49th Annual Grammy Awards

The 49th Annual Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2005, and ending September 30, 2006, in the United States. The awards were handed out on Sunday, February 11, 2007, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Dixie Chicks were the night's biggest winners winning a total of five awards. Mary J. Blige received the most nominations, with eight. Don Henley was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the show on February 9, 2007. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Direction (electronic, multicamera) for VMC Programming.

Date

February 11, 2007

Location

Staples Center, Los Angeles

Most awards

Dixie Chicks (5)

Most nominations

Mary J. Blige (8)

Website

https://www.grammy.com/awards/49th-annual-grammy-awards

Television/radio coverage

Network

CBS

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Main ceremony edit

Artist(s)	Song(s)
The Police	"Roxanne"
Dixie Chicks	"Not Ready to Make Nice"
Beyoncé	"Listen"
Justin Timberlake	"What Goes Around... Comes Around"
Corinne Bailey Rae John Legend John Mayer	"Like A Star" "Coming Home" "Gravity"
Shakira Wyclef Jean	"Hips Don't Lie"
Gnarls Barkley	"Crazy"
Mary J. Blige	"Be Without You" "Stay With Me"
Carrie Underwood Rascal Flatts	Tribute to Bob Wills & Don Henley "San Antonio Rose" "Hotel California" "Desperado" "Life In The Fast Lane"
Smokey Robinson Lionel Richie Chris Brown	"The Tracks Of My Tears" "Hello" "Run It!"
Christina Aguilera	Tribute to James Brown "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Ludacris Mary J. Blige Earth, Wind & Fire	"Runaway Love"
James Blunt	Tribute to Ahmet Ertegun "You're Beautiful"
Robyn Troup Justin Timberlake T.I.	"Ain't No Sunshine" "My Love"
Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Snow (Hey Oh)"

The performance of Roxanne by The Police to open the show promoted the start of their reunion tour.

Presenters edit

Main ceremony

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^[1]

Winners and nominees edit

Multiple nominees and wins (award nominations/wins)

Mary J. Blige (8/3)
Dixie Chicks (5/5)
John Mayer (5/2)
James Blunt (5/0)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (4/3)
Gnarls Barkley (4/2)
Justin Timberlake (4/2)
Carrie Underwood (3/2)

Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees.

General edit

Record of the Year

"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

Album of the Year

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 (Danja) 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

Song of the Year

"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

Best New Artist

Grammy Award for Best Recording Package^[2]

10,000 Days - Tool by Adam Jones
The Best Worst-Case Scenario - Fair by Ryan Clark
Personal File - Johnny Cash by Randall Martin
Reprieve - Ani DiFranco by Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert
Versions by Thievery Corporation

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" – Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
"Jerusalem Ridge" – Casey Driessen
"Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag" – Tommy Emmanuel
"The Eleventh Reel" – Chris Thile
"Nature of the Beast" – Jim VanCleve

Best Country Song

"Jesus, Take The Wheel"
- Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
"Every Mile a Memory"
- Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today"
- Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"Like Red on a Rose"
- Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
"What Hurts the Most"
- Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)

Best Country Album

Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks
Like Red on a Rose – Alan Jackson
The Road to Here – Little Big Town
You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker – Willie Nelson
Your Man – Josh Turner

Best Bluegrass Album

"Instrumentals" – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Dance edit

Best Dance Recording

"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

Best Electronic/Dance Album

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

Folk edit

Best Traditional Folk Album

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions – Bruce Springsteen
I Stand Alone – Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Gonna Let It Shine – Odetta
Adieu False Heart – Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy
A Distant Land to Roam: Songs of The Carter Family – Ralph Stanley

Best Contemporary Folk/American Album

Modern Times – Bob Dylan
Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 – Jackson Browne
Black Cadillac – Rosanne Cash
Workbench Songs – Guy Clark
All the Roadrunning – Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris

Best Native American Music Album

Dance with the Wind - Mary Youngblood

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Huana Ke Aloha – Tia Carrere, Daniel Ho & Amy Ku'uleialoha

Gospel edit

Best Gospel Performance

"Victory" – Yolanda Adams
"Not Forgotten" – Israel and New Breed
"The Blessing Of Abraham" – Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
"Made To Worship" – Chris Tomlin
"Victory" – Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Best Gospel Song

"Imagine Me" – Kirk Franklin
"The Blessing Of Abraham" – Donald Lawrence
"Mountain Of God" – Brown Bannister & Mac Powell
"Not Forgotten" – Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey
"Victory" – Tye Tribbett

