Awards

2026 R&B Award Winners

2026 Grammy Awards · 68th

Record of the Year

🏆 Luther – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
APT. – Rosé & Bruno Mars

Album of the Year

Swag – Justin Bieber
Mutt – Leon Thomas

Best New Artist

🏆 Olivia Dean
Leon Thomas

Best R&B Performance

🏆 Folded – Kehlani
Yukon – Justin Bieber
It Depends – Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
Mutt (Live from NPR's Tiny Desk) – Leon Thomas
Heart of a Woman – Summer Walker

Best Traditional R&B Performance

🏆 Vibes Don't Lie – Leon Thomas
Here We Are – Durand Bernarr
Uptown – Lalah Hathaway
Love You Too – Ledisi
Crybaby – SZA

Best R&B Song

🏆 Folded – Kehlani Parrish, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Miloš Angelov, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Darius Scott & Dawit Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Heart of a Woman – Summer Walker & David Bishop, songwriters (Summer Walker)
It Depends – Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Kristopher Powers, Nicolas Baran, Usher Raymond IV, Jermaine Mauldin, Brian Casey, Manuel Seal, Dewain Whitmore Jr., Ant Clemons, Elliot Trent & Ryan Press, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller)
Overqualified – James Abrahart Jr., Durand Bernarr, John Derisme, Egberto "Budda" Foster, Amaire Johnson, Frank Moka, Cary Singer & Chase Worrell, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)
Yes It Is – Leon Thomas, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Alexander Prawl, Rodney Jones Jr., Jariuce Banks, Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Leon Thomas)

Best Progressive R&B Album

🏆 Bloom – Durand Bernarr
Adjust Brightness – Bilal
Love On Digital – Destin Conrad
Access All Areas – Flo
Come As You Are – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

Best R&B Album

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2026 BET Awards

Album of the Year

Hearts Sold Separately – Mariah the Scientist
Mutt Deluxe: Heel – Leon Thomas
The Romantic – Bruno Mars

Video of the Year

🏆 Folded – Kehlani
100 – Ella Mai
Burning Blue – Mariah the Scientist
Chanel – Tyla
Escape Room (Short Film) – Teyana Taylor
Luther – Kendrick Lamar and SZA

Viewer's Choice Award

🏆 Burning Blue – Mariah the Scientist
Chanel – Tyla
Folded – Kehlani
I Just Might – Bruno Mars
Is It a Crime – Mariah the Scientist and Kali Uchis
It Depends – Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller and Usher
Man I Need – Olivia Dean
Raindance – Dave featuring Tems

Best Collaboration

Go Girl – Summer Walker, Latto and Doja Cat
Is It a Crime – Mariah the Scientist and Kali Uchis
It Depends – Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller and Usher

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Best New Artist

🏆 Olivia Dean
Destin Conrad
Jaydon
Kwn
Raye

Best Group

Flo
Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon

BET Her Award

🏆 Girl, Get Up – Doechii featuring SZA
Be Great – Jill Scott featuring Trombone Shorty
Beautiful People – Jill Scott
First – Tems
Go Girl – Summer Walker, Latto and Doja Cat
Lady Lady – Olivia Dean

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2026 NAACP Image Awards · 57th

Outstanding Album

Outstanding New Artist

Outstanding Male Artist

Outstanding Female Artist

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

🏆 Boots on the Ground (Remix) – 803Fresh feat. Fantasia
For Good – Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
Jesus I Do – Mariah Carey with The Clark Sisters

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

🏆 It Depends (Remix) – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher
Safe – Cardi B feat. Kehlani
Worst Behavior – Kwn feat. Kehlani
The Mood – FLO
Mutt (Remix) – Leon Thomas feat. Chris Brown

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song

🏆 It Depends – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
Folded – Kehlani
Burning Blue – Mariah the Scientist
Yes It Is – Leon Thomas
"Bed of Roses” – Teyana Taylor

Outstanding International Song

🏆 Is It – Tyla

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

🏆 luther – Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
Escape Room – Teyana Taylor
Folded – Kehlani

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

Church – Tasha Cobbs Leonard with John Legend
Constant (Live) – Maverick City Music, Jordin Sparks, Chandler Moore, Anthony Gargiulo
Jesus I Do – Mariah Carey with The Clark Sisters

Outstanding Jazz Album

For Dinah – Ledisi

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