Best R&B Song
(Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
- "Blame It"
(Jamie Foxx & T-Pain) - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
(Jazmine Sullivan) - "Pretty Wings"
(Maxwell)
Track from: BLACKsummers'night - *"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
(Beyoncé)
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce - "Under"
(Pleasure P)
Track from: The Introduction of Marcus Cooper
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- *"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Beyoncé
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music/Columbia] - "It Kills Me"
Melanie Fiona
[SRC/Universal Motown] - "That Was Then"
Lalah Hathaway
Track from: Self Portrait
[Stax Records/Concord Music Group] - "Goin' Thru Changes"
Ledisi
Track from: Turn Me Loose
[Verve Forecast] - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
Jazmine Sullivan
[J Records]
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- "The Point Of It All"
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: The Point Of It All
[So So Def] - *"Pretty Wings"
Maxwell
Track from: BLACKsummers'night
[Columbia] - "Sobeautiful"
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: OnMyRadio
[Atlantic] - "Under"
Pleasure P
Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic] - "There Goes My Baby"
Charlie Wilson
Track from: Uncle Charlie
[Jive Records]
Best R&B Album
- The Point Of It All
Anthony Hamilton
[So So Def] - Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
India.Arie
[Soulbird/Universal Republic] - Turn Me Loose
Ledisi
[Verve Forecast] - *BLACKsummers'night
Maxwell
[Columbia] - Uncle Charlie
Charlie Wilson
[Jive Records]
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- *"Blame It"
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
[J Records] - "Chocolate High"
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
[Soulbird/Universal Republic] - "Ifuleave"
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
Track from: OnMyRadio
[Atlantic] - "Higher Ground"
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
Track from: Oh Happy Day
[EMI Gospel] - "Love Has Finally Come At Last"
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
Track from: Facts Of Life: The Soul Of Bobby Womack
[Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- *"At Last"
Beyoncé
Track from: Cadillac Records: Music From The Motion Picture
[Music World Music/Columbia] - "Soul Music"
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Soul Men: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Stax/Concord] - "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Boney James & Quinn
Track from: Send One Your Love
[Concord Records] - "Sow Love"
Ann Nesby
Track from: The Lula Lee Project
[It's Time Child Records/Tyscot] - "Woman Gotta Have It"
Calvin Richardson
Track from: Facts Of Life: The Soul Of Bobby Womack
[Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]
Best Contemporary R&B Album
- *I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé
[Music World Music/Columbia] - Intuition
Jamie Foxx
[J Records] - The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
Pleasure P
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic] - Ready
Trey Songz
[Songbook/Atlantic] - Thr33 Ringz
T-Pain
[Jive Records]
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- "Daykeeper"
The Foreign Exchange
Track from: Leave It All Behind
[Hard Boiled Records] - "All Matter"
Robert Glasper & Bilal
Track from: Double Booked
[Blue Note] - *"Pearls"
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
[Soulbird/Universal Republic] - "A Tale Of Two"
Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
Track from: Music Fan First
[Blue Erro Soul] - "Blend"
Tonex
Track from: Unspoken
[Battery Records]