47th Annual Grammy Awards

Performers

• Jennifer Lopez, Usher, James Brown, Norah Jones, Scott Weiland, Marc Anthony, Bono, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Billie Joe Armstrong, Alicia Keys, Supla, Steven Tyler and Slash performed "Across the Universe" in a tribute to The Beatles.
• The Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Eve, Maroon 5, Los Lonely Boys and Franz Ferdinand performed a medley together.
• Usher performed with James Brown
• Kanye West performed "Jesus Walks".

  Winners and nominees

General

• "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones
• * John Burk, producer; Al Schmitt, Mark Fleming, & Terry Howard, engineers/mixers
• "Let's Get It Started" – The Black Eyed Peas
• * Will.i.am, producer; Mark "Spike" Stent & Will.i.am, engineers/mixers
• "American Idiot" – Green Day
• * Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers
• "Heaven" – Los Lonely Boys
• * John Porter, producer; Steve Chadie & John Porter, engineers/mixers
• "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
• * Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, producer; John Frye, Donnie Scantz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, The Trak Starz & Mark Vinten, engineers/mixers

• Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various Artists
• * John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, Mark Fleming, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
• American Idiot – Green Day
• * Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
• The Diary of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys
• * Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vidal Davis, Easy Mo Bee, Andre Harris, Alicia Keys, Kumasi, Timbaland, Kanye West & Dwayne "D. Wigg" Wiggins, producers; Tony Black, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vincent Dilorenzo, Russ Elevado, Manny Marroquin, Walter Millsap III, Ann Mincieli & Pat Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
• Confessions – Usher
• * Bobby Ross Avila, Valdez Brantley, Bryan-Michael Cox, Vidal Davis, Destro Music, Jermaine Dupri, Andre Harris, Rich Harrison, IZ, Jimmy Jam, Just Blaze, James Lackey, Terry Lewis, Juan Johnny Najera, Pro J, Usher Raymond, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Aaron Spears, Arthur Strong, Thicke & James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Ian Cross, Kevin "KD" Davis, Vidal Davis, Vince DeLorenzo, Jermaine Dupri, Blake Eisman, Brian Frye, John Frye, Serban Ghenea, Andre Harris, John Horesco IV, Ken Lewis, Matt Marrin, Manny Marroquin, Tony Maserati, Pro J, Donnie Scantz, Jon Smeltz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Phil Tan, The Trak Starz, Mark Vinten & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
• The College Dropout – Kanye West
• * Kanye West, Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua, Brian “All Day” Miller, Evidence & Porse, producers; Eugene A. Toale, Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer, Tatsuya Sato, Rich Balmer, Brent Kolatalo, Keith Slattery, Jacob Andrew, Gimel “Guru” Keaton, Jacelyn Parry, Michael Eleopoulos, Dave Dar, Jason Rauhoff, Marc Fuller, Carlisle Young, Francis Graham, Manny Marroquin, Jared Lopez, Mike Dean & Ken Lewis, engineers/mixers; Eddy Schreyer, mastering engineer

• "Daughters"
• * John Mayer, songwriter
• "If I Ain't Got You"
• * Alicia Keys, songwriter
• "Jesus Walks"
• * C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters
• "Live Like You Were Dying"
• * Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters
• "The Reason"
• * Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters

• Maroon 5
• Los Lonely Boys
• Joss Stone
• Kanye West
• Gretchen Wilson

  Alternative

• A Ghost Is Born – Wilco
• Medúlla – Björk
• Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
• Uh Huh Her – PJ Harvey
• Good News for People Who Love Bad News– Modest Mouse

  Classical

• "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls" – Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence L. Rock, producers

• "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls" – Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence L. Rock, producers

• "Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro" – René Jacobs, conductor; Martin Sauer, producer. Angelika Kirchschlager, Lorenzo Regazzo, Patrizia Ciofi, Simon Keenlyside & Véronique Gens, soloists; Reiner Kühl & Sebastian Roth, engineers/mixers

• "Berlioz: Requiem" – Norman Mackenzie, choir director; Robert Spano, conductor; Jack Renner & Michael J. Bishop, engineers/mixers; Elaine L. Martone, producer

• "Previn: Violin Concerto Anne-Sophie/Bernstein: Serenade" – André Previn, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, soloist

• "Aire Latino" – David Russell

• "Prokofiev : Cinderella – Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye" – Martha Argerich & Mikhail Pletnev, soloists

• "Carlos Chávez – Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2" – Southwest Chamber Music, artist; Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor

• "Ives: Songs " – Susan Graham

• "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls" – John Adams

• "LAGQ's Guitar Heroes" – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

  Country

• "Redneck Woman" – Gretchen Wilson

• "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw

• "Top of the World" – Dixie Chicks

• "Portland Oregon" – Loretta Lynn & Jack White

• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for "Earl's Breakdown

• "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw

• Van Lear Rose – Loretta Lynn

• Brand New Strings – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

  Dance

• "Toxic" – Britney Spears

• Kish Kash – Basement Jaxx

  Gospel

• "Heaven Help Us All" – Ray Charles & Gladys Knight

• All Things New – Steven Curtis Chapman

• Wire – Third Day

• There Will Be a Light – Ben Harper & the Blind Boys of Alabama

• Nothing Without You – Smokie Norful

• Worship & Faith – Randy Travis

• Live... This is Your House – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

  Jazz

• "Speak Like a Child" – Herbie Hancock in Harvey Mason's With All My Heart

• Illuminations – McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride and Lewis Nash

• Concert in the Garden – The Maria Schneider Orchestra

• R.S.V.P. " – Nancy Wilson

• Unspeakable – Bill Frisell

• Land of the Sun'' – Charlie Haden

  Latin

• Amar Sin Mentiras – Marc Anthony
• Sinverguenza – Bacilos
• Pau-Latina – Paulina Rubio
• MTV Unplugged – Diego Torres
• El Rock de Mi Pueblo – Carlos Vives

• ¡Ahora Si! – Israel "Cachao" López

• Intimamente – Intocable

• Street Signs – Ozomatli

• Polkas, Gritos y Accordeones – David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda

• Across 110th Street – The Spanish Harlem Orchestra

  New Age

• Returning – Will Ackerman
• – David Arkenstone
• Two Horizons – Moya Brennan
• Piano – Peter Kater
• American River – Jonathan Elias

  Pop

• "Sunrise" – Norah Jones
• "The First Cut Is the Deepest" – Sheryl Crow
• "Oceania" – Björk
• "What You Waiting For?" – Gwen Stefani
• "You Had Me" – Joss Stone

• "Daughters" – John Mayer
• "Let's Misbehave" – Elvis Costello
• "You Raise Me Up" – Josh Groban
• "Cinnamon Girl" – Prince
• "Love's Divine" – Seal

• "Heaven" – Los Lonely Boys
• "My Immortal" – Evanescence
• "The Reason" – Hoobastank
• "She Will Be Loved" – Maroon 5
• "It's My Life" – No Doubt

• "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones
• "Redemption Song" – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
• "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" – Ray Charles & Elton John
• "Something" – Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton
• "Moon River" – Stevie Wonder & Take 6

• "11th Commandment" – Ben Harper
• "Chasing Shadows" – Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman, James Genus, Gene Lake & Jason Miles
• "Take You Out" – George Benson
• "Song F" – Bruce Hornsby
• "Rat Pack Boogie" – Brian Setzer

• Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various Artists
• Feels Like Home – Norah Jones
• Afterglow – Sarah McLachlan
• Mind Body & Soul – Joss Stone
• Brian Wilson Presents Smile – Brian Wilson

• – Various Artists; James Jensen, producer

  Polka

• – Brave Combo

  R&B

• "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys
• "I Want You" – Janet Jackson
• "I'm Still in Love" – Teena Marie
• "Whatever" – Jill Scott
• "U-Haul" – Angie Stone

• "Call My Name" – Prince
• "Charlene" – Anthony Hamilton
• "Happy People" – R. Kelly
• "What We Do Here" – Brian McKnight
• "Burn – Usher

• "My Boo" – Usher & Alicia Keys

• "Musicology" – Prince

• "Cross My Mind" – Jill Scott

• "You Don't Know My Name" – Alicia Keys

• The Diary of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys

• Confessions – Usher

  Rap

• "99 Problems" – Jay-Z
• "On Fire" – Lloyd Banks
• "Just Lose It" – Eminem
• "Overnight Celebrity" – Twista
• "Through the Wire" – Kanye West

• "Let's Get It Started" – The Black Eyed Peas
• "Ch-Check It Out" – Beastie Boys
• "Don't Say Nuthing'" – The Roots
• "Drop It Like It's Hot" – Snoop Dogg & Pharrell
• "Lean Back" – Terror Squad

• "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
• "Why" – Jadakiss featuring Anthony Hamilton
• "Dip It Low" – Christina Milian featuring Fabolous
• "Slow Jamz" – Twista featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
• "All Falls Down" – Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson

• "Jesus Walks"
• * Miri Ben-Ari, C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters
• "Drop It Like It's Hot"
• * Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, S. Thomas & Pharrell Williams, songwriters
• "Hey Mama"
• * Will Adams & Anthony Henry, songwriters
• "Let's Get It Started"
• * Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda & Terence Yoshiaki, songwriters
• "99 Problems"
• * Shawn Carter & Rick Rubin, songwriters

