Biography
"Soul music is soul music. It can be wrapped up in a neo soul package; it can be called hip-hop soul. But soul is soul, and it's been around; it will never go away."
- Born Gerald Maxwell Rivera on May 23, 1973, in Brooklyn, New York
- Maxwell scored his first Top 40 hit with 1996's "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)." He earned his a Top 5 album with 1998's Embrya, which was followed by his first No. 1 album: 2001's Now.
- He won his first GRAMMYs for 2009 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Pretty Wings") and Best R&B Album for Blacksummers' Night. He made his GRAMMY stage debut at the 52nd GRAMMY Awards in 2010, performing "Pretty Wings" and "Where Is The Love" with Roberta Flack.
- Did you know? Maxwell's first job was a dishwasher at a Pizza Hut.
- In 2009 Maxwell performed a special concert at the Novo by Microsoft benefiting the GRAMMY Museum.
All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Maxwell
| Year | Award | Artists | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best R&B Song | Hod David, Maxwell | Lake By The Ocean |
| 2010 | Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year | Hod David, Maxwell | Pretty Wings |
| 2010 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Maxwell | Love You |
| 2010 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Maxwell | Pretty Wings |
| 2010 | Best R&B Song | Hod David, Maxwell | Pretty Wings |
| 2010 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | Maxwell | Phoenix Rise |
| 2010 | Best R&B Album | Maxwell | Blacksummers' Night |
| 2002 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Maxwell | Lifetime |
| 2000 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Maxwell | Fortunate (Single) |
| 1999 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Maxwell | Matrimony: Maybe You (Track) |
| 1999 | Best R&B Album | Maxwell | Embrya (Album) |
| 1998 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Maxwell | Whenever Wherever Whatever (Track) |
| 1997 | Best R&B Album | Maxwell | Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (Album) |
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