[2005 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (47th) ♪

[2005 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (47th) ♪

Held on February 13, 2005, the 47th Annual Grammy Awards celebrated music from October 1, 2003, to September 30, 2004. Ray Charles' poignant and collaborative Genius Loves Company won Album of the Year, a bittersweet posthumous tribute that showcased his enduring legacy and influence.
Usher's "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) was nominated for Record of the Year, signifying the strong presence of R&B and hip-hop. Maroon 5, with their catchy pop-rock sound, was named Best New Artist.
Other notable winners included Alicia Keys and Green Day. This ceremony underscored the power of intergenerational collaborations, celebrated the enduring legacy of musical legends, and recognized the rising stars who were shaping the future of popular music.

Record Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆Ray Charles & Norah JonesHere We Go Again
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & LudacrisYeah!
Los Lonely BoysHeaven
Green DayAmerican Idiot
The Black Eyed PeasLet's Get It Started

Album Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆Ray Charles & Various ArtistsGenius Loves Company
Kanye WestThe College Dropout
UsherConfessions
Alicia KeysThe Diary Of Alicia Keys
Green DayAmerican Idiot

Song Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆John MayerDaughters
HoobastankThe Reason
Tim McGrawLive Like You Were Dying
Kanye WestJesus Walks
Alicia KeysIf I Ain't Got You

Best New Artist

Artist
🏆Maroon 5
Gretchen Wilson
Kanye West
Joss Stone
Los Lonely Boys

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Norah JonesSunrise
Joss StoneYou Had Me
Gwen StefaniWhat You Waiting For?
Sheryl CrowThe First Cut Is The Deepest
BjörkOceania

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆John MayerDaughters
SealLove's Divine
PrinceCinnamon Girl
Josh GrobanYou Raise Me Up
Elvis CostelloLet's Misbehave

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

ArtistWork
🏆Los Lonely BoysHeaven
No DoubtIt's My Life
Maroon 5She Will Be Loved
HoobastankThe Reason
EvanescenceMy Immortal

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Ray Charles & Norah JonesHere We Go Again
Stevie Wonder & Take 6Moon River
Paul McCartney & Eric ClaptonSomething
Ray Charles & Elton JohnSorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Johnny Cash & Joe StrummerRedemption Song

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Ben Harper11th Commandment
Brian SetzerRat Pack Boogie
Bruce HornsbySong F
George BensonTake You Out
Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman, James Genus, Gene Lake And Jason MilesChasing Shadows

Best Pop Instrumental Album

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar
Mason WilliamsEP 2003: Music For The Epicurean Harkener
(Various Artists)Forever, For Always, For Luther
Dave KozSaxophonic
Boney JamesPure

Best Pop Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆Ray Charles & Various ArtistsGenius Loves Company
Brian WilsonBrian Wilson Presents Smile
Joss StoneMind, Body & Soul
Sarah McLachlanAfterglow
Norah JonesFeels Like Home

Best Dance Recording

ArtistWork
🏆Britney SpearsToxic
Scissor SistersComfortably Numb
Kylie MinogueSlow
The Chemical Brothers Featuring K-OSGet Yourself High
Basement Jaxx Featuring Lisa KekaulaGood Luck

Best Electronic/Dance Album

ArtistWork
🏆Basement JaxxKish Kash
Paul Van DykReflections
The ProdigyAlways Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
Paul OakenfoldCreamfields
The Crystal MethodLegion Of Boom

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆Rod StewartStardust...The Great American Songbook Volume III
Ronnie MilsapJust For A Thrill
Monica ManciniUltimate Mancini
Barbara CookCount Your Blessings
Harry Connick, Jr.Only You

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Bruce SpringsteenCode Of Silence
Tom WaitsMetropolitan Glide
Melissa EtheridgeBreathe
Steve EarleThe Revolution Starts Now
Ryan AdamsWonderwall

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

ArtistWork
🏆U2Vertigo
The KillersSomebody Told Me
Green DayAmerican Idiot
Franz FerdinandTake Me Out
Elvis Costello & The ImpostersMonkey To Man

Best Hard Rock Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Velvet RevolverSlither
SlipknotDuality
NickelbackFeelin' Way Too Damn Good
MetallicaSome Kind Of Monster
IncubusMegalomaniac

