47th Annual Grammy Awards

Performers

Presenters

• Gary Sinise and Bonnie Raitt presented Album of the Year.
• Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong presented Record of the Year.
• Stevie Wonder and Norah Jones presented Song of the Year.
• Adam Sandler and Nelly presented Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
• John Travolta, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler presented Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and announced that Pinetop Perkins is a Lifetime Achievement recipient.
• Amy Lee, Alison Krauss and T Bone Burnett presented Best Country Album.
• Rob Thomas presents Ahmed Ertegun with the first President's Merit Award Salute to Industry Icons.
• Ricky Martin, Anthony Hamilton and Mario presented Best R&B Album.
• Lisa Marie Presley and John Mayer presented Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
• Penelope Cruz, Mark McGrath and Pharrell presented Best Rock Album and announced that Led Zeppelin is a Lifetime Achievement recipient.
• Matthew McConaughey introduced a performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Elvin Bishop, Dickie Betts, and Tim McGraw.
• Ellen DeGeneres introduces a performance by Queen Latifah.
• Quentin Tarantino introduces a performance by Green Day.
• Kris Kristofferson pays tribute to Janis Joplin and then introduces a performance by Joss Stone and Melissa Etheridge.
• Billy Bob Thornton pays tribute to Lifetime Achievement honoree Eddie Arnold and then introduces a performance by Tim McGraw.
• Anthony LaPaglia talks about the Southeast Asian tsunami.
• Kevin Bacon and Ludacris presented Best Rap Album.
• Tyra Banks and Hoobastank presented Best New Artist.

  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

  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

• Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar – Various Artists; James Jensen, producer
• Pure – Boney James
• Saxophonic – Dave Koz
• Forever, for Always, for Luther – Various Artists; Bud Harner & Rex Rideout, producers
• EP 2003: Music for the Epicurean Harkener – Mason Williams

• 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

  Dance

• "Toxic" – Britney Spears
• *Avant & Bloodshy, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
• "Good Luck" – Basement Jaxx featuring Lisa Kekaula
• *Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers
• "Get Yourself High" – The Chemical Brothers
• *The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers, mixers
• "Slow" – Kylie Minogue
• *Dan Carey & Emilíana Torrini, producers; Mr. Dan, mixer
• "Comfortably Numb" – Scissor Sisters
• *Scissor Sisters, producers; Neil Harris & Scissor Sisters, mixers

• Kish Kash – Basement Jaxx
• Legion of Boom – The Crystal Method
• Creamfields – Paul Oakenfold
• Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned – The Prodigy
• Reflections – Paul van Dyk