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48th Grammy Awards

Date February 8, 2006
Venue Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Host None
Network: CBS
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Performances

Award winners

U2 was the night's top winner, with five awards. Top nominees included Mariah Carey, John Legend and Kanye West with eight each, but won only three awards each. John Stephens (born December 28, 1978) better known by his Stage name John Legend, is a Grammy Award winning American soul Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Kelly Clarkson won two awards, becoming the first American Idol to win a Grammy. Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982 is an American Pop rock singer songwriter and occasional actress. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition

Multiple award winners (awards won/nominated):

General

Blues

Awards for Blues music:

B. B. King & Friends for 80
Delbert McClinton for Cost of Living

Children

Awards for Children's music:

Dennis Scott (producer) for Songs from the Neighborhood - The Music of Mister Rogers performed by various artists
Christopher Cerf & Marlo Thomas (producers) for Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long performed by various artists

Classical

Awards for Classical music:

Mariss Jansons (conductor), Sergey Aleksashkin, Chor des Bayerischen Runfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks for Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13
Thomas Quasthoff (soloist, performer), Jürgen Bulgrin & Rainer Maillard (engineers), Christopher Alder (producer) for Bach: Cantatas
Sir Colin Davis (conductor), Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno & Michele Pertusi, James Mallinson (producer), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra for Verdi: Falstaff
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak (choir directors) for Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Requiem
performed by Christine Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson & Thomas Young, Michigan State University Children's Choir, University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & University Musical Society Choral Union, University Of Michigan School Of Music Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor), Martha Argerich and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Evgeny Kissin for Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky
Pierre Boulez (conductor) & Hilary Summers, Ensemble InterContemporain for Boulez: Le marteau sans maître, Dérive 1 & 2
Emerson String Quartet for Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
William Bolcom (composer) for Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience performed by Leonard Slatkin
Tim Handley (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Marie Alice Stollack (choir directors), Christie Brewer and Joan Morris & University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra for Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet for 4 + Four

Comedy

Award for Comedy recording:

Chris Rock for Never Scared

Composition and arrangement

Awards for composing and arranging:

Billy Childs (composer) for "Into the Light" performed by Billy Childs Ensemble
Gordon Goodwin (arranger) for "The Incredits" (from The Incredibles soundtrack) performed by various artists
Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira (arrangers) for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" performed by Chris Botti & Sting

Country

Awards for Country music:

Emmylou Harris for "The Connection"
Keith Urban for "You'll Think of Me" (from Golden Road)
Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Restless" (from Lonely Runs Both Ways)
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw for "Like We Never Loved At All"
Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Unionhouse Branch" (from Lonely Runs Both Ways)
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon for "Bless the Broken Road" performed by Rascal Flatts
Alison Krauss and Union Station for Lonely Runs Both Ways
Del McCoury Band for The Company We Keep

Dance

Awards for Dance music:

The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip for "Galvanize"
The Chemical Brothers for Push the Button

Film, TV and visual media

Awards for soundtrack contributions:

James Austin, Stuart Benjamin & Taylor Hackford (compilation producer) & Ray Charles for Ray
Craig Armstrong (composer) for Ray
Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri for "Believe" (from The Polar Express) performed by Josh Groban

Folk

Awards for Folk music:

