47th Grammy Awards

Date	February 13, 2005
Venue	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Host	Queen Latifah
Network:	CBS
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Contents 1 Award winners: 1.1 General 1.2 Alternative 1.3 Blues 1.4 Children's 1.5 Classical 1.6 Comedy 1.7 Composing and arranging 1.8 Country 1.9 Dance 1.10 Film/TV/Media 1.11 Folk 1.12 Gospel 1.13 Historical 1.14 Jazz 1.15 Latin 1.16 Musical Show 1.17 Music Video 1.18 New Age 1.19 Packaging and Notes 1.20 Polka 1.21 Pop 1.22 Production and engineering 1.23 R&B 1.24 Rap 1.25 Reggae 1.26 Rock 1.27 Surround Sound 1.28 Spoken 1.29 Trad Pop 1.30 World 2 Special Merit Awards 2.1 Grammy Hall of Fame Award 2.2 Lifetime Achievement Award

Award winners:

General

• Record of the Year
  • John Burk (producer), Terry Howard, Al Schmitt (engineers/mixers), Ray Charles & Norah Jones for "Here We Go Again"

• Album of the Year
  • John Burk, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone, Herbert Waltl (producers), Terry Howard (producer & engineer/mixer), Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt, Ed Thacker (engineers/mixers), Robert Hadley, Doug Sax (mastering engineers), Ray Charles & various artists for Genius Loves Company

• Song of the Year
  • John Mayer for "Daughters"

• Best New Artist
  • Maroon 5

Alternative

• Best Alternative Music Album
  • Wilco for A Ghost Is Born

Blues

• Best Traditional Blues Album
  • Etta James for Blues to the Bone
• Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Keb' Mo' for Keep It Simple

Children's

• Best Musical Album for Children
  • Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (producers) for cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins performed by various artists
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  • Celine Dion for Miracle : A celebration of new life

Classical

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Lorin Maazel (conductor), the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, New York Choral Artists & the New York Philharmonic for Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Susan Graham for Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; the Housatonic at Stockbridge, etc. The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys Phil Ramone is a Violinist, Composer, Recording engineer, and Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Genius Loves Company is a 2004 Album by Ray Charles, consisting of duets between Charles and musicians The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry John Clayton Mayer (; born October 16 1977 is an American musician The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 ( Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award -winning American Pop rock band Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991 Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of Alternative country group A Ghost Is Born is the fifth studio Album by Chicago -based Alternative rock band Wilco. The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album has been awarded since 1983 Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938) is an American Blues, soul, R&B, Rock & roll The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album has been awarded since 1988 Keb' Mo' (born October 3, 1951 in South Central Los Angeles, California as Kevin Moore) is an American Blues The Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children has been awarded since 1994 Cathy Fink (born August 9, 1953) and Marcy Marxer (b February 25, 1956) have been musical partners for more than 20 years The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children has been awarded since 1994 Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is a The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 John Coolidge Adams (born February 15 1947 is an American Composer with strong roots in minimalism. On the Transmigration of Souls, for Orchestra, chorus, Children ’s choir and Pre-recorded tape is a composition by The Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1959 Susan Graham (born July 23, 1960, Roswell, New Mexico) is an American Mezzo-soprano. Charles Edward Ives (October 20 1874 – May 19 1954 was an American Composer of modernist Classical music. )
• Best Opera Recording
  • Martin Sauer (producer), René Jacobs (conductor), Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo for Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
• Best Choral Performance
  • Robert Spano (conductor) & Norman Mackenzie (choir director) for Berlioz: Requiem performed by Frank Lopardo & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
  • Andre Previn (conductor) & Anne-Sophie Mutter for Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"/Bernstein: Serenade performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter, the Boston Symphony Orchestra & the London Symphony Orchestra
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
  • David Russell for Aire Latino (Morel, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, etc. The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961 René Jacobs (born October 30, 1946, Ghent) is a Belgian ( Flemish) musician Patrizia Ciofi, born in Casole d'Elsa Siena in 1967 is an Italian Operatic Soprano. Véronique Gens (born April 19, 1966, Orléans, France) is a French Soprano. Simon Keenlyside (born August 3, 1959, London, England) is a British Baritone Opera singer Angelika Kirchschlager (*1966 in Salzburg) is an Austrian Mezzo-soprano Opera and Lieder singer Lorenzo Regazzo, born in Venice, Italy, is an opera singer His voice can be categorised as bass, Bass-baritone or basso cantante. Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance has been awarded since 1961 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Robert Spano (born May 7, 1961, Conneaut The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ( ASO) is an American Orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s Performance (with orchestra has been awarded since 1959 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b Anne-Sophie Mutter (born June 29 1963) is a German Violin Virtuoso. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra has been awarded since 1959 David Russell (born in 1953 in Glasgow) is a Classical guitarist Russell has earned praise from audiences and critics alike )
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
  • Jeff von der Schmidt (conductor) & Southwest Chamber Music for Carlos Chavez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. The Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor has been awarded since 1997 Founded in 1987 Southwest Chamber Music is one of the most active Chamber music ensembles in the United States, presenting concert series at the Norton Simon Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez ( June 13, 1899 &ndash August 2, 1978) was a Mexican Composer, conductor 2
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Martha Argerich & Mikhail Pletnev for Prokofiev (Arr. The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance has been awarded since 1959 Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine concert Pianist. Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev ( Russian: Михаил Васильевич Плетнёв Mikhail Vasil'evič Pletnëv - pronounced Pletnyóv) (born Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who Pletnev): Cinderella _ Suite for Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • John Adams (composer) for On the Transmigration of Souls performed by Lorin Maazel, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, New York Choral Artists & the New York Philharmonic
• Best Classical Album
  • John Adams, Lawrence Rock (producers), Lorin Maazel (conductor), the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, New York Choral Artists & the New York Philharmonic for Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls
• Best Classical Crossover Album
  • Los Angeles Guitar Quartet for LAGQ's Guitar Heroes