• The College Dropout – Kanye West
• To the 5 Boroughs – Beastie Boys
• The Black Album – Jay-Z
• The Definition – LL Cool J
• Suit – Nelly

  Reggae

• True Love – Toots & the Maytals
• Black Magic – Jimmy Cliff
• The Dub Revolutionaries – Sly and Robbie
• African Holocaust – Steel Pulse
• Def Jamaica – Various Artists

  Rock

• "Code of Silence" – Bruce Springsteen
• "Wonderwall" – Ryan Adams
• "The Revolution Starts Now" – Steve Earle
• "Breathe" – Melissa Etheridge
• "Metropolitan Gride" – Tom Waits

• "Vertigo" – U2
• "Monkey to Man" – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• "Take Me Out" – Franz Ferdinand
• "American Idiot" – Green Day
• "Somebody Told Me" – The Killers

• "Slither" – Velvet Revolver
• "Megalomaniac" – Incubus
• "Some Kind Of Monster" – Metallica
• "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" – Nickelback
• "Duality" – Slipknot

• "Whiplash" – Motörhead
• "Nymphetamine" – Cradle of Filth
• "Live for This" – Hatebreed
• "The End Of Heartache" – Killswitch Engage
• "Vermilion" – Slipknot

• "" – Brian Wilson
• "Instrumental Illness" – The Allman Brothers Band
• "Onda" – Los Lonely Boys
• "O Baterista" – Rush
• "Whispering A Prayer" – Steve Vai

• "Vertigo"
• * Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters
• "American Idiot"
• * Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters
• "Fall To Pieces"
• * Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum & Scott Weiland, songwriters
• "Float On"
• * Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy & Benjamin Weikel, songwriters
• "Somebody Told Me"
• * Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters

• American Idiot – Green Day
• The Delivery Man – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• The Reason – Hoobastank
• Hot Fuss – The Killers
• Contraband – Velvet Revolver

  Traditional pop

• – Rod Stewart
• Only You – Harry Connick Jr.
• Count Your Blessings – Barbara Cook
• Ultimate Mancini – Monica Mancini
• Just for a Thrill – Ronnie Milsap

  World

• Raise Your Spirit Higher – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

• Egypt – Youssou N'Dour

  Spoken

• My Life – Bill Clinton

  Music video

• "Vertigo" – Alex and Martin & U2

• Concert for George – Ray Cooper, Olivia Harrison, Jon Kamen, David Leland & Various Artists

  Packaging and notes

• A Ghost Is Born
• Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel

• Stefan Sagmeister for Once in a Lifetime performed by Talking Heads

• Loren Schoenberg for "The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers "

  Production and engineering

• Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker for Genius Loves Company, performed by Ray Charles & Various Artists

• Jack Renner for Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra, performed by Robert Spano

• Jacques Lu Cont for "It's My Life ", performed by No Doubt

• John Shanks

• David Frost

  Surround sound

• Al Schmitt, Robert Hadley & Doug Sax for Genius Loves Company performed by Ray Charles & Various Artists

  Special merit awards

Grammy Hall of Fame Award

• "Alexander's Ragtime Band" performed by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
• "All of Me" performed by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
• "America the Beautiful" performed by Ray Charles
• "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" performed by Bing Crosby
• "Bye Bye Blackbird" performed by Gene Austin
• "California, Here I Come" performed by Al Jolson with the Isham Jones Orchestra
• "Embraceable You" performed by Billie Holiday
• "Lester Leaps In" performed by Count Basie's Kansas City 7
• "Let It Bleed" performed by The Rolling Stones
• "Love Me or Leave Me" performed by Ruth Etting
• "Lullaby of Broadway" performed by Dick Powell
• Meet Me In St. Louis performed by Judy Garland
• "No Woman No Cry" performed by Bob Marley
• "One For My Baby" performed by Frank Sinatra
• "Peter Gunn" performed by Henry Mancini
• "Puttin' on the Ritz" performed by Harry Richman with Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
• "Thanks for the Memory" performed by Bob Hope & Shirley Ross
• "They Can't Take That Away From Me" performed by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green & His Orchestra
• "Vaya Con Dios " performed by Les Paul & Mary Ford
• "The Very Thought of You" performed by Ray Noble & His Orchestra

  Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

• John "Bonzo" Bonham

  MusiCares Person of the Year

• Brian Wilson

  In Memoriam

Trivia

• Ray Charles five Grammy wins is the record for most posthumous Grammy Awards won in one night. He is the first artist to win a posthumous Album of the Year Grammy since John Lennon in 1982.
• Upon winning Album of the Year as one of the engineers for Ray Charles' Genius Loves Company, Al Schmitt became the first and only person to have won both the Grammy for Album of the Year and the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year. In 2000 he won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year for engineering Luis Miguel's Amarte Es Un Placer.