[2007 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (49th) ♪

[2007 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (49th) ♪

On February 11, 2007, the 49th Annual Grammy Awards honored music from October 1, 2005, to September 30, 2006. The Dixie Chicks' Taking the Long Way achieved a triumphant comeback, winning both Album of the Year and Record of the Year for their powerful and defiant statement "Not Ready to Make Nice." Their wins were seen as a vindication after facing controversy.
Carrie Underwood, a breakout country superstar, was named Best New Artist. Other prominent winners included Mary J.
Blige for R&B and Red Hot Chili Peppers for rock. This ceremony highlighted the resilience of artists in the face of adversity and the growing influence of country music within the mainstream, showcasing the Grammys' recognition of artistic integrity.

Record Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆Dixie ChicksNot Ready To Make Nice
Corinne Bailey RaePut Your Records On
Gnarls BarkleyCrazy
James BluntYou're Beautiful
Mary J. BligeBe Without You

Album Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆Dixie ChicksTaking The Long Way
Justin TimberlakeFutureSex/LoveSounds
Red Hot Chili PeppersStadium Arcadium
John MayerContinuum
Gnarls BarkleySt. Elsewhere

Song Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆Dixie ChicksNot Ready To Make Nice
James BluntYou're Beautiful
Corinne Bailey RaePut Your Records On
Carrie UnderwoodJesus, Take The Wheel
Mary J. BligeBe Without You

Best New Artist

Artist
🏆Carrie Underwood
Corinne Bailey Rae
Imogen Heap
Chris Brown
James Blunt

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Christina AguileraAin't No Other Man
KT TunstallBlack Horse And The Cherry Tree
PinkStupid Girls
Sheryl CrowYou Can Close Your Eyes
Natasha BedingfieldUnwritten

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆John MayerWaiting On The World To Change
Daniel PowterBad Day
Paul McCartneyJenny Wren
John LegendSave Room
James BluntYou're Beautiful

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

ArtistWork
🏆The Black Eyed PeasMy Humps
The Pussycat DollsStickwitu
KeaneIs It Any Wonder?
The FrayOver My Head (Cable Car)
Death Cab For CutieI Will Follow You Into The Dark

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Tony Bennett & Stevie WonderFor Once In My Life
Shakira & Wyclef JeanHips Don't Lie
Nelly Furtado & TimbalandPromiscuous
Sheryl Crow & StingAlways On Your Side
Mary J. Blige & U2One

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆George Benson (& Al Jarreau)Mornin'
The Brian Setzer OrchestraMy Favorite Things
Bruce HornsbySong H
Béla Fleck & The FlecktonesSubterfuge
EnyaDrifting

Best Pop Instrumental Album

ArtistWork
🏆Peter FramptonFingerprints
Spyro GyraWrapped In A Dream
FourplayX
Larry CarltonFire Wire
Gerald AlbrightNew Beginnings

Best Pop Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆John MayerContinuum
Justin TimberlakeFutureSex/LoveSounds
Elvis Costello & Allen ToussaintThe River In Reverse
James BluntBack To Bedlam
Christina AguileraBack To Basics

Best Dance Recording

ArtistWork
🏆Justin Timberlake & TimbalandSexy Back
Pet Shop BoysI'm With Stupid
MadonnaGet Together
GoldfrappOoh La La
Depeche ModeSuffer Well

Best Electronic/Dance Album

ArtistWork
🏆MadonnaConfessions On A Dance Floor
Zero 7The Garden
Pet Shop BoysFundamental
OakenfoldA Lively Mind
GoldfrappSupernature

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆Tony BennettDuets: An American Classic
Smokey RobinsonTimeless Love
Bette MidlerBette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook
Sarah McLachlanWintersong
Michael BubléCaught In The Act

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Bob DylanSomeday Baby
Neil YoungLookin' For A Leader
Tom PettySaving Grace
John MayerRoute 66
BeckNausea

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

ArtistWork
🏆Red Hot Chili PeppersDani California
U2 & Green DayThe Saints Are Coming
The RaconteursSteady, As She Goes
The FrayHow To Save A Life
ColdplayTalk

Best Hard Rock Performance

ArtistWork
🏆WolfmotherWoman
ToolVicarious
System Of A DownLonely Day
Nine Inch NailsEvery Day Is Exactly The Same
BuckcherryCrazy B****

