Black Reel Award for Best Original or Adapted Song
Introduction Here are the winners and nominees of the '''Black Reel Award for Best Original or Adapted Song'''. The award goes to the artist and the writers of the song.Most Wins:# John Legend – 3 winsMost Nominations:# Beyoncé, John Legend – 4 nominations# Henry Krieger, Ludacris, Alicia Keys – 3 nominations# Eminem, Joe Budden, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Randy Newman, Ne-Yo, Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam, Snoop Dogg, Anika Noni Rose, R. Kelly, Raphael Saadiq, Luis Resto, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Common, Ludwig Göransson – 2 nominations
Winners and nominees + Table key Indicates the winner Year Performer Title Film  Writers  2000  Meshell Ndegeocello "Fool of Me" ''Love & Basketball'' Meshell Ndegeocello and Federico Pena  Lucy Pearl "Dance Tonight" ''Love & Basketball'' Dawn Robinson and Raphael Saadiq Janet Jackson "Doesn't Really Matter" ''Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'' Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Destiny’s Child "Independent Women" ''Charlie's Angels'' Beyoncé, Sam Barnes, Jean-Claude Oliver and Cory Rooney Donell Jones "I'll Go" ''Love & Basketball'' Steve "Silk" Hurley and Rashaan Patterson R. Kelly "Bad Man" ''Shaft'' R. Kelly 2001  Eric Benet "Love Don't Love Me" ''The Brothers'' Eric Benet  Nelly "#1" ''Training Day'' Nelly and Waiel Yaghnam R. Kelly "The World's Greatest" ''Ali'' R. Kelly R.L. "Good Love" ''The Brothers'' R.L. Tyrese Gibson, Snoop Dogg and Mr. Tan "Just a Baby Boy" ''Baby Boy'' Battlecat, Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson 2002  Erykah Badu & Common "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" ''Brown Sugar'' Erykah Badu, Maduwkwu Chinwah, Common, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq and Glenn Strandrige  Snoop Dogg, Mr. Kane, Bootsy Collins, Quaze and Fred Wesley "Undercova Funk (Give Up the Funk)" ''Undercover Brother'' George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg and Jerome Brailey Angie Stone "Bring Me Your Heart" ''Brown Sugar'' Hersholt Polk, Angie Stone and Homer Talbert Beyoncé "Work It Out" ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' Beyoncé, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams Bow Wow, Fundisha, Fabolous and Jermaine Dupri "Basketball" ''Like Mike'' James Barlower, Kurt Blow, Full Force, Robert Ford, James Moore, Shirley Walker and William Waring 2003  Beyoncé and Walter Williams Sr. "He Still Loves Me" ''The Fighting Temptations'' Big Jim Wright, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis  Joe Budden "Pump It Up" ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' Robert Bell, Just Blaze, George Brown, Joe Budden, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas and Richard Westfield Ludacris "Act a Fool" ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' Ludacris LL Cool J and Amerie "Paradise" ''Deliver Us From Eva'' Amerie, Samuel Barnes, Keni Burke, Allen Felder, LL Cool J, Jean-Claude Olivier, Norma Jean Wright and 50 Cent Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" ''Tupac: Resurrection'' Eminem, Notorious B.I.G., Luis Resto, Tupac Shakur and Edgar Winter 2006  Jennifer Hudson  "And I'm Telling You (I'm Not Going)" ''Dreamgirls'' Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen  Beyoncé "Listen" ''Dreamgirls'' Beyoncé, Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen Jennifer Hudson "I Am Changing" ''Dreamgirls'' Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen OutKast "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" ''Idlewild'' André 3000 Alicia Keys and Lyfe Jennings "People Get Ready" ''Glory Road'' Curtis Mayfield 2009  Anika Noni Rose  "Almost There" ''The Princess and the Frog'' Randy Newman  Anika Noni Rose "Down in New Orleans" ''The Princess and the Frog'' Randy Newman Ne-Yo "Never Knew I Needed" ''The Princess and the Frog'' Ne-Yo Stew, De'Adre Aziza and Daniel Breaker "Keys" ''Passing Strange'' Stew Mary J. Blige "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" ''I Can