Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance went to Lalah Hathaway!!!!! It was later announced that the soul singer now holds the record consecutive wins in the R&B categories. Hathaway’s latest album, Lalah Hathway: Live was released in October 2015, with “Angel” originally recorded by Anita Baker. This helped her take home the Best Traditional R&B Performance Grammy.
Lalah’s previous wins include Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Jesus Children with Robert Glasper Experiment & Malcolm-Jamal Warner in 2015 and Best R&B Performance for “Something” with Snarky Puppy in 2014.