Best Metal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆SlayerEyes Of The Insane
Stone Sour30/30-150
MinistryLies, Lies, Lies
MastodonColony Of Birchmen
Lamb Of GodRedneck

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆The Flaming LipsThe Wizard Turns On...
Joe SatrianiSuper Colossal
David GilmourCastellorizon
Peter FramptonBlack Hole Sun
Arctic MonkeysChun Li's Flying Bird Kick

Best Rock Song

ArtistWork
🏆Red Hot Chili PeppersDani California
The KillersWhen You Were Young
Bob DylanSomeday Baby
Neil YoungLookin' For A Leader
Snow PatrolChasing Cars

Best Rock Album

ArtistWork
🏆Red Hot Chili PeppersStadium Arcadium
Neil YoungLiving With War
The RaconteursBroken Boy Soldiers
Tom PettyHighway Companion
John Mayer TrioTry!

Best Alternative Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Gnarls BarkleySt. Elsewhere
Thom YorkeThe Eraser
Yeah Yeah YeahsShow Your Bones
The Flaming LipsAt War With The Mystics
Arctic MonkeysWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Mary J. BligeBe Without You
India.ArieI Am Not My Hair
Natalie ColeDay Dreaming
Mariah CareyDon't Forget About Us
BeyoncéRing The Alarm

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆John LegendHeaven
Luther VandrossGot You Home
Lionel RichieI Call It Love
PrinceBlack Sweat
Ne-YoSo Sick

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

ArtistWork
🏆(Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van HuntFamily Affair
Prince & TámarBeautiful, Loved And Blessed
Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl ThomasEveryday (Family Reunion)
Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. BligeLove Changes
George Benson & Al JarreauBreezin'

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill ScottGod Bless The Child
The TemptationsHow Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert RandolphYou Are So Beautiful
Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael SaadiqI Found My Everything
Anita BakerChristmas Time Is Here

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Gnarls BarkleyCrazy
Prince3121
OutkastIdlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)
Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed PeasMas Que Nada
Sergio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.amThat Heat

Best R&B Song

ArtistWork
🏆Mary J. BligeBe Without You
India.ArieI Am Not My Hair
Mariah CareyDon't Forget About Us
Beyoncé Featuring Jay-ZDeja Vu
PrinceBlack Sweat

Best R&B Album

ArtistWork
🏆Mary J. BligeThe Breakthrough
Lionel RichieComing Home
Prince3121
India.ArieTestimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
Jamie FoxxUnpredictable

Best Contemporary R&B Album

ArtistWork
🏆BeyoncéB'Day
Ne-YoIn My Own Words
KelisKelis Was Here
Janet Jackson20 Y.O.
Chris BrownChris Brown

Best Rap Solo Performance

ArtistWork
🏆T.I.What You Know
Mos DefUndeniable
Lupe FiascoKick, Push
Missy ElliottWe Run This
Busta RhymesTouch It

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

ArtistWork
🏆Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie BoneRidin
The RootsDon't Feel Right
OutkastMighty /O/
Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & GippGrillz
Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)Georgia

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

ArtistWork
🏆Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.My Love
Jamie Foxx Featuring LudacrisUnpredictable
Eminem Featuring Nate DoggShake That
Beyoncé Featuring Jay-ZDeja Vu
Akon Featuring EminemSmack That

Best Rap Song

ArtistWork
🏆Ludacris Featuring PharrellMoney Maker
T.I.What You Know
Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie BoneRidin
Lupe FiascoKick, Push
Yung JocIt's Goin' Down

Best Rap Album

ArtistWork
🏆LudacrisRelease Therapy
T.I.King
The RootsGame Theory
PharrellIn My Mind
Lupe FiascoLupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Carrie UnderwoodJesus, Take The Wheel
Gretchen WilsonI Don't Feel Like Loving You Today
LeAnn RimesSomething's Gotta Give
Martina McBrideI Still Miss Someone
Miranda LambertKerosene

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Vince GillThe Reason Why
Keith UrbanOnce In A Lifetime
Josh TurnerWould You Go With Me
George StraitThe Seashores Of Old Mexico
Dierks BentleyEvery Mile A Memory

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

ArtistWork
🏆Dixie ChicksNot Ready To Make Nice
WreckersLeave The Pieces
Rascal FlattsWhat Hurts The Most
Little Big TownBoondocks
The DuhksHeaven's My Home

