The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in

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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

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; however, as has become the custom, most of the awards were handed out during a pre-telecast portion of the show held at the

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and broadcast on

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. Two nights prior to the show

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

was honored as the

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Person of the Year. The year's big winner was

Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. A membe ...

: the 24-year-old singer had recently entered a

drug rehabilitation Drug rehabilitation is the process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. The general intent i ...

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 Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. She is often regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, as well as being one of the most influential musicians of her generation. ...

Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

and later,

Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of 8 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with ...

Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...

and

Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single " Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom ...

. The golden anniversary of the Grammys and NARAS was noted in references and performances throughout this year's ceremony.

was the evening's opening musician, singing and playing piano alongside archived video and audio of

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

. Other collaborative performances linking contemporary and past musicians included Beyoncé with

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer o ...

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 the ...

with The Time, classical pianist

Lang Lang Lang Lang (; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in China, North America, Europe, and elsewhere. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, ...

with jazz pianist

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...

and inaugural Grammy winner Keely Smith with

Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...

. Special recognition of the musical contributions of

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also featured. The

Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Foo Fighters was initially formed as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Following the success of the eponymous debut album, Grohl (lead vocals, guitar) re ...

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 Ann Marie Calhoun ( Simpson; born May 26, 1979) is an American classically trained violinist who has performed as a bluegrass and rock musician in a number of prominent acts, including Jethro Tull, Steve Vai, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Ba ...

Performances

Presenters

The following is an alphabetical list of presenters. *

Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...

Jason Bateman Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American actor, director and producer known for his roles of Michael Bluth in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox/Netflix sitcom ''Arrested Development (TV series), Arrested Development'' and of Mart ...

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birth ...

Dierks Bentley Frederick Dierks Bentley (; born November 20, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's '' Modern Day Drifter'', a ...

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...

Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji Shinoda (; ja, 篠田賢治, Shinoda Kenji; born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and was the band's collaborative vocal ...

Boys Like Girls Boys Like Girls is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2005, the group gained mainstream recognition when it released its self-titled debut album which went on to sell over 700,000 albums in the United States earning a ...

Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson. Introduced in 1955, Kermit serves as the everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably ''Sesame Street'' and ''The Muppet Show'', as well ...

Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination. After his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), he appear ...

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Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

* Carole King *

Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, performance artist, and actress. Expressing an interest in music from an early age, Knowles had several temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, whi ...

Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achi ...

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 George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has rece ...

* Lyle Lovett *

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

Joe Mantegna Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor. Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jeffe ...

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

Prince A prince is a 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, in some European states. Th ...

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 incorporated ...

Roselyn Sanchez Rosalyn may refer to: *Rosalyn (song), "Rosalyn" (song), song by Pretty Things People *Rosalyn Borden (1932–2003), American actress *Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President of the United States Jimmy Carter *Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (born 1987), Am ...

* Keely Smith *

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

* 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. Bor ...

* Usher *

will.i.am William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas. ...

Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

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

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Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

*" Rehab" –

Mark Ronson Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Robbi ...

, producer;

Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...

, Mark Ronson, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers *"

Irreplaceable "Irreplaceable" is a song by American singer Beyoncé for her second studio album, ''B'Day'' (2006). The song was written by Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Beyoncé and produced by ...

" –

**Beyoncé Knowles,

Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...

& Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers *" The Pretender" –

Gil Norton Gil Norton (born in Liverpool) is an English record producer known for his work with alternative rock bands such as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Tribe, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, The Distillers, Maxïmo ...

, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers *"

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featuring

Jay-Z 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 Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell ( ) is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He was a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash. In 2011, Kuk ...

& C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell &

Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is an American mixing engineer.Daley, Dan (May 2005).Manny Marroquin. ''Sound on Sound''. Retrieved February 10, 2007 He has received ten Grammy awards for his professional audio work. Life and career ...

, engineers/mixers *" What Goes Around... Comes Around" –

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...

** 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 Jimmy Douglass, also known as "The Senator", is an American recording engineer and record producer. His career has spanned more than four decades. Career In the early 1970s at Atlantic Records studios in New York City, he started his studio ...

& Timbaland, engineers/mixers ; Album of the Year *'' River: The Joni Letters'' –

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 ...

, Joni Mitchell,

Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae (; born 26 February 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2006 single "Put Your Records On". Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC po ...

Luciana Souza Luciana Souza (born 12 July 1966) is a Brazilian jazz singer and composer who also works in classical and chamber music. Her song ''Muita Bobeira'' was featured as a music sample on Windows Vista. Music career Grammy winner Luciana Souza is one ...

, featured artists; Herbie Hancock &

Larry Klein Larry Klein (born March 17, 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is based in Los Angeles. He began his career as a bassist, playing with jazz artists Willie Bobo, Freddie Hubbard, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Bobb ...

, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer;

Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...

, mastering engineer *''

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace ''Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on September 25, 2007, through Roswell and RCA Records. The album is noted for a blend of regular rock and acoustic tracks with shiftin ...

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, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers;

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance- ...

, mastering engineer *''

These Days These Days may refer to: Music Albums * ''These Days'' (Bon Jovi album), and the title song (see below) ** These Days Tour, a 1995–1996 tour by Bon Jovi in support of the above album * ''These Days'' (Crystal Gayle album), 1980 * ''These ...

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Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist ...

**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 Graduation is the awarding of a diploma to a student by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. The graduation ceremony is a ...

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Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

Dwele Andwele Gardner (born February 14, 1978), better known by his stage name Dwele, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. Biography Gardner was raised on the west side of Detroit in a musical fam ...

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...

Mos Def Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...

& T-Pain, featured artists;

Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell Warryn Stafford Campbell, Jr. (born August 21, 1975) is an American record producer. He has worked with a number of gospel, hip hop and R&B artists. Campbell originally got his start as a session musician and producer under the tutelage of DJ Q ...

Eric Hudson Eric Hudson (born October 15, 1986) is an American and Grammy award-winning music producer. His parents are Curtis and Phyllis Bivins-Hudson. Curtis is a songwriter and producer, and most notably the co-writer of Madonna's song "Holiday", co-writ ...

, Brian "Allday" Miller,

Nottz 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 Bu ...

, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean,

Anthony Kilhoffer Anthony Kilhoffer is an American hip hop record producer, songwriter and engineer, best known for his collaborations with Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Keyshia Cole and John Legend. Select discography Albums 2020s *'' Free The Beast(album)'' - B-Free 20 ...

, Greg Koller,

, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers;

Vlado Meller Vlado Meller is a Slovak audio mastering engineer, currently with Vlado Meller Mastering in Charleston, South Carolina. Meller works across many genres of music, with credits on rock, hip-hop, pop, jazz, metal, dance, opera, Broadway, and classic ...

, mastering engineer *''

Back to Black ''Back to Black'' is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. Winehouse predominantly based the album on her tumultuous relationship with then-ex-boyfrie ...

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& Salaamremi, producers;

, Mark Ronson, Matt Paul, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick, Gabriel Roth, Derek Pacuk, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer ; Song of the Year *" Rehab" **

, songwriter (Amy Winehouse) *"

Before He Cheats "Before He Cheats" is a song by American singer Carrie Underwood from her debut studio album, '' Some Hearts'' (2005). Written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear, it was released as the fourth single from the album. The song tells the story of a wo ...

" **

Josh Kear Josh Kear is a Nashville-based songwriter signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2007, he cowrote Carrie Underwood’s hit "Before He Cheats" with Chris Tompkins. The song spent five weeks at the top of the charts. His song " Drinking Class", ...

Chris Tompkins Christopher G. Tompkins (born Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is an American songwriter based in Nashville. Since 2002 he has co-written songs for pop, rock, and country artists Jimmy Buffett, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, ...

, songwriters (

Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...

) *"

Hey There Delilah "Hey There Delilah" is a song by American pop rock band Plain White T's. It was released on May 9, 2006 as an EP from their third studio album, ''All That We Needed'' (2005). The song was later released in 2007 as a single from their fourth studi ...

" **

Tom Higgenson Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

, 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 ...

" **

, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae) *"

" ** Shawn Carter,

, Terius "Dream" Nash, & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (

featuring Jay-Z) ;

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...

