Season 49
This year the Staples Centre in Los Angeles hosted the 49th Annual Grammy Award ceremony.
Honouring musicians and their acheivements between 1 October, 2005 and 30 September, 2006, nominees and winners are chosen by members of the National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences (also known as The Recording Academy).
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers.
The 49th Annual Grammy Awards were broadcast live in South Africa on Channel O on 12 February, 2007 at 03h00.
The delayed broadcast was on M-Net on 12 February, 2007 at 19h00.
The opening act
The all important opening act was performed by The Police (Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers), who reunited to perform at the Grammy's for the first time.
Performers
Performers during the show included:
Christina Aguilera
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Dixie Chicks
Gnarls Barkley
John Legend
Ludacris
John Mayer
Corinne Bailey Rae
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Justin Timberlake
Carrie Underwood
Presenters
The show isn't hosted by one master of ceremonies but rather by various invited presenters from the music and entertainment industry. 2007's presenters included:
The Black Eyed Peas
Ciara
Nelly Furtado
Terrence Howard
Samuel L. Jackson
P!nk
Rihanna
Melissa Etheridge
Joan Baez
Jennifer Hudson
Queen Latifah
Chris Rock
Stevie Wonder
Nominees
Awards are given for achievement in 108 different categories. These were the nominees for selected categories in popular genres:
General
Record Of The Year
Be Without You - Mary J. Blige
Track from: The Breakthrough
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
Track from: Back To Bedlam
Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
Track from: Taking The Long Way
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Track from: St. Elsewhere
Put Your Records On -
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
Album Of The YearTaking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks
St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley
Continuum - John Mayer
Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers
FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
Song Of The Year
Be Without You - Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
Jesus, Take The Wheel - Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
Not Ready To Make Nice - Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
Track from: Taking The Long Way
Put Your Records On - John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey Rae)
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
You're Beautiful - James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)
Track from: Back To Bedlam
Best New Artist
For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.James Blunt
Chris Brown
Imogen Heap
Corinne Bailey Rae
Carrie Underwood
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
Track from: Back To Basics
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Track from: Unwritten
You Can Close Your Eyes - Sheryl Crow
Track from: Sheryl Crow Artist's Choice Deluxe Edition
Stupid Girls - Pink
Track from: I'm Not Dead
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceYou're Beautiful - James Blunt
Track from: Back To Bedlam
Save Room - John Legend
Track from: Once Again
Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer
Track from: Continuum
Jenny Wren - Paul McCartney
Track from: Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Track from: Daniel Powter
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With VocalMy Humps - The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Monkey Business
I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
Track from: Plans
Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray
Track from: How To Save A Life
Is It Any Wonder? - Keane
Track from: Under The Iron Sea
Stickwitu - The Pussycat Dolls
Track from: PCD
Best Pop Collaboration With VocalsFor Once In My Life - Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
One - Mary J. Blige & U2
Track from: The Breakthrough
Always On Your Side - Sheryl Crow & Sting
Track from: Wildflower
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
Track from: Loose
Hips Don't Lie - Shakira & Wyclef Jean
Track from: Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Mornin' - George Benson (& Al Jarreau)
Track from: Givin' It Up
Drifting - Enya
Track from: Amarantine
Subterfuge - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Track from: The Hidden Land
Song H - Bruce Hornsby
Track from: Intersections: 1985 - 2005
My Favorite Things - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Track from: Dig That Crazy Christmas
Best Pop Instrumental AlbumNew Beginnings - Gerald Albright
Fire Wire - Larry Carlton
X - Fourplay
Fingerprints - Peter Frampton
Wrapped In A Dream - Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Vocal AlbumBack To Basics - Christina Aguilera
Back To Bedlam - James Blunt
The River In Reverse - Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
Continuum - John Mayer
FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
Dance
Best Dance RecordingFor solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.Suffer Well - Depeche Mode
Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers
Track from: Playing The Angel
Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