Best Metal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆MotörheadWhiplash
SlipknotVermilion
Killswitch EngageThe End Of Heartache
HatebreedLive For This
Cradle Of FilthNymphetamine

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Brian WilsonMrs. O'Leary's Cow
Steve VaiWhispering A Prayer
RushO Baterista
Los Lonely BoysOnda
The Allman Brothers BandInstrumental Illness

Best Rock Song

ArtistWork
🏆U2Vertigo
The KillersSomebody Told Me
Modest MouseFloat On
Velvet RevolverFall To Pieces
Green DayAmerican Idiot

Best Rock Album

ArtistWork
🏆Green DayAmerican Idiot
Velvet RevolverContraband
The KillersHot Fuss
HoobastankThe Reason
Elvis Costello & The ImpostersThe Delivery Man

Best Alternative Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆WilcoA Ghost Is Born
Modest MouseGood News For People Who Love Bad News
PJ HarveyUh Huh Her
Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand
BjörkMedulla

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Alicia KeysIf I Ain't Got You
Angie StoneU-Haul
Jill ScottWhatever
Teena MarieI'm Still In Love
Janet JacksonI Want You

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆PrinceCall My Name
UsherBurn
Brian McKnightWhat We Do Here
R. KellyHappy People
Anthony HamiltonCharlene

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Usher & Alicia KeysMy Boo
Alicia Keys Featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!Diary
FloetrySay Yes
Earth, Wind & Fire Featuring Raphael SaadiqShow Me The Way
Destiny's ChildLose My Breath

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆PrinceMusicology
Patti LaBelleNew Day
Al GreenI Can't Stop
Ray Charles & B.B. KingSinner's Prayer
Anita BakerYou're My Everything

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Jill ScottCross My Mind
The RootsStar
N.E.R.DShe Wants To Move
MusiqAre You Experienced?
Mos DefSex, Love & Money

Best R&B Song

ArtistWork
🏆Alicia KeysYou Don't Know My Name
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & LudacrisYeah!
Usher & Alicia KeysMy Boo
PrinceCall My Name
UsherBurn

Best R&B Album

ArtistWork
🏆Alicia KeysThe Diary Of Alicia Keys
Jill ScottBeautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
PrinceMusicology
Al GreenI Can't Stop
Anita BakerMy Everything

Best Contemporary R&B Album

ArtistWork
🏆UsherConfessions
Mario WinansHurt No More
Christina MilianIt's About Time
Janet JacksonDamita Jo
BrandyAfrodisiac

Best Rap Solo Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Jay-Z99 Problems
Kanye WestThrough The Wire
TwistaOvernight Celebrity
EminemJust Lose It
Lloyd BanksOn Fire

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

ArtistWork
🏆The Black Eyed PeasLet's Get It Started
Terror SquadLean Back
Snoop Dogg & PharrellDrop It Like It's Hot
The RootsDon't Say Nuthin'
Beastie BoysCh-Check It Out

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

ArtistWork
🏆Usher Featuring Lil Jon & LudacrisYeah!
Kanye West & Syleena JohnsonAll Falls Down
Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie FoxxSlow Jamz
Christina Milian Featuring FabolousDip It Low
Jadakiss Featuring Anthony HamiltonWhy

Best Rap Song

ArtistWork
🏆Kanye WestJesus Walks
Jay-Z99 Problems
The Black Eyed PeasLet's Get It Started
The Black Eyed PeasHey Mama
Snoop Dogg & PharrellDrop It Like It's Hot

Best Rap Album

ArtistWork
🏆Kanye WestThe College Dropout
NellySuit
LL Cool JThe Definition
Jay-ZThe Black Album
Beastie BoysTo The 5 Boroughs

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Gretchen WilsonRedneck Woman
Shania TwainShe's Not Just A Pretty Face
Martina McBrideIn My Daughter's Eyes
Loretta LynnMiss Being Mrs.
Alison KraussYou Will Be My Ain True Love

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Tim McGrawLive Like You Were Dying
Keith UrbanYou'll Think Of Me
Willie NelsonYou Are My Flower
Lyle LovettIn My Own Mind
Johnny CashEngine One-Forty-Three

