Category 30 - Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Afrodisiac
Brandy
[Atlantic Records]

• Damita Jo
Janet Jackson
[Virgin Records]

• It's About Time
Christina Milian
[Island Def Jam]

• Confessions
Usher
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]

• Hurt No More
Mario Winans
[Bad Boy Records]


Gooooo Janet!!!!!

I kinda forgot about that Mario Winans album. I used to think, damn when is this guy gonna have his own record. Then I heard the Enya (okay Fugees) loop and was like But hey that's all I heard from it. He's a good singer.

I agree with Damita Jo and Afrodisiac. I'd give the Grammy to Brandy though

The single "I Want You" was also nominated for a grammy.

That's good!

Is "All Nite (Don't Stop)" getting a Dance nomination of some sort?

CinisterCee said:

Nope. Scissor Sisters' "Comfortably Numb" & Britney's "Toxic" took its space.

sextonseven said:

wow, the scissor sisters are nominated for a grammy?! they're doing quite well for a new band.

dancerella said:

Yeah they might even get Best New Artist in a couple years

Wow, good for Janet.

She probably won't win it, but she certainly deserves the recognition.

Let it be known "I Want You" was my favorite single off that.

It was really Kanye's year. He has so many noms.

CinisterCee said:

But oh I wonder who the Grammys will give it to. The usher, I'm sure!

CinisterCee said:

:shutters: At least "My Baby" didn't get a nod. That would have made me sick! I thought "All Nite" was by far the best single.

IF AFRODISIAC DOESN'T WIN THIS AWARD I'M SLITTING MY WRISTS!!!

VinnyM27 said:

Why would it? It wasn't even a single.

Jam & Lewis got nominated. With Damita Jo in thrice in their list.

Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical

Category 90 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))

• T Bone Burnett
• Cold Mountain - Soundtrack (Various Artists) (A)

• Rob Cavallo
• American Idiot (Green Day) (A)


Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
• Damita Jo (Janet Jackson) (A)
• Eyes Of The Heart (Radio's Song) (India Arie) (T)
• R&B Junkie (Janet Jackson) (T)
• Simple Things (Usher) (T)
• Spending Time With You (Janet Jackson) (T)
• That's What It's Made For (Usher) (T)
• Truth Hurts (Usher) (T)

• Tommy LiPuma
• Accentuate The Positive (Al Jarreau) (A)
• The Girl In The Other Room (Diana Krall) (A)

• John Shanks
• Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson) (A)
• Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson) (T)
• The First Cut Is The Deepest (Sheryl Crow) (T)
• Fly (Hilary Duff) (T)
• Shine Your Light (Robbie Robertson) (T)
• So-Called Chaos (Alanis Morissette) (A)

I'm surprised Kanye wasn't nominated in the producer field. Considering this was his year and all.


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[Edited 12/7/04 13:32pm]

Please all yall know Confessions is just gonna win..it doesnt even give the others a chance

::bouncin'::

Do do do do do do do do do (so fresh*!)
Do do do do do do do do do (so fresh*!)
Do do do do do do do do do

::doin' the st. louie chicken::

D*mn, is that all I get from you?
Bound to give me an attitude
You need to make love to me
LIKE YOU DON'T LOVE ME, yeah.

Don't have to be gentle, tonight
Just be that animal tonight
You need to make love to me
LIKE YOU DON'T LOVE ME, just

Do me baby
Come on an' drive me crazy
Act like I'm not yo' lady
DO ME LIKE YOU WANNA DO THEM OTHER GRRRLS.

::giggin'::

Janet - Like You Don't Love Me






when you look at me
do you want me?
just for what you see?
do you think i'm that person that you watch on TV
there's another side
that I don't hide
but may never show
Damita Jo...

