“Love on Top” earned Beyoncé the 2013 Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
Beyoncé released “Love on Top” as a single from her 2011 album 4. The song is an upbeat R&B and soul track built around a series of upward key changes near its conclusion. Its arrangement draws on the sound of classic American vocal groups and emphasizes Beyoncé’s range and layered harmonies.
The song became especially prominent after Beyoncé performed it at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. At the end of that performance, she revealed her pregnancy, creating one of the ceremony’s most remembered moments.
At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2013, “Love on Top” won Best Traditional R&B Performance. It was also commercially successful, reaching the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and earning recognition for its retro-inspired production.