Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

• Chasing Pavements
  Adele
  Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers
  Track from: 19
  [XL Recordings/Columbia]
  
  
• Viva La Vida
  Coldplay
  Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• Bleeding Love
  Leona Lewis
  Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers
  [J Records/SYCO Music]
  
  
• Paper Planes
  M.I.A
  Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer
  Track from: Kala
  [Interscope]
  
  
• PLEASE READ THE LETTER
  ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
  T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
  Track from: Raising Sand
  [Rounder]
  
  
  

Category 2

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  Coldplay
  Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• Tha Carter III
  Lil Wayne
  Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
  [Universal Motown/Cash Money]
  
  
• Year Of The Gentleman
  Ne-Yo
  Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
  [Def Jam/Compound]
  
  
• RAISING SAND
  ROBERT PLANT & ALLISON KRAUSS
  T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
  [Rounder]
  
  
• In Rainbows
  Radiohead
  Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
  [TBD Records]
  
  
  

Category 3

Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• American Boy
  William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
  Track from: Shine
  [Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing]
  
  
• Chasing Pavements
  Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
  Track from: 19
  [XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.]
  
  
• I'm Yours
  Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music]
  
  
• Love Song
  Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
  Track from: Little Voice
  [Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music]
  
  
• VIVA LA VIDA
  GUT BERRYMAN, JONNY BUCKLAND, WILL CHAMPION & CHRIS MARTIN, SONGWRITERS (COLDPLAY)
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs]
  
  
  

Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

• ADELE
  
  
  
• Duffy
  
  
  
• Jonas Brothers
  
  
  
• Lady Antebellum
  
  
  
• Jazmine Sullivan
  
  
  
  

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• CHASING PAVEMENTS
  ADELE
  Track from: 19
  [Columbia/XL]
  
  
• Love Song
  Sara Bareilles
  Track from: Little Voice
  [Epic]
  
  
• Mercy
  Duffy
  Track from: Rockferry
  [Mercury]
  
  
• Bleeding Love
  Leona Lewis
  [J Records/SYCO Music]
  
  
• I Kissed A Girl
  Katy Perry
  Track from: One Of The Boys
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• So What
  Pink
  [LaFace]
  
  
  

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• All Summer Long
  Kid Rock
  Track from: Rock N Roll Jesus
  [Atlantic]
  
  
• SAY
  JOHN MAYER
  Track from: Continuum
  [Columbia]
  
  
• That Was Me
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Amoeba's Secret
  [Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
  
  
• I'm Yours
  Jason Mraz
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic]
  
  
• Closer
  Ne-Yo
  Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
  [Def Jam/Compound Entertainment]
  
  
• Wichita Lineman
  James Taylor
  Track from: Covers
  [Hear Music]
  
  
  

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• VIVA LA VIDA
  COLDPLAY
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• Waiting In The Weeds
  Eagles
  Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden
  [Eagles Recording Company II]
  
  
• Going On
  Gnarls Barkley
  Track from: The Odd Couple
  [Downtown/Atlantic]
  
  
• Won't Go Home Without You
  Maroon 5
  Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long
  [Octone/A&M]
  
  
• Apologize
  OneRepublic
  Track from: Dreaming Out Loud
  [Mosley Music/Interscope Records]
  
  
  

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Lesson Learned
  Alicia Keys & John Mayer
  Track from: As I Am
  [J Records]
  
  
• 4 Minutes
  Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
  Track from: Hard Candy
  [Warner Bros.]
  
  
• RICH WOMAN
  ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
  Track from: Raising Sand
  [Rounder]
  
  
• If I Never See Your Face Again
  Rihanna & Maroon 5
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
  [Def Jam]
  
  
• No Air
  Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
  Track from: Jordin Sparks
  [Jive]
  
  
  

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Love Appetite
  Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
  Track from: Nudge It Up A Notch
  [Stax]
  
  
• I DREAMED THERE WAS NO WAR
  EAGLES
  Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden
  [Eagles Recording Company II]
  
  
• Fortune Teller
  Fourplay
  Track from: Energy
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
• Steppin' Out
  Stanley Jordan
  Track from: State Of Nature
  [Mack Avenue Records]
  
  
• Blast!
  Marcus Miller
  Track from: Marcus
  [Concord Jazz]
  
  
  

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Sax For Stax
  Gerald Albright
  [Peak Records]
  
  
• Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One
  Larry Carlton
  [335 Records]
  
  
• JINGLE ALL THE WAY
  BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES
  [Rounder]
  
  
• The Spice Of Life
  Earl Klugh
  [Koch Records]
  
  
• A Night Before Christmas
  Spyro Gyra
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
  

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Detours
  Sheryl Crow
  [A&M Records]
  
  
• ROCKFERRY
  DUFFY
  [Mercury]
  
  
• Long Road Out Of Eden
  Eagles
  [Eagles Recording Company II]
  
  
• Spirit
  Leona Lewis
  [J Records/SYCO Music]
  
  
• Covers
  James Taylor
  [Hear Music]
  
  
  

Category 12

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER
  DAFT PUNK
  Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers
  Track from: Alive 2007
  [Virgin Records]
  
  
• Ready For The Floor
  Hot Chip
  Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer
  Track from: Made In The Dark
  [Astralwerks/DFA]
  
  
• Just Dance
  Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
  RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
  [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]
  
  
• Give It 2 Me
  Madonna
  Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers
  Track from: Hard Candy
  [Warner Bros.]
  
  
• Disturbia
  Rihanna
  Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
  [Def Jam]
  
  
• Black & Gold
  Sam Sparro
  Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer
  Track from: Sam Sparro
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
  
  

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• New York City
  Brazilian Girls
  [Verve Forecast]
  
  
• ALIVE 2007
  DAFT PUNK
  [Virgin Records]
  
  
• Bring Ya To The Brink
  Cyndi Lauper
  [Epic]
  
  
• X
  Kylie Minogue
  [Capitol/Astralwerks]
  
  
• Last Night
  Moby
  [Mute]
  
  
• Robyn
  Robyn
  [Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope]
  
  
  

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• STILL UNFORGETTABLE
  NATALIE COLE
  [DMI Records]
  
  
• The Sinatra Project
  Michael Feinstein
  [Concord Music Group]
  
  
• Noël
  Josh Groban
  [143/Reprise]
  
  
• In The Swing Of Christmas
  Barry Manilow
  [Hallmark/Arista]
  
  
• Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall
  Rufus Wainwright
  [Geffen]
  
  
  

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• GRAVITY
  JOHN MAYER
  Track from: Where The Light Is - Live In Los Angeles
  [Columbia]
  
  
• I Saw Her Standing There
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Amoeba's Secret
  [Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
  
  
• Girls In Their Summer Clothes
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: Magic
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Rise
  Eddie Vedder
  [J Records]
  
  
• No Hidden Path
  Neil Young
  Track from: Chrome Dreams II
  [Reprise]
  
  
  

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Rock N Roll Train
  AC/DC
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Violet Hill
  Coldplay
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• Long Road Out Of Eden
  Eagles
  Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden
  [Eagles Recording Company II]
  
  
• SEX ON FIRE
  KINGS OF LEON
  [RCA Records]
  
  
• House Of Cards
  Radiohead
  Track from: In Rainbows
  [TBD Records]
  
  
  

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Inside The Fire
  Disturbed
  Track from: Indestructible
  [Reprise]
  
  
• Visions
  Judas Priest
  Track from: Nostradamus
  [Epic]
  
  
• WAX SIMULACRA
  THE MARS VOLTA
  [Universal Motown]
  
  
• Saints Of Los Angeles
  Mötley Crüe
  Track from: Saints Of Los Angeles
  [Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music]
  
  
• Lords Of Salem
  Rob Zombie
  Track from: Zombie Live
  [Geffen/UMe]
  
  
  

Category 18

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Heroes Of Our Time
  DragonForce
  [Roadrunner Records]
  
  
• Nostradamus
  Judas Priest
  Track from: Nostradamus
  [Epic]
  
  
• MY APOCALYPSE
  METALLICA
  Track from: Death Magnetic
  [Warner Bros.]
  
  
• Under My Thumb
  Ministry
  Track from: Cover Up
  [Megaforce Records]
  
  
• Psychosocial
  Slipknot
  [Roadrunner Records]
  
  
  

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Castellorizon
  David Gilmour
  Track from: Live In Gdansk
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Suicide & Redemption
  Metallica
  Track from: Death Magnetic
  [Warner Bros.]
  
  
• 34 Ghosts I-IV
  Nine Inch Nails
  Track from: Ghosts I-IV
  [The Null Corporation]
  
  
• Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
  Rush
  Track from: Songs For Tibet: The Art Of Peace
  [Art of Peace Foundation]
  
  
• PEACHES EN REGALIA
  ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA
  [Strobosonic/Razor & Tie Entertainment]
  
  
  

Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• GIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES
  BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  Track from: Magic
  [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
  
  
• House Of Cards
  Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
  Track from: In Rainbows
  [TBD Records; Publisher: Warner Chappell Music]
  
  
• I Will Possess Your Heart
  Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
  Track from: Narrow Stairs
  [Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Where I'm Calling From Music/Shove It Up Your Songs/Giant Beat Songs/Please Pass The Songs]
  
  
• Sex On Fire
  Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
  [RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music]
  
  
• Violet Hill
  Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records; Publisher: Universal Music-MGB Songs]
  
  
  

Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

• VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS
  COLDPLAY
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• Rock N Roll Jesus
  Kid Rock
  [Atlantic]
  
  
• Only By The Night
  Kings Of Leon
  [RCA Records]
  
  
• Death Magnetic
  Metallica
  [Warner Bros.]
  
