44th Annual Grammy Awards

Performers

Presenters

• Matthew Perry and Britney Spears – presented Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Natalie Cole, Dave Koz, and P. Diddy – presented Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Craig David, Steve Vai, and Nelly Furtado – presented Best Rap Album
• Backstreet Boys and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes – presented Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
• Ja Rule, Pamela Anderson, and Jamie Foxx – presented Best R&B Album
• Don Henley and Trisha Yearwood – presented Best Rock Song
• Jamie O'Neal, Rob Thomas, and Kid Rock – presented Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Dixie Chicks and Sheryl Crow – presented Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
• Kevin James and Ray Romano – presented Best New Artist
• Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, and Gwen Stefani – presented Song of the Year
• Bonnie Raitt, Celine Dion, and Stevie Wonder – presented Record of the Year
• Gloria Estefan, Matthew McConaughey, and Janet Jackson – presented Album of the Year

  Winners and Nominees

General

• "Walk On" – U2
• * Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite and Richard Rainey, engineer/mixers
• "Video" – India.Arie
• * India.Arie and Carlos "Six July" Broady, producers; Kevin Haywood and Mike Shipley, engineer/mixers
• "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys
• * Alicia Keys, producer; Kerry "Krucial" Brothers and Russ Elevado, engineer/mixers
• "Ms. Jackson" – OutKast
• * Earthtone III, producer; John Frye and Neal H Pogue, engineer/mixers
• "Drops of Jupiter" – Train
• * Brendan O'Brien, producer; Nick DiDia, Brendan O'Brien and Ryan Williams, engineer/mixers

• O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Soundtrack – Various Artists^{#endnote A|}
• * T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante and Peter Kurland, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
• Acoustic Soul – India.Arie
• * India.Arie, Mark Batson, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Blue Miller and Bob Power, producers; Mark Batson, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Kevin Haywood, Avery Johnson, George Karas, Jim Lightman, Blue Miller, Mark Niemiec, Bob Power, Mike Shipley, Alvin Speights, Mike Tocci and Dave Way, engineer/mixers
• Love and Theft – Bob Dylan
• * Jack Frost, producer; Chris Shaw, engineer/mixer
• Stankonia – OutKast
• * Earthtone III, Organized Noize and Antonio "LA" Reid, producers; Jarvis Blackshear, Leslie Brathwaite, Josh Butler, Ralph Cacciurri, John Frye, Mark "DJ Exit" Goodchild, Carl Mo, Kevin Parker, Neal H Pogue, Richard H. Segal, Kenneth Stallworth, Matt Still, Jason Stokes, Bernasky Wall and Derrick Williams, engineer/mixers
• All That You Can't Leave Behind – U2
• * Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, producers; Brian Eno, Steve Fitzmaurice, Julian Gallagher, Mike Hedges, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Tim Palmer, Richard Rainey and Richard Stannard, engineer/mixers

• "Fallin'"
• * Alicia Keys, songwriter
• "Drops of Jupiter"
• * Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood, songwriters
• "I'm Like a Bird"
• * Nelly Furtado, songwriter
• "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
• * U2, songwriters
• "Video"
• * India.Arie, Carlos "Six July" Broady and Shannon Sanders, songwriters

• Alicia Keys
• * India.Arie
• * Nelly Furtado
• * David Gray
• * Linkin Park

  Alternative

• Parachutes – Coldplay
• * Strange Little Girls – Tori Amos
• * Vespertine – Björk
• * Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars – Fatboy Slim
• * Amnesiac – Radiohead

  Blues

• Do You Get The Blues? – Jimmie Vaughan
• *Smokin' Joint – Kim Wilson
• *Hellbound on My Trail: The Songs of Robert Johnson – Various Artists
• *Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions – James Blood Ulmer
• *Richland Woman Blues – Maria Muldaur and Various Artists
• *Here and Now – Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm

• Nothing Personal – Delbert McClinton
• *The Door – Keb' Mo'
• *Matriarch of the Blues – Etta James
• *Sweet Tea – Buddy Guy
• *Creole Moon – Dr. John

  Children's

• Elmo & the Orchestra – Sesame Street cast
• *All Wound Up! A Family Music Party – Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Brave Combo
• *Big Wide Grin – Keb' Mo'
• *inFINity – Trout Fishing in America
• *Little House of Music Level 1 Package – Georgia S. Lucking with Various Artists

• Mama Don't Allow – Tom Chapin
• *Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – CD Read-Along – Corey Burton and Various Artists
• *The Selfish Giant and the Nightingale and the Rose – Vanessa Redgrave and Stephen Fry
• *A Series of Unfortunate Events – Book 1: The Bad Beginning – Tim Curry
• *Timeless Tales and Music of Our Time – Ruth Westheimer

