BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé - "Single Ladies"
Mary J. Blige - "Stronger"
Mariah Carey - "Obsessed"
Keyshia Cole - "You Complete Me"
Whitney Houston - "I Look To You"
Chrisette Michele - "Ephiphany"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Anthony Hamilton - ""
J. Holiday - "It's Yours"
John Legend - "Everybody Knows"
Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"
Trey Songz - "I Need A Girl"
Musiq Soulchild - ""
Usher - "Hush"

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Keyshia Cole & Monica - "Trust"
Jamie Foxx f/T-Pain - "Blame It"
Whitney Houston & Akon - "Like I Never Left"
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild - "Chocolate High"
Chrisette Michele & Ne-Yo - "What You Do"
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige - "IfULeave"

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Anthony Hamilton - "Soul Music"
Ledisi - "Love Never Changes"
"Harlem Blues" - Teena Marie
Ann Nesby - "Sow Love"
Smokey Robinson - "Please Don't Take Your Love"
Raphael Saadiq - "Big Easy"

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
"Scared of Lonely" - Beyonce

BEST R&B SONG
"Blame It" (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
"I Look To You" (Whitney Houston)
"Knock You Down" (Keri Hilson f/Ne-Yo & Kanye West)
"Lions, Tigers, Bears" (Jazmine Sullivan)
"Pretty Wings" (Maxwell)
"Single Ladies" (Beyonce)

BEST R&B ALBUM
Coming Back To You - Melinda Doolittle
The Point of It All - Anthony Hamilton
I Look To You - Whitney Houston
Let the Truth Be Told - Laura Izibor
Turn Me Loose - Ledisi
Congo Square - Teena Marie
BLACKSummers'Night - Maxwell
Epiphany - Chrisette Michele
The Real Thing - Vanessa Williams

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
A Different Me - Keyshia Cole
Love Vs. Money - The Dream
Intuition - Jamie Foxx
In A Perfect World - Keri Hilson
Lady Love - LeToya

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BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé - SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
Mary J. Blige - STRONGER
Whitney Houston - I LOOK TO YOU
Chrisette Michele - EPIPHANY (I'M LEAVING)
Jazmine Sullivan - LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
J. Holiday - IT'S YOURS
John Legend - EVERYBODY KNOWS
Maxwell - PRETTY WINGS
Trey Songz - I NEED A GIRL
Usher - HUSH

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Keyshia Cole & Monica - TRUST
Whitney Houston & Akon - LIKE I NEVER LEFT
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild - CHOCOLATE HIGH
Chrisette Michele & Ne-Yo - WHAT YOU DO
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige - IFULEAVE

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Anthony Hamilton - SOUL MUSIC
Ledisi - LOVE NEVER CHANGES
Ann Nesby - SOW LOVE
Smokey Robinson - PLEASE DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE
Raphael Saadiq - BIG EASY

BEST R&B SONG
R. Kelly, songwriter (Whitney Houston) - I LOOK TO YOU
M. Araica, K. Cossom, N. Hills, Keri Hilson, S. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo) - KNOCK YOU DOWN
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan) - LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) - SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) - PRETTY WINGS

BEST R&B ALBUM
Anthony Hamilton - THE POINT OF IT ALL
Whitney Houston - I LOOK TO YOU
India.Arie - TESTIMONY: VOL 2, LOVE & POLITICS
Maxwell - BLACKSUMMERS' NIGHT
Chrisette Michele - EPIPHANY

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
Beyoncé - I AM... SASHA FIERCE
The-Dream - LOVE VS. MONEY
Jamie Foxx - INTUITION
Keri Hilson - IN A PERFECT WORLD...
Trey Songz - READY

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

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Where is the R&B entry list?

You can download it in the contest thread.

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BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
"Sweet Dreams" - Beyonce

Just a quick note, it was "Scared Of Lonely" that was submitted.

