The Grammys

[Busyman]

I just turned it on and Sly (of The Family Stone) was performing with a host of other people and he was fucking up and he walked off stage in the middle of the performance.

The others covered it up pretty good but it was weird that the keyboard right in the middle of the stage, in the front, hoisted on a riser, had no one on it anymore.

Quality

[Snee]

I've not seen it, but by the sound of it, there'll be a vid on the internet soon.

[Busyman]

I've not seen it, but by the sound of it, there'll be a vid on the internet soon.

The Grammys still have about 1 hour and 15 minutes left.

It's 3 hours 30 minutes long.

Right now Jay-Z and Linkin Park are performing together.

....and now Paul McCartney is performing with them.WTF!

[maebach]

I knew Jaay-z and linkin park were going to win the award.

I stopped watching like 30 mins ago. it was getting boring.

[Busyman]

I knew Jaay-z and linkin park were going to win the award.

I stopped watching like 30 mins ago. it was getting boring.

Yeah Drawn Together is coming on and I can't tivo 2 shows and watch another. (I'm tivoing Invasion now too)

..and there it is...right in the middle of Bruce Springteen's performance.

I'm so NOT sad.

[Busyman]

U2 (How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb) won Album Of The Year. Wtf?

They beat Kanye West, Mariah Carey (who looks stunning btw), and Gwen Stefani.

U2 had the worst of all of their albums imo.

I see the Grammys are in the Staples Center where the Lakers play.

I wonder would they ever bring the Grammys to Washington DC (maybe the Verizon Center).

[clocker]

I wonder would they ever bring the Grammys to Washington DC (maybe the Verizon Center).

Only if Marion Barry will host (and stock) the aftershow party.

[Busyman]

I wonder would they ever bring the Grammys to Washington DC (maybe the Verizon Center).

Only if Marion Barry will host (and stock) the aftershow party.

Those musicians and actors wouldn't let Barry near their stash. Vice-versa goes for Barry.

[Busyman]

Album Of The Year
'The Emancipation Of Mimi' -- Mariah Carey
'Chaos And Creation In The Backyard' -- Paul McCartney
'Love. Angel. Music. Baby.' -- Gwen Stefani
WINNER: 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' -- U2
'Late Registration' -- Kanye West

Record Of The Year
'We Belong Together' -- Mariah Carey
'Feel Good Inc.' -- Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
WINNER: 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams' -- Green Day
'Hollaback Girl' -- Gwen Stefani
'Gold Digger' -- Kanye West

Song Of The Year
'Bless The Broken Road' -- Rascal Flatts
'Devils & Dust' -- Bruce Springsteen
'Ordinary People' -- John Legend
WINNER: 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own' -- U2
'We Belong Together' -- Mariah Carey

Best New Artist
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
WINNER: John Legend
SugarLand

Best Short Form Music Video
WINNER: 'Lose Control' -- Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop
'Feel Good Inc.' -- Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
'Feels Just Like It Should' -- Jamiroquai
'God's Will' -- Martina McBride
'World On Fire' -- Sarah McLachlan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
'It's Like That' -- Mariah Carey
WINNER: 'Since U Been Gone' -- Kelly Clarkson
'Good Is Good' -- Sheryl Crow
'I Will Not Be Broken' -- Bonnie Raitt
'Hollaback Girl' -- Gwen Stefani

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
'Sitting, Waiting, Wishing' -- Jack Johnson
'Fine Line' -- Paul McCartney
'Walk On By' -- Seal
'Lonely No More' -- Rob Thomas
WINNER: 'From The Bottom Of My Heart' -- Stevie Wonder

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
'Don't Lie' -- The Black Eyed Peas
'Mr. Brightside' -- The Killers
'More Than Love' -- Los Lonely Boys
WINNER: 'This Love' -- Maroon 5
'My Doorbell' -- The White Stripes

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
'Gone Going' -- The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson
'Virginia Moon' -- Foo Fighters Featuring Norah Jones
WINNER: 'Feel Good Inc.' -- Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
'A Song For You' -- Herbie Hancock Featuring Christina Aguilera
'A Time To Love' -- Stevie Wonder Featuring India.Arie