Comedy

• Best Comedy Album
  • Jon Stewart and the cast of The Daily Show for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents . The Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition was first awarded in 1961 John Coolidge Adams (born February 15 1947 is an American Composer with strong roots in minimalism. On the Transmigration of Souls, for Orchestra, chorus, Children ’s choir and Pre-recorded tape is a composition by WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is a The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album has been awarded since 1962 John Coolidge Adams (born February 15 1947 is an American Composer with strong roots in minimalism. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is a The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 On the Transmigration of Souls, for Orchestra, chorus, Children ’s choir and Pre-recorded tape is a composition by The Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album has been awarded since 1999 The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ consists of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Matthew Greif (who replaced Andrew The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was awarded from yearly 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28 1962 is an American Comedian, Satirist, Actor, Writer, and The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show . . America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Paquito D'Rivera (composer) for "Merengue" performed by Yo-Yo Ma
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Slide Hampton (arranger) for "Past Present and Future" performed by The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Victor Vanacore (arranger) for "Over the Rainbow" performed by Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Gretchen Wilson for "Redneck Woman"
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Tim McGraw for "Live Like You Were Dying"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Dixie Chicks for "Top of the World"
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
  • Loretta Lynn & Jack White for "Portland Oregon"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas for "Earl's Breakdown"
• Best Country Song
  • Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman (songwriters) for "Live Like You Were Dying" performed by Tim McGraw
• Country Album
  • Loretta Lynn for Van Lear Rose
• Best Bluegrass Album
  • Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Brand New Strings

Dance

• Best Dance Recording
  • Britney Spears for "Toxic"
• Best Electronic/Dance Album
  • Basement Jaxx for "Kish Kash"

Film/TV/Media

• Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Zach Braff (compilation producer) & various artists for Garden State
• Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh for "Into the West" (from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) performed by Annie Lennox
• Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • John J. The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition has been awarded since 1960 Paquito D'Rivera (born 4 June, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban Alto saxophonist, Clarinetist and Soprano This is an Anglicized version of the Chinese name "Ma Yo-yo" the family name is " Ma " The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement has been awarded since 1963 Locksley Wellington "Slide" Hampton (born April 21, 1932 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania) is an American Jazz The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s has been awarded since 1963. Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American Singer of Popular music. The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965 to Dottie West. Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26 1973 in Pocahontas Illinois) is an American Country music artist " Redneck Woman " is the debut single of American Country music artist Gretchen Wilson. The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1965. Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor " Live Like You Were Dying " is a song by American Country music artist Tim McGraw which appears on his Live Like You Were Dying album The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was first awarded in 1970 The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily " Top of the World " is a Contemporary folk - country song written by Patty Griffin and most known as recorded and performed in Grammy Award The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was first awarded in 1988 Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis on July 9 1975 is an American musician Record producer, and occasional actor best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was first awarded in 1970 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country - folk - rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach California Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style (now called Scruggs style) on the 5-string Randy Scruggs is a music producer songwriter and guitarist He had his first recording at the age of 13 Vassar Clements ( April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was an American virtuoso jazz and bluegrass Fiddler Jerry Douglas (born as Gerald Calvin Douglas on May 28, 1956 in Warren Ohio) is an American Dobro player The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award has been awarded since 1965. Craig Michael Wiseman (born in Hattiesburg Mississippi) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music songwriter Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor The Grammy Award for Best Country Album has been awarded since 1995. Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Van Lear Rose is a Loretta Lynn album produced by Jack White of the band The White Stripes; the album was initially intended as a musical experiment The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album has been awarded since 1989 For the punk rock musician see Ricky Scaggs. Richard Lee Skaggs (born July 18 1954, in Lawrence County Kentucky) is a Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with Ricky Skaggs. The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording has been awarded since 1998 Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer The Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album was first awarded in 2005 Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s The Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 2000 Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an Independent Spirit Award -winning American Television and Film The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award -winning Canadian Composer Frances Walsh, MNZM, (born January 10, 1959) is a Grammy and Academy Award -winning Screenwriter, Film producer " Into the West " is a song written by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox, and performed by Lennox herself during the Closing credits This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1960 Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Howard Shore (composer) for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Folk

