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The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the
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, on February 10, 2008. It honored musical achievement of 2007 in which albums were released between October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007. The primary ceremonies were televised in the US on CBS; however, as has become the custom, most of the awards were handed out during a pre-telecast portion of the show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and broadcast on
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. Two nights prior to the show Aretha Franklin was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year. The year's big winner was Amy Winehouse: the 24-year-old singer had recently entered a drug rehabilitation program and did not come to Los Angeles. American officials initially refused her a work visa; they reversed the decision, but by then it was too late for her to make the trip from the UK. She became the fifth female solo artist to get five awards in one night, alongside Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé and later, Alison Krauss, Adele and Billie Eilish. The golden anniversary of the Grammys and NARAS was noted in references and performances throughout this year's ceremony. Alicia Keys was the evening's opening musician, singing and playing piano alongside archived video and audio of Frank Sinatra. Other collaborative performances linking contemporary and past musicians included Beyoncé with Tina Turner,
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with The Time, classical pianist Lang Lang with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and inaugural Grammy winner Keely Smith with Kid Rock. Special recognition of the musical contributions of The Beatles also featured. The Foo Fighters won Best Rock Album and performed their nominated song " The Pretender" in a highly collaborative performance that involved a social media selection of classical musicians (the "My Grammy Moment"
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contest was won by violinist Ann Marie Calhoun).


Performances


Presenters

The following is an alphabetical list of presenters. * Akon * Jason Bateman * Tony Bennett * Dierks Bentley * Chris Brown *
Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industr ...
* Natalie Cole * Mike Shinoda * Boys Like Girls *
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* Cuba Gooding Jr. * Juanes * Tom Hanks * Quincy Jones * Carole King * Solange Knowles * Cyndi Lauper *
John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Eve ...
* George Lopez * Lyle Lovett * Ludacris * Joe Mantegna * Bette Midler *
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Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporate ...
* Roselyn Sanchez * Keely Smith * Ringo Starr * Dave Stewart *
Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bo ...
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* will.i.am * Andy Williams *
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Winners and nominees

Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees. Multiple nominees and wins (wins/nominations) * Amy Winehouse (5/6) * Kanye West (4/8) * Foo Fighters (2/5) * Justin Timberlake (2/3) * Herbie Hancock (2/3) * Rihanna (1/6)


General

; Record of the Year *"
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" – Amy Winehouse ** Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson,
Dom Morley Dom Morley is a British sound engineer and record producer. He started his career in the late 1990s at DEP International Studios in Birmingham before moving to London in 1999 to take a position at Metropolis Studios. Here he worked his way up t ...
, Vaughan Merrick & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers *" Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé **Beyoncé Knowles, Ne-Yo &
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, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers *" The Pretender" – Foo Fighters ** Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers *" Umbrella" –
Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to t ...
featuring Jay-Z ** Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers *" What Goes Around... Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake ** Nate (Danja) Hills,
Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinc ...
& Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers ;
Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...
*'' River: The Joni Letters'' – Herbie Hancock **
Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...
, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer *'' Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'' – Foo Fighters ** Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer *'' These Days'' – Vince Gill **John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall, Amy Grant & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer *'' Graduation'' – Kanye West ** Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin,
Nottz Raw Dominick J. Lamb, (born February 21, 1977) better known by his stage name Nottz (or Nottz Raw), is an American hip hop record producer and rapper from Norfolk, Virginia. Nottz has produced for some of the biggest names in hip hop, including ...
, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer *'' Back to Black'' – Amy Winehouse ** Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Matt Paul,
Dom Morley Dom Morley is a British sound engineer and record producer. He started his career in the late 1990s at DEP International Studios in Birmingham before moving to London in 1999 to take a position at Metropolis Studios. Here he worked his way up t ...
, Vaughan Merrick, Gabriel Roth, Derek Pacuk, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer ;
Song of the Year Song of the Year may refer to: * Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year * Dove Award for Song of the Year * Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year * Grammis Song of the Year * Grammy Award for Song of the Year * Latin Grammy Awa ...
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" ** Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse) *" Before He Cheats" ** Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters ( Carrie Underwood) *" Hey There Delilah" ** Tom Higgenson, songwriter ( Plain White T's) *"
Like a Star "Like a Star" is a song by English singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, released as the lead single from her self-titled debut studio album (2006). It was written by Bailey Rae and produced by Steve Chrisanthou. The song was originally releas ...
" ** Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae) *" Umbrella" **
Shawn Carter Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...
, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash, & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (
Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to t ...
featuring Jay-Z) ; Best New Artist * Amy Winehouse * Feist * Ledisi * Paramore *
Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bo ...


Alternative

; Best Alternative Music Album *'' Icky Thump'' – The White Stripes *'' Alright, Still'' – Lily Allen *'' Neon Bible'' –
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'' – Björk *''
Wincing the Night Away ''Wincing the Night Away'' is the third studio album by the indie rock group The Shins. It was released by Sub Pop Records on January 23, 2007. It is the band's third album, and the last under their contract with Sub Pop. The album was recorded in ...
'' – The Shins


Blues

; Best Traditional Blues Album *'' Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas'' –
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, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr. & David Honeyboy Edwards *''Pinetop Perkins on the 88's: Live in Chicago'' – Pinetop Perkins *''Live...and in Concert from San Francisco'' – Otis Rush *'' 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads'' – Kenny Wayne Shepherd featuring Various Artists *''Old School'' – Koko Taylor ; Best Contemporary Blues Album *'' The Road to Escondido'' – J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton *'' Into the Blues'' – Joan Armatrading *''Is It News'' – Doyle Bramhall *'' Truth'' – Robben Ford *'' The Scene of the Crime'' – Bettye LaVette


Children's

;Best Children's Music Album *'' A Green and Red Christmas'' – The Muppets *''Chickens'' – Buck Howdy with BB *''Experience...101'' – Sweet Honey in the Rock *''I Wanna Play'' – Bill Harley *''My Green Kite'' – Peter Himmelman *''The Velveteen Rabbit: Love Can Make You Real'' – Various Artists ;Best Children's Spoken Word Album *'' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' – Jim Dale *''Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World'' – Milbre Burch *''The One and Only Shrek'' – Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci *''Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake?'' – Toni Morrison *''Wickety Whack: Brer Rabbit Is Back'' – Diane Ferlatte


