It’s that time again! Tonight, artists of all genres come together to celebrate the biggest night in music — The Grammys. Every artist nominated for a golden gramophone hopes to walk away victorious for their musical efforts. Ultimately, there can be only one (or in some cases two) winner.
In December, The Recording Academy announced the 2014 nominees. However, as a refresher, take a look below at the nominees for the R&B categories.
Best R&B Performance
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me”
Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip – “Nakamarra”
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks?”
Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway – “Something”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Gary Clark Jr. – “Please Come Home”
Fantasia – “Get It Right”
Maysa – “Quiet Fire”
Gregory Porter – “Hey Laura”
Ryan Shaw – “Yesterday”
Best R&B Song
“Best of Me” – Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozz, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
“Love and War” – Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
“Only One” – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
“Pusher Lover Girl” – James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
“Without Me” – Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels, & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
Fantasia – “Side Effects of You”
Salaam Remi – “One: In The Chamber”
Rihanna – “Unapologetic”
Mack Wilds – “New York: A Love Story”
Best R&B Album
Faith Evans – “R&B Divas”
Alicia Keys – “Girl On Fire”
John Legend – “Love in the Future”
Chrisette Michele – “Better”
TGT – “Three Kings”
There isn’t a crystal ball available to tell music fans who will win tonight. We don’t even know but our editorial team has shared their predictions below. Please note that the predictions below do not reflect the views of RatedRnB.com.
Keithan’s (Founder/Editor-in-chief) Predictions
Best R&B Performance
Miguel ft. Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks?”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Gary Clark Jr. – “Please Come Home”
Best R&B Song
Tamar Braxton – “Love And War”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Rihanna – “Unapologetic”
Best R&B Album
TGT – “Three Kings”
Follow Keithan on Twitter @iamkeithan.
Antwane’s Predictions
Best R&B Performance
Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip – “Nakamarra”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Gregory Porter – “Hey Laura”
Best R&B Song
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fantasia – “Side Effects of You”
Best R&B Album
John Legend – “Love in the Future”
Follow Antwane on Twitter @9thwonderofPR.
Lanetra’s Predictions
Best R&B Performance
Tamar Braxton- “Love and War”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Fantasia- “Get it Right”
Best R&B Song
Tamar Braxton- “Love and War”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Tamar Braxton- “Love and War”
Best R&B Album
John Legend- “Love in the Future”
Follow Lanetra on Twitter @lanetlashpr.
J.Williams’ Predictions
Best R&B Performance
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks?”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Fantasia – “Get It Right”
Best R&B Song
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Rihanna – “Unapologetic”
Best R&B Album
John Legend – “Love in the Future”
Follow J. on Twitter @JWilliamsTV.
Be sure to tune in to the Grammy Awards tonight (Sun., Jan. 26) at 8 p.m. on CBS.
