48th Grammy Awards
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| Date | February 8, 2006 |
| Venue | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
| Host | none |
| Network: | CBS |
The 48th Annual Grammy Awards were held on Wednesday 8 February 2006 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Nominations were announced on December 6, 2005.
The event was dominated by U2, winning five awards. One of the awards U2 won was Album of the Year, upsetting Mariah Carey, who was disappointed for the third time in that particular category. However, she couldn't complain because she recieved her first Grammy(s) in 15 years. Mariah Carey, newcomer John Legend, and Kanye West won three each, and Kelly Clarkson won two.
[edit] Performances
- Madonna and the animated group Gorillaz opened the show with a medley of "Feel Good Inc." and "Hung Up": first the Gorillaz performed on screen (using technology to make the animation seem like a hologram) with a short visit from the real-life De La Soul, then a pre-filmed Madonna joined them. This merged into Madonna performing on stage with her dancers;
- Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder led a sing-along to "Higher Ground";
- Coldplay performed "Talk";
- John Legend performed "Ordinary People";
- Sugarland performed "Something More";
- U2 performed "Vertigo" and "One" with Mary J. Blige;
- Kelly Clarkson performed her hit single "Because of You";
- Paul McCartney performed "Fine Line" and "Helter Skelter" introduced by Ellen DeGeneres;
- Mariah Carey performed "We Belong Together" and "Fly like a Bird", James "Big Jim" Wright on piano and organ, the latter with Hezekiah Walker and The Love Fellowship Choir. Mariah's performance was named, by many, to be the "performance of the night" not only because it was one of her best vocal performances in recent years, but because her passion reached a new level.
- Keith Urban performed "You'll Think Of Me" and then joined Faith Hill in her song "The Lucky One", introduced by Jenna Elfman;
- A Sly & the Family Stone tribute, introduced by Dave Chapelle, and featuring performances of several Family Stone songs ("Family Affair", "If You Want Me to Stay", "Everyday People", "Dance to the Music", and "I Want to Take You Higher"). The performers featured included Joss Stone, Van Hunt, John Legend, Fantasia, Devin Lima, Maroon 5, Ciara, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, and Robert Randolph. During Tyler, Perry, and Randolph's performance of "I Want to Take You Higher", Sly Stone and the original Family Stone (with Rusty Allen in place of original bassist Larry Graham) took the stage with the rest of the performers. Sly Stone, making his first public appearance onstage since 1987 and sporting a large cockatoo-style mohawk, briefly contributed vocals and keyboards to the performance before walking offstage and leaving the other performers to finish the number;
- Paul McCartney, Linkin Park and Jay-Z performed a mash-up of The Beatles' "Yesterday" and Jay-Z/Linkin Park's "Numb/Encore";
- Bruce Springsteen performed "Devils and Dust" introduced by Tom Hanks;
- Kanye West and Jamie Foxx performing "Gold Digger" along with two short skits (one featuring DeRay Davis as the leader of the fictional "Broke Phi Broke" fraternity) and a short rendition of "Touch the Sky" The "band" featured with West and Foxx were actually members of the Florida A & M Univerisity "Marching 100";
- Christina Aguilera and Herbie Hancock performed Leon Russell's "A Song for You"";
- Allen Toussaint with Bonnie Raitt, The Edge, Irma Thomas and Dr. John performed "We Can Can";
- Sam Maul, Bruce Springsteen and an ensemble band performed Wilson Pickett's "Midnight Hour" with Irma Thomas joining in on vocals.
[edit] Award winners
U2 was the night's top winner, with five awards. Top nominees included Mariah Carey, John Legend and Kanye West with eight each, but won only three awards each.
- U2 — 5/5
- Alison Krauss & Union Station — 3/8
- Mariah Carey — 3/8
- Ludwig Rodriguez, Jr — 4/8
- John Legend — 3/8
- Kanye West — 3/8
- Kelly Clarkson — 2/2
- The Chemical Brothers — 2/2
- Stevie Wonder — 2/4
[edit] Alternative
Award for Alternative music:
[edit] Blues
Awards for Blues music:
- B. B. King & Friends for 80
- Delbert McClinton for Cost of Living
[edit] Children
Awards for Children's music:
- Dennis Scott (producer) for Songs from the Neighborhood - The Music of Mister Rogers performed by various artists
- Christopher Cerf & Marlo Thomas (producers) for Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long performed by various artists
[edit] Classical
Awards for Classical music:
- Mariss Jansons (conductor), Sergey Aleksashkin, Chor des Bayerischen Runfunks, Members of Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks for Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13
- Thomas Quasthoff (soloist, performer), Jürgen Bulgrin & Rainer Maillard (engineers), Christopher Alder (producer) for Bach: Cantatas
- Sir Colin Davis (conductor), Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno & Michele Pertusi, James Mallinson (producer), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra for Verdi: Falstaff
- Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak (choir directors) for Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience: Requiem
- performed by Christine Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson & Thomas Young, Michigan State University Children's Choir, University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & University Musical Society Choral Union, University Of Michigan School Of Music Symphony Orchestra
- Claudio Abbado (conductor), Martha Argerich and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & Hilary Summers, Ensemble InterContemporain for Boulez: Le marteau sans maître, Dérive 1 & 2
- William Bolcom (composer) for Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and Experience performed by Leonard Slatkin
- Tim Handley (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Marie Alice Stollack (choir directors), Christie Brewer and Joan Morris & University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra for Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and Experience
- Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet for 4 + Four
[edit] Comedy
Award for Comedy recording:
