2007 Grammy Awards
Details & Performances
- Host: Info Missing
- Venue: Staples Center
- City: Los Angeles
- Date: February 11, 2007
- The Police ?- Roxanne -
- Mary J Blige - Be Without You/Stay With Me
- Christina Aguilera ?- It's a Man's Man's Man's World (James Brown Tribute) -
- Beyonc‚ ?- Listen -
- Smokey Robinson -
- Chris Brown -
- and Lionel Richie ?- R&B Male Artists tribute -
- Dixie Chicks ?- Not Ready To Make Nice -
- Justin Timberlake ?- What Goes Around.../...Comes Around Interlude -
- Ludacris -
- Mary J. Blige and Earth -
- Wind & Fire ?- Runaway Love -
- James Blunt ?- You're Beautiful -
- Gnarls Barkley ?- Crazy -
- John Legend -
- John Mayer and Corinne Bailey Rae ?- Like a Star/Coming Home/ Gravity -
- Red Hot Chili Peppers ?- Snow ((Hey Oh)) -
- Shakira and Wyclef Jean ?- Hips Don't Lie -
- Justin Timberlake -
- Robyn Troup -
- and T.I. ?- Ain't No Sunshine" and "My Love -
- Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts ?- Bob Wills and Don Henley Tribute -
Awards
Album Notes
- Dan Morgenstern - If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It!
- Marshall Wyatt - Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937
- Tim Brooks - Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
- Ben Edmonds - Pirate Radio
- Daivd Fricke - There is A Season
Album of the Year
Best Alternative Music Album
Best Banda Album
- Joan Sebastian - Mas Alla Del Sol
- Banda Machos - 20 Mil Heridas
- Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga - Mas Fuerte Que Nunca
- Cuisillos - Amor Gitano
- Ezequiel Pena - A Mucha Honra
Best Bluegrass Album
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor - Stadium Arcadium
- Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein - The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
- Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian - A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box
- Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar - One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
- Susan Archie & Henry Owings - Fonotone Records
Best Chamber Music Performance
- Emerson String Quartet - Intimate Voices
- The Chicago Chamber Musicians - Chamber Works for Winds and Strings by Mozart
- Andrew Russo - Corigliano: Violin Sonata, Etude Fantasy
- Martha Argerich and Friends - Martha Argerich and Friends: Live From the Lugano Festival 2005
- Beaux Arts Trio - Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances on Verse By Alexander Blok
Best Choral Performance
- Paul Hillier, conductor - Part: Da Pacem
- Oystein Fevang, conductor - Immortal Nystedt
- Paul McCreesh, conductor - Mozart: Great Mass in C Min.
- Craig Hella Johnson, conductor - Requiem
- Stephen Layton, conductor - Whitacre: Cloudburst And Other Choral Works
Best Classical Album
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco Symphony) - Mahler: Symphony No. 7
- Bernard Haitink, conductor; James Mallinson, producer - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
- Ren Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (Freiburger Barockorchester) - Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- Osvaldo Golijov - Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears
- Elliott Carter - Boston Concerto
- Christopher Theofanidis - The Here and Now
- David Del Tredici - Paul Revere's Ride
- James MacMillan - A Scotch Bestiary
Best Classical Crossover Album
- Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts
- Rumon Gamba, conductor - The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold
- David Lockington, conductor - Invention & Alchemy
- Quartet San Francisco - Latigo
- Song Zu Ying - SongZu Ying: The Diva Goes to the Movies
Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Rilke Songs
- Ian Bostridge - Britten: Song Cycles
- Bernarda Fink & Marcos Fink - Canciones Argentinas
- Thomas Quasthoff - Consider, My Soul
- Patrick Mason - Songs of Amy Beach
Best Comedy Album
- Lewis Black - The Carnegie Hall Performance
- George Carlin - Life Is Worth Losing
- Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood Lyrics
- Ron White - You Can't Fix Stupid
- Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy - Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One For the Road
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Irma Thomas - After the Rain
- Robert Cray Band - Live From Across the Pond
- Dr. John & The Lower 911 - Sippiana Hericane
- Keb' Mo' - Suitcase
- Susan Tedeschi - Hope and Desire
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - The Hidden Land
- Groove Collective - People People Music Music
- Christian Scott - Rewind That
- Sex Mob - Sexotica
- Mike Stern - Who Let the Cats Out?
