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Grammy Awards 2012: Your BlackVoices Love Song Playlist (VIDEO)

WATCH: HuffPost BlackVoices' Grammy-Nominated Love Song Playlist
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Pop Culture Editor, HuffPost

With this year's annual Grammy Awards scheduled for this Sunday, two days before Valentine's Day, HuffPost Black Voices thought that it would be worth shining a light on some of this year's more romantic nominations.

Granted, some of the artists here may not be known for belting out smooth, sensual melodies, but we managed to compile a concise list to help complement your day of love on February 14.

Nominate your own favorite love-themed tunes in the comments below!

LISTEN:

Grammy-Nominated Love Song Playlist
Kanye West(01 of12)
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"Love Lockdown" (credit:Getty)
Rihanna (02 of12)
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"We Found Love" (credit:Getty)
Adele(03 of12)
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"Make You Feel My Love" (credit:Getty)
Bruno Mars(04 of12)
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"Our First Time" (credit:Getty)
Beyonce (05 of12)
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"Dangerously In Love" (credit:Getty)
Kelly Rowland (06 of12)
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"Motivation" (credit:Getty)
Chris Brown(07 of12)
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"Take You Down" (credit:Getty)
Wiz Khalifa (08 of12)
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"Up" (credit:Getty)
Jay-Z (09 of12)
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"Excuse Me Miss" (credit:Getty)
Drake(10 of12)
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"A Night Off" (credit:Getty)
Lupe Fiasco (11 of12)
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"Paris, Tokyo" (credit:Getty)
Nicki Minaj (12 of12)
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"Your Love" (credit:Getty)

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