Nu-Soul Artists Get Grammy Love!

The nominations for the 2007 Grammy awards were announced today and a whole bunch of artists featured on the Nu-Soul site got some nominations. Check out the list and buy the music from these artists dammit! They deserve your support.

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

• Just Fine
  Mary J. Blige
  [Geffen] Purchase track


• When I See You
  Fantasia
  Track from: Fantasia
  [J Records/19 Records/S Records]Purchase track


• No One
  Alicia Keys
  [J Records/MBK Entertainment]Purchase track


• If I Have My Way
  Chrisette Michele
  Track from: I Am
  [Def Jam Recordings]Purchase track


• Hate On Me
  Jill Scott
  Track from: The Real Thing
  [Hidden Beach Recordings]Purchase track

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

• Woman
  Raheem DeVaughn
  [Jive Records]


• B.U.D.D.Y.
  Musiq Soulchild
  Track from: Luvanmusiq
  [Atlantic Records]


• Because Of You
  Ne-Yo
  [Def Jam Recordings]


• Future Baby Mama
  Prince
  Track from: Planet Earth
  [Columbia/NPG Records]


• Please Don't Go
  Tank
  Track from: Sex, Love & Pain
  [Blackground/Universal Motown

 

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Same Girl
  R. Kelly Featuring Usher
  Track from: Double Up
  [Jive]


• Disrespectful
  Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
  [Burgundy/Sony/BMG]


• Hate That I Love You
  Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam Recordings]


• Baby
  Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
  [Stax]Purchase track


• Bartender
  T-Pain Featuring Akon
  [Jive]

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

• Walk A Mile In My Shoes
  Otis Clay
  Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
  [Echo Records]


• All Night Long
  Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
  Track from: Feeling Good
  [PRA Records]


• In My Songs
  Gerald Levert
  Track from: In My Songs
  [Atlantic]


• I Apologize
  Ann Nesby
  Track from: This Is Love
  [Shanachie/It's Time Child Records]Purchase track


• I Am Your Man
  Ryan Shaw
  Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw
  [One Haven/Razor & Tie Entertainment]

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Make A Baby
  Vikter Duplaix
  Track from: Bold And Beautiful
  [BBE]Purchase track


• That’s The Way Of The World
  Dwele
  Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
  [Stax]Purchase track


• Daydreamin'
  Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
  Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
  [1st & 15th/Atlantic]Purchase track


• Fantasy
  Meshell Ndegeocello
  Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
  [Stax]


• Dream
  Alice Smith
  Track from: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me
  [BBE Records]

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

• Beautiful Flower
  India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
  [Universal Republic Records; Publishers: Gold & Iron Music Publishing, WB Music Corp.]


• Hate That I Love You
  M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring
  Ne-Yo)
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI April Music, Sony/ATV Tunes]


• No One
  Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
  [J Records/MBK Entertainment; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI April Music, Book Of Daniel Music/EMI Music Publishing, D. Harry Productions]


• Teachme
  Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie
  Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
  Track from: Luvanmusiq
  [Atlantic; Publishers: Nivrac Tyke/Universal Publishing, Latif Music/Universal Publishing, Tetra Grammaton/Universal Music Publishing, Melodic Piano Productions, HC 1030 Publishing]


• When I See U
  Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam
  Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)
  Track from: Fantasia
  [J Records/19 Records/S Records; Publishers: Breakthrough Creations/EMI April Music, S.M.Y. Publishing/Sony/ATV Tunes, Break North Music/Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Wayne Writers/Sony/ATV Tunes, J. Sewell Publishing, Golden The Super Kid Music]

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

• Funk This
  Chaka Khan
  [Burgundy Records]


• Lost & Found
  Ledisi
  [Verve Forecast]Purchase album


• Luvanmusiq
  Musiq Soulchild
  [Atlantic]


• The Real Thing
  Jill Scott
  [Hidden Beach Recordings]Purchase album


• Sex, Love & Pain
  Tank
  [Blackground/Universal Motown Records]

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

• Konvicted
  Akon
  [SRC/Universal Motown]


• Just Like You
  Keyshia Cole
  [Geffen]Purchase album


• Fantasia
  Fantasia
  [J Records/19 Records/S Records]Purchase album


• East Side Story
  Emily King
  [J Records]Purchase album


• Because Of You
  Ne-Yo
  [Def Jam Recordings]

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• Do It Again
  The Chemical Brothers
  Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
  Track from: We Are The Night
  [Astralwerks]


• D.A.N.C.E.
  Justice
  Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay,
  mixers
  Track from: †
  [Ed Banger/Vice/Because]


• Love Today
  Mika
  Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
  Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion
  [Casablanca/Universal Republic Records]


• Don't Stop The Music
  Rihanna
  StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam]


• LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
  Justin Timberlake
  Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
  Timbaland, mixers
  Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
  [Jive/Zomba]

 

 

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• We Are The Night
  The Chemical Brothers
  [Astralwerks]Purchase album


• †
  Justice
  [Ed Banger/Vice/Because]


• Sound Of Silver
  LCD Soundsystem
  [Capitol Records/DFA]


• We Are Pilots
  Shiny Toy Guns
  [Universal Motown]


• Elements Of Life
  Tiësto
  [Ultra Records]

 

Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

• Feist


• Ledisi Purchase Music from Ledisi
  


• Paramore


• Taylor Swift


• Amy Winehouse Purchase music from Amy Winehouse