BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
(For a solo vocal performance.)
"Ring The Alarm"
Beyonce
Track from: B'Day
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
* "Be Without You"
Mary J. Blige
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records]
"Don't Forget About Us"
Mariah Carey
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)
[Island Records]
"Day Dreaming"
Natalie Cole
Track from: Leavin'
[Verve Records]
"I Am Not My Hair"
India.Arie
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
[Motown Records]
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
* "Heaven"
John Legend
Track from: Once Again
[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban Music]
"So Sick"
Ne-Yo
Track from: In My Own Words
[Def Jam Recordings]
"Black Sweat"
Prince
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records]
"I Call It Love"
Lionel Richie
Track from: Coming Home
[Island Def Jam Recordings]
"Got You Home"
Luther Vandross
[J Records/Epic/Legacy Recordings]
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS:
"Breezin' "
George Benson & Al Jarreau
Track from: Givin' It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]
"Love Changes"
Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige
Track from: Unpredictable
[J Records]
"Everyday (Family Reunion)"
Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
Track from: Madea's Family Reunion: Music From The Motion Picture
[Motown Records]
* "Family Affair"
(Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone with Van Hunt
Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks
[Epic/Legacy Recordings]
"Beautiful, Loved and Blessed"
Prince & Tamar
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records]
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
"Christmas Time Is Here"
Anita Baker
Track from: Christmas Fantasy
[Blue Note Records]
* "God Bless The Child"
George Benson & Al Jarreau feat. Jill Scott
Track from: Givin' It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]
"I Found My Everything"
Mary J. Blige feat. Raphael Saadiq
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records]
"You Are So Beautiful"
Sam Moore feat. Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph
Track from: Overnight Sensational
[Rhino Entertainment]
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
The Temptations
Track from: Reflections
[New Door Records]
BEST R&B SONG:
A Songwriter(s) Award; Artist names appear in ( ).
* "Be Without You"
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (performed by Mary J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
"Black Sweat"
Prince, songwriter (Prince)
Track from: 3121
"Deja Vu"
Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: B'Day
"Don't Forget About Us"
Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters (Mariah Carey)
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi - Ultra Platinum Edition
"I Am Not My Hair"
Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
BEST R&B ALBUM:
* The Breakthrough
Mary J. Blige
[Geffen Records]
Unpredictable
Jamie Foxx
[J Records]
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
India.Arie
[Motown Records]
3121
Prince
[Universal Republic]
Coming Home
Lionel Richie
[Island Def Jam Recordings]
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM:
* B'Day
Beyonce
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
Chris Brown
Chris Brown
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]
20 Y.O.
Janet Jackson
[Virgin Records]
Kelis Was Here
Kelis
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group/Dope Entertainment]
In My Own Words
Ne-Yo
[Def Jam Recordings]
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION:
(For a Rap/Sung collaboration by artists who don't normally perform together.)
"Smack That"
Akon feat. Eminem
[SRC/Universal Records]
"Deja Vu"
Beyonce feat. Jay-Z
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
"Shake That"
Eminem feat. Nate Dogg
Track from: Curtain Call — The Hits
[Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]
"Unpredictable"
Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris
Track from: Unpredictable
[J Records]
* "My Love"
Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]