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
'In Our Time' -- Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti
'T-Jam' -- George Duke
'Gelo Na Montanha' -- Herbie Hancock Featuring Trey Anastasio
'Agave' -- Daniel Lanois
WINNER: 'Caravan' -- Les Paul

Best Pop Instrumental Album
WINNER: 'At This Time' -- Burt Bacharach
'Bloom' -- Eric Johnson
'Naked Guitar' -- Earl Klugh
'Belladonna' -- Daniel Lanois
'Flipside' -- Jeff Lorber

Best Pop Vocal Album
'Extraordinary Machine' -- Fiona Apple
WINNER: 'Breakaway' -- Kelly Clarkson
'Wildflower' -- Sheryl Crow
'Chaos And Creation In The Backyard' -- Paul McCartney
'Love. Angel. Music. Baby.' -- Gwen Stefani

Best Dance Recording
WINNER: 'Galvanize' -- The Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip
'Say Hello' -- Deep Dish
'Wonderful Night' -- Fatboy Slim & Lateef
'Daft Punk Is Playing At My House' -- LCD Soundsystem
'I Believe In You' -- Kylie Minogue
'Guilt Is A Useless Emotion' -- New Order

Best Electronic/Dance Album
WINNER: 'Push The Button' -- The Chemical Brothers
'Human After All' -- Daft Punk
'Palookaville' -- Fatboy Slim
'Minimum-Maximum' -- Kraftwerk
'LCD Soundsystem' -- LCD Soundsystem

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: 'The Art Of Romance' -- Tony Bennett
'It's Time' -- Michael Bublé
'Isn't It Romantic' -- Johnny Mathis
'Moonlight Serenade' -- Carly Simon
'Thanks For The Memory...The Great American Songbook Volume IV' -- Rod Stewart

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
'Revolution' -- Eric Clapton
'Shine It All Around' -- Robert Plant
WINNER: 'Devils & Dust' -- Bruce Springsteen
'This Is How A Heart Breaks' -- Rob Thomas
'The Painter' -- Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
'Speed Of Sound' -- Coldplay
'Best Of You' -- Foo Fighters
'Do You Want To' -- Franz Ferdinand
'All These Things That I've Done' -- The Killers
WINNER: 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own' -- U2

Best Hard Rock Performance
'Doesn't Remind Me' -- Audioslave
'The Hand That Feeds' -- Nine Inch Nails
'Tin Pan Valley' -- Robert Plant
'Little Sister' -- Queens Of The Stone Age
WINNER: 'B.Y.O.B.' -- System Of A Down

Best Metal Performance
'The Great Satan' -- Ministry
'Determined' -- Mudvayne
'Mein Teil' -- Rammstein
'What Drives The Weak' -- Shadows Fall
WINNER: 'Before I Forget' -- Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
'Beat Box Guitar' -- Adrian Belew
'Birds Of Prey' - Stewart Copeland
WINNER: '69 Freedom Special' -- Les Paul & Friends
'Mercy' -- Joe Perry
'Lotus Feet' -- Steve Vai

Best Rock Song
'Best Of You' -- Foo Fighters
'Beverly Hills' -- Weezer
WINNER: 'City Of Blinding Lights' -- U2
'Devils & Dust' -- Bruce Springsteen
'Speed Of Sound' -- Coldplay

Best Rock Album
'X&Y' -- Coldplay
'In Your Honor' -- Foo Fighters
'A Bigger Bang' -- The Rolling Stones
WINNER: 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' -- U2
'Prairie Wind' -- Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album
'Funeral' -- The Arcade Fire
'Guero' -- Beck
'Plans' -- Death Cab For Cutie
'You Could Have It So Much Better' -- Franz Ferdinand
WINNER: 'Get Behind Me Satan' -- The White Stripes

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
'1 Thing' -- Amerie
'Wishing On A Star' -- Beyoncé
WINNER: 'We Belong Together' -- Mariah Carey
'Free Yourself' -- Fantasia
'Unbreakable' -- Alicia Keys

