Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album , in German "Grammy Award for the Best Contemporary R&B Album", is a music prize that will be presented from 2003 to 2011 at the annual Grammy Awards . The award was given to musicians or bands whose album is assigned to contemporary R&B .

Before 2003 and from 2012 this category was merged with the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album category .

Winner and nominated artist

year	Artist / band	nationality	plant	Other nominated artists
2003 March 1, 2003	Ashanti	United States United States	Ashanti	Brandy - Full Moon Faith Evans - Faithfully Floetry - Floetic Meshell Ndegeocello - Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
2004 February 28, 2004	Beyoncé	United States United States	Dangerously in love	Ashanti - Chapter II Mary J. Blige - Love & Life Anthony Hamilton - Comin 'from Where I'm From R. Kelly - Chocolate Factory
2005 February 26, 2005	Usher	United States United States	Confessions	Brandy - Afrodisiac Janet Jackson - Damita Jo Christina Milian - It's About Time Mario Winans - Hurt No More
2006 February 25, 2006	Mariah Carey	United States United States	The Emancipation of Mimi	Amerie - Touch Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled Mario - Turning Point Omarion - O
2007 February 24, 2007	Beyoncé	United States United States	B'Day	Chris Brown - Chris Brown Janet Jackson - 20 YO Kelis - Kelis Was Here Ne-Yo - In My Own Words
2008 February 23, 2008	Ne-yo	United States United States	Because of you	Akon - Convicted Keyshia Cole - Just Like You Fantasia - Fantasia Emily King - East Side Story
2009 February 21, 2009	Mary J. Blige	United States United States	Growing pains	J. Holiday - Back of My Lac ' Karina - First Love Ne-Yo - Year of Gentleman Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless
2010 February 27, 2010	Beyoncé	United States United States	I am ... Sasha Fierce	Jamie Foxx - intuition Pleasure P - The Introduction of Marcus Cooper Trey Songz - Ready T-Pain - Three Ringz
2011 February 23, 2011	Usher	United States United States	Raymond v. Raymond	R. Kelly - Untitled Chris Brown - graffiti Ryan Leslie - Transition Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid

Web links

Grammy winners database. From: grammy.com, accessed July 28, 2012


General	Record of the Year \| Album of the Year \| Song of the Year \| Best New Artist
pop	Best Pop Solo Performance \| Best Pop Duo / Group Performance \| Best Pop Vocal Album \| Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album \| Best Female Pop Vocal Performance \| Best Male Pop Vocal Performance \| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals \| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals \| Best Pop Instrumental Performance \| Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring \| Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus \| Best Performance by a Vocal Group \| Best Performance by a Chorus \| Best Instrumental Performance \| Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing \| Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra \| Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance \| Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus \| Best contemporary song
Dance / Electronica	Best Dance Recording \| Best Dance / Electronica Album
skirt	Best Rock Performance \| Best Metal Performance \| Best Rock Song \| Best Rock Album \| Best Hard Rock Performance \| Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance \| Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance \| Best Female Rock Vocal Performance \| Best Male Rock Vocal Performance \| Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal \| Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental \| Best rock instrumental performance
alternative	Best Alternative Music Album
R&B	Best R&B Performance \| Best Traditional R&B Performance \| Best R&B Song \| Best R&B Album \| Best Urban Contemporary Album \| Best Contemporary R&B Album \| Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female \| Best Female R&B Vocal Performance \| Best Male R&B Vocal Performance \| Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals \| Best R&B Instrumental Performance \| Best urban / alternative performance
Rap / hip-hop	Best Rap Performance \| Best Rap / Sung Collaboration \| Best Rap Song \| Best Rap Album \| Best Rap Solo Performance \| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group \| Best Female Rap Solo Performance \| Best Male Rap Solo Performance
Country	Best Country Solo Performance \| Best Country Duo / Group Performance \| Best Country Song \| Best Country Album \| Best Female Country Vocal Performance \| Best Male Country Vocal Performance \| Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals \| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals \| Best Country Instrumental Performance \| Best Country & Western Recording \| Best New Country & Western Artist
jazz	Best Improvised Jazz Solo \| Best Jazz Vocal Album \| Best Jazz Instrumental Album \| Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album \| Best Latin Jazz Album \| Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group \| Best Jazz Fusion Performance \| Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female \| Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male \| Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group \| Best Original Jazz Composition \| Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Gospel / Contemporary Christian Music	Best Gospel Performance / Song \| Best Gospel Album \| Best Roots Gospel Album \| Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song \| Best Contemporary Christian Music Album \| Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album \| Best Rock Gospel Album \| Best Traditional Gospel Album \| Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album \| Best Contemporary Christian Music Song \| Best Gospel / Contemporary Christian Music Performance \| Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album \| Best Gospel Performance, Traditional \| Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary \| Best Gospel Song \| Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female \| Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male \| Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus \| Best Soul Gospel Performance \| Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional \| Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary \| Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female \| Soul Gospel Performance, Male \| Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female \| Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus \| Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album \| Best inspirational performance
Latin	Best Latin Pop Album \| Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album \| Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) \| Best Tropical Latin Album \| Best Latin Recording \| Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album \| Best Latin Urban Album \| Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album \| Best Regional Mexican Album \| Best Tejano Album \| Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album \| Best Salsa Album \| Best Merengue Album \| Best Salsa / Merengue Album \| Best Banda Album \| Best Norteño Album \| Best Banda or Norteño Album
American roots	Best Americana Album \| Best Bluegrass Album \| Best Traditional Blues Album \| Best Contemporary Blues Album \| Best Folk Album \| Best Regional Roots Music Album \| Best American Roots Performance \| Best American Roots Song \| Best Blues Album \| Best Traditional Folk Album \| Best Contemporary Folk Album \| Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording \| Best Hawaiian Music Album \| Best Native American Music Album \| Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
Music for visual media	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media \| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media \| Best Song Written for Visual Media
Composing / arranging	Best Instrumental Composition \| Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella \| Best arrangement, instrumental and vocals
Crafts	Best Historical Album \| Best Recording Package \| Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package \| Best album notes
Production / engineering	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical \| Best Engineered Album, Classical \| Best Remixed Recording \| Best Surround Sound Album \| Producer of the Year, Non-Classical \| Producer of the Year, Classical \| Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
Classic	Best Orchestral Performance \| Best Opera Recording \| Best Choral Performance \| Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance \| Best Classical Instrumental Solo \| Best Classical Vocal Solo \| Best Classical Compendium \| Best Classical Contemporary Composition \| Best Instrumental Soloist (s) Performance (with orchestra) \| Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) \| Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral \| Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra) \| Best New Classical Artist \| Best Chamber Music Performance \| Best Classical Album \| Best Classical Crossover Album
Music video	Best Music Video \| Best Music Film \| Best Concept Music Video \| Best Performance Music Video \| Video of the Year
Other	Contemporary Instrumental: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album \| New Age: Best New Age Album \| Reggae: Best Reggae Album \| World Music: Best World Music Album \| Best Traditional World Music Album \| Best Contemporary World Music Album \| Spoken Word: Best Spoken Word Album \| Children's: Best Children's Album \| Best Musical Album for Children \| Best Spoken Word Album for Children \| Best Album for Children \| Comedy: Best Comedy Album \| Musical Theater: Best Musical Theater Album \| Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television \| Disco: Best Disco Recording \| Polka: Best Polka Album
Special prices	Lifetime Achievement Award \| Trustees Award \| Grammy Legend Award \| Technical Grammy Award \| Grammy Hall of Fame \| MusiCares Person of the Year