Grammy Awards 2007
The 49th Grammy Awards · Held February 11, 2007 · 74 categories · everything in 2007
Album of the Year
- Winner Taking the Long Way
- Nominee Continuum · John Mayer
- Nominee FutureSex/LoveSounds · Justin Timberlake
- Nominee St. Elsewhere
- Nominee Stadium Arcadium
Record of the Year
- Winner Not Ready to Make Nice · The Chicks
- Nominee Be Without You · Mary J. Blige
- Nominee Crazy · Gnarls Barkley
- Nominee Put Your Records On · Corinne Bailey Rae
- Nominee You're Beautiful · James Blunt
Song of the Year
- Winner Not Ready to Make Nice · Martie Seidel, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Dan Wilson
- Nominee Be Without You · J. Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox
- Nominee Jesus, Take The Wheel · Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson
- Nominee Put Your Records On · John Beck
- Nominee You're Beautiful · Amanda Ghost, Sacha Skarbek
Best New Artist
- Winner Carrie Underwood
- Nominee Amy Winehouse
- Nominee Chris Brown
- Nominee Corinne Bailey Rae
- Nominee Feist
- Nominee Imogen Heap
- Nominee James Blunt
Best Alternative Music Album
- Winner St. Elsewhere · Gnarls Barkley
- Nominee At War with the Mystics · The Flaming Lips
- Nominee Show Your Bones · Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Nominee The Eraser · Thom Yorke
- Nominee Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not · Arctic Monkeys
Best Banda Album
- Winner Más allá del sol · Joan Sebastian
- Nominee 20 vil heridas · Banda Machos
- Nominee A mucha honra
- Nominee Amor gitano · Cuisillos
- Nominee Mas fuerte que nunca · Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
Best Bluegrass Album
- Winner Instrumentals · Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder
- Nominee All American Bluegrass Girl · Rhonda Vincent
- Nominee Bluegrass · Jim Lauderdale
- Nominee Live at the Ryman · Marty Stuart
- Nominee Long List of Heartaches · The Grascals
Best Comedy Album
- Winner The Carnegie Hall Performance · Lewis Black
- Nominee Blue Collar Comedy Tour – One For The Road · Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy, Larry The Cable Guy
- Nominee Life Is Worth Losing · George Carlin
- Nominee Straight Outta Lynwood · Al Yankovic
- Nominee You Can't Fix Stupid · Ron White
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Winner After the Rain · Irma Thomas
- Nominee Hope and Desire · Susan Tedeschi
- Nominee Live from Across the Pond · Robert Cray Band
- Nominee Sippiana Hericane · Dr. John
- Nominee Suitcase · Keb' Mo'
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Winner Fingerprints · Peter Frampton
- Nominee Fire Wire · Larry Carlton
- Nominee New Beginnings · Gerald Albright
- Nominee Wrapped in a Dream · Spyro Gyra
- Nominee X · Fourplay
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Winner Subterfuge · Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Béla Fleck, the Flecktones
- Nominee People People Music Music · Groove Collective
- Nominee Rewind That · Christian Scott
- Nominee Sexotica · Sex Mob
- Nominee Who Let the Cats Out? · Mike Stern
Best Contemporary R&B Album
- Winner B'Day · Beyoncé
- Nominee 20 Y.O. · Janet Jackson
- Nominee Chris Brown · Chris Brown
- Nominee In My Own Words · Ne-Yo
- Nominee Kelis Was Here · Kelis
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Winner Hero · Kirk Franklin
- Nominee A Timeless Christmas · Israel Houghton, Israel Breed, New Breed
- Nominee Set Me Free · Myron Butler
- Nominee This Is Me · Kierra Sheard
- Nominee Victory Live! · Tye Tribbett
Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Winner Wonder Wheel · The Klezmatics
- Nominee Long Walk to Freedom · Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Nominee M'Bemba · Salif Keita
- Nominee Savane · Ali Farka Touré
- Nominee Tiki · Richard Bona
