The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004. They were hosted by Queen Latifah, and televised in the United States by CBS. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Ray Charles, whom the event was dedicated in memory of, posthumously won five Grammy Awards while his album, Genius Loves Company, won a total of eight. Kanye West received the most nominations with ten, winning three. Usher received eight nominations and won three including Best Contemporary R&B Album for his diamond selling album Confessions. Britney Spears received her first Grammy of Best Dance Recording for her 2004 smash hit "Toxic".
Performers
+ Performers Artist(s) Song Black Eyed PeasGwen StefaniEveLos Lonely BoysFranz FerdinandMaroon 5 "Let's Get It Started""Rich Girl""Heaven""Take Me Out""This Love" Stevie WonderBrian WilsonBonoBillie Joe ArmstrongAlicia KeysSteven TylerNorah JonesTim McGrawAlison KraussVelvet Revolver Tribute for the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami"Across the Universe" Alicia KeysJamie FoxxQuincy JonesTribute for Ray Charles"If I Ain't Got You""Georgia on My Mind" Jennifer Lopez Marc Anthony "Escapemonos" Melissa EtheridgeJoss StoneTribute for Janis Joplin"Cry Baby""Piece of My Heart" Mavis StaplesJohn LegendKanye WestThe Blind Boys of Alabama "I'll Take You There""Jesus Walks""I'll Fly Away" U2 "Vertigo""Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" Keith UrbanGretchen WilsonDickey BettsElvin BishopTim McGrawLynyrd Skynyrd Tribute to Southern Rock"Free Bird""Fooled Around And Fell In Love""Ramblin' Man""Sweet Home Alabama" Green Day "American Idiot" UsherJames Brown "Caught Up""Sex Machine" Bonnie RaittBilly Preston "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
Presenters
Gary Sinise and Bonnie Raitt presented Album of the Year. Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong presented Record of the Year. Stevie Wonder and Norah Jones presented Song of the Year. Adam Sandler and Nelly presented Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. John Travolta, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler presented Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and announced that Pinetop Perkins is a Lifetime Achievement recipient. Amy Lee, Alison Krauss and T Bone Burnett presented Best Country Album. Rob Thomas presents Ahmed Ertegun with the first President's Merit Award Salute to Industry Icons. Ricky Martin, Anthony Hamilton and Mario presented Best R&B Album. Lisa Marie Presley and John Mayer presented Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Penelope Cruz, Mark McGrath and Pharrell presented Best Rock Album and announced that Led Zeppelin is a Lifetime Achievement recipient. Matthew McConaughey introduced a performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Elvin Bishop, Dickie Betts, and Tim McGraw. Ellen DeGeneres introduces a performance by Queen Latifah. Quentin Tarantino introduces a performance by Green Day. Kris Kristofferson pays tribute to Janis Joplin and then introduces a performance by Joss Stone and Melissa Etheridge. Billy Bob Thornton pays tribute to Lifetime Achievement honoree Eddie Arnold and then introduces a performance by Tim McGraw. Anthony LaPaglia talks about the Southeast Asian tsunami. Kevin Bacon and Ludacris presented Best Rap Album. Tyra Banks and Hoobastank presented Best New Artist.
Winners and nominees
Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees.
General Record of the Year "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones John Burk, producer; Al Schmitt, Mark Fleming, & Terry Howard, engineers/mixers "Let's Get It Started" – The Black Eyed Peas Will.i.am, producer; Mark "Spike" Stent & Will.i.am, engineers/mixers "American Idiot" – Green Day Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers "Heaven" – Los Lonely Boys John Porter, producer; Steve Chadie & John Porter, engineers/mixers "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, producer; John Frye, Donnie Scantz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, The Trak Starz & Mark Vinten, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various Artists John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, Mark Fleming, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineersAmerican Idiot – Green Day Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer The Diary of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vidal Davis, Easy Mo Bee, Andre Harris, Alicia Keys, Kumasi, Timbaland, Kanye West & Dwayne "D. Wigg" Wiggins, producers; Tony Black, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vincent Dilorenzo, Russ Elevado, Manny Marroquin, Walter Millsap III, Ann Mincieli & Pat Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer Confessions – Usher Bobby Ross Avila, Valdez Brantley, Bryan-Michael Cox, Vidal Davis, Destro Music, Jermaine Dupri, Andre Harris, Rich Harrison, IZ, Jimmy Jam, Just Blaze, James Lackey, Terry Lewis, Juan Johnny Najera, Pro J, Usher Raymond, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Aaron Spears, Arthur Strong, Thicke & James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Ian Cross, Kevin "KD" Davis, Vidal Davis, Vince DeLorenzo, Jermaine Dupri, Blake Eisman, Brian Frye, John Frye, Serban Ghenea, Andre Harris, John Horesco IV, Ken Lewis, Matt Marrin, Manny Marroquin, Tony Maserati, Pro J, Donnie Scantz, Jon Smeltz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Phil Tan, The Trak Starz, Mark Vinten & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer The College Dropout – Kanye West Kanye West, Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua, Brian “All Day” Miller, Evidence & Porse, producers; Eugene A. Toale, Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer, Tatsuya Sato, Rich Balmer, Brent Kolatalo, Keith Slattery, Jacob Andrew, Gimel “Guru” Keaton, Jacelyn Parry, Michael Eleopoulos, Dave Dar, Jason Rauhoff, Marc Fuller, Carlisle Young, Francis Graham, Manny Marroquin, Jared Lopez, Mike Dean & Ken Lewis, engineers/mixers; Eddy Schreyer, mastering engineerSong of the Year "Daughters" John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer) "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys) "Jesus Walks" C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West) "Live Like You Were Dying" Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw) "The Reason" Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)Best New ArtistMaroon 5Los Lonely Boys Joss Stone Kanye West Gretchen Wilson
