The
48th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 8, 2006 at the
Staples CenterStaples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex. It is suitable for large indoor events, including basketball, ice hockey, arena football and...
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Los AngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...
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CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
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IrishIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
rock
bandIn music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band* Dansband* Fife and drum...
U2U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
were the big winners, winning five awards including
Album of the YearThe Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
.
Mariah CareyMariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
,
John LegendJohn Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor...
, and
Kanye WestKanye West is an American singer/rapper. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008. His first three albums have received numerous awards and critical acclaim...
won three awards each, with
Kelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002....
winning two.
- Madonna
Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...
and the animated group GorillazGorillaz is a English virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The band is composed of four animated band members: 2D , Murdoc , Noodle and Russel...
opened the show with a medley of "Feel Good Inc."Feel Good Inc." is a song by Gorillaz, on their album Demon Days, featuring De La Soul. The song was released as the lead single from the album on May 9, 2005 in the United Kingdom . "Feel Good Inc." peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #14 in the U.S., at the time the band's highest positions...
" and "Hung Up"Hung Up" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Madonna and producer Stuart Price for her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor. Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was released as the album's lead single on October 17, 2005...
": first the Gorillaz performed on screen (using technology to make the animation seem like a hologram) with a short visit from the real-life De La SoulDe La Soul is an American hip hop group formed in 1987 in Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
, then a pre-filmed Madonna joined them.
The
48th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 8, 2006 at the
Staples CenterStaples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex. It is suitable for large indoor events, including basketball, ice hockey, arena football and...
in
Los AngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
.
IrishIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
rock
bandIn music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band* Dansband* Fife and drum...
U2U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
were the big winners, winning five awards including
Album of the YearThe Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
.
Mariah CareyMariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
,
John LegendJohn Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor...
, and
Kanye WestKanye West is an American singer/rapper. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008. His first three albums have received numerous awards and critical acclaim...
won three awards each, with
Kelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002....
winning two.
Performances
- Madonna
Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...
and the animated group GorillazGorillaz is a English virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The band is composed of four animated band members: 2D , Murdoc , Noodle and Russel...
opened the show with a medley of "Feel Good Inc."Feel Good Inc." is a song by Gorillaz, on their album Demon Days, featuring De La Soul. The song was released as the lead single from the album on May 9, 2005 in the United Kingdom . "Feel Good Inc." peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #14 in the U.S., at the time the band's highest positions...
" and "Hung Up"Hung Up" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Madonna and producer Stuart Price for her tenth studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor. Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was released as the album's lead single on October 17, 2005...
": first the Gorillaz performed on screen (using technology to make the animation seem like a hologram) with a short visit from the real-life De La SoulDe La Soul is an American hip hop group formed in 1987 in Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
, then a pre-filmed Madonna joined them. This merged into Madonna performing on stage with her dancers.
- System of a Down
System of a Down is an Armenian-American rock band from Glendale, California, formed in 1994...
played "B.Y.O.B." at the awards;
- Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American recording artist, musician and actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York, where Keys made a television appearance on The Cosby Show at the age of four. She attended...
and Stevie WonderStevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S...
led a sing-along to "Higher Ground"Higher Ground" is a funk song written by Stevie Wonder and first appearing on his 1973 album Innervisions. Against a driving, percolating clavinet-based arrangement, the lyric posits that religion can perhaps successfully do battle with the darker sides of human nature. The song reached #4 on the...
";
- Coldplay
Coldplay are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1998. The group comprises Chris Martin , Jonny Buckland , Guy Berryman , and Will Champion .Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis...
performed "Talk"Talk" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. Built around a riff from Kraftwerk's 1981 song "Computer Love", it was written by all members of the band for their third album, X&Y...
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- John Legend
John Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor...
performed "Ordinary PeopleOrdinary People is a 1980 American film drama that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. The story concerns the disintegration of an upper middle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of the oldest son...
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- Sugarland
Sugarland is a Grammy Award-winning American country music duo composed of singer–songwriters Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush ....
performed "Something More"Something More" is the title of the second single released by the American country music group Sugarland. It was released in mid-2005 from their debut album Twice the Speed of Life. Like its predecessor "Baby Girl", "Something More" was a #2 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts.-Music video:A music...
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- U2
U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
performed "Vertigo" and "One"One" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the third track from their 1991 album, Achtung Baby. It was released as the album's third single in March 1992. While recording Achtung Baby, conflict arose between band members over the direction of the U2's sound. Tensions almost prompted the band to...
", the latter with Mary J. BligeMary Jane Blige , more commonly known as Mary J. Blige, is an American recording artist, record producer and actress. She has sold more than forty eight million albums worldwide. She has received many Grammy Award nominations for her work, winning ten, and has been awarded the World Music Legends...
;
- Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002....
performed "Because of You"Because of You" is a song written by pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson with David Hodges and Ben Moody, and produced by Hodges and Moody, both formerly of Evanescence. It is the fourth single from Clarkson's second album, Breakaway ....
";
- Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE , is an English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, and animal rights and peace activist. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music...
performed "Fine Line"Fine Line" is a song from Paul McCartney's 2005 album, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. It was released 29 August 2005 as the first single from the album in the UK...
" and "Helter Skelter" introduced by Ellen DeGeneresEllen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television hostess and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and is also a judge on American Idol, having joined the show in its ninth season.She has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. As a...
;
- Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
performed "We Belong Together"We Belong Together" is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi and released as the album's second single in 2005. Written and produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin, the song was inspired by 1980s R&B and soul...
" and "Fly like a Bird"Fly Like a Bird" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and James "Big Jim" Wright for Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . It was released as a single from the album in 2006...
", James "Big Jim" Wright on piano and organ, the latter with Hezekiah WalkerBishop Hezekiah Xzavier Walker, Jr. is a Grammy Award-winning gospel music artist, founder and leader of the Love Fellowship Choir, and Pastor & Bishop of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle, with locations in Brooklyn, New York, and Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
and The Love Fellowship Choir. "Fly like a Bird"Fly Like a Bird" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and James "Big Jim" Wright for Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . It was released as a single from the album in 2006...
" also induced the night's only standing ovation, and prompted Teri HatcherTeri Lynn Hatcher is an American actress who is best known for her roles as Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, as Susan Mayer in Desperate Housewives and as Paris Carver in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies...
, presenting an award after the performance, to proclaim, "it's like we've all just been saved."
- Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is an Australian country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban began his career in Brisbane having moved to Caboolture, Australia at an early age...
performed "You'll Think of Me"You'll Think of Me" is a song by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It is the fourth single from his album Golden Road. In the United States, the single proved quite successful, peaking at #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart in Billboard magazine, as well as #24 on the Billboard Hot 100....
" and then joined Faith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw...
in her song "The Lucky One", introduced by Jenna ElfmanJenna Elfman is an American television and film actress.- Early life :Elfman was born Jennifer Mary Butala in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Sue , a homemaker, and Richard Wayne Butala, a Hughes Aircraft executive. Elfman attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a...
;
- A Sly & the Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, with varied lineups, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
tribute, introduced by Dave Chapelle, and featuring performances of several Family Stone songs ("Family Affair"Family Affair" is a 1971 number-one hit single recorded by Sly & the Family Stone for the Epic Records label. Their first new material since the double a-sided single "Thank You "/ "Everybody is a Star" nearly two years prior, "Family Affair" became the fourth and final number-one pop hit for the...