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Glory Train – Randy Travis
Kenny Bishop – Kenny Bishop
Give It Away – Gaither Vocal Band
Precious Memories – Alan Jackson
The Promised Land – The Del McCoury Band

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Alive In South Africa – Israel and New Breed
An Invitation To Worship – Byron Cage
Paved The Way – The Caravans
Still Keeping It Real – The Dixie Hummingbirds
Finalé Act One – Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Hero – Kirk Franklin
Set Me Free – Myron Butler & Levi
A Timeless Christmas – Israel and New Breed
This Is Me – Kierra Sheard
Victory Live! – Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Turn Around – Jonny Lang
Bone-A-Fide – T-Bone
End of Silence – Red
DecembeRadio – DecembeRadio
Where the Past Meets Today – Sarah Kelly

Jazz edit

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

The Hidden Land – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
People People Music Music – Groove Collective
Rewind That – Christian Scott
Sexotica – Sex Mob
Who Let the Cats Out? – Mike Stern

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Turned To Blue – Nancy Wilson
Footprints – Karrin Allyson
Easy To Love – Roberta Gambarini
Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch – Nancy King
From This Moment On – Diana Krall

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

"Some Skunk Funk" – Michael Brecker
"Paq Man" – Paquito D'Rivera
"Freedom Jazz Dance" – Taylor Eigsti
"Hippidy Hop" (Drum Solo) – Roy Haynes
"Hope" – Branford Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

The Ultimate Adventure – Chick Corea
Sound Grammar – Ornette Coleman
Saudades – Trio Beyond
Beyond the Wall – Kenny Garrett
Sonny, Please – Sonny Rollins

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Some Skunk Funk – Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor and Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
Spirit Music – Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestra
Streams of Expression – the Joe Lovano Ensemble
Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note – Mingus Big Band
Up From The Skies, Music of Jim McNeely – The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

Simpático – The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
Codes – Ignacio Berroa
Cubist Music – Edsel Gomez
Absolute Quintet – Dafnis Prieto
Viva – Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sánchez and Pernell Saturnino

Latin edit

Best Latin Pop Album:

Adentro – Ricardo Arjona (tie)
Limón y sal – Julieta Venegas (tie)
Lo que trajo el barco – Obie Bermúdez
Individual – Fulano
Trozos de mi alma 2 – Marco Antonio Solis

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album:

Amar es combatir – Maná
Lo demás es plástico – Black Guayaba
The Underdog / El subestimado – Tego Calderón
Calle 13 – Calle 13
Superpop Venezuela de Amigos Invisibles

Best Tropical Latin Album:

Directo al corazón – Gilberto Santa Rosa
Fuzionando – Oscar D'Leon
Salsatón: Salsa con reggaetón – Andy Montañez
Hoy, mañana y siempre – Tito Nieves
What You've Been Waiting For – Lo que esperabas – Tiempo Libre

Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album:

Historias de mi tierra – Pepe Aguilar
No es brujería – Ana Bárbara
25 Aniversario – Mariachi Sol de Mexico de José Hernández
A toda ley – Pablo Montero
Orgullo de mujer – Alicia Villarreal

Best Tejano Album:

Sigue el Taconazo – Chente Barrera y Taconazo
Also nominated were:
Live In Session – Bob Gallarza
All Of Me – Jay Perez
Rebecca Valadez – Rebecca Valadez

Best Norteño Album:

Historias que contar – Tigres del Norte
Algo de mí – Conjunto Primavera
Puro pa' arriba – Huracanes del Norte
Piénsame un momento – Pesado
Prefiero la soledad – Retoño

Best Banda Album:

Más allá del sol – Joan Sebastian
20 vil heridas – Banda Machos
Mas fuerte que nunca – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
Amor gitano – Cuisillos
A mucha honra – Ezequiel Peña

New Age edit

Best New Age Album

Amaratine – Enya
A Posteriori – Enigma
Beyond Words – Gentle Thunder, Will Clipman & AmoChip Dabney
Elements Series: Fire – Peter Kater
The Magical Journeys of Andreas Vollenweider – Andreas Vollenweider

Pop edit

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

"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

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"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

Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

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

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

"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

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

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

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

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

R&B edit

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

"Heaven" – John Legend
"Black Sweat" – Prince
"Got You Home" – Luther Vandross
"So Sick" – Ne-Yo
"I Call It Love" – Lionel Richie

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"Family Affair" – Sly & The Family Stone, John Legend, Joss Stone & Van Hunt
"Breezin'" – George Benson & Al Jarreau
"Love Changes" – Jamie Foxx & Mary J. Blige
"Everyday (Family Reunion)" – Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
"Beautiful, Loved And Blessed" – Prince & Támar

