50th Annual Grammy Awards
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 10, 2008. It honored musical achievement of 2007 in which albums were released between October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The primary ceremonies were televised in the US on CBS; however, as has become the custom, most of the awards were handed out during a pre-telecast portion of the show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and broadcast on XM Satellite Radio. Two nights prior to the show Aretha Franklin was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year.
The year's big winner was Amy Winehouse: the 24-year-old singer had recently entered a drug rehabilitation program and did not come to Los Angeles. American officials initially refused her a work visa; they reversed the decision, but by then it was too late for her to make the trip from the UK. She became the fifth female solo artist to get five awards in one night, alongside Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé and later, Alison Krauss and Billie Eilish.
The golden anniversary of the Grammys and NARAS was noted in references and performances throughout this year's ceremony. Alicia Keys was the evening's opening musician, singing and playing piano alongside archived video and audio of Frank Sinatra. Other collaborative performances linking contemporary and past musicians included Beyoncé with Tina Turner, Rihanna with The Time, classical pianist Lang Lang with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and inaugural Grammy winner Keely Smith with Kid Rock. Special recognition of the musical contributions of The Beatles also featured. The Foo Fighters won Best Rock Album, and performed their nominated song "The Pretender" in a highly collaborative performance that involved a social media selection of classical musicians.
Performers
The following is an alphabetical list of performers.- The cast of Across the Universe
- Alicia Keys
- Amy Winehouse – "You Know I'm No Good" and "Rehab"
- Andrea Bocelli
- Ann Marie Calhoun
- Aretha Franklin
- BeBe Winans
- Beyoncé and Tina Turner – "Proud Mary"
- Brad Paisley
- Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats"
- The cast of Cirque du Soleil – Love
- Daft Punk
- Dave Koz
- Eldar
- Feist – "1234"
- Fergie – "Finally"
- Foo Fighters
- Herbie Hancock
- Israel and New Breed
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Little Richard
- John Fogerty
- John Legend
- John Mayer
- John Paul Jones
- Josh Groban
- Kanye West
- Keely Smith
- Kid Rock
- Lang Lang
- Little Richard
- Rihanna
- The Clark Sisters
- The Madison Bumblebees
- The Time
Presenters
- Akon
- Jason Bateman
- Tony Bennett
- Dierks Bentley
- Chris Brown
- Cher
- Natalie Cole
- Mike Shinoda
- Fergie
- Nelly Furtado
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Juanes
- Tom Hanks
- Quincy Jones
- Carole King
- Solange Knowles
- Cyndi Lauper
- John Legend
- George Lopez
- Lyle Lovett
- Ludacris
- Joe Mantegna
- Bette Midler
- Prince
- Bonnie Raitt
- Roselyn Sanchez
- Keely Smith
- Ringo Starr
- Dave Stewart
- Taylor Swift
- Usher
- will.i.am
- Andy Williams
- Stevie Wonder
Winners and nominees
Multiple nominees and wins
- Amy Winehouse
- Kanye West
- Foo Fighters
- Justin Timberlake
- Herbie Hancock
- Rihanna
General
- "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse
- *Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers
- "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé
- *Beyoncé Knowles, Ne-Yo & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers
- "The Pretender" – Foo Fighters
- *Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
- "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
- *Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
- "What Goes Around... Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake
- *Nate Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers
- ' – Herbie Hancock
- *Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters
- *Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
- These Days – Vince Gill
- *John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
- Graduation – Kanye West
- *Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
- Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
