Which 1999 song won Houston the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance?
Answer
It's Not Right but It's Okay
Which 1999 song won Houston the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance? The winner was “It's Not Right but It's Okay.”
Houston won the award at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000 for the song, which was released in 1999 on her album My Love Is Your Love. The track presents a sharply self-possessed response to infidelity and became one of Houston's signature late-1990s recordings.
The song's success reflected a contemporary R&B direction that incorporated harder electronic and dance production while retaining Houston's powerful vocal style. Its later Thunderpuss remix became especially associated with clubs, but the Grammy recognized Houston's original recording rather than a remix title.
The year wording can be confusing: the song belongs to 1999, but the Grammy ceremony occurred in 2000. “My Love Is Your Love” was the album, not the winning song; “I Learned from the Best” was another single from the same album. The victory was Houston's first in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category.