50 Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
- Aretha Franklin
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
- Burt Bacharach
- The Band
- Cab Calloway
- Doris Day
- Itzhak Perlman
- Max Roach
- Earl Scruggs
Trustees Award Winners
- Olumide Chapters
- Jac Holzman
- Willie Mitchell
Technical GRAMMY Award Winners
- Ampex Corporation
- John Eargle
General Field
Record of the Year
- "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
- Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer
Album of the Year
- River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
- Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
- "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse)
Best New Artist
- "Amy Winehouse"
Pop Field
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- "What Goes Around...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
- "Makes Me Wonder" – Maroon 5
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- "Gone Gone Gone(Done Moved On)" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- "One Week Last Summer" – Joni Mitchell
Best Pop Instrumental Album
- The Mix-Up – Beastie Boys
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
Dance Field
Best Dance Recording
- "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" - Justin Timberlake
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Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers
Best Electronic/Dance Album
- We Are the Night – The Chemical Brothers
Traditional Pop Field
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Call Me Irresponsible - Michael Bublé
Rock Field
Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance
- "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
- "Icky Thump" - The White Stripes
Best Hard Rock Performance
- "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
- "Final Six" - Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- "Once Upon a Time in the West" - Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Song
- "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
Alternative Field
Best Alternative Music Album
- Icky Thump - The White Stripes
R&B Field
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- "No One" - Alicia Keys
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- "Future Baby Mama" - Prince
Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals
- "Disrespectful" - Chaka Khan featuring Mary J. Blige
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
- "In My Songs" - Gerald Levert
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- "Daydreamin'" - Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott
Best R&B Song
- "No One" - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys)
Best R&B Album
- Funk This - Chaka Khan
Best Contemporary R&B Album
- Because of You - Ne-Yo
Rap Field
Best Rap Solo Performance
- "Stronger" - Kanye West
Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group
- "Southside" - Common featuring Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- "Umbrella" - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song
- "Good Life" - Alrin Davis, Faheem Najm & Kanye West (James Ingram & Quincy Jones) (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
Best Rap Album
- Graduation - Kanye West
Country Field
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- "Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
- "How Long" - Eagles
Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals
- "Lost Highway" - Willie Nelson & Ray Price
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- "Throttleneck" - Brad Paisley
Best Country Song
- "Before He Cheats" - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Best Country Album
- These Days - Vince Gill
Best Bluegrass Album
- The Bluegrass Diaries - Jim Lauderdale
New Age Field
Best New Age Album
- Crestone - Paul Winter Consort
Jazz Field
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Avant Gershwin - Patti Austin
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance
- "Anagram" - Michael Brecker, soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
- Pilgrimage - Michael Brecker
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) - Terence Blanchard
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Funk Tango - Paquito Rivera Quintet
Gospel Field
Best Gospel Performance
Tie
- "Never Gonna Break My Faith" - Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
- "Blessed & Highly Favored" - The Clark Sisters
Best Gospel Song
- "Blessed & Highly Favored" - Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
- Before the Daylight's Shot - Ashley Cleveland
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- A Deeper Level - Israel and New Breed
Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album
- Salt of the Earth - Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Live: One Last Time - The Clark Sisters
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Free to Worship - Fred Hammond
Latin Field
Best Latin Pop Album
- El Tren de los Momentos - Alejandro Sanz
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- No Hay Espacio - Black Guayaba
Best Latin Urban Album
- Residente O Visitante - Calle 13
Best Tropical Latin Album
- La Llave de mi Corazón - Juan Luis Guerra
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
- 100% Mexicano - Pepe Aguilar
Best Tejano Album
- Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Little Joe & La Familia
Best Norteño Album
- Detalles y Emociones - Los Tigres Del Norte
Best Banda Album
- Te Va a Gustar - El Chapo
Blues Field
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas - Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. & David Honeyboy Edwards
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- The Road to Escondido - JJ Cale & Eric Clapton
Folk Field
Best Traditional Folk Album