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

ArtistWork
🏆Dixie ChicksTop Of The World
The Notorious Cherry BombsIt's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
Brooks & DunnYou Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl
Big & RichSave A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
Asleep At The WheelNew San Antonio Rose

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Loretta Lynn & Jack WhitePortland Oregon
Shania Twain With Alison Krauss & Union StationCoat Of Many Colors
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Toby KeithPancho & Lefty
Norah Jones & Dolly PartonCreepin' In
Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George StraitHey Good Lookin'

Best Country Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry DouglasEarl's Breakdown
Mark O'Connor, Chris Thile, Bryan Sutton & Byron HouseBowtie
Albert Lee, Vince Gill & Brad PaisleyLuxury Liner
Sam BushPuppies 'N Knapsacks
Asleep At The WheelBilly In The Low Ground

Best Country Song

ArtistWork
🏆Tim McGrawLive Like You Were Dying
Gretchen WilsonRedneck Woman
Loretta Lynn & Jack WhitePortland Oregon
Loretta LynnMiss Being Mrs.
The Notorious Cherry BombsIt's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long

Best Country Album

ArtistWork
🏆Loretta LynnVan Lear Rose
Gretchen WilsonHere For The Party
Keith UrbanBe Here
Tift MerrittTambourine
Tim McGrawLive Like You Were Dying

Best Bluegrass Album

ArtistWork
🏆Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderBrand New Strings
(Various Artists)A Tribute To Jimmy Martin /The King Of Bluegrass/
Ralph Stanley IICarrying On
Nashville Bluegrass BandTwenty Year Blues
Lynn AndersonThe Bluegrass Sessions

Best New Age Album

ArtistWork
🏆Will AckermanReturning
Peter KaterPiano
Jonathan EliasAmerican River
Moya BrennanTwo Horizons
David ArkenstoneAtlantis

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

ArtistWork
🏆Bill FrisellUnspeakable
Roy Hargrove (The RH Factor)Strength
Don GrusinThe Hang
Jan GarbarekIn Praise Of Dreams
FourplayJourney

Best Jazz Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆Nancy WilsonR.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
Queen LatifahThe Dana Owens Album
Al JarreauAccentuate The Positive
Jamie CullumTwentysomething
Andy BeyAmerican Song

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

ArtistWork
🏆Herbie Hancock, soloistSpeak Like A Child
John Scofield, soloistWee
Donny McCaslin, soloistBulería, Soleá y Rumba
Don Byron, soloistI Want To Be Happy
Alan Broadbent, soloistWhat's New

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

ArtistWork
🏆McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis NashIlluminations
Branford Marsalis QuartetEternal
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette TrioThe Out-Of -Towners
Roy HaynesFountain Of Youth
Bill Charlap TrioSomewhere

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

ArtistWork
🏆Maria Schneider OrchestraConcert In The Garden
The Vanguard Jazz OrchestraThe Way: Music Of Slide Hampton
David SánchezCoral
John La Barbera Big BandOn The Wild Side
Bob Brookmeyer New Art OrchestraGet Well Soon

Best Latin Jazz Album

ArtistWork
🏆Charlie HadenLand Of The Sun
Diego UrcolaSoundances
Conrad Herwig NonetAnother Kind Of Blue: The Latin Side Of Miles Davis
Jerry González y Los Piratas Del FlamencoJerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas Del Flamenco
Raphael CruzBebop Timba

Best Gospel Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Ray Charles & Gladys KnightHeaven Help Us All
Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of AlabamaThere Will Be A Light
Fred HammondCelebrate (He Lives)
Dr. John & Mavis StaplesLay My Burden Down
Shirley Caesar & Ann NesbyThe Stone

Best Rock Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Third DayWire
(Various Artists)Holy Hip Hop /Taking The Gospel To The Streets/
TobyMacWelcome To Diverse City
TaitLose This Life
SkilletCollide
Sarah KellyTake Me Away

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Steven Curtis ChapmanAll Things New
RainSongRising Son
Nicole C. MullenEveryday People
Jars Of ClayWho We Are Instead
AvalonThe Creed

