48th Annual Grammy Awards

Presenters

• Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder - Pays tribute to New Orleans and Coretta Scott King and presents the award for Best Female Pop Performance.
• Sugarland and Big & Rich - Pays tribute to Merle Haggard as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents the award for Best Country Album.
• Matt Dillon and Ludacris - Pays tribute to David Bowie as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents the award for Best Rap Album.
• Ben Roethlisberger - Introduces a performance by Kelly Clarkson.
• Billie Joe Armstrong and Gwen Stefani - Presents the award for Best Rock Album.
• Ellen DeGeneres - Introduces a performance by Paul McCartney.
• The Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Love Hewitt - Pays tribute to Chris Blackwell and presents the award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
• Teri Hatcher and Michael Buble - Presents the award for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
• Jenna Elfman - Pays tribute to Trustee Award recipient Owen Bradley and introduces a performance by Keith Urban.
• Chris Brown and Carlos Santana - Pays tribute to President's Merit award winner Mo Ostin and presents the award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
• Dave Chappelle - Introduces the Sly Stone tribute.
• LL Cool J - Pays tribute to Robert Johnson as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and introduces a performance by Jay-Z and Linkin Park.
• Tom Hanks - Pays tribute to The Weavers as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents a performance by Bruce Springsteen.
• Destiny's Child - Presents the award for Song of the Year.
• Sheryl Crow and Sting - Pays tribute to Cream (band) as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and present the award for Record of the Year.
• Terrence Howard - Pays tribute to Jessye Norman and introduces a performance by Herbie Hancock and Christina Aguilera.
• Fiona Apple, Chuck D, and Common - Presents the award for Best New Artist.
• Queen Latifah - Pays tribute to Richard Pryor as the Lifetime Achievement recipient.
• Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor - Presents the award for Album of the Year.
• Neil Portnow - Talks about MusicCares efforts in the Gulf Coast.

Award winners

• 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

• * 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

• * 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 engineerThe 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 engineerChaos and Creation in the Backyard – Paul McCartney
• * Nigel Godrich, producer; Darrell Thorp, engineer/mixer; Alan Yoshida, mastering engineerLove. 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 engineerLate 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

• "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"
• * U2, songwriters
• "Bless the Broken Road"
• * Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hannah & Marcus Hummon, songwriters
• "Devils & Dust"
• * Bruce Springsteen, songwriter
• "Ordinary People"
• * W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters
• "We Belong Together"
• * J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters;

• John Legend
• Ciara
• Fall Out Boy
• Keane
• Sugarland

Alternative">Alternative rock">Alternative

• Get Behind Me Satan – The White StripesFuneral – Arcade FireGuero – BeckPlans – Death Cab for CutieYou Could Have It So Much Better – Franz Ferdinand

[Blues]

• 80 - B. B. King & Friends'

• Cost of Living'' - Delbert McClinton'''

Children's

• Songs from the Neighborhood - The Music of Mister Rogers
• *Dennis Scott

• Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long
• *'''Christopher Cerf & Marlo Thomas '''

Classical">Classical music">Classical

• Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13" – Mariss Jansons, Sergey Aleksashkin, Chor des Bayerischen Runfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

• "Bach: Cantatas" – Thomas Quasthoff, Jürgen Bulgrin & Rainer Maillard, Christopher Alder

• "Verdi: Falstaff" – Sir Colin Davis, Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno & Michele Pertusi, James Mallinson, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

• "Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience" – Leonard Slatkin & Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak
• *

• "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 (Beethoven)|2] & 3 (Beethoven)|3]" – Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich & the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

• "Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky" – Evgeny Kissin

• *"Boulez: Le marteau sans maître, Dérive 1 & 2" – Hilary Summers, Ensemble InterContemporain
• *Pierre Boulez

• "Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets" – Emerson String Quartet

• Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience
• *William Bolcom

• "Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience" – Tim Handley, Leonard Slatkin, Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Marie Alice Stollack, Christie Brewer and Joan Morris & University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra

• '''"4 + Four" – Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet'''

[Comedy]

• 'Never Scared'' – Chris Rock'''

Composition and arrangement

• Into the Light
• *Billy Childs

• The Incredits
• *Gordon Goodwin

• What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
• *'''Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira '''

Country">Country music">Country

• "The Connection" – Emmylou Harris

• "You'll Think of Me" – Keith Urban

• "Restless" – Alison Krauss and Union Station

• "Like We Never Loved At All" – Faith Hill & Tim McGraw

• "Unionhouse Branch" – Alison Krauss and Union Station

• "Bless the Broken Road" – Rascal Flatts
• *Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon

• Lonely Runs Both Ways – Alison Krauss and Union Station'

• The Company We Keep'' – Del McCoury Band'''

Dance">Dance music">Dance

• * 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
• "Believe in You (Kylie Minogue song)|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

Film, TV and visual media

• Ray – Ray Charles
• *James Austin, Stuart Benjamin & Taylor Hackford

• Ray – Craig Armstrong

• "Believe"
• *'''Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri '''

Folk">Folk music">Folk

• 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

• Fair & Square – John Prine
• Chávez Ravine – Ry Cooder
• The Outsider – Rodney Crowell
• Why Should the Fire Die? – Nickel Creek
• Devils & Dust – Bruce Springsteen

• Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth
• *Jim Wilson producer

• Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Vol. 1
• *'''Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers '''

Gospel">Gospel music">Gospel

• "Pray" – CeCe Winans

• "Be Blessed" – Yolanda Adams
• *Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James 'Big Jim' Wright, songwriters

