Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

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The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding full-length R&B albums.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grammy Award category
music award
alsoKnownAs Grammy for Best R&B Album
awardCategoryOf Grammy Awards
awardedFor outstanding full-length R&B albums
awardGivenTo engineers
mixers
producers
recording artists
awardType album award
ceremonyNumberOfFirstAward 37th Annual Grammy Awards
country United States
eligibilityCriteria albums released within the Grammy eligibility year
commercially released full-length R&B albums
field R&B music
music industry
firstAwarded 1995
formerName Best R&B Album
frequency annual
genreFocus R&B
hasAwardLevel national
hasCategoryType genre-specific album category
hasMedium album
hasSelectionBody voting members of the Recording Academy
hasSubject R&B albums
inception 1995
includesSubgenres contemporary R&B
funk
soul
isSubsetOf Grammy Award for R&B categories
languageOfOfficialName English
notableMultipleWinner Alicia Keys
Mary J. Blige
notableRecipient Alicia Keys
D’Angelo
John Legend
Mary J. Blige
Toni Braxton
Usher
officialWebsite https://www.grammy.com
organizer National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
parentOrganization Recording Academy
partOf Grammy Awards
presentedBy Recording Academy
region North America
selectionProcess voting by members of the Recording Academy
status active
trophyShape gold-plated gramophone


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