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Not a big award show fan, but I actually paid attention to the music world this year, so it's interesting to see who actually won. Any thoughts?
BTW, Congradulations, Vykromond. Your favorite musician, Kanye West, won 3 Grammys last night. I know how overwhelmed with joy you must be. :grin:
Not a big award show fan, but I actually paid attention to the music world this year, so it's interesting to see who actually won. Any thoughts?
BTW, Congradulations, Vykromond. Your favorite musician, Kanye West, won 3 Grammys last night. I know how overwhelmed with joy you must be. :grin:
RECORD OF THE YEAR: "Here We Go Again," Ray Charles & Norah Jones
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various
SONG OF THE YEAR: "Daughters," John Mayer
BEST NEW ARTIST: Maroon 5
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Sunrise," Norah Jones
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Daughters," John Mayer
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL: "Heaven," Los Lonely Boys
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: "Here We Go Again," Ray Charles & Norah Jones
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: "11th Commandment," Ben Harper
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar, Various
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various
BEST DANCE RECORDING: "Toxic," Britney Spears
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM: Kish Kash, Basement Jaxx
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM: Stardust...The Great American Songbook Vol. III, Rod Stewart
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Code Of Silence," Bruce Springsteen (news)
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL: "Vertigo," U2
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE: "Slither," Velvet Revolver
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: "Whiplash," Motorhead
BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," Brian Wilson
BEST ROCK SONG: "Vertigo," U2
BEST ROCK ALBUM: American Idiot, Green Day
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: A Ghost Is Born, Wilco
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Call My Name," Prince
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: "My Boo," Usher & Alicia Keys
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Musicology," Prince
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE: "Cross My Mind," Jill Scott
BEST R&B SONG: "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys
BEST R&B ALBUM: The Diary Of Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM: Confessions, Usher
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE: "99 Problems," Jay-Z
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: "Let's Get It Started," The Black Eyed Peas
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION: "Yeah!," Usher with Lil' Jon & Ludacris
BEST RAP SONG: "Jesus Walks," Kanye West
BEST RAP ALBUM: The College Dropout, Kanye West
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: "Top Of The World," Dixie Chicks (news - web sites)
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: "Portland Oregon," Loretta Lynn & Jack White
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: "Earl's Breakdown," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
BEST COUNTRY SONG: "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM: Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM: Brand New Strings, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM: Returning, Will Ackerman
BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM: Unspeakable, Bill Frisell
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM: R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal), Nancy Wilson
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: "Speak Like A Child," Herbie Hancock
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP: Illuminations, McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM: Concert In The Garden, Maria Schneider Orchestra
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM: Land Of The Sun, Charlie Haden
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE: "Heaven Help Us All," Ray Charles & Gladys Knight
BEST ROCK GOSPEL ALBUM: Wire, Third Day
BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM: All Things New, Steven Curtis Chapman
BEST SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM: Worship & Faith, Randy Travis
BEST TRADITIONAL SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM: There Will Be A Light, Ben Harper & the Blind Boys Of Alabama
BEST CONTEMPORARY SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM: Nothing Without You, Smokie Norful
BEST GOSPEL CHOIR OR CHORUS ALBUM: Live...This Is Your House, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM: Amar Sin Mentiras, Marc Anthony
BEST LATIN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM: Street Signs, Ozomatli
BEST TRADITIONAL TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM: ¡Ahora Sí!, Israel López "Cachao"
BEST SALSA/MERENGUE ALBUM: Across 110th Street, Spanish Harlem Orchestra with Ruben Blades
BEST MEXICAN/MEXICAN-AMERICAN ALBUM: Intimamente, Intocable
BEST TEJANO ALBUM: Polkas, Gritos Y Acordeónes, David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM: Blues To The Bone, Etta James
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM: Keep It Simple, Keb' Mo'
BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM: Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster, Various
BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM: The Revolution Starts...Now, Steve Earle
BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM: Cedar Dream Songs, Bill Miller (news)
BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM: Slack Key Guitar Vol. 2, Various
BEST REGGAE ALBUM: True Love, Toots & the Maytals
BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: Raise Your Spirit Higher, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: Egypt, Youssou N'Dour
BEST POLKA ALBUM: Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album, Brave Combo
BEST MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN: cELLAbration! A Tribute To Ella Jenkins, Various
BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN: The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans, Tom Chapin
BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM: My Life, Bill Clinton
BEST COMEDY ALBUM: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents...America: A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart & the Cast Of The Daily Show
BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM: Wicked
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM: Garden State
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM: The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA: "Into The West," Annie Lennox (news) (From The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION: "Merengue," Yo-Yo Ma (news - web sites)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT: "Past Present & Future," The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT WITH ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S): "Over The Rainbow," Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis (news)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE: A Ghost Is Born, Wilco
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED-EDITION PACKAGE: Once In A Lifetime, Talking Heads
BEST ALBUM NOTES: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM: Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: John Shanks
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL: "It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)," No Doubt
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL: Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra, Robert Spano
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL: David Frost
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic
BEST OPERA RECORDING: Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro, Various/Concerto Koln
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE: Berlioz: Requiem, Frank Lopardo/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITH ORCHESTRA): Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"/Bernstein: Serenade, André Previn/Anne-Sophie Mutter/Boston Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra
BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA): Aire Latino, David Russell
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye, Martha Argerich & Mikhail Pletnev
BEST SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (WITH OR WITHOUT CONDUCTOR): Carlos Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2, Jeff von der Schmidt/Southwest Chamber Music
BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE: Ives: Songs, Susan Graham/Pierre-Laurent Aimard
BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic
BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM: LAGQ's Guitar Heroes, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO: "Vertigo," U2
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO: Concert For George, Various
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various
SONG OF THE YEAR: "Daughters," John Mayer
BEST NEW ARTIST: Maroon 5
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Sunrise," Norah Jones
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Daughters," John Mayer
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL: "Heaven," Los Lonely Boys
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: "Here We Go Again," Ray Charles & Norah Jones
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: "11th Commandment," Ben Harper
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar, Various
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various
BEST DANCE RECORDING: "Toxic," Britney Spears
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM: Kish Kash, Basement Jaxx
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM: Stardust...The Great American Songbook Vol. III, Rod Stewart
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Code Of Silence," Bruce Springsteen (news)
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL: "Vertigo," U2
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE: "Slither," Velvet Revolver
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: "Whiplash," Motorhead
BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," Brian Wilson
BEST ROCK SONG: "Vertigo," U2
BEST ROCK ALBUM: American Idiot, Green Day
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: A Ghost Is Born, Wilco
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Call My Name," Prince
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: "My Boo," Usher & Alicia Keys
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Musicology," Prince
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE: "Cross My Mind," Jill Scott
BEST R&B SONG: "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys
BEST R&B ALBUM: The Diary Of Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM: Confessions, Usher
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE: "99 Problems," Jay-Z
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: "Let's Get It Started," The Black Eyed Peas
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION: "Yeah!," Usher with Lil' Jon & Ludacris
BEST RAP SONG: "Jesus Walks," Kanye West
BEST RAP ALBUM: The College Dropout, Kanye West
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: "Top Of The World," Dixie Chicks (news - web sites)
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: "Portland Oregon," Loretta Lynn & Jack White
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: "Earl's Breakdown," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
BEST COUNTRY SONG: "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM: Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM: Brand New Strings, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM: Returning, Will Ackerman
BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM: Unspeakable, Bill Frisell
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM: R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal), Nancy Wilson
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: "Speak Like A Child," Herbie Hancock
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP: Illuminations, McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM: Concert In The Garden, Maria Schneider Orchestra
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM: Land Of The Sun, Charlie Haden
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE: "Heaven Help Us All," Ray Charles & Gladys Knight
BEST ROCK GOSPEL ALBUM: Wire, Third Day
BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM: All Things New, Steven Curtis Chapman
BEST SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM: Worship & Faith, Randy Travis
BEST TRADITIONAL SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM: There Will Be A Light, Ben Harper & the Blind Boys Of Alabama
BEST CONTEMPORARY SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM: Nothing Without You, Smokie Norful
BEST GOSPEL CHOIR OR CHORUS ALBUM: Live...This Is Your House, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM: Amar Sin Mentiras, Marc Anthony
BEST LATIN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM: Street Signs, Ozomatli
BEST TRADITIONAL TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM: ¡Ahora Sí!, Israel López "Cachao"
BEST SALSA/MERENGUE ALBUM: Across 110th Street, Spanish Harlem Orchestra with Ruben Blades
BEST MEXICAN/MEXICAN-AMERICAN ALBUM: Intimamente, Intocable
BEST TEJANO ALBUM: Polkas, Gritos Y Acordeónes, David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM: Blues To The Bone, Etta James
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM: Keep It Simple, Keb' Mo'
BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM: Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster, Various
BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM: The Revolution Starts...Now, Steve Earle
BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM: Cedar Dream Songs, Bill Miller (news)
BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM: Slack Key Guitar Vol. 2, Various
BEST REGGAE ALBUM: True Love, Toots & the Maytals
BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: Raise Your Spirit Higher, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: Egypt, Youssou N'Dour
BEST POLKA ALBUM: Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album, Brave Combo
BEST MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN: cELLAbration! A Tribute To Ella Jenkins, Various
BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN: The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans, Tom Chapin
BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM: My Life, Bill Clinton
BEST COMEDY ALBUM: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents...America: A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart & the Cast Of The Daily Show
BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM: Wicked
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM: Garden State
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM: The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA: "Into The West," Annie Lennox (news) (From The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION: "Merengue," Yo-Yo Ma (news - web sites)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT: "Past Present & Future," The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT WITH ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S): "Over The Rainbow," Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis (news)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE: A Ghost Is Born, Wilco
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED-EDITION PACKAGE: Once In A Lifetime, Talking Heads
BEST ALBUM NOTES: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM: Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: John Shanks
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL: "It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)," No Doubt
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL: Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra, Robert Spano
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL: David Frost
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic
BEST OPERA RECORDING: Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro, Various/Concerto Koln
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE: Berlioz: Requiem, Frank Lopardo/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITH ORCHESTRA): Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"/Bernstein: Serenade, André Previn/Anne-Sophie Mutter/Boston Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra
BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA): Aire Latino, David Russell
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye, Martha Argerich & Mikhail Pletnev
BEST SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (WITH OR WITHOUT CONDUCTOR): Carlos Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2, Jeff von der Schmidt/Southwest Chamber Music
BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE: Ives: Songs, Susan Graham/Pierre-Laurent Aimard
BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic
BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM: LAGQ's Guitar Heroes, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO: "Vertigo," U2
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO: Concert For George, Various
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