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Kirk Franklin - Hero Lyrics
- Myron Butler & Levi - Set Me Free
- Israel and New Breed - A Timeless Christmas
- Kierra Kiki Sheard - This Is Me
- Tye Tribbett & G.A. - Victory Live!
Best Contemporary World Music Album
- The Klezmatics - Wonder Wheel
- Richard Bona - Tiki
- Salif Keita - M'Bemba Lyrics
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Long Walk to Freedom
- Ali Farka Toure - Savane
Best Country Album
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
- Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles - Who Says You Can't Go Home
- Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton - Tomorrow if Forever
- Kenny Rogers & Don Henley - Calling Me
- Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne - Midnight Angel
- Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks - Love Will Always Win
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson - Whiskey Before Breakfast
- Casey Driessen - Jerusalem Ridge
- Tommy Emmanuel - Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag
- Chris Thile - The Eleventh Reel Lyrics
- Jim VanCleve - Nature of the Beast
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Best Country Song
Best Dance Recording
Best Electronic/Dance Album
Best Engineered Album - Classical
- Michael Bishop - Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes
- Leslie Ann Jones - Latigo
- Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Rainer Maillard, engineers - Mahler: Symphony No. 2
- John Newton - Requiem
- Jack Renner - Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Min., And Other A Cappella Works
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Gospel Performance
Best Gospel Song
- Kirk Franklin - Imagine Me Lyrics
- Donald Lawrence - The Blessing of Abraham Donald Lawrence
- Brown Bannister & Mac Powell - Mountain of God
- Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey - Not Forgotten
- Tye Tribbett - Victory
Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Hawaiian Music Album
- Various Artists - Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live From Maui
- Amy Hanaiali'i - Generation Hawai'i
- Ledward Ka'apana - Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar
- Henry Kapono - The Wild Hawaiian
- Various Artists - Hawaiian Slack Key Kings
Best Historical Album
- Megan Hennessey & Richard Martin - Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
- Sheryl Farker & Garry Stewart - One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found"
- Rebekah Presson Mosby - Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockailly
Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Chick Corea - Three Ghouls
- Gordon Goodwin - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
- Gil Goldstein - Three Women
- Patrick Williams - Tom & Eddie
- Jim McNeely - Up From The Skies
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder - For Once in my Life
- Chris Botti & Jill Scott - Good Morning Heartache
- Elvis Costello With The Metropole Orkest - My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count) - track from "My Flame Burns Blue"
- Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band - Stardust
- Gil Goldstein - Suninga
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance - Without Orchestra
- Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Nocturnes
- Gidon Kremer - Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo
- Paul O'Dette - Bacheler: The Bachelar's Delight
- Andras Schiff - Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. II
- Roberto Diaz - Primrose: Viola Transciptions
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance - With Orchestra
- John McLaughlin Williams, conductor - Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)
- Riccardo Chailly, conductor - Brahms: The Piano Concertos
- Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor - Henze: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 3
- Antonio Pappano, conductor - Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
- Ole Schmidt, conductor - Schmidt: Concertos
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
- Chick Corea - The Ultimate Adventure
- Ornette Coleman - Sound Grammar
- Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield - Trio Beyond - Saudades
- Kenny Garrett - Beyond the Wall
- Sonny Rollins - Sonny, Please
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Michael Brecker - Some Skunk Funk
- Paquito D'Rivera - Paq Man
- Taylor Eigsti - Freedome Jazz Dance
- Roy Haynes - Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)
- Branford Marsalis - Hope
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Kln - Some Skunk Funk
- Bob Brookmeyer - New Art Orchestra - Spirit Music
- Joe Lovano Ensemble - Streams of Expression
- Mingus Big Band - Live In Tokyo At the Blue Note
- The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Up From the Skies - Music of Jim McNeely
Best Latin Jazz Album
- The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project - Simpatico
- Edsel Gomez - Cubist Music
- Dafnis Prieto - Absolute Quintet
- Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino - Viva
- Ignacio Berroa - Codes
Best Latin Pop Album
- Arjona - Adentro
- Obie Bermudez - Lo Que Trajo El Barco
- Fulano - Individual
- Marco Antonio Solis - Trozos De Mi Alma 2
- Julieta Venegas - Limon Y Sal
Best Latin Rock, Alternative, or Urban Album
- Maná - Amar Es Combatir Lyrics
- Tego Calderon - The Underdog/El Subestimado
- Calle 13 - Calle 13
- Los Amigos Invisibles - Superpop Venezuela
- Black:Guayaba - Lo Demas Es Plastico
Best Long Form Music Video
- Bruce Springsteen - Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run
- Terence Blanchard - Flow: Living in the Stream of Music
- Death Cab For Cutie - Directions
- Gorillaz - Demon Days - Live in Manchester
- Madonna - I'm Going to Tell You A Secret
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Best Metal Performance
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
- Pepe Aguilar - Historias De Mi Tierra
- Ana Barbara - No Es Brujeria
- Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez - 25 Aniversario
- Pablo Montero - A Toda Ley
- Alicia Villarreal - Orgullo De Mujer
Best Musical Album for Children
- Dan Zanes and Friends - Catch That Train!
