49th Annual Grammy Awards

49th Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 11, 2007
LocationStaples Center, Los Angeles
Most awardsDixie Chicks (5)
Most nominationsMary J. Blige (8)
Websitehttps://www.grammy.com/awards/49th-annual-grammy-awards Edit this on Wikidata
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 49th Annual Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2005, and ending September 30, 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.

Main ceremony

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Artist(s) Song(s)
The Police "Roxanne"
Dixie Chicks "Not Ready to Make Nice"
Beyoncé "Listen"
Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around... Comes Around"
Corinne Bailey Rae
John Legend
John Mayer
"Like A Star"
"Coming Home"
"Gravity"
Shakira
Wyclef Jean
"Hips Don't Lie"
Gnarls Barkley "Crazy"
Mary J. Blige "Be Without You"
"Stay With Me"
Carrie Underwood
Rascal Flatts
Tribute to Bob Wills & Don Henley
"San Antonio Rose"
"Hotel California"
"Desperado"
"Life In The Fast Lane"
Smokey Robinson
Lionel Richie
Chris Brown
"The Tracks Of My Tears"
"Hello"
"Run It!"
Christina Aguilera Tribute to James Brown
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Ludacris
Mary J. Blige
Earth, Wind & Fire
"Runaway Love"
James Blunt Tribute to Ahmet Ertegun

"You're Beautiful"

Robyn Troup
Justin Timberlake
T.I.
"Ain't No Sunshine"
"My Love"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Snow (Hey Oh)"

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

Presenters

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Main ceremony

Winners and nominees

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Multiple nominees and wins (award nominations/wins)

  • Mary J. Blige (8/3)
  • Dixie Chicks (5/5)
  • John Mayer (5/2)
  • James Blunt (5/0)
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers (4/3)
  • Gnarls Barkley (4/2)
  • Justin Timberlake (4/2)
  • Carrie Underwood (3/2)

Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees.

General

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Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package[2]

Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Album

Blues

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Best Traditional Blues Album
Best Contemporary Blues Album

Country

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Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Best Country Song
Best Country Album
Best Bluegrass Album

Dance

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Best Dance Recording
Best Electronic/Dance Album

Folk

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Best Traditional Folk Album
Best Contemporary Folk/American Album
Best Native American Music Album
Best Hawaiian Music Album

Gospel

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Best Gospel Performance
Best Gospel Song
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Best Traditional Gospel Album
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Jazz

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Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Latin Jazz Album

Latin

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Best Latin Pop Album:

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album:

Best Tropical Latin Album:

Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album:

Best Tejano Album:

Best Norteño Album:

Best Banda Album:

New Age

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Best New Age Album

Pop

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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Best Pop Vocal Album

R&B

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Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Best R&B Song
Best R&B Album

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Rap

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Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Reggae

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Best Reggae Album

Rock

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Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Metal Performance
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album

Traditional Pop

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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Children's

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Best Musical Album for Children

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

  • Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & DogsBill Harley
  • Christmas In The TrenchesJohn McCutcheon
  • Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions (Various Artists) – Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers
  • Peter Pan – Jim Dale
  • The WitchesLynn Redgrave

Spoken Word

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Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

Comedy

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Best Comedy Album (For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

Classical

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Best Classical Album
Best Orchestra Performance
Best Opera Recording
  • "Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears"
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)
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
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Best Classical Crossover Album

Music Video

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Best Short Form Music Video
Best Long Form Music Video

In memoriam

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Maynard Ferguson

Michael Brecker

Ray Barretto

Anita O'Day

Alice Coltrane

Robert Lockwood Jr.

Floyd Dixon

June Pointer

Arthur Lee (musician)

Phil Walden

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Malcolm Arnold

Sarah Caldwell

Denny Doherty

Henry Lewy

Syd Barrett

Ian Copeland

Ali Farka Touré

Soraya (musician)

Georgia Gibbs

Frankie Laine

Irving Green

Gene Pitney

Buck Owens

Cindy Walker

Buddy Killen

Freddy Fender

Desmond Dekker

Ed Bradley

J Dilla

Ruth Brown

Billy Preston

Arif Mardin

Gerald Levert

Ahmet Ertegun

James Brown

References

  1. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Presented Feb. 11". Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List". Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
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