Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album
Appearance
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album has been awarded since 2003. This category was created and included for the 2003 Grammy Awards to nominate and award R&B albums with the more contemporary musical stylings of modern Hip-Hop to them. Before this award, all contemporary R&B albums were ranked among the still continuing Grammy Award, Best R&B Album. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year.
2000s
- Grammy Awards of 2008
- Ne-Yo for Because of You- winner
- Fantasia for Fantasia
- Keyshia Cole for Just Like You
- Akon for Konvicted
- Emily King for East Side Story
- Ne-Yo for Because of You- winner
- Grammy Awards of 2007
- Beyoncé for B'Day -winner
- Ne-Yo for In My Own Words
- Chris Brown for Chris Brown
- Kelis for Kelis Was Here
- Janet Jackson for 20 Y.O.
- Beyoncé for B'Day -winner
- Grammy Awards of 2006
- Mariah Carey for The Emancipation of Mimi- winner
- Amerie for Touch
- Destiny's Child for Destiny Fulfilled
- Mario for Turning Point
- Omarion for O
- Mariah Carey for The Emancipation of Mimi- winner
- Grammy Awards of 2005
- Usher for Confessions -winner
- Grammy Awards of 2004
- Beyoncé for Dangerously In Love -winner
- Grammy Awards of 2003
Category Records
- Most Wins:
- 1. Beyonce - 2 Wins
- 2. Ashanti/ Usher (singer)/ Mariah Carey/ Ne-Yo - 1 Win
- Biggest Losers (No Wins):
- 1. Janet Jackson/ Brandy - 2 Nominations
- Most Nominations:
- 1. Ne-Yo- 3 nominations
- 2. Beyonce/ Brandy/ Janet Jackson/ Mary J. Blige/ Ashanti - 2 Nominations