temperton	James Ingram and Michael McDonald
1986 ^[19]
	"Freeway of Love"	Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden	Aretha Franklin
	"New Attitude"	Jon Gilutin, Bunny Hull and Sharon Robinson	Patti LaBelle
	"Nightshift"	Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Walter Orange	Commodores
	"Through the Fire"	David Foster, Tom Keane and Cynthia Weil	Chaka Khan
	"You Give Good Love"	LaLa	Whitney Houston
1987 ^[20]
	"Sweet Love"	Anita Baker, Gary Bias and Louis A. Johnson	Anita Baker
	"Give Me the Reason"	Nat Adderley Jr. and Luther Vandross	Luther Vandross
	"Kiss"	Prince	Prince & The Revolution
	"Living in America"	Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight	James Brown
	"What Have You Done For Me Lately"	Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	Janet Jackson
1988 ^[21]
	"Lean on Me"	Bill Withers	Club Nouveau
	"Casanova"	Reggie Calloway	LeVert
	"Just to See Her"	Jimmy George and Lou Pardini	Smokey Robinson
	"Skeletons"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder
	"U Got the Look"	Prince	Prince and Sheena Easton
1989 ^[22]
	"Giving You the Best That I Got"	Anita Baker, Randy Holland and Skip Scarborough	Anita Baker
	"Any Love"	Marcus Miller and Luther Vandross	Luther Vandross
	"Don't Be Cruel"	Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons	Bobby Brown
	"I'll Always Love You"	Jimmy George	Taylor Dayne
	"Just Got Paid"	Gene Griffin and Johnny Kemp	Johnny Kemp

Year^[I]	Song	Songwriter(s)	Artist(s)
1990 ^[23]
	"If You Don't Know Me by Now"	Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	Simply Red
	"Every Little Step"	Babyface and L.A. Reid	Bobby Brown
	"Miss You Much"	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	Janet Jackson
	"Superwoman"	Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons	Karyn White
	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright	Joe Cocker
1991 ^[24]
	"U Can't Touch This"	MC Hammer, Rick James and Alonzo Miller	MC Hammer
	"Alright"	Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	Janet Jackson
	"Here and Now"	David L. Elliott and Terry Steele	Luther Vandross
	"I'll Be Good to You"	George Johnson, Louis A. Johnson and Sonora Sam	Ray Charles and Chaka Khan
	"My, My, My"	Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons	Johnny Gill
1992 ^[25]
	"Power of Love/Love Power"	Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross and Teddy Vann	Luther Vandross
	"Can You Stop the Rain"	Walter Afanasieff and John Bettis	Peabo Bryson
	"How Can I Ease the Pain"	Lisa Fischer and Narada Michael Walden	Lisa Fischer
	"I Wanna Sex You Up"	Dr. Freeze	Color Me Badd
	"I'll Take You There"	Alvertis Isbell	BeBe & CeCe Winans featuring Mavis Staples
1993 ^[26]
	"End of the Road"	Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons	Boyz II Men
	"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"	Dallas Austin and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes	TLC
	"I'll Be There"	Hal Davis, Berry Gordy, Willie Hutch and Bob West	Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz
	"Jam"	Michael Jackson, René Moore, Teddy Riley and Bruce Swedien	Michael Jackson
	"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"	Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy	En Vogue
1994 ^[27]
	"That's the Way Love Goes"	Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	Janet Jackson
	"Anniversary"	Raphael Saadiq and Carl Wheeler	Tony! Toni! Toné!
	"Can We Talk"	Babyface and Daryl Simmons	Tevin Campbell
	"Heaven Knows"	Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney	Luther Vandross
	"Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)"	Marcus Miller and Luther Vandross	Luther Vandross
1995 ^[28]
	"I'll Make Love to You"	Babyface	Boyz II Men
	"Body and Soul"	Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley	Anita Baker
	"If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)"	Me'Shell Ndegéocello	Me'Shell Ndegéocello
	"When Can I See You"	Babyface	Babyface
	"You Mean the World to Me"	Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons	Toni Braxton
1996 ^[29]
	"For Your Love"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder
	"Brown Sugar"	D'Angelo and Ali Shaheed Muhammad	D'Angelo
	"Creep"	Dallas Austin	TLC
	"Red Light Special"	Babyface	TLC
	"You Can't Run"	Babyface	Vanessa Williams
1997 ^[30]
	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Babyface	Whitney Houston
	"Sittin' Up in My Room"	Babyface	Brandy
	"You Put a Move on My Heart"	Rod Temperton	Tamia
	"You're Makin' Me High"	Babyface, Toni Braxton and Bryce Wilson	Toni Braxton
	"Your Secret Love"	Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney	Luther Vandross
1998 ^[31]
	"I Believe I Can Fly"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly
	"Honey"	Mariah Carey, Sean Combs, Kamaal Fareed, Stephen Hague, Steven Jordan, Ronald Larkins, Malcolm McLaren, Larry Price and Bobby Robinson	Mariah Carey
	"No Diggity"	Dr. Dre, Chauncey Hannibal, Teddy Riley, William Stewart and Lynise Walters	Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen
	"On & On"	Erykah Badu and JahBorn Jahmal Cantero	Erykah Badu
	"Stomp"	George Clinton Jr., Kirk Franklin, Walter Morrison and Garry M. Shider	God's Property featuring Kirk Franklin and Cheryl James
1999 ^[32]
	"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill
	"All My Life"	Rory Bennett and JoJo Hailey	K-Ci & JoJo
	"The Boy Is Mine"	Brandy, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins and Japhe Tejeda	Brandy and Monica
	"Lean on Me"	Kirk Franklin	Kirk Franklin with Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis and The Family
	"A Rose Is Still a Rose"	Lauryn Hill	Aretha Franklin