• Best Traditional Folk Album
  • Steve Fishell, David Macias & Tamara Saviano (producers) for Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster performed by various artists
• Best Contemporary Folk Album
  • Steve Earle for The Revolution Starts Now
• Best Native American Music Album
  • Bill Miller for Cedar Dream Songs
• Best Hawaiian Music Album
  • Charles Michael Brotman (producer) & various artists for Slack Key Guitar Volume 2

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance
  • Ray Charles & Gladys Knight for "Heaven Help Us All"
• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Steven Curtis Chapman for All Things New
• Best Rock Gospel Album
  • Third Day for Wire
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • Ben Harper & the Blind Boys of Alabama for There Will Be a Light
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • Smokie Norful for Nothing Without You
• Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
  • Randy Travis for Worship and Faith
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
  • The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir for Live . Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award -winning Canadian Composer This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was first awarded in 1987 The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was first awarded in 1987 Stephen 'Steve' Fain Earle (ɝl is an American Singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and Country music, as well as his political views The Revolution Starts Now is an Album by Alternative country singer Steve Earle, released in 2004 The Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album was first awarded in 2001 Bill Miller (born January 23, 1955) is a Native American, Grammy Award -winning singer/songwriter of Mohican heritage The Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album was first awarded in 2005 as an addition to the "Folk" field The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance was awarded from 1968 to 1977 and revived for the Grammy Awards of 2005 Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American The Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962 in Paducah Kentucky, U The Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Third Day is a CCM band formed in Marietta Georgia during the 1990s The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American Musician. The Blind Boys of Alabama are a gospel group from Alabama that first formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939. The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Rev WR "Smokie" Norful Jr is an American gospel singer and pianist best known for his 2002 album I Need You Now and his The Grammy Award for Best Southern Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Randy Travis (born Randy Bruce Traywick, May 4, 1959 in Marshville North Carolina) is an American multiple Grammy Award - and The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album has been awarded since 1991 The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is an American gospel choir based at the Brooklyn Tabernacle in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. . . This is Your House

Historical

• Best Historical Album
  • Daniel Cooper, Michael Gray (compilation producers), Joseph M. Palmaccio & Alan Stoker (mastering engineers) for Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm and Blues, 1945-1970 performed by various artists

Jazz

• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
  • Herbie Hancock for "Speak Like a Child"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
  • McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride and Lewis Nash for Illuminations
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
  • The Maria Schneider Orchestra for Concert in the Garden
• Best Jazz Vocal Album
  • Nancy Wilson for R. The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979 Sir Daniel Cooper 1st Baronet, GCMG ( 1 July 1821 - 5 June 1902) was the first speaker of the Legislative Assembly Michael Gray (born August 3 1974 in Sunderland) sometimes known as Micky Gray, is an English football player who plays for Wolverhampton Joseph M Palmaccio (born 1965) is an American mastering engineer born in rural South Carolina The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo has been awarded since 1959 Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album Individual or Group has been presented since 1959 Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Gary Bartz (born 26 September 1940, Baltimore, Maryland, USA is an American Alto and Soprano Saxophonist Terence Blanchard is an internationally renowned jazz trumpeter bandleader composer arranger and Golden Globe-nominated film score composer Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Jazz Bassist. Lewis Nash (born December 30, 1958) is an American Jazz Drummer. The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961 Maria Schneider (born November 27, 1960) is an American composer The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album has been presented since 1977 Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an American singer with seventy-plus albums and three Grammy Awards so far in her career S. V. P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
• Best Contemporary Jazz Album
  • Bill Frisell for Unspeakable
• Best Latin Jazz Album
  • Charlie Haden for Land of the Sun

