• Source: 48th Annual Grammy Awards

The 48th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 8, 2006, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005. Irish rock band U2 were the main recipients with five awards including Album of the Year. Mariah Carey, John Legend, and Kanye West were each nominated for eight awards and won three; Alison Krauss & Union Station also won three awards; and Kelly Clarkson won two. Green Day were amongst the big winners, winning the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.




Performances






Presenters






Award winners


U2 was the night's top winner, with five awards. Their win for Album of the Year was their second win for that particular award. They previously won it back in 1988 for The Joshua Tree. They are the only rock act to have more than one Album of the Year win.
Top nominees included Mariah Carey, John Legend and Kanye West with eight each, but won only three awards each. Kelly Clarkson won two awards, becoming the first American Idol contestant ever to win a Grammy.
Multiple award winners (awards won/nominated):

U2 — 5/5
Alison Krauss — 3/3
Mariah Carey — 3/8
John Legend — 3/8
Kanye West — 3/8
Kelly Clarkson — 2/2
The Chemical Brothers — 2/2
Stevie Wonder — 2/4




= General

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Record of the Year
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day
Rob Cavallo & Green Day, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers
"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal, producers; Brian Garten, John Horesco IV & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers
"Feel Good Inc." – Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
Cox, Danger Mouse, Dring & Gorillaz, producers; Jason Cox, Danger Mouse & Gorillaz, engineers/mixers
"Hollaback Girl" – Gwen Stefani
The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers
"Gold Digger" – Kanye West
Jon Brion & Kanye West, producers; Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean & Anthony Kilhoffer, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2
Brian Eno, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite & Chris Thomas, producers; Greg Collins, Flood, Carl Glanville, Simon Gogerly, Nellee Hooper, Jacknife Lee & Steve Lillywhite, engineers/mixers; Arnie Acosta, mastering engineer
The Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Young Genius, Scram Jones, The Legendary Traxster, LROC, The Neptunes, James Poyser, Manuel Seal, Kanye West & James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Dana Jon Chappelle, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Frye, Brian Garten, John Horesco IV, Manny Marroquin, Mike Pierce, Phil Tan & Pat "Pat 'Em Down" Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard – Paul McCartney
Nigel Godrich, producer; Darrell Thorp, engineer/mixer; Alan Yoshida, mastering engineer
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. – Gwen Stefani
André 3000, Dallas Austin, Dr. Dre, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam, Tony Kanal, Terry Lewis, The Neptunes, Linda Perry & Johnny Vulture, producers; André 3000, Andrew Coleman, Greg Collins, Ian Cross, Dr. Dre, John Frye, Simon Gogerly, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Matt Marin, Colin "Dog" Mitchell, Pete Novak, Ian Rossiter, Rick Sheppard, Mark "Spike" Stent, Phil Tan & Johnny Vulture, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
Late Registration – Kanye West
Jon Brion, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Just Blaze, Devo Springsteen & Kanye West, producers; Craig Bauer, Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Manny Marroquin, Richard Reitz & Brian Sumner, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"
U2, songwriters (U2)
"Bless the Broken Road"
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hannah & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
"Devils & Dust"
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
"Ordinary People"
W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
"We Belong Together"
J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)
Best New Artist
John Legend
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
Sugarland




= Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Album
Get Behind Me Satan – The White Stripes
Funeral – Arcade Fire
Guero – Beck
Plans – Death Cab for Cutie
You Could Have It So Much Better – Franz Ferdinand




= Blues

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Best Traditional Blues Album
80 - B. B. King & Friends
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Cost of Living - Delbert McClinton




= Children's

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Best Musical Album for Children's music
Songs from the Neighborhood - The Music of Mister Rogers
Dennis Scott (producer) (various artists)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long
Christopher Cerf & Marlo Thomas (producers) (various artists)




