NOMINEES




BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE R. Kelly
SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA Brian McKnight
SUPERSTAR Ruben Studdard
HOW YOU GONNA ACT LIKE THAT Tyrese
DANCE WITH MY FATHER Luther Vandross

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU Beyoncé & Luther Vandross
WHERE IS THE LOVE Stanley Clarke Featuring Glenn Lewis & Amel Larrieux
SAY YES Floetry
I'LL STAY Roy Hargrove & The RH Factor Featuring D'Angelo
BUSTED The Isley Brothers With Ronald Isley aka Mr. Biggs Featuring JS
HANDS UP TLC

BEST R&B SONG
COMIN' FROM WHERE I'M FROM Mark Batson & Anthony Hamilton, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
CRAZY IN LOVE Shawn Carter, Rich Harrison, Beyoncé Knowles & Eugene Record, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
DANCE WITH MY FATHER Richard Marx & Luther Vandross, songwriters (Luther Vandross)
DANGER Erykah Badu, J. Poyser, B.R. Smith & R.C. Williams, songwriters (Erykah Badu)
ROCK WIT U (AWWW BABY) A. Douglas, I. Lorenzo & A. Parker, songwriters (Ashanti)


BEST R&B ALBUM
WORLDWIDE UNDERGROUND Erykah Badu
BITTERSWEET Blu Cantrell
SO DAMN HAPPY Aretha Franklin
BODY KISS The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley aka Mr. Biggs
DANCE WITH MY FATHER Luther Vandross

BEST FEMALE RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
GOT IT POPPIN' Da Brat
WORK IT Missy Elliott
CAME BACK FOR YOU Lil' Kim
RIDE WIT ME MC Lyte
GO HEAD Queen Latifah