After receiving thousands of votes, we are excited to announce the winners of the 2012 Rated RnB Awards. This year we added new categories: EP/Mixtape of the year and Most Loyal Fanbase. The other categories included Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Rated NEXT Artist of the Year. All winners were selected based on the number of votes they received. At any rate, check out the list of winners below.
Female Artist of the Year
Melanie Fiona
Brandy
Elle Varner
Alicia Keys
Estelle
Male Artist of the Year
Tank
Miguel
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Frank Ocean
Best New Artist
Dawn Richard
Mateo
The Weeknd
Luke James
Song of the Year
“Refill” – Elle Varner
“Adorn” – Miguel
“Climax” – Usher
“Heart Attack” – Trey Songz
“Next Breath” – Tank
“Sorry” – Ciara
“Put It Down” – Brandy Feat. Chris Brown
“If You Love Me” – Tiffany Evans
Album of the Year
“The MF Life” – Melanie Fiona
“This Is How I Feel” – Tank
“Kaleidoscope Dream” – Miguel
“Fortune” – Chris Brown
“Woman to Woman” – Keyshia Cole
“Perfectly Imperfect” – Elle Varner
“Write Me Back” – R. Kelly
“Trilogy” – The Weeknd
“Two Eleven” – Brandy
EP/Mixtape of the Year
“Black Lily” – Lolah Brown
“Suite 823” – Mateo
“Following My First Mind” – PJ Morton
“TRUE” – Solange
“Me Against Her” – Wish
Rated NEXT Artist of the Year
Eric Bellinger
Siergio
John Michael
Most Loyal Fan Base
C-Squad (Ciara)
Rowldogs (Kelly Rowland)
Rihanna Navy (Rihanna)
Beyhive (Beyonce)
Trey’s Angels (Trey Songz)
Tank Soldiers (Tank)
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!