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

"God Bless the Child" – George Benson, Al Jarreau & Jill Scott
"Christmas Time Is Here" – Anita Baker
"I Found My Everything" – Mary J. Blige & Raphael Saadiq
"You Are So Beautiful" – Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" – The Temptations

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

"Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley
"3121" – Prince
"Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)" – Outkast
"That Heat" – Sérgio Mendes, Erykah Badu & will.i.am
"Mas Que Nada" – Sérgio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas

Best R&B Song

"Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige
- Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry songwriters
"Black Sweat" – Prince
- Prince songwriter
"Deja Vu" – Beyoncé & Jay-Z
- Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé, Makeba Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Delisha Thomas & John Webb songwriters
"Don't Forget About Us" – Mariah Carey
- Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri songwriters
"I Am Not My Hair" – India.Arie
- Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson songwriters

Best R&B Album

The Breakthrough – Mary J. Blige
Unpredictable – Jamie Foxx
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship – India.Arie
3121 – Prince
Coming Home – Lionel Richie

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Rap edit

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

"Ridin" – Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone
"Georgia" – Ludacris & Field Mob featuring Jamie Foxx
"Grillz" – Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
"Mighty "O"" – Outkast
"Don't Feel Right" – The Roots

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"My Love" – Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.
"Smack That" – Akon featuring Eminem
"Deja Vu" – Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
"Shake That" – Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
"Unpredictable" – Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris

Best Rap Song

"Money Maker"
- Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris featuring Pharrell)
"It's Goin' Down"
- Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)
"Kick, Push"
- Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)
"Ridin"
- Anthony Henderson, J. Salinas, O. Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters (Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone)
"What You Know" – T.I.
- A. Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson & Curtis Mayfield, songwriters) (T.I.)

Best Rap Album

Release Therapy – Ludacris
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor – Lupe Fiasco
In My Mind – Pharrell
Game Theory – The Roots
King – T.I.

Reggae edit

Best Reggae Album

Rock edit

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

"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

Best Hard Rock Performance

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

Best Metal Performance

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

"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

Best Rock Song

"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

Best Rock Album

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

Traditional Pop edit

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

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

Children's edit

Best Musical Album for Children

Catch That Train! - Dan Zanes and Friends

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs – Bill Harley
Christmas In The Trenches – John McCutcheon
Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions (Various Artists) – Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers
Peter Pan – Jim Dale
The Witches – Lynn Redgrave

Spoken Word edit

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis – Jimmy Carter
With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together – Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee (tie)
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! – Bob Newhart
New Rules — Polite Musings From A Timid Observer – Bill Maher
The Truth (with jokes) – Al Franken

Comedy edit

Best Comedy Album (For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

The Carnegie Hall Performance – Lewis Black
Blue Collar Comedy Tour – One For The Road – Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy
Life Is Worth Losing – George Carlin
Straight Outta Lynwood – "Weird Al" Yankovic
You Can't Fix Stupid – Ron White

Classical edit

Best Classical Album

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer

Best Orchestra Performance

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer (San Francisco Symphony)

Best Opera Recording

"Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears"
- Robert Spano, conductor; Valerie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers; Kelley O'Connor, Jessica Rivera & Dawn Upshaw, soloists; Stephan Flock & Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, engineers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)

Best Choral Performance

"Pärt: Da Pacem"
- Paul Hillier, conductor; Brad Michel & Robina G. Young, producers; Brad Michel, engineer/mixer (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques (Exotic Birds)
- Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Chopin: Nocturnes
- Maurizio Pollini, soloist; Christopher Alder, producer; Klaus Hiemann & Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden, engineers

Best Chamber Music Performance

"Intimate Voices"
- Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), ensembles; Da-Hong Seetoo, producer

Best Small Ensemble Performance

"Padilla: Sun Of Justice"
- Fred Vogler, producer; Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Capella (Corey Carleton), ensembles; Fred Vogler, engineer

Best Classical Vocal Performance

"Rilke Songs"
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soloist

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

"Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears"
- Osvaldo Golijov, composer

Best Classical Crossover Album

"Simple Gifts"
- Bryn Terfel, soloist; Sid McLauchlan, producer; Stephan Flock & Piotr Furmanczyk, engineers

Music Video edit

Best Short Form Music Video

"Here It Goes Again" – Ok Go

Best Long Form Music Video

Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen

In memoriam edit

Arthur Lee (musician)

Phil Walden

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Sarah Caldwell

References

^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Presented Feb. 11". from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List". from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

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