47th Annual Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards 2005 - The 47th ceremony of Grammy Awards took place on 13 February 2005. Host of the evening was Queen Latifah.
In this ceremony there were 107 Grammy categories in 32 fields and eleven honorary Grammy for lifetime achievement:
Main categories
Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):
- Here We Go Again Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):
- Genius Loves Company by Ray Charles & A.
Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):
- Daughters by John Mayer
Best New Artist ( Best New Artist):
- Maroon 5
Work behind the mixing desk
Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year ):
- John Shanks ( Autobiography by Ashlee Simpson, Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson, The First Cut Is The Deepest by Sheryl Crow, Fly by Hilary Duff, Shine Your Light by Robbie Robertson, So-Called Chaos by Alanis Morissette )
Best mix of an album ( Best Engineered Album):
- Genius Loves Company by Ray Charles and various artists ( technician: Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt, Ed Thacker )
Best Remix Recording ( Best Remixed Recording):
- It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont 's Thin White Duke Mix) by No Doubt ( remixer Jacques Lu Cont )
Pop
Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ):
- Sunrise by Norah Jones
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ):
- Daughters by John Mayer
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- Heaven by Los Loney Boys
Best collaboration with vocals - Pop ( Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ):
- Here We Go Again Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Best instrumental performance - Pop ( Best Pop Instrumental Performance ):
Best Instrumental Album - Pop ( Best Pop Instrumental Album):
- Pink Guitar by Henry Mancini
Best Vocal Album - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Album ):
- Genius Loves Company by Ray Charles & A.
Dance
Best Dance Recording ( Best Dance Recording):
- Toxic by Britney Spears
Best Electronic-/Dance-Album ( Best Electronic / Dance Album ):
- Kish Kash by Basement Jaxx
Traditional Pop
Best Vocal Album - Traditional Pop ( Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album ):
- Stardust ... The Great American Songbook Volume III Rod Stewart
Rock
Best Solo Vocal Performance - Rock ( Best solo rock vocal performance ):
- Code Of Silence by Bruce Springsteen
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock ( Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- Vertigo by U2
Best hard rock performance ( Best Hard Rock Performance ):
- Slither by Velvet Revolver
Best Metal performance ( Best Metal Performance):
- Whiplash by Motörhead
Best Performance by a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- Mrs. O'Leary's Cow by Brian Wilson
Best rock song ( Best Rock Song):
- Vertigo by U2
Best Rock Album ( Best Rock Album):
- American Idiot by Green Day
Alternative
Best Alternative Album ( Best Alternative Music Album ):
- A Ghost Is Born by Wilco
Rhythm & Blues
Best Female Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best Female R & B Vocal Performance ):
- If I Is not Got You by Alicia Keys
Best Male Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best Male R & B Vocal Performance ):
- Call My Name by Prince
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- My Boo by Usher & Alicia Keys
Best Vocal Performance - Traditional R & B ( Best Traditional R & B Vocal Performance ):
- Musicology by Prince
Best Urban-/Alternative-Darbietung ( Best Urban / Alternative Performance):
- Cross My Mind by Jill Scott
Best R & B Song ( Best R & B Song):
- You Do not Know My Name by Alicia Keys
Best R & B Album ( Best R & B Album):
- The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys
Best Contemporary R & B Album ( Best Contemporary R & B Album):
- Confessions by Usher
Rap
Best solo performance - Rap ( Best Rap Solo Performance ):
- 99 Problems by Jay- Z
Best Performance by a Duo or Group - Rap ( Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- Let's Get It Started by Black Eyed Peas
Best Cooperation - Rap / Singing ( Best Rap / Sung Collaboration):
- Yeah! by Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Best Rap Song ( Best Rap Song):
- Jesus Walks by Kanye West
Best Rap Album ( Best Rap Album):
- The College Dropout by Kanye West
Country
Best Female Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Female Country Vocal Performance ):
- Redneck Woman by Gretchen Wilson
Best Male Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Male Country Vocal Performance ):
- Live LIke You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group ( Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Top Of The World by Dixie Chicks
Best collaboration with vocals - Country ( Best Country Collaboration With Vocals ):