Track from: Supernature
Get Together - Madonna
Madonna & Stuart Price, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
Track from: Confessions On A Dance Floor
I'm With Stupid - Pet Shop Boys
Trevor Horn, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
Track from: Fundamental
Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
Best Electronic/Dance AlbumSupernature - Goldfrapp
Confessions On A Dance Floor - Madonna
A Lively Mind - Oakenfold
Fundamental - Pet Shop Boys
The Garden - Zero 7
Traditional Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumDuets: An American Classic - Tony Bennett
Caught In The Act - Michael Bublé
Wintersong - Sarah McLachlan
Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook - Bette Midler
Timeless Love - Smokey Robinson
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal PerformanceRing The Alarm - Beyoncé
Track from: B'Day
Be Without You - Mary J. Blige
Track from: The Breakthrough
Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)
Day Dreaming - Natalie Cole
Track from: Leavin'
I Am Not My Hair - India.Arie
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
Best Male R&B Vocal PerformanceHeaven - John Legend
Track from: Once Again
So Sick - Ne-Yo
Track from: In My Own Words
Black Sweat - Prince
Track from: 3121
I Call It Love - Lionel Richie
Track from: Coming Home
Got You Home - Luther Vandross
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With VocalsBreezin' - George Benson & Al Jarreau
Track from: Givin' It Up
Love Changes - Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige
Track from: Unpredictable
Everyday (Family Reunion) - Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
Track from: Madea's Family Reunion — Music From The Motion Picture
Family Affair - (Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks
Beautiful, Loved And Blessed - Prince & Támar
Track from: 3121
Best Traditional R&B Vocal PerformanceChristmas Time Is Here - Anita Baker
Track from: Christmas Fantasy
God Bless The Child - George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott
Track from: Givin' It Up
I Found My Everything - Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq
Track from: The Breakthrough
You Are So Beautiful - Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph
Track from: Overnight Sensational
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - The Temptations
Track from: Reflections
Best Urban/Alternative PerformanceCrazy - Gnarls Barkley
Track from: St. Elsewhere
That Heat - Segio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am
Track from: Timeless
Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Timeless
Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me) - Outkast
Track from: Idlewild
3121 - Prince
Track from: 3121
Best R&B SongBe Without You - Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
Black Sweat - Prince, songwriter (Prince)
Track from: 3121
Deja Vu - Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Delisha Thomas & John Webb songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
Don't Forget About Us - Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters (Mariah Carey)
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)
I Am Not My Hair - Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
Best R&B AlbumThe Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige
Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship - India.Arie
3121 - Prince
Coming Home - Lionel Richie
Best Contemporary R&B AlbumB'Day - Beyoncé
Chris Brown - Chris Brown
20 Y.O. - Janet Jackson
Kelis Was Here - Kelis
In My Own Words - Ne-Yo
Rap
Best Rap Solo PerformanceTouch It - Busta Rhymes
Track from: The Big Bang
We Run This - Missy Elliott
Track from: The Cookbook
Kick, Push - Lupe Fiasco
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Undeniable - Mos Def
What You Know - T.I.
Track from: King
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or GroupRidin - Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
Georgia - Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
Track from: Ludacris Presents...Disturbing Tha Peace And From Field Mob - Light Poles And Pine Trees
Grillz - Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
Track from: Sweatsuit
Mighty "O" - Outkast
Don't Feel Right - The Roots
Best Rap/Sung CollaborationSmack That - Akon Featuring Eminem
Deja Vu - Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z
Shake That - Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
Track from: Curtain Call — The Hits
Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
Track from: Unpredictable
My Love - Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
Best Rap SongIt's Goin' Down - Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)
Track from: New Joc City
Kick, Push - Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Money Maker - Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
Track from: Release Therapy
Ridin - Anthony Henderson, Juan Carlos Salinas, Oscar Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters
What You Know - Gabriel Arillo, Aldrian Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield & Billy Roberts, songwriters) (T.I.)
Track from: King
Best Rap AlbumLupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
Release Therapy - Ludacris
In My Mind - Pharrell
Game Theory - The Roots
King - T.I.