PopBest Female Pop Vocal Performance"Sunrise" – Norah Jones"The First Cut Is the Deepest" – Sheryl Crow "Oceania" – Björk "What You Waiting For?" – Gwen Stefani "You Had Me" – Joss StoneBest Male Pop Vocal Performance"Daughters" – John Mayer"Let's Misbehave" – Elvis Costello "You Raise Me Up" – Josh Groban "Cinnamon Girl" – Prince "Love's Divine" – SealBest Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"Heaven" – Los Lonely Boys"My Immortal" – Evanescence "The Reason" – Hoobastank "She Will Be Loved" – Maroon 5 "It's My Life" – No DoubtBest Pop Collaboration with Vocals"Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones"Redemption Song" – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – Ray Charles & Elton John "Something" – Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton "Moon River" – Stevie Wonder & Take 6Best Pop Instrumental Performance"11th Commandment" – Ben Harper"Chasing Shadows" – Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman, James Genus, Gene Lake & Jason Miles "Take You Out" – George Benson "Song F" – Bruce Hornsby "Rat Pack Boogie" – Brian SetzerBest Pop Instrumental AlbumHenry Mancini: Pink Guitar – Various Artists; James Jensen, producerPure – Boney James Saxophonic – Dave Koz Forever, for Always, for Luther – Various Artists; Bud Harner & Rex Rideout, producers EP 2003: Music for the Epicurean Harkener – Mason WilliamsBest Pop Vocal AlbumGenius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various ArtistsFeels Like Home – Norah Jones Afterglow – Sarah McLachlan Mind Body & Soul – Joss Stone Brian Wilson Presents Smile – Brian Wilson
DanceBest Dance Recording"Toxic" – Britney SpearsAvant & Bloodshy, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer"Good Luck" – Basement Jaxx featuring Lisa Kekaula Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers "Get Yourself High" – The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers, mixers "Slow" – Kylie Minogue Dan Carey & Emilíana Torrini, producers; Mr. Dan, mixer "Comfortably Numb" – Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters, producers; Neil Harris & Scissor Sisters, mixersBest Electronic/Dance AlbumKish Kash – Basement JaxxLegion of Boom – The Crystal Method Creamfields – Paul Oakenfold Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned – The Prodigy Reflections – Paul van Dyk
Traditional PopBest Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumStardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III – Rod Stewart Only You – Harry Connick Jr. Count Your Blessings – Barbara Cook Ultimate Mancini – Monica Mancini Just for a Thrill – Ronnie Milsap
Rock Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance "Code of Silence" – Bruce Springsteen "Wonderwall" – Ryan Adams "The Revolution Starts Now" – Steve Earle "Breathe" – Melissa Etheridge "Metropolitan Gride" – Tom Waits
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Vertigo" – U2 "Monkey to Man" – Elvis Costello & The Imposters "Take Me Out" – Franz Ferdinand "American Idiot" – Green Day "Somebody Told Me" – The Killers
Best Hard Rock Performance "Slither" – Velvet Revolver "Megalomaniac" – Incubus "Some Kind Of Monster" – Metallica "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" – Nickelback "Duality" – Slipknot
Best Metal Performance "Whiplash" – Motörhead "Nymphetamine" – Cradle of Filth "Live for This" – Hatebreed "The End Of Heartache" – Killswitch Engage "Vermilion" – Slipknot
Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" – Brian Wilson "Instrumental Illness" – The Allman Brothers Band "Onda" – Los Lonely Boys "O Baterista" – Rush "Whispering a Prayer" – Steve Vai
Best Rock Song "Vertigo" Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2) "American Idiot" Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day) "Fall To Pieces" Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum & Scott Weiland, songwriters (Velvet Revolver) "Float On" Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy & Benjamin Weikel, songwriters (Modest Mouse) "Somebody Told Me" Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
Best Rock Album American Idiot – Green Day The Delivery Man – Elvis Costello & The Imposters The Reason – Hoobastank Hot Fuss – The Killers Contraband – Velvet Revolver
AlternativeBest Alternative Music AlbumA Ghost Is Born – Wilco Medúlla – Björk Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand Uh Huh Her – PJ Harvey Good News for People Who Love Bad News– Modest Mouse
Blues Best Contemporary Blues Album Keb' Mo' for Keep It Simple
Classical Best Classical Album "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls" – Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence L. Rock, producers
Best Orchestral Performance "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls" – Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence L. Rock, producers
Best Opera Recording "Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro" – René Jacobs, conductor; Martin Sauer, producer. Angelika Kirchschlager, Lorenzo Regazzo, Patrizia Ciofi, Simon Keenlyside & Véronique Gens, soloists; Reiner Kühl & Sebastian Roth, engineers/mixers
Best Choral Performance "Berlioz: Requiem" – Norman Mackenzie, choir director; Robert Spano, conductor; Jack Renner & Michael J. Bishop, engineers/mixers; Elaine L. Martone, producer
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) "Previn: Violin Concerto Anne-Sophie/Bernstein: Serenade" – André Previn, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, soloist