Tim O'Brien for Fiddler's Green
John Prine for Fair and Square
Jim Wilson, producer for Sacred Ground - A Tribute to Mother Earth
Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers for Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player The Chemical Brothers are an English Grammy Award winning Electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys 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 The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 ( Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album has been awarded since 1983 B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter. The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album has been awarded since 1988 Delbert McClinton (born 4 November 1940, in Lubbock, Texas) is a Grammy Award -winning Singer-songwriter and Musician Children's music is Music composed and performed by or for Children. The Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children has been awarded since 1994 Dennis Scott may refer to Dennis Scott (writer, Jamaican poet playwright actor and dancer Dennis Scott (basketball, American former professional The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children has been awarded since 1994 Christopher Cerf (born August 19, 1941) is a US author composer-lyricist and record and television producer Margaret Julia “Marlo” Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, who first achieved fame on the TV series That Marlo Thomas & Friends Thanks & Giving All Year Long is an album of songs and Spoken-word selections by entertainment personalities and others and is intended Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959 Mariss Jansons (born January 14, 1943) is a Latvian conductor, the son of conductor Arvīd Jansons. The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ( Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) is the internationally renowned Orchestra of the Bayerischer Rundfunk The Symphony No 13 in B flat minor (Op 113 subtitled Babi Yar) by Dmitri Shostakovich was first performed in Moscow on December 18 1962 by The Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1959 Thomas Quasthoff (born in Hildesheim, Germany, November 9, 1959) is a German Bass-baritone generally regarded as one of This is a list of Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach in order of BWV number as given in Wolfgang Schmieder 's catalogue of Bach's works The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961 For the former Formula One driver see Colin Davis (driver WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes James Mallinson is a multiple- Grammy -award winning record producer The London Symphony Chorus (abbreviated to LSC is one of the major concert choirs of the United Kingdom The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. Falstaff is an Operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare 's plays The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance has been awarded since 1961 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1 1944 is an American Jerry Blackstone is a Grammy Award winning American choral conductor. Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of Poetry by the English Poet and painter Christine Brewer (born October 26, 1955) is an American Soprano. The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s Performance (with orchestra has been awarded since 1959 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born June Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine concert Pianist. The Musical works of Ludwig van Beethoven ( 1770 – 1827) are known by various designations including by the Opus numbers assigned by The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra has been awarded since 1959 Evgeny Igorevich Kissin (Евге́ний И́горевич Ки́син Evge'nij I'gorevič Ki'sin) (born October Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin; sometimes transliterated as Skriabin Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Никола́й Ка́рлович Ме́тнер Nikoláj Kárlovič Métner) (&ndash13 November 1951 was a Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to The Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor has been awarded since 1997 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b Hilary Summers is a Welsh Contralto. She was trained at Reading University, the Royal Academy of Music, and the National Opera Studio The Ensemble InterContemporain is a Chamber orchestra specializing in Contemporary classical music. Le marteau sans maître ( The hammer without master) is a composition by the French Composer Pierre Boulez. The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance has been awarded since 1959 The Emerson String Quartet is a renowned New York &ndashbased String quartet in residence at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer The Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition was first awarded in 1961 William Elden Bolcom (born May 26 1938 is an American Composer and pianist. Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of Poetry by the English Poet and painter WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1 1944 is an American The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album has been awarded since 1962 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1 1944 is an American Jerry Blackstone is a Grammy Award winning American choral conductor. Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of Poetry by the English Poet and painter The Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album has been awarded since 1999 The Turtle Island String Quartet is a San Francisco Bay Area based Jazz String quartet formed in 1985 and still actively touring worldwide and The Ying Quartet is an American String quartet formed in 1992 by the Ying siblings from Chicago. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was awarded from yearly 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television Never Scared is the fourth comedy album by Chris Rock. It was recorded at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D Musical composition is an original piece of Music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition has been awarded since 1960 William Edward Childs (best known as “Billy Childs” is a composer and jazz pianist from Los Angeles. The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement has been awarded since 1963 Gordon L Goodwin (born about 1955 is an American Jazz Pianist, saxophonist, Composer, arranger and conductor. The Incredibles is a 2004 Computer-animated feature Film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s has been awarded since 1963. William Edward Childs (best known as “Billy Childs” is a composer and jazz pianist from Los Angeles. Gil Goldstein (born 1950 is American jazz pianist and Synthesizer player who started on the Accordion. Heitor Teixeira Pereira, or Heitor TP is a Brazilian musician who played with Simply Red and several famous musicians like Elton John, " What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? " is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand Christopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti '' (born October 12, 1962) is an American Trumpeter and Composer. STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965 to Dottie West. Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1965. Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967 in Whangarei, New Zealand) is an Australian Grammy - and ARIA -winning Country music singer Golden Road is is the third solo album by Australian country singer Keith Urban, released in 2002. The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was first awarded in 1970 Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player Lonely Runs Both Ways is the twelfth Album by Bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23 The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was first awarded in 1988 Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was first awarded in 1970 Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player Lonely Runs Both Ways is the twelfth Album by Bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23 The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award has been awarded since 1965. Marcus Hummon is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music artist " Bless the Broken Road " is the title a song that has been recorded by several American Country music artists to date Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award -winning Country pop group founded in Nashville Tennessee. The Grammy Award for Best Country Album has been awarded since 1995. Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player Lonely Runs Both Ways is the twelfth Album by Bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23 The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album has been awarded since 1989 The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy Award -winning bluegrass band This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording has been awarded since 1998 The Chemical Brothers are an English Grammy Award winning Electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis, April 10, 1970, in Harlem New York) is an American hip-hop emcee, Singer, Actor " Galvanize " is the first single from The Chemical Brothers 2005 Album Push the Button. The Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album was first awarded in 2005 The Chemical Brothers are an English Grammy Award winning Electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Push the Button is the fifth Studio album by British Electronica group The Chemical Brothers, first released in January The Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 2000 Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director. Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Ray is a 2004 Biographical film focusing on thirty years of the life of legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1960 Craig Armstrong may refer to Craig Armstrong (composer Craig Armstrong (footballer Ray is a 2004 Biographical film focusing on thirty years of the life of legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez Mississippi, US) is a veteran Songwriter and Record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis Alan Silvestri (born March 26, 1950, New York City) is an acclaimed American Academy Award nominated Film score Composer The Polar Express is the soundtrack to the animated film The Polar Express, released in 2004 Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was first awarded in 1987 Tim O'Brien can refer to Tim O'Brien (author, American author Timothy L The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was first awarded in 1987 John Prine (born October 10, 1946, in Maywood Illinois) is a Grammy Award-winning American country / folk Singer-songwriter The Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album was first awarded in 2001 Jim Wilson may refer to Jim Wilson (comics, friend of the Incredible Hulk and Rick Jones who later dies of AIDS Jim Wilson (first baseman The Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album was first awarded in 2005 as an addition to the "Folk" field 1