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Randy TravisWorship & Faith
(Various Artists)Amazing Grace 3 - A Country Salute To Gospel
Buddy MillerUniversal United House Of Prayer
The Jordanaires, Art Greenhaw & The Light Crust Doughboys & Nokie Edwards20th Century Gospel: From Hymns To Blackwood Brothers Tribute To Christian Country
The Crabb FamilyDriven

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of AlabamaThere Will Be A Light
The Williams BrothersStill Here
Richard SmallwoodThe Praise & Worship Songs
Dottie PeoplesThe Water I Give
The Rance Allen GroupThe Live Experience

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Smokie NorfulNothing Without You
Tonéx & The Peculiar PeopleOut The Box
Bishop T. D. JakesHe-Motions
Israel And New BreedLive From Another Level
Fred HammondSomethin' 'Bout Love

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album

ArtistWork
🏆Carol Cymbala, choir director (The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir)Live...This is Your House
Ricky Dillard, choir director (Ricky Dillard & New G)Unplugged... The Way Church Used To Be
Kevin Bond, choir director (Bishop Eddie L. Long Presents Newbirth Total Praise Choir)Spirit & Truth
Timothy Wright, choir director (Rev. Timothy Wright And The New York Fellowship Mass Choir II)Live In New York
Minister Timothy Britten & James E. Roberson, choir directors (Minister Timothy Britten & Shabach Praise Co.)Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus

Best Latin Pop Album

ArtistWork
🏆Marc AnthonyAmar Sin Mentiras
Carlos VivesEl Rock De Mi Pueblo
Diego TorresDiego Torres: MTV Unplugged
Paulina RubioPau-latina
BacilosSinVerguenza

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

ArtistWork
🏆OzomatliStreet Signs
Julieta VenegasSI
JuanesMi Sangre
Alejandra GuzmánLipstick
AkwidKomp 104.9 Radio Compa

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

ArtistWork
🏆Israel López Cachao¡Ahora Sí!
Tropicana All StarsRecuerda A Benny Moré
Omara PortuondoFlor De Amor
Angel Meléndez & The 911 Mambo OrchestraAngel Meléndez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra
Candido & GracielaInolvidable

Best Salsa/Merengue Album

ArtistWork
🏆Spanish Harlem Orchestra Featuring Rubén BladesAcross 110th Street
Son de CaliCreciendo
Gilberto Santa RosaAuténtico
Victor ManuelleTravesía
Marc AnthonyValió La Pena

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

ArtistWork
🏆IntocableIntimamente
Los TemerariosVeintisiete
Rocío DúrcalAlma Ranchera
Banda El Recodo De Cruz LizárragaPor Ti
Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del NorteTitere En Tus Manos

Best Tejano Album

ArtistWork
🏆David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny SaucedaPolkas, Gritos y Acordeónes
VidaVivo
Jay PerezMi Destino
Emilio NavairaEntre Amigos
Stefani MontielTakin' On The World

Best Traditional Blues Album

ArtistWork
🏆Etta JamesBlues To The Bone
Pinetop PerkinsLadies Man
John Lee Hooker, Jr.Blues With A Vengeance
James CottonBaby, Don't You Tear My Clothes
Eric ClaptonMe And Mr Johnson

Best Contemporary Blues Album

ArtistWork
🏆Keb' Mo'Keep It Simple
Johnny WinterI'm A Bluesman
Charlie MusselwhiteSanctuary
Van MorrisonWhat's Wrong With This Picture?
Dr. JohnN'awlinz Dis Dat Or D'udda

Best Traditional Folk Album

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster
Dave Van Ronk...And The Tin Pan Bended, And The Story Ended...
Rosalie Sorrels & FriendsMy Last Go Round
Norman & Nancy BlakeThe Morning Glory Ramblers
BeauSoleilGitane Cajun

Best Contemporary Folk Album

ArtistWork
🏆Steve EarleThe Revolution Starts...Now
John Carter Cash, producer; Various ArtistsThe Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
Patty GriffinImpossible Dream
Eliza GilkysonLand Of Milk And Honey
Ani DiFrancoEducated Guess

Best Native American Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Bill MillerCedar Dream Songs
Mary YoungbloodFeed The Fire
Joanne ShenandoahCovenant
Black Lodge SingersFamily Traditions
Black EagleStraight Up Northern

