The nominations are out for the 52nd Grammy Awards, to be held on January 31. Here are some categories we thought would be of interest to SoulTrackers. A number of old and new SoulTracks favorites, from Charlie Wilson to Mary Mary to Calvin Richardson to Eric Roberson and newcomer Melanie Fiona are nominated. To see the entire list, CLICK HERE.
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 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 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]
Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- Blame It
James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
[J Records; Publishers: Sly As A Foxx Music/Bug Music, Gifted Source Music/EMI April Music, It’s N8 Publishing, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Nappypub Music/Universal Music Z Songs, Chameleon Publishing.] - Lions, Tigers & Bears
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
[J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music.] - Pretty Wings
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: Blacksummers’ Night
[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.] - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.] - Under
D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)
Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic; Publishers: Tank1176Music/Blackfountain/Antonio Dixon’s Muzik/EMI April Music/Notting Dale Songs/Lonnalistic/Songs4ronnie/Doverland 301 Music/Thailand Music/K.Stephens Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Silverplatinumy2k.]
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- 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 Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- 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 Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Audience Of One
Heather Headley
[EMI Gospel] - Renewed
Sheri Jones-Moffett
[EMI Gospel] - Just James
J Moss
[GospoCentric/ Verity] - Smokie Norful: Live
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel] - Bold Right Life
Kierra Sheard
[EMI Gospel]
Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- Born Again
Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
Track from: Revelation
[Essential Records; Publisher: Consuming Fire Music.] - City On Our Knees
Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jaime Moore, songwriters (TobyMac)
[Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs, Emack Music, Jamnu Music, Castle Bound, Bummerman Music.] - Every Prayer
Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary)
Track from: The Power Of One
[Integrity Music; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Aaron Lindsey Publishing, Integrity’s Praise! Music, Sound of the New Breed, gnidybab music, Ricardo Music Dot Com.] - God In Me
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)
Track from: The Sound
[Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That’s Plum Song, It’s Tea Tyme.] - The Motions
Jason Houser, Sam Mizell & Matthew West, songwriters (Matthew West)
Track from: Something To Say
[Sparrow Records; Publishers: Word Music/Songs For Lulu/Simple Tense Songs/Wyzell Music/Songs of Extreme/Cedar Sides.]
Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)
- Free To Be Me
Francesca Battistelli
[Fervent Records/ Word Entertainment] - Jesus Is Love
Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
Track from: Audience Of One
[EMI Gospel] - I Believe
Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
Track from: Oh Happy Day
[Vector Recordings/EMI Gospel] - Wait On The Lord
Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
Track from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit)
[Verity] - Born Again
Third Day
Track from: Revelation
[Essential Records]
