Grammy News: R&B Winners

Check bellow for the nominees and winners in the R&B category. Some of the winners were announced during the pre-telecast, while others will be announced during the show. The winners are in yellow.

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:

Gone Already  

Faith Evans 

[E1 Music]

Bittersweet  

Fantasia 

[J Records / 19 Recordings LLC / S Records] 

Everything To Me  

Monica 

[J Records] 

Tired  

Kelly Price 

[My Block/ Sang Girl!/ Malaco] 

Holding You Down (Going In Circles)  

Jazmine Sullivan 

[J Records]

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:

Second Chance  

El DeBarge 

[Geffen] 

Finding My Way Back  

Jaheim 

[Atlantic] 

Why Would You Stay 

Kem 

[Universal Motown] 

We're Still Friends  

Musiq Soulchild 

[Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue] 

There Goes My Baby  

Usher 

[LaFace/Jive]

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

Love  

Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller 

[Raw Venture Records & Tapes, Inc.] 

Take My Time  

Chris Brown & Tank 

[Jive Records] 

You've Got A Friend  

Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin 

[Island/Def Jam Recordings] 

Shine  

John Legend & The Roots 

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records] 

Soldier Of Love  

Sade 

[Epic/Sony Music]

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: 

When A Woman Loves  

R. Kelly 

[Jive Records] 

Hang On In There 

 John Legend & The Roots 

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records] 

You're So Amazing  

Calvin Richardson 

[Shanachie Entertainment/Numo Records] 

In Between  

Ryan Shaw 

[45 Records/Form Records] 

Go [Live]  

Betty Wright 

[MsB Records]

Best Urban/Alternative Performance:

Little One  

Bilal 

[Plug Research Music] 

F*** You  

Cee Lo Green 

[Elektra] 

Orion  

Carolyn Malachi 

[Carolyn Malachi/Smart Chicks Inc.] 

Tightrope  

Janelle Monáe & Big Boi 

 [Bad Boy/Wondaland/Atlantic] 

Still  

Eric Roberson 

[Blue Erro Soul]

Best R&B Song: 

Bittersweet 

(Fantasia)  

Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters

Finding My Way Back 

(Jaheim)

Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miguel Jontel, songwriters

Second Chance 

(El DeBarge) 

E. DeBarge & Mischke, songwriters

Shine 

(John Legend & The Roots)

John Stephens, songwriter 

Why Would You Stay 

(Kem)

K. Owens, songwriter 

Best R&B Album: 

The Love & War Masterpeace 

Raheem DeVaughn 

[Jive] 

Back To Me  

Fantasia 

[J Records / 19 Recordings LLC / S Records] 

Another Round  

Jaheim 

[Atlantic] 

Wake Up!  

John Legend & The Roots 

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records] 

Still Standing  

Monica 

[J Records]

Best Contemporary R&B Album:

Graffiti  

Chris Brown 

[Jive] 

Untitled  

R. Kelly 

[Jive] 

Transition  

Ryan Leslie 

[Universal Motown/Casablanca] 

The ArchAndroid  

Janelle Monáe 

[Bad Boy/Wondaland/Atlantic] 

Raymond V Raymond  

Usher 

[Jive]