Best Country Album
- Winner Taking the Long Way · The Chicks
- Nominee Like Red on a Rose · Alan Jackson
- Nominee The Road to Here · Little Big Town
- Nominee You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker · Willie Nelson
- Nominee Your Man · Josh Turner
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Winner Whiskey Before Breakfast · Bryan Sutton, Doc Watson
- Nominee Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag · Tommy Emmanuel
- Nominee Jerusalem Ridge · Casey Driessen
- Nominee Nature of the Beast · Jim VanCleve
- Nominee The Eleventh Reel · Chris Thile
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Not Ready to Make Nice · The Chicks
- Nominee Boondocks · Little Big Town
- Nominee Heaven's My Home · The Duhks
- Nominee Leave The Pieces · The Wreckers
- Nominee What Hurts the Most · Rascal Flatts
Best Country Song
- Winner Jesus, Take The Wheel · Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson
- Nominee Every Mile a Memory · Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley
- Nominee I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today · Matraca Berg, Jim Collins
- Nominee Like Red on a Rose · Robert Lee Castleman
- Nominee What Hurts the Most · Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- Winner Confessions On A Dance Floor · Madonna
- Nominee A Lively Mind · Paul Oakenfold
- Nominee Fundamental · Pet Shop Boys
- Nominee Supernature · Goldfrapp
- Nominee The Garden · Zero 7
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Winner SexyBack · Justin Timberlake
- Nominee Get Together · Madonna
- Nominee I'm With Stupid · Pet Shop Boys
- Nominee Ooh La La · Goldfrapp
- Nominee Suffer Well · Depeche Mode
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Jesus, Take The Wheel · Carrie Underwood
- Nominee I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today · Gretchen Wilson
- Nominee I Still Miss Someone · Martina McBride
- Nominee Kerosene · Miranda Lambert
- Nominee Something's Gotta Give · LeAnn Rimes
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Ain't No Other Man · Christina Aguilera
- Nominee Black Horse and the Cherry Tree · KT Tunstall
- Nominee Stupid Girls · Pink
- Nominee Unwritten · Natasha Bedingfield
- Nominee You Can Close Your Eyes · Sheryl Crow
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Be Without You · Mary J. Blige
- Nominee Day Dreaming · Natalie Cole
- Nominee Don't Forget About Us · Mariah Carey
- Nominee I Am Not My Hair · India.Arie
- Nominee Ring the Alarm · Beyoncé
Best Folk Album
- Winner Modern Times · Bob Dylan
- Nominee All the Roadrunning · Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris
- Nominee Black Cadillac · Rosanne Cash
- Nominee Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 · Jackson Browne
- Nominee Workbench Songs · Guy Clark
Best Hard Rock Performance
- Winner Woman · Wolfmother
- Nominee Crazy Bitch · Buckcherry
- Nominee Every Day Is Exactly the Same · Nine Inch Nails
- Nominee Lonely Day · System of a Down
- Nominee Vicarious · Tool
Best Hawaiian Music Album
- Winner Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live from Maui
- Nominee Generation Hawai'i · Amy Hānaialiʻi
- Nominee Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar · Ledward Kaapana
- Nominee Hawaiian Slack Key Kings
- Nominee The Wild Hawaiian
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner The Ultimate Adventure · Chick Corea, Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
- Nominee Beyond the Wall · Kenny Garrett
- Nominee Saudades · Trio Beyond
- Nominee Sonny, Please · Sonny Rollins
- Nominee Sound Grammar · Ornette Coleman
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner Some Skunk Funk · Michael Brecker
- Nominee Freedom Jazz Dance · Taylor Eigsti
- Nominee Hippidy Hop · Roy Haynes
