The 47th Annual Grammy Awards winners
The Recording Academy awarded Grammys in more than 100 categories during Sunday night's (2/13) ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and at a ceremony that took place earlier in the day. A full list of the winners follows:
GENERAL FIELD
Record of the Year
"Here We Go Again," Ray Charles & Norah Jones, John Burk, producer; Terry Howard & Al Schmitt, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
"Genius Loves Company," Ray Charles & Various Artists (John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers)
Song of the Year
"Daughters," John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
Best New Artist
Maroon 5
POP
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Sunrise," Norah Jones
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Daughters," John Mayer
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Heaven," Los Lonely Boys
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Here We Go Again," Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"11th Commandment," Ben Harper
Best Pop Instrumental Album
"Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar," Various Artists (James Jensen, producer)
Best Pop Vocal Album
"Genius Loves Company," Ray Charles & Various Artists
DANCE
Best Dance Recording
"Toxic," Britney Spears
Best Electronic/Dance Album
"Kish Kash," Basement Jaxx
TRADITIONAL POP
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"Stardust...The Great American Songbook Volume III," Rod Stewart
ROCK
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Code of Silence," Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Vertigo," U2
Best Hard Rock Performance
"Slither," Velvet Revolver
Best Metal Performance
"Whiplash," Motörhead
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," Brian Wilson
Best Rock Song
"Vertigo," Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)
Best Rock Album
"American Idiot," Green Day
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
"A Ghost Is Born," Wilco
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Call My Name," Prince
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"My Boo," Usher & Alicia Keys
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Musicology," Prince
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Cross My Mind," Jill Scott
Best R&B Song
"You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
Best R&B Album
"The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys
Best Contemporary R&B Album
"Confessions," Usher
RAP
Best Rap Solo Performance
"99 Problems," Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"Let's Get It Started," The Black Eyed Peas
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Yeah!," Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Best Rap Song
"Jesus Walks," Miri Ben Ari, C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Best Rap Album
"The College Dropout," Kanye West
COUNTRY
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Top of the World," Dixie Chicks
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
"Portland Oregon," Loretta Lynn & Jack White
Best Country Instrumental Performance
"Earl's Breakdown," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
Best Country Song
"Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
Best Country Album
"Van Lear Rose," Loretta Lynn
Best Bluegrass Album
"Brand New Strings," Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album
"Returning," Will Ackerman
JAZZ
Best Contemporary Jazz
"Unspeakable," Bill Frisell
Best Jazz Vocal Album
"R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)," Nancy Wilson
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
"Speak Like a Child," Herbie Hancock, soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
"Illuminations," McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
"Concert in the Garden," Maria Schneider Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz
"Land of the Sun," Charlie Haden
GOSPEL
Best Gospel Performance
"Heaven Help Us All," Ray Charles & Gladys Knight
Best Rock Gospel Album
"Wire," Third Day
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
"All Things New," Steven Curtis Chapman
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
"Worship & Faith," Randy Travis
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
"There Will Be A Light, " Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
"Nothing Without You," Smokie Norful
Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album,
"Live...This is Your House," Carol Cymbala, choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album
"Amar Sin Mentiras," Marc Anthony
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
"Street Signs," Ozomatli
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
"Ahora Sí!," Israel López "Cachao"
Best Salsa/Merengue Album
"Across 110th Street," Spanish Harlem Orchestra featuring Ruben Blades
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
"Intimamente," Intocable
Best Tejano Album
"Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes," David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda
BLUES
Best Traditional Blues Album
"Blues to the Bone," Etta James
Best Contemporary Blues Album
"Keep It Simple," Keb' Mo'
FOLK
Best Traditional Folk Album
"Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster," Various Artists
Best Contemporary Folk Album
"The Revolution Starts...Now," Steve Earle
Best Native American Music Album
"Cedar Dream Songs," Bill Miller
Best Hawaiian Music Album
"Slack Key Guitar Volume 2," Various Artists
REGGAE
Best Reggae Album
"True Love," Toots & The Maytals
WORLD MUSIC
Best Traditional World Music Album
"Raise Your Spirit Higher," Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Best Contemporary World Music Album
"Egypt," Youssou N'Dour
POLKA
Best Polka Album
"Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album," Brave Combo
CHILDREN'S
Best Musical Album for Children
"cELLAbration! a Tribute to Ella Jenkins," Various Artists (Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, producers)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
"The Train They Call the City of New Orleans," Tom Chapin
SPOKEN WORD
Best Spoken Word Album
"My Life," Bill Clinton
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents...America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction," Jon Stewart and the Cast of The Daily Show
MUSICAL SHOW
Best Musical Show Album
"Wicked," Stephen Schwartz, producer; Stephen Schwartz, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast Recording With Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel)
FILM/TV/VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"Garden State," Various Artists (Zach Braff, compilation producer)
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King," Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"Into The West (From The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King)," Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh, songwriters (Annie Lennox)
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
"Merengue," Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Yo-Yo Ma)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
"Past Present & Future," Slide Hampton, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
"Over the Rainbow," Victor Vanacore, arranger (Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis)
PACKAGE
Best Recording Package
"A Ghost is Born," Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel, art directors (Wilco)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
"Once in a Lifetime," Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Talking Heads)
ARTIST NOTES
Best Album Notes
"The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)," Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Best Historical Album
"Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970," Daniel Cooper & Michael Gray, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio & Alan Stoker, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Production, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
"Genius Loves Company," Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers (Ray Charles & Various Artists)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
John Shanks
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
"It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)," Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (No Doubt)
SURROUND SOUND
Best Surround Sound Album
"Genius Loves Company," Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, surround masteringd engineers; John Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, surround producers (Ray Charles & Various Artists)
PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Classical
"Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra," Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Spano)
Producer of the Year, Classical
David Frost
CLASSICAL
Best Classical Album
"Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls," Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence Rock, producers (Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New York Philharmonic)
Best Orchestral Performance
"Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls," Lorin Maazel, conductor (Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New York Philharmonic)
Best Opera Recording
"Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro," René Jacobs, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo; Martin Sauer, producer (Various Artists; Concerto Köln)
Best Choral Performance
"Berlioz: Requiem," Robert Spano, conductor; Norman Mackenzie, choir director (Frank Lopardo, tenor; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
"Previn: Violin Concerto 'Anne-Sophie'/Bernstein: Serenade," André Previn, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin (Boston Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
"Aire Latino (Morel, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Etc.)," David Russell, guitar
Best Chamber Music Performance
"Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mčre L'Oye," Martha Argerich, piano & Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
"Carlos Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2," Jeff von der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music
Best Classical Vocal Performance
"Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; The Housatonic At Stockbridge, Etc.)," Susan Graham, mezzo soprano (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
"Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls," John Adams (Lorin Maazel; Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New York Philharmonic)
Best Classical Crossover Album
"LAGQ's Guitar Heroes," Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Music Video
Best Short form Music Video
"Vertigo," U2 (Alex & Martin, video director; Grace Bodie, video producer)
Best Long form Music Video
"Concert for George," Various Artists (David Leland, video director; Ray Cooper, Olivia Harrison & Jon Kamen, video producers)
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