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of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position." The award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was first presented to

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, the award was presented to artists that performed "newly recorded collaborative pop performances" that "do not normally perform together." In

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, the father-daughter duo of

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won the award for "

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for the songs "Love of My Life" (with

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was nominated for the songs "

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earned nominations for the songs " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (with

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) and "Here We Go Again" (with

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was nominated for the songs " Breathe" (with

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) and " Lucky" (with

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). Four of the five won the award with one of their two nominations (Santana's "Smooth"; Aguilera's "Lady Marmalade"; Charles's "Here We Go Again"; and Caillat's "Lucky"). Two-time award recipients include

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, Santana,

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. Krauss and Plant are the only duo to win more than once, as well as the only consecutive winners. Christina Aguilera and

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share the record for the most nominations, with six each. The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. At that point, all duo or group performances in the pop category were shifted to the newly formed

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category. The 2011 award for a cover version of "

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" was the last one to be awarded in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category.

Recipients

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