= Classical

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Best Orchestral Performance
Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13" – Mariss Jansons (conductor), Sergey Aleksashkin, Chor des Bayerischen Runfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Best Classical Vocal Performance
"Bach: Cantatas" – Thomas Quasthoff (soloist, performer), Jürgen Bulgrin & Rainer Maillard (engineers), Christopher Alder (producer)
Best Opera Recording
"Verdi: Falstaff" – Sir Colin Davis (conductor), Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno & Michele Pertusi, James Mallinson (producer), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
Best Choral Performance
"Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience" – Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak (choir directors)
(Christine Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson & Thomas Young, Michigan State University Children's Choir, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University of Michigan University Choir & University Musical Society Choral Union, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance Symphony Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
"Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3" – Claudio Abbado (conductor), Martha Argerich & the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
"Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky" – Evgeny Kissin
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
"Boulez: Le marteau sans maître, Dérive 1 & 2" – Hilary Summers, Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Best Chamber Music Performance
"Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets" – Emerson String Quartet
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience
William Bolcom (composer) (Leonard Slatkin)
Best Classical Album
"Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience" – Tim Handley (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Marie Alice Stollack (choir directors), Christie Brewer and Joan Morris & University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Crossover Album
"4 + Four" – Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet




= Comedy

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Best Comedy Album
Never Scared – Chris Rock




= Composition and arrangement

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Awards for composing and arranging:

Best Instrumental Composition
Into the Light
Billy Childs (composer) (Billy Childs Ensemble)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
The Incredits (from The Incredibles soundtrack)
Gordon Goodwin (arranger) (Various Artists)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira (arrangers) (Chris Botti & Sting)




= Country

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Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"The Connection" – Emmylou Harris
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"You'll Think of Me" – Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Restless" – Alison Krauss and Union Station
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
"Like We Never Loved At All" – Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
Best Country Instrumental Performance
"Unionhouse Branch" – Alison Krauss and Union Station
Best Country Song
"Bless the Broken Road" – Rascal Flatts
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon (songwriters)
Best Country Album
Lonely Runs Both Ways – Alison Krauss and Union Station
Best Bluegrass Album
The Company We Keep – Del McCoury Band




= Dance

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Best Dance Recording
"Galvanize" – The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip
The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers & Steve Dub, mixers
"Say Hello" – Deep Dish
Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia & Sharam Tayebi, producers; Deep Dish & Matt Nordstrom, mixers
"Wonderful Night" – Fatboy Slim & Lateef
Fatboy Slim, producer; Simon Thornton, mixer
"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" – LCD Soundsystem
The DFA, producers; The DFA & Andy Wallace, mixers
"I Believe In You" – Kylie Minogue
Babydaddy & Jake Shears, producers; Jeremy Wheatly, mixer
"Guilt Is A Useless Emotion" – New Order
New Order & Stuart Price, producers; New Order & Stuart Price, mixers
Best Electronic/Dance Album
Push The Button – The Chemical Brothers
Human After All – Daft Punk
Palookaville – Fatboy Slim
Minimum-Maximum – Kraftwerk
LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem




= Film, TV and visual media

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Awards for soundtrack contributions:

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Ray – Ray Charles
James Austin, Stuart Benjamin & Taylor Hackford (compilation producers)
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Ray – Craig Armstrong (composer)
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"Believe" (from The Polar Express)
Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri (songwriters) (Josh Groban)




= Folk

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Best Traditional Folk Album
Fiddler's Green – Tim O'Brien
Live From Dublin: A Tribute To Derek Bell – The Chieftains
Come On Back – Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Live In The UK – Tom Paxton
Cajun Mardi Gras! – Jo-El Sonnier
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Fair & Square – John Prine
Chávez Ravine – Ry Cooder
The Outsider – Rodney Crowell
Why Should the Fire Die? – Nickel Creek
Devils & Dust – Bruce Springsteen
Best Native American Music Album
Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth
Jim Wilson producer (various artists)
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Vol. 1
Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers (Various Artists)




= Gospel

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Best Gospel Performance
"Pray" – CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Song
"Be Blessed" – Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James 'Big Jim' Wright, songwriters
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Lifesong – Casting Crowns
Best Rock Gospel Album
Until My Heart Caves In – Audio Adrenaline
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith – Amy Grant
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs – Donnie McClurkin
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Purified – CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
One Voice – Saints Unified Voices
Gladys Knight, choir director