- *Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Matt Paul, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick, Gabriel Roth, Derek Pacuk, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
- "Rehab"
- * Amy Winehouse, songwriter
- "Before He Cheats"
- * Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters
- "Hey There Delilah"
- * Tom Higgenson, songwriter
- "Like a Star"
- * Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter
- "Umbrella"
- * Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash, & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
- Amy Winehouse'''
- Feist
- Ledisi
- Paramore
- Taylor Swift
Alternative
- Icky Thump – The White Stripes
- Alright, Still – Lily Allen
- Neon Bible – Arcade Fire
- Volta – Björk
- Wincing the Night Away – The Shins
Blues
- – Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr. & David Honeyboy Edwards
- Pinetop Perkins on the 88's: Live in Chicago – Pinetop Perkins
- Live...and in Concert from San Francisco – Otis Rush
- – Kenny Wayne Shepherd featuring Various Artists
- Old School – Koko Taylor
- The Road to Escondido – J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton
- Into the Blues – Joan Armatrading
- Is It News – Doyle Bramhall
- Truth – Robben Ford
- The Scene of the Crime – Bettye LaVette
Children's
- – The Muppets
- Chickens – Buck Howdy with BB
- Experience...101 – Sweet Honey in the Rock
- I Wanna Play – Bill Harley
- My Green Kite – Peter Himmelman
- The Velveteen Rabbit: Love Can Make You Real – Various Artists
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Jim Dale
- Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World – Milbre Burch
- The One and Only Shrek – Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci
- Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake? – Toni Morrison
- Wickety Whack: Brer Rabbit Is Back – Diane Ferlatte
Classical
- Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E
- *Riccardo Muti, conductor; Wilhelm Meister, producer
- Grechaninov: Passion Week
- *Charles Bruffy, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
- Homage: The Age of the Diva
- *Renée Fleming; David Frost, producer
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
- *Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Dirk Sobotka, producer
- Tower: Made In America
- *Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
- "Beethoven: Symphony No. 9"
- *Osmo Vänskä, conductor
- "Shostakovich: The Golden Age"
- *José Serebrier, conductor
- "Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps"
- *Esa–Pekka Salonen, conductor
- "Tower: Made in America"
- *Leonard Slatkin, conductor
- "Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Serenade to Music"
- *Robert Spano, conductor
- "Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez"
- *José De Eusebio, conductor; Enrique Baquerizo, Carlos Chausson, Plácido Domingo, Jane Henschel & Carol Vaness; Michael Haas, producer
- "Donizetti: Dom Sébastien, Roi De Portugal"
- *Mark Elder, conductor; Carmelo Corrado Caruso, Giuseppe Filianoti, Vesselina Kasarova, Simon Keenlyside & Alastair Miles; Patric Schmid, producer
- "Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel"
- *Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel & Jennifer Larmore; Brian Couzens, producer
- "Lully: Thésée"
- *Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Howard Crook, Ellen Hargis, Laura Pudwell & Harry Van Der Kamp; Renate Wolter–Seevers, producer
- "Verdi: La Traviata"
- *Zubin Mehta, conductor; Piotr Beczala, Paolo Gavanelli & Anja Harteros; Andreas Caemmerer & Felix Gargerle, producers
- "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem"
- *Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master
- "Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E"
- *Riccardo Muti, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master
- "Grechaninov: Passion Week"
- *Charles Bruffy, conductor
- "Penderecki: Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates Of Jerusalem'"
- *Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master
- "Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder
- *Michael Gielen, conductor; Howard Arman & Michael Gläser, choir directors
