forget about prince, al green is in the running for best r & b album, too!

go, al, go!!!!!

I was hoping he would get Record or Album of the year, but I guess they labeled him as an R&B artist this year, here's the list of his nominations below.

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

Let's Misbehave
Elvis Costello
Track from: De-lovely - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Columbia]


You Raise Me Up
Josh Groban
Track from: Closer
[143/Reprise]


Daughters
John Mayer
Track from: Heavier Things
[Columbia/Aware]


Cinnamon Girl
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]


Love's Divine
Seal
Track from: Seal IV
[Warner Bros.]

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

Charlene
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Comin' From Where I'm From
[So So Def/Zomba Label Group]


Happy People
R. Kelly
Track from: Happy People/U Saved Me
[Jive/Zomba Label Group]


What We Do Here
Brian McKnight
Track from: Gemini
[Motown Records]


Call My Name
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]


Burn
Usher
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]

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

You're My Everything
Anita Baker
Track from: My Everything
[Blue Note Records]


Sinner's Prayer
Ray Charles & B.B. King
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records]


I Can't Stop
Al Green
Track from: I Can't Stop
[Blue Note]


New Day
Patti LaBelle
Track from: Timeless Journey
[Def Soul Classics]


Musicology
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]

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

Burn
Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri & Usher Raymond, songwriters (Usher)
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Publishers: Shaniah Cymone Music/EMI April Music, Babyboy's Little Publishing Co., Noontime South & UR IV Music/EMI April Music.]


Call My Name
Prince, songwriter (Prince)
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records; Publisher: NPG Music.]


My Boo
Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Usher Raymond, Manuel Seal & Adonis Shropshire, songwriters (Usher & Alicia Keys)
Track from: Confessions Special Edition
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Publishers: EMI April Music, Shaniah Cymone Music, BMG Songs, Manusee Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, Lellow Productions & UR IV Music/EMI April.]


Yeah!
Chris Bridges, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, Jonathan Smith & Patrick J. Que Smith, songwriters (Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Pubs: liljon00017 music/TVT Music, Christopher Garret's Publishing/Hitco South, Christopher Matthew Music/Hitco Music, Ludacris Music Publishing/EMI April Music, Swole Music/Basajamba Music/Air Control Publishing/EMI April Music]


You Don't Know My Name
Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing, Ye World Music/EMI April Music, Uncle Bobby Music/EMI Blackwood Music & A Dish-A-Tunes Ltd.]

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

My Everything
Anita Baker
[Blue Note Records]


I Can't Stop
Al Green
[Blue Note]


The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
[J Records]


Musicology
Prince
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]


Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
Jill Scott
[Hidden Beach Recordings]
[Edited 12/7/04 9:26am]

Judging by the categories and some of the competition, he may have a good chance to win one or two.

OdysseyMiles said:

but i'm thinkin that then again, maybe not...guess we all gotta wait n'see in february.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I think he's got a shot here:

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

Charlene
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Comin' From Where I'm From
[So So Def/Zomba Label Group]


Happy People
R. Kelly
Track from: Happy People/U Saved Me
[Jive/Zomba Label Group]


What We Do Here
Brian McKnight
Track from: Gemini
[Motown Records]


Call My Name
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]


Burn
Usher
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]

OdysseyMiles said:

yup. plus, i think the industry will wanna award him for his cooperation this year They'll throw him at least one award.

They pretty much covered everything.....even Cinnamon Girl

Musicology (album) - R&B Album

Musicology (song) - R&B Traditional

Call My Name (2 nom) - R&B song , R&B Male

Cinnamon Girl - Pop Male

OdysseyMiles said:

with arr-ruh and urrr-shrrrrr, as popular as those two are? i dunno...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I hear you, but I'd be extremely surprised if they gave Robert a Grammy. They don't exactly court controversy.

I think out of the 5 (which is great!) he might get the best R&B album, only.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Yeah, that piss ant Usher will probably win just ur of sheer popularity, not talent.

OMG Please don't let Usher win again.

