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
• *"Gone Lonesome Blues">Gone ('N Sync song)">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

  Film/TV/media

• O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various Artists
• *Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture – Various Artists
• *Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film – Various Artists
• *Shrek – Various Artists
• *The Sopranos - Peppers & Eggs – Various Artists

• "Boss of Me" from Malcolm in the Middle
• *John Flansburgh and John Linnell, songwriters
• "Love Before Time">Love (Musiq Soulchild song)">Love Before Time" from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• *Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun, and James Schamus, songwriters
• "My Funny Friend and Me" from The Emperor's New Groove
• *David Hartley and Sting, songwriters
• "There You'll Be" from Pearl Harbor
• *Diane Warren, songwriter
• "Win" from Men of Honor
• *Brandon Barnes and Brian McKnight, songwriters

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun
• *A.I. Artificial Intelligence – John Williams
• *Chocolat – Rachel Portman
• *Men of Honor – Mark Isham
• *Planet of the Apes – Danny Elfman
• *Traffic – Cliff Martinez

  Folk

• Down from the Mountain – Various Artists
• *Looking Back Tomorrow: BeauSoleil Live! – BeauSoleil
• *Hamilton Ironworks – John Hartford
• *Treasures from the Folk Den – Roger McGuinn and Various Artists
• *Avalon Blues – A Tribute to the Musi of Mississippi John Hurt – Various Artists

• Love and Theft – Bob Dylan
• *Buddy & Julie Miller – Buddy and Julie Miller
• *Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt – Various Artists
• *Time – Gillian Welch
• *Essence – Lucinda Williams

• 'Bless the People: Harmonized Peyote Songs – Johnny Mike and Verdell Primeaux'
• *Life Goes On: Hand Drum and Round Dance Songs – Black Eagle
• *Weasel Tail's Dream – The Tradition Continues – Black Lodge Singers
• *Rockin' the Rez – Northern Cree
• *Gathering of Nations 2000: Millennium Celebration – Vol. 1 – Various Northern Drums
• *Change of Life – Oklahoma Pow-Wow Songs – Young Bird

  Gospel

• CeCe Winans – CeCe Winans
• *Oxygen – Avalon
• *Declaration – Steven Curtis Chapman
• *Talk About It – Nicole C. Mullen
• *Worship – Michael W. Smith

• Solo – DC Talk
• *Big Tent Revival Live – Big Tent Revival
• *Flap Your Wings – The Choir
• *Sonicpraise – Sonicflood
• *The Last Street Preacha – T-Bone

• Spirit of the Century – Blind Boys of Alabama
• *Hymns – Shirley Caesar
• *Not Guilty... The Experience – John P. Kee and the New Life Community Choir
• *Show Up & Show Out – Dottie Peoples
• *Persuaded – Live in D.C. – Richard Smallwood with Vision

• The Experience – Yolanda Adams
• *Live in Concert – Kim Burrell
• *In Case You Missed It... And Then Some – Fred Hammond
• *Still Tramaine – Tramaine Hawkins
• *Melodies of My Heart – Angie Winans

• Bill & Gloria Gaither Present a Billy Graham Music Homecoming – Bill & Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends
• *God Is Love: The Gospel Sessions – Ann-Margret and the Jordanaires, Light Crust Doughboys with James Blackwood
• *Two Old Friends – Merle Haggard and Albert E. Brumley Jr.
• *From the Heart – The Oak Ridge Boys
• *Inspirational Journey – Randy Travis

• Love Is Live!
• *Hezekiah Walker, choir director
• All About Him
• *Patrina Smith, choir director
• Calling on You
• *Percy Gray Jr., William Hamilton, and Felicia Welch, choir directors
• Light of the World
• *Carol Cymbala, choir director
• The Storm Is Over
• *Steve Lawrence, choir director