Year^[I]	Song	Songwriter(s)	Artist(s)
2000 ^[33]
	"No Scrubs"	Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss and Tameka Cottle	TLC
	"All That I Can Say"	Lauryn Hill	Mary J. Blige
	"Bills, Bills, Bills"	Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett and Kelly Rowland	Destiny's Child
	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage and Carsten Schack	Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price
	"It's Not Right but It's Okay"	LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins and Isaac Phillips	Whitney Houston
2001 ^[34]
	"Say My Name"	LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland	Destiny's Child
	"Bag Lady"	Erykah Badu	Erykah Badu
	"He Wasn't Man Enough"	LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins and Harvey Mason Jr.	Toni Braxton
	"Thong Song"	Desmond Child, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Robi Rosa and Sisqó	Sisqó
	"Untitled (How Does It Feel)"	D'Angelo and Raphael Saadiq	D'Angelo
2002 ^[35]
	"Fallin'"	Alicia Keys	Alicia Keys
	"Didn't Cha Know?"	Erykah Badu, Phil Clendeninn and James Yancy	Erykah Badu
	"Get Ur Freak On"	Missy Elliott and Timothy Mosley	Missy Elliott
	"Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)"	Dallas Austin	Blu Cantrell
	"Love of My Life"	Brian McKnight	Brian McKnight
	"Video"	Carlos "Six July" Broady, Reginald Harris, India.Arie and Shannon Sanders	India.Arie
2003 ^[36]
	"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"	Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Rashid Lonnie Lynn, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq and Glenn Standridge	Erykah Badu featuring Common
	"Be Here"	Michael Archer, Robert Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq and Glenn Standridge	Raphael Saadiq featuring D'Angelo
	"Floetic"	Marsha Ambrosius, Darren "Limitless" Henson, Keith Pelzer and Natalie Stewart	Floetry
	"Good Man"	Will Baker, India.Arie, Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders and Pete Woodruff	India.Arie
	"Take a Message"	Remy Shand	Remy Shand
2004 ^[37]
	"Crazy in Love"	Rich Harrison, Shawn Carter and Beyoncé Knowles	Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
	"Comin' from Where I'm From"	Mark Batson and Anthony Hamilton	Anthony Hamilton
	"Dance with My Father"	Richard Marx and Luther Vandross	Luther Vandross
	"Danger"	Erykah Badu, James Poyser, B.R. Smith and R.C. Williams	Erykah Badu
	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"	Ashanti Douglas, Irv Gotti and Andre Parker	Ashanti
2005 ^[38]
	"You Don't Know My Name"	Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly and Kanye West	Alicia Keys
	"Burn"	Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri and Usher	Usher
	"Call My Name"	Prince	Prince
	"My Boo"	Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Manuel Seal, Adonis Shropshire and Usher	Usher and Alicia Keys
	"Yeah!"	Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, James Phillips and Patrick J. Que Smith	Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
2006 ^[39]
	"We Belong Together"	Johntá Austin, Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal Jr.	Mariah Carey
	"Cater 2 U"	Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller and Michelle Williams	Destiny's Child
	"Free Yourself"	Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott and Nisan Stewart	Fantasia
	"Ordinary People"	Will Adams and John Legend	John Legend
	"Unbreakable"	Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly and Kanye West	Alicia Keys
2007 ^[40]
	"Be Without You"	Johntá Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jason Perry	Mary J. Blige
	"Black Sweat"	Prince	Prince
	"Déjà Vu"	Shawn Carter, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Keli Nicole Price, Makeba Riddick, Delisha Thomas and John Webb	Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
	"Don't Forget About Us"	Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri	Mariah Carey
	"I Am Not My Hair"	India.Arie, Andrew Ramsey and Shannon Sanders	India.Arie
2008 ^[41]
	"No One"	Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Dirty Harry and Alicia Keys	Alicia Keys
	"Beautiful Flower"	India.Arie and Joyce Simpson	India.Arie
	"Hate That I Love You"	Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen and Shaffer Smith	Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo
	"Teachme"	Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randy Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II and Corey Williams	Musiq Soulchild
	"When I See U"	Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Swel and Sam Watters	Fantasia
2009 ^[42]
	"Miss Independent"	Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen and Ne-Yo	Ne-Yo
	"Bust Your Windows"	Salaam Remi and Jazmine Sullivan	Jazmine Sullivan
	"Customer"	Ivan Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, Carvin Haggins, Kristal Oliver and Johnnie Smith	Raheem DeVaughn
	"Heaven Sent"	Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer and Alex Francis	Keyshia Cole
	"Spotlight"	Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen and Ne-Yo	Jennifer Hudson

Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Recipients

1960s

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Multiple nominations

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2012 ^[45]
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2013 ^[45]
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2014 ^[46]
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2015 ^[47]
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2016 ^[48]
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2017 ^[49]
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2018 ^[50]
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2019 ^[51]
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	"Black Parade"	Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk and Rickie "Caso" Tice	Beyoncé
	"Collide"	Sam Barsh, Stacy Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar and Benedetto Rotondi	Tiana Major9 and EarthGang
	"Do It"	Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch and Vincent van den Ende	Chloe x Halle
	"Slow Down"	Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson and Gabriella Wilson	Skip Marley and H.E.R.
2022 ^[54]
	"Leave the Door Open"	Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars	Silk Sonic
	"Damage"	Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, Gabriella Wilson, Carl McCormick and Tiara Thomas	H.E.R.
	"Good Days"	Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe and Christopher Ruelas	SZA
	"Heartbreak Anniversary"	Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas and Varren Wade	Giveon
	"Pick Up Your Feelings"	Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Michael Holmes and Jazmine Sullivan	Jazmine Sullivan
2023 ^[55]
	"Cuff It"	Beyoncé, Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq	Beyoncé
	"Good Morning Gorgeous"	Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson and Tiara Thomas	Mary J. Blige
	"Hrs and Hrs"	Hamadi Zaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston and Justin Nathaniel Zim	Muni Long
	"Hurt Me So Good"	Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan and Elliott Trent	Jazmine Sullivan
	"Please Don't Walk Away"	PJ Morton	PJ Morton
2024 ^[56]
	"Snooze"	Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe and Leon Thomas	SZA
	"Angel"	Halle Bailey, Theron Feemster and Coleridge Tillman	Halle Bailey
	"Back to Love"	Darryl Andrew Farris, Robert Glasper and Alex Isley	Robert Glasper featuring Sir and Alex Isley
	"ICU"	Darhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba and Roy Keisha Rockette	Coco Jones
	"On My Mama"	Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre and Charles Williams	Victoria Monét
2025 ^[57]
	"Saturn"	Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang	SZA
	"After Hours"	Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Daniel Upchurch	Kehlani Parrish
	"Burning"	Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi	Tems
	"Here We Go (Uh Oh)"	Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick and Kelvin Wooten	Coco Jones
	"Ruined Me"	Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea and Kevin Theodore	Muni Long
2026 ^[58]
	"Folded"	Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Dawit Kamal Wilson	Kehlani
	"Heart of a Woman"	David Bishop and Summer Walker	Summer Walker
	"It Depends"	Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent and Dewain Whitmore Jr.	Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
	"Overqualified"	James John Abrahart Jr, John Derisme, Egbert "Budda" Foster, Amaire Johnson, Frank Moka, Cary Singer, Chase Worrell and Durand Bernarr	Durand Bernarr
	"Yes It Is"	Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl and Leon Thomas	Leon Thomas