I'm hoping on Grammy night that we see a few surprizes, but something tells me it will be quite predicible. I can see Usher and Alicia Keyes taking quite a few. I hope Prince gets at least one win though. The list of nominees is very predictible too. There wasn't much that surprised me, but I was glad to see Prince, Al Green and Anita Baker get a nod.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Nah, arr-ruh ain't winnin' nothin' here. And between P and Usher, c'mon. We're talkin' R&B Vocal Performance. They gotta be honest on this one.
Plus, the Grammies aren't always a popularity contest. We can't forget about Steely Dan's Album of The Year win a few years back.

I have to admit that I'm disappointed. A lot of you predicted the shutout in the major categories, but I remained optimistic. I was thinking that this storybook year would end where it began: at the Grammys. But, alas. It won't happen.

Chances are good, based on what I see, that Usher, Alicia and Kanye are going to win them this year.

We ARE correct in predicting the coronation of an older artists who has "returned to form." But it isn't Prince this year...it's RAY CHARLES.

If I have to pick something that DID make me happy, it's Prince's "traditional R&B" nomination. I was just telling students in my media class this morning that most of what is on the radio now isn't "REAL R&B" -- it's hip-hop-influenced, pop-packaged R&B. If nothing else, Prince is being recognized for "keeping it real."

By the way...Can anyone confirm whether or not the Green Day album is THAT GOOD???

Keith/Kacey

1sexymf said:

U could b right, but the Grammy's are known 4 going against the grain. They are not based on popularity, but on what the Grammy voters think. The most shocking thing 2 me is that Janet Jackson was nominated for a few awards. Damita Jo was so bad that I thought the voters would throw it out the door.

I love Janet as much as the next person but I was thinking the same thing. I don't typically look to her as "quality music." I think of her as a guilty pleasure. I enjoy dancing to her songs and going to her concerts. I have all of her albums. I think she's unbelievably beautiful.

But Grammy noms? At least there are only 2 (if I counted correctly).

Keith/Kacey

if they give best vocal to the guy with the best vocal work, Prince should win that one.

I like Prince, and what not, but that Best Male Pop Performance has to go to John Mayer. I'm sorry, but I love that song.

Who wants to place bets on rather Prince is gonna show up or not! I say he wont.

Thriller81 said:

Ugh. Am I the only one who can't stand John Mayer?

BobGeorge909 said:

I think you'll have a hard time finding someone who'll bet on him showing.

I hope Prince gets all of 'em. Hell if Alicia and Beyonce can get all 4,5 or however many they got...Prince definetely has to get his...since they are wanna-be protegee's of his.

This category is a joke....

Usher vs. Prince vs. Usher & Alicia Keys Vs. Usher Vs. Alicia Keys

surprised they could squeeze Prince in there, with all those other great artists

"Yeah" , it took 7 people to write that crap!?"



Best R&B Song:
* "Burn" - Usher
Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri & Usher Raymond, songwriters
* "Call My Name" - Prince
Prince, songwriter
* "My Boo" - Usher & Alicia Keys
Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Usher Raymond, Manuel Seal & Adonis Shropshire, songwriters
* "Yeah!" - Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Chris Bridges, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, Jonathan Smith & Patrick J. Que Smith, songwriters
* "You Don't Know My Name" - Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West, songwriters
[Edited 12/7/04 10:43am]

FunkMistress said:

regretably...U're right.

Kacey725 said:

It is very good. A bit of a departure from their previous stuff but that is good.

Did Brian Wilson's SMILE get nominated for album of the year??

Win or lose, I hope Prince performs Cinammon Girl at the Grammy Awards!!!

rainbowchild said:

is it just me that shocked cinnamon girl got a nom??? how often do songs that don't even get in the hot 100 get a nomination? prince has done it twice this year. cinnamon girl didn't even get onto any radio airplay charts! good going! lol

i reckon he'll win at least one, not because he necessarily has the best songs, but he's played ball this year, blew everyone away at the grammies last year, so i imagine they'll be inclined to give him one. i reckon it will be for call my name in some way, even reviews panning it have commented on the vox, so i imagine for that.