49th Annual Grammy Awards

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

• Carrie Underwood
• Chris Brown
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Imogen Heap
• James Blunt

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

Best Alternative Music Album

• St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley
• Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not – Arctic Monkeys
• At War with the Mystics – The Flaming Lips
• Show Your Bones – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• The Eraser – Thom Yorke

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Risin' with the Blues – Ike Turner
• Brother To The Blues – Tab Benoit & Louisiana's Leroux
• Bronx In Blue – Dion
• People Gonna Talk – James Hunter
• Guitar Groove-A-Rama – Duke Robillard

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• After the Rain – Irma Thomas
• Live from Across the Pond – Robert Cray Band
• Sippiand Hericana – Dr. John & The Lower 911
• Suitcase – Keb' Mo'
• Hope and Desire – Susan Tedeschi

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• "Jesus, Take the Wheel" – Carrie Underwood
• "Kerosene" – Miranda Lambert
• "I Still Miss Someone" – Martina McBride
• "Something's Gotta Give" – LeAnn Rimes
• "I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" – Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• "The Reason Why" – Vince Gill
• "Every Mile a Memory" – Dierks Bentley
• "The Seashores of Old Mexico" – George Strait
• "Would You Go with Me" – Josh Turner
• "Once in a Lifetime" – Keith Urban

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks
• "Heaven's My Home" – The Duhks
• "Boondocks" – Little Big Town
• "What Hurts the Most" – Rascal Flatts
• "Leave The Pieces" – The Wreckers

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

• "Who Says You Can't Go Home" – Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
• "Tomorrow Is Forever" – Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton
• "Calling Me" – Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
• "Midnight Angel" – Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne
• "Love Will Always Win" – Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• "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

Best Dance Recording

• "SexyBack"
  • Nate "Danja" Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer (Justin Timberlake)
• "Suffer Well"
  • Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers (Depeche Mode)
• "Ooh La La"
  • Goldfrapp, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer (Goldfrapp)
• "Get Together"
  • Madonna & Stuart Price, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer (Madonna)
• "I'm With Stupid"
  • Trevor Horn, producer; Robert Orton, mixer (Pet Shop Boys)

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

Best Traditional Folk Album

• We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions – Bruce Springsteen
• I Stand Alone – Ramblin' Jack Elliot
• 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

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

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

Best Latin Pop Album:

• Adentro – Ricardo Arjona
• Limón y sal – Julieta Venegas
• 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

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

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

• Fingerprints – Peter Frampton
• New Beginnings – Gerald Albright
• Fire Wire – Larry Carlton
• X – Fourplay
• Wrapped in a Dream – Spyro Gyra

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

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige
• "Don't Forget About Us" – Mariah Carey
• "Ring the Alarm" – Beyoncé
• "Day Dreaming" – Natalie Cole
• "I Am Not My Hair" – India.Arie

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

• B'Day – Beyoncé
• Chris Brown – Chris Brown
• 20 Y.O. – Janet Jackson
• Kelis Was Here – Kelis
• In My Own Words – Ne-Yo

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "What You Know" – T.I.
• "Touch It" – Busta Rhymes
• "We Run This" – Missy Elliott
• "Kick, Push" – Lupe Fiasco
• "Undeniable" – Mos Def

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.

Best Reggae Album

• Love Is My Religion – Ziggy Marley
• Too Bad – Buju Banton
• Youth – Matisyahu
• Rhythm Doubles – Sly and Robbie
• Who You Fighting For? – UB40

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• "Someday Baby" – Bob Dylan
• "Nausea" – Beck
• "Route 66" – John Mayer
• "Saving Grace" – Tom Petty
• "Lookin' for a Leader" – Neil Young

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

• "Eyes of the Insane" – Slayer
• "Redneck" – Lamb of God
• "Colony of Birchmen" – Mastodon
• "LiesLiesLies" – Ministry
• "30/30-150" – Stone Sour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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