* Feist *

Ledisi Ledisi Anibade Young (; born March 28, 1972), better known simply as Ledisi, is an American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter, music producer, author and actress. Her name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba. Ledisi AllMus ...

Paramore Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of the group, whil ...

Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. H ...

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Icky Thump ''Icky Thump'' is the sixth and final studio album by American rock duo The White Stripes, released through Warner Bros. and Third Man Records in June 2007, with XL Recordings handling the United Kingdom release. Its first release came on June ...

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The White Stripes The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit formed in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and Meg White (drums and vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums wit ...

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Alright, Still ''Alright, Still'' is the debut studio album by English singer Lily Allen, released on 13 July 2006 by Regal Recordings. After being rejected by several record labels, Allen signed to London Records, who eventually lost interest in her, leading ...

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Lily Allen Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her music career began in 2005 when she made some of her vocal recordings public ...

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Neon Bible ''Neon Bible'' is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It was first released on March 5, 2007, in Europe and a day later in North America by Merge Records. Originally announced on December 16, 2006, through the band's ...

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Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member S ...

*'' Volta'' –

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

*'' Wincing the Night Away'' –

The Shins The Shins is an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996. The band is the project of singer-songwriter James Mercer, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The band's cu ...

Blues

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Best Traditional Blues Album The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album was awarded from 1983 to 2011 and from 2017 onwards. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Traditional Blues Performance and was twice awarded to individual tracks rather than albums. The award w ...

*'' Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas'' – Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr. &

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*''Pinetop Perkins on the 88's: Live in Chicago'' –

Pinetop Perkins Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011) was an American blues pianist. He played with some of the most influential blues and rock-and-roll performers of his time and received numerous honors, including a Grammy Life ...

*''Live...and in Concert from San Francisco'' –

Otis Rush Otis Rush Jr. (April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. His distinctive guitar style featured a slow-burning sound and long bent notes. With qualities similar to the styles of other 1950s art ...

*'' 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads'' –

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst; June 12, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced significant commercial success as a blues artist. Life and career Shepherd wa ...

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Koko Taylor Koko Taylor (born Cora Anna Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues", she was known for ...

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Best Contemporary Blues Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album was awarded from 1988 to 2011 and from 2017 onwards. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Contemporary Blues Performance and in 1989 was awarded to a song rather than to an album. The award was ...

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The Road to Escondido ''The Road to Escondido'' is a collaborative studio album by J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton. It was released on 7 November 2006. Contained on this album are the final recordings of keyboardist Billy Preston. The album is jointly dedicated to Pre ...

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J. J. Cale John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and sound engineer. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Mark Knop ...

Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...

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Into the Blues ''Into the Blues'' is the sixteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released on 1 May 2007. The album was recorded by Armatrading at Bumpkin Studios, her own purpose-built studios. It was released on the 429 label (1 ...

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Joan Armatrading Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, (, born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received ...

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Doyle Bramhall Doyle Bramhall (February 17, 1949 – November 12, 2011) was an American blues singer, guitarist and drummer with deep roots in the Austin, Texas music scene. Career Bramhall joined The Chessmen with Jimmie Vaughan while in high school. ...

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Robben Ford Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Sprin ...

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The Scene of the Crime ''The Scene of the Crime'' is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bettye LaVette, released in the United States on September 25, 2007 on the label ANTI-. It is a collaboration with Drive-By Truckers as backing band, Spooner Oldham on pia ...

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Children's

;Best Children's Music Album *'' A Green and Red Christmas'' –

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Buck Howdy Steve Vaus (also known as Buck Howdy; born April 7, 1952) is an American recording artist and politician who was elected mayor of Poway, California in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. In 2020, he ran for a position on the San Diego County Board of S ...

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Sweet Honey in the Rock Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble. They are an American three-time Grammy Award–nominated troupe who express their history as black women through song, dance, and sign language. Originally a four-p ...

*''I Wanna Play'' –

Bill Harley Bill Harley (born William Harley, July 1, 1954 in Greenville, Ohio) is an American children's entertainer, musician, and author who has been called "the Mark Twain of contemporary children's music" by ''Entertainment Weekly''. He uses a range o ...

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Peter Himmelman Peter Himmelman (born November 23, 1959, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter and film and television composer from Minnesota, who formerly played in the Minneapolis indie rock band Sussman Lawrence before pursuing a ...

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Jim Dale Jim Dale (born James Smith; 15 August 1935) is an English actor, composer, director, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National Theatre. In Britis ...

*''Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World'' – Milbre Burch *''The One and Only Shrek'' –

Meryl Streep Mary Louise Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throu ...

Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Jr. ( ; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. Involved in acting from a young age, he made his film debut in John Huston's '' Prizzi's Honor'' (1985), and continued to play a variety of supporting roles in fil ...

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Toni Morrison Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, ''The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed '' So ...

*''Wickety Whack: Brer Rabbit Is Back'' – Diane Ferlatte

Classical

;Best Classical Album *'' Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E'' **

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti, (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He currently holds two music directorships, at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale ...

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Ruth Ziesak Ruth Ziesak (born 9 February 1963) is a German soprano in opera and concert. Career Ruth Ziesak studied voice at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts with Elsa Cavelti and Christoph Prégardien. She has been a member of the M ...

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: Passion Week'' **

Charles Bruffy Charles Bruffy (born 1958) is an American choral conductor. He is artistic director of the Kansas City Chorale in Kansas City, Missouri, and is Chorus Director of the Kansas City Symphony. He lives in Kansas City. Education and career Charles Bru ...

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Kansas City Chorale The Kansas City Choralewww.kcchorale.org is a professional 27-voice chorus conducted by Charles Bruffy. They perform a four concert series in Kansas City, tour nationwide, and perform with their sister choir, the Phoenix Chorale, also conducted ...

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Renée Fleming Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for ...

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Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев, ; os, Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери, Gergity Abisaly fyrt Valeri; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company d ...

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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (March 1, 1954 – July 3, 2006) was an American mezzo-soprano. She was noted for her performances of both Baroque era and contemporary works. Her career path to becoming a singer was unconventional – formerly a pr ...

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Peter Lieberson Peter Goddard Lieberson (25 October 1946 – 23 April 2011) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. His song cycles include two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Music: '' Rilke Songs'' and ''Neruda Songs''; the latter won t ...

: Neruda Songs'' **Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Dirk Sobotka, producer (

James Levine James Lawrence Levine (; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March 1 ...

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Leonard Slatkin Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor, author and composer. Early life and education Slatkin was born in Los Angeles to a Jewish musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. His fat ...

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Nashville Symphony The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra is resident at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. History In 1920, prior to the 1946 founding of the Nashville Symphony, a group of amateur an ...

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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 classical ...

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Osmo Vänskä Osmo Antero Vänskä (born 28 February 1953) is a Finnish conductor, clarinetist, and composer. Biography Vänskä started his musical career as an orchestral clarinetist with the Turku Philharmonic (1971–76). He then became the principal cla ...

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Minnesota Orchestra The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded originally as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, the Minnesota Orchestra plays most of its concerts at Minneapolis's Orchestra Hall. History Em ...

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Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

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José Serebrier José Serebrier (born 3 December 1938) is a Uruguayan conductor and composer. He is one of the most recorded conductors of his generation. Early life Serebrier was born in Montevideo to Russian and Polish parents of Jewish extraction. He fi ...

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) ( gd, Orcastra Nàiseanta Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a British orchestra, based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Throughout its history, the O ...

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Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...

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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 pe ...

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Robert Spano Robert Spano ( ; born 7 May 1961, Conneaut, Ohio) is an American conductorDavidson, Justin. "CLASSICAL MUSIC: Looking for Magic: Mixing visuals and language into a performance is just part of conductor Robert Spano's pursuit of orchestral risk" ...

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The ASO's main concert venue is Atlanta Symphony Hall in the Woodruff Arts Center. History Though earlier organizations bearing the same name date b ...

) ;Best Opera Recording *"Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez" **

José De Eusebio José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

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Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...

Jane Henschel Jane Henschel (born 2 March 1952) is an American operatic mezzo soprano. Henschel, who was born in Wisconsin, studied at the University of Southern California, and then pursued further studies in Germany, where she has made her home. Her numero ...

