HISTORY OF THE GRAMMY AWARDS

47th Grammy Awards - 2005



2005 Grammy Nominees

held February 13, 2005

hosted by Queen Latifah
performances by Green Day, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw, U2, Kanye West, John Legend, Mavis Staples, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Preston, Keith Urban, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Velvet Revolver, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Norah Jones, Usher, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Black Eyed Peas, Franz Ferdinand, Los Lonely Boys, Melissa Etheridge, Joss Stone, Jamie Foxx, James Brown, Gretchen Wilson
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Album of the Year
Ray Charles
Genius Loves Company
other nominees:
Green Day - American Idiot
Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Usher - Confessions
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Record of the Year
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
"Here We Go Again"
[ from Genius Loves Company ]
other nominees:
Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
Los Lonely Boys - "Heaven"
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris - "Yeah!"
Song of the Year
(awarded to the songwriter)
"Daughters"
(John Mayer)
[ from Heavier Things ]
other nominees:
"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)
"Jesus Walks" (C. Smith & Kanye West)
"Live Like You Were Dying" (Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman)
"The Reason" (Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb)
Best New Artist
Maroon 5
other nominees:
Los Lonely Boys
Joss Stone
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson
Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female
Norah Jones
"Sunrise"
[ from Feels Like Home ]
other nominees:

Sheryl Crow - "The First Cut Is The Deepest"
Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For?"
Joss Stone - "You Had Me"
Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male
John Mayer
"Daughters"
[ from Heavier Things ]
other nominees:
Elvis Costello - "Let's Misbehave"
Josh Groban - "You Raise Me Up"
Prince - "Cinnamon Girl"
Seal - "Love's Divine"
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
Los Lonely Boys
"Heaven"
[ from Los Lonely Boys ]
other nominees:
Evanescence - "My Immortal"
Hoobastank - "The Reason"
Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"
No Doubt - "It's My Life"
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ray Charles
Genius Loves Company
other nominees:
Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
Sarah McLachlan - Afterglow
Joss Stone - Mind, Body & Soul
Brian Wilson - Smile
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Ben Harper
"11th Commandment"
[ from There Will Be Light ]
other nominees:
Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman, James Genus, Gene Lake & Jason Miles - "Chasing Shadows"
George Benson - "Take You Out"
Bruce Hornsby - "Song F"
Brian Setzer - "Rat Pack Boogie"
Best Pop Instrumental Album
various artists
Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar
other nominees:
Boney James - Pure
Dave Koz - Saxophonic
various artists - Forever, For Always, For Luther
Mason Williams - EP 2003: Music For The Epicurean Harkener
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
"Here We Go Again"
[ from Genius Loves Company ]
other nominees:
Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer - "Redemption Song"
Ray Charles & Elton John - "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"
Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton - "Something"
Stevie Wonder & Take 6 - "Moon River"
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Rod Stewart
Stardust... The Great American Songbook Volume III
other nominees:
Harry Connick, Jr. - Only You
Barbara Cook - Count Your Blessings
Monica Mancini - Ultimate Mancini
Ronnie Milsap - Just For A Thrill
Best Dance Recording
Britney Spears
"Toxic"
[ from In The Zone ]
other nominees:
Basement Jaxx featuring Lisa Kekaula - "Good Luck"
The Chemical Brothers - "Get Yourself High"
Kylie Minogue - "Slow"
Scissor Sisters - "Comfortably Numb"
Best Electronic / Dance Album
Basement Jaxx
Kish Kash
other nominees:
The Crystal Method - Legion Of Boom
Paul Oakenfold - Creamfields
Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
Paul Van Dyk - Reflections
Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female
Alicia Keys
"If I Ain't Got You"
[ from The Diary Of Alicia Keys ]
other nominees:
Janet Jackson - "I Want You"
Teena Marie - "I'm Still In Love"
Jill Scott - "Whatever"
Angie Stone - "U-Haul"
Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male
Prince
"Call My Name"
[ from Musicology ]
other nominees:
Anthony Hamilton - "Charlene"
R. Kelly - "Happy People"
Brian McKnight - "What We Do Here"
Usher - "Burn"
Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
Usher & Alicia Keys
"My Boo"
[ from Confessions (Special Edition) ]
other nominees:
Destiny's Child - "Lose Your Breath"
Earth, Wind & Fire & Raphael Saadiq - "Show Me The Way"
Floetry - "Say Yes"
Alicia Keys & Tony Toni Tone - "Diary"
Best R&B Song
(awarded to the songwriter)
"You Don't Know My Name"
(Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West)
[ from The Diary Of Alicia Keys ]
other nominees:
"Burn" (Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri & Usher)
"Call My Name" (Prince)
"My Boo" (Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Usher, Manuel Seal & Adonis Shropshire)
"Yeah!" (Chris Bridges, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, Jonathan Smith & Patrick J. Que Smith)
Best R&B Album
Alicia Keys
The Diary Of Alicia Keys
other nominees:
Anita Baker - My Everything
Al Green - I Can't Stop
Prince - Musicology
Jill Scott - Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Prince
"Musicology"
[ from Musicology ]
other nominees:
Anita Baker - "You're My Everything"
Ray Charles & B.B. King - "Sinner's Prayer"
Al Green - "I Can't Stop"
Patti LaBelle - "New Day"
Best Urban / Alternative Performance
Jill Scott
"Cross My Mind"
[ from Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2 ]
other nominees:
Mos Def - "Sex, Love & Money"
Musiq - "Are You Experienced?"
N.E.R.D. - "She Wants To Move"
The Roots - "Star"
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Usher
Confessions
other nominees:
Brandy - Afrodisiac
Janet Jackson - Damita Jo
Christina Milian - It's About Time
Mario Winans - Hurt No More
Best Country Vocal Performance - Female
Gretchen Wilson
"Redneck Woman"
[ from Here For The Party ]
other nominees:
Alison Krauss - "You Will Be My Ain True Love"
Loretta Lynn - "Miss Being Mrs."
Martina McBride - "In My Daughter's Eyes"
Shania Twain - "She's Not Just A Pretty Face"
Best Country Vocal Performance - Male
Tim McGraw
"Live Like You Were Dying"
[ from Live Like You Were Dying ]
other nominees:
Johnny Cash - "Engine One-Forty-Three"
Lyle Lovett - "In My Own Mind"
Willie Nelson - "You Are My Flower"
Keith Urban - "You'll Think Of Me"
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
Dixie Chicks
"Top Of The World"
[ from Top Of The World ]
other nominees:
Asleep At The Wheel - "New San Antonio Rose"
Big & Rich - "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)"
Brooks & Dunn - "You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl"
Notorious Cherry Bombs - "It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long"
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Loretta Lynn & Jack White
"Portland Oregon"
[ from Van Lear Rose ]
other nominees:
Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George Strait - "Hey Good Lookin'"
Norah Jones & Dolly Parton - "Creepin' In"
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Toby Keith - "Pancho & Lefty"
Shania Twain with Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Coat Of Many Colors"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
"Earl's Breakdown"
[ from Will The Circle Be Unbroken ]
other nominees:
Asleep At The Wheel - "Billy In The Low Ground"
Sam Bush - "Puppies 'N Knapsacks
Albert Lee, Vince Gill & Brad Paisley - "Luxury Liner"
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Mark O'Connor, Chris Thile, Bryan Sutton & Byron House - "Bowtie"
Best Country Album
Loretta Lynn
Van Lear Rose
other nominees:
Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying
Tift Merritt - Tambourine
Keith Urban - Be Here
Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party
Best Country Song
(awarded to the songwriter)
"Live Like You Were Dying"
(Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman)
[ from Live Like You Were Dying ]
other nominees:
"It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" (Rodney Crowell & Vince Gill)
"Miss Being Mrs." (Loretta Lynn)
"Portland Oregon" (Loretta Lynn)
"Redneck Woman" (John Rich & Gretchen Wilson)
Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter)
"Vertigo"
(U2)
[ from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb ]
other nominees:
"American Idiot" (Green Day)
"Fall To Pieces" (Velvet Revolver)
"Float On" (Modest Mouse)
"Somebody Told Me" (The Killers)
Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance
Bruce Springsteen
"Code Of Silence"
[ from Essential Bruce Springsteen ]
other nominees:
Ryan Adams - "Wonderwall"
Steve Earle - "The Revolution Starts Now"
Melissa Etheridge - "Breathe"
Tom Waits - "Metropolitan Glide"
Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
U2
"Vertigo"
[ from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb ]
other nominees:
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - "Monkey To Man"
Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
The Killers - "Somebody Told Me"
Best Hard Rock Performance
Velvet Revolver
"Slither"
[ from Contraband ]
other nominees:
Incubus - "Meglomaniac"
Metallica - "Some Kind Of Monster"
Nickelback - "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
Slipknot - "Duality"
Best Metal Performance
Motorhead
"Whiplash"
[ from Metallic Attack: Metallica Ultimate Tribute ]
other nominees:
Cradle Of Filth - "Nymphetamine"
Hatebreed - "Live For This"
Killswitch Engage - "The End Of Heartache"
Slipknot - "Vermillion"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Brian Wilson
"Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"
[ from Smile ]
other nominees:
Allman Brothers Band - "Instrumental Illness"
Los Lonely Boys - "Onda"
Rush - "O Baterista"
Steve Vai - "Whispering A Prayer"