- Dirt Farmer - Levon Helm
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
- Washington Square Serenade - Steve Earle
Best Native American Music Album
- Totemic Flute Chants - Johnny Whitehorse
Best Hawaiian Music Album
- Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Various Artists (Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers)
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
- Live! Worldwide - Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Reggae Field
Best Reggae Album
- Mind Control - Stephen Marley
World Music Field
Best Traditional World Music Album
- African Spirit - Soweto Gospel Choir
Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Djin Djin - Angelique Kidjo
Polka Field
Best Polka Album
- Come Share the Wine - Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra
Children's Field
Best Children's Music Album
- A Green and Red Christmas - The Muppets (Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchel, producers)
Best Children's Spoken Word Album
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Jim Dale
Spoken Word Field
Best Spoken Word Album
- The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream - Barack Obama
Comedy Field
Best Comedy Album
- The Distant Future - Flight of the Conchords
Musical Show Field
Best Musical Show Album
- Spring Awakening - Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast with Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others)
Film, Television And Other Visual Media Field
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album
- Love - George Martin & Giles Martin (The Beatles)
Best Score Soundtrack Album
- Ratatouille - Michael Giacchino, composer
Best Song-Motion Picture, TV, Visual Media
- "Love You I Do" (from Dreamgirls)
Composing/Arranging Field
Best Instrumental Composition
- "Cerulean Skies" - Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
- "In a Silent Way" - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joe Zawinul)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" - John Clayton, arranger (Queen Latifah)
Package Field
Best Recording Package
- Cassadaga - Zack Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes)
Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition
- What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977) - Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
Notes Field
Best Album Notes
- John Work, III: Recording Black Culture - Bruce Nemerov (Various Artists)
Historical Field
Best Historical Album
- The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949
- Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody Guthrie)
Production, Non Classical Field
Best Engineered Album, Non Classical
- Beauty & Crime
- Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (Suzanne Vega)
Producer of the Year, Non Classical
- Mark Ronson
- Back to Black (Amy Winehouse) (T)
- Littlest Things (Lily Allen) (T)
- Rehab (Amy Winehouse) (T)
- Version (Mark Ronson) (A)
- You Know I'm No Good (Amy Winehouse) (T)
Best Remixed Recording
- "Bring the Noise" (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix)
- Benny Benassi, remixer (Public Enemy)
Production, Surround Sound Field
Best Surround Sound Album
- Love
- Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers (The Beatles)
Production, Classical Field
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Grechaninov: Passion Week
- John Newton, engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale)
Producer of the Year, Classical
- Judith Sherman
- American Virtuosa: Tribute To Maud Powell (Rachel Barton Pine & Matthew Hagle)
- From Barrelhouse To Broadway: The Musical Odyssey Of Joe Jordan (Rick Benjamin & The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
- Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 '...Songs Are Sung' (Kronos Quartet)
- Strange Imaginary Animals (Eighth Blackbird)
- Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence (Ying Quartet)
Classical Field
Best Classical Album
- Tower: Made In America
- Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer (Nashville Symphony)
Best Orchestra Performance
- "Tower: Made in America"
- Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
Best Opera Recording
- "Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel"
- Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel & Jennifer Larmore; Brian Couzens, producer (Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan; New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra)
Best Choral Performance
- "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem"
- Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Thomas Quasthoff & Dorothea Röschmann; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
- "Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos"
- Bramwell Tovey, conductor; James Ehnes (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
- "Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3" - Garrick Ohlsson
Best Chamber Music Performance
- "Strange Imaginary Animals" - eighth blackbird
Best Small Ensemble Performance
- "Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" - Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists
Best Classical Vocal Performance
- "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- "Made in America"
- Joan Tower (Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Crossover Album
- A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane - Turtle Island String Quartet
Music Video Field
Best Short Form Music Video
- "God's Gonna Cut You Down" - Johnny Cash — Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
Best Long Form Music Video
- "The Confessions Tour" - Madonna — Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara Martin and David May, video producers
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