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
'Creepin' -- Jamie Foxx
WINNER: 'Ordinary People' -- John Legend
'Let Me Love You' -- Mario
'Superstar' -- Usher
'So What The Fuss' -- Stevie Wonder

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
WINNER: 'So Amazing' -- Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder
'Cater 2 U' -- Destiny's Child
'If This World Were Mine' -- Alicia Keys Featuring Jermaine Paul
'So High' -- John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill
'How Will I Know' -- Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha Morris

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
'Mine Again' -- Mariah Carey
'Summertime' -- Fantasia
WINNER: 'A House Is Not A Home' -- Aretha Franklin
'If I Was Your Woman' -- Alicia Keys
'Stay With You' -- John Legend

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
'SupaStar' -- Floetry
'Dirty Harry' -- Gorillaz
'Dust' -- Van Hunt
WINNER: 'Welcome To Jamrock' -- Damian Marley
'Ghetto Rock' -- Mos Def

Best R&B Song
'Cater 2 U' -- Destiny's Child
'Free Yourself' -- Fantasia
'Ordinary People' -- John Legend
'Unbreakable' -- Alicia Keys
WINNER: 'We Belong Together' -- Mariah Carey

Best R&B Album
'Illumination' -- Earth, Wind And Fire
'Free Yourself' -- Fantasia
'Unplugged' -- Alicia Keys
WINNER: 'Get Lifted' -- John Legend
'A Time To Love' -- Stevie Wonder

Best Contemporary R&B Album
'Touch' -- Amerie
WINNER: 'The Emancipation Of Mimi' -- Mariah Carey
'Destiny Fulfilled' -- Destiny's Child
'Turning Point' -- Mario
'O' -- Omarion

Best Rap Solo Performance
'Testify' -- Common
'Mockingbird' -- Eminem
'Disco Inferno' -- 50 Cent
'Number One Spot' -- Ludacris
'U Don't Know Me' -- T.I.
WINNER: 'Gold Digger' -- Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
WINNER: 'Don't Phunk With My Heart' -- The Black Eyed Peas
'The Corner' -- Common Featuring The Last Poets
'Encore' -- Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
'Hate It Or Love It' -- The Game Featuring 50 Cent
'Wait (The Whisper Song)' -- Ying Yang Twins

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
'1,2 Step' -- Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott
'They Say' -- Common Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
'Soldier' -- Destiny's Child Featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
WINNER: 'Numb/Encore' -- Jay-Z Featuring Linkin Park
'Rich Girl' -- Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve

Best Rap Song
'Candy Shop' -- 50 Cent Featuring Olivia
WINNER: 'Diamonds From Sierra Leone' -- Kanye West
'Don't Phunk With My Heart' -- The Black Eyed Peas
'Hate It Or Love It' -- The Game Featuring 50 Cent
'Lose Control' -- Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop

Best Rap Album
'Be' -- Common
'The Cookbook' -- Missy Elliott
'Encore' -- Eminem
'The Massace' -- 50 Cent
WINNER: 'Late Registration' -- Kanye West

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
WINNER: 'The Connection' -- Emmylou Harris
'Mississippi Girl' -- Faith Hill
'All Jacked Up' -- Gretchen Wilson
'I May Hate Myself In The Morning' -- Lee Ann Womack
'Georgia Rain' -- Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
'Funny How Time Slips Away' -- George Jones
'As Good As I Once Was' -- Toby Keith
'Midnight Communion' -- Delbert McClinton
'Good Ol' Boys' -- Willie Nelson
'Alcohol' -- Brad Paisley
WINNER: 'You'll Think Of Me' -- Keith Urban

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
'Comin' To Your City' -- Big & Rich
'Play Something Country' -- Brooks & Dunn
'I Hope' -- Dixie Chicks
WINNER: 'Restless' -- Alison Krauss & Union Station
'Bless The Broken Road' -- Rascal Flatts

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
'Building Bridges' -- Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill
'Shelter From The Storm' -- Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris
WINNER: 'Like We Never Loved At All' -- Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
'Dreams Come True' -- Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
'Politically Uncorrect' -- Gretchen Wilson & Merle Haggard