- "Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos"
- *Bramwell Tovey, conductor; James Ehnes
- "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4"
- *Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Lang Lang
- "Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos"
- *Simon Rattle, conductor; Sabine Meyer & Emmanuel Pahud
- "Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Op. 24"
- *Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor; Anastasia Khitruk
- "Tchaikovsky/Saint-Saëns/Ginastera"
- *Ari Rasilainen, conductor; Sol Gabetta
- "Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3" – Garrick Ohlsson
- "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" – Marc-André Hamelin
- "Louisiana: A Pianist's Journey" – Kenneth Boulton
- "Solo Piazzolla" – Manuel Barrueco
- "20th Century Piano Sonatas" – Allison Brewster Franzetti
- "On the Threshold of Hope" – Artists Of The Royal Conservatory Ensemble
- "Saint-Saëns/Poulenc/Devienne/Milhaud" – Oleg Maisenberg & Sabine Meyer
- "Strange Imaginary Animals" – Eighth Blackbird
- "Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence" – Ying Quartet
- "30 Songs of the Russian People" – Joseph Banowetz & Alton Chung Ming Chan
- "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" – Swiss Baroque Soloists
- "Bridges: Eddie Daniels Plays the Music of Frank Proto" – Frank Proto, conductor; Eddie Daniels; Ensemble Sans Frontière
- "Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde" – Kenneth Slowik, conductor; The Smithsonian Chamber Players & Santa Fe Pro Musica
- "Music for Compline" – Stile Antico
- "Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" – Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists
- "Gitano: Zarzuela Arias"
- *Rolando Villazón
- "Homage: The Age of the Diva"
- *Renée Fleming
- "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"
- *Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
- "Russian Album"
- *Anna Netrebko
- "Sea Pictures, Op. 37"
- *Sarah Connolly
- "Amargós: Northern Concerto"
- *Joan Albert Amargós
- "Chesky: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra"
- *David Chesky
- "Higdon: Zaka"
- *Jennifer Higdon
- "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"
- *Peter Lieberson
- "Made in America"
- *Joan Tower
- The Jazz Album: Watch What Happens – Thomas Quasthoff
- A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane – Turtle Island String Quartet
- Spirit of the Season – Craig Jessop & Mack Wilberg, conductors
- Whirled Chamber Music – Quartet San Francisco
- Wolfgang's Big Night Out – Brian Setzer
Comedy
- The Distant Future – Flight of the Conchords
- America's Mexican – George Lopez
- Dirty Girl – Lisa Lampanelli
- I Still Have a Pony – Steven Wright
- Songs Pointed & Pointless – Harry Shearer
Country
- "Simple Love" – Alison Krauss
- "Famous in a Small Town" – Miranda Lambert
- "Nothin' Better to Do" – LeAnn Rimes
- "Before He Cheats" – Carrie Underwood
- "Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love" – Trisha Yearwood
- "Long Trip Alone" – Dierks Bentley
- "A Woman's Love" – Alan Jackson
- "If You're Reading This" – Tim McGraw
- "Give It Away" – George Strait
- "Stupid Boy" – Keith Urban
- "Proud of the House We Built" – Brooks & Dunn
- "How Long" – Eagles
- "Moments" – Emerson Drive
- "Lucky Man" – Montgomery Gentry
- "Sweet Memories" – The Time Jumpers
- "Days Aren't Long Enough" – Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
- "Because of You" – Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
- "I Need You" – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
- "Lost Highway" – Willie Nelson & Ray Price
- "Oh Love" – Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
- "Little Monk" – Russ Barenberg
- "Mucky the Duck" – The Greencards
- "Throttleneck" – Brad Paisley
- "Rawhide!" – Andy Statman
- "Fidoodlin" – The Time Jumpers
- "Before He Cheats"
- *Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters
- "Give It Away"
- *Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters
- "I Need You"
- *Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters
- "If You're Reading This"
- *Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters
- "Long Trip Alone"
- *Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters
- Long Trip Alone – Dierks Bentley
- These Days – Vince Gill
- Let It Go – Tim McGraw
- 5th Gear – Brad Paisley
- It Just Comes Natural – George Strait
Dance
- "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" – Justin Timberlake
- *Nate Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers
- "Do It Again" – The Chemical Brothers
- *Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
- "D.A.N.C.E." – Justice
- *Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers
- "Love Today" – Mika
- *Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
- "Don't Stop the Music" – Rihanna
- *StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
- We Are the Night – The Chemical Brothers
- † – Justice
- Sound of Silver – LCD Soundsystem
- We Are Pilots – Shiny Toy Guns
- Elements of Life – Tiësto
Folk
- Dirt Farmer – Levon Helm
- Try Me One More Time – David Bromberg
- Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John – Peter Case
- Banjo Talkin – Cathy Fink
- Charlie Louvin – Charlie Louvin
- Washington Square Serenade – Steve Earle
- The Calling – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- My Name Is Buddy – Ry Cooder
- Children Running Through – Patty Griffin
- – Tom Waits
- The Bluegrass Diaries – Jim Lauderdale
- Cherryholmes II: Black and White – Cherryholmes
- Lefty's Old Guitar – J. D. Crowe and The New South
- Scenechronized – The Seldom Scene
- Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular – Tony Trischka
- Totemic Flute Chants – Johnny Whitehorse
- Oklahoma Style – Walter Ahhaitty & Friends
- Watch This Dancer! – Black Lodge
- The Ballad of Old Times – Davis Mitchell
- Reconnections – R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde, William Eaton & Randy Wood
- Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Various Artists
- Ka Hikina O Ka Hau – Keola Beamer
- Hawaiiana – Tia Carrere
- He'eia – Cyril Pahinui
- Hawaiian Blossom – Raiatea Helm
Gospel
- "Blessed & Highly Favored" – The Clark Sisters
- "Never Gonna Break My Faith" – Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige
- "East to West" – Casting Crowns
- "With Long Life" – Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
- "He Set My Life to Music" – CeCe Winans
- "Blessed & Highly Favored"
- *Karen Clark Sheard, songwriter
- "East to West"
- *Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters
- "Encourage Yourself"
- *Donald Lawrence, songwriter
- "Made to Love"
- *Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters
- "Praise on the Inside"
- *James L. Moss, songwriter
- Before the Daylight's Shot – Ashley Cleveland
- – The Cross Movement
- Open Book – Da' T.R.U.T.H.
- The Reckoning – Pillar
- Comatose – Skillet
- A Deeper Level – Israel and New Breed
- The Altar and the Door – Casting Crowns
- True Beauty – Mandisa
- Stand – Michael W. Smith
- Portable Sounds – TobyMac
- Salt of the Earth – Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
- Amazing Grace – Bill & Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends
- Journey of Joy – Karen Peck & New River
- Everybody's Brother – Billy Joe Shaver
- Tell Someone – Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
- I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith – Various Artists
- – The Clark Sisters
- The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself – Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers
- Life Changing – Smokie Norful
- Thirsty – Marvin Sapp
- Cherch – Bebe Winans
- Free to Worship – Fred Hammond
- Grateful – Coko
- V2...– J. Moss
- T57 –
- Alone But Not Alone – Marvin Winans
Jazz
- – Herbie Hancock
- Party Hats – Will Bernard
- Downright Upright – Brian Bromberg
- Re–imagination – Eldar
- He Had A Hat – Jeff Lorber
- Avant Gershwin – Patti Austin
- Red Earth: A Malian Journey – Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Music Maestro Please – Freddy Cole
- Nightmoves – Kurt Elling
- On the Other Side – Tierney Sutton
- "Anagram" – Michael Brecker
- "Levees" – Terence Blanchard
- "Both Sides Now– Herbie Hancock
- "Lullaby" – Hank Jones
- "1000 Kilometers" – Paul McCandless
- Pilgrimage – Michael Brecker
- Live at the Village Vanguard – The Bill Charlap Trio
- ' – Joe Lovano and Hank Jones