  
• Consolers Of The Lonely
  The Raconteurs
  [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
  
  
  

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Modern Guilt
  Beck
  [DGC Records/XL Recordings/Interscope]
  
  
• Narrow Stairs
  Death Cab For Cutie
  [Atlantic]
  
  
• The Odd Couple
  Gnarls Barkley
  [Downtown/Atlantic]
  
  
• Evil Urges
  My Morning Jacket
  [ATO Records]
  
  
• IN RAINBOWS
  RADIOHEAD
  [TBD Records]
  
  
  

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Me, Myself And I
  Beyoncé
  Track from: The Beyonce Experience Live Audio
  [Columbia/Music World Music]
  
  
• Heaven Sent
  Keyshia Cole
  Track from: Just Like You
  [Geffen]
  
  
• Spotlight
  Jennifer Hudson
  [Arista]
  
  
• SUPERWOMAN
  ALICIA KEYS
  Track from: As I Am
  [J Records]
  
  
• Need U Bad
  Jazmine Sullivan
  [J Records]
  
  
  

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• You're The Only One
  Eric Benét
  Track from: Love & Life
  [Friday/Reprise]
  
  
• Take You Down
  Chris Brown
  Track from: Exclusive
  [Jive]
  
  
• MISS INDEPENDENT
  NE-YO
  Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
  [Def Jam/Compound]
  
  
• Can't Help But Wait
  Trey Songz
  Track from: Trey Day
  [Atlantic]
  
  
• Here I Stand
  Usher
  Track from: Here I Stand
  [LaFace]
  
  
  

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Ribbon In The Sky
  Boyz II Men
  Track from: Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
  [Decca Records]
  
  
• Words
  Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
  Track from: Acey Duecy
  [Soulbird/ Universal Republic Records]
  
  
• STAY WITH ME (BY THE SEA)
  AL GREEN FEATURING JOHN LEGEND
  Track from: Lay It Down
  [Blue Note Records]
  
  
• I'm His Only Woman
  Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
  Track from: Jennifer Hudson
  [Arista Records]
  
  
• Never Give You Up
  Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
  Track from: The Way I See It
  [Columbia Records]
  
  
  

Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• A Change Is Gonna Come
  Wayne Brady
  Track from: A Long Time Coming
  [Peak Records]
  
  
• YOUB'VE GOT THE LOVE I NEED
  AL GREEN FEATURING ANTHONY HAMILTON
  Track from: Lay It Down
  [Blue Note Records]
  
  
• Baby I Know
  (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
  Track from: Soul Talkin
  [Philerzy Productions]
  
  
• Love That Girl
  Raphael Saadiq
  Track from: The Way I See It
  [Columbia Records]
  
  
• In Love With Another Man
  Jazmine Sullivan
  Track from: Fearless
  [J Records]
  
  
  

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Say Goodbye To Love
  Kenna
  Track from: Make Sure They See My Face
  [Star Trak/Interscope]
  
  
• Wanna Be
  Maiysha
  Track from: This Much Is True:
  [Eusonia Records]
  
  
• BE OK
  CHRISETTE MICHELE FEATURING WILL.I.AM
  Track from: I Am
  [Def Jam]
  
  
• Many Moons
  Janelle Monae
  Track from: Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)
  [Wondaland/Bad Boy]
  
  
• Lovin You (Music)
  Wayna Featuring Kokayi
  Track from: Higher Ground
  [Quiet Power Productions, LLC]
  
  
  

Category 28

Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Bust Your Windows
  Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
  Track from: Fearless
  [J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music, Soulja Boy Tellem Music/Croomstacular Music]
  
  
• Customer
  I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
  Track from: Love Behind The Melody
  [Jive; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Tunes/Ahmad's World/Universal Music/Nivrac Tyke Music/Fresh Paint Music/HC 1030 Publishing/Universal Music/Tetragrammaton Music/Melodic Piano Productions/HC 1030 Publishing]
  
  
• Heaven Sent
  Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
  Track from: Just Like You
  [Geffen; Publishers: She Wrote It/BMG Songs, J Vibe Publishing, Lex Project Publishing]
  
  
• MISS INDEPENDENT
  MIKKEL S. ERIKSEN, T.E. HERMANSEN & S. SMITH, SONGWRITERS (NE-YO)
  Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
  [Def Jam/Compound; Publishers: Pen In The Ground Publishing, Universal Music-Z Tunes]
  
  
• Spotlight
  Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
  [Arista Records; Publishers: Super Sayin' Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes, EMI Music Publishing]
  
  
  

Category 29

Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Love & Life
  Eric Benét
  [Friday/Reprise]
  
  
• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
  Boyz II Men
  [Decca Records]
  
  
• Lay It Down
  Al Green
  [Blue Note]
  
  
• JENNIFER HUDSON
  JENNIFER HUDSON
  [Arista Records]
  
  
• The Way I See It
  Raphael Saadiq
  [Columbia]
  
  
  

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• GROWING PAINS
  MARY J. BLIGE
  [Geffen]
  
  
• Back Of My Lac'
  J. Holiday
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• First Love
  Karina
  [Def Jam]
  
  
• Year Of The Gentleman
  Ne-Yo
  [Def Jam/Compound]
  
  
• Fearless
  Jazmine Sullivan
  [J Records]