Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance information
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Awarded for
quality instrumental pop performances
Country
United States
Presented by
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded
1969
Last awarded
2011
Currently held by
Jeff Beck, "Nessun Dorma" (2011)
Website
grammy.com
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was awarded between 1969 and 2011.
In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental
From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
In 1972 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
In 1973 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer
From 1974 to 1975 it was again awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
From 1986 to 1989 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
Since 1990 it has again been awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
The award was discontinued from 2011 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all instrumental performances in the pop category (solo or with a duo/group) were shifted to either the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance or Best Pop Duo/Group Performance categories.
A similar award for Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1965 to 1968. This was also in the pop field, but did not specify pop music.
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