Best Country Instrumental Performance
'I'll Fly Away' -- Charlie Daniels
'Who's Your Uncle?' -- Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush & Béla Fleck
WINNER: 'Unionhouse Branch' -- Alison Krauss & Union Station
'Scotch & Chocolate' -- Nickel Creek
'Time Warp' -- Brad Paisley

Best Country Song
'Alcohol' -- Brad Paisley
'All Jacked Up' -- Gretchen Wilson
WINNER: 'Bless The Broken Road' -- Rascal Flatts
'I Hope' -- Dixie Chicks
'I May Hate Myself In The Morning' -- Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Album
'Fireflies' -- Faith Hill
WINNER: 'Lonely Runs Both Ways' -- Alison Krauss & Union Station
'Time Well Wasted' -- Brad Paisley
'All Jacked Up' -- Gretchen Wilson
'Jasper County' -- Trisha Yearwood

Best Bluegrass Album
'Marbletown' -- Blue Highway
'Cherryholmes' -- Cherryholmes
'The Grascals' -- The Grascals
WINNER: 'The Company We Keep' -- The Del McCoury Band
'Ragin' Live' -- Rhonda Vincent And The Rage

Best New Age Album
'Music In The Key Of Om' -- Jack De Johnette
'Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 2' -- Kitaro
'People Of Peace' -- R. Carlos Nakai Quartet
'Montana' - A Love Story -- George Winston
WINNER: 'Silver Solstice' -- Paul Winter Consort

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
'Keystone' -- Dave Douglas
'Soulgrass' -- Bill Evans
WINNER: 'The Way Up' -- Pat Metheny Group
'The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel' -- Meshell Ndegeocello
'Momentum' - Joshua Redman Elastic Band

Best Jazz Vocal Album
'J'ai Deux Amours' -- Dee Dee Bridgewater
'Blueprint Of A Lady' (Sketches Of Billie Holiday) -- Nnenna Freelon
WINNER: 'Good Night, And Good Luck.' -- Dianne Reeves
'Duos II' -- Luciana Souza
'I'm With The Band' -- Tierney Sutton

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
'Round Midnight' -- Alan Broadbent
'Away' -- Ravi Coltrane
'The Source' -- Herbie Hancock
'A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement' -- Branford Marsalis
WINNER: 'Why Was I Born?' -- Sonny Rollins

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
'Flow' -- Terence Blanchard
'Lyric' -- Billy Childs Ensemble
'Live At The House Of Tribes' -- Wynton Marsalis
WINNER: 'Beyond The Sound Barrier' -- Wayne Shorter Quartet
'What Now?' -- Kenny Wheeler With Dave Holland, Chris Potter & John Taylor

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
WINNER: 'Overtime' -- Dave Holland Big Band
'A Blessing- -- John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
'Live' -- The Bill Holman Band
'I Am Three' -- Mingus Big Band, Orchestra & Dynasty
'Home Of My Heart' -- The Chris Walden Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album
'Time Was - Time Is' -- Ray Barretto
'Here And Now' (Live In Concert) -- Caribbean Jazz Project Featuring Dave Samuels
'...And Sammy Walked In' -- Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion
WINNER: 'Listen Here!' -- Eddie Palmieri
'Mulatos' -- Omar Sosa

Best Gospel Performance
'Be Blessed' -- Yolanda Adams
'Looking For You' -- Kirk Franklin
'I Call You Faithful' -- Donnie McClurkin
'Lift Him Up' -- Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir
WINNER: 'Pray' -- CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song
'Again I Say Rejoice' -- Israel & New Breed
WINNER: 'Be Blessed' -- Yolanda Adams
'Heaven' -- Mary Mary
'Lift Him Up' -- Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir
'We Must Praise' -- J Moss

Best Rock Gospel Album
WINNER: 'Until My Heart Caves In' -- Audio Adrenaline
'Higher Definition' -- The Cross Movement
'Day Of Fire' -- Day Of Fire
'Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz' -- Fresh I.E.
'Dichotomy B' -- Grits