Best Hawaiian Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Slack Key Guitar Volume 2
Keali`i ReichelKe`alaokamaile
Ho'okenaCool Elevation
Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom & Willie KAmy & Willie Live
The Brothers CazimeroSome Call It Aloha...Don't Tell

Best Reggae Album

ArtistWork
🏆Toots & The MaytalsTrue Love
(Various Artists)Def Jamaica
Steel PulseAfrican Holocaust
Sly And RobbieThe Dub Revolutionaries
Jimmy CliffBlack Magic

Best Traditional World Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Ladysmith Black MambazoRaise Your Spirit Higher
(Various Artists)Abayudaya - Music From The Jewish People Of Uganda
Perú NegroJolgorio
Sandra LunaTango Varón
El Grupo CimarrónSí, Soy Llanero - Joropo Music From The Orinoco Plains Of Colombia

Best Contemporary World Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Youssou N'DourEgypt
Angélique KidjoOyaya!
Gipsy KingsRoots
Bebel GilbertoBebel Gilberto
Paco De LucíaCositas Buenas

Best Polka Album

ArtistWork
🏆Brave ComboLet's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album
Walter Ostanek & Gaylord KlancnikPolkas United
Henny & The Versa J's Featuring RyanCome On Over
John Góra & GóralePangora's Box
Eddie Blazonczyk's VersatonesHighways & Dancehalls

Best Musical Album For Children

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)cELLAbration! A Tribute To Ella Jenkins
Ella JenkinsSharing Cultures With Ella Jenkins
Trout Fishing In AmericaMerry Fishes To All
Dan Zanes And FriendsHouse Party
Beethoven's WigBeethoven's Wig 2 - More Sing Along Symphonies

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

ArtistWork
🏆Tom ChapinThe Train They Call The City Of New Orleans
Marin AlsopThe Story Of Classical Music
Various Artists (Jason Alexander, David Hyde Pierce & Michael McKean)Green Eggs And Ham And Other Servings Of Dr. Seuss
Peter SchickeleThe Emperor's New Clothes
John LithgowCarnival Of The Animals
Elaine StritchThe Best Halloween Ever

Best Spoken Word Album

ArtistWork
🏆Bill ClintonMy Life
Tyne Daly, John Lithgow, Joanne Rogers, Lily Tomlin & André WattsThe World According To Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers)
Steve MartinThe Pleasure Of My Company
David Holt & Zeb HoltLive & Kickin' At The National Storytelling Festival
David SedarisDress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim

Best Comedy Album

ArtistWork
🏆Jon Stewart And The Cast Of The Daily ShowThe Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents...America: A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction
Al FrankenThe O'Franken Factor Factor - The Very Best Of The O'Franken Factor
David SedarisLive At Carnegie Hall
Ellen DeGeneresThe Funny Thing Is...
Triumph The Insult Comic DogCome Poop With Me

Best Musical Show Album

ArtistWork
🏆Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist; Stephen Schwartz, producer; Frank Filipetti, engineer/mixer (Original Broadway Cast Recording With Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel)Wicked
Hugh Fordin, producer (The New Broadway Cast Recording With Donna Murphy)Wonderful Town
Phil Ramone, producer (Original Broadway Cast Recording With Hugh Jackman And Others)The Boy From Oz
Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx, composers/lyricists; Jay David Saks, producer (Original Broadway Cast Recording With Stephanie D'Abuzzo, John Tartaglia & Others)Avenue Q - The Musical
Tommy Krasker, producer (The Broadway Cast Recording With Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Cerveris And Others)Assassins

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Garden State
(Various Artists)Shrek 2
(Various Artists)Kill Bill Vol. 2
(Various Artists)De-Lovely
(Various Artists)Cold Mountain

Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

ArtistWork
🏆Howard Shore, composer; Howard Shore, producer; John J. Kurlander, engineer/mixer (Howard Shore)The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
John Williams, composer (Various Artists)Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Jon Brion, composer (Various Artists)Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Danny Elfman, composer (Various Artists)Big Fish
Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)Angels In America

Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

ArtistWork
🏆Annie LennoxInto The West (From The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King)
Alison KraussYou Will Be My Ain True Love (From Cold Mountain)
Alison KraussThe Scarlet Tide (From Cold Mountain)
-M-Belleville Rendez-Vous (From The Triplets Of Belleville)
Counting CrowsAccidentally In Love (From Shrek 2)