Best Rock Album
Green Day
American Idiot
other nominees:
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Delivery Man
Hoobastank - The Reason
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Velvet Revolver - Contraband
Best Alternative Music Album
Wilco
A Ghost Is Born
other nominees:

Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
"Yeah!"
[ from Confessions ]
other nominees:
Jadakiss featuring Anthony Hamilton - "Why"
Christina Milian featuring Fabolous - "Dip It Low" (remix)
Twista featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx - "Slow Jamz"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson - "All Falls Down"
Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z
"99 Problems"
[ from The Black Album ]
other nominees:
Lloyd Banks - "On Fire"
Eminem - "Just Lose It"
Twista - "Overnight Celebrity"
Kanye West - "Through The Wire"
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas
"Let's Get It Started"
[ from Elephunk ]
other nominees:
Beastie Boys - "Ch-Check It Out"
The Roots - "Don't Say Nuthin'"
Snoop Dogg & Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
Terror Squad - "Lean Back"
Best Rap Song
(awarded to the songwriter)
"Jesus Walks"
(C. Smith & Kanye West)
[ from The College Dropout ]
other nominees:
"Drop It Like It's Hot" (Snoop Dogg, Chad Hugo, S. Thomas & Pharrell)
"Hey Mama" (Will Adams & Anthony Henry)
"Let's Get It Started" (Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda & Terence Yoshiaki)
"99 Problems" (Jay-Z & Rick Rubin)
Best Rap Album
Kanye West
The College Dropout
other nominees:
Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
Jay-Z - The Black Album
LL Cool J - The DEFinition
Nelly - Suit
Best New Age Album
Will Ackerman
Returning
other nominees:
David Arkenstone - Atlantis
Moya Brennan - Two Horizons
Jonathan Elias - American River
Peter Kater - Piano
Best Reggae Album
Toots & The Maytals
True Love
other nominees:
Jimmy Cliff - Black Magic
Sly & Robbie - The Dub Revolutionaries
Steel Pulse - African Holocaust
various artists - Def Jamaica
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Garden State
other nominees:
Cold Mountrain
De-Lovely
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Shrek 2
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
other nominees:
Angels In America
Big Fish
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Askaban
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
(awarded to the songwriter)
"Into The West" (Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh)
[ from Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King soundtrack ]
other nominees:
"Accidentally In Love" (Counting Crows)
"Belleville Rendez-Vous" (Benoit Charest & Sylvain Chomet)
"The Scarlet Tide" (Henry Burnett & Elvis Costello)
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" (Sting)
Best Musical Show Album
Wicked
other nominees:
Assassins
Avenue Q - The Musical
The Boy From Oz
Wonderful Town
Best Music Video, Short Form
U2
"Vertigo"
[ from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb ]
other nominees:
Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
Green Day - "American Idiot"
George Michael - "Flawless"
Steriogram - "Walkie Talkie Man"
Best Music Video, Long Form
various artists
Concert For George
other nominees:
John Adams & London Symphony Orchestra - John Adams: The Death Of Klinghoffer
Coldplay - Coldplay Live 2003
various artists - Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues - A Music Journey
various artists - Tom Dowd & The Language Of Music
Best Remixed Recording
(non-classical)
(awarded to the remixer)
"It's My Life" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
(Jacques Lu Cont)
other nominees:
"Amazing" (Full Intention Club Mix) (Michael Gray & Jon Pearn)
"Motor Inn" (Felix Da Housecat's High Octane Mix) (Felix Da Housecat)
"She Wants To Move" (Basement Jaxx Mix) (Basement Jaxx)
"Watching Cars Go By" (Sasha's Remix) (Sasha)
Producer of the Year
(non-classical)
John Shanks
other nominees:
T Bone Burnett
Rob Cavallo
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Tommy LiPuma
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Eddy Arnold
Art Blakey
Carter Family
Morton Gould
Janis Joplin
Led Zeppelin
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Roll Morton
Pinetop Perkins
Staple Singers







