Recording
Outstanding New Artist
Committed
EpicDiggy Simmons
Atlantic RecordsLandau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
Columbia RecordsMindless Behavior
Streamline/Conjunction/Interscope RecordsWynter Gordon
Big Beat/Atlantic RecordsOutstanding Male Artist
Anthony Hamilton
RCA RecordsBruno Mars
Elektra RecordsCee Lo Green
Elektra RecordsChris Brown
Jive RecordsCommon
Warner Bros. RecordsOutstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé
Columbia RecordsJennifer Hudson
Arista RecordsJill Scott
Warner Bros. RecordsLedisi
Verve ForecastMary J. Blige
GeffenOutstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Boyz II Men
Benchmark Entertainment/MSM Music GroupCee Lo Green feat. Melanie Fiona
Elektra RecordsMary J. Blige feat. Drake
GeffenSounds of Blackness
Malaco Music GroupThe Roots
Island Def Jam Music GroupOutstanding Jazz Album
Chano y Dizzy
Terence Blanchard and Poncho Sanchez
Concord Music Group, Inc.Friends
Stanley Jordan
Mack Avenue RecordsGuitar Man
George Benson
Concord JazzLegacy
Gerald Wilson
Mack Avenue RecordsRoad Show Vol. 2
Sonny Rollins
EmarcyOutstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Becoming
Yolanda Adams
N House Music GroupChurch on the Moon
Deitrick Haddon
Verity Gospel Music GroupHello Fear
Kirk Franklin
Verity Gospel Music GroupSomething Big
Mary Mary
Columbia RecordsThe Journey
Andraé Crouch
RiverPhlo EntertainmentOutstanding World Music Album
Afrodiaspora
Susana Baca
Luaka BopCarnival Fever
Brother B
King Chero RecordsLive at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Boukman Eksperyans
MunckMix, Inc.Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness
Malaco Music GroupThe First Grader
Alex Heffes
Varese SarabandeOutstanding Music Video
25/8
Mary J. Blige
GeffenHear My Call
Jill Scott
Warner Bros. RecordsI Was Here
Beyoncé
Columbia RecordsSomeone Like You
Adele
Columbia RecordsWhere You At
Jennifer Hudson
Arista RecordsOutstanding Song
Best Thing I Never Had
Beyoncé
Columbia RecordsFool for You feat. Melanie Fiona
Cee Lo Green
Elektra RecordsI Smile
Kirk Franklin
Verity Gospel Music GroupSo In Love feat. Anthony Hamilton
Jill Scott
Warner Bros. RecordsSomeone Like You
Adele
Columbia RecordsOutstanding Album