- 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
- 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)
- 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
Rap Field
Best Rap Performance
- Hyfr (Hell Ya ... Right) - Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne
- ... In Paris - Jay-z & Kanye West
- Daughters - Nas
- Mercy - Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
- I Do - Young Jeezy featuring Jay-z & André 3000
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Wild Ones - Flo Rida Featuring Sia
- No Church In The Wild - Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream
- Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend Featuring Ludacris
- Cherry Wine - Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse
- Talk That Talk - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song
- Daughters - Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary Decarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas) Track From: Life Is Good
- Lotus Flower Bomb - Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
- Mercy - Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
- The Motto - Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne)
- ... In Paris - Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
- Young, Wild & Free - Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (t. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Rap Album
- Take Care - Drake
- Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 - Lupe Fiasco
- Life Is Good - Nas
- Undun - The Roots
- God Forgives, I Don't - Rick Ross
- Based On A T.r.u. Story - 2 Chainz
Country Field
Best Country Solo Performance
- Home - Dierks Bentley
- Springsteen - Eric Church
- Cost Of Livin' - Ronnie Dunn
- Wanted - Hunter Hayes
- Over - Blake Shelton
- Blown Away - Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Eli Young Band
- Pontoon - Little Big Town
- Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
- On The Outskirts Of Town - The Time Jumpers
- I Just Come Here For The Music - Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss