R&B Song of the Year

• Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton
  Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
  
   - Breathe Again
  Breathe Again
  "Breathe Again" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton from her self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . Written by Babyface and produced by L. A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons, the ballad was released as the album's second single, garnering heavy airplay during late 1993 and early 1994,...
  
  
• Whitney Houston
  Whitney Houston
  Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
  
    - I Will Always Love You
  I Will Always Love You
  "I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:...
  
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• Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
  
   - That's the Way Love Goes
• Tony! Toni! Toné!
  Tony! Toni! Toné!
  Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...
  
   - Anniversary
  Anniversary
  An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
  
  

• Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal
  Mr. Wendal
  "Mr. Wendal" is a single released by influential rap group Arrested Development in 1992, from their most commercially successful album, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of.......
  
  
• Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton
  Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
  
   - Breathe Again
  Breathe Again
  "Breathe Again" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton from her self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . Written by Babyface and produced by L. A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons, the ballad was released as the album's second single, garnering heavy airplay during late 1993 and early 1994,...
  
  
• Dr. Dre
  Dr. Dre
  Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
  
   - Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
• Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
  
    - If
  If (Janet Jackson song)
  "If" is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson from her fifth studio album, janet. . Written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, it was released as the album's second single in July 1993, and became Jackson's second top five hit from the janet. album.-Song...
  
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• Angie & Debbie
  Angie & Debbie
  Angie & Debbie was an R&B/gospel duo composed of siblings Angelique Winans-Caldwell and Debra Renee Winans-Lowe, members of the well-known Winans family...
  
   - "Light of Love
  Light of Love
  Light of Love is a US-only album released by British rock band T. Rex in 1974. It is composed of tracks previously released in the UK on the album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow, together with songs recorded in the Spring of 1974 at Music Recorders Inc. Studios in Hollywood. The album...
  
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• H-Town
  H-Town (band)
  H-Town is an American R&B/hip hop vocal group. It was originally founded by twin brothers Keven “Dino” Conner, Solomon “Shazam” Conner, and their longtime friend Darryl “G.I.” Jackson in 1992.-Formation:...
  
    - "Knockin' Da Boots
  Knockin' Da Boots
  "Knockin' Da Boots" is the debut single from R&B group H-Town. Taken from their debut album, Fever for Da Flavor, "Knockin' Da Boots" became one of the biggest R&B singles of 1993 according to the Billboard charts, where it peaked at number three for seven weeks, and also topped the R&B chart for...
  
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• Tag Team
  Tag Team
  Tag Team was a hip hop/pop rap duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States active from 1993 up to 1995. The duo was made up of Cecil Glenn and Steve Gibson . They are best known for their #1 single, "Whoomp! ", which was released in 1993, but rereleased as a remix in 2000...
  
   - "Whoomp! (There It Is)
  Whoomp! (There It Is)
  "Whoomp! " is a number two Billboard Hot 100 single by the Miami bass group Tag Team.The song sampled a beginning synthesizer line from the 1980 Italo-disco hit "I'm Ready" by Kano. The chorus is almost the same as the song "Whoot, There It Is" released by 95 South a month earlier, however the...
  
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• Xscape
  Xscape (band)
  Xscape, was a female American R&B group that originally started out as a quintet and then became a quartet. The group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s...
  
   - "Just Kickin' It
  Just Kickin' It
  "Just Kickin' It" is a song by American R&B group Xscape. Written by Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal,the song was released as Xscape's first single from the group's 1993 debut album Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha...
  
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• Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton
  Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
  
    - Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton (album)
  Toni Braxton is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist Toni Braxton. It was released in the United States on July 13, 1993 by LaFace Records.-Overview:...
  
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• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
  
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• Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
  
   - janet.
  Janet.
  Janet is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on May 18, 1993 by Virgin Records. Prior to its release, Jackson was at the center of a high-profile bidding war over her recording contract. Her original label A&M sought to renew her contract, while others, such...
  
  
• Tina Turner
  Tina Turner
  Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
  
   - What's Love Got to Do with It

• Babyface  - For the Cool in You
  For the Cool in You
  For the Cool in You is the fourth album by R&B artist, Babyface. This album contained three top 30 U.S. hits, "When Can I See You", which reached #4, the #15 hit "Never Keeping Secrets", and "And Our Feelings", which peaked at #21.-Track listing:...
  
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• Tevin Campbell
  Tevin Campbell
  Tevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. He scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s.-Music career:...
  
   - I'm Ready
• Prince
  Prince (musician)
  Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
  
   - The Hits/The B-Sides
  The Hits/The B-Sides
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• Luther Vandross
  Luther Vandross
  Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
  
   - Never Let Me Go

• Earth, Wind & Fire
  Earth, Wind & Fire
  Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
  
   - Millennium
  Millennium
  A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years —from the Latin phrase , thousand, and , year—often but not necessarily related numerically to a particular dating system....
  