- Line by Line – John Patitucci
- Back East – Joshua Redman
- A Tale of God's Will – Terence Blanchard
- Eternal Licks & Grooves: Limited Edition – Bob Florence
- Hommage – The Bill Holman Band
- Sky Blue – Maria Schneider Orchestra
- With Love – Charles Tolliver Big Band
- Funk Tango – Paquito D'Rivera Quintet
Latin
;Best Latin Pop Album- Papito – Miguel Bosé
- 12 Segundos de Oscuridad – Jorge Drexler
- Navidades – Luis Miguel
- Dicen Que el Tiempo – Jennifer Peña
- El Tren de los Momentos – Alejandro Sanz
- No Hay Espacio – Black Guayaba
- Adelantando – Jarabe De Palo
- Amantes Sunt Amentes – Panda
- Kamikaze – Los Rabanes
- Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea – Zoé
- E.S.L. – Akwid
- El Abayarde Contraataca – Tego Calderón
- Residente O Visitante – Calle 13
- – Daddy Yankee
- Vacaneria! – Fulanito
- Greetings From Havana – Cubanismo
- En Primera Plana – Issac Delgado
- Arroz con Habichuela – El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
- La Llave de mi Corazón – Juan Luis Guerra
- United We Swing – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- 100% Mexicano – Pepe Aguilar
- El Indomable – Cristian Castro
- Para Siempre – Vicente Fernández
- Puro Dolor – Paquita la del Barrio
- Esta Tierra Es Tuya – Sones De México Ensemble
- Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band 2007 – Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band
- Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Little Joe & La Familia
- Corazon de Oro – David Marez
- 35th Anniversary – Ruben Ramos
- Vagar Libremente – Sunny Sauceda
- Te Va a Gustar – El Chapo
- Los Mejores Corridos – El Potro De Sinaloa
- Lobo Domesticado – Valentin Elizalde
- Conquistando Corazones – K-PAZ De La Sierra
- Entre Copas y Botellas – Lupillo Rivera
Musical Show
- Spring Awakening
- *Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist
- A Chorus Line
- *David Caddick, producer
- Company
- *Tommy Krasker, producer
- Grey Gardens
- *Steven Epstein, producer
- West Side Story
- *Nick Patrick, producer
New Age
- Crestone – Paul Winter Consort
- Faces of the Sun – Peter Kater
- Sacred Journey of Ku–Kai, Volume 3 – Kitarō
- One Guitar – Ottmar Liebert
- Southwest – Eric Tingstad
Pop
- "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse
- "Candyman" – Christina Aguilera
- "1234" – Feist
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" – Fergie
- "Say It Right" – Nelly Furtado
- "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake
- "Everything" – Michael Bublé
- "Belief" – John Mayer
- ”Best Days”-Matt White
- "Dance Tonight" – Paul McCartney
- "Amazing" – Seal
- "Makes Me Wonder" – Maroon 5
- " Make a Memory" – Bon Jovi
- "Home" – Daughtry
- "Hey There Delilah" – Plain White T's
- "Window in the Skies" – U2
- "Gone Gone Gone " – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- "Steppin' Out" – Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
- "Beautiful Liar" – Beyoncé & Shakira
- "The Sweet Escape" – Gwen Stefani & Akon
- "Give It to Me" – Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
- "One Week Last Summer" – Joni Mitchell
- "Off the Grid" – Beastie Boys
- "Paris Sunrise#7" – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
- "Over the Rainbow" – Dave Koz
- "Simple Pleasures" – Spyro Gyra
- The Mix-Up - Beastie Boys
- Italia – Chris Botti
- At the Movies – Dave Koz
- Good to Go-Go – Spyro Gyra
- Roundtrip – Kirk Whalum
- Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Bublé
- Cool Yule – Bette Midler
- Trav'lin' Light – Queen Latifah
- Live in Concert 2006 – Barbra Streisand
- James Taylor at Christmas – James Taylor
- Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
- Lost Highway – Bon Jovi
- The Reminder – Feist
- It Won't Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5
- Memory Almost Full'' – Paul McCartney
R&B
- "No One" – Alicia Keys
- "Just Fine" – Mary J. Blige
- "When I See U" – Fantasia
- "If I Have My Way"– Chrisette Michele
- "Hate on Me"– Jill Scott
- "Future Baby Mama" – Prince
- "Woman" – Raheem DeVaughn
- "B.U.D.D.Y." – Musiq Soulchild
- "Because of You" – Ne-Yo
- "Please Don't Go" – Tank
- "Disrespectful" – Chaka Khan & Mary J. Blige
- "Same Girl" – R. Kelly & Usher
- "Hate That I Love You" – Rihanna & Ne-Yo