= Historical

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Best Historical Album
Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings
Alan Lomax, Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood (compilation producers), Adam Ayan & Steve Rosenthal (mastering engineers) (Jelly Roll Morton)




= Jazz

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Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
"Why Was I Born?" – Sonny Rollins
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Beyond the Sound Barrier – Wayne Shorter Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Overtime – Dave Holland Big Band
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Good Night, and Good Luck – Dianne Reeves
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
The Way Up – Pat Metheny Group
Best Latin Jazz Album
Listen Here! – Eddie Palmieri




= Latin

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Best Latin Pop Album
Escucha – Laura Pausini
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Bebo De Cuba – Bebo Valdes
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
México En La Piel – Luis Miguel
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 – Shakira
Best Tejano Album
Chicanisimo – Little Joe y la Familia
Best Salsa/Merengue Album
Son Del Alma – Willy Chirino




= Musical Show

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Award for Musical theatre recording:

Best Musical Show Album
Monty Python's Spamalot
John Du Prez & Eric Idle (producers & composers), Eric Idle (lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast including David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria & Sara Ramirez)




= Music video

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Best Short Form Music Video
Lose Control – Missy Elliott, Fat Man Scoop & Ciara
Missy Elliott & Dave Meyers (video directors) joseph Sasson (video producer)
Best Long Form Music Video
No Direction Home – Bob Dylan
Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen, Martin Scorsese (video director), Nigel Sinclair & Anthony Wall (video producers)




= New Age

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Best New Age Album
Silver Solstice – Paul Winter Consort
Music in the Key of Om – Jack DeJohnette
Scared Journey of Ku-Kai Volume 2 – Kitarō
People of Peace – R. Carlos Nakai Quart
Montana – A Love Story – George Winston




= Packaging and notes

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Best Recording Package
The Forgotten Arm
Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz (art directors) (Aimee Mann)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
The Legend
Ian Cuttler (art director) (Johnny Cash)
Best Album Notes
The Complete Library of Congress Recordings
Alan Lomax, John Szwed (notes writer) (Jelly Roll Morton)




= Polka

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Best Polka Album
Shake, Rattle and Polka! – Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra
Polka Pizzazz – Del Sinchak Band
Under the Influence – Eddie Blazonczyk's versatones
Time Out for Polkas and Waltzes – Walter Ostanek & Ron Sluga
Solecktions – Kevin Soleki




= Pop

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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Since U Been Gone" – Kelly Clarkson
"It's Like That" – Mariah Carey
"Good Is Good" – Sheryl Crow
"I Will Not Be Broken" – Bonnie Raitt
"Hollaback Girl" – Gwen Stefani
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"From the Bottom of My Heart" – Stevie Wonder
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" – Jack Johnson
"Fine Line" – Paul McCartney
"Walk On By" – Seal
"Lonely No More" – Rob Thomas
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"This Love (Live)" – Maroon 5
"Don't Lie" – The Black Eyed Peas
"Mr. Brightside" – The Killers
"More Than Love" – Los Lonely Boys
"My Doorbell" – The White Stripes
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Feel Good Inc." – Gorillaz & De La Soul
"Gone Going" – The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson
"Virginia Moon" – Foo Fighters & Norah Jones
"A Song For You" – Herbie Hancock & Christina Aguilera
"A Time to Love" – Stevie Wonder & India.Arie
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"Caravan" – Les Paul
"In Our Time" – Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti
"T-Jam" – George Duke
"Gelo na Montanha" – Herbie Hancock & Trey Anastasio
"Agave" – Daniel Lanois
Best Pop Instrumental Album
At This Time – Burt Bacharach
Bloom – Eric Johnson
Naked Guitar – Earl Klugh
Belladonna – Daniel Lanois
Flipside – Jeff Lorber
Best Pop Vocal Album
Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson
Extraordinary Machine – Fiona Apple
Wildflower – Sheryl Crow
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard – Paul McCartney
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. – Gwen Stefani




