NEW YORK, NY  [Monday Dec.12.2005]  /WMQT.com/ -- Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, and the Gorillaz are among the "R&B" nominees for the 48th annual Grammy Awards.

Keys and Carey are both nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song.

Other Best Female R&B Vocal Performance nominees include Amerie, Beyonce and Fantasia, and additional contenders for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance include Aretha Franklin, Fantasia and John Legend. In the Best R&B Song category (an award given to the songwriter), Carey and Keys face competition from Destiny's Child, John Legend, and Fantasia.

Cartoon band the Gorillaz were honored with a nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for their song "Dirty Harry," featuring West Coast rapper Bootie Brown from The Pharcyde. Floetry, Damian Marley, Mos Def and Van Hunt round out the nominees in this category.

Jamie Foxx, John Legend, Mario, Usher, and Stevie Wonder are up for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, and the nominees for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals include Beyonce & Stevie Wonder; Destiny's Child; Alicia Keys and Jermaine Paul; John Legend and Lauryn Hill; and Stevie Wonder and Aisha Morris.

Earth Wind and Fire, Fantasia, Alicia Keys, John Legend and Stevie Wonder earned nods for Best R&B Album, while Amerie, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Mario and Omarion earned nominations for Best "Contemporary" R&B Album.

The Grammys will be presented on February 8, 2006 during a live television broadcast on CBS.

To see the complete list of this year's Grammy nominees, visit www.Grammy.com.

Here are the Grammy nominations in the R&B Category:

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
• 1 Thing - Amerie
• Wishing On A Star - Beyoncé
• We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
• Free Yourself - Fantasia
• Unbreakable - Alicia Keys

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
• "Creepin'" - Jamie Foxx
• "Ordinary People" - John Legend
• "Let Me Love You" - Mario
• "Superstar" - Usher
• "So What The Fuss" - Stevie Wonder

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
• So Amazing - Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder
• Cater 2 U - Destiny's Child
• If This World Were Mine - Alicia Keys Featuring Jermaine Paul
• So High - John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill
• How Will I Know - Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha Morris

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
• Mine Again - Mariah Carey
• Summertime - Fantasia
• A House Is Not A Home - Aretha Franklin
• If I Was Your Woman - Alicia Keys
• Stay With You - John Legend

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
• SupaStar - Floetry
• Dirty Harry - Gorillaz
• Dust - Van Hunt
• Welcome To Jamrock - Damian Marley
• Ghetto Rock - Mos Def

Best R&B Song (award given to songwriter)
• Cater 2 U - Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller & Michelle Williams, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
• Free Yourself - Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott & Nisan Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia)
• Ordinary People - W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
• Unbreakable - Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
• We Belong Together - J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)

Best R&B Album
• Illumination - Earth, Wind And Fire
• Free Yourself - Fantasia
• Unplugged - Alicia Keys
• Get Lifted - John Legend
• A Time To Love - Stevie Wonder

Best Contemporary R&B Album
• Touch - Amerie
• The Emancipation Of Mimi - Mariah Carey
• Destiny Fulfilled - Destiny's Child
• Turning Point - Mario
• O - Omarion

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