Latin

• Best Latin Pop Album
  • Marc Anthony for Amar Sin Mentiras
• Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
  • Cachao Lopez "Cachao" for ¡Ahora Si!
• Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
  • Intocable for Intimamente
• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
  • Ozomatli for Street Signs
• Best Best Tejano Album
  • David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda for Polkas, Gritos y Acordeones
• Best Salsa/Merengue Album
  • The Spanish Harlem Orchestra featuring Rubén Blades for Across 110th Street

Musical Show

• Best Musical Show Album
  • Stephen Schwartz (producer & composer/lyricist) for Wicked performed by the original Broadway cast with Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel

Music Video

• Best Short Form Music Video

Britney Spears Everytime

New Age

• Best New Age Album
  • Will Ackerman for Returning

Packaging and Notes

• Best Recording Package
  • Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel (art directors) for A Ghost Is Born performed by Wilco
• Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
  • Stefan Sagmeister (art director) for Once in a Lifetime performed by Talking Heads
• Best Album Notes
  • Loren Schoenberg (notes writer) for The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)

Polka

• Best Polka Album
  • Brave Combo for Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album

Pop

• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Norah Jones for "Sunrise"
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • John Mayer for "Daughters"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Los Lonely Boys for "Heaven"
• Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  • Ray Charles and Norah Jones for "Here We Go Again"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Ben Harper for "11th Commandment"
• Best Pop Vocal Album
  • Ray Charles and various artists for Genius Loves Company
• Best Pop Instrumental Album
  • James Jensen (producer) & various artists for Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
  • Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker (engineers) for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & various artists
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
  • Jack Renner (engineer) for Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra performed by Robert Spano
• Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
  • Jacques Lu Cont (remixer) for "It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)" performed by No Doubt
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • John Shanks
• Producer of the Year, Classical
  • David Frost

R&B

• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Alicia Keys for "If I Ain't Got You"
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • Prince for "Call My Name"
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
  • Usher and Alicia Keys for "My Boo"
• Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
  • Prince for "Musicology"
• Best Urban/Alternative Performance
  • Jill Scott for "Cross My Mind"
• Best R&B Song
  • Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly and Kanye West (songwriters) for "You Don't Know My Name" performed by Alicia Keys
• Best R&B Album
  • Alicia Keys for The Diary of Alicia Keys
• Best Contemporary R&B Album
  • Usher for Confessions