= Production and engineering

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Awards for production and engineering:

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Back Home
Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski engineers (Eric Clapton)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
Da-Hong Seetoo engineer (Emerson String Quartet)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix)
Louie Vega (remixer) (Curtis Mayfield)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Steve Lillywhite
Producer of the Year, Classical
Tim Handley




= R&B

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Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
"1 Thing" – Amerie
"Free Yourself" – Fantasia
"Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys
"Wishing on a Star" – Beyoncé
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Ordinary People" – John Legend
"So What the Fuss" – Stevie Wonder
"Creepin'" – Jamie Foxx
"Let Me Love You" – Mario
"Superstar" – Usher
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"So Amazing" – Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder
"Cater 2 U" – Destiny's Child
"How Will I Know" – Stevie Wonder & Aisha Morris
"If This World Were Mine" – Alicia Keys & Jermaine Paul
"So High" – John Legend & Lauryn Hill
Best R&B Song
"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, & Johnta Austin songwriters
"Cater 2 U" – Destiny's Child
Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller & Michelle Williams songwriters
"Free Yourself" – Fantasia
Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott & Nisan Stewart songwriters
"Ordinary People" – John Legend
W.Adams & J.Stephens songwriters
"Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys
Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily, & Kanye West songwriters
Best R&B Album
"Get Lifted" – John Legend
"Free Yourself" – Fantasia
"Illumination" – Earth, Wind & Fire
"A Time to Love" – Stevie Wonder
"Unplugged" – Alicia Keys
Best Contemporary R&B Album
The Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey
Touch – Amerie
Destiny Fulfilled – Destiny's Child
Turning Point – Mario
O – Omarion
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
A House Is Not a Home – Aretha Franklin
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Welcome to Jamrock – Damian Marley




= Rap

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Best Rap Solo Performance
"Gold Digger" – Kanye West
"Testify" – Common
"Mockingbird" – Eminem
"Disco Inferno" – 50 Cent
"Number One Spot" – Ludacris
"U Don't Know Me" – T.I.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"Don't Phunk With My Heart" – The Black Eyed Peas
"The Corner" – Common featuring The Last Poets
"Encore" – Eminem featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
"Hate It or Love It" – The Game featuring 50 Cent
"Wait (The Whisper Song)" – Ying Yang Twins
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Numb/Encore" – Jay-Z featuring Linkin Park
"1, 2 Step" – Ciara featuring Missy Elliott
"They Say" – Common featuring John Legend & Kanye West
"Soldier" – Destiny's Child featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
"Rich Girl" – Gwen Stefani featuring Eve
Best Rap Song
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
D. Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Barry & D. Black, songwriters) (Kanye West)
"Candy Shop"
Curtis Jackson & Scott Storch, songwriters (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
"Don't Phunk with My Heart"
William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & George Pajon, Jr. songwriters (Kalyanji Anandji, Full Force & Indeewar, songwriters) (The Black Eyed Peas)
"Hate It or Love It"
Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon Taylor & M. Valenzano, songwriters; (Baker, Felder & Harris, songwriters) (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
"Lose Control"
M. Elliott, C. Harris & G. Isaacs III, songwriters; (J. Atkins, R. Davis & C. Hudson, songwriters) (Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)
Best Rap Album
Late Registration – Kanye West
Be – Common
The Cookbook – Missy Elliott
Encore – Eminem
The Massacre – 50 Cent




= Reggae

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Best Reggae Album
Welcome to Jamrock – Damian Marley
Our Music – Burning Spear
The Trinity – Sean Paul
Clothes Drop – Shaggy
Black Gold & Green – Third World