  Historical

• Lady Day: The Complete [Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944]
• *Michael Brooks and Michael Cuscuna, compilation producers; Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson, and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers
• Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
• *Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Paul W. Reid III, mastering engineer
• Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 The Journey of Chris Strachwitz
• *Chris Strachwitz and Elijah Wald, compilation producers; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer
• The Long Road to Freedom — An Anthology of Black Music
• *David Belafonte, Harry Belafonte, and Albert C. Pryor, compilation producers; Michael O. Drexler, mastering engineer
• Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970
• *Ted Myers, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer

  Jazz

• "Chan's Song" – Michael Brecker
• *"Fragile" – Kenny Barron and Regina Carter
• *"Lost in a Fog" – Terence Blanchard
• *"Move" – Gary Burton
• *"All Blues" – Pat Martino

• This Is What I Do – Sonny Rollins
• *Kindred – Stefon Harris and Jacky Terrasson
• *Birds of a Feather – A Tribute to Charlie Parker – Roy Haynes with Dave Holland, Roy Hargrove, David Kikoski, and Kenny Garrett
• *Not for Nothin' – Dave Holland Quintet
• *Live at Yoshi's – Pat Martino

• Homage to Count Basie – Bob Mintzer Big Band
• *Impulsive! – Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer, and the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra
• *Rob McConnell Tentet – Rob McConnell Tentet
• *Group Therapy – Jim McNeely Tentet
• *Dear Louis – Nicholas Payton

• The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan – Dianne Reeves
• *The Mose Chronicles – Live in London, Vol. 1 – Mose Allison
• *Ballads – Remembering John Coltrane – Karrin Allyson
• *Flirting with Twilight – Kurt Elling
• *You're My Thrill – Shirley Horn

• M² – Marcus Miller
• *CAB 2 – CAB
• *Soul Insider – Bill Evans
• *Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2 – Russell Gunn
• *Voices – Mike Stern

• Nocturne – Charlie Haden
• *Los Hombres Calientes, Vol. 3: New Congo Square – Los Hombres Calientes
• *Supernova – Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio
• *Travesia – David Sánchez
• *Calle 54 – Various Artists

  Latin

• La Música de Baldemar Huerta – Freddy Fender
• *Simplemente – Chayanne
• *Azul – Cristian Castro
• *Abrázame Muy Fuerte – Juan Gabriel
• *Mi Corazón – Jaci Velasquez

• Déjame entrar – Carlos Vives
• *Chanchullo – Rubén González
• *Canto – Los Super Seven
• *La Charanga Eterna – Orquesta Aragón
• *Las Flores De La Vida – Compay Segundo

• En Vivo... El Hombre y su Música – Ramón Ayala y sus Bravos del Norte
• *Lo Mejor de Nosotros – Pepe Aguilar
• *Mas con el Numero Uno – Vicente Fernández
• *Muevete Muevete Mas – Grupo Atrapado
• *Contigo – La Mafia
• *Sangre Caliente – Los Terribles del Norte

• Embrace the Chaos – Ozomatli
• *Gozo Poderoso – Aterciopelados
• *Próxima Estación: Esperanza – Manu Chao
• *Cuando la Sangre Galopa – Jaguares
• *Fíjate Bien – Juanes

• Nadie Como Tu – Solido
• *20/20 MMXX Twenty-Viente – David Lee Garza y Los Musicales
• *Retro-Momentos – Leonard Gonzales y Los Magnificos
• *Obsesion – Los Palominos
• *Lo Dice Tu Mirada – Emilio Navaira

• Encore – Roberto Blades
• *Doble Play – Oscar D'León y Wladimir Lozano
• *Por Tu Placer – Frankie Negrón
• *En Otra Onda – Tito Nieves
• *Intenso – Gilberto Santa Rosa

• Yo Por Tí – Olga Tañón
• *Haciendo Travesuras – Chico Malo
• *8 – Gisselle
• *Grupomania 2050 – Grupo Manía
• *Yo Soy Tono – Toño Rosario

  Musical show

• The Producers – Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist
• *The Full Monty – David Yazbek, composer/lyricist
• *Mamma Mia! the Musical – Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, composers/lyricists
• *Seussical the Musical – Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens and Dr. Seuss, lyricists
• *Sweeney Todd: Live at the New York Philharmonic – Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist

  Music video

• "Weapon Of Choice" – Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins
• * Spike Jonze video director; Vincent Landay & Deannie O'Neil, video producers
• "Fly Away From Here" – Aerosmith
• * Joseph Kahn, video director; Greg Tharp, video producer
• "One Minute Man" – Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Ludacris
• * David Meyers, video director; Ron Mohrhoff, video producer
• "Don't Tell Me" – Madonna
• * Jean-Baptiste Mondino, video director; Maria Gallagher, video producer
• "Ms. Jackson" – Outkast
• * F. Gary Gray, video director; Meredyth Frattolillo, video producer

• Recording The Producers - A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks – Mel Brooks
• * Susan Froemke, video director; Susan Froemke & Peter Gelb, video producers
• Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story – Bob Marley
• * Jeremy Marr, video director; Jeremy Marr, video producer
• Freddie Mercury - The Untold Story – Freddie Mercury
• * Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher, video directors; Jim Beach & Rudi Dolezal, video producers
• Play: The DVD – Moby
• * Moby, video director; Moby & Jeff Rogers, video producers

  New Age

• A Day Without Rain – Enya
• *Live From Montana – Philip Aaberg
• *Cello Blue – David Darling
• *Ancient – Kitarō
• *Sacred Spirit II: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans – Sacred Spirit

  Packaging and notes

• Amnesiac
• *Stanley Donwood and Tchocky, art directors
• Bedlam Ballroom
• *Lane Wurster, art director
• Levee Town
• *Megan Barra, art director
• Look into the Eyeball
• *Stephen Doyle, art director
• Reveal
• *Chris Bilheimer and J. Michael Stipe, art directors

• Brain in a Box: The Science Fiction Collective
• *Hugh Brown and Steve Vance, art directors
• The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music
• *Carol Bobolts, Jaime Boyle, and Deb Schuler, art directors
• Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
• * Christian Calabrò, art director
• El Cancionero/Mas Y Mas: A History of the Band From East L.A.
• *James Austin, Hugh Brown, Louie Perez, Al Quattrocchi, and Jeff Smith, art directors
• Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944
• *Ron Jaramillo and Adam T. Owett, art directors

• Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings
• *Walter Mosley, notes writer
• Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 the Journey of Chris Strachwitz
• *Elijah Wald, notes writer
• The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music
• *Mari Evans, notes writer
• The Stax Story
• *Rob Bowman, notes writer
• Rhapsodies in Black: Music and Words From the Harlem Renaissance''
• *Gerald Early, notes writer

  Polka

• Gone Polka – Jimmy Sturr
• *Live and Kickin' – Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
• *Kick-Ass Polkas – Brave Combo
• *Lenny Live – Lenny Gomulka and Chicago Push
• *Happy Times – Walter Ostanek and His Band

  Pop

• "I'm Like a Bird" – Nelly Furtado
• * "There You'll Be" – Faith Hill
• * "Someone to Call My Lover" – Janet Jackson
• * "By Your Side" – Sade
• * "Essence" – Lucinda Williams

• "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – James Taylor
• * "Fill Me In" – Craig David
• * "You Rock My World" – Michael Jackson
• * "I Want Love" – Elton John
• * "Still" – Brian McKnight

• "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" – U2
• * "Shape of My Heart" – Backstreet Boys
• * "Superman " – Five for Fighting
• * "Gone" – *NSYNC"
• * "Imitation of Life" – R.E.M.

• "Lady Marmalade" – Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, and P!nk
• * "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" – Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin
• * "New York State of Mind" – Tony Bennett and Billy Joel
• * "My Kind of Girl" – Brian McKnight and Justin Timberlake
• * "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy and Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent

• "Reptile" – Eric Clapton
• * "Room 335" – Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather
• * "Short Circuit" – Daft Punk
• * "Rain" – Eric Johnson & Alien Love Child
• * "There You'll Be" – Kirk Whalum

• "All for You" – Janet Jackson
• * "Angel" – Lionel Richie
• * "Out of Nowhere" – Gloria Estefan
• * "I Feel Loved" – Depeche Mode
• * "One More Time" – Daft Punk featuring Romanthony

