3rd Annual AML Music Award Winners (R&B Categories)

R&B Artist of the Year

Rihanna

2006 Winner: Mary J. Blige

2005 Winner: Mariah Carey

R&B Album of the Year

Back to Black, Amy Winehouse

2006 Winner: The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige

2005 Winner: The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey

Contemporary R&B Album of the Year

Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna

R&B Song of the Year

"No One", Alicia Keys

2006 Winner: "Be Without You", Mary J. Blige

2005 Winner: "We Belong Together", Mariah Carey

Male R&B Vocal Performance of the Year

"Because of You", Ne-Yo

2006 Winner: "So Sick", Ne-Yo

2005 Winner: "Ordinary People", John Legend

Female R&B Vocal Performance of the Year

"No One", Alicia Keys

2006 Winner: "Be Without You", Mary J. Blige

2005 Winner: "We Belong Together", Mariah Carey

R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group of the Year

"Glamorous", Fergie f/Ludacris

2006 Winner: "Buttons", Pussycat Dolls

2005 Winner: "Cater 2 U", Destiny's Child