Carol Vaness Carol Theresa Vaness (born July 27, 1952) is an American lirico-spinto soprano and university professor. Early life and education Vaness was born in San Diego and graduated with her bachelor's degree from California State Polytechnic Universit ...

; Michael Haas, producer (Orquesta Y Coro De La Comunidad De Madrid) *"Donizetti: Dom Sébastien, Roi De Portugal" **

Mark Elder Sir Mark Philip Elder (born 2 June 1947) is a British conductor. He is currently music director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England. Life and career Elder was born in Hexham, Northumberland, the son of a dentist. He played the ba ...

, 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 Sir Simon Keenlyside (born 3 August 1959) is a British baritone who has performed in operas and concerts since the mid-1980s. Biography Early life and education Keenlyside was born in London, the son of Raymond and Ann Keenlyside. Raymond play ...

Alastair Miles Alastair Miles (born 11 July 1961, Harrow, England) is a British operatic and concert bass who has had an international career since the late 1980s. Biography Education Alastair Miles was educated at The John Lyon School, Harrow, and subseq ...

; Patric Schmid, producer (The Royal Opera Chorus; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) *"Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel" **

Sir Charles Mackerras Mackerras in 2005 Sir Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras (; 1925 2010) was an Australian conductor. He was an authority on the operas of Janáček and Mozart, and the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. He was long associated with the Engli ...

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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, ...

; Brian Couzens, producer (Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan;

New London Children's Choir The New London Children's Choir was a children's choir which rehearsed at Highgate Primary School in North London and, latterly, All Hallows, Gospel Oak, giving singing opportunities to members aged seven to eighteen. Members were from London and ...

; Philharmonia Orchestra) *"Lully: Thésée" **Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, 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 Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta's father was the fou ...

, conductor; Piotr Beczala,

Paolo Gavanelli Paolo Gavanelli (born 1959) is an Italian operatic baritone, born in Monselice in the Province of Padua. He studied law before turning to singing. He made his debut as Leporello in '' Don Giovanni'' in 1985 at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo. He i ...

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Bavarian State Orchestra The Bavarian State Orchestra (german: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, italic=no) is the orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany. It has given its own series of concerts, the , since 1811. Profile On 9 December 2011, this ensemble c ...

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Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with ...

Ein Deutsches Requiem ''A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures'', Op. 45 (german: Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift, links=no) by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, a soprano and a baritone soloist, com ...

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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 ...

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Simon Halsey Simon Halsey, CBE (born 8 March 1958) is an English choral conductor. He is the chorus director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (CBSO Chorus), a position he has held since 1983, and has been chorus director of the London Symphony Chor ...

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Thomas Quasthoff Thomas Quasthoff (born 9 November 1959) is a German bass-baritone. Quasthoff has a range of musical interest from Bach cantatas, to lieder, and solo jazz improvisations. Born with severe birth defects caused by thalidomide, Quasthoff is , and has ...

Dorothea Röschmann Dorothea Röschmann (born 17 June 1967) is a German soprano. She is famous for her performances in operas by Mozart as well as Lieder. Early life Röschmann was born in Flensburg, and sang with the Flensburg Bach Choir by the age of seven. She ...

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Berliner Philharmoniker The Berlin Philharmonic (german: Berliner Philharmoniker, links=no, italic=no) is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world. History The Berlin Philharmonic was fo ...

) *" Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E" **

, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) *"Grechaninov: Passion Week" **

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Penderecki Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best known works include ''Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'', Symphony No. 3, his '' St Luke Passion'', '' Polish Requiem'', '' ...

: Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates Of Jerusalem'" **

Antoni Wit Antoni Wit (born February 7, 1944) is a Polish conductor, composer, lawyer and professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. Between 2002 and 2013, he served as the artistic director of the National Philharmonic in Warsaw. Life and caree ...

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Boris Carmeli Boris Carmeli (23 April 1928 – 31 July 2009) was a Polish operatic basso profondo known for his "fervent rich hued tones" and extensive repertory of more than 70 operas and 60 oratorios. During his long career, he appeared regularly at La Sca ...

, Ewa Marciniec,

Aga Mikolaj Agnieszka Beata Mikołajczyk (7 March 1971 – 11 November 2021), better known by her stage name Aga Mikolaj, was a Polish operatic soprano who made an international career. She was a member of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich from 2002 to 2007 ...

, Wieslaw Ochman,

Olga Pasichnyk Olga Pasichnyk (Ukrainian: Ольга Ігорівна Плиска-Пасічник lga Ihorivna Plyska-Pasichnyk Polish: Olga Pasiecznik; born 3 March 1968) is a Polish-Ukrainian classical soprano singer. She lives in Poland. Biography Born ...

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Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra ( pl, Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie) is a Polish orchestra based in Warsaw. Founded in 1901, it is one of Poland's oldest musical institutions. History The orchestra was conceived on ...

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Gurre-Lieder ' is a large cantata for five vocal soloists, narrator, chorus and large orchestra, composed by Arnold Schoenberg, on poems by the Danish novelist Jens Peter Jacobsen (translated from Danish to German by ). The title means "songs of Gurre", ref ...

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Michael Gielen Michael Andreas Gielen (20 July 19278 March 2019) was an Austrian conductor and composer known for promoting contemporary music in opera and concert. Principally active in Europe, his performances are characterized by precision and vivacity, aid ...

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Howard Arman Howard Arman (born 1954 in London) is an English choral conductor and opera director. He won the Handel Prize of the Handel Festival, Halle, in 1996, shaped the festival's orchestra and conducted operas of George Frideric Handel. He is a condu ...

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Melanie Diener Melanie Diener (born in 1967) is a German operatic and concert soprano who appeared at major European opera houses and festivals. She appeared as Elsa in Wagner's ''Lohengrin'' at the Bayreuth Festival, among others Career Diener was born in ...

, Ralf Lukas, Yvonne Naef, Andreas Schmidt,

Gerhard Siegel Gerhard Siegel (born in 1963) is a German operatic tenor. Life and career Born in Trostberg, Siegel studied at the Leopold Mozart Centre in Augsburg with Kammersänger Liselotte Becker-Egner. After engagements at the Theater Trier from 1993, ...

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MDR Rundfunkchor MDR Rundfunkchor is the radio choir of the German broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), based in Leipzig, Saxony. Dating back to 1924, the choir became the radio choir of a predecessor of the MDR in 1946, then called Kammerchor des Senders L ...

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SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg The Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra (also known in English as the SWR Baden-Baden Freiburg Symphony Orchestra and in German as the Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks) was a German radio orchestra located in the German cities of Bad ...

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Bramwell Tovey Bramwell Tovey (11 July 1953 – 12 July 2022) was a British conductor and composer. Life and career Tovey was educated at Ilford County High School, the Royal Academy of Music and the University of London. His formal music education was as ...

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James Ehnes James Ehnes, (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian concert violinist and violist. Life and career Ehnes was born in Brandon, Manitoba, the son of Alan Ehnes, long time trumpet professor at Brandon University (Canada), and Barbara Withey Ehnes, ...

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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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Christoph Eschenbach Christoph Eschenbach (; born 20 February 1940) is a German pianist and conductor. Early life Eschenbach was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland). His parents were Margarethe (née Jaross) and Heribert Ringmann. He was orphaned durin ...

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(Orchestre De Paris) *" Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos" **

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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 Otto ...

Emmanuel Pahud Emmanuel Pahud (born 27 January 1970) is a Franco-Swiss flautist. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His father is of French and Swiss background and his mother is French. The Berlin-based flutistPatrick LamEmmanuel Pahud – The showcase behi ...

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Dmitry Yablonsky Dmitry Albertovich Yablonsky (russian: Дмитрий Альбертович Яблонский) (born 1962) is a Russian classical cellist and conductor, who was educated at the Juilliard School of Music and Yale University. Early life and ...

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Anastasia Khitruk Anastasia Khitruk (russian: Анастасия Хитрук; born August 1974, in Moscow) is a Russian-born American violin player. She was a student of Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School. She has made many recordings of which three were for ...

(Russian Philharmonic Orchestra) *"

Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...

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Ginastera Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (; April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentinian composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas. Biography Ginastera was born in Buen ...

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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 ...