Rap

• Best Rap Solo Performance
  • Jay-Z for "99 Problems"
• Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  • The Black Eyed Peas for "Let's Get It Started"
• Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
  • Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris for "Yeah!"
• Best Rap Song
  • Miri Ben-Ari, C. The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album has been presented since 1992 William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American Guitarist and Composer. The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album has been presented since 1995 Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a Jazz Double bassist probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album has been awarded since 1984 Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16 1968 is an American singer/songwriter/actor of Puerto Rican descent popular in Latin America for his Salsa music The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album has been awarded since 1984 Israel "Cachao" López ( September 14, 1918 &ndash March 22, 2008) often known just as "Cachao" (pronounced kah-CHOW The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album has been awarded since 1984 Grammy award winning superstar group Intocable (Untouchable is a Tejano / Norteño musical group from Zapata, Texas that was started The Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album has been presented since 1998. Ozomatli is a multiethnic currently eight piece band (although they have had as many as ten members and as few as six playing primarily Latin hip hop and rock formed in Street Signs is an album by Ozomatli, released in 2004 Street Signs was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die The Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album has been presented since 1999 Irvin Joel Vigo Guzmán (born November 24, 1984 in Quisqueya, Dominican Republic) is an Infielder in Major League Baseball The Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album was first awarded in 2004 Spanish Harlem Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra based in the United States, founded by Aaron Levinson and Oscar Hernandez. Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian salsa Singer, Songwriter, Lawyer, The Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album has been awarded since 1959. Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American Musical theater lyricist and Composer. Kristin Chenoweth (born July 24, 1968) is an American Singer and Musical theatre, Film and Television Actress Idina Kim Menzel (born May 30 1971 is an American Tony Award winning Actress, Singer and Songwriter who achieved fame for her The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album has been awarded since 1987 William Ackerman is a Grammy winning guitarist and composer of acoustic -based instrumental Music. The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of Alternative country group The Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package has been presented since 1995 Stefan Sagmeister (born 1962 in Bregenz, Austria) is a Graphic designer and Typographer currently based in New York City. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 The Grammy Award for Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964 Loren Schoenberg (born July 23, 1958 in Fair Lawn New Jersey) is a jazz historian writer of Liner notes, and tenor saxophonist. Woodrow Charles Herman ( May 16 1913 &ndash October 29 1987) better known as Woody Herman, was an American Jazz The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was first awarded in 1986 Brave Combo are a Polka / rock band based in Denton Texas. Founded in 1979 by Guitarist / keyboardist Accordionist Carl The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category the first of which was Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966. John Clayton Mayer (; born October 16 1977 is an American musician The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966 Los Lonely Boys is an American Grammy Award -winning musical rock band from San Angelo Texas. The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals has been awarded since 1995 Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1969 Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American Musician. The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album was awarded in 1968 and since 1995 Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album has been awarded since 2001 James or Jim Jensen may refer to James A Jensen (1918–1998 paleontologist known as Dinosaur Jim James Jensen The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. Genius Loves Company is a 2004 Album by Ray Charles, consisting of duets between Charles and musicians Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording Classical has been awarded since 1959. Jennifer Higdon (born December 31, 1962) is an American Composer of classical music and flutist WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Robert Spano (born May 7, 1961, Conneaut The Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording Non-Classical has been awarded since 2002. Stuart David Price (born in Paris, 9 September 1977) is a British Electronic musician songwriter and producer whose Remixing No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. John Matthew Shanks is a famous Modern rock producer and writer The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year Classical has been awarded since 1980. David Frost is a music producer and Pianist. The son of Thomas Frost, who won the 1986 Grammy for Classical Producer of the Year he has won 2 Grammys for his work The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968 Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1970 Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul " My Boo " is a duet between Usher and Alicia Keys, written by Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal Jr The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1999. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance has been awarded since 2003 Jill Scott (born April 4 1972) is an American soul and R&B Singer-songwriter, Poet, and actress The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award has been awarded since 1969. Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album has been awarded since 1995. Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul The Diary of Alicia Keys is the second Studio album by American R&B / soul singer and pianist Alicia Keys, released The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album has been awarded since 2003. Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Confessions is the fourth Studio album by American R&B - pop singer Usher, released on March 23 2004 via Arista Records The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance was awarded from 1991 to 2002 alongside the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella " 99 Problems " is the third single released by American rapper Jay-Z in 2003 from the The Black Album. The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group has been awarded since 1991, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration has been awarded since 2002 Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Jonathan Mortimer Smith (born January 27, 1971) better known by his Stage name Lil Jon, is an American producer, promoter and " Yeah! " is a song written by American songwriters and producers Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J The Grammy Award for Best Rap Song was first awarded in 2004 It is a songwriting award given to all who wrote the lyrics and music of the song Miri Ben-Ari ( hebrew: מירי בן ארי) (born December 4 1978 in Israel) is a Grammy Award -winning Israeli Smith & Kanye West (songwriters) for "Jesus Walks" performed by Kanye West
• Best Rap Album
  • Kanye West for The College Dropout

Reggae

• Best Reggae Album
  • Toots & The Maytals for True Love

Rock

• Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
  • Bruce Springsteen for "Code of Silence"
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • U2 for "Vertigo"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • Brian Wilson for "Mrs. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. " Jesus Walks " was the third single from Kanye West 's debut album The College Dropout. The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album has been awarded since 1996 Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. The College Dropout is the debut album by Rapper and producer Kanye West, released February 10 2004 The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album has been awarded since 1985. The Jamaican musical group Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are one of the best known Ska and Reggae vocal groups The Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance Solo was presented in 1988 1992 1994 and 2005 through 2007 U2 holds the record for most awards with a total of 7 2000s Grammy Awards of 2008 The White Stripes for " Icky Thump " The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1980. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead O'Leary's Cow"
• Best Hard Rock Performance
  • Velvet Revolver for "Slither"
• Best Metal Performance
  • Motörhead for "Whiplash"
• Best Rock Song
  • Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen (songwriters) for "Vertigo" performed by U2
• Best Rock Album
  • Green Day for American Idiot

Surround Sound

• Best Surround Sound Album
  • Al Schmitt (surround mix engineer), Robert Hadley & Doug Sax (surround mastering) for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & various artists