- Nominee Hope · Branford Marsalis Quartet
- Nominee Paq Man · Paquito D'Rivera
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Winner Turned To Blue · Nancy Wilson
- Nominee Easy To Love · Roberta Gambarini
- Nominee Footprints · Karrin Allyson
- Nominee From This Moment On · Diana Krall
- Nominee Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch · Nancy King
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Winner Some Skunk Funk · Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Vince Mendoza, WDR Big Band
- Nominee Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note · Mingus Big Band
- Nominee Spirit Music · Bob Brookmeyer
- Nominee Streams of Expression · Joe Lovano
- Nominee Up From The Skies, Music of Jim McNeely · The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Winner Simpático · Brian Lynch, Eddie Palmieri
- Nominee Absolute Quintet · Dafnis Prieto
- Nominee Codes · Ignacio Berroa
- Nominee Cubist Music · Edsel Gomez
- Nominee Viva · Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sánchez, Pernell Saturnino
Best Latin Pop Album
- Winner Adentro · Ricardo Arjona
- Winner Limón y sal · Julieta Venegas
- Nominee Individual · Fulano
- Nominee Lo que trajo el barco · Obie Bermúdez
- Nominee Trozos de mi alma 2 · Marco Antonio Solis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Winner Amar es combatir · Maná
- Nominee Calle 13 · Calle 13
- Nominee Lo demás es plástico · Black Guayaba
- Nominee Superpop Venezuela · Amigos Invisibles
- Nominee The Underdog / El subestimado · Tego Calderón
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner The Reason Why · Vince Gill
- Nominee Every Mile a Memory · Dierks Bentley
- Nominee Once in a Lifetime · Keith Urban
- Nominee The Seashores of Old Mexico · George Strait
- Nominee Would You Go with Me · Josh Turner
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Waiting On The World To Change · John Mayer
- Nominee Bad Day · Daniel Powter
- Nominee Jenny Wren · Paul McCartney
- Nominee Save Room · John Legend
- Nominee You're Beautiful · James Blunt
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Heaven · John Legend
- Nominee Black Sweat · Prince
- Nominee Got You Home · Luther Vandross
- Nominee I Call It Love · Lionel Richie
- Nominee So Sick · Ne-Yo
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Winner My Love · Justin Timberlake, T.I.
- Nominee Deja Vu · Beyoncé, Jay-Z
- Nominee Shake That · Eminem, Nate Dogg
- Nominee Smack That · Akon, Eminem
- Nominee Unpredictable · Jamie Foxx, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
Best Metal Performance
- Winner Eyes of the Insane · Slayer
- Nominee 30/30-150 · Stone Sour
- Nominee Colony of Birchmen · Mastodon
- Nominee LiesLiesLies · Ministry
- Nominee Redneck · Lamb of God
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
- Winner Historias de mi tierra · Pepe Aguilar
- Nominee 25 Aniversario
- Nominee A toda ley · Pablo Montero
- Nominee No es brujería · Ana Bárbara
- Nominee Orgullo de mujer · Alicia Villarreal
Best Musical Album for Children
- Winner Catch That Train!
- Nominee Baby Einstein: Meet the Orchestra
- Nominee Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies · Beethoven's Wig
- Nominee My Best Day · Trout Fishing in America
- Nominee The Sunny Side of the Street · John Lithgow
Best Native American Music Album
- Winner Dance with the Wind · Mary Youngblood
- Nominee American Indian Story · Jana
- Nominee Heart of the Wind · Robert Tree Cody
- Nominee Long Winter Nights · Northern Cree
- Nominee Voice of the Drum
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
- Winner Amaratine · Enya
- Nominee A Posteriori · Enigma
- Nominee Beyond Words · Gentle Thunder
- Nominee Elements Series: Fire · Peter Kater
- Nominee The Magical Journeys of Andreas Vollenweider · Andreas Vollenweider