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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 Bavarian ...

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Garrick Ohlsson Garrick Olof Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948) is an American classical pianist. He is the only American to have won first prize in the International Chopin Piano Competition, at the VIII competition in 1970. He also won first prize at the Busoni Com ...

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led ...

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Marc-André Hamelin Marc-André Hamelin, OC, CQ (born September 5, 1961), is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer. Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his performances of the classic repertoire. He has received 11 Gr ...

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Manuel Barrueco Manuel Barrueco (born December 16, 1952) is a Cuban classical guitarist. During three decades of concert performances he has performed and recorded across the United States and has been involved in many successful collaborations. In addition, he ...

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Oleg Maisenberg Oleg Maisenberg (born 29 April 1945) is a Soviet-Austrian pianist and teacher. Early life and career Born to a Jewish family in Odessa, Oleg Maisenberg received his first piano lessons from his mother at the age of five. He completed his studi ...

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(James Dunham & Paul Katz) *"30 Songs of the Russian People" –

Joseph Banowetz Joseph Murray Banowetz (December 5, 1934 – July 3, 2022) was an American pianist, pedagogue, author, and editor, who taught at the University of North Texas. Banowetz was an expert on the music of the Russian romantic composer Anton Rubinstein ...

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 Ho ...

;Best Small Ensemble Performance *"

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wor ...

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Frank Proto Frank Proto (born July 18, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American composer and bassist. He was a double bass student of Fred Zimmermann and David Walter. He is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music in 1966 with a Master of Music. A self ...

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Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

: Das Lied Von Der Erde" – Kenneth Slowik, conductor; The Smithsonian Chamber Players & Santa Fe Pro Musica *"Music for Compline" – Stile Antico *"Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" –

Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet (russian: link=no, Юрий Абрамович Башмет; born 24 January 1953) is a Russian conductor, violinist, and violist. Biography Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of A ...

, conductor; Moscow Soloists ;Best Classical Vocal Performance *"Gitano: Zarzuela Arias" **

Rolando Villazón Rolando Villazón Mauleón (born 22 February 1972) is a Mexican operatic tenor, stage director, author, radio and television personality and artistic director. He now lives in France, and in 2007 became a French citizen. Villazón has published ...

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; Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid) *"Homage: The Age of the Diva" **

(Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) *"Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs" **

(James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra) *"Russian Album" ** Anna Netrebko (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) *"Sea Pictures, Op. 37" **

Sarah Connolly Dame Sarah Patricia Connolly (born 13 June 1963) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th-century ...

(Simon Wright; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) ;Best Classical Contemporary Composition *"Amargós: Northern Concerto" **

Joan Albert Amargós Joan Albert Amargós is a Spanish composer and conductor born in Barcelona in 1950. Amargós is an instrumentalist on piano and clarinet, and has composed a number of chamber and symphonic works. He is also a great connoisseur of Flamenco, which ha ...

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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 Laure ...

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Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Danish: ''DR Symfoniorkestret''; English abbreviation "DNSO"), is a Danish orchestra based in Copenhagen. The DNSO is the principal orchestra of DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation). The DRSO is based at th ...

/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" **

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Nashville Symphony Orchestra The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra is resident at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. History In 1920, prior to the 1946 founding of the Nashville Symphony, a group of amateur and ...

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*''A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane'' –

Turtle Island String Quartet The Turtle Island Quartet is a string quartet that plays hybrids of jazz, classical, and rock music. The group was formed in 1985 by David Balakrishnan, Darol Anger, and Mark Summer in San Francisco. They released their first album on Windham ...

*''Spirit of the Season'' –

Craig Jessop Craig D. Jessop (born 1949) is an American academic, musician and singer best known for his tenure as the music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Choir) from 1999 to 2008. Biography A native of Millville, Utah, Jessop has been a lifelong ...

Mack Wilberg Mack J. Wilberg (born February 20, 1955) is an American composer, arranger, conductor, and choral clinician who has been the music director of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (Choir) since 2008. Early life and education Wilberg was bo ...

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Mormon Tabernacle Choir The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is an American choir, acting as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It has performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for ov ...

; Orchestra At Temple Square) *''Whirled Chamber Music'' – Quartet San Francisco *''Wolfgang's Big Night Out'' –

Brian Setzer Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with ...

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The Brian Setzer Orchestra The Brian Setzer Orchestra (sometimes known by its initials BSO) is a swing and jump blues band formed in 1990 by Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer. In 1998, for their breakout album '' The Dirty Boogie'', the group covered Louis Prima's " Jump, ...

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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 ...

*'' The Distant Future'' –

Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand musical comedy duo formed in Wellington in 1998. The band consists of multi-instrumentalists Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Beginning as a popular live comedy act in the early 2000s, the duo's come ...

*''America's Mexican'' –

*'' Dirty Girl'' –

Lisa Lampanelli Lisa Lampanelli (born Lisa Marie Lampugnale; July 19, 1961) is an American former stand-up comedian, actress and insult comic. Early life and journalism career Lampanelli was born in Trumbull, Connecticut, to a middle-class family. Three of her ...

*'' I Still Have a Pony'' – Steven Wright *''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 member ...

Country

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Best Female Country Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965, to Dottie West. The award has had several minor name changes: *From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female *In 1 ...

*"Simple Love" –

Famous in a Small Town "Famous in a Small Town" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in April 2007 as the second single from her album ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. It was Lambert's second Top 20 hit on the U.S. ...

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Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...

*" Nothin' Better to Do" – LeAnn Rimes *"

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*" Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love" –

Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single " She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' c ...

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Best Male Country Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance was awarded between 1965 and 2011. The award has had several minor name changes: *From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male *In 1968 it was a ...

Long Trip Alone ''Long Trip Alone'' is the third studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released October 17, 2006 by Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced four singles on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts: " ...

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*"A Woman's Love" –

Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many o ...

*" If You're Reading This" –

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

*" Give It Away" –

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for ...

*" Stupid Boy" –

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...

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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 19 ...

Proud of the House We Built "Proud of the House We Built" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn, Terry McBride and Marv Green and recorded by the American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June 2007 as the first single from their album '' Cowboy Town''. The so ...

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Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were so ...

*" How Long" –

Eagles Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, jus ...

*" Moments" –

Emerson Drive Emerson Drive is a Canadian country music band consisting of Brad Mates (lead vocals), Danick Dupelle (guitars, backing vocals), Mike Melancon (drums), and Dale Wallace (keyboards, backing vocals). The band was founded in 1995 as 12 Gauge, which ...

*" Lucky Man" –

Montgomery Gentry Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo founded by singers Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, both Kentucky natives. They began performing together in the 1990s as part of two different bands with Montgomery's brother, John Michael Mo ...

*" Sweet Memories" –

The Time Jumpers The Time Jumpers is the name of a Western swing band formed in 1998 by a group of Nashville studio musicians who enjoyed jamming together. Country star Vince Gill was a member of the group between 2010 and 2020. The 11–member group started p ...

; Best Country Collaboration with Vocals *"Days Aren't Long Enough" – Steve Earle &

Allison Moorer Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972) is an American singer/songwriter. She signed with MCA Nashville in 1997 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard Country Chart with the release of her debut single, “A Soft Place To Fall,” which she co-wr ...

*" 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 debu ...

*" I Need You" –

Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill' ...

*" Lost Highway" –

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...

& Ray Price *"Oh Love" –

Brad Paisley Bradley Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting with his 1999 debut album ''Who Needs Pictures'', he has released eleven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashvil ...

; Best Country Instrumental Performance *"Little Monk" –

Russ Barenberg Russ Barenberg (born October 8, 1950) is an American bluegrass musician. Biography Barenberg began playing guitar at age 13, taking lessons from Alan Miller, whose brother, John Miller, Barenberg would later play with. His style was heavily inf ...

*"Mucky the Duck" –

The Greencards The Greencards are an American progressive bluegrass band that formed in 2003 in Austin, Texas, and relocated in 2005 to Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded by Englishman Eamon McLoughlin and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. ...

Throttleneck ''5th Gear'' is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It was released June 19, 2007, by Arista Nashville and debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first week sales of about 197,000 copies. On Apri ...