Classical

;Best Classical Album *'' Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E'' ** Riccardo Muti, conductor; Wilhelm Meister, producer (Ildar Abdrazakov,
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, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak;
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (german: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestr ...
) *'' Grechaninov: Passion Week'' ** Charles Bruffy, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer ( Kansas City Chorale &
Phoenix Bach Choir The Phoenix Chorale is a professional chamber choir based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The ensemble formed in 1958 as the Bach and Madrigal Society. After years as an amateur ensemble, the group went fully professional (meaning all the sing ...
) *''Homage: The Age of the Diva'' ** Renée Fleming; David Frost, producer ( Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) *'' Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson:
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Songs'' **Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Dirk Sobotka, producer ( James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra) *'' Tower: Made In America'' ** Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer ( Nashville Symphony) ;Best Orchestra Performance *"
Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
: Symphony No. 9" ** Osmo Vänskä, conductor ( Minnesota Orchestra) *" Shostakovich: The Golden Age" ** José Serebrier, conductor ( Royal Scottish National Orchestra) *"
Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...
: Le Sacre Du Printemps" **Esa–Pekka Salonen, conductor ( Los Angeles Philharmonic) *" Tower: Made in America" ** Leonard Slatkin, conductor ( Nashville Symphony) *" Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5,
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis ''Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis'', also known as the ''Tallis Fantasia'', is a one-movement work for string orchestra by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The theme is by the 16th-century English composer Thomas Tallis. The Fantasia was first per ...
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Serenade to Music ''Serenade to Music'' is an orchestral concert work completed in 1938 by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, written as a tribute to conductor Sir Henry Wood. It features an orchestra and 16 vocal soloists, with lyrics adapted from the disc ...
" ** Robert Spano, conductor ( Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) ;Best Opera Recording *"Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez" ** José De Eusebio, conductor; Enrique Baquerizo, Carlos Chausson, Plácido Domingo, Jane Henschel & Carol Vaness; Michael Haas, producer (Orquesta Y Coro De La Comunidad De Madrid) *"Donizetti: Dom Sébastien, Roi De Portugal" ** Mark Elder, conductor; Carmelo Corrado Caruso, Giuseppe Filianoti,
Vesselina Kasarova Vesselina Kasarova ( bg, Веселина Кацарова; born 18 July 1965) is a Bulgarian operatic mezzo-soprano. Early life and education Kasarova was born in the central Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora. Under the communist regime she studie ...
, Simon Keenlyside & Alastair Miles; Patric Schmid, producer (The Royal Opera Chorus; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) *"Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel" ** Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel &
Jennifer Larmore Jennifer Larmore (born June 21, 1958) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer, particularly noted for her performances in coloratura and bel canto roles which she has performed in the world's major opera houses.Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Lau ...
; Brian Couzens, producer (Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan; New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra) *"Lully: Thésée" **Paul O'Dette &
Stephen Stubbs Stephen Stubbs (born 1951) is a lutenist and music director and has been a leading figure in the American early music scene for nearly thirty years. Born in Seattle, he studied harpsichord and composition at the University of Washington where, a ...
, conductors; Howard Crook, Ellen Hargis, Laura Pudwell & Harry Van Der Kamp; Renate Wolter–Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chorus; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra) *"Verdi: La Traviata" ** Zubin Mehta, conductor; Piotr Beczala, Paolo Gavanelli & Anja Harteros; Andreas Caemmerer & Felix Gargerle, producers (Choir Of The Bavarian State Opera; Bavarian State Orchestra) ;Best Choral Performance *" Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem" **
Simon Rattle Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born 19 January 1955) is a British-German conductor. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was principal ...
, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master ( Thomas Quasthoff & Dorothea Röschmann; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker) *" Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E" ** Riccardo Muti, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks;
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (german: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestr ...
) *"Grechaninov: Passion Week" ** Charles Bruffy, conductor ( Kansas City Chorale &
Phoenix Bach Choir The Phoenix Chorale is a professional chamber choir based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The ensemble formed in 1958 as the Bach and Madrigal Society. After years as an amateur ensemble, the group went fully professional (meaning all the sing ...
) *" Penderecki: Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates Of Jerusalem'" ** Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master ( Boris Carmeli, Ewa Marciniec, Aga Mikolaj, Wieslaw Ochman, Olga Pasichnyk & Romuald Tesarowicz; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra) *"Schönberg: '' Gurre-Lieder'' ** Michael Gielen, conductor; Howard Arman &
Michael Gläser Michael Gläser (born 2 November 1957) is a German singer, choral conductor and academic teacher. He was artistic director of broadcasters' choirs including the Rundfunkchor Berlin and the choir of the Bayerischer Rundfunk. He has been professor ...
, choir directors ( Melanie Diener, Ralf Lukas, Yvonne Naef, Andreas Schmidt, Gerhard Siegel & Robert Dean Smith; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig; SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg) ;Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) *"Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos" ** Bramwell Tovey, conductor; James Ehnes (
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The VSO performs at the Orpheum, which has been the orchestra's permanent home since 1977. With an annual operating budget of $16 million, it is ...
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Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4" ** Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Lang Lang (Orchestre De Paris) *" Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos" **
Simon Rattle Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born 19 January 1955) is a British-German conductor. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was principal ...
, conductor;
Sabine Meyer Sabine Meyer (born 30 March 1959) is a German classical clarinetist. Biography Born in Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Meyer began playing the clarinet at an early age. Her first teacher was her father, also a clarinetist. She studied with Ott ...
& Emmanuel Pahud ( Berliner Philharmoniker) *"Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Op. 24" ** Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor; Anastasia Khitruk (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra) *" Tchaikovsky/ Saint-Saëns/ Ginastera" **Ari Rasilainen, conductor;
Sol Gabetta Sol Gabetta (born 18 April 1981) is an Argentine cellist. The daughter of Andrés Gabetta and Irène Timacheff-Gabetta, she has French and Russian ancestry. Her brother Andrés is a baroque violinist. Career Gabetta began to learn violin at t ...
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Münchner Rundfunkorchester The Munich Radio Orchestra (German: ''Münchner Rundfunkorchester'') is a German symphony broadcast orchestra based in Munich. It is one of the two orchestras affiliated with the Bavarian Radio ( Bayerischer Rundfunk), the other being the Bava ...
) ;Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) *"
Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
Sonatas, Vol. 3" – Garrick Ohlsson *" Haydn: Piano Sonatas" – Marc-André Hamelin *"Louisiana: A Pianist's Journey" – Kenneth Boulton *"Solo Piazzolla" – Manuel Barrueco *"20th Century Piano Sonatas" – Allison Brewster Franzetti ;Best Chamber Music Performance *"On the Threshold of Hope" – Artists Of The Royal Conservatory Ensemble (Richard Margison, Joaquin Valdepeñas & Diane Werner) *"Saint-Saëns/Poulenc/Devienne/Milhaud" – Oleg Maisenberg &
Sabine Meyer Sabine Meyer (born 30 March 1959) is a German classical clarinetist. Biography Born in Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Meyer began playing the clarinet at an early age. Her first teacher was her father, also a clarinetist. She studied with Ott ...
*"Strange Imaginary Animals" – Eighth Blackbird *"Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence" – Ying Quartet (James Dunham & Paul Katz) *"30 Songs of the Russian People" – Joseph Banowetz &
Alton Chung Ming Chan Alton Chung Ming Chan () is a Chinese-American-Canadian pianist, pedagogue, choral and orchestral conductor, author, editor, recording artist, video director and producer. Biography Alton Chung Ming Chan, a Grammy Award nominee, was born in H ...
;Best Small Ensemble Performance *" Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" – Swiss Baroque Soloists *"Bridges: Eddie Daniels Plays the Music of Frank Proto" – Frank Proto, conductor; Eddie Daniels; Ensemble Sans Frontière *" Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde" –
Kenneth Slowik Kenneth Slowik (born 1954) is an American cellist, viol player, and conductor. Curator of Musical Instrument Collection at the National Museum of American History and Artistic Director of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society. He took an inte ...
, conductor; The Smithsonian Chamber Players & Santa Fe Pro Musica *"Music for Compline" –
Stile Antico ''Stile antico'' (literally "ancient style", ), is a term describing a manner of musical composition from the sixteenth century onwards that was historically conscious, as opposed to '' stile moderno'', which adhered to more modern trends. ''Prim ...
*"Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" – Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists ;Best Classical Vocal Performance *"Gitano: Zarzuela Arias" ** Rolando Villazón ( Plácido Domingo; Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid) *"Homage: The Age of the Diva" ** Renée Fleming (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) *"Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs" ** Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra) *"Russian Album" ** Anna Netrebko (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) *"Sea Pictures, Op. 37" ** Sarah Connolly (Simon Wright; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) ;Best Classical Contemporary Composition *"Amargós: Northern Concerto" ** Joan Albert Amargós (
Lan Shui Lan Shui ( Chinese: 水蓝, born 1957) is a Chinese-American conductor. He was the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2019. He has retired as Music Director on 26 January 2019, and was given the title of Conductor Lau ...
, conductor; Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR) *"Chesky: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra" **David Chesky (Rossen Gergov, conductor; Symphony Orchestra Of Norrlands Opera) *"Higdon: Zaka" ** Jennifer Higdon (Eighth Blackbird) *"Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs" ** Peter Lieberson ( James Levine, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra) *"Made in America" ** Joan Tower ( Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Nashville Symphony Orchestra) ;Best Classical Crossover Album *''The Jazz Album: Watch What Happens'' – Thomas Quasthoff *''A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane'' – Turtle Island String Quartet *''Spirit of the Season'' – Craig Jessop & Mack Wilberg, conductors ( Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra At Temple Square) *''Whirled Chamber Music'' –
Quartet San Francisco Quartet San Francisco is a non-traditional and eclectic string quartet led by violinist Jeremy Cohen. The group played their first concert in 2001 and has recorded five albums. Playing a wide range of music genres including jazz, blues, tango, ...
*''Wolfgang's Big Night Out'' – Brian Setzer ( The Brian Setzer Orchestra)