Best Instrumental Composition

ArtistWork
🏆Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Yo-Yo Ma)Merengue
Maria Schneider, composer (University Of Miami Concert Jazz Band)Three Romances
Slide Hampton, composer (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)Past Present & Future
Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra)Bulería, Soleá Y Rumba
Gabriel Yared, composer (Gabriel Yared)Ada Plays (From Cold Mountain)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

ArtistWork
🏆Slide Hampton, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)Past Present & Future
Jim McNeely, arranger (David Liebman Big Band)Sing, Sing, Sing
Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea Elektric Band)The Long Passage
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Yo-Yo Ma)Libertango
Phil Kelly, arranger (Phil Kelly & The NW Prevailing Winds)Bella Luce

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

ArtistWork
🏆Victor Vanacore, arranger (Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis)Over The Rainbow
Steve Gaboury, Cyndi Lauper & Don Sebesky, arrangers (Cyndi Lauper)Unchained Melody
John Clayton & David W. Foster, arrangers (Renee Olstead)Summertime
Joseph Joubert, Michael McElroy & Buryl A. Red, arrangers (Michael McElroy And The Broadway Inspirational Voices With Joseph Joubert)Joy To The World
Vincent Mendoza, arranger (Jane Monheit)Dancing In The Dark

Best Recording Package

ArtistWork
🏆Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel, art directors (Wilco)A Ghost Is Born
Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)The Wandering Accordion
Nathanial Hörnblowér & Dechen Wangdu, art directors (Beastie Boys)To The 5 Boroughs
Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)Educated Guess
Jesse LeDoux, art director (The Shins)Chutes Too Narrow

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

ArtistWork
🏆Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Talking Heads)Once In A Lifetime
Christine Cano, art director (Johnny Cash)Unearthed
Michele Horie & Ryan Rogers, art directors (Various Artists)The Hip Hop Box
Susan Archie, art director (Various Artists)Goodbye, Babylon
Hollis King, art director (Charlie Parker)The Complete Verve Master Takes

Best Album Notes

ArtistWork
🏆Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer (Woody Herman & His Orchestra)The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
Chris Morris, album notes writer (Various Artists)No Thanks! The '70's Punk Rebellion
Paul Krassner, album notes writer (Lenny Bruce)Let The Buyer Beware
Barry Alfonso, album notes writer (Peter, Paul And Mary)Carry It On
Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 - Concert at Philharmonic Hall

Best Historical Album

ArtistWork
🏆Daniel Cooper & Michael D. Gray, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio & Alan Stoker, mastering engineers (Various Artists)Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970
Rick Rubin, compilation producer; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer (Johnny Cash)Unearthed
Hal Willner, compilation producer; Eric Liljestrand, mastering engineer (Lenny Bruce)Let The Buyer Beware
Steven Ledbetter, compilation producer; David Glasser & Matthew Sandoski, mastering engineers (Various Artists)Goodbye, Babylon
Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo & Ken Robertson, mastering engineers (Woody Herman & His Orchestra)The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

ArtistWork
🏆Robert Fernandez, Mark Fleming, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel W. Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers (Ray Charles & Various Artists)Genius Loves Company
Tchad Blake, engineer (The Bad Plus)Give
Al Schmitt, engineer (Diana Krall)The Girl In The Other Room
Jay Newland, engineer (Norah Jones)Feels Like Home
Mark Linett, engineer (Brian Wilson)Brian Wilson Presents Smile

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Artist
🏆John Shanks
Tommy LiPuma (producer)
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (producer)
Rob Cavallo (producer)
T Bone Burnett (producer)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

ArtistWork
🏆Jacques Lu ContIt's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
SashaWatching Cars Go By (Sasha's Remix)
Basement JaxxShe Wants To Move (Basement Jaxx Mix)
Felix Da HousecatMotor Inn (Felix Da Housecat's High Octane Mix)
Michael Gray & Jon PearnAmazing (Full Intention Club Mix)