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*"Rawhide!" –

Andy Statman Andy Statman (born 1950) is a noted American klezmer clarinetist and bluegrass/ newgrass mandolinist. Life and career Statman was born in New York City and grew up in the borough of Queens. Beginning at age 12, he learned to play banjo and g ...

*"Fidoodlin" –

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Best Country Song The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the songwriter(s) of the song, not to the artist, except if the artist is also the songwriter. There ha ...

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Let It Go "Let It Go" is a song from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney's 2013 computer-animated feature film ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'', whose music and lyrics were composed by husband-and-wife songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert L ...

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It Just Comes Natural ''It Just Comes Natural'' is the twenty-fourth studio album by American country music singer George Strait. The album produced Strait's 41st Number One '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs) hit in its lead-off single "Give It Away". Also released fr ...

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Dance

;Best Dance Recording *" LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" –

** Nate (Danja) Hills,

& Justin Timberlake, producers;

& Timbaland, mixers *" Do It Again" –

The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers (along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, and other acts) in bringing the big beat genre t ...

**Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers *"

D.A.N.C.E. "D.A.N.C.E." is the second single by Justice and the first from their album ''†''. It includes edited and extended versions of "D.A.N.C.E", a rougher mix in the style of their earlier releases, "B.E.A.T", and the track "Phantom" which was pre ...

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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 ...

**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 Greg Wells is a Canadian musician, record producer, songwriter and audio engineer. Wells has songs on over 130 million albums sold. He has worked with John Legend, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariana Grande, Jazmine Sullivan, Kid Cudi, Adele, Rufus Wai ...

, producers; Greg Wells, mixer *" Don't Stop the Music" –

** StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer ;Best Electronic/Dance Album *'' We Are the Night'' –

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Sound of Silver ''Sound of Silver'' is the second studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. The album was released jointly through DFA and Capitol Records in the United States and EMI elsewhere, first on March 12, 2007, in the United Kingdom. ''S ...

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We Are Pilots ''We Are Pilots'' is the debut studio album by American electronic rock band Shiny Toy Guns. After previously being independently released throughout 2005, it was officially released on October 17, 2006, through Universal Motown in the United Sta ...

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Shiny Toy Guns Shiny Toy Guns is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2002. The band is composed of guitarist/vocalist Chad Petree, vocalist Carah Faye Charnow, keyboardist Jeremy Dawson, and drummer Mikey Martin. Their first studio ...

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Elements of Life ''Elements of Life'' is the third studio album by Dutch DJ Tiësto. It was released on 6 April 2007 (see 2007 in music). The album contains collaborations with Jes of Motorcycle, Julie Thompson of Holden & Thompson, Charlotte Martin, Christian B ...

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Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by '' Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was ...

Folk

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Levon Helm Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. H ...

*'' Try Me One More Time'' –

David Bromberg David Bromberg (born September 19, 1945) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. David Bromberg biographyat Billboard.com An eclectic artist, Bromberg plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock a ...

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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 after ...

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Peter Case Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance. Biography Early career Case was born in Buffalo, New York, B ...

*''Banjo Talkin'' –

Cathy Fink ''Cathy'' is an American gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Cathy Guisewite from 1976 until 2010. The comic follows Cathy, a woman who struggles through the "four basic guilt groups" of life—food, love, family, and work. The strip gently pokes f ...

*''Charlie Louvin'' –

Charlie Louvin Charles Elzer Loudermilk (July 7, 1927 – January 26, 2011), known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Op ...

; Best Contemporary Folk Album *'' Washington Square Serenade'' – Steve Earle *''The Calling'' –

Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

*'' 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 ...

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Children Running Through ''Children Running Through'' is Patty Griffin's sixth commercially released album, and fifth studio album. The album debuted at number 34 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in mid-February, the highest chart position achieved by Griffin in her career. It ...

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Patty Griffin Patricia Jean Griffin (born March 16, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.Griffin, Patrici She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs ha ...

*'' Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards'' –

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

;Best Bluegrass Album *''

The Bluegrass Diaries ''The Bluegrass Diaries'' is an album by Jim Lauderdale, released through Yep Roc Records on September 18, 2007. In 2008, the album won Lauderdale the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. Track listing # "This Is the Last Time (I'm Ever Gonn ...

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Jim Lauderdale James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and ...

*''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 James Dee Crowe (August 27, 1937December 24, 2021) was an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He first became known during his four-year stint with Jimmy Martin in the 1950s. Crowe led the bluegrass group New South from 1971 until ...

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Scenechronized ''Scenechronized'' is an album by the progressive bluegrass Maryland band The Seldom Scene. It was nominated for the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy in 2007. Track listing # Hometown Blues ( Steve Earle) 3:07 # Heart and Soul (David Norris) 3:18 # ...

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The Seldom Scene The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band that formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland. The band's original line-up comprised John Starling on lead vocals and guitar, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone vocals, Ben Eldridge on banjo, Tom ...

*''Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular'' –

Tony Trischka Anthony Cattell Trischka (born January 16, 1949) is an American five-string banjo player. Sandra Brennan wrote of him in 2021: "One of the most influential modern banjoists, both in several forms of bluegrass music and occasionally in jazz and ...

;Best Native American Music Album *''Totemic Flute Chants'' – Johnny Whitehorse *''Oklahoma Style'' – Walter Ahhaitty & Friends *''Watch This Dancer!'' –

Black Lodge Twin Peaks, Washington is a fictional town in the U.S. state of Washington, serving as the primary setting of the television series ''Twin Peaks'', created by Mark Frost and David Lynch, and the 2017 revival '' Twin Peaks: The Return''. It was a ...

*''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 Keola Beamer (born Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer February 18, 1951) is a Hawaiian slack-key guitar player, best known as the composer of "Honolulu City Lights" and an innovative musician who fused Hawaiian roots and contemporary music. Keola ...

*''Hawaiiana'' –

Tia Carrere Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo (born January 2, 1967), known professionally as Tia Carrere (), is an American actress, singer and former model who got her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''. Carrere played C ...

*''He'eia'' – Cyril Pahinui *''Hawaiian Blossom'' – Raiatea Helm

Gospel

; Best Gospel Performance *"Blessed & Highly Favored" –

The Clark Sisters The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of five sisters: Jacky Clark Chisholm (born 1948), Denise "Niecy" Clark-Bradford (born 1953), Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark (born 1954), Dorinda Clark-Cole (born 1957), and Karen Cla ...

(tie) *"Never Gonna Break My Faith" –

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

(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 lat ...

*"With Long Life" –

Israel And New Breed Israel Houghton (; born May 19, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader. He is usually credited as Israel & New Breed. Musical career Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, ''Big ...

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*"He Set My Life to Music" –

CeCe Winans Priscilla Marie Winans Love, known professionally as CeCe Winans, (born October 8, 1964) is an American gospel singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the duo BeBe & CeCe Winans; before launching an acclaimed solo career. Winans has been ...

; Best Gospel Song *"Blessed & Highly Favored" **

Karen Clark Sheard Karen Valencia Clark Sheard (née Clark; born November 15, 1960) is an American Grammy Award–winning Gospel singer, musician, songwriter, and businesswoman. Clark-Sheard is the wife of the current Church of God in Christ Presiding Bishop J. Dre ...

, songwriter (

) *"East to West" **Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (

) *"Encourage Yourself" **Donald Lawrence, songwriter ( Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers) *"Made to Love" **

Cary Barlowe Cary Barlowe (born 1982) is an American country music songwriter, and a former member of the rock band Luna Halo. Born in Virginia and raised in North Carolina, Barlowe originally performed with his older brother Nathan in the rock group Lu ...

, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (

TobyMac Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...

) *"Praise on the Inside" **James L. Moss, songwriter (

J. Moss James Moss (born September 22, 1971), better known by his stage name J. Moss, is an American gospel musician, composer, producer and arranger. Early years Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, James Moss went to Cass Technical High School, the ...

) ;Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album *''Before the Daylight's Shot'' –

Ashley Cleveland Ashley Cleveland (born February 2, 1957) is an American singer/songwriter best known as a background vocalist and gospel singer. Ashley Cleveland was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. She has been married to Kenny Greenberg since April 27, 1991, a ...