• Lifesong – Casting Crowns

• Until My Heart Caves In – Audio Adrenaline

• Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith – Amy Grant

• Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs – Donnie McClurkin

• Purified – CeCe Winans

• One Voice – Saints Unified Voices
• *'''Gladys Knight, choir director'''

Historical

• Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings
• *'''Alan Lomax, Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood, Adam Ayan & Steve Rosenthal '''

[Jazz]

• "Why Was I Born?" – Sonny Rollins

• Beyond the Sound Barrier – Wayne Shorter Quartet

• Overtime – Dave Holland Big Band

• Good Night, and Good Luck – Dianne Reeves

• The Way Up – Pat Metheny Group

• 'Listen Here!'' – Eddie Palmieri'''

Latin">Latin American music">Latin

• Escucha – Laura Pausini

• Bebo De Cuba – Bebo Valdes

• México En La Piel – Luis Miguel

• Fijación Oral Vol. 1 – Shakira

• Chicanisimo – Little Joe y la Familia'

• Son Del Alma'' – Willy Chirino'''

Musical Show

• Monty Python's Spamalot
• *'''John Du Prez & Eric Idle, Eric Idle '''

[Music video]

• Lose Control – Missy Elliott, Fat Man Scoop & Ciara
• *Missy Elliott & Dave Meyers joseph Sasson

• No Direction Home – Bob Dylan
• *'''Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen, Martin Scorsese, Nigel Sinclair & Anthony Wall '''

New Age">New-age music">New Age

• 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

• The Forgotten Arm
• *Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz

• The Legend
• *Ian Cuttler

• The Complete Library of Congress Recordings
• *'''Alan Lomax, John Szwed '''

[Polka]

• 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">Pop music">Pop

• "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

• "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

• "This Love " – Maroon 5
• "Don't Lie" – The Black Eyed Peas
• "Mr. Brightside" – The Killers
• "More Than Love" – Los Lonely Boys
• "My Doorbell" – The White Stripes

• "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

• "Caravan" – Les Paul
• "In Our Time" – Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti
• "T-Jam" – George Duke
• "Gelo na Montanha" – Herbie Hancock & Trey Anastasio
• "Agave" – Daniel Lanois

• At This Time – Burt Bacharach
• Bloom – Eric Johnson
• Naked Guitar – Earl Klugh
• Belladonna – Daniel Lanois
• Flipside – Jeff Lorber

• 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

• Back Home
• *Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski engineers

• Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
• *Da-Hong Seetoo engineer

• Superfly
• *Louie Vega

• Steve Lillywhite

• '''Tim Handley'''

R&B">Rhythm & Blues">R&B

• "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
• "1 Thing" – Amerie
• "Free Yourself" – Fantasia
• "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys
• "Wishing on a Star" – Beyoncé

• "Ordinary People" – John Legend
• "So What the Fuss" – Stevie Wonder
• "Creepin'" – Jamie Foxx
• "Let Me Love You" – Mario
• "Superstar" – Usher

• "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

• "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

• "Get Lifted" – John Legend
• "Free Yourself" – Fantasia
• "Illumination" – Earth, Wind & Fire
• "A Time to Love" – Stevie Wonder
• "Unplugged" – Alicia Keys

• The Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey
• Touch – Amerie
• Destiny Fulfilled – Destiny's Child
• Turning Point – Mario
• O – Omarion

• A [House Is Not a Home (song)|A House Is Not a Home] – Aretha Franklin

• 'Welcome to Jamrock'' – Damian Marley'''

Rap

• "Gold Digger" – Kanye West
• "Testify" – Common
• "Mockingbird" – Eminem
• "Disco Inferno" – 50 Cent
• "Number One Spot" – Ludacris
• "U Don't Know Me" – T.I.

• "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

• "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

• "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
• *D. Harris & Kanye West, songwriters
• "Candy Shop"
• * Curtis Jackson & Scott Storch, songwriters
• "Don't Phunk with My Heart"
• *William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & George Pajon, Jr. songwriters
• "Hate It or Love It"
• *Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon Taylor & M. Valenzano, songwriters;
• "Lose Control"
• *M. Elliott, C. Harris & G. Isaacs III, songwriters;

• Late Registration – Kanye West
• Be – Common
• The Cookbook – Missy Elliott
• Encore – Eminem
• The Massacre – 50 Cent

[Reggae]

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

Rock">Rock & Roll">Rock

• "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

• "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

• "O.B. (song)|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

• "Before I Forget" – Slipknot
• "The Great Satan" – Ministry
• "Determined" – Mudvayne
• "Mein Teil" – Rammstein
• "What Drives the Weak" – Shadows Fall

• "69 Freedom Specials" – Les Paul & Friends
• "Beat Box Guitar" – Adrian Belew
• "Birds of Prey" – Stewart Copeland
• "Mercy" – Joe Perry
• "Lotus Feet" – Steve Vai

• "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

• 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]

• Brothers in Arms – 20 Anniversary Edition
• *'''Chuck Ainlay, Bob Ludwig, Chuck Ainlay, Mark Knopfler '''

[Spoken word]

• 'Dreams from My Father'' – Barack Obama'''

[Traditional Pop]

• The Art of Romance – Tony Bennett
• It's Time – Michael Bublé
• 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">World music">World

• In the Heart of the Moon – Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate'

• Eletracústico'' – Gilberto Gil'''

Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

• '''James Taylor'''

Grammy Trustees Award

• 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.