55th Grammy Award Nominations--Luke James, SWV, and Tamia Get Nods!

For those of you that did not get a chance to tune into the 55th Grammy Awards nominations show last night, below is the list of the R&B categories. The show was held in Nashville, TN last night and featured an array of performers while hosted by rapper/actor LL Cool J and country star, Taylor Swift.  For the complete list of nominees, go here.

Best R&B Performance
Thank You - Estelle
Gonna Be Alright (f.t.b.) - Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
I Want You - Luke James
Adorn - Miguel
Climax - Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lately - Anita Baker
Love On Top - Beyoncé
Wrong Side Of A Love Song - Melanie Fiona
Real Good Hands - Gregory Porter
If Only You Knew - SWV

Best R&B Song
Adorn - Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Beautiful Surprise - Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
Heart Attack - Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
Pray For Me - Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick "jque" Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
Refill - Darhyl "dj" Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew "pop" Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fortune - Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope Dream - Miguel
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Best R&B Album
Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment
Back To Love - Anthony Hamilton
Write Me Back - R. Kelly
Beautiful Surprise - Tamia
Open Invitation - Tyrese

Tamia Speaks on "Beautiful Surprise", Marriage to Grant Hill & Basketball Wives

Canadian R&B starlet Tamia spoke with The Huffington Post recently concerning her latest single, "Beautiful Surprise", her marriage to NBA player Grant Hill, and her views on the popular television reality series Basketball Wives...

New Music: Tamia "Beautiful Surprise"

Yaaasss! Tamia is back with new single, "Beautiful Surprise"! The Canadian songbird will be releasing her fifth studio album entitled Beautiful Surprise later this year on her on label, Plus 1 Music Group. Produced by Salaam Remi and co-written by Claude Kelly, this beautiful ballad is exactly what R&B has been missing.  The Canadian songstress is most known for her hits "So Into You", "You Put a Move On My Heart", "Stranger in My House" and "Officially Missing You". Her lovely vocals and the combination of lyrics proclaiming her love for man is a breath of fresh air to R&B. Be on the lookout for the video featuring her husband, Grant Hill, as the love interest. Welcome back Tamia!

Throwback: Eric Benet ft/ Tamia - Spend My Life With You

This one goes out to all the couples who will be celebrating their love tomorrow on Valentine's Day. The Grammy-nominated song remains a favorite among couples and is often used in weddings. This song is one of my all-time favorite duets. It was released towards the end of the 90s and was the last of the R&B classics that we remember from back when. Don't you miss love songs like this?