UBG HONORS ’09: Vote For The Best of The Year

UrbanBridgez.com, one of the Internet’s leading urban music sites, announced the nominees Monday for its 4th Annual UBG Honors (formally T M H Honors). Voting will start today December 14th at UrbanBridgez.com and the winners will be announced on January 4th, 2010.

This year marks the fourth year UrbanBridgez.com has presented UBG Honors to their visitors. Over sixty artists received nominations. They were led by Beyonce’ & Jay-Z who both garnered five nods including both for Artist of The Year. Beyonce’ was also nominated for Favorite Up-Tempo Single of the Year for “Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)” and Video of The Year. Drake received three nods including the obvious Best New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist. Alicia Keys a winner in the past earned two nods this year, including Favorite R&B Single of The Year for “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart.” Trey Songz, Whitney Houston, Jenifer Hudson, Keyshia Cole & Monica, T.I., Keri Hilson, John Legend, Melanie Fion, Maxwell, Eminem and Ginuwine all recieved two nods each. A complete list of nominees can be found below.

Music fans who log onto UrbanBridgez.com from December 14th, 2009 to January 4th, 2010, will be able to vote in 21 categories, for their favorite R&B and Hip-Hop artists, as well as for their favorite record label, producer, best video of the year & favorite fansite/entertainment blog. Some of the other unique categories include Most Slept On CD of 2009 & Most Wanted Return in 2010.

Last year over 93,000 people voted. Site visitors may only vote once per category and only one submission per network/IP.

Nominees were chosen from artists whose singles or albums were released from November 2008 to November 2009.

Complete & Final Nominations for UBG Honors ’09:

Best R&B Female Artist
Keri Hilson
Beyonce’
Rihanna
Jennifer Hudson
Whitney Houston

Best R&B Male Artist
Trey Songz
Maxwell
Chris Brown
Ne-Yo
Jeremih

Best R&B Group
Day 26
All-4-One
Pretty Ricky
Electrik Red
Boyz II Men

Best Rap Male Artist
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Drake
Eminem
Jay-Z

Best New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Melanie Fiona
Mateo
New Boyz
Dorrough

Favorite Up-Tempo Single of The Year
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)” – Beyonce’
“Green Light” – John Legend feat. Andre 3000
“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain
“Fly Above” – Kandi
“The Jerk” – New Boyz

Favorite Ballad of The Year
“Birthday Sex” – Jeremih
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
“It Kills Me” – Melanie Fiona
“If This Isn’t Love” – Jennifer Hudson
“Last Chance” – Ginuwine

Favorite R&B Single of The Year
“Ego” – Beyonce’
“Boyfriend #2” – Pleasure P
“Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” – Alicia Keys
“Trust” – Keyshia Cole & Monica
“Break Up” – Mario feat. Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett

Favorite Hip-Hop Single of The Year
“Best I Ever Had” – Drake
“Turn My Swag On” – Soulja Boy
“Run This Town” – Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West
“Pop Champaign” – Jim Jones, Ron Browz and Juelz Santana
“Mrs. Officer” – Lil Wayne feat. Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd

Hottest Collab Single of The Year
“Trust” – Keyshia Cole & Monica
“Empire State of Mine” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Money To Blow” – Baby feat. Lil Wayne & Drake
“Knock You Out” – Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo
“Chopped & Skrewed” – T-Pain feat. Ludacris

Most Slept on Album of 2009
“Human” – Brandy
“Fantasy Ride” – Ciara
“Lady Love” – LeToya
“The Promise” – Deborah Cox
“Love Vs. Money” – The Dream

Best Return Album of 2009
“I Look To You” – Whitney Houston
“Relapse” – Eminem
“Blacksummers’night” – Maxwell
“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics” – India.Arie
“In Love & War” – Amerie

Best Video of The Year
“Wetter” – Twista feat. Erika Shevon
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)” – Beyonce’
“Pop Champaign” – Jim Jones, Ron Browz and Juelz Santana
“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain
“I Can Transform Ya” – Chris Brown feat Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz

Producer Of The Year
Rodney Jerkins
Timbaland
Drumma Boy
Bryan Michael Cox
Oak

Label of The Year
Interscope
Universal
Epic/Columbia/Sony Music
Zomba/Jive/LaFace
Atlantic

R&B Album of The Year
“Epiphany” – Chrisette Michele
“Ready” – Trey Songz
“Evolver” – John Legend
“The Introduction of Marcus Cooper” – Pleasure P
“A Man’s Thoughts” – Ginuwine

Rap/Hip-Hop Album of The Year
“Paper Trial” – T.I.
“808’s & Heartbreak” – Kanye West
“Theater Of The Mind” – Ludacris
“Emeritus” – Scarface
“The Recession” – Young Jeezy

Best Gospel Artist of The Year
Mary Mary
Tamela Mann
Donnie McClurkin
Kirk Franklin
Byron Cage

Most Wanted Return in 2010
Sade
Monica
Usher
Janet Jackson
Brandy

Artist of The Year
Beyonce’
Lil Wayne
Trey Songz
Jay-Z
Keri Hilson

Favorite Artist Fansite/Urban Ent. Blog
That Grape Juice
(thatgrapejuice.net)

Grown Folks Music
(grownfolksmusic.com)

Chris Brown Web
(chrisbrownweb.com)

Necole Bitchie
(necolebitchie.com)

Love B. Scott
(lovebscott.com)

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