Gospel

Awards for Gospel music:

CeCe Winans for "Pray"
Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James "Big Jim" Wright, songwriters for "Be Blessed", performed by Yolanda Adams
Casting Crowns for Lifesong
Audio Adrenaline for Until My Heart Caves In
Amy Grant for Rock of Ages. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance was awarded from 1968 to 1977 and revived for the Grammy Awards of 2005 Priscilla Winans Love (born on October 8, 1964) and known professionally as CeCe Winans, is an American Gospel singer and winner of The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song was introduced in 2005 to award the songwriters in the Gospel categories Yolanda Adams (born Yolanda Yvette Adams on) is a American Gospel music Singer and Radio Show host. James Quentin Wright (b March 19, in Rockford Illinois) is an American Record producer, Musician, Singer, and Songwriter The Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Casting Crowns is a Grammy award and Dove Award winning Christian band that employs a Soft rock music style The Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Audio Adrenaline was a Grammy Award -winning Christian rock band that formed in the late 1980s at Kentucky Christian College in Grayson The Grammy Award for Best Southern Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian . . Hymns & Faith
Donnie McClurkin for Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
CeCe Winans for Purified
Gladys Knight, choir director & Saints Unified Voices for One Voice

Historical

Alan Lomax, Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood (compilation producers), Adam Ayan & Steve Rosenthal (mastering engineers) for The Complete Library of Congress Recordings

Jazz

Awards for Jazz music:

Sonny Rollins for "Why Was I Born?"
Wayne Shorter Quartet for Beyond the Sound Barrier
Dave Holland Big Band for Overtime
Good Night, and Good Luck for Dianne Reeves
Pat Metheny Group for The Way Up
Eddie Palmieri for Listen Here!

Latin

Awards for Latin American music:

Laura Pausini for Escucha
Bebo Valds for Bebo De Cuba
Luis Miguel for México En La Piel
Shakira for Fijación Oral Vol. The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 Donnie McClurkin (born November 9, 1959) is a Grammy Award winning American gospel singer and minister. The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991 The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album has been awarded since 1991 Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American Saints Unified Voices is a American Gospel music Choir. Early years Saints Unified Voices was created by and continues to be directed by The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979 Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo has been awarded since 1959 Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album Individual or Group has been presented since 1959 The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961 The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album has been presented since 1977 Good Night and Good Luck  is a 2005 film directed by George Clooney and written by Clooney and Grant Heslov that portrays the conflict between The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album has been presented since 1992 The Pat Metheny Group is a Jazz group founded in 1977. The core members of the group are Guitarist and Bandleader Pat Metheny, composer The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album has been presented since 1995 Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is a Grammy Award award winning Puerto Rican American Pianist, Bandleader and Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America (and the Caribbean) and comes in many varieties The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album has been awarded since 1984 Laura Pausini (born May 16, 1974) is an Italian pop Singer, popular in several European Latin American and The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album has been awarded since 1984 The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album has been awarded since 1984 Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born April 19, 1970) known as Luis Miguel, is a The Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album has been presented since 1998. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira 1
Little Joe Y La Familia for Chicanisimo
Willy Chirino for Son Del Alma

Musical show

Award for Musical theatre recording:

John Du Prez & Eric Idle (producers & composers), Eric Idle (lyricist) for Monty Python's Spamalot performed Original Broadway Cast including David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria & Sara Ramirez

Music video

Awards for Music videos:

Missy Elliott & Dave Meyers (video directors), Joseph Sasson (video producer), Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop for "Lose Control"
Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen, Martin Scorsese (video director), Nigel Sinclair & Anthony Wall (video producers) for No Direction Home

New Age

Awards for New Age music:

Paul Winter Consort for Silver Solstice

Packaging and notes

Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz (art directors) for The Forgotten Arm performed by Aimee Mann
Ian Cuttler (art director) for The Legend performed by Johnny Cash
Alan Lomax, John Szwed (notes writer) for The Complete Library of Congress Recordings performed by Jelly Roll Morton

Polka

Award for Polka music:

Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra for Shake, Rattle and Polka!

Pop

Awards for Pop music:

Kelly Clarkson for "Since U Been Gone"
Stevie Wonder for "From the Bottom of My Heart"
Maroon 5 for "This Love"
Gorillaz featuring De La Soul for "Feel Good Inc."
Les Paul for "Caravan"
Burt Bacharach for At This Time
Kelly Clarkson for Breakaway

Production and engineering

Awards for production and engineering:

Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski (engineers) for Back Home performed by Eric Clapton
Da-Hong Seetoo (engineer) for Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets performed by Emerson String Quartet
Louie Vega (remixer) for "Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix)" performed by Curtis Mayfield
Steve Lillywhite
Tim Handley

R&B

Awards for Rhythm & Blues music:

Mariah Carey for "We Belong Together"
John Legend for "Ordinary People"
Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder for "So Amazing"
Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, & Johnta Austin for "We Belong Together" performed by Mariah Carey
John Legend for Get Lifted
Mariah Carey for The Emancipation of Mimi
Aretha Franklin for "A House Is Not a Home"
Damian Marley for "Welcome to Jamrock"

Rap

Awards for Rap music:

Jay-Z and Linkin Park for "Numb/Encore"
Kanye West for "Gold Digger"
Black Eyed Peas for "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
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John Du Prez (born December 14, 1946 in Sheffield, United Kingdom) is a musician Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Psychiatrist Dr Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946 is an English Actor, Singer, Voice actor, and Composer, as well as having a career as a Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25 1964 is an American Film and Television Actor, director, Comedian and voice artist Sara Ramírez (sa'ɾa ɾami'ɾɛs (born August 31 1975) is a Mexican-American actress and singer A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25 1985 professionally known as Ciara, is a Grammy Award -winning American singer songwriter Record producer Fatman Scoop born Isaac Freeman III is an African-American New York City hip hop promoter and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough " Lose Control " is the first single from Missy Elliott 's sixth studio album The Cookbook released on Goldmind/ Atlantic Records. The Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. Nigel Sinclair is a Scottish producer of Hollywood Films. He was born in Dumfries and graduated from the University of Cambridge No Direction Home is a Documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on 20th century American New Age music is peaceful Music of various styles which is intended to create inspiration relaxation and positive feelings often used by listeners for Yoga, The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album has been awarded since 1987 Paul Winter Consort is an American musical group led by the soprano saxophonist Paul Winter. The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American, rock Guitarist, bassist, Singer, and noted Songwriter The Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package has been presented since 1995 Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. The Grammy Award for Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964 The Complete Library of Congress Recordings is a 2005 Box set of recordings from Jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton. Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton ( ca September 20, 1885 or October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941) was an The polka is a fast lively Central European Dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was first awarded in 1986 Jimmy Sturr is a Polka musician Trumpeter / Clarinetist / Saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure 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 Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982 is an American Pop rock singer songwriter and occasional actress. " Since U Been Gone " is a song written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966. Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966 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 Pop Collaboration with Vocals has been awarded since 1995 Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic De La Soul is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop group They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky surreal lyrics and their contributions to the evolution " Feel Good Inc " is a song by Gorillaz, on their album Demon Days, featuring De La Soul. The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1969 Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American Jazz guitarist and Inventor. The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album has been awarded since 2001 Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album was awarded in 1968 and since 1995 Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982 is an American Pop rock singer songwriter and occasional actress. Breakaway is the second Album by Kelly Clarkson, released on November 30 2004 (see 2004 in music) In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. Mick Guzauski (also " Mic Guzauski " and " Mick 'Mix Maestro' Guzauski " is a multi- platinum Production sound mixer and Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording Classical has been awarded since 1959. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer The Emerson String Quartet is a renowned New York &ndashbased String quartet in residence at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording Non-Classical has been awarded since 2002. Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. Steve Lillywhite (born 1955 is a Grammy Award -winning English music producer Early career Lillywhite entered the music industry in The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year Classical has been awarded since 1980. The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968 " We Belong Together " is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005 and released as the album's The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. John Stephens (born December 28, 1978) better known by his Stage name John Legend, is a Grammy Award winning American soul The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1970 Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award has been awarded since 1969. Jermaine Dupri, also known as JD, (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin) is an American Record producer and Rapper. Manuel Seal Jr is a Grammy Award -winning American Hip-Hop /R&B Record producer and Songwriter. Johnta Austin ( June 28, 1980) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American upcoming Singer - Songwriter on Jermaine The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album has been awarded since 1995. Get Lifted is the debut studio album by American singer John Legend, released via Kanye West 's G The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album has been awarded since 2003. The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth Studio album by American R&B singer Mariah Carey. The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1999. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance has been awarded since 2003 Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a three time Grammy -winning Reggae artist and is the second Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration has been awarded since 2002 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 Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. " Numb/Encore " is a song by the Nu metal band Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z from their 2004 mash-up album Collision The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance was awarded from 1991 to 2002 alongside the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. " Gold Digger " is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. 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. " Don't Phunk with My Heart " is the first single from The Black Eyed Peas ' fourth album Monkey Business. 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 Harris & Kanye West for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" performed by Kanye West
Kanye West for Late Registration