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
WINNER: 'Lifesong' -- Casting Crowns
'All I Really Want For Christmas' -- Steven Curtis Chapman
'Redemption Songs' -- Jars Of Clay
'Hymns' -- Out Of Eden
'Healing Rain' -- Michael W. Smith
'Live Wire' -- Third Day

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
'Live At Brooklyn Tabernacle' -- The Crabb Family
'Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites' -- Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
WINNER: 'Rock Of Ages...Hymns & Faith' -- Amy Grant
'Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee' -- The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie Edwards & Larry "T-Byrd" Gordon
'Common Thread' -- The Oak Ridge Boys

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
'I Know The Truth' -- Shirley Caesar
'Live From Houston ...The Rose Of Gospel' -- Dorinda Clark-Cole
WINNER: 'Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs' -- Donnie McClurkin
'Say The Name' -- Martha Munizzi
'Singing The Old Time Way' -- Bishop G.E. Patterson & Congregation
'Be Exalted' -- Marvin Sapp

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
'Day By Day' -- Yolanda Adams
'Mary Mary' -- Mary Mary
'The J Moss Project' -- J Moss
'Dream' -- BeBe Winans
WINNER: 'Purified' -- CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
'I Speak Life' -- Donald Lawrence, choir director; Donald Lawrence & Company
'Live At The Fellowship' -- John P Kee, choir director; VIP Mass Choir
'One Church' -- Kurt Carr, choir director; The Choir Of Life (Japan), The Choir Of Life (USA) & The Kurt Carr Singers
WINNER: 'One Voice' -- Gladys Knight, choir director; Saints Unified Voices
'20/85 The Experience' -- Hezekiah Walker, choir director; The Love Fellowship Choir

Best Latin Pop Album
'Solo' -- Ricardo Arjona
'Eco' -- Jorge Drexler
'Andrea Echeverri' -- Andrea Echeverri
'Citi Zen' -- Kevin Johansen
WINNER: 'Escucha' -- Laura Pausini

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
'Consejo' -- La Secta AllStar
'Con Todo Respeto' -- Molotov
'El Kilo' -- Orishas
WINNER: 'Fijación Oral Vol. 1' -- Shakira
'Desahogo' -- Vico C

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
'Una Noche Inolvidable' -- Afro-latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill
'Masters Of Cuban Son' -- Conjunto Progreso
'Buena Vista Social Club Presents' -- Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal
'Tradición' -- Tropicana All Stars With Israel Kantor
WINNER: 'Bebo De Cuba' -- Bebo Valdés

Best Salsa/Merengue Album
WINNER: 'Son Del Alma' -- Willy Chirino
'Fabricando Fantasías' -- Tito Nieves
'Llegó La Hora' -- Mayito Rivera
'Despues Del Silencio' -- Eddie Santiago
'Arroz Con Mango' -- Tiempo Libre

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
'Ya No Llores' -- Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
'¡Llegaron Los Camperos! Concert Favorites Of Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos' -- Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos
'DIEZ' -- Intocable
'Las 3 Divas' -- Las 3 Divas
WINNER: 'México En La Piel' -- Luis Miguel

Best Tejano Album
'The Power Of Friends' -- Avizo
'Milagro' -- La Tropa F
WINNER: 'Chicanisimo' -- Little Joe Y La Familia
'Then & Now' -- Joe Posada
'Odyssey The Journey' -- The Royal Jesters

Best Traditional Blues Album
'Live! Down The Road' -- Marcia Ball
'In Your Arms Again' -- John Hammond
WINNER: '80' -- B.B. King & Friends
'Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul' -- Maria Muldaur
'About Them Shoes' -- Hubert Sumlin

Best Contemporary Blues Album
'Make Do With What You Got' -- Solomon Burke
'Twenty' -- Robert Cray
'Bring 'Em In' -- Buddy Guy
WINNER: 'Cost Of Living' -- Delbert McClinton
'Electric Blue Watermelon' -- North Mississippi Allstars