= Rock

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Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Devils & Dust" – Bruce Springsteen
"Revolution" – Eric Clapton
"Shine It All Around" – Robert Plant
"This Is How a Heart Breaks" – Rob Thomas
"The Painter" – Neil Young
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – U2
"Speed Of Sound" – Coldplay
"Best of You" – Foo Fighters
"Do You Want To" – Franz Ferdinand
"All These Things That I've Done" – The Killers
Best Hard Rock Performance
"B.Y.O.B." – System of a Down
"Doesn't Remind Me" – Audioslave
"The Hand That Feeds" – Nine Inch Nails
"Tin Pan Valley" – Robert Plant
"Little Sister" – Queens of the Stone Age
Best Metal Performance
"Before I Forget" – Slipknot
"The Great Satan" – Ministry
"Determined" – Mudvayne
"Mein Teil" – Rammstein
"What Drives the Weak" – Shadows Fall
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"69 Freedom Specials" – Les Paul & Friends
"Beat Box Guitar" – Adrian Belew
"Birds of Prey" – Stewart Copeland
"Mercy" – Joe Perry
"Lotus Feet" – Steve Vai
Best Rock Song
"City of Blinding Lights" – U2
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen songwriters
"Speed of Sound" – Coldplay
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin songwriters
"Best of You" – Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters songwriters
Devils & Dust" – Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen songwriter
"Beverly Hills" – Weezer
Rivers Cuomo songwriter
Best Rock Album
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2
X&Y – Coldplay
In Your Honor – Foo Fighters
A Bigger Bang – The Rolling Stones
Prairie Wind – Neil Young




= Surround Sound

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Best Surround Sound Album
Brothers in Arms – 20 Anniversary Edition
Chuck Ainlay (surround mix engineer), Bob Ludwig (surround mastering engineer), Chuck Ainlay, Mark Knopfler (surround producers) (Dire Straits)




= Spoken word

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Best Spoken Word Album
Dreams from My Father – Barack Obama




= Traditional Pop

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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Art of Romance – Tony Bennett
It's Time – Michael Bublè
Isn't It Romantic: The Standards Album – Johnny Mathis
Moonlight Serenade – Carly Simon
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV – Rod Stewart




= World

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Best Traditional World Music Album
In the Heart of the Moon – Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Eletracústico – Gilberto Gil




Special Merit Awards






= MusiCares Person of the Year

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James Taylor




= Grammy Trustees Award

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Chris Blackwell
Owen Bradley
Al Schmitt




In Memoriam


Long John Baldry, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Oscar Brown, R. L. Burnside, Little Milton Campbell, Vassar Clements, Tyrone Davis, Victoria de los Ángeles, Ibrahim Ferrer, Carlo Maria Giulini, Lalo Guerrero, Percy Heath, Skitch Henderson, Milt Holland, Shirley Horn, Willie Hutch, Johnnie Johnson, Merle Kilgore, Chris LeDoux, Harold Leventhal, Jimmy Martin, Robert Moog, Birgit Nilsson, Wilson Pickett, John Raitt, Lou Rawls, Eugene Record, Bobby Short, Jimmy Smith, Sammi Smith, Luther Vandross, Simon Waronker, Chris Whitley, Ronald Winans, Paul Winchell, Link Wray and Richard Pryor.




Trivia


U2's win for Album of the Year was their second win for that respective award. They previously won it back at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in 1988 for The Joshua Tree. They are the only rock act to have more than one Album of the Year win.
Keith Urban won his first Grammy Award for "You'll Think of Me" From his 2002 album Golden Road
During the Sly & the Family Stone tribute performance Rusty Allen was in place of the original bassist Larry Graham.
Sly Stone made his first public Appearance since 1987 wearing a Cockatoo-Style mohawk
While presenting Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Alicia Keys & Stevie Wonder led a sing-along of "Higher Ground".
Slipknot's win for "Before I Forget" was their first Grammy Award win.




Notes


Steven Tyler & Joe Perry are from Aerosmith.
"In the Midnight Hour" is originally sung by Wilson Pickett.
"A Song for You is originally performed by Andy Williams from his 1971 album "You've Got a Friend". The song was written by Leon Russell.
Neil Portnow made an appearance




External links


48th Annual Grammy Awards at IMDb
48th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List




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