Reggae

Award for Reggae music:

Damian Marley for Welcome to Jamrock

Rock

Awards for Rock music:

Bruce Springsteen for "Devils & Dust"
U2 for "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"
System of a Down for "B.Y.O.B."
Slipknot for "Before I Forget"
Les Paul & Friends for "69 Freedom Specials"
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen for "City of Blinding Lights"
U2 for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Surround sound

Award for surround sound recording:

Chuck Ainlay (surround mix engineer), Bob Ludwig (surround mastering), Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler (surround producers) for Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition performed by Dire Straits

Spoken

Award for Spoken word recording:

Senator Barack Obama for Dreams from My Father

Traditional pop

Award for traditional pop music:

Tony Bennett for The Art of Romance

World

Awards for World music:

Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate for In the Heart of the Moon
Gilberto Gil for Eletracústico

External links

" Diamonds from Sierra Leone" was the first single from Kanye West 's second album Late Registration. The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album has been awarded since 1996 Late Registration is the critically acclaimed second studio album by Chicago hip hop artist Kanye West. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album has been awarded since 1985. Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a three time Grammy -winning Reggae artist and is the second Welcome to Jamrock is a Reggae album by Damian Marley. The album was released on September 12, 2005 in the United States Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance Solo was presented in 1988 1992 1994 and 2005 through 2007 " Devils & Dust " is the title track on Bruce Springsteen 's thirteenth studio album Devils & Dust, and was released as a single in 2005 U2 holds the record for most awards with a total of 7 2000s Grammy Awards of 2008 The White Stripes for " Icky Thump " " Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own " is the second single from U2 's 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990. System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in " BYOB " ( B ring Y our O wn B ombs is a Grammy Award -winning song and the first single released from System of a Down The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1989. Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1980. Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American Jazz guitarist and Inventor. 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 " City of Blinding Lights " is the third single from U2 's 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004 51, Multichannel audio, Multichannel music Surround 3D Surround 5 The Grammy Award for "Best Surround Sound Album" was first awarded in 2005 as the first category in a new "Surround Sound" field Chuck Ainlay is a Record producer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work in addition to some Dire Straits material Bob Ludwig (b Circa 1945 is an American mastering engineer He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry Mark Knopfler OBE (born August 12 1949 Glasgow, Scotland) is a British Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album has been awarded since 1959. Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album has been awarded since 1992 Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards The Art of Romance is an Album by Tony Bennett, released in 2004 The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians The Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album was first awarded in 2004 alongside the award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré ( October 31, 1939 &ndash March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and Guitarist and one of the Toumani Diabaté (born August 10 1965) is a Malian kora player who has gained international acclaim for his music In the Heart of the Moon is a 2005 record by Malian musicians Ali Farka Touré ( Guitar and vocals and Toumani Diabaté ( The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album was first awarded in 2004 alongside the award for Best Traditional World Music Album. Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26 1942 better known as Gilberto Gil (ʒiu̯berto ʒiu̯ is a Brazilian singer Guitarist, and songwriter
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