", "If You Want Me to Stay"If You Want Me to Stay" is a 1973 hit single by Sly & the Family Stone, from their album Fresh. The single was the band's final Top 20 pop hit, and is the best-known of its post-There's a Riot Goin' On recordings....
", "Everyday People", "Dance to the Music"Dance to the Music" is a 1968 hit single by the influential soul/funk/rock band Sly & the Family Stone for the Epic/CBS Records label. It was the first single by the band to reach the Billboard Pop Singles Top 10, peaking at #8 and the first to popularize the band's sound, which would be emulated...
", and "I Want to Take You Higher"I Want to Take You Higher" is a 1969 song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, the b-side to their Top 30 hit Stand!". Unlike most of the other tracks on the Stand! album, "I Want to Take You Higher" is not a message song; instead, it is simply dedicated to music and the feeling one...
"). The performers featured included Joss StoneJoss Stone is an English soul and R&B singer–songwriter and actress. Stone emerged to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist...
, Van HuntVan Hunt is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He released his debut album, Van Hunt, in 2004, and a follow-up, On the Jungle Floor, in 2006, both on Capitol Records...
, John LegendJohn Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor...
, FantasiaFantasia Monique Barrino , commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B/soul singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol in 2004. She has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards...
, Devin Lima, Maroon 5Maroon 5 is an American rock band. Since debuting in 2002, the band has sold over 10 million albums in the United States and nearly 15 million worldwide. While they were in high school, the four original members of Maroon 5 played in a garage band called Kara's Flowers, which was active from 1994...
, CiaraCiara Princess Harris , who performs under the mononym Ciara , is an American recording artist, producer, dancer, fashion model, and actress. Born in Austin, Texas, Ciara made her debut in the summer of 2004 with the Billboard number-one single "Goodies"...
, will.i.amWilliam James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am , is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, actor, and producer...
of the Black Eyed Peas, Steven TylerSteven Victor Tallarico , better known as Steven Tyler, is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the lead singer and primary songwriter of Boston-based rock band Aerosmith....
and Joe PerryAnthony Joseph Perry is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith...
of AerosmithAerosmith is an American hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and seen by some as America's greatest rock and roll band. Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues,, and has...
, and Robert Randolph. During Tyler, Perry, and Randolph's performance of "I Want to Take You Higher", Sly StoneSly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s...
and the original Family Stone (with Rusty AllenRustee Allen is an American musician best known as the bass guitar player for the influential funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1975...
in place of original bassist Larry GrahamLarry Graham, Jr. is an American baritone singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as both the bass guitar player in the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station...
) took the stage with the rest of the performers. Sly Stone, making his first public appearance onstage since 1987 and sporting a large cockatooA cockatoo is any of the 21 bird species belonging to the family Cacatuidae. Along with the Psittacidae family and the Nestoridae family, they make up the order Psittaciformes...
-style mohawkThe Mohawk or Mohican is a hairstyle. In the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaved leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in the centre. Mohawks became common in punk subculture in the early 1980s and were then adopted by Rivetheads with various other groups, becoming more...
, briefly contributed vocals and keyboards to the performance before walking offstage and leaving the other performers to finish the number;
- Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE , is an English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, and animal rights and peace activist. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music...
, Linkin ParkLinkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California, formed in 1996. Since their formation, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards. It achieved mainstream success with its debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005...
and Jay-ZShawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name, Jay-Z is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $150 million, shipping over 30 million copies of his albums in the United...
performed a mash-up of The BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 who became one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music...
' "Yesterday"Yesterday" is a song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. According to the Guinness Book of Records, "Yesterday" has the most cover versions of any song ever written. The song remains popular today with more than 3,000 recorded cover versions, the first hitting the United...
" and Jay-Z & Linkin ParkCollision Course is a CD/DVD set released on November 30, 2004 by rapper Jay-Z and nu metal band Linkin Park. It went to #1 on the Billboard 200...
's "Numb/Encore"Numb/Encore" is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z from their 2004 mashup album Collision Course. It was the most successful single from the album, going on to reach #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1, 2005.-Description:...
";
- Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. He records and tours with the E Street Band...
performed "Devils & Dust"Devils & Dust" is the title track on Bruce Springsteen's thirteenth studio album Devils & Dust, and was released as a single in 2005. Concerning the Iraq War, the song gained critical praise, a Grammy Award for Song of the Year nomination.-History:...
" introduced by Tom HanksThomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James...
;
- Kanye West
Kanye West is an American singer/rapper. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008. His first three albums have received numerous awards and critical acclaim...
and Jamie FoxxEric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and singer. For his work in the film Ray, Foxx won the Academy Award and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Actor...
performing "Gold Digger"Gold Digger" is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. Released as the second single from West's second album, Late Registration, "Gold Digger" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 2005, becoming West's and Foxx's second...
" along with two short skits and a short rendition of "Touch the Sky"Touch The Sky" is the fourth single released from Kanye West's second album, Late Registration. It was released in early 2006. The video is directed by Chris Milk who previously worked on West's award-winning "Jesus Walks" and the video for "All Falls Down".The song was produced by Just Blaze and...
" The "band" featured with West and Foxx were actually members of the Florida A & M University Marching 100The Marching 100 is the official name of the marching band at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee,Florida. With approximately 420 members, the band is the second largest college marching band in the World; neighborhood counterpart Florida State University's "Marching...
;
- Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American pop musician. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after...
and Herbie HancockHerbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz...
performed Leon RussellClaude Russell Bridges known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and guitarist....
's "A Song for You"A Song for You" is a 1970 song written and originally performed by rock singer-songwriter Leon Russell. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known songs....
";
- Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint, , is an American musician, composer and record producer, one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B....
with Bonnie RaittBonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter, born in Burbank, California. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially accessible...
, The EdgeDavid Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is an Irish musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2...
, Irma ThomasIrma Thomas is a Grammy Award winning soul and rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans."...
and Dr. JohnMalcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer/songwriter, pianist and guitarist whose music combines blues, boogie woogie and rock and roll....
performed "We Can Can";
- Sam Moore
Samuel David Moore is an American Southern Soul and Rhythm & Blues singer who was the tenor vocalist for the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 through 1981. Sam Moore is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame and a Grammy Award and a multi-Gold Record award winning...
, Bruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. He records and tours with the E Street Band...
and an ensemble band performed Wilson PickettWilson Pickett was an American R&B/rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery....
's "In the Midnight Hour"In the Midnight Hour" is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on the 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett. It was composed by Pickett and Steve Cropper at the historic Lorraine Motel in Memphis where Martin Luther King, Jr. would later be murdered in April of 1968...
" with Irma ThomasIrma Thomas is a Grammy Award winning soul and rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans."...
joining in on vocals.
Award winners
U2U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
was the night's top winner, with five awards. Top nominees included
Mariah CareyMariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
,
John LegendJohn Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor...
and
Kanye WestKanye West is an American singer/rapper. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008. His first three albums have received numerous awards and critical acclaim...
with eight each, but won only three awards each.
Kelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002....
won two awards, becoming the first
American IdolAmerican Idol is a reality competition to find new solo musical talent, created by Simon Fuller. It debuted on June 11, 2002 on the Fox network, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television...
to win a Grammy.
Multiple award winners (awards won/nominated):
- U2 — 5/5
- Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987...
— 3/3
- Mariah Carey — 3/8
- Ludwig Rodriguez, Jr — 3/3
- John Legend — 3/8
- Kanye West — 3/8
- Kelly Clarkson — 2/2
- The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are the English electronic music duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons...
— 2/2
- Stevie Wonder — 2/4
General
- Record of the Year
The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959. The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
- "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Generally, "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" refers to Sunset Boulevard, due to its historically having both the primary location for live entertainment in the Los Angeles, California metropolitan region and a red-light district....
" by Green DayGreen Day is an American rock trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tré Cool for the majority of its existence....
- Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
- How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004. Much like their previous album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was commercially successful and critically acclaimed and maintains a more traditional rock...
by U2U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
- Song of the Year
The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 to the composer of the song in question...
- "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" is a song by rock band U2 and the third track from their 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The song was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2005 and it debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. Originally titled...
" by U2U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
- Best New Artist
The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960. 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...
- John Legend
John Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor...
Blues
Awards for
BluesBlues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre created within the African-American communities in the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
music:
- Best Traditional Blues Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album has been awarded since 1983. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
- B. B. King
Riley B. King , known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and guitar playing....
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- Best Contemporary Blues Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album has been awarded since 1988. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
- Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. Active as a side-man since at least 1962 and as a band leader since 1972, he has recorded several major-label albums, and has charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock Tracks, and Hot Country Songs charts...
for Cost of Living
Children
Awards for
Children's musicChildren's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
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- Best Musical Album for Children's music
The Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children has been awarded since 1994. Prior to 1994 the award was combined with the award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children as the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children....
- Dennis Scott
Dennis Scott was a Jamaican poet, playwright, actor and dancer....
(producer) for Songs from the Neighborhood - The Music of Mister Rogers performed by various artists
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children
The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children has been awarded since 1994. Prior to 1994 the award was combined with the award for Best Musical Album for Children as the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children....
- Christopher Cerf
Christopher Cerf is a U.S. author, composer-lyricist, and record and television producer. He is perhaps best known for his musical contributions to Sesame Street, for co-creating and co-producing the award-winning PBS literacy education television program Between the Lions, and for his humorous...
& Marlo ThomasMargaret Julia “Marlo” Thomas is an American actress, who first achieved fame on the TV series That Girl in the 1960s.-Early life:...
(producers) for Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year LongMarlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long is an album of songs and spoken-word selections by entertainment personalities and others, and is intended as a companion to the anthology book of the same name....
performed by various artists
Classical
Awards for
Classical musicClassical music is the mainstream music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to present times...
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- Best Orchestral Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*From 1959 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Orchestra...
- Mariss Jansons
Mariss Jansons is a Latvian conductor, the son of conductor Arvīd Jansons. His mother, the singer Iraida Jansons, who was Jewish, gave birth to him in hiding in Riga, Latvia, after her father and brother were killed in the Riga ghetto...
(conductor), Sergey Aleksashkin, Chor des Bayerischen Runfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks for Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13The Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor by Dmitri Shostakovich was first performed in Moscow on December 18, 1962 by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and the basses of the Republican State and Gnessin Institute Choirs, under Kirill Kondrashin . The soloist was Vitali Gromadsky...
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:...
- Thomas Quasthoff
Thomas Quasthoff is a German bass-baritone generally regarded as one of the finest singers of his generation. Although his reputation was initially based on his performance of Romantic lieder, Quasthoff has proven to have a remarkable range from the Baroque cantatas of Bach to solo jazz...
(soloist, performer), Jürgen Bulgrin & Rainer Maillard (engineers), Christopher Alder (producer) for Bach: Cantatas
- Best Opera Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. The award was originally titled Best Classical Opera Production. The current title has been used since 1962....
- Sir Colin Davis
Sir Colin Rex Davis, CH, CBE is an English conductor.-Career:Davis studied the clarinet at the Royal College of Music in London, where he was barred from taking conducting lessons owing to his lack of ability at the piano...
(conductor), Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno & Michele Pertusi, James MallinsonJames Mallinson is a multiple-Grammy-award winning record producer. He has won a total of 15 such awards in his career, his most recent Grammy nomination - and win - having come in 2006 for Best Opera Recording. He won his first Grammy in 1979, when he was named Classical Producer of the Year. 1980...
(producer), London Symphony ChorusThe London Symphony Chorus is one of the major symphonic concert choirs of the United Kingdom. The Chorus was formed in 1966 to complement the work of the London Symphony Orchestra , and the full-time membership consists of over 150 amateur singers and is self-managed by a council of nine elected...
, London Symphony OrchestraThe London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
for Verdi: FalstaffFalstaff is an operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV. It was Verdi's last opera, written in the composer's ninth decade, and only the second of his 26 operas to be a comedy...
- Best Choral Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance has been awarded since 1961. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*In 1961 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Choral ...
- Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Edward Slatkin is an American conductor. Long associated with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, he is now music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra....
(conductor) & Jerry BlackstoneJerry Blackstone is a Grammy Award winning American choral conductor. He is the Director of Choirs and Chair of the Conducting Department at the University of Michigan and the Music Director of the University Musical Society Choral Union....
, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak (choir directors) for Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Requiem
- performed by Christine Brewer
Christine Brewer is an American soprano. She grew up in the Mississippi River town of Grand Tower, Illinois. She attended McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois and concentrated on music education. She was a music teacher for several years before embarking on a professional music performing...
, Measha BrueggergosmanMeasha Brueggergosman is a Canadian soprano who performs both as a concert artist and opera singer.-Biography:...
, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson & Thomas Young, Michigan State University Children's Choir, University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & University Musical Society Choral Union, University Of Michigan School Of Music Symphony Orchestra
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance has been awarded since 1959. From 1967 to 1971 and in 1987 the award was combined with the award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance and awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists...
- Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , is an Italian conductor. Claudio Abbado has served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna...
(conductor), Martha ArgerichMartha Argerich is an Argentinian concert pianist. Her aversion to the press and publicity has resulted in her remaining out of the limelight for most of her career. Nevertheless she is widely recognized as one of the greatest modern-day pianists...
and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance has been awarded since 1959. From 1967 to 1971 and in 1987 the award was combined with the award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance and awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists...
- Evgeny Kissin
Evgeny Igorevich Kissin is a Russian classical pianist and former child prodigy. He is especially known for his interpretations of the works of Chopin, for whom he has felt an affinity since early childhood.-Biography:Kissin was born in Moscow to a Jewish family...
for ScriabinAlexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist who initially developed a highly lyrical and idiosyncratic tonal language inspired by the music of Chopin...
, MedtnerNikolai Karlovich Medtner was a Russian composer and pianist.A younger contemporary of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, he wrote a substantial number of compositions, all of which include the piano...
, StravinskyIgor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, widely acknowledged as one of the most important and influential composers of 20th century music. He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of...
- Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music and conductor.-Early years:Boulez was born in Montbrison, France. As a child he began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics...
(conductor) & Hilary SummersHilary Summers is a Welsh contralto. She was trained at Reading University, the Royal Academy of Music, and the National Opera Studio in London. She has performed on soundtracks such as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Libertine, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...
, Ensemble InterContemporainThe Ensemble InterContemporain is a French chamber orchestra, based in Paris at the Cité de la musique and IRCAM, which specialises in contemporary classical music....
for Boulez: Le marteau sans maître, Dérive 1 & 2Le marteau sans maître is a composition by the French composer Pierre Boulez. It is a setting of the surrealist poetry of René Char for alto and six instrumentalists. It was first performed in 1955.-Movements:...
- Best Chamber Music Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance has been awarded since 1959. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1959 to 1960 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music ...
- Emerson String Quartet
The Emerson String Quartet is a renowned New York–based string quartet in residence at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Previously the Quartet was in residence at The Hartt School. Formed in 1976, they have released more than twenty albums and won eight Grammy Awards. Both...
for Mendelssohn: The Complete String QuartetsJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period....
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition was first awarded in 1961. This award was not presented from 1967 to 1984.The award has had several minor name changes:...
- William Bolcom
William Elden Bolcom is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, two Grammy Awards, and the Detroit Music Award. Bolcom taught composition at the University of Michigan from 1973-2008. He is married to mezzo-soprano Joan...
(composer) for Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience performed by Leonard SlatkinLeonard Edward Slatkin is an American conductor. Long associated with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, he is now music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra....
- Best Classical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album has been awarded since 1962. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1962 to 1963, 1965 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976 the award was known as Album of the Year - Classical...
- Tim Handley (producer), Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Edward Slatkin is an American conductor. Long associated with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, he is now music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra....
(conductor), Jerry BlackstoneJerry Blackstone is a Grammy Award winning American choral conductor. He is the Director of Choirs and Chair of the Conducting Department at the University of Michigan and the Music Director of the University Musical Society Choral Union....
, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Marie Alice Stollack (choir directors), Christie Brewer and Joan Morris & University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra for Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience
- Best Classical Crossover Album
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album has been awarded since 1999.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.-2000s:*Grammy Awards of 2009**The King's Singers for Simple Gifts...
- Turtle Island String Quartet
The Turtle Island String Quartet is a San Francisco Bay Area based jazz string quartet formed in 1985 and still actively touring worldwide and recording . They were the first string quartet to achieve artistic and commercial success integrating jazz improvisation, jazz rhythms and comping using...
& Ying QuartetThe Ying Quartet is an American string quartet formed in 1992 by the Ying siblings from Chicago. The Quartet began performing in the farm town of Jesup, Iowa as the first artists involved in the National Endowment for the Arts Chamber Music Rural Residencies Program. The members of the quartet are...
for 4 + Four
Comedy
Award for
ComedyComedy as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in Ancient Greece...
recording:
- Best Comedy Album
The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was awarded from yearly 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*From 1959 to 1967 it was Best Comedy Performance...
- Chris Rock
Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time....
for Never ScaredNever Scared is the fourth comedy album by Chris Rock. It was recorded at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. between March 24 and 26, 2004 for an HBO comedy special, and was released on DVD on August 31, 2004...
Composition and arrangement
Awards for
composingMusical composition is:* an original piece of music* the structure of a musical piece* the process of creating a new piece of music- Musical compositions :...
and
arrangingIn music, an arrangement is either a rewriting of a piece of existing music with additional new material or a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch, such as a lead sheet...
:
- Best Instrumental Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of the music.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- Billy Childs
William Edward Childs is a composer and jazz pianist from Los Angeles.Born March 8, 1957, he began piano lessons when he was six. When he was 16, Childs started attending the Community School of the Performing Arts, a prestigious music program sponsored by the University of Southern California...
(composer) for "Into the Light" performed by Billy Childs Ensemble
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger of the music.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- Gordon Goodwin
Gordon L. Goodwin is a Grammy award-winning American jazz pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor. He now lives in Southern California with his wife Lisa, daughter Madison and two sons, Trevor and Garrison.- Early years :...
(arranger) for "The Incredits" (from The IncrediblesThe Incredibles is a 2004 computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It was written and directed by Brad Bird, a former director and executive consultant of The Simpsons. It stars an ensemble cast including Holly Hunter, Craig T....
soundtrack) performed by various artists
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger of the music.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- Billy Childs
William Edward Childs is a composer and jazz pianist from Los Angeles.Born March 8, 1957, he began piano lessons when he was six. When he was 16, Childs started attending the Community School of the Performing Arts, a prestigious music program sponsored by the University of Southern California...
, Gil GoldsteinGil Goldstein is American jazz pianist and synthesizer player who started on the accordion.He began studying accordion at age 5, but later moved on to cello and piano. He studied at the Berklee College of Music and by 1973 was working with Pat Metheny, Lee Konitz, and others. He started with the...
& Heitor PereiraHeitor Teixeira Pereira, or Heitor TP is a Brazilian musician, who played with Simply Red and several famous musicians, like Elton John, Rod Stewart, K.D...
(arrangers) for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song....
" performed by Chris BottiChristopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti [BOH-tee] is an American trumpeter and composer. Botti has been nominated for two Grammy Awards...
& Sting
Country
Awards for
Country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
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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...
- Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists.-...
for "The Connection"
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1965. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male...
- Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is an Australian country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban began his career in Brisbane having moved to Caboolture, Australia at an early age...
for "You'll Think of Me" (from Golden RoadGolden Road is the third solo album by Australian country singer Keith Urban, released in 2002.It peaked at #2 in the Billboard Hot Country Albums chart, and spent 108 weeks on the chart. It also reached #11 on the Billboard 200....
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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 first awarded in 1970. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group...
- Alison Krauss and Union Station
Alison Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987...
for "Restless" (from Lonely Runs Both WaysLonely Runs Both Ways is the twelfth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23 2004. The album won the band three Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "Restless", Best Country Instrumental...
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- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was first awarded in 1988. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1988 the award was known as Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet...
- Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw...
and Tim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts, leading him to achieve total album sales in excess of 40 million units. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player...
for "Like We Never Loved At All"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was first awarded in 1970. Between 1986 and 1989 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance ....
- Alison Krauss and Union Station
Alison Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987...
for "Unionhouse Branch" (from Lonely Runs Both WaysLonely Runs Both Ways is the twelfth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23 2004. The album won the band three Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "Restless", Best Country Instrumental...
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- Best Country Song
The Grammy Award for Best Country Song has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the writer of the song.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon
Marcus Spencer Hummon is a Grammy Award-winning American country music artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released...
for "Bless the Broken Road"Bless the Broken Road" is the title of a Grammy Award-winning song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. It was co-written by Marcus Hummon and members of the country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1994, and recorded by Hummon a year later...
" performed by Rascal FlattsRascal Flatts is an American country music band founded in Columbus, Ohio. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus , and Joe Don Rooney...
- Best Country Album
The Grammy Award for Best Country Album has been awarded since 1994. The equivalent award, the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Album was presented in 1965 and 1966...