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Bon Jovi & Jennifer NettlesWho Says You Can't Go Home
Trisha Yearwood & Garth BrooksLove Will Always Win
Rhonda Vincent & Bobby OsborneMidnight Angel
Kenny Rogers & Don HenleyCalling Me
Solomon Burke & Dolly PartonTomorrow Is Forever

Best Country Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Bryan Sutton & Doc WatsonWhiskey Before Breakfast
Jim VanCleveNature Of The Beast
Chris ThileThe Eleventh Reel
Tommy EmmanuelGameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag
Casey DriessenJerusalem Ridge

Best Country Song

ArtistWork
🏆Carrie UnderwoodJesus, Take The Wheel
Rascal FlattsWhat Hurts The Most
Alan JacksonLike Red On A Rose
Gretchen WilsonI Don't Feel Like Loving You Today
Dierks BentleyEvery Mile A Memory

Best Country Album

ArtistWork
🏆Dixie ChicksTaking The Long Way
Josh TurnerYour Man
Willie NelsonYou Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker
Little Big TownThe Road To Here
Alan JacksonLike Red On A Rose

Best Bluegrass Album

ArtistWork
🏆Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky ThunderInstrumentals
Rhonda VincentAll American Bluegrass Girl
Marty Stuart And His Fabulous SuperlativesLive At The Ryman
Jim LauderdaleBluegrass
The GrascalsLong List Of Heartaches

Best New Age Album

ArtistWork
🏆EnyaAmarantine
Andreas VollenweiderThe Magical Journeys Of Andreas Vollenweider
Peter KaterElements Series: Fire
Gentle Thunder With Will Clipman & AmoChip DabneyBeyond Words
EnigmaA Posteriori

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

ArtistWork
🏆Béla Fleck & The FlecktonesThe Hidden Land
Mike SternWho Let The Cats Out?
Sex MobSexotica
Christian ScottRewind That
Groove CollectivePeople People Music Music

Best Jazz Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆Nancy WilsonTurned To Blue
Diana KrallFrom This Moment On
Nancy KingLive At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch
Roberta GambariniEasy To Love
Karrin AllysonFootprints

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

ArtistWork
🏆Michael Brecker, soloistSome Skunk Funk
Branford Marsalis, soloistHope
Roy Haynes, soloistHippidy Hop (Drum Solo)
Taylor Eigsti, soloistFreedom Jazz Dance
Paquito D'Rivera, soloistPaq Man

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

ArtistWork
🏆Chick CoreaThe Ultimate Adventure
Sonny RollinsSonny, Please
Kenny GarrettBeyond The Wall
Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John ScofieldTrio Beyond - Saudades
Ornette ColemanSound Grammar

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

ArtistWork
🏆Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band KölnSome Skunk Funk
The Vanguard Jazz OrchestraUp From The Skies - Music Of Jim McNeely
Mingus Big BandLive In Tokyo At The Blue Note
Joe Lovano EnsembleStreams Of Expression
Bob Brookmeyer - New Art OrchestraSpirit Music

Best Latin Jazz Album

ArtistWork
🏆The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri ProjectSimpático
Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell SaturninoViva
Dafnis PrietoAbsolute Quintet
Edsel GomezCubist Music
Ignacio BerroaCodes

Best Gospel Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Yolanda AdamsVictory
Tye Tribbett & G.A.Victory
Chris TomlinMade To Worship
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City SingersThe Blessing Of Abraham
Israel & New BreedNot Forgotten

Best Gospel Song

ArtistWork
🏆Kirk FranklinImagine Me
Tye Tribbett & G.A.Victory
Israel & New BreedNot Forgotten
Third DayMountain Of God
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City SingersThe Blessing Of Abraham

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Jonny LangTurn Around
T-BoneBone-A-Fide
RedEnd Of Silence
Sarah KellyWhere The Past Meets Today
DecembeRadioDecembeRadio

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Third DayWherever You Are
Ayiesha WoodsIntroducing Ayiesha Woods
Chris TomlinSee The Morning
MercyMeComing Up To Breathe
LeelandSound Of Melodies

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Randy TravisGlory Train
The Del McCoury BandThe Promised Land
Alan JacksonPrecious Memories
Gaither Vocal BandGive It Away
Kenny BishopKenny Bishop

Best Traditional Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Israel & New BreedAlive In South Africa
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City SingersFinalé Act One
The Dixie HummingbirdsStill Keeping It Real
The CaravansPaved The Way
Byron CageAn Invitation To Worship