Chronological listings of various Grammy Award categories. Click on a category to get started looking into the history of Grammy Award winners.

Featured Grammy Categories
Album of the Year Record of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist
Pop Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop Instrumental Performance Best Pop Instrumental Album Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
Best Dance Recording Best Electronic / Dance Album
R&B Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Best R&B Album Best R&B Song Best R&B Instrumental Performance Best R&B Recording
Best Contemporary R&B Album Best Urban / Alternative Performance
Country Best Country Vocal Performance - Female Best Country Vocal Performance - Male Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Best Country Song
Best Country Album
Rock & Alternative Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
Best Hard Rock Performance Best Rock Instrumental Performance Best Alternative Music Performance
Rap Best Rap Solo Performance Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Best Rap Album
Video Best Music Video, Short Form Best Music Video, Long Form

------------------------------------ Grammy Facts ------------------------------------

The only artists to win Album of the Year 2 years in a row: Frank Sinatra (1966 and 1967) and Stevie Wonder (1974 and 1975).

The only artists to win Record of the Year 2 years in a row: Roberta Flack (1973 and 1974) and U2 (2001 and 2002).

What Grammy Award category was won by Toto, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, Glen Campbell, George Michael, Steely Dan, and Bob Newhart ? answer

Sting has won the most Grammys (4) for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male (1988, 1994, 2000,and 2001).

The artist winning the most Grammys (5) for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female - Barbra Streisand (1964, 1965, 1966, 1978 and 1987).

The biggest span between Grammy wins in the Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal category is 32 years for The Beatles (1965 and 1997).

Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, and Pat Benatar have all won 4 Grammy Awards in the Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female category.

The most wins in the Best Rock Duo or Group Performance category goes to U2 (1988, 1989, 1993, 2001, and 2002).

Babyface has won 3 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song (1993, 1995, and 1997) as the songwriter for songs he didn't make famous by singing.

Aretha Franklin has won 11 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female including 8 years in a row (1968-1975, 1982, 1986 and 1988).

Vince Gill has won 7 Grammy Awards for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male including 5 years in a row (1991, 1993 and 1995-1999).

Lenny Kravitz has won the Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Grammy 4 years in a row (1999-2002).