[edit] Composition and arrangement
Awards for composing and arranging:
- Billy Childs (composer) for "Into the Light" performed by Billy Childs Ensemble
- Gordon Goodwin (arranger) for "The Incredits" (from The Incredibles soundtrack) performed by various artists
- Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira (arrangers) for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" performed by Chris Botti & Sting
[edit] Country
Awards for Country music:
- Emmylou Harris for "The Connection"
- Keith Urban for "You'll Think of Me" (from Golden Road)
- Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Restless" (from Lonely Runs Both Ways)
- Faith Hill and Tim McGraw for "Like We Never Loved At All"
- Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Unionhouse Branch" (from Lonely Runs Both Ways)
- Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon for "Bless The Broken Road" performed by Rascal Flatts
- Del McCoury Band for The Company We Keep
[edit] Dance
Awards for Dance music:
- The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip for "Galvanize"
[edit] Film, TV and visual media
Awards for soundtrack contributions:
- James Austin, Stuart Benjamin & Taylor Hackford (compilation producer) & Ray Charles for Ray
- Craig Armstrong (composer) for Ray
- Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri for "Believe" (from Polar Express) performed by Josh Groban
[edit] Folk
Awards for Folk music:
- Tim O'Brien for Fiddler's Green
- John Prine for Fair and Square
- Jim Wilson, producer for Sacred Ground - A Tribute To Mother Earth
- Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers for Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1
[edit] Gospel
Awards for Gospel music:
- CeCe Winans for "Pray"
- Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Q. Wright, songwriters for "Be Blessed", performed by Yolanda Adams
- Casting Crowns for Lifesong
- Audio Adrenaline for Until My Heart Caves In
- Amy Grant for Rock Of Ages...Hymns & Faith
- Donnie McClurkin for Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
- CeCe Winans for Purified
- Gladys Knight, choir director & Saints Unified Voices for One Voice
[edit] Historical
- Alan Lomax, Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood (compilation producers), Adam Ayan & Steve Rosenthal (mastering engineers) for The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings
[edit] Jazz
Awards for Jazz music:
- Sonny Rollins for "Why Was I Born?"
- Wayne Shorter Quartet for Beyond The Sound Barrier
- Dave Holland Big Band for Overtime
- Good Night, and Good Luck for Dianne Reeves
- Pat Metheny Group for The Way Up
- Eddie Palmieri for Listen Here!
[edit] Latin
Awards for Latin American music:
- Laura Pausini for Escucha
- Bebo Valds for Bebo De Cuba
- Luis Miguel for México En La Piel
- Shakira for Fijación Oral Vol. 1
- Little Joe Y La Familia for Chicanisimo
- Willy Chirino for Son Del Alma
[edit] Musical show
Award for Musical theatre recording:
- John Du Prez & Eric Idle (producers & composers), Eric Idle (lyricist) for Monty Python's Spamalot performed Original Broadway Cast including David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria & Sara Ramirez
[edit] Music video
Awards for Music videos:
- Missy Elliott & Dave Meyers (video directors), Joseph Sasson (video producer), Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop for "Lose Control"
- Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen, Martin Scorsese (video director), Nigel Sinclair & Anthony Wall (video producers) for No Direction Home
[edit] New Age
Awards for New Age music:
- Paul Winter Consort for Silver Solstice
[edit] Packaging and notes
- Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz (art directors) for The Forgotten Arm performed by Aimee Mann
- Ian Cuttler (art director) for The Legend performed by Johnny Cash
- Alan Lomax, John Szwed (notes writer) for The Complete Library of Congress Recordings performed by Jelly Roll Morton
[edit] Polka
Award for Polka music:
- Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra for Shake, Rattle And Polka!
[edit] Pop
Awards for Pop music:
- Gorillaz featuring De La Soul for "Feel Good Inc."
- Les Paul for "Caravan"
- Burt Bacharach for At This Time
- Kelly Clarkson for Breakaway
[edit] Production and engineering
Awards for production and engineering:
- Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski (engineers) for Back Home performed by Eric Clapton
- Da-Hong Seetoo (engineer) for Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets performed by Emerson String Quartet
- Louie Vega (remixer) for "Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix)" performed by Curtis Mayfield
- Tim Handley
[edit] R&B
Awards for Rhythm & Blues music:
- John Legend for "Ordinary People"
- Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder for "So Amazing"
- Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, & Johnta Austin for "We Belong Together" performed by Mariah Carey
- John Legend for Get Lifted
- Mariah Carey for The Emancipation of Mimi
- Aretha Franklin for "A House Is Not a Home"
- Damian Marley for "Welcome To Jamrock"
[edit] Rap
Awards for Rap music:
- Jay-Z and Linkin Park for "Numb / Encore"
- Kanye West for "Gold Digger"
- D. Harris & Kanye West for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" performed by Kanye West
- Kanye West for Late Registration
[edit] Reggae
Award for Reggae music:
[edit] Rock
Awards for Rock music:
- U2 for "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"
- Slipknot for "Before I Forget"
- Les Paul & Friends for "69 Freedom Specials"
- Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen for "City of Blinding Lights"
[edit] Surround sound
Award for surround sound recording:
- Chuck Ainlay (surround mix engineer), Bob Ludwig (surround mastering), Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler (surround producers) for Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition performed by Dire Straits
[edit] Spoken
Award for Spoken word recording:
- Senator Barack Obama for Dreams From My Father
[edit] Traditional pop
Award for traditional pop music:
[edit] World
Awards for World music:
- Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabat for In The Heart Of The Moon
- Gilberto Gil for Eletracústico
[edit] External links
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