The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees were named on Monday December 7th and the list is quite impressive for R&B music. By now you’ve probably heard that REAL R&B music is making a comeback and based on this year’s nominees, The Recording Academy thinks so too. Judging from the artist selection, quality talent continues to prevail atop commercialized gimmicks (sorry Omarion). Make no mistakes R&B music is still a huge genre on the charts and if you’ll just close your eyes and listen, you’ll hear the R&B influenced voices of artists like The Weeknd, Adele, Ed Sheeran, and Sam Smith leading us into the new era of true R&B music.
The R&B Black Messiah D’Angelo received an impressive 3 nominations this year and although he’s up against some stiff competition we’re hoping he brings home at least one for R&B music. Tamar Braxton is a strong contender in the bid for Best R&B Performance, which could be her very first Grammy.
Tyrese will duke it out with Faith Evans in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category. There’s stiff competition in the Best R&B Album category for Motown-tinged R&B newcomer Leon Bridges. And we’ve got to congratulate Jazmine Sullivan and Miguel for both earning two nominations this year.
Here are seven categories we hope real R&B talent takes the gramophone home in this year. The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will air on Monday February 15, 2016.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Really Love- D’Angelo And The Vanguard
Uptown Funk- Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Thinking Out Loud- Ed Sheeran
Blank Space- Taylor Swift
Can’t Feel My Face- The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Thinking Out Loud– Ed Sheeran
Alright– Kendrick Lamar
See You Again– Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Blank Space– Taylor Swift
Girl Crush– Little Big Town
Best R&B Performance
If I Don’t Have You– Tamar Braxton
Rise Up– Andra Day
Breathing Underwater– Hiatus Kaiyote
Planes– Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
Earned It– The Weeknd
Best Traditional R&B Performance
He Is- Faith Evans
Little Ghetto Boy– Lalah Hathaway
Let It Burn– Jazmine Sullivan
Shame– Tyrese
My Favorite Part of You– Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Song
Coffee- Miguel
Earned It– The Weeknd
Let It Burn– Jazmine Sullivan
Really Love– D’Angelo and The Vanguard
Shame– Tyrese
Best Urban Contemporary
Ego Death– The Internet
You Should Be Here– Kehlani
Blood– Lianne La Havas
Wildheart– Miguel
Beauty Behind The Madness– The Weeknd
Best R&B Album
Coming Home- Leon Bridges
Black Messiah– D’Angelo And The Vanguard
Cheers To The Fall– Andra Day
Reality Show– Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Charlie– Charlie Wilson
R&B’s Alive and Well: 2016 Grammy Award Nominees was originally published on mymajicdc.com