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A visual history · Grammys

The winners who defined Pop Duo/Group.

14 ceremonies, 2012–2025. 14 different winners.

Who won most recently?
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars in 2025 for Die with a Smile.
  1. Die with a SmileLady Gaga & Bruno Mars
  2. Ghost in the MachineSZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
  3. UnholySam Smith and Kim Petras
  4. Kiss Me MoreDoja Cat featuring SZA
  5. Rain on MeLady Gaga and Ariana Grande
  6. Old Town RoadLil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Years explored
2012–2025
Different winners
14
Category leader
No leader
About this record

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance was first awarded in 2012, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.

It replaced two awards at once: the duo-or-group vocal performance and the pop collaboration, both retired after 2011.

It took over from Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

2012–2025

14 ceremonies

20122025

01 / The reigns

14 winners shaped this category.

The timeline turns the 2012–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.
Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse'12
Gotye featuring Kimbra'13
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers'14
A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera'15
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars'16
Twenty One Pilots'17
Portugal. The Man'18
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper'19
Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus'20
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande'21
Doja Cat featuring SZA'22
Sam Smith and Kim Petras'23
SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers'24
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars'25

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

Sony leads the recorded label credits with 4 wins, 2012–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

Sony4 wins
Universal4 wins
Warner2 wins
Daft Life1 win
Eleven1 win
Independent1 win
Wins by label
  1. Sony429%
  2. Universal429%
  3. Warner214%
  4. Daft Life17%
  5. Eleven17%
  6. Independent17%
  7. Other17%

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2012–2025.

Most nominated, never won this award

  1. 01
    Coldplay
    3 noms
  2. 02
    BTS
    2 noms
  3. 03
    Florence and the Machine
    2 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Coldplay
    3L · 0W
  2. 02
    BTS
    2L · 0W
  3. 03
    Florence and the Machine
    2L · 0W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2012–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerLabel
2025Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Die with a Smile)
beat 4 others
  • Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift (Us.)
  • Beyoncé featuring Post Malone (Levii's Jeans)
  • Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish (Guess)
  • Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica (The Boy Is Mine)
Interscope
2024SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers (Ghost in the Machine)
beat 4 others
  • Miley Cyrus featuring Brandi Carlile (Thousand Miles)
  • Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste (Candy Necklace)
  • Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish (Never Felt So Alone)
  • Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice (Karma)
Top Dawg/RCA
2023Sam Smith and Kim Petras (Unholy)
beat 4 others
  • ABBA (Don't Shut Me Down)
  • Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran (Bam Bam)
  • Coldplay and BTS (My Universe)
  • Post Malone and Doja Cat (I Like You (A Happier Song))
Capitol/EMI
2022Doja Cat featuring SZA (Kiss Me More)
beat 4 others
  • Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (I Get a Kick Out of You)
  • Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco (Lonely)
  • BTS (Butter)
  • Coldplay (Higher Power)
Kemosabe/RCA
2021Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (Rain on Me)
beat 4 others
  • J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy (Un Día (One Day))
  • Justin Bieber featuring Quavo (Intentions)
  • BTS (Dynamite)
  • Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver (Exile)
Interscope
2020Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (Old Town Road)
beat 4 others
  • Ariana Grande and Social House (Boyfriend)
  • Jonas Brothers (Sucker)
  • Post Malone & Swae Lee (Sunflower)
  • Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello (Señorita)
Columbia
2019Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Shallow)
beat 6 others
  • Christina Aguilera featuring Demi Lovato (Fall in Line)
  • Backstreet Boys (Don't Go Breaking My Heart)
  • Tony Bennett and Diana Krall ('S Wonderful)
  • Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B (Girls Like You)
  • Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton (Say Something)
  • Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (The Middle)
Interscope
2018Portugal. The Man (Feel It Still)
beat 4 others
  • The Chainsmokers and Coldplay (Something Just like This)
  • Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (Despacito)
  • Imagine Dragons (Thunder)
  • Zedd and Alessia Cara (Stay)
Atlantic
2017Twenty One Pilots (Stressed Out)
beat 4 others
  • The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey (Closer)
  • Lukas Graham (7 Years)
  • Rihanna featuring Drake (Work)
  • Sia featuring Sean Paul (Cheap Thrills)
Fueled by Ramen
2016Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (Uptown Funk)
beat 4 others
  • Florence and the Machine (Ship to Wreck)
  • Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (See You Again)
  • Maroon 5 (Sugar)
  • Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (Bad Blood)
Columbia/Sony/RCA
2015A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera (Say Something)
beat 4 others
  • Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX (Fancy)
  • Coldplay (A Sky Full of Stars)
  • Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (Bang Bang)
  • Katy Perry featuring Juicy J (Dark Horse)
Epic
2014Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers (Get Lucky)
beat 4 others
  • Pink featuring Nate Ruess (Just Give Me a Reason)
  • Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko (Stay)
  • Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams (Blurred Lines)
  • Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z (Suit & Tie)
Daft Life/Columbia
2013Gotye featuring Kimbra (Somebody That I Used to Know)
beat 4 others
  • Florence and the Machine (Shake It Out)
  • Fun featuring Janelle Monáe (We Are Young)
  • LMFAO (Sexy and I Know It)
  • Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa (Payphone)
Eleven/Universal/V2
2012Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse (Body and Soul)
beat 4 others
  • The Black Keys (Dearest)
  • Coldplay (Paradise)
  • Foster the People (Pumped Up Kicks)
  • Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera (Moves Like Jagger)
Columbia