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Kirk FranklinHero
Tye Tribbett & G.A.Victory Live!
Kierra Kiki SheardThis Is Me
Israel And New BreedA Timeless Christmas
Myron Butler & LeviSet Me Free

Best Latin Pop Album

ArtistWork
🏆Julieta VenegasLimón Y Sal
🏆ArjonaAdentro
Marco Antonio SolisTrozos De Mi Alma 2
FulanoIndividual
Obie BermúdezLo Que Trajo El Barco

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

ArtistWork
🏆ManáAmar Es Combatir
Los Amigos InvisiblesSuperpop Venezuela
Calle 13Calle 13
Tego CalderónThe Underdog/El Subestimado
Black:GuayabaLo Demás Es Plástico

Best Tropical Latin Album

ArtistWork
🏆Gilberto Santa RosaDirecto Al Corazón
Tiempo LibreWhat You've Been Waiting For - Lo Que Esperabas
Tito NievesHoy, Mañana Y Siempre
Andy MontañezSalsatón: Salsa Con Reggaetón
Oscar D'LeonFuzionando

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

ArtistWork
🏆Pepe AguilarHistorias De Mi Tierra
Alicia VillarrealOrgullo De Mujer
Pablo MonteroA Toda Ley
Mariachi Sol De Mexico De José Hernández25 Aniversario
Ana BárbaraNo Es Brujería

Best Tejano Album

ArtistWork
🏆Chente Barrera y TaconazoSigue El Taconazo
Rebecca ValadezRebecca Valadez
Jay PerezAll Of Me
Bob GallarzaLive In Session
Jimmy EdwardIt's...All Right

Best Norteño Album

ArtistWork
🏆Los Tigres Del NorteHistorias Que Contar
RetoñoPrefiero La Soledad
PesadoPiénsame Un Momento
Los Huracanes Del NortePuro Pa' Arriba
Conjunto PrimaveraAlgo De Mí

Best Banda Album

ArtistWork
🏆Joan SebástianMás Allá Del Sol
Ezequiel PeñaA Mucha Honra
CuisillosAmor Gitano
Banda El Recodo de Cruz LizárragaMas Fuerte Que Nunca
Banda Machos20 Mil Heridas

Best Traditional Blues Album

ArtistWork
🏆Ike TurnerRisin' With The Blues
Duke RobillardGuitar Groove-A-Rama
James HunterPeople Gonna Talk
DionBronx In Blue
Tab Benoit With Louisiana's LerouxBrother To The Blues

Best Contemporary Blues Album

ArtistWork
🏆Irma ThomasAfter The Rain
Susan TedeschiHope And Desire
Keb' Mo'Suitcase
Dr. John & The Lower 911Sippiana Hericane
Robert Cray BandLive From Across The Pond

Best Traditional Folk Album

ArtistWork
🏆Bruce SpringsteenWe Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions
Ralph StanleyA Distant Land To Roam
Linda Ronstadt & Ann SavoyAdieu False Heart
OdettaGonna Let It Shine
Ramblin' Jack ElliottI Stand Alone

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

ArtistWork
🏆Bob DylanModern Times
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou HarrisAll The Roadrunning
Guy ClarkWorkbench Songs
Rosanne CashBlack Cadillac
Jackson BrowneSolo Acoustic Vol. 1

Best Native American Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Mary YoungbloodDance With The Wind
Northern Cree & FriendsLong Winter Nights
JanaAmerican Indian Story
Robert Tree Cody & Will ClipmanHeart Of The Wind
Black EagleVoice Of The Drum

Best Hawaiian Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live From Maui
(Various Artists)Hawaiian Slack Key Kings
Henry KaponoThe Wild Hawaiian
Ledward Ka'apanaGrandmaster Slack Key Guitar
Amy Hanaiali'iGeneration Hawai'i

Best Reggae Album

ArtistWork
🏆Ziggy MarleyLove Is My Religion
UB40Who You Fighting For
Sly And RobbieRhythm Doubles
MatisyahuYouth
Buju BantonToo Bad

Best Traditional World Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Soweto Gospel ChoirBlessed
Aashish Khan & Zakir HussainGolden Strings Of The Sarode
Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie PilzerHambo In The Snow
Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan GasparyanEndless Vision
The Academy Of MaqâmMusic Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face Of The Beloved: Classical Music Of The Tajiks And Uzbeks

