Mary J. Blige Leads the 49th Annual Grammy Award Nominee Pack

The 49th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2007, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Mary J. Blige leads the pack with 8 Grammy Award nominations.

Here are all of the R&B nominees, courtesy of Grammy.com.

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

“Ring The Alarm”
Beyoncé
Track from: B’Day
Sony Urban Music/Columbia

“Be Without You”
Mary J. Blige
Track from: The Breakthrough
Geffen Records

“Don’t Forget About Us”
Mariah Carey
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)
Island Records

“Day Dreaming”
Natalie Cole
Track from: Leavin’
Verve Records

“I Am Not My Hair”
India.Arie
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
Motown Records

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

“Heaven”
John Legend
Track from: Once Again
Columbia/Good/Sony Urban Music

“So Sick”
Ne-Yo
Track from: In My Own Words
Def Jam Recordings

“Black Sweat”
Prince
Track from: 3121
Universal Records

“I Call It Love”
Lionel Richie
Track from: Coming Home
Island Def Jam Recordings

“Got You Home”
Luther Vandross
Track from: The Ultimate Luther Vandross
J Records/Epic/Legacy Recordings

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

“Breezin’”
George Benson & Al Jarreau
Track from: Givin’ It Up
Concord Records/Monster Music

“Love Changes”
Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige
Track from: Unpredictable
J Records

“Everyday (Family Reunion)”
Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
Track from: Madea’s Family Reunion - Music From The Motion Picture
Motown Records

“Family Affair”
Sly & The Family Stone, John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks
Epic/Legacy Recordings

“Beautiful, Loved And Blessed”
Prince & Támar
Track from: 3121
Universal Records

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

“Christmas Time Is Here”
Anita Baker
Track from: Christmas Fantasy
Blue Note Records

“God Bless The Child”
George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott
Track from: Givin’ It Up
Concord Records/Monster Music

“I Found My Everything”
Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq
Track from: The Breakthrough
Geffen Records

“You Are So Beautiful”
Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph
Track from: Overnight Sensational
Rhino Entertainment

“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)”
The Temptations
Track from: Reflections
New Door Records

Best R&B Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

“Be Without You”
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
Geffen Records

“Black Sweat”
Prince, songwriter (Prince)
Track from: 3121
Universal Records

“Deja Vu”
Shawn Carter, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: B’Day
Sony Urban Music/Columbia

“Don’t Forget About Us”
Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters (Mariah Carey)
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)
Island Records

“I Am Not My Hair”
Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
Motown Records

Best R&B Album for albums containing 51% or more playing time of vocal tracks.

The Breakthrough
Mary J. Blige
Geffen Records

Unpredictable
Jamie Foxx
J Records

Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
India.Arie
Motown Records

3121
Prince
Universal Republic

Coming Home
Lionel Richie
Island Def Jam Recordings

Best Contemporary R&B Album for albums containing 51% or more playing time of vocal tracks.

B’Day
Beyoncé
Sony Urban Music/Columbia

Chris Brown
Chris Brown
Jive Records/Zomba Label Group

20 Y.O.
Janet Jackson
Virgin Records

Kelis Was Here
Kelis
Jive Records/Zomba Label Group/Dope Entertainment

In My Own Words
Ne-Yo
Def Jam Recordings