Best Female R&B Performance
- Beyonce "Single Ladies
- Jazmine Sullivan "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
- Laura Izibor "From My Heart to Yours"
- Whitney Houston "I Look to You"
- Chrisette Michele "Epiphany"

Spoilers: Mariah Carey "Obssessed", Ledisi "Going Thru Changes", India. Arie "Heal Me", Keyshia Cole "You Complete Me", Mary J. "Stronger"



Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Charlie Wilson "There Goes My Baby"
- Maxwell "Pretty Wings"
- Musiq "Sobeautiful"
- Trey Songz "I Need a Girl"
- K'Jon "On the Ocean"

Spoilers: The-Dream "Rockin That Thing", Anthony Hamilton "The Point of It All", Ginuwine "Last Chance", Eric Benet "Chocolate Legs", John Legend "Everybody Knows"


Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group
- Bebe & Cece Winans "Close to You"
- Whitney Houston & Akon "Like I Never Left"
- India. Arie & Musiq "Chocolate High"
- Musiq & Mary J. Blige "Ifuleave"
- Jamie Foxx & T-Pain "Blame It"

Spoilers: Smokey Robinson & Joss Stone "You're the One for Me", Al Green & Heather Headley "People Get Ready", Chrisette Michele & Ne-Yo "What You Do", Keyshia Cole & Monica "Trust", Teena Marie & Faith Evans "Can't Last a Day"


Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Anthony Hamilton "Soul Music"
- Raphael Saadiq "Big Easy"
- Beyonce "At Last"
- Smokey Robinson "Please Don't Take Your Love"
- Bettye LaVette "A Change Is Gonna Come"

Spoilers: Ryan Shaw "Memphis Train", Ann Nesby "Sow Love", Melinda Doolittle "It's Your Love", Teena Marie "Harlem Blues",Ledisi "Love Never Changes"

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- Solange "This Bird"
- Maiysha "Sledgehammer"
- India. Arie & Dobet Gnahore "Pearls"
- The Sa-Ra Creative Performers & Erykah Badu "Dirty Beauty"
- Buju Banton & Wyclef "Bedtime Story"

Spoilers: Beyonce "Scared of Being Lonely", Tonex "Blend", Corneille "Liberation", Vikter Duplaix "Electric Love", Robert Glasper & Bial "All Matter"

Best R&B Song
- "From My Heart to Yours" [Laura Izibor]
- "Single Ladies" [Beyonce]
- "Pretty Wings" [Maxwell]
- "I Look to You" [Whitney Houston]
- "Knock You Down" [Keri Hilson]

Spoilers: "Epiphany" (Chrisette Michele), "Lions, Tigers & Bears" (Jazmine Sullivan), "Sobeautiful" (Musiq), "Blame It" (Jamie Foxx), "Rock That Thing" (The-Dream)


Best Contemporary R&B Album
- Beyonce (I Am Sasha Fierce)
- Keyshia Cole (A Different Me)
- Keri Hilson (In a Perfect World)
- Trey Songz (Ready)
- The-Dream (Love vs. Money)

Spoilers: Ryan Leslie (Ryan Leslie), Jamie Foxx (Intuition), Ginuwine (A Man's Thoughts), T-Pain (Thr33 Ringz), Akon (Freedom)


Best R&B Album
- Whitney Houston (I Look to You)
- Chrisette Michele (Epiphany)
- Ledisi (Turnin' Me Loose)
- India. Arie (Testimony Vol. 2: Love & Politics)
- Maxwell (BlackSummersNight)

Spoilers: Charlie Wilson (Charlie Wilson), Prince (LotusFlow3r), Musiq (Onmyradio), Smokey Robinson (Time Flies When You're Having Fun), John Legend (Evolver)

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I bet Jeremih land a nomination or two in the R&B field.

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I bet Jeremih land a nomination or two in the R&B field.

I'm kinda torn if he will actually get a nomination or two. But know Def Jam's history they have been able to nab several nominations for their artist (Karina, Christina Milian, Joe Budden).

The thing with an artist like Jeremih is that it could go either way with him --- no nomination or at least one.

J. Holiday shocked us with a nomination just last year. Omarion received one too. I'm starting to think he will be one of the surprise nominees this year. Never underestimate some artists. Jeremih had a huge hit this year, so it's never too far fetched for him to land a nomination somewhere.

I think he has chance at landing a nomination in Male R&B and/or Best Contemporary R&B Album.

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I think Best Contemporary R&B Album will probably look like this:

Beyonce - I Am... Sasha Fierce
Keri Hilson - ... In a Perfect World
Jamie Foxx - Intuition
Jeremih - Jeremih
The-Dream - Love vs. Money

And if Jeremih doesn't get in or even if he does, I wouldn't be surprised if Ryan Leslie takes his place or joins him.