*'' HIStory: Our Place In His Story'' –

The Cross Movement The Cross Movement was a Christian hip hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Members The Cross Movement (CM) which were composed of several rappers: The Ambassador (William Branch), The Tonic (John Wells), Phanatik (Brady Goodwin), an ...

*'' Open Book'' – Da' T.R.U.T.H. *'' The Reckoning'' –

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;Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album *'' A Deeper Level'' –

Israel and New Breed Israel Houghton (; born May 19, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader. He is usually credited as Israel & New Breed. Musical career Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, ''Big ...

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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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*'' True Beauty'' –

Mandisa Mandisa Lynn Hundley (born October 2, 1976), known professionally as Mandisa, is an American gospel and contemporary Christian recording artist. Her career began as a contestant in the fifth season of ''American Idol'', in which she finished in ...

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Stand Stand or The Stand may refer to: * To assume the upright position of standing * Forest stand, a group of trees * Area of seating in a stadium, such as bleachers * Stand (cricket), a relationship between two players * Stand (drill pipe), 2 or 3 ...

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Michael W. Smith Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when " Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the '' ...

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Portable Sounds ''Portable Sounds'', stylized as (portable sounds), is the third full-length studio album from Christian pop rock and hip hop artist tobyMac. It was released on February 20, 2007, and debuted at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album incl ...

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;Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album *'' Salt of the Earth'' –

Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ma ...

The Whites The Whites is an American country music vocal group from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It consists of sisters Sharon White and Cheryl White, and their father, Buck White. Sharon on guitar, Cheryl on bass and Buck on Mandolin. Formed in 1972, ...

*''Amazing Grace'' –

Bill Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...

Gloria Gaither Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian singer-songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is married to Bill Gaither and together they have written more than 700 songs. She performed, traveled and recorded with the Bill Ga ...

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 Ka ...

& New River *''Everybody's Brother'' –

Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver (August 16, 1939 – October 28, 2020) was an American outlaw country singer and songwriter, as well as an actor. Biography Shaver was born in Corsicana, Texas, and raised by his mother, Victory Watson Shaver. Until he was 12 ...

*''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 Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself'' – Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers *''

Life Changing ''Life Changing'' is the third studio album by the contemporary gospel singer Smokie Norful. The album was released on October 3, 2006, through EMI Gospel. Track listing # "Celebrate" (Norful, Tyson) - 4:04 # "Um Good" (Bady) - 4:46 # "Great & ...

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Smokie Norful Rev. W.R. "Smokie" Norful, Jr. is an American gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be d ...

*''Thirsty'' –

Marvin Sapp Bishop Marvin Louis Sapp Sr. (born January 28, 1967) is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career. Sapp is also the founder and former sen ...

*''Cherch'' – Bebe Winans ; Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album *''Free to Worship'' –

Fred Hammond Frederick William Hammond (born December 27, 1960) is an American gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most popular figures in contemporary gospel music. He is known for using a variety of differe ...

*''Grateful'' –

Coko Cheryl Elizabeth Gamble (formerly Clemons; born June 13, 1970), better known by her stage name Coko, is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of the R&B vocal trio Sisters With Voices (SWV). Aside from her R&B career, Gamble ...

*''V2'' ...–

*''T57'' – Trin-i-tee 5:7 *''Alone But Not Alone'' –

Marvin Winans Marvin Lawrence Winans (born March 5, 1958) is an American pastor and gospel singer, and a member of the musical Winans family. He is also known for his recurring role in the hit show '' Tyler Perry's House of Payne''. Life and career Early life ...

Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Album *'' River: The Joni Letters'' –

*''Party Hats'' –

Will Bernard Will Bernard is a guitarist and band leader. He has led the Will Bernard Band, Will Bernard Trio, Will Bernard 4-tet, and Motherbug. Career In the 1980s Bernard was a member of the Hieroglyphics Ensemble led by Peter Apfelbaum. In the 1990s he fo ...

*''Downright Upright'' –

Brian Bromberg Brian Bromberg (born December 5, 1960) is an American jazz bassist and record producer who performs on both electric and acoustic instruments. Biography Bromberg was born on December 5, 1960, in Tucson, Arizona. His father and brother, David, ...

*''Re–imagination'' – Eldar *'' He Had a Hat'' –

Jeff Lorber Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for ''Prototype'' ...

Best Jazz Vocal Album *''Avant Gershwin'' –

Patti Austin Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Music career Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...

*'' Red Earth: A Malian Journey'' –

Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National ...

*''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, a ...

*''Nightmoves'' –

Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Rockford, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran chur ...

*''On the Other Side'' – Tierney Sutton Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance *" Anagram" –

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...

*"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 "Both Sides, Now" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. First recorded by Judy Collins, it appeared on the US singles chart during the fall of 1968. The next year it was included on Mitchell's album '' Clouds'', and became one ...

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Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

*"1000 Kilometers" –

Paul McCandless Paul Brownlee McCandless Jr. (born March 24, 1947) is an American multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the American jazz group Oregon. He is one of the few jazz oboists. He also plays bass clarinet, English horn, flute and soprano saxoph ...

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 ...

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*''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 ...

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Line by Line ''Line by Line'' is an album by jazz bassist John Patitucci released in 2006 by Concord Records. The album consists of Patitucci with saxophonist Chris Potter, guitarist Adam Rogers, and drummer Brian Blade. Patitucci wrote the compositions e ...

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John Patitucci John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer. Biography John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 12, he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R ...

*'' Back East'' –

Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman ...

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A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) ''A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)'' is a studio album recorded in 2007 by the Terence Blanchard Quintet. The album was originally released on by Blue Note Records. In 2008, Blanchard won a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemb ...

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*''Eternal Licks & Grooves: Limited Edition'' –

Bob Florence Bob Florence (May 20, 1932 – May 15, 2008) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Career A child prodigy, Florence began piano lessons before he was five years old and at seven gave his first recital. Although hi ...

*''Hommage'' – The Bill Holman Band *''Sky Blue'' – Maria Schneider Orchestra *''With Love'' – Charles Tolliver Big Band Best Latin Jazz Album *''

Funk Tango ''Funk Tango'' is an album by the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet?, released through Sunny Side Records in 2007. In 2008, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. Track listing # "Pere" (Ed Simon) – 6:35 # "What About That ...

'' – Paquito D'Rivera Quintet *''The Magician'' – Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion *''Borrowed Time'' –

Steve Khan Steve Khan (born Steven Harris Cahn; April 28, 1947) is an American jazz guitarist. Career Steven Harris Cahn was born in Los Angeles. His father, lyricist Sammy Cahn, "loved to hear any and all versions of his songs". He took piano lessons as a ...

*''Refugee'' –

Hector Martignon Hector Martignon is a Colombian pianist and composer of Italian descent living in New York City. Two of Martignon's albums have been nominated for a Grammy Award: Refugee (2007) and Second Chance (2010). Martignon is known for crossbreeding the i ...

*''Big Band Urban Folktales'' – Bobby Sanabria Big Band

Latin

;Best Latin Pop Album *'' Papito'' – Miguel Bosé *''12 Segundos de Oscuridad'' – Jorge Drexler *''

Navidades ''Navidades'' () is the 17th studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 14 November 2006 by Warner Music Latina. It is Miguel's first Christmas album, in which the singer interprets traditional English-language carols in Spanish. T ...

'' – Luis Miguel *''Dicen Que el Tiempo'' –

Jennifer Peña Jennifer Marcella Peña (born September 17, 1983) is an American Tejano/Latin pop singer who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally. Peña was born in San Antonio, Texas, and is the third and youngest daughter of Jaime and Mary Peñ ...

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El Tren de los Momentos ''El Tren de los Momentos'' (The Train of the Moments) is the eighth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, It was released by WEA Latina on November 7, 2006 (see 2006 in music). which counts with the collaborations of ...

'' – Alejandro Sanz ;Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album *''No Hay Espacio'' –

Black Guayaba Black Guayaba, often spelled Black:Guayaba, is a Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rock band that was formed in 2000. Band history Lo Demás Es Plástico Black Guayaba originally began playing at local pubs and other private activities before dedica ...

*''Adelantando'' –

Jarabe De Palo Jarabe de Palo ("Wooden Stick Syrup" or, by virtue of the Spanish expression "dar un jarabe de palo", i.e. a "hell of a beating") were a Spanish rock band founded in 1996, once led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Pau Donés, who, on 9 June ...