Best Traditional Folk Album
'Live From Dublin - A Tribute To Derek Bell' -- The Chieftains
'Come On Back' -- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
WINNER: 'Fiddler's Green' -- Tim O'Brien
'Live In The UK' -- Tom Paxton
'Cajun Mardi Gras!' -- Jo-EL Sonnier

Best Contemporary Folk Album
'Chávez Ravine' -- Ry Cooder
'The Outsider' -- Rodney Crowell
'Why Should The Fire Die?' -- Nickel Creek
WINNER: 'Fair & Square' -- John Prine
'Devils & Dust' -- Bruce Springsteen

Best Native American Music Album
'More Kids' Pow-Wow Songs' -- Black Lodge
'Intonation: Harmonized Songs From The Southern Plains' -- Alex E. Smith & Cheevers Toppah
WINNER: 'Sacred Ground - A Tribute To Mother Earth' -- Various Artists
'Our Love Will Never Die' -- Randy Wood

Best Hawaiian Music Album
'Slack Key Dreams Of The Ponomoe' -- Kapono Beamer
'Sweet & Lovely' -- Raiatea Helm
'Kiho'alu - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar' -- Ledward Ka'apana
'Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry Of Sonny Lim' -- Sonny Lim
WINNER: 'Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1' -- Various Artists

Best Reggae Album
'Our Music' -- Burning Spear
WINNER: 'Welcome To Jamrock' -- Damian Marley
'The Trinity' -- Sean Paul
'Clothesdrop' -- Shaggy
'Black Gold & Green' -- Third World

Best Traditional World Music Album
'Behmanka' -- Mamadou Diabate
'Para Todos Ustedes' -- Los Pleneros De La 21
'Faryad' -- Masters Of Persian Music
'Tibetan Master Chants' -- Lama Tashi
WINNER: 'In The Heart Of The Moon' -- Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

Best Contemporary World Music Album
'Dimanche A Bamako' -- Amadou & Mariam
WINNER: 'Eletracústico' -- Gilberto Gil
'You've Stolen My Heart' -- Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle
'No Boundaries' -- Ladysmith Black Mambazo & The Strings Of The English Chamber Orchestra
'Rise' -- Anoushka Shankar

Best Polka Album
'Under The Influence' -- Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
'Time Out For Polkas And Waltzes' -- Walter Ostanek And Ron Sluga
'Polka Pizzazz' -- Del Sinchak Band
'Solecktions' -- Kevin Solecki
WINNER: 'Shake, Rattle And Polka!' -- Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra

Best Musical Album For Children
'Be Bop Your Best!' -- Red Grammer
'Green Gorilla, Monster & Me' -- Ralph's World
'Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey' -- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
'Some Assembly Required' -- Tom Chapin
WINNER: 'Songs From The Neighborhood' - The Music Of Mister Rogers -- Various Artists

Best Spoken Word Album For Children
'Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince' -- Jim Dale
WINNER: 'Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long' -- Various Artists
'Pooh's Heffalump' -- Roy Dotrice
'Raymie, Dickie, And The Bean: Why I Love And Hate My Brothers' -- Ray Romano
'A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning' -- Various Artists

Best Spoken Word Album
'The Adventures Of Guy Noir' -- Garrison Keillor
'The Al Franken Show Party Album' -- Al Franken
'Chronicles - Volume One (Bob Dylan)' -- Sean Penn
WINNER: 'Dreams From My Father (Senator Barack Obama)' -- Senator Barack Obama
'When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?' (George Carlin)' -- George Carlin

Best Comedy Album
'The Agoraphobic Cowboy -- Rick Moranis
'Family Guy Live In Vegas -- Various Artists
'Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues -- Lewis Black
WINNER: 'Never Scared -- Chris Rock
'The Right To Bare Arms' -- Larry The Cable Guy