Best Norteño Album
- Winner Historias que contar · Tigres del Norte
- Nominee Algo de mí · Conjunto Primavera
- Nominee Piénsame un momento
- Nominee Prefiero la soledad
- Nominee Puro pa' arriba
Best Polka Album
- Winner Polka in Paradise · Jimmy Sturr, his Orchestra
- Nominee As Sweet As Candy · Lenny Gomulka
- Nominee Batteries Not Included · Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
- Nominee Good Friends Good Music · Walter Ostanek
- Nominee Party Dress
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Winner Mornin' · George Benson, Al Jarreau
- Nominee Drifting · Enya
- Nominee My Favorite Things · Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Nominee Song H · Bruce Hornsby
- Nominee Subterfuge · Béla Fleck, the Flecktones
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner My Humps · The Black Eyed Peas
- Nominee I Will Follow You Into The Dark · Death Cab For Cutie
- Nominee Is It Any Wonder? · Keane
- Nominee Over My Head (Cable Car) · The Fray
- Nominee Stickwitu · The Pussycat Dolls
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Winner Continuum · John Mayer
- Nominee Back to Basics · Christina Aguilera
- Nominee Back to Bedlam · James Blunt
- Nominee FutureSex/LoveSounds · Justin Timberlake
- Nominee The River in Reverse · Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Winner Wherever You Are · Third Day
- Nominee Coming Up to Breathe · MercyMe
- Nominee Introducing Ayiesha Woods · Ayiesha Woods
- Nominee See the Morning · Chris Tomlin
- Nominee Sound of Melodies · Leeland
Best R&B Album
- Winner I Found My Everything · Mary J. Blige
- Nominee 3121 · Prince
- Nominee Coming Home · Lionel Richie
- Nominee Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship · India.Arie
- Nominee Unpredictable · Jamie Foxx
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Family Affair · John Legend, Joss Stone, Van Hunt
- Nominee Beautiful, Loved And Blessed · Prince, Támar
- Nominee Breezin' · George Benson, Al Jarreau
- Nominee Everyday (Family Reunion) · Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams, Carl Thomas
- Nominee Love Changes · Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige
Best R&B Song
- Winner Be Without You · J. Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Perry
- Nominee Black Sweat
- Nominee Deja Vu · Jay-Z, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé, Makeba Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Delisha Thomas, John Webb
- Nominee Don't Forget About Us · Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri
- Nominee I Am Not My Hair · India.Arie
Best Rap Album
- Winner Release Therapy · Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
- Nominee Game Theory · The Grand Wizzards
- Nominee In My Mind · Pharrell Williams
- Nominee King · T.I.
- Nominee Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor · Lupe Fiasco
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Winner Ridin · Chamillionaire, Krayzie Bone
- Nominee Don't Feel Right · The Grand Wizzards
- Nominee Georgia · Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Field Mob, Jamie Foxx
- Nominee Grillz · Nelly, Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
- Nominee Mighty "O" · Outkast
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Winner What You Know · T.I.
- Nominee Kick, Push · Lupe Fiasco
- Nominee Touch It · Busta Rhymes
- Nominee Undeniable · Mos Def
- Nominee We Run This · Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Best Rap Song
- Winner Money Maker · Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Pharrell Williams
- Nominee It's Goin' Down · Chadron Moore, Jasiel Robinson
- Nominee Kick, Push · Lupe Fiasco
- Nominee Ridin · Krayzie Bone, J. Salinas, Chamillionaire
- Nominee What You Know · Aldrin Davis, T.I.
