Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
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The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding full-length R&B albums.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T524609 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Context triple: [Songs in A Minor, awardReceived, Grammy Award for Best R&B Album]
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize excellence in modern R&B albums.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo vocal performances by female artists in the R&B genre.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo male vocal performances in the R&B genre.
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D.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding songwriting achievement in the R&B genre.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals was a now-discontinued Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative vocal performances in the R&B genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Target entity description: The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding full-length R&B albums.
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize excellence in modern R&B albums.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo vocal performances by female artists in the R&B genre.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding solo male vocal performances in the R&B genre.
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D.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding songwriting achievement in the R&B genre.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals was a now-discontinued Grammy category that honored outstanding collaborative vocal performances in the R&B genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
ⓘ
music award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grammy for Best R&B Album
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
|
| awardCategoryOf |
Grammy Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Awards ceremony
|
| awardedFor | outstanding full-length R&B albums ⓘ |
| awardGivenTo |
engineers
ⓘ
mixers ⓘ producers ⓘ recording artists ⓘ |
| awardType | album award ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumberOfFirstAward | 37th Annual Grammy Awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibilityCriteria |
albums released within the Grammy eligibility year
ⓘ
commercially released full-length R&B albums ⓘ |
| field |
R&B music
ⓘ
music industry ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1995 ⓘ |
| formerName | Best R&B Album ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreFocus | R&B ⓘ |
| hasAwardLevel | national ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | genre-specific album category ⓘ |
| hasMedium | album ⓘ |
| hasSelectionBody | voting members of the Recording Academy ⓘ |
| hasSubject | R&B albums ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| includesSubgenres |
contemporary R&B
ⓘ
funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf |
Grammy Award for R&B categories
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Awards for R&B
|
| languageOfOfficialName | English ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinner |
Alicia Keys
ⓘ
Mary J. Blige ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Alicia Keys
ⓘ
D’Angelo ⓘ
linked to:
D'Angelo
John Legend ⓘ Mary J. Blige ⓘ Toni Braxton ⓘ Usher ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.grammy.com ⓘ |
| organizer |
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
Recording Academy
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| parentOrganization | Recording Academy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grammy Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Awards ceremony
|
| presentedBy | Recording Academy ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by members of the Recording Academy ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| trophyShape | gold-plated gramophone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Description of subject: The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding full-length R&B albums.
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