Best Musical Show Album
'Rotten Scoundrels'
'Hair'
'The Light In The Piazza'
WINNER: 'Monty Python's Spamalot'
'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
'Beyond The Sea' -- Kevin Spacey
'Napoleon Dynamite' -- Various Artists
WINNER: 'No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - Bootleg Series, Vol. 7' -- Bob Dylan
'Ray' -- Ray Charles
'Six Feet Under Volume 2' - Everything Ends -- Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
'The Aviator' -- Howard Shore
'The Incredibles' -- Michael Giacchino
'Million Dollar Baby' -- Clint Eastwood
WINNER: 'Ray' -- Craig Armstrong
'Star Wars Episode III' - Revenge Of The Sith -- John Williams

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
WINNER: 'Believe' -- Josh Groban
'Cold Wind' -- Arcade Fire
'Million Voices' -- Wyclef Jean
'Square One' -- Tom Petty
'Wonka's Welcome Song' -- Danny Elfman

Best Instrumental Composition
'Betrayal' -- John Williams
'The Ferry Scene' -- John Williams
'The Incredits' -- Michael Giacchino
WINNER: 'Into The Light' -- Billy Childs

Best Instrumental Arrangement
'Cherokee' -- Chris Walden
'Do It Again' -- Bill Cunliffe,
WINNER: 'The Incredits' -- Gordon Goodwin
'Lullaby Of The Leaves' -- John Clayton
'Scarborough Faire' -- Billy Childs

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
'Can't Buy Me Love' -- Michael Bublé
'I Should Care' -- Diana Krall
'Scary Things' -- John Bindel & Nashville Chamber Orchestra
'Time To Smile' -- Jorge Calandrelli
WINNER: 'What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?' -- Chris Botti & Sting

Best Recording Package
'The Clouds' -- Stuart Hyatt
'The Cosmic Game' -- Neal Ashby
WINNER: 'The Forgotten Arm' -- Aimee Mann
'Knuckle Down' -- Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert
'O God, The Aftermath' -- Ryan Clark

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
'Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)' -- Albert Ayler
WINNER: 'The Legend' -- Johnny Cash
'Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)' -- Ray Charles
'Weird Tales Of The Ramones' -- The Ramones
'You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music' -- Charlie Poole With Various Artists

Best Album Notes
WINNER: 'The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings' -- Jelly Roll Morton
'Heaven Must Have Sent You: The Holland/Dozier/Holland Story' -- Various Artists
'The Legend' -- Johnny Cash
'Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)' -- Ray Charles
'You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music' -- Charlie Poole With Various Artists

Best Historical Album
WINNER: 'The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings' -- Jelly Roll Morton
'Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)' -- Albert Ayler
'The Legend' -- Johnny Cash
'Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)' -- Ray Charles
'You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music' -- Charlie Poole With Various Artists

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
WINNER: 'Back Home' -- Eric Clapton
'Deceiver' -- Chris Thile
'Lonely Runs Both Ways' -- Alison Krauss & Union Station
'Mr. A-Z' -- Jason Mraz
'Rock Swings' -- Paul Anka

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse -- Gorillaz
Nigel Godrich -- Paul McCartney
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis -- Celine Dion, Gwen Stefani, Jessica Simpson
WINNER: Steve Lillywhite -- U2
The Neptunes -- Gwen Stefani, Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
'Fever' -- Sarah Vaughan
'Flashdance' -- Deep Dish
'Mr. Brightside' -- The Killers
WINNER: 'Superfly' -- Curtis Mayfield
'What Is Hip? (T.O.P.R.M.X.)' -- Tower Of Power

Best Surround Sound Album
WINNER: 'Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition' -- Dire Straits
'The Girl In The Other Room' -- Diana Krall
'Honky Château' -- Elton John
'In Your Honor' -- Foo Fighters
'Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition - Boris Godunov - Night on Bare Mountain' -- Serebrier & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Best Engineered Album, Classical
'Bolcom: Songs' -- Carole Farley & William Bolcom
'Britten, Bartok & Hartmann' -- Gordan Nikolic & Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
'Bruckner: Sym. No. 7' -- Yakov Kreizberg & Wiener Symphoniker
'Chesky: Area 31' -- Anthony Aibel & Area 31
WINNER: 'Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets' -- Emerson String Quartet

