In case you missed it, the 47th annual Grammy Awards show aired last night. Here's a Paste-compiled recap of this year's notable Grammy winners. It's not everyone, but it is everyone we think you should know about.
pictured above [L-R]: Norah Jones, Bono and Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong, Zach Braff, Kanye West
Record of the Year
• Ray Charles & Norah Jones - "Here We Go Again"
Album of the Year
• Ray Charles & Various Artists - Genius Loves Company
Song of the Year (Songwriter's Award)
• John Mayer - "Daughters"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Norah Jones - "Sunrise"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
• John Mayer - "Daughters"
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
• Los Lonely Boys - "Heaven"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
• Ray Charles & Norah Jones – “Here We Go Again”
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
• Ben Harper – “11th Commandment”
Best Pop Vocal Album
• Ray Charles & Various Artists - Genius Loves Company
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
• Bruce Springsteen – “Code of Silence”
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
• U2 - “Vertigo”
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
• Brian Wilson - “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow”
Best Rock Song (Songwriter’s Award)
• U2 – “Vertigo”
Best Rock Album
• Green Day - American Idiot
Best Alternative Music Album
• Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
Best Female Vocal R&B Performance
• Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You”
Best Male Vocal R&B Performance
• Prince – “Call My Name”
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
• Prince – “Musicology”
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
• Jill Scott – “Cross My Mind”
Best R&B Song (Songwriter’s Award)
• Alicia Keys, Harold Lily & Kanye West – “You Don’t Know My Name”
Best R&B Album
• Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
• The Black Eyed Peas – “Let’s Get It Started”
Best Rap Song
• Miri Ben Ari, C. Smith & Kanye West – “Jesus Walks”
Best Rap Album
• Kanye West - The College Dropout
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
• Dixie Chicks – “Top of the World”
Best Country Collaboration With Vocal
• Loretta Lynn & Jack White – “Portland Oregon”
Best Country Instrumental Performance
• Nitty Grity Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas – “Earl’s Breakdown”
Best Country Album
• Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
Best Bluegrass Album
• Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Brand New Strings
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Nancy Wilson - R.S.V.P.
Best jazz Instrumental Solo
• Herbie Hancock - "Speak Like A Child"
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
McCoy Tyner - Illuminations
Best Gospel Performance
• Ray Charles & Gladys Knight – “Heaven Help Us All”
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
• Ben Harper & The Blind Boys of Alabama - There Will Be A Light
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
• Ozomatli - Street Signs
Best Traditional Blues Album
• Etta James - Blues To The Bone
Best Contemporary Blues Album
• Keb Mo’ - Keep It Simple
Best Traditional Folk Album
• Various Artists - Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster
Best Contemporary Folk Album
• Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts…Now
Best Reggae Album
• Toots & The Maytals - True Love
Best Traditional World Music Album
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Raise Your Spirit Higher
Best Contemporary World Music Album
• Youssou N’Dour - Egypt
Best Spoken Word Album
• Bill Clinton - My Life
Best Comedy Album
• Jon Stewart and the cast of The Daily Show - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents...America: A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
• Zach Braff, producer - Garden State
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
• Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Songwriter's Award)
• Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh - "Into The West" from The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
Best Recording Package
• Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel (Wilco) - A Ghost Is Born
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
• Stefan Sagemeister (Talking Heads) - Once In A Lifetime
Best Historical Album
• Various Artists - Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970
Best Short Form Music Video
• U2 – “Vertigo”
Best Long Form Music Video
• Various Artists – Concert for George [Harrison]
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