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Originally posted by musicluva123:
I think Best Contemporary R&B Album will probably look like this:

Beyonce - I Am... Sasha Fierce
Keri Hilson - ... In a Perfect World
Jamie Foxx - Intuition
Jeremih - Jeremih
The-Dream - Love vs. Money

And if Jeremih doesn't get in or even if he does, I wouldn't be surprised if Ryan Leslie takes his place or joins him.

See that's where I'm torn between Jeremih, Trey Songz & Ryan Leslie. One of the three or maybe two might have a good chance of getting in. I know that Trey is the "it" R&B guy now, Ryan Leslie has a lot of respect in the industry and Jeremih is on Def Jam and a successful first single.

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Originally posted by Try Again:

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Originally posted by musicluva123:
I think Best Contemporary R&B Album will probably look like this:

Beyonce - I Am... Sasha Fierce
Keri Hilson - ... In a Perfect World
Jamie Foxx - Intuition
Jeremih - Jeremih
The-Dream - Love vs. Money

And if Jeremih doesn't get in or even if he does, I wouldn't be surprised if Ryan Leslie takes his place or joins him.

See that's where I'm torn between Jeremih, Trey Songz & Ryan Leslie. One of the three or maybe two might have a good chance of getting in. I know that Trey is the "it" R&B guy now, Ryan Leslie has a lot of respect in the industry and Jeremih is on Def Jam and a successful first single.

I forgot about Trey. After last year, I don't think anyone is safe. Who would have thought J. Holiday, Karina, and to a lesser extent, Jazmine Sullivan would bump Mariah, Usher, Chris, Erykah and even Estelle out of slots? People thought for sure that those artists were the ones fighting for a spot.

Emily King bumped Ciara out of a nomination a couple of years back. It could go anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if The-Dream didn't make the lineup and Ryan Leslie, Jeremih and/or Trey Songz did.

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Originally posted by musicluva123:

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Originally posted by Try Again:

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Originally posted by musicluva123:
I think Best Contemporary R&B Album will probably look like this:

Beyonce - I Am... Sasha Fierce
Keri Hilson - ... In a Perfect World
Jamie Foxx - Intuition
Jeremih - Jeremih
The-Dream - Love vs. Money

And if Jeremih doesn't get in or even if he does, I wouldn't be surprised if Ryan Leslie takes his place or joins him.

See that's where I'm torn between Jeremih, Trey Songz & Ryan Leslie. One of the three or maybe two might have a good chance of getting in. I know that Trey is the "it" R&B guy now, Ryan Leslie has a lot of respect in the industry and Jeremih is on Def Jam and a successful first single.

I forgot about Trey. After last year, I don't think anyone is safe. Who would have thought J. Holiday, Karina, and to a lesser extent, Jazmine Sullivan would bump Mariah, Usher, Chris, Erykah and even Estelle out of slots? People thought for sure that those artists were the ones fighting for a spot.

Emily King bumped Ciara out of a nomination a couple of years back. It could go anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if The-Dream didn't make the lineup and Ryan Leslie, Jeremih and/or Trey Songz did.

I think The-Dream will make it in. I'm actually thinking that Keyshia Cole & Jamie Foxx might be the ones getting bumped for Trey, Jeremiah or Ryan Leslie.

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I think The-Dream will make it in. I'm actually thinking that Keyshia Cole & Jamie Foxx might be the ones getting bumped for Trey, Jeremiah or Ryan Leslie.

I can't picture Jamie Foxx getting snubbed or getting less than two nominations. I see him getting into Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Group. I'm still iffy about The-Dream getting in, especially after he got snubbed the last time. Keri could get left out, but she looks like a standout this year. "Knock You Down" was HUGE and "Turnin Me On" was moderately successful. If she lands in Best New Artist, then she will most likely land three other nods (Best Rap/Sung, Best R&B Song, Best Contemporary R&B Album). I can't really think of any other spoilers from that 30-entry lists.

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Originally posted by Try Again:

I think The-Dream will make it in. I'm actually thinking that Keyshia Cole & Jamie Foxx might be the ones getting bumped for Trey, Jeremiah or Ryan Leslie.

