The 49th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2007, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Mary J. Blige leads the pack with 8 Grammy Award nominations.

Here are all of the R&B nominees, courtesy of Grammy.com.

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

"Ring The Alarm" Beyonce' Track from: B'Day Sony Urban Music/Columbia

"Be Without You" Mary J. Blige Track from: The Breakthrough Geffen Records

"Don't Forget About Us" Mariah Carey Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition) Island Records

"Day Dreaming" Natalie Cole Track from: Leavin' Verve Records

"I Am Not My Hair" India.Arie Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship Motown Records

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

"Heaven" John Legend Track from: Once Again Columbia/Good/Sony Urban Music

"So Sick" Ne-Yo Track from: In My Own Words Def Jam Recordings

"Black Sweat" Prince Track from: 3121 Universal Records

"I Call It Love" Lionel Richie Track from: Coming Home Island Def Jam Recordings

"Got You Home" Luther Vandross Track from: The Ultimate Luther Vandross J Records/Epic/Legacy Recordings

Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals for duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

"Breezin'" George Benson & Al Jarreau Track from: Givin' It Up Concord Records/Monster Music

"Love Changes" Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige Track from: Unpredictable J Records

"Everyday (Family Reunion)" Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas Track from: Madea's Family Reunion - Music From The Motion Picture Motown Records

"Family Affair" Sly & The Family Stone, John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks Epic/Legacy Recordings

"Beautiful, Loved And Blessed" Prince & T'mar Track from: 3121 Universal Records

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

"Christmas Time Is Here" Anita Baker Track from: Christmas Fantasy Blue Note Records

"God Bless The Child" George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott Track from: Givin' It Up Concord Records/Monster Music

"I Found My Everything" Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq Track from: The Breakthrough Geffen Records

"You Are So Beautiful" Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph Track from: Overnight Sensational Rhino Entertainment

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" The Temptations Track from: Reflections New Door Records

Best R&B Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

"Be Without You" Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige) Track from: The Breakthrough Geffen Records

"Black Sweat" Prince, songwriter (Prince) Track from: 3121 Universal Records

"Deja Vu" Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyonce' Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyonce' Featuring Jay-Z) Track from: B'Day Sony Urban Music/Columbia

"Don't Forget About Us" Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters (Mariah Carey) Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition) Island Records

"I Am Not My Hair" Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie) Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship Motown Records

Best R&B Album for albums containing 51% or more playing time of vocal tracks.

The Breakthrough Mary J. Blige Geffen Records

Unpredictable Jamie Foxx J Records

Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship India.Arie Motown Records

3121 Prince Universal Republic

Coming Home Lionel Richie Island Def Jam Recordings

Best Contemporary R&B Album for albums containing 51% or more playing time of vocal tracks.

B'Day Beyonce' Sony Urban Music/Columbia

Chris Brown Chris Brown Jive Records/Zomba Label Group

20 Y.O. Janet Jackson Virgin Records

Kelis Was Here Kelis Jive Records/Zomba Label Group/Dope Entertainment

In My Own Words Ne-Yo Def Jam Recordings

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