• Lovers Rock – Sade
• *Celebrity – NSYNC
• *Songs from the West Coast – Elton John
• *All for You – Janet Jackson
• *Whoa, Nelly! – Nelly Furtado

• No Substitutions: Live in Osaka – Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather
• * Unconditional – Kirk Whalum
• * Voice – Neal Schon
• * A Smooth Jazz Christmas – Dave Koz & Friends
• * AArt – Acoustic Alchemy

  Production and engineering

• The Look of Love
• *Al Schmitt, engineer
• Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane
• *Josiah N. Gluck, engineer
• Time* Sex* Love*
• *Tony Castle, George Massenburg, and Jim Robeson, engineers
• New Favorite
• *Gary Paczosa, engineer
• Life on a String
• *"Bassy" Bob Brockmann and Martin Brumbach, engineers

• Richard King & Joshua Bell for Bernstein : West Side Story Suite

• "Thank You"
• *Deep Dish, remixers
• "Baby, Come Over "
• *K-Klass, remixers
• "Soul Shakedown"
• *Steve "Silk" Hurley, remixer
• "I Feel Loved"
• *Danny Tenaglia, remixer
• "Heard It All Before"
• *E-Smoove, remixer

• T Bone Burnett
• *Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• *Nigel Godrich
• *Gerald Eaton and Brian West
• *Dr. Dre

• '''Manfred Eicher'''

  R&B

• "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys
• * "Rock the Boat" – Aaliyah
• * "Video" – India.Arie
• * "Family Affair" – Mary J. Blige
• * "Hit 'em Up Style " – Blu Cantrell
• * "A Long Walk" – Jill Scott

• "U Remind Me" – Usher
• * "Missing You" – Case
• * "Lifetime" – Maxwell
• * "Love of My Life" – Brian McKnight
• * "Love" – Musiq Soulchild

• "Survivor" – Destiny's Child
• * "What Would You Do?" – City High
• * "Can't Believe" – Faith Evans featuring Carl Thomas
• * "Contagious" – The Isley Brothers
• * "Peaches & Cream" – 112

• "Fallin'"
• * Alicia Keys, songwriter
• "Didn't Cha Know?"
• * Erykah Badu, songwriter
• "Get Ur Freak On"
• * Missy Elliott and Timothy Mosley, songwriters
• "Hit 'Em Up Style "
• * Dallas Austin, songwriter
• "Love of My Life"
• * Brian McKnight, songwriter
• "Video"
• * India.Arie, Carlos "Six July" Broady & Shannon Sanders, songwriters

• Songs in A Minor – Alicia Keys
• * Aaliyah – Aaliyah
• * Acoustic Soul – India.Arie
• * No More Drama – Mary J. Blige
• * Survivor – Destiny's Child

• At Last – Gladys Knight
• * This Is Regina – Regina Belle
• * An American Original – Lamont Dozier
• * Three Wishes – Miki Howard
• * For the Love... – The O'Jays

  Rap

• "Get Ur Freak On" – Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
• * "Because I Got High" – Afroman
• * "Who We Be" – DMX
• * "Izzo " – Jay-Z
• * "Ride wit Me" – Nelly

• "Ms. Jackson" – OutKast
• * "Clint Eastwood" – Gorillaz
• * "Put It on Me" – Ja Rule featuring Lil' Mo and Vita
• * "Change the Game" – Jay-Z featuring Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek
• * "Bad Boy for Life" – P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry

• "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" – Eve featuring Gwen Stefani
• * "Livin' It Up" – Ja Rule featuring Case
• * "Where the Party At" – Jagged Edge featuring Nelly
• * "Area Codes" – Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg
• * "W" – Mystic featuring Planet Asia

• Stankonia – OutKast
• * Scorpion – Eve
• * Pain Is Love – Ja Rule
• * The Blueprint – Jay-Z
• * Back for the First Time – Ludacris