Rock
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.
Nausea - Beck
Someday Baby - Bob Dylan
Track from: Modern Times
Route 66 - John Mayer
Track from: Cars - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
Saving Grace - Tom Petty
Track from: Highway Companion
Lookin' For A Leader - Neil Young
Track from: Living With War
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Talk - Coldplay
Track from: X&Y
How To Save A Life - The Fray
Track from: How To Save A Life
Steady, As She Goes - The Raconteurs
Track from: Broken Boy Soldiers
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
The Saints Are Coming - U2 & Green Day
Best Hard Rock PerformanceCrazy B**** - Buckcherry
Every Day Is Exactly The Same - Nine Inch Nails
Track from: With Teeth
Lonely Day - System Of A Down
Track from: Hypnotize
Vicarious - Tool
Track from: 10,000 Days
Woman - Wolfmother
Track from: Wolfmother
Best Metal PerformanceRedneck - Lamb Of God
Track from: Sacrament
Colony Of Birchmen - Mastodon
Track from: Blood Mountain
Lies, Lies, Lies - Ministry
Track from: Rio Grande Blood
Eyes Of The Insane - Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion
30/30-150 - Stone Sour
Best Rock Instrumental PerformanceChun Li's Flying Bird Kick - Arctic Monkeys
The Wizard Turns On... - The Flaming Lips
Track from: At War With The Mystics
Black Hole Sun - Peter Frampton
Castellorizon - David Gilmour
Track from: On An Island
Super Colossal - Joe Satriani
Track from: Super Colossal
Best Rock SongChasing Cars - Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson, songwriters (Snow Patrol)
Track from: Eyes Open
Dani California - Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
Lookin' For A Leader - Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Track from: Living With War
Someday Baby - Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)
Track from: Modern Times
When You Were Young - Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
Best Rock AlbumTry! - John Mayer Trio
Highway Companion - Tom Petty
Broken Boy Soldiers - The Raconteurs
Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Living With War - Neil Young
Alternative
Best Alternative Music AlbumWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
At War With The Mystics - The Flaming Lips
St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley
Show Your Bones - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Eraser - Thom Yorke
Country
Best Female Country Vocal PerformanceKerosene-Miranda Lambert
Track from: Kerosene
I Still Miss Someone - Martina McBride
Something's Gotta Give - LeAnn Rimes
Track from: This Woman
Jesus, Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today - Gretchen Wilson
Best Male Country Vocal PerformanceEvery Mile A Memory - Dierks Bentley
The Reason Why - Vince Gill
The Seashores Of Old Mexico - George Strait
Track from: Somewhere Down In Texas
Would You Go With Me - Josh Turner
Track from: Your Man
Once In A Lifetime - Keith Urban
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With VocalNot Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
Track from: Taking The Long Way
Heaven's My Home - The Duhks
Track from: Migrations
Boondocks - Little Big Town
Track from: The Road To Here
What Hurts The Most - Rascal Flatts
Track from: Me And My Gang
Leave The Pieces - The Wreckers
Track from: Stand Still - Look Pretty
Best Country Collaboration With VocalsWho Says You Can't Go Home - Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
Track from: Have A Nice Day
Tomorrow Is Forever - Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton
Track from: Nashville
Calling Me - Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
Track from: Water & Bridges
Midnight Angel - Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne
Track from: All American Bluegrass Girl
Love Will Always Win - Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks
Track from: Jasper County
Best Country Instrumental PerformanceJerusalem Ridge - Casey Driessen
Track from: 3D
Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag - Tommy Emmanuel
Track from: The Mystery
Whiskey Before Breakfast - Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree
The Eleventh Reel - Chris Thile
Track from: How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
Nature Of The Beast - Jim VanCleve
Track from: No Apologies
Best Country SongEvery Mile A Memory - Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today - Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
Like Red On A Rose - Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
Track from: Like Red On A Rose
What Hurts The Most - Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
Track from: Me And My Gang
Best Country AlbumTaking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks
Like Red On A Rose - Alan Jackson
The Road To Here - Little Big Town
You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker - Willie Nelson
Your Man - Josh Turner
Reggae
Best Reggae Album Too Bad - Buju Banton
Love Is My Religion - Ziggy Marley
Youth - Matisyahu
Rhythm Doubles - Sly & Robbie
Who You Fighting For - UB40
World Music
Best Traditional World Music Album Vocal or Instrumental.Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face Of The Beloved: Classical Music Of The Tajiks And Uzbeks - The Academy Of Maqâm
Endless Vision - Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan
Hambo In The Snow - Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer
Golden Strings Of The Sarode - Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain
Blessed - Soweto Gospel Choir
Best Contemporary World Music AlbumVocal or Instrumental. Tiki - Richard Bona
M'Bemba - Salif Keita
Wonder Wheel - Lyrics by Woody Guthrie - The Klezmatics
Long Walk To Freedom - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Savane - Ali Farka Toure
Surround Sound
Best Surround Sound Album
Immortal Nystedt - Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ensemble 96 Conducted By Øystein Fevang)
Long Walk To Freedom - Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Martin Walters, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
Morph The Cat - Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)
Straight Outta Lynwood - Tony Papa, surround mix engineer; Bernie Grundman, surround mastering engineer; Al Yankovic, surround producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
A Valid Path - P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mix engineers; Bob Michaels, surround mastering engineer; Alan Parsons, surround producer (Alan Parsons)
Film/TV/Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual MediaBrokeback Mountain - Various Artists; Gustavo Santaolalla, producer
Cars - Various Artists; Chris Montan & Randy Newman, producers
Grey's Anatomy: Volume 2 - Various Artists; Mitchell Leib & Alexandra
Little Miss Sunshine - Devotchka (& Various Artists); Mychael Danna, producer
Walk The Line - Joaquin Phoenix (& Various Artists); T Bone Burnett, producer
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual MediaThe Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
The Da Vinci Code - Hans Zimmer, composer
Memoirs Of A Geisha - John Williams, composer
Munich - John Williams, composer
Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest Hans Zimmer, composer
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual MediaCan't Take It In (From The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe) - Imogen Heap, songwriter (Imogen Heap)
I Need To Wake Up (From An Inconvenient Truth) - Melissa Etheridge, songwriter (Melissa Etheridge)
Our Town (From Cars) - Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (From The Producers) - Mel Brooks, songwriter (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
Travelin' Thru (From Transamerica) - Dolly Parton, songwriter (Dolly Parton)
Music Video
Best Short Form Music Video
For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award goes to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.8th Of November - Big & Rich
Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Marc Oswald, video directors; Robert Deaton, George Flanigen, Steve Lamar & Marc Oswald, video producers
When You Were Young - The Killers
Anthony Mandler, video director; Everardo Gout, Gina Leonard, video producers
Here It Goes Again - OK Go
Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video directors; Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video producers
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
Writing On The Walls - Underoath
Anders Forsman, Ragnar Granstrand & Linus Johansson, video directors; Maria Berggren, Anders Forsman, Ragnar Granstrand & Linus Johansson, video producers
Best Long Form Music VideoFor video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award goes to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.Flow: Living In The Stream Of Music - Terence Blanchard
Jim Gabour, video director; Robin Burgess & Jim Gabour, video producers
Directions - Death Cab For Cutie
Noah Gelb, Nicholas Harmer, Jill Kaplan & Aaron Stewart,video producers
Demon Days: Live In Manchester - Gorillaz
Damon Albarn, David Barnard, Grant Gee & J.C. Hewlett, video directors; Kersti Bergstrom, Stefan Demetriou, Simon Jones & Claire Oxley, video producers
I'm Going To Tell You A Secret - Madonna
Jonas Akerlund, video director; Susan Applegate, Angela Becker, Keeley Gould, Shelli Jury & David May, video producers
Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Thom Zimny, video director; Thom Zimny, video producer.