Best Surround Sound Album

ArtistWork
🏆Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John R. Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, surround producers (Ray Charles & Various Artists)Genius Loves Company
Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Paul Blakemore, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)Raise Your Spirit Higher
Edward A. Cherney, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers (Bonnie Raitt)Nick Of Time
Markus Heiland, surround mix engineer; Markus Heiland, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Neubronner, surround producer (Michael Tilson Thomas Conducting San Francisco Symphony)Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Bob Clearmountain, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Rhet Davies, surround producer (Roxy Music)Avalon

Best Engineered Album, Classical

ArtistWork
🏆Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Spano)Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
Wolfgang Decker & Charly Morell, engineers (Hugh Wolff)Turnage-Scofield: Scorched
Robert J. Friedrich, engineer (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet)LAGQ's Guitar Heroes (Towner, McLaughlin, Hendrix, Metheny, Etc.)
Bill Maylone & Christopher Willis, engineers (Carlos Kalmar)Kurka: Symphonic Works (Symphony No. 2, Op. 24; Julius Caesar; Music For Orchestra, Etc.)
Jean Chatauret & Jean-Martial Golaz, engineers (José Serebrier)Glazunov: Symphony No. 5; The Seasons, Op. 67 (Complete Ballet)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Artist
🏆David Frost
Daniel Zalay
Robina G. Young
James Mallinson
Manfred Eicher

Best Classical Album

ArtistWork
🏆Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence L. Rock, producersAdams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
René Jacobs, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo, artists; Martin Sauer, producerMozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
Robert Spano, conductor; Elaine L. Martone, producerHigdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor; Mark Wait, artist; Peter Newble, producerCarter: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto; Holiday Overture
Colin Davis, conductor; Jonathan Lemalu, Anthony Michaels-Moore, James Rutherford, Janice Watson & Glenn Winslade, artists; James Mallinson, producerBritten: Peter Grimes

Best Orchestral Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence L. Rock, producers (New York Philharmonic)Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
Jiri Belohlávek, conductor (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)Martinu: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)Glazunov: Symphony No. 5; The Seasons, Op. 67 (Complete Ballet)
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)Bax: Symphony No. 7; Tintagel (Tone Poem)

Best Opera Recording

ArtistWork
🏆René Jacobs, conductor; Martin Sauer, producer; Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo, soloists; Reiner Kühl & Sebastian Roth, engineers/mixers (Concerto Köln)Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
René Jacobs, conductor; Martin Sauer, producer; Dorothea Röschmann & Lawrence Zazzo, soloists (Akademie Für Alte Musik, Berlin)Scarlatti, A.: Griselda
Emmanuelle Haïm; Daniel Zalay, producer; Ian Bostridge & Susan Graham, soloists (European Voices; Le Concert D'Astrée)Purcell: Dido And Aeneas
Antoni Ros Marbá, conductor; Antoni Parera Fons, producer; Antonio Comas, Enric Martínez-Castignani, Marisa Martins, Isabel Monar & Stefano Palatchi, soloists (Orquestra Simfònica Del Gran Teatre Del Liceu)Montsalvatge: El Gato Con Botas
Emmanuelle Haïm; Daniel Zalay, producer; Ian Bostridge, Patrizia Ciofi & Natalie Dessay, soloists (European Voices; Le Concert D'Astrée)Monteverdi: L'Orféo

Best Choral Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Robert Spano, conductor; Elaine L. Martone, producer; Michael J. Bishop & Jack Renner, engineers/mixers (Frank Lopardo; Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)Berlioz: Requiem
Yevhen Savchuk, chorus master; Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor (National Choir Of Ukraine Dumka; National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine)Silvestrov: Requiem For Larissa
Stephen Cleobury, conductor (Choir Of King's College, Cambridge)Rachmaninov: Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom
Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master; Antoni Wit, conductor (Adam Kruszewski, Izabella Klosinska & Krzysztof Kolberger; Warsaw Boys Choir & Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)Penderecki: St. Luke Passion
Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philhamonic Chamber Choir)Baltic Voices 2 (Sisask, Tulev, Schnittke, Etc.)

