R&B star Mary J Blige has received a total of eight nominations for the 49th Grammy Awards, including record Of The Year for ‘Be Without You’. Her fellow nominees in that category include James Blunt’s ‘You’re Beautiful’, ‘Not Ready To Make Nice’ from Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley’s ‘Crazy’ and ‘Put Your Records On’ from Corinne Bailey Rae. Four nominations each went to Beyonc (Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Ring The Alarm), Best R&B Song (Deja Vu), Best Contemporary R&B Album (B’Day), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Deja Vu)), Bryan-Michael Cox, Gnarls Barkley, Israel Houghton, T.I and Justin Timberlake. The awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on 11 February. Click here to view the complete nominations list.

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyonc - Ring The Alarm
Mary J Blige - Be Without You
Mariah Carey - Don’t Forget About Us
Natalie Cole - Day Dreaming
India.Arie - I Am Not My Hair

Best R&B Song
Mary J Blige - Be Without You
Prince - Black Sweat
Beyonc - Deja Vu
Mariah Carey - Don’t Forget About Us
India.Arie - I Am Not My Hair

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Beyonc - B’Day
Chris Brown - Chris Brown
Janet Jackson - 20 Y.O.
Kelis - Kelis Was Here
Ne-Yo - In My Own Words

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Akon feat. Eminem - Smack That
Beyonc feat. Jay-Z - Deja Vu
Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Shake That
Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris - Unpredictable
Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. - My Love

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Mary J Blige - Be Without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix)
Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn - Damage Thorn (Buick Project Remix)
Beyonc - Deja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap)
Coldplay - Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)
Bob Sinclair - World Hold On (E-Smoove Remix)