- Alison Krauss and Union Station
Alison Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987...
for Lonely Runs Both WaysLonely Runs Both Ways is the twelfth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23 2004. The album won the band three Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "Restless", Best Country Instrumental...
- Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album has been awarded since 1989. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1989 the award was known as Best Bluegrass Recording ...
- Del McCoury Band
The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band. Originally Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass, the band went through a number of changes until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Robbie on...
for The Company We Keep
Dance
Awards for
Dance musicThis article is about dance music in general. You may also be looking for electronic dance music or dance-pop.Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
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- Best Dance Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording has been awarded since 1998. In 2003 the award was moved from the "pop" field into a new "dance" field.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year....
- The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are the English electronic music duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons...
featuring Q-TipKamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from Queens, New York City, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest.-Personal life:...
for "Galvanize"Galvanize" is the first single from The Chemical Brothers' 2005 album Push the Button. It was released a week before the album's release and peaked at #3 in the UK charts . It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2006. That same month, an Anheuser-Busch television commercial...
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- Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album was first awarded in 2005. It joined the earlier Best Dance Recording in the 'dance' category as the second award to ever be created in this field.-2000s:...
- The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are the English electronic music duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons...
for Push the ButtonPush the Button is the fifth studio album by British electronica group The Chemical Brothers, first released in January 2005 . It won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in January 2006. It was certified Gold by the BPI on January 28, 2005...
Film, TV and visual media
Awards for
soundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized...
contributions:
- Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- James Austin, Stuart Benjamin & Taylor Hackford
Taylor Edwin Hackford is an Academy Award-winning American film director.-Early life:Hackford was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Mary , a waitress, and Joseph Hackford. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1968, where he was a pre-law major focusing on...
(compilation producer) & Ray CharlesRay Charles Robinson , known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He brought a soulful sound to country music and pop standards through his Modern Sounds recordings, as well as a rendition of "America the Beautiful" that Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes called the "definitive version of...
for RayRay is a 2004 biographical film focusing on thirty years of the life of rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The independently produced film was directed by Taylor Hackford and starred Jamie Foxx in the title role; Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.Charles was set...
- Craig Armstrong (composer) for Ray
Ray is a 2004 biographical film focusing on thirty years of the life of rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The independently produced film was directed by Taylor Hackford and starred Jamie Foxx in the title role; Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.Charles was set...
- Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, which went platinum sixteen times in the U.S. and 30 million sold worldwide. He started playing the piano from a very young age and later learned the guitar...
& Alan SilvestriAlan Silvestri is an Academy Award Winning film score composer and conductor. He studied guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out after two years to tour with Wayne Cochran and the C.C...
for "Believe"Believe" is a 2004 song from the Christmas-themed live-action animated film The Polar Express. The words and music were written by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri, and the song was performed by Josh Groban...
" (from The Polar Express) performed by Josh GrobanJoshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is a American singer-songwriter. He has concentrated his career so far mostly in concert singing and recordings, although he has stated that he wishes to pursue music theatre in the future. As of July 2009, he has sold 19,147,000 albums in the United States alone...
Folk
Awards for
Folk musicThe term folk music originated in the 19th century as a term for musical folklore. It has been defined in several ways; as music transmitted by word of mouth, music of the lower classes, music with no known composer...
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- Best Traditional Folk Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was first awarded in 1987. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording.An award for Best Contemporary Folk Album is also presented...
- Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien may refer to:* Tim O'Brien , American author*Timothy O'Brien, professor* Timothy L. O'Brien, American journalist* Tim O'Brien , American musician* Sir Tim O'Brien, Irish-born cricketer...
for Fiddler's Green
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was first awarded in 1987. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album....
- John Prine
John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
for Fair and Square
- Best Native American Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album was first awarded in 2001.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.- 2000s :*Grammy Awards of 2009...
- Jim Wilson, producer for Sacred Ground - A Tribute to Mother Earth
- Best Hawaiian Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album was first awarded in 2005 as an addition to the "Folk" field.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.- 2000s :*Grammy Awards of 2008...
- Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers for Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1
Gospel
Awards for
Gospel musicGospel music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
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- Best Gospel Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance was awarded from 1968 to 1977, and revived for the Grammy Awards of 2005. In 1971 to 1972 and 1976 to 1977 it was awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance ...
- CeCe Winans
Priscilla Winans Love and known professionally as CeCe Winans, is an American Gospel singer and winner of numerous Grammy Awards and Stellar Awards.-Early life:...
for "Pray"
- Best Gospel Song
The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song is an annual award issued by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences at the Grammy Awards. It was introduced in 2005 to award gospel songwriters.-Winners:...
- Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams is an American Grammy and Dove-award winning Gospel music singer and radio show host. She has sold 4.5 million albums since 1991 according to Soundscan. []-Life:...
, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James "Big Jim" Wright, songwriters for "Be Blessed", performed by Yolanda Adams
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. From 1991 to 1993 it was awarded as Best Pop Gospel Album.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year....
- Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Christian band that employs a soft rock music style. The band was created in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He also serves as a lead vocalist...
for Lifesong
- Best Rock Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. From 1991 to 1993 it was awarded as Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year....
- Audio Adrenaline
Audio Adrenaline was a Grammy Award-winning Christian rock band that formed in the late 1980s at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. During the band's 17-year existence, they were awarded two Grammy awards, multiple Dove Awards and they released 17 number one singles...
for Until My Heart Caves In
- Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, author, media personality and occasional actress, best known for her contemporary Christian music. Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia....
for Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. A similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional was awarded from 1978 to 1983...
- Donnie McClurkin
Donnie McClurkin is an American gospel music singer and minister. He has won two Grammy awards, ten Stellar awards, two BET awards, two Soul Train awards, one Dove award and one NAACP Image award for his work....
for Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. An similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary, was awarded from 1978 to 1983....
- CeCe Winans for Purified
- Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album has been awarded since 1991. From 1991 to 1997 it was awarded as Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus....
- Gladys Knight
Gladys Maria Knight , known as the Empress of Soul, is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author...
, choir director & Saints Unified VoicesSaints Unified Voices is a American Gospel music choir. The Saints Unified Voices Foundation, the governing organization of the choir, is directed by a 12-member board of directors, which includes Gladys Knight...
for One Voice
Historical
- Best Historical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979. During this time the award had several minor name changes:*In 1979 the award was known as Best Historical Repackage Album*In 1980 it was awarded as Best Historical Reissue...
- Alan Lomax, Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood (compilation producers), Adam Ayan & Steve Rosenthal (mastering engineers) for The Complete Library of Congress Recordings
Jazz
Awards for
JazzJazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
music:
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo has been awarded since 1959. Before 1979 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances...
- Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of the post-bebop era, Rollins' long, prolific career began at the age of 11, and he was playing with piano legend Thelonious Monk before reaching...
for "Why Was I Born?"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group has been presented since 1959. Before 1962 and from 1972 to 1978 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances...
- Wayne Shorter Quartet for Beyond the Sound Barrier
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances...
- Dave Holland Big Band for Overtime
- Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album has been presented since 1977. Until 2001 this award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance...
- Good Night, and Good Luck for Dianne Reeves
- Best Contemporary Jazz Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album has been presented since 1992. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1992 the award was known as Best Contemporary Jazz Performance...