I can't picture Jamie Foxx getting snubbed or getting less than two nominations. I see him getting into Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Group. I'm still iffy about The-Dream getting in, especially after he got snubbed the last time. Keri could get left out, but she looks like a standout this year. "Knock You Down" was HUGE and "Turnin Me On" was moderately successful. If she lands in Best New Artist, then she will most likely land three other nods (Best Rap/Sung, Best R&B Song, Best Contemporary R&B Album). I can't really think of any other spoilers from that 30-entry lists.

Yeah this category is pretty much a crapshoot lol. I can safely say that Beyonce will be nominated lol.

Akon may sneak in Cont R&B album you never know with the Grammys.

Beyonce probably has R&B Female and Contemporary R&B Album in the bag. Whitney will be a strong competitor for R&B Female, but Contemporary R&B Album is pretty much hers. The success of "Single Ladies" alone will propel her to a win in that category.

R&B Song is definitely a battle between two songs: "Pretty Wings" and "Single Ladies."

R&B Album is between two artists: Maxwell and Whitney Houston.

R&B Male is a done deal. Maxwell is taking it.

I think R&B Performance by a Duo or Group will be the most interesting category this year. They have the most interesting set of possible nominees, IMO, and depending on who's nominated, it may just be the race to watch in this field. Everything else is either locked up already or narrowed down.

Just being completely honest here. We know how the Grammys operate, and even though there are five nominees per category, the real race only involves 2-3 of the nominees, given that it's not a giveaway (like R&B Male is this year).

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Welcome back!

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1) Beyonce probably has R&B Female and Contemporary R&B Album in the bag. Whitney will be a strong competitor for R&B Female, but Contemporary R&B Album is pretty much hers. The success of "Single Ladies" alone will propel her to a win in that category.

2) R&B Song is definitely a battle between two songs: "Pretty Wings" and "Single Ladies."

3) R&B Album is between two artists: Maxwell and Whitney Houston.

4) R&B Male is a done deal. Maxwell is taking it.

5) I think R&B Performance by a Duo or Group will be the most interesting category this year. They have the most interesting set of possible nominees, IMO, and depending on who's nominated, it may just be the race to watch in this field. Everything else is either locked up already or narrowed down.

6) Just being completely honest here. We know how the Grammys operate, and even though there are five nominees per category, the real race only involves 2-3 of the nominees, given that it's not a giveaway (like R&B Male is this year).

1) I don't know, man! I thought Beyonce had Female R&B wrapped up BEFORE Whitney released her singles. I think a lot of factors will be considered here (comeback + underrewarded + veteran) and in the end, Whitney will have the edge. In the other hand, Beyonce does have Cont. R&B in the bag.

2) Agreed.

3) Agreed.

4) More than agreed.

5) You're right. I had problems narrowing down that category, because there are so many good options for potential nominees. At one point, I had ten nominees.

6) But you generally get one category that is really competitive and where every nominee would make a deserving winner.

I narrowed down Best Urban/Alternative Performance.
Buju Banton & Wyclef Jean, "Bedtime Story"
Vikter Duplaix, "Electric Love"
The Foreign Exchange, "Daykeeper"
Maiysha, "Sledgehammer"
The SA-RA Creative Partners & Erykah Badu, "Dirty Beauty"
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore, "Pearls"
Solange, "This Bird"

I know people on this board aren't too interested in this category (or Traditional R&B Vocal), but there you go.

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I narrowed down Best Urban/Alternative Performance.
Buju Banton & Wyclef Jean, "Bedtime Story"
Vikter Duplaix, "Electric Love"
The Foreign Exchange, "Daykeeper"
Maiysha, "Sledgehammer"
The SA-RA Creative Partners & Erykah Badu, "Dirty Beauty"
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore, "Pearls"
Solange, "This Bird"

I know people on this board aren't too interested in this category (or Traditional R&B Vocal), but there you go.

I actually listened to most of the entries on this list and these were my favorites...

1. Day Keeper - The Foreign Exchange
2. Dirty Beauty - Sa-Ra Creative Partners & Erykah Badu
3. This Bird- Solange
4. Boom - Anjulie
5. Organic Soul - Carolyn Malachi
6. Pearls - India.Arie
7. Electric Love - Vikter Duplaix
8. Bedtime Story - Buju Banton

I couldn't find Liberation by Corneille, All Matter by Robert Glasper & Bilal, and a Tale of Two by Eric Roberson. Anyone heard these or got a link to them. I would say Foreign Exchange was my favorite and their album is very good too. I nommed them but I know it won't be lol.