Her debut album earned Ashanti three Grammy nominations for Best New Artist, Best Contemporary R&amp;B Album and Best Female R&amp;B Vocal Performance at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. The same year, she also received two additional Grammy nominations for other projects, both in the category of &lt;a href="Grammy%20Award%20for%20Best%20Rap/Sung%20Collaboration"&gt;Best Rap/Sung Collaboration&lt;/a&gt;. Ashanti took home a record 8 billboard awards, winning all the categories she was nominated for.