The Winners of UBG Honors 09′

With over 79,000 votes placed by unique visitors to our site, the winners for the 2009 UBG Honors are ready to be revealed!

Jay-Z is this years big winner, taking three categories as Chris Brown & Kanye West follow close behind, both winning two categories each! Without further due, here are the winners of UBG Honors 09′

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Winners in BOLD

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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