2010 Grammy Awards: Best Contemporary R&B Album nominees
•I Am... Sasha Fierce, Beyonce
•Intuition, Jamie Foxx
•The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper, Pleasure P
•Ready, Trey Songz
•Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain
Best Contemporary R&B Album is one of Beyonce's ten nominations at the 2010 Grammy Awards. She's already won this award twice before, and it would be a major surprise if I Am...Sasha Fierce does not take home the trophy.
Her success is even more assured by the fact that the Grammy Awards split the R&B Album field into two categories: Best R&B Album and Best Contemporary R&B Album. That means that some of the artists who might have been able to challenge Beyonce (Maxwell, most notably) are nominated in the other category.
If someone is to upend Beyonce here, it could be Jamie Foxx. Foxx has earned Grammy respect with nine career nominations (no wins yet), and he's claimed BET, Image, and American Music Awards. Working against Foxx is the fact that only one track ("Blame It") was a major hit on the pop chart.
T-Pain is a bit of a wild card. The autotune-loving hip hop star has one Grammy win (for "Good Life" with Kanye West in 2008) and could be a dark horse.
Pleasure P and Trey Songz were successful on the R&B charts but likely won't be able to compete with Beyonce's star power. This award is always won by R&B artists with a mainstream pop appeal - such past winners include Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Usher.
The prediction here is that Beyonce earns the victory.
2010 Grammy Awards: Best Contemporary R&B Album prediction
Should win: I Am...Sasha Fierce
Will win: I Am...Sasha Fierce
The 2010 Grammy Awards air on CBS on January 31.
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:-) Catching up on the 400+ articles/emails everyone published while I took a break. You guys have been busy!
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agreed 100%
Beyonce will win in this category obviously but I predict she wins only 4 grammys max, this year- Contemporary R&B Album, Traditional R&B Vocal, Female R&B Performance, and R&B Song.
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