The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965, to Dottie West. The award has had several minor name changes:From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female In 1968 it was awarded as Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female From 1969 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Country Vocal Performance, Female From 1995 to 2011 it was awarded as Best Female Country Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo country recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only.