- Pat Metheny Group
The Pat Metheny Group is a jazz group founded in 1977. The core members of the group are guitarist and bandleader Pat Metheny, composer, keyboardist and pianist Lyle Mays , and bassist and producer Steve Rodby...
for The Way Up
- Best Latin Jazz Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album has been presented since 1995. Until 2001 this award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance....
- Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri , is a Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader and musician, best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms.-Early years:...
for Listen Here!
Latin
Awards for
Latin American musicLatin American music is the music of all countries in Latin America and comes in many varieties. Latin America is home to musical styles such as the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico, the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, the rhythmic sounds of the Puerto Rican plena, the symphonies of...
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- Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album has been awarded since 1984. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...
- Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini is an Italian pop singer, popular in several European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries, famed for her powerful voice, her romantic adult contemporary ballads and love songs. She is fluent in several languages and has recorded songs in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish,...
for EscuchaResta in ascolto is Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini's eighth studio album released by Warner Music in October 2004. Escucha is its Grammy Award-winning Spanish language equivalent released for the hispanophone market making her the first and only italian female to receive such award...
- Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album has been awarded since 1984. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Tropical Latin Performance...
- Bebo Valds for Bebo De Cuba
- Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album has been awarded since 1984. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Mexican-American Performance...
- Luis Miguel for México En La Piel
Mexico En La Piel is an album recorded by Luis Miguel released in November 9, 2004. It's his first album to be featured in mariachi. The album was re-released twice. One featured bonus tracks and was simply titled Mexico En La Piel: Bonus Tracks. Another edition was titled Mexico En La Piel :...
- Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album has been presented since 1998. Until 2001, this award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance....
- Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a musical prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the early 1990s...
for Fijación Oral Vol. 1Fijación Oral Vol. 1 is the eighth album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It is also the first Spanish language album released by the multilingual songwriter since 1998. The album has won numerous awards worldwide, including five Latin Grammy Awards and a Grammy Award...
- Best Best Tejano Album
The Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album has been presented since 1999. In its first year the award was titled Best Tejano Music Performance and in 2000 it was awarded as Best Tejano Performance. The current title has been used since 2001...
- Little Joe Y La Familia for Chicanisimo
- Best Salsa/Merengue Album
The Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album was first awarded in 2004. Before 2004 the awards for Best Salsa Album and Merengue Album were separate.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year....
- Willy Chirino
Willy Chirino is a singer who was born in Cuba in the small town Consolación del Sur, in the cuban province of Pinar del Río. His father was the town’s State Attorney and his mother was a pharmacist who worked at home. He was the only boy in his family...
for Son Del Alma
Musical show
Award for
Musical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
recording:
- Best Musical Show Album
The Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album has been awarded since 1959. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1959 the award was known as Best Original Cast Album *In 1960 it was awarded as Best Broadway Show Album...
- John Du Prez
John Du Prez is a musician. He has often worked with Eric Idle for the music for Monty Python, most notably the score for Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and A Fish Called Wanda. He also co-wrote the music for the stage musical Spamalot...
& Eric IdleEric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer and composer of comic songs. He wrote and performed as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python.-Early life:...
(producers & composers), Eric Idle (lyricist) for Monty Python's Spamalot performed Original Broadway Cast including David Hyde PierceDavid Hyde Pierce is an American actor and comedian, best known for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier.-Early life:...
, Tim CurryTimothy James "Tim" Curry is an English actor, singer, composer and voice artist, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
, Hank AzariaHank Albert Azaria is an American film, television and stage actor, director, comedian and voice artist. He is noted for being one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons...
& Sara RamirezSara Ramírez is a Mexican-American actress and singer. She won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot, and is a member of the cast of Grey's Anatomy.-Biography:Ramírez was born in Mazatlán,...
Music video
Awards for
Music videoA music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music/song. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos go back much further, they came into their own in the...
s:
- Best Short Form Music Video
The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. A similar award for Best Long Form Music Video has also been awarded since 1984. In 1988 and 1989 the award criteria were changed and the video awards were presented for Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance...
- Missy Elliott
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott is an American recording artist, producer and actress. With record sales of over seven million in the United States, she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one double platinum Under Construction.Elliott is known for a...
& Dave Meyers (video directors), Joseph Sasson (video producer), Missy Elliott featuring CiaraCiara Princess Harris , who performs under the mononym Ciara , is an American recording artist, producer, dancer, fashion model, and actress. Born in Austin, Texas, Ciara made her debut in the summer of 2004 with the Billboard number-one single "Goodies"...
& Fat Man Scoop for "Lose Control"Lose Control" is a song by American rapper-songwriter Missy Elliott and features Ciara and Fatman Scoop. It was released as the lead single from Elliott's sixth studio album, The Cookbook. It contains samples from Cybotron's "Clear" and Hot Streak's "Body Work"...
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- Best Long Form Music Video
The Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. A similar award for Best Short Form Music Video has also been awarded since 1984. In 1988 and 1989 the award criteria were changed and the video awards were presented for Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance...
- Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen, Martin Scorsese
Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. He is the founder of the World Cinema Foundation, a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema and has won awards from the Oscars, Golden Globe,...
(video director), Nigel SinclairNigel Sinclair is a Scottish producer of Hollywood films.He was born in Dumfries and graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1969. He practiced law until he moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and married Patricia Sinclair....
& Anthony Wall (video producers) for No Direction HomeNo Direction Home is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on 20th century American popular music and culture. The film does not cover Dylan's entire career; it concentrates on the period between Dylan's arrival in New York in January 1961 and his...
New Age
Awards for
New Age musicNew Age music is music of various styles, which is intended to create inspiration, relaxation, and positive feelings, often used by listeners for yoga, massage, inspiration, relaxation, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or...
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- Best New Age Album
The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album has been awarded since 1987. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1987 the award was known as Best New Age Recording*From 1988 to 1991 it was awarded as Best New Age Performance...
- Paul Winter Consort
Paul Winter Consort is an American musical group led by the soprano saxophonist Paul Winter. Founded in 1967, the group mixes elements of classical music, jazz, and world musics, as well as the sounds of animals and nature...
for Silver Solstice
Packaging and notes
- Best Recording Package
The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album. It is presented to the art director of the winning album.- History of the award :...
- Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann is an American rock guitarist, bassist, singer, and noted songwriter. She has won a Grammy Award .-Early life:...
& Gail Marowitz (art directors) for The Forgotten Arm performed by Aimee Mann
- Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
The Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package has been presented since 1995. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1995 to 1997 the award was known as Best Recording Package - Boxed...
- Ian Cuttler (art director) for The Legend performed by Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash , born J. R. Cash, was an American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
- Best Album Notes
The Grammy Award for Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964. From 1973 to 1976, a separate award was presented for Best Album Notes - Classical. Those awards are listed under those years below...
- Alan Lomax, John Szwed (notes writer) for The Complete Library of Congress Recordings performed by Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton claimed, in self-promotional hyperbole, to have invented jazz outright in 1902...
Polka
Award for
PolkaThe polka is a lively Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in the Czech lands and is still a common genre in Lithuanian, Czech, Croatian, Slovenian, Polish, German, Hungarian, Austrian,...
music:
- Best Polka Album
The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was first awarded in 1986. From 1986 to 1991 the award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording...
- Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra
Jimmy Sturr is a polka musician, trumpeter/clarinetist/saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards, and has acquired more Grammy...
for Shake, Rattle and Polka!
Pop
Awards for
Pop musicPop music is a music genre that developed from the mid-1950s as a softer alternative to rock 'n' roll and later to rock music. It has a focus on commercial recording, often orientated towards a youth market, usually through the medium of relatively short and simple love songs...
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- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. The award goes to the artist...
- Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002....
for "Since U Been Gone"Since U Been Gone" is a song written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and recorded for American singer Kelly Clarkson's second album, Breakaway . It was released in 2004 as the second single from the album in the U.S. and Australia, and the first in Europe...
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- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966. The award had several minor name changes:*In 1966 the award was known as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance - Male...
- Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S...
for "From the Bottom of My Heart"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals has been awarded since 1966. The award had several minor name changes:*From 1966 to 1967, the award was known as Best Contemporary Performance - Group ...
- Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American rock band. Since debuting in 2002, the band has sold over 10 million albums in the United States and nearly 15 million worldwide. While they were in high school, the four original members of Maroon 5 played in a garage band called Kara's Flowers, which was active from 1994...
for "This Love"
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals has been awarded since 1995. In its first year, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration....
- Gorillaz
Gorillaz is a English virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The band is composed of four animated band members: 2D , Murdoc , Noodle and Russel...
featuring De La SoulDe La Soul is an American hip hop group formed in 1987 in Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
for "Feel Good Inc."Feel Good Inc." is a song by Gorillaz, on their album Demon Days, featuring De La Soul. The song was released as the lead single from the album on May 9, 2005 in the United Kingdom . "Feel Good Inc." peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #14 in the U.S., at the time the band's highest positions...
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- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1969.*In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental*From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance...
- Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss — known as Les Paul — was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made the sound of rock and roll possible"...
for "Caravan"
- Best Pop Instrumental Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album has been awarded since 2001.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.- 2000s :*Grammy Awards of 2009...
- Burt Bacharach
Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist and composer. He is known for his pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick....
for At This Time
- Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album was awarded in 1968 and since 1995. The award has had two minor name changes:*In 1968 the award was known as Best Contemporary Album*From 1995 to 2000 it was awarded as Best Pop Album...
- Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002....
for Breakaway
Production and engineering
Awards for
productionIn the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...
and
engineeringAudio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of sound through mechanical and electronic means. The field draws on many disciplines, including electrical engineering, acoustics, psychoacoustics, and music. Unlike acoustical engineering, audio...
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- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:*In 1959 the award was known as Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical...
- Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski
Mick Guzauski is a multi-platinum production sound mixer and sound engineer.Guzauski's work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, and easy listening...
(engineers) for Back HomeBack Home is an album by British guitarist/singer/songwriter Eric Clapton. It was released 29 August 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. It is his first album featuring new, original material since Reptile , as the previous release Me and Mr...
performed by Eric ClaptonEric Patrick Clapton, CBE is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream, and as a solo performer, being the only person ever to be inducted three times...
- Best Engineered Album, Classical
The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:*In 1959 the award was known as Best Engineered Record ...
- Da-Hong Seetoo (engineer) for Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period....
performed by Emerson String QuartetThe Emerson String Quartet is a renowned New York–based string quartet in residence at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Previously the Quartet was in residence at The Hartt School. Formed in 1976, they have released more than twenty albums and won eight Grammy Awards. Both...
- Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
The Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical has been awarded since 2002. It was first awarded from 1998 to 2001 as the Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical....
- Louie Vega (remixer) for "Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix)" performed by Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly. From these works and others, he is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of...
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. The award had several minor name changes:*From 1975 to 1977 the award was known as Best Producer of the Year...
- Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite is a Grammy Award-winning English music producer.- Early career :Lillywhite entered the music industry in 1972, when he worked as a tape operator for Polygram. He produced a demo recording for the band Ultravox, which led to them being offered a recording contract with Island...
- Producer of the Year, Classical
The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical has been awarded since 1980. Until 1998 the award was known as The Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year.This award is presented alongside an award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical....
- Tim Handley
R&B
Awards for Rhythm & Blues music:
- Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. The award has had several minor name changes:* In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Female...
- Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
for "We Belong Together"We Belong Together" is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi and released as the album's second single in 2005. Written and produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin, the song was inspired by 1980s R&B and soul...
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- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male...
- John Legend
John Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor...
for "Ordinary People"
- Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S...
for "So Amazing"
- Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. The award is given to the writer of the song...
- Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Maulidin , better known by his stage name Jermaine Dupri or J.D., is an American record producer, rapper and Grammy winning songwriter.-Music industry:...
, Manuel SealManuel Seal, Jr. is a Grammy Award-winning American Hip-Hop/R&B record producer and songwriter.Currently a staff songwriter and producer at Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, Manuel Seal, Jr...
, & Johnta AustinJohntá Austin is an up and coming artist on Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings.Austin grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1989, at the age of eight, Austin hosted the daily television show, Kid's Beat on CNN...
for "We Belong Together" performed by Mariah Carey
- Best R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album has been awarded since 1995. The award was split into two categories in 2003: Best Contemporary R&B Album is for R&B LPs that have modern hip-hop stylings to them, while Best R&B Album is for R&B LPs that are more traditional and less electronic.Years reflect the...
- John Legend for Get Lifted
Get Lifted is the debut studio album of American singer John Legend, released via Kanye West's GOOD Music label on December 28, 2004 in the United States. Featuring production by West, John Legend, Dave Tozer and Will.i.am, the album sold over three million units worldwide, with a total of 1.8...
- Best Contemporary R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album has been awarded since 2003. This category was created and included for the 2003 Grammy Awards to nominate and award R&B albums with the more contemporary musical stylings of modern Hip-Hop to them. Before this award, all contemporary R&B albums...
- Mariah Carey for The Emancipation of Mimi
The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. It was released by Island Records on April 4, 2005, and in North America on April 12, 2005. The album focuses on several R&B-related genres, ranging from 1970s retro soul to quiet storm, gospel, and others...
- Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1999. From 1999 to 2002 the award was known as The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album....
- Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock, soul, blues, pop, R&B and Gospel music...
for "A House Is Not a Home"
- Best Urban/Alternative Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance has been awarded since 2003. Works nominated are considered to be of an alternative urban genre...
- Damian Marley
Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley , is a reggae artist, a humanitarian, and the youngest son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley. He has won three Grammy awards.-Biography:...
for "Welcome to Jamrock"
Rap
Awards for
RapHip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...
music:
- Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration has been awarded since 2002. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.- 2000s :-Category Records:*Most Wins:**1. Jay-Z – 3 Wins**2...
- Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name, Jay-Z is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $150 million, shipping over 30 million copies of his albums in the United...
and Linkin ParkLinkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California, formed in 1996. Since their formation, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards. It achieved mainstream success with its debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005...
for "Numb/Encore"Numb/Encore" is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z from their 2004 mashup album Collision Course. It was the most successful single from the album, going on to reach #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1, 2005.-Description:...