Do Bad All By Myself'' Mary J. Blige, Chuck Harmony and Ne-Yo 2010  John Legend  "Shine" ''Waiting for Superman'' John Legend  Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith "Never Say Never" ''The Karate Kid'' Justin Bieber, Kuk Harrell, Adam Messinger, Nasri, Omarr Rambert and Jaden Smith Leona Lewis "I Know Who I Am" ''For Colored Girls'' Greg Barnhill, Joanna Cotten and Melissa Manchester Queen Latifah "Champion" ''Just Wright'' Cool & Dre, Queen Latifah and Jazmine Sullivan Jay Z, Kanye West and Rihanna "Run This Town" ''Just Wright'' Jeff Bhasker, Jay Z, No I.D., Rihanna and Kanye West 2011  Mary J. Blige  "The Living Proof" ''The Help'' Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Thomas Newman and Damon Thomas,  Ludacris and Slaughterhouse "Furiously Dangerous" ''Fast Five'' Kon Artis, Joe Budden, Crooked I, Eminem, Ludacris, Joell Ortiz, Luis Resto and Royce da 5'9" Nicole Beharie "My Last Day Without You" ''My Last Day Without You'' Scott Jacoby, Stefan Schaefer and Christoph Silber Cee-Lo Green and Kenny Wayne Shepherd "Walkin' Blues" ''Footloose'' R. L. Burnside Jamie Foxx  "Fly Love" ''Rio'' Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett 2012  John Legend  "Who Did That to You?" ''Django Unchained'' Paul Epworth and John Legend  John Legend and Ludacris "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" ''Think Like a Man'' Allen Arthur, Keith Justice, John Legend, Ludacris, Miguel and Clayton Reilly Travis Barker, RZA, Raekwon and Tom Morello "Carry It" ''The Man with the Iron Fists'' Travis Barker, Tom Morello, Raekwon and RZA Jay Z, Kanye West and Frank Ocean "No Church in the Wild" ''Safe House'' James Brown, Mike Dean, Jay Z, Phil Manzanera, Frank Ocean, Joseph Roach, The-Dream, Kanye West, Gary Wright and 88-Keys Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston "Celebrate" ''Sparkle'' R. Kelly 2013  Judith Hill  "Desperation" ''20 Feet from Stardom'' Judith Hill  Fantasia Barrino "In the Middle of the Night" ''The Butler'' Fantasia Barrino, Keith McMasters, Abel Terry and Kassim VonRico Washington Alicia Keys "Queen of the Field (Patsey's Song)" ''12 Years a Slave'' Alicia Keys Gladys Knight "You & I Ain't No More" ''The Butler'' Lenny Kravitz Pharrell Williams  "Happy" ''Despicable Me 2'' Pharrell Williams 2014  Common and John Legend "Glory" ''Selma'' Common, John Legend and Rhymefest  Questlove and Eliza Colby "It Ain't Easy" ''Top Five'' Eliza Colby and Questlove Janelle Monáe "What is Love" ''Rio 2'' Janelle Monáe, Nathaniel Irvin III and Roman Irvin Rita Ora "Grateful" ''Beyond the Lights'' Diane Warren Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar "It's On Again" ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and Hans Zimmer 2015  Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth "See You Again" ''Furious 7'' Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth  Tessa Thompson "Grip" ''Creed'' Sam Dew, Ludwig Göransson and Tessa Thompson Childish Gambino, Vince Staples and Jhené Aiko "Waiting for My Moment" ''Creed'' Ryan Coogler, Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson and Vince Staples The Weeknd "Earned It" ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' The Weeknd, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville and Belly  Dr. Dre "Talking to My Diary" ''Straight Outta Compton'' Dr. Dre, Russell Brown, Camille Clerc and François de Roubaix 2018  Kendrick Lamar & SZA "All the Stars"  ''Black Panther'' Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Al Shuckburgh, Solána Rowe, and Anthony Tiffith The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar "Pray for Me'' ''Black Panther'' Abel Tesfaye, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Adam Feeney, Jason Quenneville and Martin McKinney Arlissa "We Won’t Move"  ''The Hate U Give''  Arlissa Ruppert, Jessica Karpov, Kevin White and Mike Woods Khalid and Normani "Love Lies" ''Love, Simon'' Khalid Robinson, Normani Kordei Hamilton, Jamil Chammas, Ryan Vojtesak, Tayla Parks Jennifer Hudson "I’ll Fight" ''RBG''  Diane Warren
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