BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
1967 - Aretha Franklin - "Respect"
1968 - Aretha Franklin - "Chain Of Fools"
1969 - Aretha Franklin - "Shae Your Love With Me"
1970 - Aretha Franklin - "Don't Play That Song"
1971 - Aretha Franklin - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
1972 - Aretha Franklin - "Young, Gifted And Black"
1973 - Aretha Franklin - "Master Of Eyes"
1974 - Aretha Franklin - "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"
1975 - Natalie Cole - "This Will Be"
1976 - Natalie Cole - "Sophisticated Lady"
1977 - Thelma Houston - "Don't Leave Me This Way"
1978 - Donna Summer - "Last Dance"
1979 - Dionne Warwick - "Deja Vu"
1980 - Stephanie Mills - "Never Knew Love Like This Before"
1981 - Aretha Franklin - "Hold On I'm Comin'"
1982 - Jennifer Holliday - "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)"
1983 - Chaka Khan - "Chaka Khan"
1984 - Chaka Khan - "I Feel For You"
1985 - Aretha Franklin - "Freeway Of Love"
1986 - Anita Baker - "Rapture"
1987 - Aretha Franklin - "Aretha"
1988 - Anita Baker - "Giving You The Best That I Got"
1989 - Anita Baker - "Giving You The Best That I Got"
1990 - Anita Baker - "Compositions"
1991 - (tie) Lisa Fischer - "How Can I Ease The Pain"
1991 - (tie) Patti LaBelle - "Burnin'"
1992 - Chaka Khan - "The Woman I Am"
1993 - Toni Braxton - "Another Sad Love Song"
1994 - Toni Braxton - "Breathe Again"
1995 - Anita Baker - "I Apologize"
1996 - Toni Braxton - "You're Makin' Me High"
1997 - Erykah Badu - "On & On"
1998 - Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
1999 - Whitney Houston - "It's Not Right But It's Okay"
2000 - Toni Braxton - "He Wasn't Man Enough For Me"
2001 - Alicia Keys - "Fallin'"
2002 - Mary J. Blige - "He Think I Don't Know"
2003 - Beyonce - "Dangerously In Love 2"
2004 - Alicia Keys - "If I Ain't Got You"
2005 - Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together"
2006 - Mary J. Blige - "Be Without You"
2007 - Alicia Keys - "No One"

2008 -
Beyonce - "Me, Myself And I"
Keyshia Cole - "Heaven Sent"
Jennifer Hudson - "Spotlight"
Alicia Keys - "Superwoman"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Need U Bad"

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Jennifer since she has alot of nominations plus the symphathy factor but Jasmine could take it, but would I prefer Jennifer. It could also go Alicia if they want to award her for being snubbed.

Anyone could take it. Just hope it's not Beyonce, not for this 5 year old song.

I'm pulling for Jennifer Hudson.

I'm going with Jennifer Hudson on this one. She's going to get a lot of sympathy votes going her way plus "Spotlight" is a great track and her vocals stellar.

WILL WIN: Jennifer Hudson - "Spotlight"
SHOULD WIN: Keyshia Cole - "Heaven Sent"

I think it will be a three diva show-down between Jaz, Jenn, and Keysh. Of course Alicia could be the upset with the snub from the other fields.

On the Bey nomination that LIVE vocal is AWESOME and deserving of the nominatoin. If the song were newer I would say the win.

I'm pulling for Jaz.

Beyonce is not a factor in this race. I think this category will boil down to Jennifer Hudson vs. Jazmine Sullivan. Keyshia Cole could sneak in and Alicia Keys is always the favorite here. "Spotlight" is the best vocal here.

SHOULD WIN: Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight"
WILL WIN: Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight"

This award is Jennifer Hudson's to lose.

Keyshia has no chance in hell. I thought that the CD version might be better but it is as horrid as her live performances.

i have no idea whos gonna win!

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Originally posted by Gucci:
Beyonce is not a factor in this race. I think this category will boil down to Jennifer Hudson vs. Jazmine Sullivan. Keyshia Cole could sneak in and Alicia Keys is always the favorite here. "Spotlight" is the best vocal here.

SHOULD WIN: Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight"
WILL WIN: Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight"

I agree. I hope Jennifer takes this, sympathy aside -- it's the most deserving.

I think Jazmine's vocal is the most stunning of the bunch and she should definitely win.

P.S.

I absolutely despise that damn "Superwoman" song. I can't believe I'm actually rooting against Alicia....

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Jennifer Hudson.

I think Keyshia Cole is definitely out. If she didn't win a BET award, despite the success of her reality show, she won't win here.

Beyonce has an advantage in this race; she has two hit singles during the voting period and an album that's selling like crack rock. The only reason Sheryl Crow won a Grammy for her remake of "Sweet Child Ol Mine" is because she had a hit single during the voting period. I'm not saying Beyonce will win, but that's something to keep in mind.

I think this race is between Jennifer Hudson, Jazmine Sullivan and Alicia Keys.

Ideally, Jazmine Sullivan should be the frontrunner since she has the most nominations. But she isn't a crossover artist. I have a feeling NARAS may treat Sullivan like Jill Scott and India.Arie in their respective debut years. Remember how Jill Scott got all those nominations her first year and still lost R&B Female to Toni Braxton? Jennifer Hudson isn't a crossover artist either, but she has her Oscar win and sympathy votes to fall back on. And it wouldn't shock me in the least to see Alicia win since there's been so much hoopla over her snubs.

I honestly can't predict a winner here yet.

I wonder if any of these nominees will perform or present. Usually, the winner here is asked to perform.

Time will tell.

So do you guys think Keyshia Cole actually has a shot at winning this?

I seriously think Beyonce would win this before Keyshia.

I just don't think Keyshia is well respected in the industry. Just a hunch.

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I've been calling Jazmine the frontrunner the entire time, but there are definitely some things to think about.

I'll hold off on calling this category closed or crowning a winner already. DoubleD's post is definitely something to think about.

I'm a big fan of all 5 ladies nominated. Oddly enough, I am strongly against Alicia Keys winning for "Superwoman" and I still think she robbed Fantasia last year. "Superwoman" over "Like You'll Never See Me Again"? PLEASE! Voters get 2 thumbs down for that move.

I'm only ready to kick Keyshia out of the race. Her live performances and subsequent ridicule for them will hurt her chances. And despite what some may think, Beyonce does have a small shot and I do think she would be deserving of a win.

But basically, I think any of these women would be great except Alicia.

That said, I'll analyze this race some more later.

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Originally posted by DoubleD:
So do you guys think Keyshia Cole actually has a shot at winning this?

I seriously think Beyonce would win this before Keyshia.

I just don't think Keyshia is well respected in the industry. Just a hunch.

I agree 100%.

If Keyshia Cole can't win a BET Award over Alicia or Beyonce, then there's no way in hell that she'll win a Grammy over them. The fact that they're favorites only worsens her chances, and if Beyonce's clout with voters is in question at all, this nomination for a song that's damn near 6 years old should put all disputes to rest.

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Originally posted by MrTalented:
If Keyshia Cole can't win a BET Award over Alicia or Beyonce, then there's no way in hell that she'll win a Grammy over them.

Exactly.

It honestly doesn't matter how many weeks "Heaven Sent" spent at #1 on the R&B charts.

I just can't see Grammy voters picking Keyshia Cole over Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, 10x Grammy winner Beyonce, 11x Grammy winner Alicia Keys and critically lauded, BNA nominee Jazmine Sullivan.

If "Heaven Sent" were a crossover hit, then I'd be singing a different song.

I think this category is between Alicia Keys and Beyonce.

If you look at the history of this category -only really big names have been winning. The same reason Mary J. Blige won for a non-hit over Ashanti's "Foolish"(a big hit of 2002).

Jennifer Hudson might win due to sympathy.

If Beyonce wins then she will be a big factor next year. I give the edge to Alicia Keys.

Yeah, interesting category. You would assume Alicia would win but she got snubbed everywhere else...but then that could lead people to vote for her here since she did get snubbed everywhere else.

I think Jennifer will take this. It's the biggest hit of the group and she's got the sympathy vote.

I can totally see this thread reaching 500 posts.
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Originally posted by DJWolff:
I can totally see this thread reaching 500 posts.
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You're so right. Most of the R&B field thread posts were about this category anyway. Now that there's a thread solely for this category, I know it's gonna be hugely popular. Tons of other category threads, and this one is already the most frequently used one.

I'm still not ready to call this category yet, but it's an insanely tight race. The only person who doesn't have a shot is Keyshia Cole. Technically, given her R&B Song nod, she has just as good a shot as the other four. But due to her competition, I doubt she has a chance at winning.

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