Comedy

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Best Comedy Album The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement in comedy." The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to presen ...
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The Distant Future ''The Distant Future'' is an EP by New Zealand folk-parody duo Flight of the Conchords, released on August 7, 2007. It was certified Gold in New Zealand on May 11, 2008, selling over 7,500 copies.Flight of the Conchords *''America's Mexican'' – George Lopez *'' Dirty Girl'' – Lisa Lampanelli *''
I Still Have a Pony ''I Still Have a Pony'' is the second live comedy album by Steven Wright. The title is a play on that of Wright's previous album '' I Have a Pony'', which was released 22 years before. The album contains the audio from his Comedy Central standu ...
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Steven Wright Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jok ...
*''Songs Pointed & Pointless'' –
Harry Shearer Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a membe ...


Country

; Best Female Country Vocal Performance *"Simple Love" – Alison Krauss *" Famous in a Small Town" – Miranda Lambert *"
Nothin' Better to Do "Nothin' Better to Do" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in May 2007 as the lead-off single to her album ''Family''. It was Rimes' fourteenth Top 20 hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot ...
" – LeAnn Rimes *" Before He Cheats" – Carrie Underwood *"
Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love ''Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. The album was released on November 13, 2007 on Big Machine Records and was produced by Garth Fundis. ''Heaven, Heartache a ...
" – Trisha Yearwood ; Best Male Country Vocal Performance *" Long Trip Alone" – Dierks Bentley *"A Woman's Love" – Alan Jackson *"
If You're Reading This "If You're Reading This" is a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. The song was first performed at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards, which were held in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired May 15, 2007 on CBS. Shortly after ...
" – Tim McGraw *" Give It Away" – George Strait *"
Stupid Boy "Stupid Boy" is a song written by Dave Berg (songwriter), Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, and Sarah Buxton. Originally recorded by Buxton, the song was later recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban on his 2006 album ''Love, Pain & the W ...
" – Keith Urban ;
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes: * In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group * From 1971 to 1 ...
*" Proud of the House We Built" – Brooks & Dunn *" How Long" – Eagles *" Moments" – Emerson Drive *"
Lucky Man Lucky may refer to: *An adjective of luck Lucky may also refer to: Film and television * '' Lucky: No Time for Love'', a 2005 Hindi-language romance starring Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal, and Mithun Chakraborty * ''Lucky'', a 2005 short film by Av ...
" – Montgomery Gentry *"
Sweet Memories ''Sweet Memories'' (also known as ''Sweet Memories of Yesterday'' and ''Sweetheart Days'') is a 1911 Silent film, silent Short film, short romantic drama film, written and directed by Thomas H. Ince, released by the Independent Moving Pictures Co ...
" – The Time Jumpers ; Best Country Collaboration with Vocals *"Days Aren't Long Enough" –
Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...
& Allison Moorer *" Because of You" – Reba McEntire &
Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of '' American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her de ...
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I Need You I Need You or I Need U may refer to: Films * ''I Need You'' (film), a 1944 German film Music Albums * ''I Need You'' (album), by LeAnn Rimes, 2001 * ''I Need You'' (Bestie EP) (reissue of ''Hot Baby'') or the title song, 2014 * ''I Need Y ...
" – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill *" Lost Highway" – Willie Nelson & Ray Price *"Oh Love" – Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood ; Best Country Instrumental Performance *"Little Monk" – Russ Barenberg *"Mucky the Duck" – The Greencards *" Throttleneck" – Brad Paisley *"Rawhide!" – Andy Statman *"Fidoodlin" – The Time Jumpers ; Best Country Song *" Before He Cheats" ** Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters ( Carrie Underwood) *" Give It Away" **Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters ( George Strait) *"
I Need You I Need You or I Need U may refer to: Films * ''I Need You'' (film), a 1944 German film Music Albums * ''I Need You'' (album), by LeAnn Rimes, 2001 * ''I Need You'' (Bestie EP) (reissue of ''Hot Baby'') or the title song, 2014 * ''I Need Y ...
" **Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters ( Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill) *"
If You're Reading This "If You're Reading This" is a song performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. The song was first performed at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards, which were held in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired May 15, 2007 on CBS. Shortly after ...
" ** Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw) *" Long Trip Alone" **Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley) ; Best Country Album *'' Long Trip Alone'' – Dierks Bentley *'' These Days'' – Vince Gill *'' Let It Go'' – Tim McGraw *'' 5th Gear'' – Brad Paisley *'' It Just Comes Natural'' – George Strait


Dance

;Best Dance Recording *" LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" – Justin Timberlake ** Nate (Danja) Hills,
Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinc ...
& Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers *" Do It Again" – The Chemical Brothers **Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers *" D.A.N.C.E." –
Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
**Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers *" Love Today" –
Mika Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footbal ...
**Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer *" Don't Stop the Music" –
Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to t ...
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StarGate ''Stargate'' (often stylized in all caps) is a military science fiction media franchise based on the Stargate (film), film directed by Roland Emmerich, which he co-wrote with producer Dean Devlin. The franchise is based on the idea of an alien E ...
, producer; Phil Tan, mixer ;Best Electronic/Dance Album *'' We Are the Night'' – The Chemical Brothers *''
† A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species). It is one of the modern descendan ...
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Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
*'' Sound of Silver'' – LCD Soundsystem *'' We Are Pilots'' – Shiny Toy Guns *'' Elements of Life'' – Tiësto