Best Contemporary World Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆The KlezmaticsWonder Wheel - Lyrics By Woody Guthrie
Ali Farka ToureSavane
Ladysmith Black MambazoLong Walk To Freedom
Salif KeitaM'Bemba
Richard BonaTiki

Best Polka Album

ArtistWork
🏆Jimmy Sturr & His OrchestraPolka In Paradise
Walter Ostanek & Fred ZiwichGood Friends Good Music
LynnMarie & The BoxhoundsParty Dress
Lenny Gomulka & Chicago PushAs Sweet As Candy
Eddie Blazonczyk's VersatonesBatteries Not Included

Best Musical Album For Children

ArtistWork
🏆Dan Zanes And FriendsCatch That Train!
John LithgowThe Sunny Side Of The Street
Trout Fishing In AmericaMy Best Day
Beethoven's WigBeethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies
(Various Artists)Baby Einstein Meet The Orchestra

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

ArtistWork
🏆Bill HarleyBlah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs
Lynn RedgraveThe Witches
Jim DalePeter Pan
(Various Artists)Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions
John McCutcheonChristmas In The Trenches

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

ArtistWork
🏆Ossie Davis & Ruby DeeWith Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together
🏆Jimmy CarterOur Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
Al FrankenThe Truth (With Jokes)
Bill MaherNew Rules - Polite Musings From A Timid Observer
Bob NewhartI Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!

Best Comedy Album

ArtistWork
🏆Lewis BlackThe Carnegie Hall Performance
Ron WhiteYou Can't Fix Stupid
Weird Al YankovicStraight Outta Lynwood
George CarlinLife Is Worth Losing
Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable GuyBlue Collar Comedy Tour - One For The Road

Best Musical Show Album

ArtistWork
🏆Robert Gaudio, producer; Pete Karam, engineer/mixer (Original Broadway Cast With Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others)Jersey Boys
Tommy Krasker, producer (Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris & Others)Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Harry Connick Jr. & Tracey Freeman, producers (New Broadway Cast With Harry Connick, Jr., Kelli O'Hara & Others)The Pajama Game
Lisa Lambert, composer & lyricist; Greg Morrison, composer; Kurt Deutsch, Joel W. Moss & Phil Reno, producers (Original Broadway Cast With Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel & Others)The Drowsy Chaperone
Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists; Jay David Saks, producer (Original Broadway Cast With LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes & Others)The Color Purple

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

ArtistWork
🏆Joaquin Phoenix & Various ArtistsWalk The Line
(Various Artists)Little Miss Sunshine
(Various Artists)Grey's Anatomy - Volume 2
(Various Artists)Cars
(Various Artists)Brokeback Mountain

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

ArtistWork
🏆John Williams, composer; Shawn Murphy, engineer/mixer (Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma & John Williams)Memoirs Of A Geisha
Hans Zimmer, composer (Various Artists)Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest
John Williams, composer (Various Artists)Munich
Hans Zimmer, composer (Various Artists)The Da Vinci Code
Harry Gregson-Williams, composer (Various Artists)The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

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

ArtistWork
🏆James TaylorOur Town (From Cars)
Dolly PartonTravelin' Thru (From Transamerica)
Nathan Lane & Matthew BroderickThere's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (From The Producers)
Melissa EtheridgeI Need To Wake Up (From An Inconvient Truth)
Imogen HeapCan't Take It In (From The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe)

Best Instrumental Composition

ArtistWork
🏆John Williams, composer (John Williams)A Prayer For Peace
Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch)Valentine
John Williams, composer (John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman)Sayuri's Theme And End Credits
Patrick Williams, composer (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)A Concerto In Swing
Taylor Eigsti, composer (Taylor Eigsti)Argument

Best Instrumental Arrangement

ArtistWork
🏆Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea)Three Ghouls
Jim McNeely, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)Up From The Skies
Patrick Williams, arranger (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)Tom & Eddie
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)Three Women
Gordon L. Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

ArtistWork
🏆Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)For Once In My Life
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)Suninga
Slide Hampton, arranger (Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band)Stardust
Vincent Mendoza, arranger (Elvis Costello With The Metropole Orkest)My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)
Gil Goldstein & Greg Phillinganes, arrangers (Chris Botti & Jill Scott)Good Morning Heartache