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Amantes Sunt Amentes ''Amantes Sunt Amentes'' (Latin for ''Lovers Are Lunatics'') is the fourth studio album by Mexican rock band Panda, released on 2 October 2006, through Warner Bros. and Movic Records. To promote the album, three singles were released. The first ...

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Panda The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes use ...

*''Kamikaze'' –

Los Rabanes Los Rabanes is a Latin Grammy winning ska rock fusion band from Chitré, Herrera, Panama. With a career spanning two decades and eight albums, they are considered pioneers in the region, and are the first band from Central America to win a Lat ...

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Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea (''Memo Rex Commander and the Atomic Heart of the Milky Way'') is the third studio album by Mexican rock band Zoé. The record shows a noticeable synthpop Synth-pop (short ...

'' – Zoé ;Best Latin Urban Album *''E.S.L.'' –

Akwid Akwid is a Mexican-American hip hop group combining hip hop-style vocals with regional Mexican music. An earlier incarnation of the group was known as Juvenile Style . Rappers Francisco "AK" Gómez and Sergio "Wikid" Gómez, who make up Akwid, ...

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El Abayarde Contraataca ''El Abayarde Contraataca'' is the third studio album by Tego Calderón. It was released on August 28, 2007. The tracks in the album are a fusion of African and Caribbean rhythms, including salsa, merengue, Colombian and Venezuelan sounds. T ...

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Tego Calderón Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio albu ...

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Residente O Visitante ''Residente o Visitante'' (''Resident or Visitor'') is the second studio album by Puerto Rican urban/ hip hop band Calle 13, released on April 24, 2007, by Sony BMG. Recorded in various countries while on tour in promotion of the duo's debut a ...

'' – Calle 13 *'' El Cartel: The Big Boss'' –

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

*''Vacaneria!'' –

Fulanito Fulanito is an American musical group based in Washington Heights in New York City. The group combines traditional merengue with elements of other genres such as house, hip hop, and bachata among others. With over five million albums sold ...

;Best Tropical Latin Album *''Greetings From Havana'' – Cubanismo *''En Primera Plana'' –

Issac Delgado Issac Delgado (born Isaac Felipe Delgado-Ramirez on April 11, 1962 in Marianao, Habana, Cuba) is one of the founders of the band NG La Banda and is a popular salsa and timba performer. Early life and family His father, Luis Delgado, was a tai ...

*'' Arroz con Habichuela'' –

El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, commonly known as El Gran Combo, is a Puerto Rican salsa orchestra based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012, it was often considered Puerto Rico's most successful musical group. The ...

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La Llave de mi Corazón LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

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Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...

*''United We Swing'' –

Spanish Harlem Orchestra Spanish Harlem Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra based in the United States, founded by Aaron Levinson and Oscar Hernandez. Their debut album was released in October 2002. The orchestra often tours worldwide. Discography ''Un Gran ...

;Best Mexican/Mexican–American Album *''100% Mexicano'' –

Pepe Aguilar José Antonio Aguilar Jiménez (born August 7, 1968), better known as Pepe Aguilar, is an American singer. - Accessed on June 17, 2011. From a young age, Aguilar accompanied his parents, Mexican singer-actors Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestr ...

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El Indomable ''El Indomable'' is the 11th studio album by Cristian Castro. It was his first ranchera and mariachi crossover attempt. It iwas produced by Pedro Ramírez and Vicente Fernández. The first single released from the album was José Alfredo Jiménez's ...

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Cristian Castro Christian Sáinz Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), known professionally as Cristian Castro or Cristian, is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Veronica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés ...

*''Para Siempre'' –

Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...

*''Puro Dolor'' –

Paquita la del Barrio Francisca Viveros Barradas, (born April 2, 1947) known professionally as Paquita la del Barrio ("Paquita From the Neighborhood") is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a Grammy nominated singer of rancheras and other Mexican genres. ...

*''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 ''La familia'', (English: ''The Family'') is a 1969 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano. Cast *Virginia Gutiérrez *Jorge Lavat *Irma Lozano *Enrique Aguilar Enrique Aguilar Zermeño ( ...

*''Corazon de Oro'' – David Marez *''35th Anniversary'' –

Ruben Ramos Ruben Ramos, also known as El Gato Negro, is an American Tejano music performer. Beginning his music career in the late 1960s, Ruben's fame as has grown throughout the years as he formed his own distinct sound of music. In March 1998, Ruben was ...

*''Vagar Libremente'' – Sunny Sauceda ;Best Banda Album *''Te Va a Gustar'' –

El Chapo EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

*''Los Mejores Corridos'' – El Potro De Sinaloa *''Lobo Domesticado'' – Valentin Elizalde *''

Conquistando Corazones ''Conquistando Corazones'' is the fourth studio album from Duranguense band K-Paz de la Sierra. Track listing # "Procuro olvidarte" # "No te apartes de mí" # "La puerta de Alcalá" # "Amor mío" # "Charola de plata" # " Y Aquí Estoy" (featuring ...

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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 de ...

*''Entre Copas y Botellas'' –

Lupillo Rivera Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra, better known by the stage name Lupillo Rivera, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2010, Rivera was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, '' Tu Esclavo y Amo''. His older sister was the late singer and actress J ...

Musical Show

;Best Musical Show Album *'' Spring Awakening'' **

Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single " Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has composed ...

, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer;

Steven Sater Steven Sater is a Tony Award, Grammy Award, and Laurence Olivier Award-winning American poet, playwright, lyricist, television writer and screenwriter. He is best known for writing the book and lyrics for the Tony Award-winning 2006 Broadway musi ...

, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast with

Jonathan Groff Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer . He began his career on Broadway, rising to prominence for his portrayal of Melchior Gabor in the original production of '' Spring Awakening'' (2006-2008), for which h ...

, 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 dancers ...

'' **David Caddick, producer ( Marvin Hamlisch, composer; Edward Kleban, lyricist) (2006 New Cast Recording with Various Artists) *''

Company A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of people, whether Natural person, natural, Legal person, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common p ...

'' **Tommy Krasker, producer ( Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (2006 Cast Recording with Raúl Esparza & Others) *''

Grey Gardens ''Grey Gardens'' is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived in poverty at Grey Gardens, a ...

'' ** Steven Epstein, producer (Scott Frankel, composer; Michael Korie, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast with Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson & Others) *''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...

'' ** Nick Patrick, producer (

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (

Vittorio Grigolo Vittorio Grigolo (correctly Vittorio Grigòlo, born 19 February 1977) is an Italian operatic tenor. Early life Grigolo was born in Arezzo and raised in Rome. He began singing by the age of four. When he was nine years old he accompanied his mot ...

Hayley Westenra Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) is a New Zealand classical crossover singer and songwriter. Her first internationally released album, ''Pure'', reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million c ...

, Connie Fisher & Others)

New Age

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Best New Age Album The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album is presented to recording artists for quality albums in the new-age music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several c ...

*'' Crestone'' –

Paul Winter Consort The Paul Winter Consort is an American musical group. Bassist Eliot Wadopian has been a member. Discography Films *''Canyon Consort'' (1985) References External linksLiving Music- Paul Winter's record label {{Authority control American j ...

*''Faces of the Sun'' –

Peter Kater Peter Kater (born 1958) is a German-born American pianist, composer and Grammy Award winner. When he was four, he moved with his family from Germany to New Jersey. He studied classical piano at an early age. In 1977 when he was eighteen, Peter mo ...

*''Sacred Journey of Ku–Kai, Volume 3'' –

Kitarō , born (February 4, 1953), is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age musi ...

*''One Guitar'' –

Ottmar Liebert Ottmar Liebert (born 1 February 1959) is a German guitarist, songwriter and producer best known for his Spanish-influenced music. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Liebert has received 38 Gold and Platinum certifications in the United States, as ...

*''Southwest'' – Eric Tingstad

Pop

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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The awar ...

*" Rehab" –

*" Candyman" –

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

*" 1234" – 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 "Say It Right" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado for her third studio album ''Loose'' (2006). It was written by Furtado, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, and Nate "Danja" Hills, with Furtado crediting the Eurythmics' song "Here Com ...