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Album
  • Bill Clinton for My Life

Trad Pop

• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
  • Rod Stewart for Stardust . The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990. Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1989. " Whiplash " is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992. Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, UK is the bassist of the rock band U2. David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Mullen Jr (born 31 October 1961 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland is the Drummer for the Irish rock band The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. Green Day is an American rock trio The Grammy Award for "Best Surround Sound Album" was first awarded in 2005 as the first category in a new "Surround Sound" field Genius Loves Company is a 2004 Album by Ray Charles, consisting of duets between Charles and musicians Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album has been awarded since 1959. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album has been awarded since 1992 Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently . . The Great American Songbook Volume III

World

• Best Traditional World Music Album
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo for Raise Your Spirit Higher
• Best Contemporary World Music Album
  • Youssou N'Dour for Egypt

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Hall of Fame Award

• "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Victor, 1911) performed by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
• "All of Me" (Columbia, 1932) performed by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
• "America the Beautiful" (ABC/TRC, 1972) performed by Ray Charles
• "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (Brunswick, 1932) performed by Bing Crosby
• "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Victor, 1926) performed by Gene Austin
• "California, Here I Come" (Brunswick, 1924) performed by Al Jolson with the Isham Jones Orchestra
• "Embraceable You" (Commodore, 1944) performed by Billie Holiday
• "Lester Leaps In" (Vocalion, 1939) performed by Count Basie's Kansas City 7
• Let It Bleed (London, 1969) performed by The Rolling Stones
• "Love Me or Leave Me" (Columbia, 1928) performed by Ruth Etting
• "Lullaby of Broadway" (Brunswick, 1935) performed by Dick Powell
• Meet Me In St. The Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album was first awarded in 2004 alongside the award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal style of Isicathamiya and mbube. The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album was first awarded in 2004 alongside the award for Best Traditional World Music Album. Youssou N'Dour (jusun̩ˈduːʀ (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese Singer and Percussionist. Arthur Francis Collins ( February 7, 1864 - August 3, 1933) was an American singer who recorded a significant amount of early records Byron G Harlan was an American singer from Kansas (August 29 1861–Sptember 11 1936 a comic minstrel singer and Balladeer who often recorded Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter " America the Beautiful " is an American Patriotic song. Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Gene Austin ( June 24, 1900 &ndash January 24, 1972) was an American Singer and Songwriter who is considered Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist Let It Bleed is an album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in December 1969 " Love Me or Leave Me " is a US popular Song from the 1920s Ruth Etting ( November 23 1896 – September 24 1978) was an American singing star of the 1930s who had over sixty hit recordings " Lullaby of Broadway " is a popular Song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, published in 1935. Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, Louis - Soundtrack (Decca, 1944) performed by Judy Garland
• "No Woman No Cry" (Island, 1974) performed by Bob Marley
• "One For My Baby" (Capitol, 1958) performed by Frank Sinatra
• "Peter Gunn" (RCA, 1959) performed by Henry Mancini
• "Puttin' on the Ritz" (Brunswick, 1930) performed by Harry Richman with Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
• "Thanks For the Memory" (Decca, 1938) performed by Bob Hope & Shirley Ross
• "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (Brunswick, 1937) performed by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green & His Orchestra
• "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)" (Capitol, 1953) performed by Les Paul & Mary Ford
• "The Very Thought of You" (Victor, 1934) performed by Ray Noble & His Orchestra

Lifetime Achievement Award

• John "Bonzo" Bonham, drummer and powerhouse behind Led Zeppelin. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer " No Woman No Cry " is a Reggae song made famous by Bob Marley & The Wailers. Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian " One for My Baby (and One More for the Road " is a Popular song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the musical The Sky's Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor " Puttin' on the Ritz " is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin and introduced by Harry Richman in the musical Harry Richman ( 10 August 1895 &ndash 3 November, 1972) was an American Entertainer. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Shirley Ross (b January 7 1913, Omaha Nebraska - d March 9 1975) was an American actress and singer Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Johnny Green ( 10 October 1908 in New York City New York – 15 May 1989 in Los Angeles) was an American " Vaya con Dios " (translated as "Go with God" is a popular Song written by Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American Jazz guitarist and Inventor. Mary Ford (aka Iris Colleen Hatfield) ( July 7, 1924, El Monte California, &ndash September 30, 1977, Arcadia California Ray Noble ( December 17, 1903 &ndash April 3, 1978) was a British Bandleader, Composer, arranger and Actor John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin were

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