Folk

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Best Traditional Folk Album The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was awarded from 1987 to 2011. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording. An award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was also presented. Prior to 1987 ...
*'' Dirt Farmer'' – Levon Helm *'' Try Me One More Time'' – David Bromberg *''
Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John ''Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John'' is an album by American singer-songwriter Peter Case, released in 2007. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album. History The album was Case's first of new material in five years afte ...
'' – Peter Case *''Banjo Talkin'' – Cathy Fink *''Charlie Louvin'' – Charlie Louvin ;
Best Contemporary Folk Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was awarded from 1987 to 2011. Until 1991 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. As ...
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Washington Square Serenade ''Washington Square Serenade'' is the 12th studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, released in 2007. The album features the singer's wife Allison Moorer on the track "Days Aren't Long Enough," and the Brazilian group Forro in the ...
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Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...
*''The Calling'' – Mary Chapin Carpenter *'' My Name Is Buddy'' –
Ry Cooder Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, an ...
*'' Children Running Through'' – Patty Griffin *'' Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards'' – Tom Waits ;Best Bluegrass Album *'' The Bluegrass Diaries'' – Jim Lauderdale *''Cherryholmes II: Black and White'' –
Cherryholmes Cherryholmes was an American bluegrass band from Los Angeles, California, made up of six members of the Cherryholmes family: father Jere (Pop), mother Sandy Lee, daughters Cia Leigh, and Molly Kate, and sons B.J. and Skip. History In April of ...
*''Lefty's Old Guitar'' – J. D. Crowe and The New South *'' Scenechronized'' – The Seldom Scene *''Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular'' – Tony Trischka ;Best Native American Music Album *''Totemic Flute Chants'' – Johnny Whitehorse *''Oklahoma Style'' – Walter Ahhaitty & Friends *''Watch This Dancer!'' – Black Lodge *''The Ballad of Old Times'' – Davis Mitchell *''Reconnections'' – R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde, William Eaton & Randy Wood ;Best Hawaiian Music Album *''Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar'' – Various Artists *''Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming of the Snow)'' – Keola Beamer *''Hawaiiana'' – Tia Carrere *''He'eia'' – Cyril Pahinui *''Hawaiian Blossom'' – Raiatea Helm


Gospel

; Best Gospel Performance *"Blessed & Highly Favored" – The Clark Sisters (tie) *"Never Gonna Break My Faith" – Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir) (tie) *"East to West" –
Casting Crowns Casting Crowns is a contemporary Christian and Christian rock band started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall, who serves as the band's lead vocalist, as part of a youth group at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida. They late ...
*"With Long Life" – Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone *"He Set My Life to Music" – CeCe Winans ;
Best Gospel Song The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the gospel music genre. Honors in seve ...
*"Blessed & Highly Favored" ** Karen Clark Sheard, songwriter ( The Clark Sisters) *"East to West" **Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (
Casting Crowns Casting Crowns is a contemporary Christian and Christian rock band started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall, who serves as the band's lead vocalist, as part of a youth group at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida. They late ...
) *"Encourage Yourself" **Donald Lawrence, songwriter ( Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers) *"Made to Love" ** Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters ( TobyMac) *"Praise on the Inside" **James L. Moss, songwriter ( J. Moss) ;Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album *''Before the Daylight's Shot'' – Ashley Cleveland *'' HIStory: Our Place In His Story'' – The Cross Movement *''
Open Book Open book may refer to: Books and publishing * ''An Open Book'' (poems), a collection by Orson Scott Card * Open access books * PEN/Open Book, a program fostering diversity in publishing * ''An Open Book'', an autobiography by Monica Dickens * ...
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Da' T.R.U.T.H. Emanuel Lee Lambert, Jr. (born December 15, 1977) is a Christian rapper who goes by the stage name Da' T.R.U.T.H. Biography Lambert is a graduate of Cairn University, formerly Philadelphia Biblical University. '' The Faith'' won a 200 ...
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The Reckoning The Reckoning may refer to: Literature * ''The Reckoning'' (Armstrong novel), a 2010 novel by Kelley Armstrong * ''The Reckoning'' (Grisham novel), a 2018 novel by John Grisham * ''The Reckoning'' (Long novel), a 2004 novel by Jeff Long * ' ...
'' – Pillar *'' Comatose'' – Skillet ;Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album *''
A Deeper Level ''A Deeper Level'' is a live worship album by Israel & New Breed. It was released in 2007 by Integrity Media. It is Houghton's seventh album, his sixth with Integrity, and his fourth live album. The album was awarded a Grammy in 2008 as the Best ...
'' – Israel and New Breed *''
The Altar and the Door ''The Altar and the Door'' is the third studio album by American Christian rock band Casting Crowns, released on August 28, 2007 on Beach Street Records and Reunion Records. Produced by Mark A. Miller, the album was inspired by lead singer Ma ...
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Casting Crowns Casting Crowns is a contemporary Christian and Christian rock band started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall, who serves as the band's lead vocalist, as part of a youth group at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida. They late ...
*'' True Beauty'' – Mandisa *'' Stand'' – Michael W. Smith *'' Portable Sounds'' – TobyMac ;Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album *''
Salt of the Earth Salt of the earth may refer to: Literature * A metaphor that occurs in the Sermon on the Mount, part of a discourse on salt and light * ''Salt of the Earth'', a book by Pope Benedict XVI Film * ''Salt of the Earth'' (1954 film), an American dr ...
'' – Ricky Skaggs & The Whites *''Amazing Grace'' – Bill & Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends *''Journey of Joy'' –
Karen Peck Karen Peck and New River is a southern gospel mixed group based in Gainesville, Georgia. Music career The youngest of three daughters, Karen was exposed to the traditional sounds of gospel music at a very early age. Her parents often took Kare ...
& New River *''Everybody's Brother'' – Billy Joe Shaver *''Tell Someone'' – Kenny & Amanda Smith Band *''I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith'' – Various Artists ; Best Traditional Gospel Album *'' Live: One Last Time'' – The Clark Sisters *''The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself'' – Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers *'' Life Changing'' –
Smokie Norful Rev. W.R. "Smokie" Norful, Jr. is an American gospel singer and pianist, best known for his 2002 album, '' I Need You Now'' and his 2004 release, ''Nothing Without You,'' which won a Grammy at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary ...
*''Thirsty'' – Marvin Sapp *''Cherch'' – Bebe Winans ; Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album *''Free to Worship'' – Fred Hammond *''Grateful'' – Coko *''V2'' ...– J. Moss *''T57'' – Trin-i-tee 5:7 *''Alone But Not Alone'' – Marvin Winans


Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Album *'' River: The Joni Letters'' – Herbie Hancock *''Party Hats'' – Will Bernard *''Downright Upright'' – Brian Bromberg *''Re–imagination'' – Eldar *'' He Had a Hat'' – Jeff Lorber Best Jazz Vocal Album *''Avant Gershwin'' – Patti Austin *'' Red Earth: A Malian Journey'' – Dee Dee Bridgewater *''Music Maestro Please'' –
Freddy Cole Lionel Frederick Cole (October 15, 1931 – June 27, 2020) was an American jazz singer and pianist whose recording career spanned almost 70 years. He was the brother of musicians Nat King Cole, Eddie Cole, and Ike Cole, father of Lionel Cole, an ...
*''Nightmoves'' – Kurt Elling *''On the Other Side'' –
Tierney Sutton Tierney Sutton (born June 28, 1963) is an American jazz singer. Career Sutton was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and attended ...
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance *" Anagram" – Michael Brecker *"Levees" –
Terence Blanchard Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed ...
*" Both Sides Now– Herbie Hancock *"Lullaby" – Hank Jones *"1000 Kilometers" – Paul McCandless Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group *''
Pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...
'' – Michael Brecker *''Live at the Village Vanguard'' – The Bill Charlap Trio *'' Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola'' –
Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...
and Hank Jones *'' Line by Line'' – John Patitucci *''
Back East ''Back East'' is a 2007 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. This is his twelfth full-size album recorded under his leadership. Background The album bears several similarities to Sonny Rollins' 1957 album '' Way Out West'', ...
'' – Joshua Redman Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album *'' A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)'' –
Terence Blanchard Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed ...
*''Eternal Licks & Grooves: Limited Edition'' – Bob Florence *''Hommage'' – The Bill Holman Band *''Sky Blue'' –
Maria Schneider Orchestra Maria Lynn Schneider (born November 27, 1960) is an American composer and jazz orchestra leader who has won multiple Grammy Awards. Biography Born in Windom, Minnesota, Schneider studied music theory and composition at the University of Minne ...
*''With Love'' – Charles Tolliver Big Band Best Latin Jazz Album *'' Funk Tango'' – Paquito D'Rivera Quintet *''The Magician'' –
Sammy Figueroa Sammy Figueroa (born November 16, 1948, The Bronx, New York) is an American percussionist. At 18 he joined the band of bassist Bobby Valentín and also co-led the Brazilian/Latin fusion group Raíces. Selected Discography Steve Khan *''Refugee'' – Hector Martignon *''Big Band Urban Folktales'' – Bobby Sanabria Big Band


Latin

;Best Latin Pop Album *'' Papito'' – Miguel Bosé *''12 Segundos de Oscuridad'' – Jorge Drexler *'' Navidades'' – Luis Miguel *''Dicen Que el Tiempo'' – Jennifer Peña *'' El Tren de los Momentos'' – Alejandro Sanz ;Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album *''No Hay Espacio'' – Black Guayaba *''Adelantando'' – Jarabe De Palo *'' Amantes Sunt Amentes'' – Panda *''Kamikaze'' – Los Rabanes *'' Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea'' – Zoé ;Best Latin Urban Album *''E.S.L.'' – Akwid *'' El Abayarde Contraataca'' – Tego Calderón *'' Residente O Visitante'' – Calle 13 *'' El Cartel: The Big Boss'' – Daddy Yankee *''Vacaneria!'' – Fulanito ;Best Tropical Latin Album *''Greetings From Havana'' – Cubanismo *''En Primera Plana'' – Issac Delgado *'' Arroz con Habichuela'' – El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico *'' La Llave de mi Corazón'' – Juan Luis Guerra *''United We Swing'' – Spanish Harlem Orchestra ;Best Mexican/Mexican–American Album *''100% Mexicano'' – Pepe Aguilar *'' El Indomable'' – Cristian Castro *''Para Siempre'' – Vicente Fernández *''Puro Dolor'' – Paquita la del Barrio *''Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)'' – Sones De México Ensemble ;Best Tejano Album *''Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band 2007'' – Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band *''Before the Next Teardrop Falls'' – Little Joe & La Familia *''Corazon de Oro'' – David Marez *''35th Anniversary'' – Ruben Ramos *''Vagar Libremente'' – Sunny Sauceda ;Best Banda Album *''Te Va a Gustar'' – El Chapo *''Los Mejores Corridos'' – El Potro De Sinaloa *''Lobo Domesticado'' –
Valentin Elizalde Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule, terco". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Latin America ...
*'' Conquistando Corazones'' –
K-PAZ De La Sierra K-Paz de la Sierra is a Mexican Duranguense band that was formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States. About The group was formed in the summer of 2001 by an idea of Armando Rodríguez, Tambora, now with AK-7 and Juan Loredo, owner and artist ...
*''Entre Copas y Botellas'' – Lupillo Rivera


Musical Show

;Best Musical Show Album *'' Spring Awakening'' ** Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast with Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others) *''
A Chorus Line ''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dan ...
'' **David Caddick, producer ( Marvin Hamlisch, composer; Edward Kleban, lyricist) (2006 New Cast Recording with Various Artists) *'' Company'' **Tommy Krasker, producer (
Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...
, composer/lyricist) (2006 Cast Recording with Raúl Esparza & Others) *'' Grey Gardens'' ** Steven Epstein, producer (Scott Frankel, composer; Michael Korie, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast with Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson & Others) *'' West Side Story'' ** Nick Patrick, producer ( Leonard Bernstein, composer;
Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...
, lyricist) ( Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Connie Fisher & Others)


New Age

; Best New Age Album *'' Crestone'' – Paul Winter Consort *''Faces of the Sun'' – Peter Kater *''Sacred Journey of Ku–Kai, Volume 3'' – Kitarō *''One Guitar'' – Ottmar Liebert *''Southwest'' –
Eric Tingstad Eric Tingstad (born December 16, 1954) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter and composer. He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Best known as a fingerstyle guitarist, Tingstad has performed, recorded, and produced altern ...


Pop

; Best Female Pop Vocal Performance *"
Rehab Rehabilitation or Rehab may refer to: Health * Rehabilitation (neuropsychology), therapy to regain or improve neurocognitive function that has been lost or diminished * Rehabilitation (wildlife), treatment of injured wildlife so they can be retur ...
" – Amy Winehouse *" Candyman" – Christina Aguilera *"
1234 Year 1234 ( MCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * King Canute II (the Tall) dies after a 5-year reign. His rival, Eric XI (the Lisp and ...
" – Feist *"
Big Girls Don't Cry Big Girls Don't Cry may refer to: Music * ''Big Girls Don't Cry'' (Lynn Anderson album), 1968 * ''Big Girls Don't Cry'' (The Weather Girls album), 1986 * "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie song), 2007 * "Big Girls Don't Cry" (The Four Seasons song), ...
" – Fergie *" Say It Right" – Nelly Furtado ; Best Male Pop Vocal Performance *" What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake *" Everything" – Michael Bublé *" Belief" – John Mayer *" Best Days"- Matt White *"
Dance Tonight "Dance Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney, the opening track to his 2007 album ''Memory Almost Full''. The song was released as a download single in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2007, McCartney's 65th birthday. A week later, the song debuted ...
" – Paul McCartney *"
Amazing Amazing may refer to: Music Performers * The Amazing, a Swedish indie rock band Albums * ''Amazing'' (Banaroo album), 2006 * ''Amazing'' (Elkie Brooks album), 1996 * ''Amazing'' (Marcia Hines album) or the title song, 2014 * ''Amazin'' (Tr ...
" – Seal ; Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals *" Makes Me Wonder" – Maroon 5 *"
(You Want to) Make a Memory "(You Want to) Make a Memory" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, which was released as the first single from their tenth studio album '' Lost Highway'' (2007). Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, it was released ...
" – Bon Jovi *" Home" –
Daughtry Daughtry may refer to: * Daughtry (band), a rock band fronted by Chris Daughtry ** ''Daughtry'' (album), debut music album from Daughtry **Chris Daughtry (born 1979), American Idol finalist in 2006 and lead vocalist for Daughtry * Mattie Daughtry, ...
*" Hey There Delilah" – Plain White T's *"
Window in the Skies "Window in the Skies" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and is one of two new songs featured on their 2006 compilation album ''U218 Singles''. It was released on 1 January 2007 as the album's second single. It was recorded in September 2006 at ...
" – U2 ; Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals *" Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss *" Steppin' Out" – Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera *" Beautiful Liar" – Beyoncé & Shakira *" The Sweet Escape" – Gwen Stefani & Akon *" Give It to Me" –
Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinc ...
featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake ; Best Pop Instrumental Performance *''" One Week Last Summer"'' – Joni Mitchell *" Off the Grid" – Beastie Boys *" Paris Sunrise#7" – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals *" Over the Rainbow" – Dave Koz *"Simple Pleasures" –
Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from ''Spirogyra'', a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein ...
; Best Pop Instrumental Album *'' The Mix-Up'' - Beastie Boys *'' Italia'' – Chris Botti *'' At the Movies'' – Dave Koz *'' Good to Go-Go'' –
Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from ''Spirogyra'', a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein ...
*''Roundtrip'' – Kirk Whalum ;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album *'' Call Me Irresponsible'' – Michael Bublé *'' Cool Yule'' – Bette Midler *'' Trav'lin' Light'' – Queen Latifah *'' Live in Concert 2006'' – Barbra Streisand *'' James Taylor at Christmas'' – James Taylor ; Best Pop Vocal Album *'' Back to Black'' – Amy Winehouse *'' Lost Highway'' – Bon Jovi *'' The Reminder'' – Feist *'' It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' – Maroon 5 *'' Memory Almost Full'' – Paul McCartney