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Christopher Alder
Steven Epstein
Michael Fine
WINNER: Tim Handley
Thomas C. Moore

Best Classical Album
WINNER: 'Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience' -- Leonard Slatkin
'Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3' -- Jeff Von Der Schmidt
'Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival' -- Martha Argerich
'Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets' -- Emerson String Quartet
'Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13' -- Mariss Jansons

Best Orchestral Performance
'Antheil: Sym. No. 3 "American"'
'Bruckner: Sym. No. 7'
'Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition'
'Popov: Sym. No. 1; Shostakovich: Theme & Variations'
WINNER: 'Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13'

Best Opera Recording
'Britten: Death In Venice '-- Richard Hickox, conductor
'Conradi: Ariadne' -- Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors
'Strauss, R.: Daphne' -- Semyon Bychkov, conductor
WINNER: 'Verdi: Falstaff' -- Sir Colin Davis, conductor
'Vivaldi: Bajazet' -- Fabio Biondi, conductor

Best Choral Performance
'Bernstein: Mass' -- Kent Nagano, conductor
WINNER: 'Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience' -- Leonard Slatkin, conductor
'Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna' -- Stephen Layton, conductor
'Penderecki: A Polish Requiem' -- Antoni Wit, conductor
'Schoenberg: Accentus' -- Laurence Equilbey, choir director

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
WINNER: 'Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3' -- Mahler Chamber Orchestra
'Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra' -- Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
'Eventide' -- London Symphony Orchestra
'Schumann: Cello Concerto; Bloch: Schelomo' -- Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France
'UFO' -- Colorado Symphony Orchestra)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
'Chopin: Études, Op. 10, Barcarolle, Op. 60, Son. No.2' -- Nelson Freire
'Night Breeze - Harp Music Of Carlos Salzedo' -- Sarah Schuster Ericsson
WINNER: 'Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky' -- Evgeny Kissin
'Szymanowski: Piano Son. No. 3, Métopes, Masques' -- Piotr Anderszewski
'Vengerov: Kreisler, Sarasate, Paganini, Wieniawski' -- Maxim Vengerov

Best Chamber Music Performance
'A La Carte - Short Works For Winds' -- The Borealis Wind Quintet
'Bartók: The Six String Quartets' -- Vermeer Quartet
'Borodin Quartet 60th Anniversary' -- Borodin Quartet
'Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival' -- Martha Argerich
WINNER: 'Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets' -- Emerson String Quartet
'Nine Episodes For Four Players' -- Ned Rorem

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
'Ancient Voices Of Children' -- David Colson, conductor
WINNER: 'Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Dérive 1 & 2' -- Pierre Boulez, conductor
'Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3' -- Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor
'Harbison: Mottetti Di Montale' -- David Hoose, conductor
'O Magnum Mysterium' -- Nicholas White, conductor

Best Classical Vocal Performance
WINNER: 'Bach: Cantatas' -- Thomas Quasthoff
'Bolcom: Songs' -- Carole Farley
'Gounod - Massenet: Arias' -- Rolando Villazón
'Opera Proibita' -- Cecilia Bartoli
'Strauss: Amor' -- Natalie Dessay

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
'Ayre' -- Osvaldo Golijov
WINNER: 'Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience' -- William Bolcom
'Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream Of America' -- Peter Boyer
'Franzetti: Corpus Evita' -- Carlos Franzetti
'Nine Episodes For Four Players' -- Ned Rorem

Best Classical Crossover Album
'The Classical Underground' -- Imani Winds
WINNER: '4 + Four' -- Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet
'The Jazz Chamber Trio' -- Paquito D'Rivera & The Jazz Chamber Trio
'Jobim: Symphonic Jobim' -- Roberto Minczuk, conductor
'Steiner: The Adventures Of Mark Twain' -- William Stromberg

Best Long Form Music Video
WINNER: 'No Direction Home' -- Bob Dylan
'Trapped In The Closet (Chapters 1-5 )' -- R. Kelly
'End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones' -- The Ramones
'Devils & Dust' -- Bruce Springsteen
'Brian Wilson Presents Smile' -- Brian Wilson

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