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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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