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

ArtistWork
🏆Anne-Sophie Mutter; Mark Buecker & Reinhild Schmidt, producers; Jürgen Bulgrin, Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Reinhard Lagemann & Ulrich Vette, engineers/mixers (Boston Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra)Previn: Violin Concerto /Anne-Sophie//Bernstein: Serenade
Kim Kashkashian (Munich Chamber Orchestra)Mansurian: /...And Then I Was In Time Again/
Mark Wait (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)Carter: Piano Concerto
Peter Donohoe (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)Bliss: Piano Concerto
Daniel Hope (BBC Symphony Orchestra)Berg/Britten: Violin Concertos

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

ArtistWork
🏆David Russell, soloist; Rosalind Ilett, producer; Thomas Knab, engineer/mixerAire Latino (Morel, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Etc.)
Thomas Zehetmair, soloistYsaye: Sonatas For Violin Solo, Op. 27
Vladimir Ashkenazy, soloistShostakovich: Piano Works (Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 61; Five Preludes; Nocturne, Etc.)
Mikhail Pletnev, soloistPletnev Plays Schumann (Études Symphoniques, Op. 13; Arabeske, Op. 18, Etc.)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, soloistDebussy: Images; Études

Best Chamber Music Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Christian Gansch, producer; Rainer Maillard, engineer/mixerProkofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye
Hilliard Ensemble (Rogers Covey-Crump, David Gould, Steven Harrold, David James & Gordon Jones), artistsMachaut: Motets
Maggini Quartet (David Angel, Laurence Jackson, Michal Kaznowski & Martin Outram), artistsBridge: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3
Leif Ove Andsnes & Christian Tetzlaff, artistsBartók: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Etc.
Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek, artistsAdams: Road Movies

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)

ArtistWork
🏆Jan Karlin, producer; Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Matthew Snyder, engineer/mixerCarlos Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2
Jeanne LamonWyner: The Mirror; Passover Offering, Etc.
Jeanne Lamon, conductor; Tafelmusik Baroque Orch., ensemblesRameau: Dardanus; Le Temple De La Gloire
Bill Ives, conductor; Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford (Richard Boothby, Richard Campbell, Julia Hodgson, William Hunt & Susanna Pell), ensemblesGibbons: With A Merrie Noyse (This Is The Record Of John; Almighty And Everlasting God, Etc.)
Musica Antiqua Koln (Léon Berben, Klaus-Dieter Brandt, Stephan Schardt & Karlheinz Steeb), ensemblesBiber: Harmonia Artificiosa

Best Classical Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Susan Graham, soloistIves: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; The Housatonic At Stockbridge, Etc.)
Thomas Quasthoff, soloistA Romantic Songbook (Strauss, Schumann, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Etc.)
Angela Maria Blasi & Stella Doufexis, soloists (Steven Sloane; Bochum Symphony Orchestra)Marx: Orchestral Songs (Songs For High & Middle Voice; Verklärtes Jahr)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soloist (Harry Bicket; Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment)Handel: Arias (Theodora; La Lucrezia-Cantata; Serse)
Karita Mattila, soloist (Sakari Oramo; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)Grieg And Sibelius Songs

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

ArtistWork
🏆John Adams, composerAdams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
Valentin Silvestrov, composerSilvestrov: Requiem For Larissa
André Previn, composerPrevin: Violin Concerto /Anne-Sophie/
Tigran Mansurian, composerMansurian: /...And Then I Was In Time Again/
Jennifer Higdon, composerHigdon: Concerto For Orchestra

Best Classical Crossover Album

ArtistWork
🏆Los Angeles Guitar QuartetLAGQ's Guitar Heroes
Hugh WolffTurnage-Scofield: Scorched
William StrombergKorngold: The Adventures Of Robin Hood
Daniel HopeEast Meets West (Shankar, Ravel, Falla, Bartók, Etc.)
Klazz Brothers & Cuba PercussionClassic Meets Cuba (Mambozart; Preludio; Guten Abend, Etc.)

Best Short Form Music Video

ArtistWork
🏆U2Vertigo
SteriogramWalkie Talkie Man
George MichaelFlawless
Green DayAmerican Idiot
Franz FerdinandTake Me Out

Best Long Form Music Video

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Concert For George
(Various Artists)Tom Dowd & The Language Of Music
(Various Artists)Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues - A Musical Journey
ColdplayColdplay Live 2003
John Adams & London Symphony OrchestraJohn Adams: The Death Of Klinghoffer