49th Grammy Awards

49th Grammy Awards
Date	February 11, 2007
Venue	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
TV in the United States
Network	CBS
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The 49th Annual 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, California. 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

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

Presenters

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

References

External links

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