Best Reggae Album
- Winner Love Is My Religion · Ziggy Marley
- Nominee Rhythm Doubles
- Nominee Too Bad · Buju Banton
- Nominee Who You Fighting For? · UB40
- Nominee Youth · Matisyahu
Best Rock Album
- Winner Stadium Arcadium · Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Nominee Broken Boy Soldiers · The Raconteurs
- Nominee Highway Companion · Tom Petty
- Nominee Lookin' for a Leader · Neil Young
- Nominee Try! · John Mayer Trio
Best Rock Gospel Album
- Winner Turn Around · Jonny Lang
- Nominee Bone-A-Fide · T-Bone
- Nominee DecembeRadio · DecembeRadio
- Nominee End of Silence · Red
- Nominee Where the Past Meets Today · Sarah Kelly
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Winner The Wizard Turns On... · The Flaming Lips
- Nominee Black Hole Sun · Peter Frampton
- Nominee Castellorizon · David Gilmour
- Nominee Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick · Arctic Monkeys
- Nominee Super Colossal · Joe Satriani
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Dani California · Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Nominee How to Save a Life · The Fray
- Nominee Steady, As She Goes · The Raconteurs
- Nominee Talk · Coldplay
- Nominee The Saints Are Coming · U2, Green Day, Green Day
Best Rock Song
- Winner Dani California · Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith
- Nominee Chasing Cars · Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson, Paul Wilson
- Nominee Lookin' for a Leader · Neil Young
- Nominee Someday Baby · Bob Dylan
- Nominee When You Were Young · Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Someday Baby · Bob Dylan
- Nominee Lookin' for a Leader · Neil Young
- Nominee Nausea · Beck
- Nominee Route 66 · John Mayer
- Nominee Saving Grace · Tom Petty
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Winner Glory Train · Randy Travis
- Nominee Give It Away · Gaither Vocal Band
- Nominee Kenny Bishop
- Nominee Precious Memories · Alan Jackson
- Nominee The Promised Land · Del McCoury Band, The Del McCoury Band
Best Spoken Word Album
- Winner Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis · Jimmy Carter
- Winner With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together · Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
- Nominee I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! · Bob Newhart
- Nominee New Rules — Polite Musings From A Timid Observer · Bill Maher
- Nominee The Truth (with jokes) · Al Franken
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Winner Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs · Bill Harley
- Nominee Christmas In The Trenches · John McCutcheon
- Nominee Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions (Various Artists)
- Nominee Peter Pan · Jim Dale
- Nominee The Witches · Lynn Redgrave
Best Tejano Album
- Winner Sigue el Taconazo · Chente Barrera y Taconazo
- Nominee All Of Me · Jay Perez
- Nominee Live In Session
- Nominee Rebecca Valadez
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Winner Risin' with the Blues · Ike Turner
- Nominee Bronx In Blue · Dion
- Nominee Brother To The Blues · Tab Benoit, Louisiana's Leroux
- Nominee Guitar Groove-A-Rama · Duke Robillard
- Nominee People Gonna Talk · James Hunter
Best Traditional Folk Album
- Winner We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee A Distant Land to Roam: Songs of The Carter Family · Ralph Stanley
- Nominee Adieu False Heart · Linda Ronstadt, Ann Savoy
- Nominee Gonna Let It Shine · Odetta
- Nominee I Stand Alone · Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Winner Alive In South Africa · Israel Houghton, Israel Breed, New Breed
- Nominee An Invitation To Worship · Byron Cage
- Nominee Finalé Act One · Donald Lawrence
- Nominee Paved The Way · The Caravans
- Nominee Still Keeping It Real · The Dixie Hummingbirds
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Winner Duets: An American Classic · Tony Bennett
- Nominee Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook · Bette Midler
- Nominee Caught In The Act · Michael Bublé
- Nominee Timeless Love · Smokey Robinson
- Nominee Wintersong · Sarah McLachlan
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Winner God Bless the Child · George Benson, Al Jarreau, Jill Scott
- Nominee Christmas Time Is Here · Anita Baker
- Nominee How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) · The Temptations
- Nominee I Found My Everything · Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq
- Nominee You Are So Beautiful · Sam Moore, Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph
Best Traditional World Music Album
- Winner Blessed · Soweto Gospel Choir
- Nominee Endless Vision · Hossein Alizadeh, Djivan Gasparyan
- Nominee Golden Strings of the Sarode · Aashish Khan, Zakir Hussain
- Nominee Hambo in the Snow · Loretta Kelley
- Nominee Music of Central Asia, Vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Winner Directo al corazón · Gilberto Santa Rosa
- Nominee Fuzionando · Oscar D'León
- Nominee Hoy, mañana y siempre · Tito Nieves
- Nominee Salsatón: Salsa con reggaetón · Andy Montañez
- Nominee What You've Been Waiting For – Lo que esperabas
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- Winner Crazy · Gnarls Barkley
- Nominee 3121 · Prince
- Nominee Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me) · Outkast
- Nominee Mas Que Nada · The Black Eyed Peas
- Nominee That Heat · Sérgio Mendes, Erykah Badu, Will Adams