- "Baby"– Angie Stone & Betty Wright
- "Bartender" – T-Pain & Akon
- "In My Songs" – Gerald Levert
- "Walk a Mile In My Shoes" – Otis Clay
- "All Night Long" – Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
- "I Apologize" – Ann Nesby
- "I Am Your Man" – Ryan Shaw
- "Daydreamin'" – Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott
- "Make a Baby" – Vikter Duplaix
- "That's the Way of the World" – Dwele
- "Fantasy" – Meshell Ndegeocello
- "Dream" – Alice Smith
- "No One"
- *songwriters; Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys
- "Beautiful Flower"
- *songwriters; India.Arie & Joyce Simpson
- "Hate That I Love You"
- *songwriters; M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith
- "Teachme"
- *songwriters; Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams
- "When I See U"
- *songwriters; Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters
- Funk This – Chaka Khan
- Lost & Found – Ledisi
- Luvanmusiq – Musiq Soulchild
- ' – Jill Scott
- Sex, Love & Pain – Tank
- Because of You – Ne-Yo
Rap
;Best Rap Solo Performance- "Stronger" – Kanye West
- "The People" – Common
- "I Get Money" – 50 Cent
- "Show Me What You Got" – Jay-Z
- "Big Things Poppin' " – T.I.
- "Southside" – Common featuring Kanye West
- "Make It Rain" – Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne
- "Int'l Players Anthem " – UGK featuring OutKast
- "Party Like A Rockstar" – Shop Boyz
- "Better Than I've Ever Been" – Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
- "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
- "I Wanna Love You" – Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
- "Kiss, Kiss" – Chris Brown & T-Pain
- "Let It Go" – Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
- "Good Life" – Kanye West featuring T-Pain
- "Good Life"
- * A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters;
- "Ayo Technology"
- * Nate Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters;
- "Big Things Poppin' "
- * Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters
- "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
- * A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters
- "Crank That "
- * Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, songwriter
- Graduation – Kanye West
- Finding Forever – Common
- Kingdom Come – Jay-Z
- Hip Hop Is Dead – Nas
- T.I. vs. T.I.P. – T.I.
Reggae
- Mind Control – Stephen Marley
- The Burning Spear Experience – Burning Spear
- The End of an American Dream – Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Anniversary – Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang
- Light Your Light – Toots & The Maytals
Rock
- "Radio Nowhere" – Bruce Springsteen
- "Timebomb" – Beck
- "Only Mama Knows" – Paul McCartney
- "Our Country" – John Mellencamp
- "Come On" – Lucinda Williams
- "Icky Thump" – The White Stripes
- "It's Not Over" – Daughtry
- "Working Class Hero" – Green Day
- "If Everyone Cared" – Nickelback
- "Instant Karma" – U2
- "The Pretender" – Foo Fighters
- "Sweet Sacrifice" – Evanescence
- "I Don't Wanna Stop" – Ozzy Osbourne
- "Sick, Sick, Sick" – Queens of the Stone Age
- "The Pot" – Tool
- "Final Six" – Slayer
- "Nothing Left" – As I Lay Dying
- "Never Ending Hill" – King Diamond
- "Aesthetics of Hate" – Machine Head
- "Redemption" – Shadows Fall
- "Once Upon a Time in the West"– Bruce Springsteen
- "The Ecstasy of Gold" – Metallica
- "Malignant Narcissism" – Rush
- "Always with Me, Always with You" – Joe Satriani
- "The Attitude Song" – Steve Vai
- "Radio Nowhere"
- *songwriter; Bruce Springsteen
- "Come On"
- *songwriter; Lucinda Williams
- "Icky Thump"
- *songwriter; Jack White
- "It's Not Over"
- *songwriters; Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young
- "The Pretender"
- *songwriters; Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters
- Daughtry – Daughtry
- Revival – John Fogerty
- Magic – Bruce Springsteen
- Sky Blue Sky – Wilco
World Music
- African Spirit – Soweto Gospel Choir
- When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq – Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspa
- From Mali to America – Cheick Hamala Diabat & Bob Carlin
- Live at Couleur Café – Konono Nº1
- Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda – Various Artists
- Djin Djin – Angelique Kidjo
- CéU – Céu
- Gil Luminoso – Gilberto Gil
- Momento – Bebel Gilberto
- An Ancient Muse – Loreena McKennitt
- Live! Worldwide – Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
- Le Cowboy Creole – Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
- King Cake – Lisa Haley
- Live: Á La Blue Moon – Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Blues De Musicien – Pine Leaf Boys
- Racines – Racines
- The La Louisianne Sessions – Roddie Romero and the Hub City All–Stars
- Come Share the Wine – Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra
- Polka's Revenge – Brave Combo
- Bulletproof Polkas – John Gora & Gorale
- Polka Freak Out – Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner
- Dueling Polkas – Walter Ostanek and His Band & Brian Sklar and the Western Senators
Spoken Word
- The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream – Barack Obama
- Celebrations – Maya Angelou
- – Bill Clinton
- Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World – Jimmy Carter
- Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself – Alan Alda
Film, Television and Other Visual Media
- Love – George Martin & Giles Martin
- Across The Universe – Various Artists
- ' – Various Artists
- Hairspray – Various Artists
- Once – Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
- Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino
- Babel – Gustavo Santaolalla
- Blood Diamond – James Newton Howard
- The Departed – Howard Shore
- Happy Feet – John Powell
- Pan's Labyrinth – Javier Navarrete
- "Love You I Do'''"
- *Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters
- "Falling Slowly"
- *Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters
- "Guaranteed"
- *Eddie Vedder, songwriter
- "Song of the Heart"
- *Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter
- "You Know My Name"
- *David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters
Composing/Arranging
- "Cerulean Skies"
- *Maria Schneider, composer
- "Ash Wednesday"
- *Harry Connick Jr., composer
- "Deep Six"
- *Mark Walker, composer
- "I Knew Her"
- *Philip Glass, composer
- "Spectacle"
- *Béla Fleck, composer
- "In a Silent Way"
- *Vince Mendoza, arranger
- "Ash Wednesday"
- *Harry Connick Jr., arranger
- "Besame Mucho"
- *Steve Wiest, arranger
- "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair"
- *Frank Macchia, arranger
- "Yo Tannenbaum "
- *Gordon Goodwin, arranger
- "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"
- *John Clayton, arranger
- "Cry Me a River"
- *Jorge Calandrelli, arranger
- "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
- *Jay Ashby, Darmon Meader & Kim Nazarian, arrangers
- "Overture/Gershwin Medley"
- *Michael Abene, arranger
- "Smile"
- *Pete McGuinness, arranger
Package
- Cassadaga
- *Zack Nipper, art director
- *Masaki Koike, art director
- Friend & Foe
- *Craig Thompson, art director
- Secrets Keep You Sick
- *Don Clark, art director
- White Horse
- *Qing-Yang Xiao, art director
- What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves
- *Masaki Koike, art director
- The Black Parade
- *Special Edition- Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama & Gerard Way, art directors
- A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
- *Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box- Alex Kirzhner, art director
- Icky Thump
- *Limited Edition USB Flash Drive- Stan Chow, art director
- Venus Doom
- *Matt Taylor & Ville Valo, art directors
Historical
- *Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers
- '
- *David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer
- Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973
- *Stuart Batsford, Mick Houghton & Phil Smee, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers
- '
- *Alec Palao, compilation producer; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers
- People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938
- *Christopher King & Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, compilation producers; Christopher King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers
Production, Non Classical
- Beauty & Crime
- *Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers
- Destination Moon
- *Dave O'Donnell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers
- Don't Mess With the Dragon
- *Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & KC Porter, engineers
- Floratone
- *Tucker Martine, engineer
- II
- *Jason Lehning, engineer
- Mark Ronson
- *"Back to Black"
- *"Littlest Things"
- *"Rehab"
- *Version
- *"You Know I'm No Good"
- Howard Benson
- *Daughtry
- *Devils & Angels
- *Direction
- *Five Score and Seven Years Ago
- *Stay Inside
- Joe Chiccarelli
- *Mercy
- *The Narcotic Story
- *Nightmoves
- *Wincing the Night Away
- Ron Thaler
- *Tragic Hero
- *No One
- *Second Sight
- *Play
- Timbaland
- *Come Around
- *"Give It to Me"
- *Make Me Better
- *'
- *"The Way I Are2
- "Bring the Noise" '''
- *Benny Benassi, remixer
- "Angelicus"
- *Andy Moor, remixer
- "Like a Child"
- *Carl Craig, remixer
- "Proper Education"
- *Eric Prydz, remixer
- "Sorry"
- *Dirty South, remixer
Production, Surround Sound
- Love
- *Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers
- At War With the Mystics 5.1
- *The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mix engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mastering engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround producers
- Fear of a Blank Planet
- *Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Porcupine Tree, surround producers
- Grechaninov: Passion Week
- *John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer
- Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Serenade to Music
- *Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer
Production, Classical
- Garden of Dreams
- *Keith O. Johnson, engineer
- Grechaninov: Passion Week
- *John Newton, engineer
- Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos
- *Arne Akselberg & Tobias Lehmann, engineers
- Spirit of the Season
- *Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler & Trent Walker, engineers
- Strauss: Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration
- *Lawrence Rock, engineer
- Blanton Alspaugh
- * Eternal Rest: Mäntyjärvi, Ticheli, Martin, Clausen
- * Grechaninov: Passion Week
- * The Harrington String Quartet: Daniel McCarthy
- * Hartke: The Greater Good
- * Rider On The Plains: Cello Concertos By Virgil Thomson And Charles Fussell
- John Fraser
- * Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Scherzos
- * Great Handel
- * Kate Royal
- * Krommer/Spohr: Clarinet Concertos
- * Schubert: Piano Sonata D958, Lieder, Fragments
- Marina A. Ledin
- * Balakirev And Russian Folksong
- * Louisiana - A Pianist's Journey
- * Piano Impromptus
- * 20th Century Piano Sonatas
- Judith Sherman
- * American Virtuosa: Tribute To Maud Powell
- * From Barrelhouse To Broadway: The Musical Odyssey Of Joe Jordan
- * Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 '...Songs Are Sung'
- * Strange Imaginary Animals
- * Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence
- Robina G. Young
- * As Steals The Morn...Handel Arias & Scenes For Tenor
- * Bach, CPE: Symphonies 1–4, Cello Concerto
- * Brahms: Variations
- * Music For Compline
- * Stockhausen: Stimmung
Music Video
- "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – Johnny Cash
- *Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
- "1234" – Feist
- *Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer
- "Gone Daddy Gone" – Gnarls Barkley
- *Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer
- "D.A.N.C.E." – Justice
- *Jonas & François and So-Me, video directors and producers
- "Typical" – Mutemath
- *Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer
- The Confessions Tour – Madonna
- *Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara Martin and David May, video producers
- Live and Loud at the Fillmore – Dierks Bentley
- *Russell Thomas, video director; James Whetherly, video producer
- Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 – R. Kelly
- *R. Kelly, Jim Swaffield and Victor Mignatti, video directors; Ann Carli, video producer
- – Kenny Wayne Shepherd and various artists
- *Noble Jones, video director; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, video producer
- Liberacion: Songs of the Cuban Underground – Various artists
- *Reuben Field, video director; Dean Bates, video producer
In Memoriam