Best Recording Package

ArtistWork
🏆Adam Jones, art director (Tool)10,000 Days
Neal Ashby & Matthew Curry, art directors (Thievery Corporation)Versions
Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)Reprieve
Randall Martin, art director (Johnny Cash)Personal File
Ryan Clark, art director (Fair)The Best Worst-Case Scenario

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

ArtistWork
🏆Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors (Red Hot Chili Peppers)Stadium Arcadium
Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar, art directors (Various Artists)One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian, art directors (Various Artists)A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box
Susan Archie & Henry Owings, art directors (Various Artists)Fonotone Records
Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein, art directors (Miles Davis)The Cellar Door Sessions 1970

Best Album Notes

ArtistWork
🏆Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!
David Fricke, album notes writer (The Byrds)There Is A Season
Ben Edmonds, album notes writer (Pretenders)Pirate Radio
Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
Marshall Wyatt, album notes writer (Various Artists)Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937

Best Historical Album

ArtistWork
🏆Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly
Rebekah Presson Mosby, compilation producer; Randy Perry, mastering engineer (Various Artists)Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006)
Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
Marshall Wyatt, compilation producer; Christopher King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers (Various Artists)Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

ArtistWork
🏆Dave Fridmann & The Flaming Lips (Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd & Michael Ivins), engineers (The Flaming Lips)At War With The Mystics
Richard Pekkonen & John Porter, engineers (Keb' Mo')Suitcase
Marcelo Pennell, Dean Sharenow & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)The Phat Pack
Brandon Bell, Terry Christian & Gary Paczosa, engineers (Alan Jackson)Like Red On A Rose
Gary Paczosa, engineer (Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)Adieu False Heart

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Artist
🏆Rick Rubin
Will.i.am
Danger Mouse
T Bone Burnett
Howard Benson

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

ArtistWork
🏆Jacques Lu ContTalk (Thin White Duke Mix)
E-SmooveWorld Hold On (E-Smoove Remix)
Russell Small & James WiltshireDeja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap)
Buick ProjectDamage Thorn (Buick Project Remix)
Moto Blanco (Danny Harrison, Julian Jonah & Arthur Smith)Be Without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix)

Best Surround Sound Album

ArtistWork
🏆Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)Morph The Cat
P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mix engineers; Bob Michaels, surround mastering engineer; Alan Parsons, surround producer (Alan Parsons)A Valid Path
Tony Papa, surround mix engineer; Bernie Grundman, surround mastering engineer; Alfred Yankovic, surround producer (Weird Al Yankovic)Straight Outta Lynwood
Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Martin Walters, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)Long Walk To Freedom
Hans Peter L 'Orange & Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ensemble 96 Conducted By Øystein Fevang)Immortal Nystedt

Best Engineered Album, Classical

ArtistWork
🏆Michael J. Bishop, engineer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes
Jack Renner, engineer (Norman Mackenzie & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus)Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Min., And Other A Cappella Works
John Newton, engineer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)Requiem
Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Rainer Maillard, engineers (Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christine Schäfer, Michelle DeYoung & Wiener Singverein)Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Leslie Ann Jones & Judy Kirschner, engineers (Quartet San Francisco)Látigo

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Artist
🏆Elaine L. Martone
Sid McLauchlan
James Mallinson
Stephen Johns
Manfred Eicher

Best Classical Album

ArtistWork
🏆Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producerMahler: Symphony No. 7
René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska, artists; Martin Sauer, producerMozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
Martha Argerich, artist; Ulrich Ruscher, producerMartha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005
David Starobin, producerLieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto
Bernard Haitink, conductor; James Mallinson, producerBeethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

Best Orchestral Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer (San Francisco Symphony)Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies
Ivan Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Min.
José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)Glazunov: Symphonies 4 & 7
Vernon Handley, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)Bax: Tone Poems

Best Opera Recording

ArtistWork
🏆Robert Spano, conductor; Valerie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers; Kelley O'Connor, Jessica Rivera & Dawn Upshaw, soloists; Stephan Flock & Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, engineers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Rainer Maillard, producer; Thomas Hampson, Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón, soloists (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker)Verdi: La Traviata
Charles Mackerras, conductor; Brian Couzens, producer; Yvette Bonner, Paul Charles Clarke, Neal Davies, Susan Gritton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Yvonne Howard, Robin Leggate, Diana Montague, Geoffrey Moses, Timothy Robinson & Peter Rose, soloists (The Royal Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra)Smetana: The Bartered Bride
René Jacobs, conductor; Martin Sauer, producer; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska, soloists (RIAS Kammerchor; Freiburger Barockorchester)Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
Stewart Robertson, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Brian Anderson, Dorothy Byrne, Beth Clayton, Kristopher Irmiter, Brandon Jovanovich, James Maddalena, Michael Todd Simpson & Caroline Worra, soloists (Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra)Bennett: The Mines Of Sulphur