- Portland Oregon by Loretta Lynn & Jack White
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals ( Best Country Instrumental Performance ):
- Earl 's Breakdown of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
Best Country Song ( Best Country Song):
- Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
Best Country Album ( Best Country Album):
- Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn
Best Bluegrass Album ( Best Bluegrass Album):
- Brand New Strings by Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
New Age
Best New Age Album ( Best New Age Album):
- Returning by Will Ackerman
Jazz
Best Contemporary Jazz Album ( Best Contemporary Jazz Album):
- Unspeakable by Bill Frisell
Best Jazz Vocal Album ( Best Jazz Vocal Album):
- R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal by Nancy Wilson)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo ( Best Jazz Instrumental Solo):
- Speak Like A Child by Herbie Hancock ( soloist)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group Artist ( Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group ):
- Illuminations by McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash
Best album by a jazz major ensembles ( Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album):
- Concert In The Garden of the Maria Schneider Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album ( Best Latin Jazz Album):
- Land Of The Sun by Charlie Haden
Gospel
Best gospel performance ( Best Gospel Performance):
Best Rock Gospel Album ( Best Rock Gospel Album):
- Wire by Third Day
Best Contemporary / Pop Gospel Album ( Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album):
- All Things New by Steven Curtis Chapman
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album ( Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album):
- Worship & Faith by Randy Travis
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album ( Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album):
- There Will Be A Light Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album ( Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album):
- Nothing Without You 'by Smokie Norful
Best Gospel Choir Album ( Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album):
- Live ... This Is Your House the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir under the direction of Carol Cymbala
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album ( Best Latin Pop Album):
- Amar sin mentiras by Marc Anthony
Best Latin-Rock-/Alternative-Album ( Best Latin Rock / Alternative Album):
- Street Signs by Ozomatli
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album ( Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album):
- ¡ Ahora sí! Israel " Cachao " López
Best Salsa / Merengue Album ( Best Salsa / Merengue Album):
- Across 110th Street of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra featuring Ruben Blades
Best Mexican / Mexican- American Album ( Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album):
- Intimamente of Intocable
Best Tejano Album ( Best Tejano Album):
- Polkas, Gritos y acordeónes by David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda
Blues
Best Traditional Blues Album ( Best Traditional Blues Album):
- Blues To The Bone Etta James
Best Contemporary Blues Album ( Best Contemporary Blues Album):
- Keep It Simple by Keb 'Mo'
Folk
Best Traditional Folk Album ( Best Traditional Folk Album ):
- Beautiful Dream - The Songs Of Stephen Foster by various artists
Best Contemporary Folk Album ( Best Contemporary Folk Album ):
- The Revolution Starts ... Now by Steve Earle
Best album of Indian Music ( Best Native American Music Album):
- Cedar Dream Songs by Bill Miller
Best album of Hawaiian music ( Best Hawaiian Music Album ):
- Slack Key Guitar Volume 2 by various artists
Reggae
Best Reggae Album ( Best Reggae Album):
- True Love by Toots & The Maytals
World Music
Best Traditional World Music Album ( Best Traditional World Music Album):
- Raise Your Spirit Higher by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Best Contemporary World Music Album ( Best Contemporary World Music Album):
- Egypt by Youssou N'Dour
Polka
Best Polka Album ( Best Polka Album):
- Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album by Brave Combo
For children
Best Musical Album for Children ( Best Musical Album For Children ):
- CELLAbration! A Tribute To Ella Jenkins by various artists
Best Spoken Album for Children ( Best Spoken Word Album For Children ):
- The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans by Tom Chapin
Language
Best Spoken Album ( Best Spoken Word Album):
- My Life - Bill Clinton
Comedy
Best Comedy Album ( Best Comedy Album):
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents ... America: A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart And The Cast Of The Daily Show
Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album ( Best Musical Show Album):
