• The singers nominated for the Best R&B Album for the 2009 Grammy Awards are Eric Benet, Boyz II Men, Al Green, Jennifer Hudson and Raphael Saadiq.

  Jennifer Hudson won the award for Best R&B Album for the year in the 51st Grammy Awards show, airing on February 8, 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Event: 51st Grammy Awards
  2. Award: Best R&B Album
  3. Telecast: February 8, 2009 8/7c
  4. Network: CBS
  5. Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles
  6. Jennifer Hudson won the Best R&B Album of the Year in the 2009 Grammy Awards

• Official Nominations

  • Love & Life by Eric Benet

  • Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA by Boyz II Men

  • Lay It Down by Al Green

  • Jennifer Hudson by Jennifer Hudson

  • The Way I See It Raphael SaadiqGrammy Awards: Nominations for the 2009 R&B Category

• Eric Benet Facts

  1. Name: Eric Benet Jordan
  2. Born: October 15, 1966
  3. Genre: Pop, R&B, Neo Soul
  4. Origin: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  5. Active: 1994 up to present
  6. Albums: 5
  7. Label: Warner Bros. Records
  8. Awards: Nominated for a Grammy in 2000 for "Spend My Life With You" duet with Tamia

• Boyz II Men Facts

  1. Original members: Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris and Michael McCary
  2. Years Active: 1988 - present
  3. Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  4. Label: Koch Records
  5. Won $500,000 for charity on Don't Forget The Lyrics
  6. Michael McCary left the group in 2003

• Al Green Facts

  1. Name: Albert Greene
  2. Born: April 13, 1946
  3. Origin: Forrest City, Arkansas
  4. Lay It Down debuted at #9 on the Billboard top 200
  5. 2002: Received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
  6. 2008: Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards

• Jennifer Hudson Facts

  1. Name: Jennifer Kate Hudson
  2. Born: September 12, 1981
  3. Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
  4. Finalist on the third season of American Idol
  5. Nominated for three 2009 Grammys: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Best R&B Album

• Raphael Saadiq Facts

  1. Birth name: Charlie Ray Wiggins
  2. Born: May 14, 1966
  3. Genres: R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop
  4. Origin: Oakland, California
  5. Active: 1988-present
  6. Labels: Pookie Entertainment, Columbia Records, Sony BMG
  7. Founded Pookie Entertainment record label in 2002

  
  

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