As producers of the 54th Grammy Awards scramble to adjust the show’s schedule to pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston, word is that Jennifer Hudson has been tapped to honor the Grammy winner during tonight’s telecast. The Grammys will air at 8pm EST on CBS.
The Grammys will also recognize the contributions of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and blues legend Etta James in addition to the pop music diva Houston.
Fans of R&B and gospel music can look forward to picking the winners among the following categories and nominees:
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Far Away” – Marsh Ambrosius
“Pieces of Me” – Ledisi
“Not My Daddy” – Kelly Price & Stokley
“Is This Love” – Corinne Bailey Rae
“You Are” – Charlie Wilson
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Sometimes I Cry” – Eric Benet
“Fool For You” – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
“Radio Message” – R. Kelly
“Good Man” – Raphael Saadiq
“Surrender” – Betty Wright & The Roots
BEST R&B SONG
“Far Away” - Marsha Ambrosius, Larrance Dopson, Lamar Edwards, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters
“Fool For You” - Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim, Jack Splash, songwriters
“Not My Daddy” - Kelly Price, songwriter
“Pieces of Me” - Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters
“You Are” - Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters
BEST R&B ALBUM
F.A.M.E. - Chris Brown
Second Chance - El DeBarge
Love Letter - R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me - Ledisi
Kelly - Kelly Price
BEST GOSPEL SONG
“Hello Fear”- Kirk Franklin, songwriter
“Sitting With Me” – Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters
“Spiritual”- Donald Lawrence, songwriter
“Trust Me”- Richard Smallwood, songwriter
“Window”- Canton Jones, songwriter
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
The Love Album - Kim Burrell
The Journey - Andraé Crouch
Hello Fear - Kirk Franklin
Something Big - Mary Mary
Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition - Trin-I-Tee 5:7
For the full list of Grammy nominees for all categories, check out grammy.com
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