49th Annual Grammy Awards – Wikipedia

2007 music 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.

Main ceremony[edit]

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

Presenters[edit]

Main ceremony

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

Album of the Year

• Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks
• St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley
  • Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer, mastering engineer
• Continuum – John Mayer
• Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• 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

Best New Artist

Grammy Award for Best Recording Package^[2]

Alternative[edit]

Best Alternative Music Album

Blues[edit]

Best Traditional Blues Album

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Country[edit]

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

Best Bluegrass Album

Dance[edit]

Best Dance Recording

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Folk[edit]

Best Traditional Folk Album

Best Contemporary Folk/American Album

Best Native American Music Album

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Gospel[edit]

Best Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Song

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Jazz[edit]

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Latin Jazz Album

Latin[edit]

Best Latin Pop Album:

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album:

Best Tropical Latin Album:

Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album:

Best Tejano Album:

Best Norteño Album:

Best Banda Album:

New Age[edit]

Best New Age Album

Pop[edit]

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

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

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

R&B[edit]

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

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

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Best R&B Song

Best R&B Album

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Rap[edit]

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Reggae[edit]

Best Reggae Album

Rock[edit]

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album

Traditional Pop[edit]

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Children’s[edit]

Best Musical Album for Children

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)

Comedy[edit]

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

Classical[edit]

Best Classical Album

Best Orchestra Performance

Best Opera Recording

• “Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears”

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)

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

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• “Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears”

Best Classical Crossover Album

Music Video[edit]

Best Short Form Music Video

Best Long Form Music Video

In memoriam[edit]

Maynard Ferguson

Michael Brecker

Ray Barretto

Anita O’Day

Alice Coltrane

Robert Lockwood Jr.

Floyd Dixon

June Pointer

Arthur Lee (musician)

Phil Walden

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Malcolm Arnold

Sarah Caldwell

Denny Doherty

Henry Lewy

Syd Barrett

Ian Copeland

Ali Farka Touré

Soraya (musician)

Georgia Gibbs

Frankie Laine

Irving Green

Gene Pitney

Buck Owens

Cindy Walker

Buddy Killen

Freddy Fender

Desmond Dekker

Ed Bradley

J Dilla

Ruth Brown

Billy Preston

Arif Mardin

Gerald Levert

Ahmet Ertegun

James Brown

References

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