  Classical

• Best Orchestral Performance
• * Helmut Burk & Karl-August Naegler, Jobst Eberhardt, Stephan Flock, Pierre Boulez & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Edgard Varèse
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
• * Christopher Raeburn, Jonathan Stokes, Bernhard Forck, Cecilia Bartoli & the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin for Dreams & Fables - Gluck Italian Arias
• Best Opera Recording
• * James Mallinson, Simon Rhodes, Colin Davis, Michelle DeYoung, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo, Kenneth Tarver & the London Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz: Les Troyens
• Best Choral Performance
• * Martin Sauer, Michael Brammann, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Norbert Balatsch, Erwin Ortner, Bernarda Fink, Matthias Goerne, Dietrich Henschel, Elisabeth von Magnus, Christoph Prégardien, Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Schade, Christine Schäfer, Markus Schäfer, Oliver Widmer, the Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Sängerknaben & Concentus Musicas Wien for Bach: St. Matthew Passion
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance
• * Martin Fouqué, Eberhard Sengpiel, Daniel Barenboim, Dale Clevenger, Larry Combs, Alex Klein, David McGill & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Richard Strauss Wind Concertos
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance
• * Arne Akselberg & Truls Mørk for Benjamin Britten Cello Suites
• Best Small Ensemble Performance
• * Helmut Mühle, Philipp Nedel, Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica for After Mozart
• Best Chamber Music Performance
• * Joanna Nickrenz, Marc J. Aubort & The Angeles String Quartet for Joseph Haydn: The Complete String Quartets
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
• * Christopher Rouse, Muhai Tang, Sharon Isbin & the Gulbenkian Orchestra for Concert de Gaudí for Guitar and Orchestra
• Best Classical Album
• * James Mallinson, Simon Rhodes, Colin Davis, Michelle DeYoung, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo, Kenneth Tarver & the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Berlioz: Les Troyens
• Best Classical Crossover Album
• * Edgar Meyer, Robert Battaglia, Béla Fleck, Joshua Bell, Evelyn Glennie, Gary Hoffman, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile & John Christopher Williams for ''Perpetual Motion''

  Composing and arranging

• "Cast Away End Credits"
• *Alan Silvestri, composer
• "Communion"
• *John Patitucci, composer
• "The Eternal Vow"
• *Tan Dun, composer
• "Oren "
• *Gonzalo Rubalcaba, composer
• "Theme from Blonde"
• *Patrick Williams, composer

• "Debussy: Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum"
• *Béla Fleck and Edgar Meyer, arrangers
• "En la Orilla del Mundo "
• *Gonzalo Rubalcaba, arranger
• "Scheherazade Fantasy"
• *Lalo Schifrin, arranger
• "Soul Bossa Nova"
• *George S. Clinton, arranger
• "Take the "A" Train"
• *Bob Florence, arranger

• "Drops of Jupiter "
• *Paul Buckmaster, arranger
• "Easy Living"
• *Kurt Elling and Laurence Hobgood, arrangers
• "Fascinating Rhythm"
• *Billy Childs, arranger
• "Love Letters"
• *Claus Ogerman, arranger
• "You're My Thrill"
• *Johnny Mandel, arranger

  Country

• "Shine" – Dolly Parton
• *"I Would've Loved You Anyway" – Trisha Yearwood
• *"Cold, Cold Heart" – Lucinda Williams
• *"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" – Sheryl Crow
• *"There Is No Arizona" – Jamie O'Neal

• "O Death" – Ralph Stanley
• *"Lovesick Blues" – Ryan Adams
• *"I Dreamed About Mama Last Night" – Johnny Cash
• *"San Antonio Girl" – Lyle Lovett
• *"Grown Men Don't Cry" – Tim McGraw
• *"Marie" – Willie Nelson

• "The Lucky One" – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• *"Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" – Asleep at the Wheel
• *"Ain't Nothing 'bout You" – Brooks & Dunn
• *"One More Day" – Diamond Rio
• *"I'm Already There" – Lonestar

• "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow" – Harley Allen, Pat Enright, and Dan Tyminski
• *"Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby" – Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, and Gillian Welch
• *"Beer Run " – George Jones and Garth Brooks
• *"Bring On the Rain" – Jo Dee Messina and Tim McGraw
• *"Inside Out" – Trisha Yearwood and Don Henley

• "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" – Jerry Douglas, Gen Duncan, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Paul Shaffer, and Marty Stuart
• *"Sugar-Foot Rag" – Asleep at the Wheel and Brad Paisley
• *"Poultry in Motion" – Bill Kirchen
• *"Choctaw Hayride" – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• *"Munster Rag" – Brad Paisley

• "The Lucky One"
• *Robert Lee Castleman, songwriter
• "I'm Already There"
• *Gary Baker, Richie McDonald, and Frank Myers, songwriters
• "One More Day"
• *Steven Dale Jones and Bobby Tomberlin, songwriters
• "There Is No Arizona"
• *Lisa Drew, Jamie O'Neal, and Shaye Smith, songwriters
• "When I Think About Angels"
• *Roxie Dean, Jamie O'Neal, and Sonny Tillis, songwriters

• Timeless – Hank Williams Tribute – Various Artists
• *One More Day – Diamond Rio
• *Set This Circus Down – Tim McGraw
• *Rainbow Connection – Willie Nelson
• *Inside Out – Trisha Yearwood

• New Favorite – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• *Mountain Soul – Patty Loveless
• *Little Sparrow – Dolly Parton
• *History of the Future – Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
• *Clinch Mountain Sweethearts – Ralph Stanley and Friends