Best R&B/Soul Single, Female
"Golden" - Jill Scott
"Goodies" - Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo
"If I Ain't Got You" - Alicia Keys
"Naughty Girl" - Beyoncé

Best R&B/Soul Single, Male
"Call My Name" - Prince
"Confessions Part II" - Usher

Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo
"Hot 2Nite" - New Edition
"Lose My Breath" - Destiny's Child
"My Boo" - Usher & Alicia Keys
"The Closer I Get To You" - Luther Vandross Duet with Beyoncé Knowles

Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 - Jill Scott
Goodies - Ciara
The Diary of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys

Best R&B/Soul Album, Male
Confessions - Usher
Musicology - Prince
Soulstar - Musiq

Best R&B/Soul Album, Group Band or Duo
Destiny Fulfilled - Destiny's Child
One Love - New Edition
Hot & Wet - 112

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
"Goodies" - Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo
"I Believe" - Fantasia
"Tipsy" - J-Kwon

The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
"99 Problems" - Jay-Z
"Roses" - OutKast
"Yeah!" - Usher Featuring Ludacris

Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut
"Goodies" - Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo
"Headsprung" - LL Cool J
"Yeah!" - Usher Featuring Ludacris

Best Gospel Album
The Heavens Are Telling - Karen Clark-Sheard
The J Moss Project - J Moss

Special awards will be presented during the show as follows:

The 2005 Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements
in the Field of Entertainment:
Ice Cube

The 2005 Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year" - Male:
Usher

The 2005 Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year" - Female:
Ciara