  
• Intro
  Intro (band)
  Intro is an American R&B trio from Brooklyn, New York. Intro released two albums and had a string of US hits in the 1990s. Their biggest, "Come Inside", featured Sabrina Morrison on vocals. Intro's, Kenny Greene, died from complications of AIDS in 2001...
  
   - Intro
  Intro (band)
  Intro is an American R&B trio from Brooklyn, New York. Intro released two albums and had a string of US hits in the 1990s. Their biggest, "Come Inside", featured Sabrina Morrison on vocals. Intro's, Kenny Greene, died from complications of AIDS in 2001...
  
  
• Silk  - Lose Control
  Lose Control (album)
  Lose Control is the debut album by Silk. Primarily produced by Keith Sweat, the album went to number-one on the R&B Albums chart. Included the hit single "Freak Me" which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was later covered in 1998 by British band Another Level. Lose Control...
  
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• Tony! Toni! Toné!
  Tony! Toni! Toné!
  Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...
  
   - Sons of Soul
  Sons of Soul
  Sons of Soul is the third studio album by American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, released June 22, 1993, on Wing Records. It was produced entirely produced by the group, who intended to pay homage with the album to their musical influences. Recording sessions for the album took place at various...
  
  

Best R&B Single, Female

• Oleta Adams
  Oleta Adams
  Oleta Adams is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist.-Biography:Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth.Before gaining her opportunity to perform,...
  
   - "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice
  I Just Had to Hear Your Voice
  "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice" is the title of a R&B single by Oleta Adams. The single earned the singer a Soul Train nomination for R&B Single of the Year, Female in 1994. -Chart positions:-Covers:...
  
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• Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton
  Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
  
    - "Breathe Again
  Breathe Again
  "Breathe Again" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton from her self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . Written by Babyface and produced by L. A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons, the ballad was released as the album's second single, garnering heavy airplay during late 1993 and early 1994,...
  
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• Whitney Houston
  Whitney Houston
  Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
  
   - "I Have Nothing
  I Have Nothing
  "I Have Nothing" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston and released as the third single from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album on February 20, 1993 by Arista Records. The song was written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, and produced by Foster...
  
  
• Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
  
   - "That's the Way Love Goes"

Best R&B Single, Male

• Babyface - "Never Keeping Secrets
  Never Keeping Secrets
  "Never Keeping Secrets" was the second single released from Babyface's album For the Cool in You. It peaked at number 15 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart and at no. 3 on the U.S. R&B chart.The song was performed by J.P. Molfetta on American Idol....
  
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• Tevin Campbell
  Tevin Campbell
  Tevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. He scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s.-Music career:...
  
    - "Can We Talk
  Can We Talk
  "Can We Talk" is the title of a number-one single by singer Tevin Campbell and composed and produced by Babyface. It was the first single to be released from his double platinum second release I'm Ready. The song hit top ten on the pop charts peaking at number nine on the Hot 100 and spent a total...
  
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• Dr. Dre
  Dr. Dre
  Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
  
   - "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
• Luther Vandross
  Luther Vandross
  Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
  
   - "Heaven Knows"

Best R&B Single, by Group, Band or Duo

• H-Town
  H-Town (band)
  H-Town is an American R&B/hip hop vocal group. It was originally founded by twin brothers Keven “Dino” Conner, Solomon “Shazam” Conner, and their longtime friend Darryl “G.I.” Jackson in 1992.-Formation:...
  
   - "Knockin' Da Boots
  Knockin' Da Boots
  "Knockin' Da Boots" is the debut single from R&B group H-Town. Taken from their debut album, Fever for Da Flavor, "Knockin' Da Boots" became one of the biggest R&B singles of 1993 according to the Billboard charts, where it peaked at number three for seven weeks, and also topped the R&B chart for...
  
  
• Jodeci
  Jodeci
  Jodeci is an American band, whose repertoire includes R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consists of two pairs of brothers from Hampton, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina: Cedric & Joel Hailey and Donald & Dalvin DeGrate, all respectively known by their stage names: K-Ci & Jojo,...
  
    - "Lately
  Lately (Stevie Wonder song)
  "Lately" is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder recorded for his album Hotter than July . The song was notably covered by R&B group Jodeci and released as a promotional single for the live album Uptown MTV Unplugged in June 1993....
  
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• Tony! Toni! Toné!
  Tony! Toni! Toné!
  Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...
  
   - "Anniversary
  Anniversary
  An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
  
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• Vanessa Williams
  Vanessa L. Williams
  Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...
  
   & Brian McKnight
  Brian McKnight
  Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
  
   - "Love Is
  Love Is (Vanessa Williams song)
  "Love Is" is the title of a 1993 duet released by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight. The single originally appeared on the soundtrack to the TV drama series, Beverly Hills, 90210. Although the song did not appear in that series, it did appear in the 90210 spinoff series, Melrose Place...
  
