Best Music Writing 2008

The One: The Life and Music of James Brown

The Hardest Working Man: How James Brown Saved the Soul of America

The Most Beautiful: My Life With Prince

Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God, & Genius in the Music of Prince

Every Little Step: My Story

Diana Ross:: A Biography

The Meaning of Mariah Carey

Still So Excited!: My Life as a Pointer Sister

The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard

Let's Get It Started: The Rise & Rise of the Black Eyed Peas

Crazy in Love: The Beyoncé Knowles Biography

Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye: The Life of Marvin Gaye

Erykah Badu: The First Lady of Neo-Soul

The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun

The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style

The Life of James Brown

Bruno Mars

On Time: A Princely Life in Funk

Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation