2007 Grammy Awards

2007 Grammy Awards
Date	February 11, 2007
Location	Staples Center, Los Angeles
Television coverage
Network	CBS
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The 2007 (or 49th) Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning September 15, 2005 and ending September 14, 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".

Performances

Artist(s)	Song
The Police	"Roxanne"
Mary J. Blige	"Be Without You" "Stay With Me"
Dixie Chicks	"Not Ready to Make Nice"
Justin Timberlake	"What Goes Around.../... Comes Around Interlude"
Beyoncé	"Listen"
Smokey Robinson Chris Brown Lionel Richie	R&B Make Artists Tribute
Christina Aguilera	James Brown Tribute "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Ludacris Mary J. Blige Earth, Wind & Fire	"Runaway Love"
James Blunt	"You're Beautiful"
Gnarls Barkley	"Crazy"
John Legend John Mayer Corinne Bailey Rae	"Coming Home" "Gravity" "Like A Star"
Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Snow ((Hey Oh))"
Shakira Wyclef Jean	"Hips Don't Lie"
Justin Timberlake Robyn Troup T.I.	"Ain't No Sunshine" "My Love"
Carrie Underwood Rascal Flatts	Bob Wills & Don Henley Tribute
Carrie Underwood	"Desperado"

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

Presenters

• Burt Bacharach
• Joan Baez
• Natasha Bedingfield
• Tony Bennett
• The Black Eyed Peas
• Lewis Black
• Natalie Cole
• Ornette Coleman
• Common
• Nelly Furtado
• Al Gore
• Alyson Hannigan
• Don Henley
• Terrence Howard
• Jennifer Hudson
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Scarlett Johannsen
• Reba McEntire
• Mandy Moore
• P!nk
• Queen Latifah
• Rihanna
• LeAnn Rimes
• Chris Rock
• Nicole Scherzinger
• Seal
• Cobie Smulders
• David Spade
• Quentin Tarantino
• Kanye West
• Luke Wilson
• Stevie Wonder

Awards

General

Record Of the Year

• "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
• "Not Ready to Make Nice" - Dixie Chicks
  • Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers
• "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
  • Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers
• "Put Your Records On" - Corrine 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

• "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
• "Not Ready to Make Nice" - Dixie Chicks
  • Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters
• "Put Your Records On" - Corrine 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
• Corrine Bailey Rae
• Imogen Heap
• James Blunt

Pop

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

• "You're Beautiful" - James Blunt
• "Save Room" - John Legend
• "Jenny Wren" - Paul McCartney
• "Waiting On The World To Change" - John Mayer
• "Bad Day" - Daniel Powter

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or a Group With Vocals

• "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" - Death Cab For Cutie
• "My Humps" - The Black Eyed Peas
• "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

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

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Back to Basics - Christina Aguilera
• Back to Bedlam - James Blunt
• Continuum - John Mayer
• The River in Reverse - Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
• FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake

Dance

Best Dance Recording

• "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)
• "Sexy Back"
  • Nate "Danja" Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer (Justin Timberlake)

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• Supernature - Goldfrapp
• Confessions On A Dance Floor - Madonna
• A Lively Mind - Paul Oakenfold
• Fundamental - Pet Shop Boys
• The Garden - Zero 7

Traditional Pop

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

Jazz

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

• Footprints – Karrin Allyson
• Easy To Love – Roberta Gambarini
• Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch – Nancy King
• From This Moment On – Diana Krall
• Turned To Blue - Nancy Wilson

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

• Sound Grammar – Ornette Coleman
• The Ultimate Adventure – Chick Corea
• 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

• Codes – Ignacio Berroa
• Cubist Music – Edsel Gomez
• Simpático – The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
• Absolute Quintet – Dafnis Prieto
• Viva – Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sánchez and Pernell Saturnino

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album:

• "Adentro" -- Ricardo Arjona
• "Limón y sal" -- Julieta Venegas
• Also nominated were:
  • "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
• Also nominated were:
  • "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
• Also nominated were:
  • "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
• Also nominated were:
  • "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:
  • "It's ... All Right" -- Jimmy Edward
  • "Live In Session" -- Bob Gallarza
  • "All Of Me" -- Jay Perez
  • "Rebecca Valadez" -- Rebecca Valadez

Best Norteño Album:

• "Historias que contar" -- Tigres del Norte
• Also nominated were:
  • "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
• Also nominated were:
  • "20 vil heridas" -- Banda Machos
  • "Mas fuerte que nunca" -- Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
  • "Amor gitano" -- Cuisillos
  • "A mucha honra" -- Ezequiel Peña

Rock

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 and 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
  • "Lies, Lies, Lies" - Ministry
  • "30/30-150" - Stone Sour

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• "Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick" - Arctic Monkeys
• "The Wizard Turns On..." - The Flaming Lips
• "Black Hole Sun" - Peter Frampton
• "Castellorizon" - David Gilmour
• "Super Colossal" - Joe Satriani

Best Rock Song

• "Dani California" - Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  • "Chasing cars" - Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson (Snow Patrol)
  • "Lookin' for a Leader" - Neil Young (Neil Young)
  • "Someday Baby" - Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan)
  • "When You Were Young" - Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci (The Killers)

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

Alternative

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

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

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

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• "Heaven" - John Legend
  • "So Sick" - Ne-Yo
  • "Black Sweat" - Prince
  • "I Call It Love" - Lionel Richie
  • "Got You Home" - Luther Vandross

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• "Family Affair" - Sly & The Family Stone, John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
  • "Breezin'" - George Benson & Al Jarreau
  • "Love Changes" - Jamie Foxx Featuring 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 Featuring Jill Scott
  • "Christmas Time Is Here" - Anita Baker
  • "I Found My Everything" - Mary J. Blige Featuring 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
  • "That Heat" - Sérgio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & will.i.am
  • "Mas Que Nada" - Sérgio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas
  • "Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)" - Outkast
  • "3121" - Prince

Best R&B Song

• "Be Without You" - Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry (Mary J. Blige)
  • "Black Sweat" - Prince (Prince)
  • "Deja Vu" - Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Delisha Thomas & John Webb (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
  • "Don't Forget About Us" - Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri (Mariah Carey)
  • "I Am Not My Hair" - Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson (India.Arie)

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 Knowles
  • Chris Brown - Chris Brown
  • 20 Y.O. - Janet Jackson
  • Kelis Was Here - Kelis
  • In My Own Words - Ne-Yo

Rap

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 (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
  • "It's Goin' Down" - Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson (Yung Joc)
  • "Kick, Push" - Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (Lupe Fiasco)
  • "Ridin" - Anthony Henderson, Juan Carlos Salinas, Oscar Salinas & Hakeem Seriki (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
  • "What You Know" - Gabriel Arillo, Aldrian Davis & Clifford Harris (T.I.; sample writers Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield & Billy Roberts were listed but not included in the nomination.)

Best Rap Album

• Release Therapy - Ludacris
  • Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
  • 'In My Mind - Pharrell
  • Game Theory - The Roots
  • King - T.I.

Folk

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

• 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

Spoken Word

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 (tie)
• 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

Country

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

Best Country Album

• Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks

External links

• Official Website.
• Complete list of all nominees and winners