R&B

; Best Female R&B Vocal Performance *" No One" – Alicia Keys *" Just Fine" – Mary J. Blige *" When I See U" – Fantasia *"If I Have My Way"– Chrisette Michele *" Hate on Me"– Jill Scott ; Best Male R&B Vocal Performance *"Future Baby Mama" –
Prince A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in s ...
*"Woman" – Raheem DeVaughn *" B.U.D.D.Y." – Musiq Soulchild *" Because of You" – Ne-Yo *" Please Don't Go" – Tank ; Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals *"Disrespectful" – Chaka Khan & Mary J. Blige *" Same Girl" – R. Kelly &
Usher Usher may refer to: Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place: * Usher (occupation) ** Church usher ** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony ** Fiel ...
*" Hate That I Love You" –
Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to t ...
& Ne-Yo *"Baby"– Angie Stone & Betty Wright *" Bartender" – T-Pain & Akon ; Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance *"
In My Songs ''In My Songs'' is the ninth studio album and the first posthumous album by American singer Gerald Levert. It was released posthumously on February 13, 2007, on Atlantic Records. Levert reteamed with longtime collaborator Edwin "Tony" Nicholas to ...
" – Gerald Levert *"Walk a Mile In My Shoes" – Otis Clay *"All Night Long" – Randy Crawford & Joe Sample *"I Apologize" – Ann Nesby *"I Am Your Man" –
Ryan Shaw Ryan Christopher Shaw (born December 25, 1980) is an American soul musician from Georgia. He is part of the soul-revival movement in music and has been nominated for a Grammy three times, in the category of Best Traditional R&B Performance. B ...
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Best Urban/Alternative Performance The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality urban/alternative performance ...
*" Daydreamin'" – Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott *"Make a Baby" –
Vikter Duplaix Vikter Duplaix (born October 14, 1969), is an American singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. Duplaix has traditional soul singer's beginnings – being raised in both Philadelphia and Augusta, Georgia singing in church ...
*"That's the Way of the World" – Dwele *"Fantasy" – Meshell Ndegeocello *"Dream" – Alice Smith ; Best R&B Song *" No One" **songwriters; Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys) *"Beautiful Flower" **songwriters; India.Arie & Joyce Simpson (India.Arie) *" Hate That I Love You" **songwriters; M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen &
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'' – Chaka Khan *''Lost & Found'' – Ledisi *'' Luvanmusiq'' – Musiq Soulchild *'' The Real Thing'' – Jill Scott *'' Sex, Love & Pain'' – Tank Best Contemporary R&B Album *'' Because of You'' – Ne-Yo *'' Konvicted'' – Akon *'' Just Like You'' – Keyshia Cole *'' Fantasia'' – Fantasia *'' East Side Story'' – Emily King


Rap

; Best Rap Solo Performance *" Stronger" – Kanye West *" The People" – Common (rapper), Common *"I Get Money" – 50 Cent *"Show Me What You Got" – Jay-Z *"Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" – T.I. ;Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group *"Southside (Common song), Southside" – Common (rapper), Common featuring Kanye West *"Make It Rain (Fat Joe song), Make It Rain" – Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne *"International Players Anthem (I Choose You), Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" – UGK featuring OutKast *"Party Like a Rockstar, Party Like A Rockstar" – Shop Boyz *"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been), Better Than I've Ever Been" – Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One ;Best Rap/Sung Collaboration *" Umbrella" –
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featuring Jay-Z *"I Wanna Love You (Akon song), I Wanna Love You" – Akon featuring Snoop Dogg *"Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song), Kiss Kiss" – Chris Brown & T-Pain *"Let It Go (Keyshia Cole song), Let It Go" – Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim *"Good Life (Kanye West song), Good Life" – Kanye West featuring T-Pain ;Best Rap Song *"Good Life (Kanye West song), Good Life" ** DJ Toomp, A. Davis, T-Pain, F. Najm & Kanye West, K. West, songwriters; ( Kanye West & T-Pain) *"Ayo Technology" ** Nate (Danja) Hills, 50 Cent, Curtis Jackson, Timbaland, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters; (50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) *"Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" ** T.I., Clifford Harris & Mannie Fresh, Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.) *"Can't Tell Me Nothing" ** DJ Toomp, A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West) *"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" ** Soulja Boy, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell 'Em) ;Best Rap Album *'' Graduation'' – Kanye West *''Finding Forever'' – Common (rapper), Common *''Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album), Kingdom Come'' – Jay-Z *''Hip Hop Is Dead'' – Nas *''T.I. vs. T.I.P.'' – T.I.


Reggae

;Best Reggae Album *''Mind Control (Stephen Marley album), Mind Control'' – Stephen Marley (musician), Stephen Marley *''The Burning Spear Experience'' – Burning Spear *''The End of an American Dream'' – Lee "Scratch" Perry *''Anniversary'' – Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang *''Light Your Light'' – Toots & The Maytals