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Best Rap Album

• Arrested Development - Unplugged
  Unplugged (Arrested Development album)
  Unplugged is a live album by American hip hop group Arrested Development. Performing live at the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City on December 17, 1992, their performance was recorded for the MTV Unplugged television series.- Track listing:...
  
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• Digable Planets
  Digable Planets
  Digable Planets is an American alternative hip hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler , Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving . They released their debut album Reachin' in 1993, and their follow-up album Blowout Comb in 1994...
  
   - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
  Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
  Reachin is the debut album by alternative hip hop group Digable Planets. It was released on September 27, 1993, by Pendulum/Elektra Records. The album was produced solely by Digable Planets' Butterfly and features raps by each of the group's members. There are no guest performers on Reachin, but...
  
  
• Naughty by Nature
  Naughty by Nature
  Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee...
  
   - 19 Naughty III
  19 Naughty III
  19 Naughty III is the third album from Naughty by Nature, released on February 23, 1993 through Tommy Boy Records. Three single were released from the album, the group's second top 10 hit, "Hip Hop Hooray", as well as the minor hits "It's On" and "Written on Ya Kitten".- Reception :The album did...
  
  
• Onyx  - Bacdafucup
  Bacdafucup
  Bacdafucup is the debut album from hardcore rap group Onyx. The album featured their breakout single, "Slam", which received heavy airplay on both radio and television , leading the song to reach #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bacdafucup was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 25, 1993...
  
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Best Gospel Album

• Shirley Caesar
  Shirley Caesar
  Shirley Ann Caesar is an American Gospel music singer, songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned six decades...
  
   - Stand Still
  Stand Still
  Stand Still is live album by The Stone Roses that was recorded in October 1989 in Tokyo. It is an unofficial, bootleg recording.-Track listing:*Intro - 01:51 *I Wanna Be Adored - 05:15 *Elephant Stone- 03:44 *Waterfall - 04:52...
  
  
• Kirk Franklin & the Family
  Kirk Franklin & the Family
  Kirk Franklin & the Family is the first album released by Kirk Franklin. This is also the first album by Franklin in collaboration with the vocal ensemble, The Family. The U.S...
  
   - Kirk Franklin & the Family
  Kirk Franklin & the Family
  Kirk Franklin & the Family is the first album released by Kirk Franklin. This is also the first album by Franklin in collaboration with the vocal ensemble, The Family. The U.S...
  
  
• Mississippi Mass Choir
  Mississippi Mass Choir
  The Mississippi Mass Choir is an American gospel choir based in Jackson, Mississippi.-Musical career:Serving God Through Song" is the motto and the mission of The Mississippi Mass Choir. Although striving to succeed in the gospel music industry, the choir's purpose is to help establish the gospel...
  
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• The Winans
  The Winans
  The Winans are an American Gospel music quartet from Detroit, Michigan consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael and Ronald Winans.-Members:Please refer to the Winans family page for more detail on the individual members.-Origins:...
  
   - All Out

Best Jazz Album

• George Benson
  George Benson
  George Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
  
   - Love Remembers
  Love Remembers
  "Love Remembers" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Craig Morgan. It was released in May 2008 as the first single from his fifth studio album, That's Why, his first release for the BNA Records label, as well as his eleventh top 40 hit on the Billboard...
  
  
• Terence Blanchard
  Terence Blanchard
  Terence Oliver Blanchard is an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and film score composer. Since he emerged on the scene in 1980 with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and then shortly thereafter with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Blanchard has been a leading artist in jazz...
  
   - The Malcolm X Jazz Suite
• Fourplay
  Fourplay
  Fourplay is a contemporary jazz quartet in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James , Lee Ritenour , Nathan East , and Harvey Mason . In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement...
  
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• Kenny G
  Kenny G
  Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...
  
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Performers

• Whitney Houston
  Whitney Houston
  Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
  
  
• Onyx
• Digable Planets
  Digable Planets
  Digable Planets is an American alternative hip hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler , Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving . They released their debut album Reachin' in 1993, and their follow-up album Blowout Comb in 1994...
  
  
• Babyface
• The Winans
  The Winans
  The Winans are an American Gospel music quartet from Detroit, Michigan consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael and Ronald Winans.-Members:Please refer to the Winans family page for more detail on the individual members.-Origins:...
  
  
• Toni Braxton
  Toni Braxton
  Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
  
  
• Dr. Dre
  Dr. Dre
  Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
  
  
• Snoop Doggy Dogg
• Johnny Gill
  Johnny Gill
  Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
  
  
• Patti LaBelle
  Patti LaBelle
  Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
  
  
• Gladys Knight
  Gladys Knight
  Gladys Maria Knight , known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author...
  
  
• Bobby Brown
  Bobby Brown
  Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...
  
  

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