Best Choral Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Paul Hillier, conductor; Brad Michel & Robina G. Young, producers; Brad Michel, engineer/mixer (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)Pärt: Da Pacem
Stephen Layton, conductor (Thomas Guthrie, Elin Manahan Thomas & Simon Wall; Polyphony)Whitacre: Cloudburst And Other Choral Works
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)Requiem
Paul McCreesh, conductor (Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies, Timothy Robinson & Camilla Tilling; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players)Mozart: Great Mass In C Min.
Øystein Fevang, conductor (Bærum Vokalensemble & Ensemble 96)Immortal Nystedt

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

ArtistWork
🏆Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)
Ulla Miilmann (DR/ Danish National Symphony Orchestra)Schmidt: Concertos
Leif Ove Andsnes (Berliner Philharmoniker)Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra)Henze: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 3
Nelson Freire (Gewandhausorchester)Brahms: The Piano Concertos

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

ArtistWork
🏆Maurizio Pollini, soloist; Christopher Alder, producer; Klaus Hiemann & Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden, engineersChopin: Nocturnes
Roberto Diaz, soloistPrimrose: Viola Transcriptions
András Schiff, soloistBeethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. II
Paul O'Dette, soloistBacheler: The Bachelar's Delight
Gidon Kremer, soloistBach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Solo

Best Chamber Music Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), ensembles; Da-Hong Seetoo, producerIntimate Voices
Beaux Arts Trio (Daniel Hope, Antonio Meneses & Menahem Pressler), ensemblesShostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances On Verses By Alexander Blok
Martha Argerich, artistMartha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005
Andrew Russo, artistCorigliano: Violin Sonata, Etude Fantasy
Chicago Chamber Musicians (Larry Combs, Christopher Costanza, Joseph Genualdi, Jasmine Lin & Rami Solomonow), ensemblesChamber Works For Winds And Strings By Mozart

Best Small Ensemble Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Fred Vogler, producer; Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Capella (Corey Carleton), ensembles; Fred Vogler, engineerPadilla: Sun Of Justice
Moscow Soloists (Roman Balashov), ensemblesShostakovich/Sviridov/Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies
Jordi Savall, conductor; Hesperion XXI (Ferran Savall) & La Capella Reial de Catalunya (Ferran Savall), ensemblesMiguel De Cervantes - Don Quijote De La Mancha - Romances Y Músicas
Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen, ensemblesIkon
12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker, ensemblesAngel Dances

Best Classical Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soloistRilke Songs
Patrick Mason, soloistSongs Of Amy Beach
Thomas Quasthoff, soloist (Sebastian Weigle; Staatskapelle Dresden)Consider, My Soul
Bernarda Fink & Marcos Fink, soloistsCanciones Argentinas
Ian Bostridge, soloist (Simon Rattle; Berliner Philharmoniker)Britten: Song Cycles

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

ArtistWork
🏆Osvaldo Golijov, composerGolijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
James MacMillan, composerA Scotch Bestiary
David Del Tredici, composerPaul Revere's Ride
Christopher Theofanidis, composerThe Here And Now
Elliott Carter, composerBoston Concerto

Best Classical Crossover Album

ArtistWork
🏆Bryn TerfelSimple Gifts
Song Zu YingSong Zu Ying: The Diva Goes To The Movies
Quartet San FranciscoLátigo
David Lockington & Deborah Henson-ConantInvention & Alchemy
Rumon GambaThe Film Music Of Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Best Short Form Music Video

ArtistWork
🏆OK GoHere It Goes Again
UnderoathWriting On The Walls
Red Hot Chili PeppersDani California
The KillersWhen You Were Young
Big & Rich8th Of November

Best Long Form Music Video

ArtistWork
🏆Bruce SpringsteenWings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run
MadonnaI'm Going To Tell You A Secret
GorillazDemon Days - Live In Manchester
Death Cab For CutieDirections
Terence BlanchardFlow: Living In The Stream Of Music