Rock

;Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance *"Radio Nowhere" – Bruce Springsteen *"Timebomb (Beck song), Timebomb" – Beck *"Only Mama Knows" – Paul McCartney *"Our Country (song), Our Country" – John Mellencamp *"Come On" – Lucinda Williams ;Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal *"Icky Thump (song), Icky Thump" – The White Stripes *"It's Not Over (Daughtry song), It's Not Over" –
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*"Working Class Hero" – Green Day *"If Everyone Cared" – Nickelback *"Instant Karma" – U2 ;Best Hard Rock Performance *" The Pretender" – Foo Fighters *"Sweet Sacrifice" – Evanescence *"I Don't Wanna Stop" – Ozzy Osbourne *"Sick, Sick, Sick" – Queens of the Stone Age *"The Pot" – Tool (band), Tool ;Best Metal Performance *"Final Six" – Slayer *"Nothing Left (As I Lay Dying song), Nothing Left" – As I Lay Dying (band), As I Lay Dying *"Never Ending Hill" – King Diamond (band), King Diamond *"Aesthetics of Hate" – Machine Head (band), Machine Head *"Redemption" – Shadows Fall ;Best Rock Instrumental Performance *"Once Upon a Time in the West"– Bruce Springsteen *"The Ecstasy of Gold" – Metallica *"Malignant Narcissism (song), Malignant Narcissism" – Rush (band), Rush *"Always with Me, Always with You" – Joe Satriani *"The Attitude Song" – Steve Vai ;Best Rock Song *"Radio Nowhere" **songwriter; Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen) *"Come On" **songwriter; Lucinda Williams (Lucinda Williams) *"Icky Thump (song), Icky Thump" **songwriter; Jack White (musician), Jack White ( The White Stripes) *"It's Not Over (Daughtry song), It's Not Over" **songwriters; Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Ace Young, Brett Young (
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) *" The Pretender" **songwriters; David "Dave" Grohl, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett ( Foo Fighters) ;Best Rock Album *'' Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'' – Foo Fighters *''Daughtry (album), Daughtry'' –
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*''Revival (John Fogerty album), Revival'' – John Fogerty *''Magic (Bruce Springsteen album), Magic'' – Bruce Springsteen *''Sky Blue Sky'' – Wilco


World Music

;Best Traditional World Music Album *''African Spirit'' – Soweto Gospel Choir *''When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq'' – Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspa *''From Mali to America'' – Cheick Hamala Diabat & Bob Carlin *''Live at Couleur Café'' – Konono Nº1 *''Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda'' – Various Artists ;Best Contemporary World Music Album *''Djin Djin'' – Angélique Kidjo, Angelique Kidjo *''CéU (album), CéU'' – Céu *''Gil Luminoso'' – Gilberto Gil *''Momento'' – Bebel Gilberto *''An Ancient Muse'' – Loreena McKennitt ;Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album *''Live! Worldwide'' – Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience *''Le Cowboy Creole'' – Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie *''King Cake'' – Lisa Haley *''Live: Á La Blue Moon'' – Lost Bayou Ramblers *''Blues De Musicien'' – Pine Leaf Boys *''Racines'' – Racines *''The La Louisianne Sessions'' – Roddie Romero and the Hub City All–Stars ;Best Polka Album *''Come Share the Wine'' – Jimmy Sturr, Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra *''Polka's Revenge'' – Brave Combo *''Bulletproof Polkas'' – John Gora & Gorale *''Polka Freak Out'' – Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner *''Dueling Polkas'' – Walter Ostanek, Walter Ostanek and His Band & Brian Sklar and the Western Senators


Spoken Word

;Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Best Spoken Word Album *''The Audacity of Hope, The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream'' – Barack Obama *''Celebrations'' – Maya Angelou *''Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World'' – Bill Clinton *''Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World'' – Jimmy Carter *''Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself'' – Alan Alda


Film, Television and Other Visual Media

;Best Compilation Soundtrack Album *''Love (The Beatles album), Love'' – George Martin & Giles Martin ( The Beatles) *''Across the Universe (film)#Soundtrack albums, Across The Universe'' – Various Artists *''Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture, Dreamgirls'' – Various Artists *''Hairspray (2007 soundtrack), Hairspray'' – Various Artists *''Once (soundtrack), Once'' – Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová ;Best Score Soundtrack Album *''Ratatouille (film), Ratatouille'' – Michael Giacchino *''Babel (soundtrack), Babel'' – Gustavo Santaolalla *''Blood Diamond Soundtrack, Blood Diamond'' – James Newton Howard *''The Departed#Score, The Departed'' – Howard Shore *''Happy Feet (score), Happy Feet'' – John Powell (composer), John Powell *''Pan's Labyrinth (soundtrack), Pan's Labyrinth'' – Javier Navarrete ;Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media *"Love You I Do" (from ''Dreamgirls (film), Dreamgirls'') **Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson) *"Falling Slowly" (from ''Once (film), Once'') **Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters (Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová) *"Guaranteed (Eddie Vedder song), Guaranteed" (from ''Into the Wild (film), Into the Wild'') **Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder) *"Song of the Heart (song), Song of the Heart" (From ''Happy Feet'') **Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (
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Composing/Arranging

;Best Instrumental Composition *"Cerulean Skies" **Maria Schneider (musician), Maria Schneider, composer (
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) *"Ash Wednesday" **Harry Connick Jr., composer (Harry Connick Jr.) *"Deep Six" **Mark Walker, composer (Oregon) *"I Knew Her" **Philip Glass, composer (Philip Glass) *"Spectacle" **Béla Fleck, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck) ;Best Instrumental Arrangement *"In a Silent Way" **Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joe Zawinul) *"Ash Wednesday" **Harry Connick Jr., arranger (Harry Connick Jr.) *"Bésame Mucho, Besame Mucho" **Steve Wiest, arranger (Maynard Ferguson) *"Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" **Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia & The Prague Orchestra) *"Yo Tannenbaum (From Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas)" **Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) ;Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) *"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" **John Clayton (bassist), John Clayton, arranger ( Queen Latifah) *"Cry Me a River (1953 song), Cry Me a River" **Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ella Fitzgerald & Jorge Calandrelli) *"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" **Jay Ashby, Darmon Meader & Kim Nazarian, arrangers (New York Voices) *"Overture/Gershwin Medley" **Michael Abene, arranger ( Patti Austin) *"Smile" **Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)


Package

;Best Recording Package *''Cassadaga (album), Cassadaga'' **Zack Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes) *''Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, The Dio Years'' **Masaki Koike, art director (Black Sabbath) *''Menomena#Friend and Foe, Friend & Foe'' **Craig Thompson, art director (Menomena) *''Secrets Keep You Sick'' **Don Clark (musician), Don Clark, art director (The Fold) *''White Horse'' **Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (GTS) ;Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition *''What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967–1977)'' **Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists) *''The Black Parade'' **Special Edition- Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama & Gerard Way, art directors (My Chemical Romance) *''A Fever You Can't Sweat Out'' **Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box- Alex Kirzhner, art director (Panic! At The Disco) *'' Icky Thump'' **Limited Edition USB Flash Drive- Stan Chow, art director ( The White Stripes) *''Venus Doom'' **Matt Taylor & Ville Valo, art directors (HIM (band), HIM)


Album Notes

;Best Album Notes *''John Work III: Recording Black Culture'' **Bruce Nemerov (Various Artists) *''Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s '' **Patrick Feaster and David Giovannoni (Various Artists) *''Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions'' **Loren Schoenberg (Leon "Chu" Berry) *''Off the Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings'' **David Sager (Joe "King" Oliver, "King" Oliver's Creole Jazz Band) *''Ricky Jay Plays Poker'' **Ricky Jay (Various Artists)


Historical

;Best Historical Album *''The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949'' **Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody Guthrie) *''Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s'' **David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists) *''Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973 (Deluxe Edition)'' **Stuart Batsford, Mick Houghton & Phil Smee, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists) *''Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970'' **Alec Palao, compilation producer; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists) *''People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938'' **Christopher King & Henry Sapoznik, Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, compilation producers; Christopher King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers (Various Artists)


