Last week, we began our R&B GRAMMY fact rundown with Jhené Aiko and the Best R&B Song category. We continue educating our readers about the GRAMMYs and the interesting facts surrounding artists, songwriters, and producers with Toni Braxton and Babyface.
The musical couple’s 2013 album Love, Marriage, and Divorce received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Surprisingly, the accolade for Best R&B Album has only been around for 20 years. The award’s first recipients were Boyz II Men for their sophomore album II in 1995. Alicia Keys won the award previously for her 2012 release, Girl On Fire.
Throughout the years, groups and solo artists such as Destiny’s Child, Maxwell, Mary J. Blige, and TLC have won and been nominated for the Best R&B Album award. However, after 20 years, Toni Braxton and Babyface score an amazing accomplishment before the upcoming ceremony next month. The pair becomes the first-ever male and female duo to be nominated for Best R&B Album in its two-decade existence.
If the twosome wins, they will be the first-ever male and female duo to walk away with the gramophone. Make sure to watch the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 8 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