  Reggae

• Halfway Tree – Damian Marley
• *Music Is Life – Beres Hammond
• *A New Day – Luciano
• *Many More Roads – Ky-Mani Marley
• *Island Warriors – Various Artists

  Rock

• "Get Right With God" – Lucinda Williams
• * "Planets of the Universe" – Stevie Nicks
• * "This Is Love" – PJ Harvey
• * "I Want to Be in Love" – Melissa Etheridge
• * "Strange Little Girl" – Tori Amos

• "Dig In" – Lenny Kravitz
• * "Peaceful World" – John Mellencamp
• * "Honest With Me" – Bob Dylan
• * "Superman Inside" – Eric Clapton
• * "New York, New York" – Ryan Adams

• "Elevation" – U2
• * "Drops of Jupiter" – Train
• * "The Space Between" – Dave Matthews Band
• * "Yellow" – Coldplay
• * "Jaded" – Aerosmith

• "Dirty Mind" – Jeff Beck
• * "Whispering on a Prayer" – Steve Vai
• * "Always with Me, Always with You" – Joe Satriani
• * "Vampires" – Godsmack
• * "High Falls" – The Allman Brothers Band

• "Crawling" – Linkin Park
• * "Your Disease" – Saliva
• * "Renegades of Funk" – Rage Against the Machine
• * "Alive" – P.O.D.
• * "Smooth Criminal" – Alien Ant Farm

• "Schism" – Tool
• * "Chop Suey!" – System of a Down
• * "Left Behind" – Slipknot
• * "Disciple" – Slayer
• * "The Wizard" – Black Sabbath

• "Drops of Jupiter"
• * Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, and Scott Underwood, songwriters
• "Yellow"
• * Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin, songwriters
• "Walk On"
• * Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters
• "Jaded"
• * Marti Frederiksen and Steven Tyler, songwriters
• "Elevation"
• * Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters

• All That You Can't Leave Behind – U2
• * Hybrid Theory – Linkin Park
• * Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – PJ Harvey
• * Just Push Play – Aerosmith
• * Gold – Ryan Adams

  Spoken

• Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones – Quincy Jones
• *An Hour Before Daylight – Jimmy Carter
• *Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 – Garrison Keillor
• *Letters From the Earth – Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain – Carl Reiner
• *War Letters – Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars – Various Artists

• Napalm and Silly Putty – George Carlin'
• *The Bride of Firesign – The Firesign Theatre
• *I'm the One That I Want – Margaret Cho
• *Live at Carnegie Hall – Ray Romano
• *The Queens of Comedy – Laura Hayes, Adele Givens, Sommore, and Mo'Nique

  Traditional Pop

• Songs I Heard – Harry Connick Jr.
• * Keely Sings Sinatra – Keely Smith
• * Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway – Michael Feinstein
• * Sentimental Journey: The Girl Singer and Her New Big Band – Rosemary Clooney
• * Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar – Betty Buckley

  World

• Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000 – Ravi Shankar
• *Vol. 3: Further in Time – Afro Celt Sound System
• *Sao Vicente – Cesária Évora
• *Gil and Milton – Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento
• *Saturday Night in Bombay: Remember Shakti – John McLaughlin and Various Artists

  Special merit awards

• * Rosemary Clooney
• * Count Basie
• * Perry Como
• * Al Green
• * Joni Mitchell

• * Arif Mardin
• * Phil Ramone

• * Les Paul
• * Digidesign

• Billy Joel

• '''Janet Jackson'''

  Trivia

• Michael Jackson was supposed to perform his song "Whatever Happens" from his Invincible album, along with the legendary guitarist Carlos Santana. Unfortunately the performance was cancelled and blocked by Sony Music after conflicts with the company and Jackson.
• Lenny Kravitz won his fourth consecutive Grammy award in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category for "Dig In", breaking the record for most wins in that category.
• The 44th Annual Grammy Awards was the first Grammy show following the September 11 attacks of 2001. As a result, several memorable performances included:
• * U2's opening performance of "Walk On", which won Record of the Year later on that night
• * Mary J. Blige's performance of "No More Drama"
• * Alan Jackson's performance of "Where Were You "