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- Best Rap Solo Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance was awarded from 1991 to 2002, alongside the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance. In 2003 this award was split into separate awards for Best Female Rap Solo Performance and Best...
- Kanye West
Kanye West is an American singer/rapper. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008. His first three albums have received numerous awards and critical acclaim...
for "Gold Digger"Gold Digger" is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. Released as the second single from West's second album, Late Registration, "Gold Digger" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 2005, becoming West's and Foxx's second...
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- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group has been awarded since 1991, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance...
- Black Eyed Peas for "Don't Phunk With My Heart
"Don't Phunk with My Heart" is a 2005 single by the Black Eyed Peas. It is the first single from the Black Eyed Peas' fourth album, Monkey Business. The song is best known for its ambiguous and slightly controversial usage of the word "phunk" in its title. Some radio edits replace "phunk" with "mess"...
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- Best Rap Song
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Song was first awarded in 2004. It is a songwriting award given to all who wrote the lyrics and music of the song. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year...
- D. Harris & Kanye West for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" is a Grammy-winning song by American rap artist Kanye West. It was released on July 4, 2005 as the lead single of his second studio album, Late Registration. The song contains a sample of the theme song for the 1971 James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever as performed by...
" performed by Kanye West
- Best Rap Album
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album has been awarded since 1996. Grammy Awards of one year are presented for works released between October 1 two years previously and September 30 of the preceding year.*2009 – Lil Wayne for Tha Carter III...
- Kanye West for Late Registration
Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released August 30, 2005 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of a year at various studios located New York City and Hollywood, California. The...
Reggae
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ReggaeReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady. Reggae is based...
music:
- Best Reggae Album
The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album has been awarded since 1985. From 1985 to 1991 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording....
- Damian Marley
Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley , is a reggae artist, a humanitarian, and the youngest son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley. He has won three Grammy awards.-Biography:...
for Welcome to JamrockWelcome to Jamrock is a reggae album by Damian Marley. The album was released on September 12, 2005 in the United States and September 13, 2005 in the United Kingdom....
Rock
Awards for Rock music:
- Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. He records and tours with the E Street Band...
for "Devils & Dust"Devils & Dust" is the title track on Bruce Springsteen's thirteenth studio album Devils & Dust, and was released as a single in 2005. Concerning the Iraq War, the song gained critical praise, a Grammy Award for Song of the Year nomination.-History:...
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- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- 2000s :*Grammy Awards of 2009**Kings of Leon for "Sex on Fire"*Grammy Awards of 2008**The White Stripes for "Icky Thump"*Grammy Awards of 2007**Red Hot Chili Peppers for "Dani California"*Grammy Awards of 2006...
- U2
U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
for "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" is a song by rock band U2 and the third track from their 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The song was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2005 and it debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. Originally titled...
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- Best Hard Rock Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990. In 1989 it was presented as Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance until the following year, when the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance category was formed. From 1992 to 1994 the award was presented as the...
- System of a Down
System of a Down is an Armenian-American rock band from Glendale, California, formed in 1994...
for "B.Y.O.B."
- Best Metal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1989. In 1992 and 1994 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance with Vocal....
- Slipknot
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995. Slipknot consists of nine members, the current band members are Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor...
for "Before I Forget"
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1980. From 1986 to 1989 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance ...
- Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss — known as Les Paul — was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made the sound of rock and roll possible"...
& Friends for "69 Freedom Specials"
- Best Rock Song
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992. The award is presented to the writers of the song. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Bruce Springsteen is the category's biggest winner, at four awards.-...
- Bono
Paul David Hewson, KBE , most commonly known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer and musician, best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife,...
, Adam ClaytonAdam Charles Clayton is the bassist of the Irish rock band U2. Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965. Clayton is well-known for his bass playing on songs such as "New Year's Day", "With or Without You", "Get on Your...
, The EdgeDavid Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is an Irish musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2...
and Larry Mullen (U2) for "City of Blinding Lights"City of Blinding Lights" is a song by rock band U2 and the fifth track from their 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. The song was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2005 debuting at #2 and reaching #1 in Spain and Portugal. "City of Blinding Lights"...
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- Best Rock Album
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.*Sheryl Crow was the first artist to win this award twice ....
- U2
U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
for How to Dismantle an Atomic BombHow to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004. Much like their previous album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was commercially successful and critically acclaimed and maintains a more traditional rock...
Surround sound
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surround soundSurround sound encompases a range of techniques for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with audio channels reproduced via additional, discrete speakers. The three-dimensional sphere of human hearing can be virtually achieved with audio channels above and below the listener...
recording:
- Best Surround Sound Album
The Grammy Award for "Best Surround Sound Album" was first awarded in 2005, as the first category in a new "Surround Sound" field.-51st Annual Grammy Awards.:For vocal or instrumental albums released during October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008....
- Chuck Ainlay
Chuck Ainlay is a record producer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material....
(surround mix engineer), Bob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. Ludwig's craftsmanship is appreciated widely within the music profession, as testified by his extensive credits and demand for his work...
(surround mastering), Chuck Ainlay & Mark KnopflerMark Knopfler OBE is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer....
(surround producers) for Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition performed by Dire StraitsDire Straits were a British rock band, active between 1977 and 1995. The band was formed by Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers , and managed by Ed Bicknell...
Spoken
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Spoken wordSpoken word is a form of literary art or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. The category of spoken-word that is often done with a musical background is performance poetry...
recording:
- Best Spoken Word Album
The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:*In 1959 the award was known as Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word...
- President Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii...
for Dreams from My Father
Traditional pop
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traditional pop musicTraditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes, in general, Western popular music that either wholly predates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s, or to any popular music which exists concurrently to rock and roll but originated in a time before the appearance of rock and roll,...
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- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album has been awarded since 1992. The award has had two minor name changes:*In 1992 the award was known as Best Traditional Pop Performance...
- Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
for The Art of RomanceThe Art of Romance is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 2004.It later won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.On it, Bennett became a songwriter for the first time in his long career, by penning the lyrics for the song "All for You".-Track listing:#"Close Enough for Love" –...
World
Awards for
World musicWorld music is the traditional music or folk music of a culture that is created and played by indigenous musicians that is closely related to the music of the regions of their origin.-Terminology:...
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- Best Traditional World Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album was first awarded in 2004 alongside the award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. Previously a single award was presented in this field for Best World Music Album....
- Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...
& Toumani DiabateToumani Diabaté is a Malian kora player who has gained international acclaim for his music. He is a versatile performer, being equally at home with the traditional music of Mali as well as with cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international...
for In the Heart of the MoonIn the Heart of the Moon is a 2005 record by Malian musicians Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté .The album includes twelve tracks, based mostly on Songhai traditions of the north of Mali and the Bambara traditions of southern Mali and neighboring Guinea, harking back to the period immediately...
- Best Contemporary World Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album was first awarded in 2004 alongside the award for Best Traditional World Music Album. Previously a single award was presented in this field for Best World Music Album....
- Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil , is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...
for Eletracústico
Trivia
- U2
U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
's win for Album of the Year was their second win for that respective award. They previously won it back in 1988 for The Joshua TreeThe Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin. The album features the band's exploration of roots rock, with their music exhibiting influences from...
. They are the only rock act to have more than one Album of the Year win.
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