Best R&B Song

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Best R&B Song is a Grammy Award category that honors songwriters for outstanding achievement in rhythm and blues music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grammy Award category
associatedWith Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance
awardedFor outstanding achievement in R&B songwriting
awardFor songwriting
awardScope individual song
single track
awardType genre-specific songwriting award
categoryOf Grammy Award
surface form: Grammy Awards
ceremonyFrequency annual
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eventType award category
excludes purely instrumental tracks without songwriting credit
field music
recording industry
genreScope contemporary R&B
soul-influenced R&B
traditional R&B
governingBody Recording Academy
surface form: Board of Trustees of The Recording Academy
hasAspect composition
lyrics
melody
hasAwardMedium Gramophone trophy
hasCategoryType genre-specific category
hasCriterion award goes to songwriter(s), not performer(s)
song must be primarily R&B in style
song must have been first released or first achieved prominence during the eligibility year
hasRecipientType individual songwriter
songwriting team
honors songwriters
industry entertainment industry
music industry
isPartOf Grammy Award
surface form: Grammy Awards
isSubcategoryOf Grammy Awards for songwriting
surface form: Grammy songwriting categories

R&B Grammy categories
language English
medium recorded music
musicGenre rhythm and blues
notAwardedTo engineer (unless also songwriter)
producer (unless also songwriter)
record label
organizer Recording Academy
surface form: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
presentedBy Recording Academy
surface form: The Recording Academy
recognizes creative excellence in R&B songwriting
selectionProcess voting by members of The Recording Academy
shortName Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

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