- Various Artists - Baby Einstein Meet the Orchestra
- Beethoven's Wig - Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies
- Trout Fishing in America - My Best Day
- John Lithgow - The Sunny Side of the Street
Best Musical Show Album
- Original Broadway Cast With Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others - Jersey Boys
- Original Broadway Cast With LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes & Others - The Color Purple
- Original Broadway Cast With Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel & Others - The Drowsy Chaperone
- New Broadway Cast With Harry Connick, Jr., Kelli O'Hara & Others - The Pajama Game
- Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris & Others - Sweeney Todd
Best Native American Music Album
- Mary Youngblood - Dance With the Wind
- Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman - Heart of the Wind
- Jana - American Indian Story
- Northern Cree & Friends - Long Winter Nights
- Black Eagle - Voice of the Drum
Best New Age Album
Best New Artist
Best Norteno Album
- Los Tigres Del Norte - Historias Que Contar
- Conjunto Primavera - Algo De Mi
- Los Huracanes Del Norte - Puro Pa' Arriba
- Pesado - Piensame Un Momento
- Retono - Prefiero La Soledad
Best Opera Recording
- Robert Spano, conductor - Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears
- Stewart Robertson, conductor - Bennett: The Mines of Sulphur
- Rene Jacobs, conductor - Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
- Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor - Smetana: The Bartered Bride
- Carlo Rizzi, conductor - Verdi: La Traviata
Best Orchestral Performance
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor - Mahler: Symphony No. 7
- Vernon Handley, conductor - Bax: Tone Poems
- Jose Serebrier, conductor - Glazunov: Symphonies 4 & 7
- Ivan Fischer, conductor - Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Min.
- Valery Gergieve, conductor - Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies
Best Polka Album
- Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra - Polka in Paradise
- Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones - Batteries Not Included
- Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push - As Sweet As Candy
- LynnMarie & The Boxhounds - Party Dress
- Walter Ostanek & Fred Ziwich - Good Friends Good Music
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder - For Once in my Life
- Mary J. Blige & U2 - One
- Sheryl Crow & Sting - Always On Your Side
- Nelly Furtado & Timbaland - Promiscuous
- Shakira & Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
Best Pop Instrumental Album
- Peter Frampton - Fingerprints
- Larry Carlton - Fire Wire
- Fourplay - X Lyrics
- Spyro Gyra - Wrapped in a Dream
- Gerald Albright - New Beginnings
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- George Benson (& Al Jarreau) - Mornin'
- Enya - Drifting Lyrics
- Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Subterfuge
- Bruce Hornsby - Song H
- The Brian Setzer Orchestra - My Favorite Things
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Best Producer of the Year, Classical
- Elaine Martone
- Manfred Eicher
- Stephen Johns
- James Mallinson
- Sid McLauchlan
Best Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmnann - At War With the Mystics
- Gary Paczosa - Adieu False Heart
- Brandon Bell, Terry Christin & Gray Paczosa - Like Red On A Rose
Best R&B Album
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- John Legend, Joss Stone with Van Hunt - Family Affair
- George Benson & Al Jarreau - Breezin'
- Jamie Foxx featuring Mary J. Blige - Love Changes
- Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas - Everyday (Family Reunion)
- Prince & Tamar - Beautiful, Loved and Blessed
Best R&B Song
Best Rap / Sung Collaboration
- Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. - My Love
- Akon featuring Eminem - Smack That
- Beyonce featuring Jay-Z - Deja Vu
- Eminem featuring Nate Dogg - Shake That
- Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris - Unpredictable
Best Rap Album