::camera moves down a dark hallway towards a bright light coming from an open door::

::music from "Pops Up!" drifts in:::
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[Edited 12/7/04 19:40pm]

::soul clap::

I feel like bumpin' 2 that ol' skool (I, I, I, I feel like...)
I feel like dancin' all nite wif u (I, I, I, I feel like...)
I feel like bumpin' 2 that ol' skool (I, I, I, I feel like...)
I feel like dancin' all nite...

::doin' the runnin' man::

Hold up...

::clappin' hands, steppin' side-to-side::

Give it time to set it off
We can *bump bump* all nite (It's sexual*!)
Wanna get mah freak on
DJ keep the party hype (It's sexual*!)
Do *the wop* don't u stop
Or just *smurf* it left to righ (It's sexual*!)
We can *bounce skate an' rocc*
PLAY THAT OL' SKOOL I LIKE.

::shootin' the ducc, gets up and does the snake::

Ok, here we go dip back let's get it funkie
I'm a R&B junkie (yah kno' it, babe!)
Front bacc side-ta-side
Way ya slideeee, soh electric
U FOUND YOUR RECORD, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

::cabbage patchin'::

U know how we do it'z ol' skool, luv! YEAH!

Nah, oooh

::doin' the penn state and the troop::

I feel like bumpin' 2 sum ol' skool ::dj scratch::
(oooh) I feel-feel like bumpin' 2 sum ol' skool ::dj scratch::
(oooh) I feel like bump, like, like -- ol' skool, like ::dj scratch::
(oooh) I feel like bump, like, like -- ol' skool, like ::dj scratch::
(oooh, oooh) I feel like bump, like, like -- ol' skool, like ::dj scratch::

::poplockin'::

I feel like bumpin' 2 sum ol' skool ::dj scratch::
(oooh) I feel-feel like bumpin' 2 sum ol' skool ::dj scratch::
(oooh) I feel like bump, like, like -- ol' skool, like ::dj scratch::
(oooh) I feel like bump, like, like -- ol' skool, like ::dj scratch::
(oooh, oooh) I feel like bump, like, like -- ol' skool, like ::dj scratch::

::electric slide::

Give it time to set it off
We can *bump bump* all nite (It's sexual*!)
Wanna get mah freak on
DJ keep the party hype (It's sexual*!)
Do *the wop* don't u stop
Or just *smurf* it left to righ (It's sexual*!)
We can *bounce skate an' rocc*
PLAY THAT OL' SKOOL I LIKE. Yeah.

::takes hand off hip and walks proudly off the dance floor:::

Janet - R&B Junkie (JANFAN4L Mix)

G*d*mnit! I love the Damita Jo album.

I hope Janet wins
Even though Damita Jo was mediocre
its still better than the other nominations

JANFAN4L said:

ME, TOO!!!!!

@ least i know the academy still knows janet is still living that they nominated her 4 3 grammys

JANFAN4L said:

Cause Kayne West got like 900 nominations and is the flavor du jour (although I'm shocked he didn't get a producer of the year nod...is he doing to pout abou that?). Also, the Grammys used to (and maybe still do) take songs from the albums that weren't singles and nominate them in different catogeries if they think the songs are good. I remember a lot of the album tracks from "The MisEducation Of Lauryn Hill" getting nods all over the place.

yep cuz they did beyonce like that nominating dangerously in love 2

VinnyM27 said:

You can never guess the Grammys. No telling who'll get nominated or snubbed.

i knwo thats right cuz i thought janet would get 1 nod but luckily my girl got herself 3

everyone that said the Grammys are a joke has been proven correct by this fact. and every other nominee in the category.
[Edited 12/7/04 19:23pm]

ABeautifulOne said:

3? I only see two (Contemp R&B album and Female R&B vocal for "I Want You").

GrayKing said:

It's Contemporary R&B album. What would you suggest? U2...even though their album just came out!

VinnyM27 said:

Jam & Lewis are nominated for "Producer of the year" for their work on the Damita Jo album and the two tracks "Spending Time With You" and "R&B Junkie."

So it's indirectly tied to Janet.