Production, Non Classical

;Best Engineered Album, Non Classical *''Beauty & Crime'' **Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (Suzanne Vega) *''Destination Moon (album), Destination Moon'' **Dave O'Donnell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Deborah Cox) *''Don't Mess With the Dragon'' **Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & KC Porter, engineers (Ozomatli) *''Floratone'' **Tucker Martine, engineer (Floratone) *''II'' **Jason Lehning, engineer (Viktor Krauss) ;Producer of the Year, Non Classical * Mark Ronson **"Back to Black (song), Back to Black" ( Amy Winehouse) (T) **"Littlest Things" ( Lily Allen) (T) **"
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) (A) **''Devils & Angels (album), Devils & Angels'' (Mêlée (band), Mêlée) (A) **''Direction (album), Direction'' (The Starting Line) (A) **''Five Score and Seven Years Ago'' (Relient K) (A) **''Stay Inside'' (Sound the Alarm (band), Sound the Alarm) (A) *Joe Chiccarelli **''Mercy'' (Burden Brothers) (A) **''The Narcotic Story'' (Oxbow (band), Oxbow) (A) **''Nightmoves'' ( Kurt Elling) (A) **''Wincing the Night Away'' ( The Shins) (A) *Mike Elizondo **'' It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' ( Maroon 5) (A) **''Under the Blacklight'' (Rilo Kiley) (A) *
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**''Come Around (M.I.A. album), Come Around'' (M.I.A. (artist), M.I.A. featuring Timbaland) (T) **" Give It to Me" (Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake) (T) **Make Me Better (Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo) (S) **''Timbaland Presents: Shock Value'' (Timbaland) (A) **"The Way I Are (Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) (S) ;Best Remixed Recording *"Bring the Noise" (Benny Benassi Pump-Kin Remix) **Benny Benassi, remixer (Public Enemy (band), Public Enemy) *"Angelicus" (Andy Moor Full Length Mix) **Andy Moor, remixer (Delerium featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian) *"Like a Child" (Carl Craig Remix) **Carl Craig, remixer (Junior Boys) *"Proper Education" (Club Mix - Radio Edit) **Eric Prydz, remixer (Eric Prydz vs. Pink Floyd) *"Sorry" (Dirty South Mix) **Dirty South, remixer (Kaskade)


Production, Surround Sound

;Best Surround Sound Album *''Love (The Beatles album), Love'' **Paul Hicks (musician), Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers ( The Beatles) *''At War With the Mystics 5.1'' **The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mix engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mastering engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround producers (The Flaming Lips) *''Fear of a Blank Planet'' **Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Porcupine Tree, surround producers (Porcupine Tree) *''Grechaninov: Passion Week'' **John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer ( Charles Bruffy, Kansas City Chorale &
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) *''Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Serenade to Music'' **Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer ( Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus)


Production, Classical

;Best Engineered Album, Classical *''Garden of Dreams'' **Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Wind Symphony) *''Grechaninov: Passion Week'' **John Newton, engineer ( Charles Bruffy,
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& Kansas City Chorale) *''Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos'' **Arne Akselberg & Tobias Lehmann, engineers (
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) *''Spirit of the Season'' **Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler & Trent Walker, engineers ( Craig Jessop, Mack Wilberg & Mormon Tabernacle Choir) *''Strauss: Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration'' **Lawrence Rock, engineer (Lorin Maazel & New York Philharmonic) ;Producer of the Year, Classical *Blanton Alspaugh ** Eternal Rest: Mäntyjärvi, Ticheli, Martin, Clausen (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale) ** Grechaninov: Passion Week (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale) ** The Harrington String Quartet: Daniel McCarthy (The Harrington String Quartet) ** Hartke: The Greater Good (Stewart Robertson & Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra) ** ''Rider On The Plains: Cello Concertos By Virgil Thomson And Charles Fussell'' (Emmanuel Feldman) *John Fraser ** Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Scherzos (Simon Trpceski) ** Great Handel (Ian Bostridge) ** Kate Royal (Kate Royal) ** Krommer/Spohr: Clarinet Concertos (Julian Bliss, Sabine Meyer & Kenneth Sillito) ** Schubert: Piano Sonata D958, Lieder, Fragments (Leif Ove Andsnes & Ian Bostridge) *Marina A. Ledin ** Balakirev And Russian Folksong (Joseph Banowetz) ** ''Louisiana - A Pianist's Journey'' (Kenneth Boulton) ** Piano Impromptus (Jungran Kim Khwarg) ** 20th Century Piano Sonatas (Allison Brewster Franzetti) *Judith Sherman ** ''American Virtuosa: Tribute To Maud Powell'' (Rachel Barton Pine & Matthew Hagle) ** ''From Barrelhouse To Broadway: The Musical Odyssey Of Joe Jordan'' (Rick Benjamin & The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra) ** Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 '...Songs Are Sung' (Kronos Quartet) ** ''Strange Imaginary Animals'' (Eighth Blackbird) ** Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence (Ying Quartet) *Robina G. Young ** ''As Steals The Morn...Handel Arias & Scenes For Tenor'' (Mark Padmore, Andrew Manze & The English Concert) ** Bach, CPE: Symphonies 1–4, Cello Concerto (Andrew Manze & The English Concert) ** Brahms: Variations (Olga Kern) ** ''Music For Compline'' (Stile Antico) ** Stockhausen: Stimmung (Paul Hillier & Theatre Of Voices)


Music Video

;Best Short Form Music Video *"God's Gonna Cut You Down" – Johnny Cash **Tony Kaye (director), Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer *"
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**Jonas & François and So-Me, video directors and producers *"Typical (MuteMath song), Typical" – Mutemath **Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer ;Best Long Form Music Video *''The Confessions Tour (album), The Confessions Tour'' – Madonna (entertainer), Madonna **Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara Martin and David May, video producers *''Live and Loud at the Fillmore'' – Dierks Bentley **Russell Thomas, video director; James Whetherly, video producer *''Trapped in the Closet, Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22'' – R. Kelly **R. Kelly, Jim Swaffield and Victor Mignatti, video directors; Ann Carli, video producer *'' 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads'' – Kenny Wayne Shepherd and various artists **Noble Jones, video director; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, video producer *''Liberacion: Songs of the Cuban Underground'' – Various artists **Reuben Field, video director; Dean Bates, video producer


In Memoriam

Brad Delp, Boots Randolph, James B. Davis (musician), James B. Davis, Max Roach, Robert Goulet, Lee Hazlewood, Pimp C, Gian Carlo Menotti, Joe Zawinul, Joel Dorn, Ray Evans, Lucky Dube, Al Viola, Mstislav Rostropovich, Joel Brodsky, Hilly Kristal, Diane Ogden-Halder, Joe Hunter (musician), Joe Hunter, Don Ho, Dan Fogelberg, Porter Wagoner, Beverly Sills, Teresa Brewer, Hy Weiss, Tom Noonan (musician), Tom Noonan, Bobby Byrd, Tommy Makem, John Stewart (musician), John Stewart, Arthur Shimkin, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Clyde Otis, Luther Ingram, Hank Thompson (musician), Hank Thompson, Ike Turner, Oscar Peterson and Luciano Pavarotti.


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Top 10 Grammy Performances

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