- Wicked the original Broadway performer ( producer and composer / lyricist Stephen Schwartz)
Film / TV / Visual Media
Best compiled soundtrack album for the film, television and visual media ( Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media ):
- Garden State by various artists ( Producer: Zach Braff )
Best Soundtrack Album composed for film, television or visual media ( Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media ):
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Composer: Howard Shore)
Best Song written for film, television or visual media ( Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media ):
- Into The West by Annie Lennox from the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Authors: Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh)
Composition / Arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition ( Best Instrumental Composition ):
- Merengue by Yo- Yo Ma ( composer: Paquito D' Rivera )
Best Instrumental Arrangement ( Best Instrumental Arrangement):
- Past, Present & Future of Vanguard Jazz Orchestra ( arranger: Slide Hampton )
Best Instrumental Arrangement with Sing Along ( Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist ( s ) ):
- Over The Rainbow Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis ( arranger Victor Vanacore )
Packages
Best Recording Package ( Best Recording Package):
- A Ghost Is Born by Wilco
Best box or special limited edition ( Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package):
- Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads ( Artistic Director: Stefan Sagmeister
Music accompanying
Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):
Historical Records
Best Historical Album ( Best Historical Album):
- Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970 by various artists (producers: Daniel Cooper & Michael Gray; mastering technology: Joseph M. Palmaccio, Alan Stoker )
Surround Sound
Best Surround Sound Album ( Best Surround Sound Album):
- Genius Loves Company by Ray Charles and various artists ( mix technique: Al Schmitt; mastering technology: Robert Hadley, Doug Sax, producer John Burk, Phil Ramone, Herbert Waltl )
Production ( Classical )
Best mix of an album, classical music ( Best Engineered Album, Classical):
- Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra by Robert Spano ( engineer Jack Renner )
Producer of the Year, classical music (Producer Of The Year, Classical):
- David Frost
Classical music
Best classical album ( Best Classical Album):
- Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls of the New York Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel
Best Orchestral Performance ( Best Orchestral Performance):
- Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls of the New York Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel
Best Opera Recording ( Best Opera Recording):
- Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro by Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirschschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo under the direction of René Jacobs
Best choir performance ( Best Choral Performance):
- Berlioz: Requiem from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano
Best solo instrument performance with orchestra ( Best Instrumental Soloist ( s ) Performance with Orchestra ):
- Bernstein: Serenade by Anne- Sophie Mutter and the Boston Symphony Orchestra & The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra ( Best Instrumental Soloist ( s ) Performance without Orchestra ):
- Aire Latino ( Morel, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, etc.) by David Russell
Best chamber music performance ( Best Chamber Music Performance ):
- Prokofiev: Cinderella - Suite For Two Pianos / Ravel: Ma mère l' oye by Martha Argerich & Mikhail Pletnev
Best Small Ensemble Performance ( Best Small Ensemble Performance):
- Complete Chamber Music, Vol 2 by Carlos Chávez
Best Classical Vocal Performance ( Best Classical Vocal Performance ):
Best Classical Contemporary Composition ( Best Classical Contemporary Composition ):
- On The Transmigration Of Souls by John Adams
Best Classical Crossover Album ( Best Classical Crossover Album):
- LAGQ 's Guitar Heroes of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Music Video
Best Music Video Short ( Best Short Form Music Video):
- Vertigo by U2
Best Music Video Long ( Best Long Form Music Video):
- Concert for George by various artists
Special Merit Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Led Zeppelin
- Eddy Arnold
- Art Blakey
- (Original ) Carter Family
- Patsy Cline
- Morton Gould
- Janis Joplin
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Pinetop Perkins
- The Staple Singers
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Hoagy Carmichael
- Don Cornelius
- Alfred Lion
- Billy Taylor
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