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Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...

; Best Male Pop Vocal Performance *" What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" –

Everything Everything, every-thing, or every thing is all that exists; the opposite of nothing, or its complement. It is the totality of things relevant to some subject matter. Without expressed or implied limits, it may refer to anything. The univers ...

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Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer. A four-time Grammy Award winner, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songboo ...

Belief A belief is an attitude that something is the case, or that some proposition is true. In epistemology, philosophers use the term "belief" to refer to attitudes about the world which can be either true or false. To believe something is to take i ...

" – John Mayer *" Best Days"- Matt White *" Dance Tonight" –

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

*" Amazing" –

Seal Seal may refer to any of the following: Common uses * Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly: ** Earless seal, or "true seal" ** Fur seal * Seal (emblem), a device to impr ...

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Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by ...

Makes Me Wonder "Makes Me Wonder" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. It was released on March 27, 2007, as the first single from their second studio album, ''It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' (2007). Upon its release, the song set a record for the bigg ...

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Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt ...

*" (You Want to) Make a Memory" –

Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McD ...

Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. H ...

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" – Plain White T's *" Window in the Skies" – U2 ; Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals *"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" – Robert Plant &

*"Steppin' Out With My Baby, Steppin' Out" –

*"Beautiful Liar" –

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*"Give It to Me (Timbaland song), Give It to Me" –

featuring

;Best Pop Instrumental Performance *''"One Week Last Summer"'' – Joni Mitchell *"Off the Grid (Beastie Boys song), Off the Grid" – Beastie Boys *"Paris Sunrise#7" – Ben Harper, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals *"Over the Rainbow" – Dave Koz *"Simple Pleasures" – Spyro Gyra ;Best Pop Instrumental Album *''The Mix-Up'' - Beastie Boys *''Italia (album), Italia'' – Chris Botti *''At the Movies (Dave Koz album), At the Movies'' – Dave Koz *''Good to Go-Go'' – Spyro Gyra *''Roundtrip'' – Kirk Whalum ;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album *''Call Me Irresponsible (album), Call Me Irresponsible'' –

*''Cool Yule'' –

*''Trav'lin' Light (Queen Latifah album), Trav'lin' Light'' – Queen Latifah *''Live in Concert 2006'' – Barbra Streisand *''James Taylor at Christmas'' – James Taylor ;Best Pop Vocal Album *''

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*''Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album), Lost Highway'' –

*''The Reminder'' – Feist *''It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' –

*''Memory Almost Full'' –

R&B

;Best Female R&B Vocal Performance *"No One (Alicia Keys song), No One" –

*"Just Fine" –

*"When I See U" – Fantasia (singer), Fantasia *"If I Have My Way"– Chrisette Michele *"Hate on Me"– Jill Scott (singer), Jill Scott ;Best Male R&B Vocal Performance *"Future Baby Mama" –

*"Woman" – Raheem DeVaughn *"B.U.D.D.Y." – Musiq Soulchild *"Because of You (Ne-Yo song), Because of You" –

*"Please Don't Go (Tank song), Please Don't Go" – Tank (American singer), Tank ;Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals *"Disrespectful" – Chaka Khan &

*"Same Girl (R. Kelly and Usher song), Same Girl" – R. Kelly & Usher *"Hate That I Love You" –

*"Baby"– Angie Stone & Betty Wright *"Bartender (T-Pain song), Bartender" – T-Pain &

;Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance *"In My Songs" – 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 ;Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, Best Urban/Alternative Performance *"Daydreamin' (Lupe Fiasco song), Daydreamin'" – Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott (singer), Jill Scott *"Make a Baby" – Vikter Duplaix *"That's the Way of the World" –

*"Fantasy" – Meshell Ndegeocello *"Dream" – Alice Smith ;Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Best R&B Song *"No One (Alicia Keys song), No One" **songwriters; Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers &

(Alicia Keys) *"Beautiful Flower" **songwriters; India.Arie & Joyce Simpson (India.Arie) *"Hate That I Love You" **songwriters; Stargate (production team), M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Ne-Yo, Shaffer Smith (

featuring Ne-Yo) *"Teachme" **songwriters; Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams (Musiq Soulchild) *"When I See U" **songwriters; Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters (Fantasia (singer), Fantasia) ;Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, Best R&B Album *''Funk This'' – Chaka Khan *''Lost & Found'' –

*''Luvanmusiq'' – Musiq Soulchild *''The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, The Real Thing'' – Jill Scott (singer), Jill Scott *''Sex, Love & Pain'' – Tank (American singer), Tank Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Contemporary R&B Album *''Because of You (Ne-Yo album), Because of You'' –

*''Konvicted'' –

*''Just like You (Keyshia Cole album), Just Like You'' – Keyshia Cole *''Fantasia (Fantasia Barrino album), Fantasia'' – Fantasia (singer), Fantasia *''East Side Story (Emily King album), East Side Story'' – Emily King

Rap

;Best Rap Solo Performance *"Stronger (Kanye West song), Stronger" –

*"The People (Common song), The People" – Common (rapper), Common *"I Get Money" – 50 Cent *"Show Me What You Got" –

*"Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" – T.I. ;Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group *"Southside (Common song), Southside" – Common (rapper), Common featuring

*"Make It Rain (Fat Joe song), Make It Rain" – Fat Joe featuring

*"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" –

, Nas & KRS-One ;Best Rap/Sung Collaboration *"

" –

featuring

*"I Wanna Love You (Akon song), I Wanna Love You" –

featuring Snoop Dogg *"Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song), Kiss Kiss" –

& 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" –

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; (

& T-Pain) *"Ayo Technology" ** Nate (Danja) Hills, 50 Cent, Curtis Jackson, Timbaland, Timothy Mosley &

, 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 &

, songwriters (Kanye West) *"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" ** Soulja Boy, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell 'Em) ;Best Rap Album *''

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*''Finding Forever'' – Common (rapper), Common *''Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album), Kingdom Come'' –

*''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" –

*"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" –

*"It's Not Over (Daughtry song), It's Not Over" – Daughtry *"Working Class Hero" – Green Day *"If Everyone Cared" – Nickelback *"Instant Karma" – U2 ;Best Hard Rock Performance *" The Pretender" –

*"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 (

) *"It's Not Over (Daughtry song), It's Not Over" **songwriters; Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Ace Young, Brett Young ( Daughtry) *" The Pretender" **songwriters; David "Dave" Grohl, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett (

) ;Best Rock Album *''

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*''Daughtry (album), Daughtry'' – Daughtry *''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 (

) *''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 (

) *"You Know My Name" (from ''Casino Royale (2006 film), Casino Royale'') **David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell)

Composing/Arranging

;Best Instrumental Composition *"Cerulean Skies" **Maria Schneider (musician), Maria Schneider, composer ( Maria Schneider Orchestra) *"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 (

) *"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) *''

'' **Limited Edition USB Flash Drive- Stan Chow, art director (

) *''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 *

**"Back to Black (song), Back to Black" (

) (T) **"Littlest Things" (

) (T) **" Rehab" (Amy Winehouse) (T) **''Version (album), Version'' (Mark Ronson) (A) **"You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse) (T) *Howard Benson **''Daughtry (album), Daughtry'' ( Daughtry) (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'' (

) (A) **''Wincing the Night Away'' (

) (A) *Mike Elizondo **''It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' (

) (A) **''Under the Blacklight'' (Rilo Kiley) (A) *

**''Come Around (M.I.A. album), Come Around'' (M.I.A. (artist), M.I.A. featuring Timbaland) (T) **"Give It to Me (Timbaland song), Give It to Me" (Timbaland featuring

) (T) **Make Me Better (Fabolous featuring

) (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 (

) *''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 (

& Phoenix Bach Choir) *''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 (

& 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 (

, Phoenix Bach Choir &

) *''Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos'' **Arne Akselberg & Tobias Lehmann, engineers (

) *''Spirit of the Season'' **Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler & Trent Walker, engineers (

) *''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 *" 1234" – Feist **Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer *"Gone Daddy Gone" – Gnarls Barkley **Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, 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'' –

**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'' –

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.

References

External links

Top 10 Grammy Performances

NARAS

CBS GRAMMY Site
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