49th Annual Grammy Awards

Main ceremony

Presenters

• Jamie Foxx – presented Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
• Joan Baez – introduced Dixie Chicks
• Prince – introduced Beyoncé
• The Black Eyed Peas – presented Best R&B Album and presented Booker T and the MG's as the lifetime achievement honorees.
• P!nk & T.I. – presented Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and presented The Doors as Lifetime Achievement honorees.
• Stevie Wonder – introduced Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend & John Mayer
• Nelly Furtado, Natasha Bedingfield & Nicole Scherzinger – presented Best Pop Vocal Album
• Burt Bacharach & Seal – presented Song of the Year and paid tribute to A&M founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss.
• Alyson Hannigan & Cobie Smulders – introduced Gnarls Barkley and presented The Grateful Dead as Lifetime Achievement honorees.
• Common & Kanye West – presented Best Rap Album
• Terrence Howard – introduced Mary J. Blige and presented Maria Callas as Lifetime Achievement honoree.
• Mandy Moore, LeAnn Rimes & Luke Wilson – presented Best Country Album
• Reba McEntire – introduced Carrie Underwood & Rascal Flatts and paid tribute to honorees Bob Wills and Don Henley.
• Natalie Cole & Ornette Coleman – presented Best New Artist
• Samuel L. Jackson & Christina Ricci – talk about the birth of R&B and introduced Lionel Richie, Chris Brown & Smokey Robinson
• Rihanna & David Spade – introduced Ludacris, Mary J. Blige & Earth, Wind & Fire
• Jennifer Hudson – introduced My Grammy Moment Winner Robyn Troup
• Tony Bennett & Quentin Tarantino – presented Record of the Year
• Chris Rock – introduced Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Al Gore & Queen Latifah – presented Best Rock Album
• Don Henley & Scarlett Johansson – presented Album of the Year

  Winners and nominees

• Mary J. Blige
• Dixie Chicks
• John Mayer
• James Blunt
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Gnarls Barkley
• Justin Timberlake
• Carrie Underwood

General

• "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks
• * Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers
• "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige
• * Bryan-Michael Cox & Ron Fair producers; Danny Cheung, Tal Herzberg, Dave "Hard-Drive" Pensado & Allen Sides, engineers/mixers
• "You're Beautiful" – James Blunt
• * Tom Rothrock, producer; Tom Rothrock & Mike Tarantino, engineers/mixers
• "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley
• * Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers
• "Put Your Records On" – Corinne Bailey Rae
• * Steve Chrisanthou, producer; Steve Chrisanthou & Jeremy Wheatley, engineers/mixers

• Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks
• * Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
• St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley
• * Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer, mastering engineer
• Continuum – John Mayer
• * Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagía, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak, Manny Marroquin & Dave O'Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
• Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• * Rick Rubin, producer; Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linett & Andrew Scheps, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• FutureSex/LoveSounds – Justin Timberlake
• * Nate Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, Serban Ghenea, Padraic Kerin, Jason Lader, Andrew Scheps, Timbaland & Ethan Willoughby, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer

• "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks
• * Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters
• "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige
• * Johntá Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters
• "Jesus, Take The Wheel" – Carrie Underwood
• * Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters
• "Put Your Records On" – Corinne Bailey Rae
• * John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters
• "You're Beautiful" – James Blunt
• * James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters

• Carrie Underwood
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• James Blunt
• Chris Brown
• Imogen Heap

  Pop

• "Ain't No Other Man" – Christina Aguilera
• "Unwritten" – Natasha Bedingfield
• "You Can Close Your Eyes" – Sheryl Crow
• "Stupid Girls" – P!nk
• "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" – KT Tunstall

• "Waiting On The World To Change" – John Mayer
• "You're Beautiful" – James Blunt
• "Save Room" – John Legend
• "Jenny Wren" – Paul McCartney
• "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter

• "My Humps" – The Black Eyed Peas
• "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" – Death Cab For Cutie
• "Over My Head " – The Fray
• "Is It Any Wonder?" – Keane
• "Stickwitu" – The Pussycat Dolls

• "For Once in My Life" – Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
• "One" – Mary J. Blige & U2
• "Always On Your Side" – Sheryl Crow & Sting
• "Promiscuous" – Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
• "Hips Don't Lie" – Shakira & Wyclef Jean

• "Mornin'" – George Benson & Al Jarreau
• "Drifting" – Enya
• "Subterfuge" – Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
• "Song H" – Bruce Hornsby
• "My Favorite Things" – The Brian Setzer Orchestra

• Fingerprints – Peter Frampton
• New Beginnings – Gerald Albright
• Fire Wire – Larry Carlton
• X'' – Fourplay
• Wrapped in a Dream – Spyro Gyra

• Continuum – John Mayer
• Back to Basics – Christina Aguilera
• Back to Bedlam – James Blunt
• The River in Reverse – Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
• FutureSex/LoveSounds'' – Justin Timberlake

  Dance

• "SexyBack" – Justin Timberlake
• * Nate "Danja" Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
• "Suffer Well" – Depeche Mode
• * Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers
• "Ooh La La" – Goldfrapp
• * Goldfrapp, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
• "Get Together" – Madonna
• * Madonna & Stuart Price, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent], mixer
• "I'm With Stupid" – Pet Shop Boys
• * Trevor Horn, producer; Robert Orton, mixer

• Confessions On A Dance Floor – Madonna
• Supernature – Goldfrapp
• A Lively Mind – Paul Oakenfold
• Fundamental – Pet Shop Boys
• The Garden – Zero 7

  Traditional pop

• Duets: An American Classic – Tony Bennett
• Caught In The Act – Michael Bublé
• Wintersong – Sarah McLachlan
• Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook – Bette Midler
• Timeless Love – Smokey Robinson

  Rock

• "Someday Baby" – Bob Dylan
• "Nausea" – Beck
• "Route 66" – John Mayer
• "Saving Grace" – Tom Petty
• "Lookin' for a Leader" – Neil Young

• "Dani California" – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Talk" – Coldplay
• "How to Save a Life" – The Fray
• "Steady, As She Goes" – The Raconteurs
• "The Saints Are Coming" – U2 & Green Day

• "Woman" – Wolfmother
• "Crazy Bitch" – Buckcherry
• "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" – Nine Inch Nails
• "Lonely Day" – System of a Down
• "Vicarious" – Tool

• "Eyes of the Insane" – Slayer
• "Redneck" – Lamb of God
• "Colony of Birchmen" – Mastodon
• "LiesLiesLies" – Ministry
• "30/30-150" – Stone Sour

• "The Wizard Turns On..." – The Flaming Lips
• "Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick" – Arctic Monkeys
• "Black Hole Sun" – Peter Frampton
• "Castellorizon" – David Gilmour
• "Super Colossal" – Joe Satriani

• "Dani California" – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• * Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters
• "Chasing Cars" – Snow Patrol
• * Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson, songwriters
• "Lookin' for a Leader" – Neil Young
• * Neil Young, songwriter
• "Someday Baby" – Bob Dylan
• * Bob Dylan, songwriter
• "When You Were Young" – The Killers
• * Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters

• Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Try! – John Mayer Trio
• Highway Companion – Tom Petty
• Broken Boy Soldiers – The Raconteurs
• Living with War – Neil Young