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Grammy Awards of 2004

Award winners:

Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Alternative

* Best Alternative Music Album
o The White Stripes for Elephant

Blues

* Best Traditional Blues Album
o Buddy Guy for Blues Singer
* Best Contemporary Blues Album
o Etta James for Let's Roll

Children's

* Best Musical Album for Children
o Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer for Bon Appétit!
* Best Spoken Word Album for Children
o Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev & Sophia Loren for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Beintus: Wolf Tracks music performed by the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano

Classical

* Best Orchestral Performance
o Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Vienna Philharmonic for Mahler: Symphony No. 3 performed by Anne Sofie von Otter, Johannes Prinz, Gerald Wirth, the Vienna Boys' Choir & the Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein
* Best Classical Vocal Performance
o Thomas Quasthoff & Anne Sofie von Otter for Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra performed by Thomas Quasthoff, Anne Sofie von Otter & the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Claudio Abbado
* Best Opera Recording
o Wolfram Graul (producer), Bernard Haitink (conductor), Jerry Hadley, Karita Mattila, Eva Randová, Anja Silja, Jorma Silvasti for Janácek: Jenufa performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Chorus & various artists
* Best Choral Performance
o Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tiia-Ester Loitme & Ants Soots (chorus masters) for Sibelius: Cantatas performed by the Ellerhein Girls' Choir, the Estonian National Male Choir & the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
* Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
o Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor) & Maxim Vengerov for Britten: Violin Concerto/Walton: Viola Concerto performed by Maxim Vengerov & the London Symphony Orchestra
* Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
o Emanuel Ax for Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 29, 31, 34, 35 & 49
* Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
o Jeff von der Schmidt (conductor) & Southwest Chamber Music for "Chávez: Suite for Double Quartet"
* Best Chamber Music Performance
o The Kronos Quartet & Dawn Upshaw for Berg: Lyric Suite
* Best Classical Contemporary Composition
o Dominick Argento (composer) for "Argento: Casa Guidi" performed by Frederica von Stade, Eiji Oue & the Minnesota Orchestra
* Best Classical Album
o Andreas Neubronner (producer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & Michelle DeYoung for Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Kindertotenlieder performed by Michelle DeYoung, Vance George, the Pacific Boychoir, the San Francisco Girls Chorus & the San Francisco Symphony & Chorus
* Best Classical Crossover Album
o Jorge Calandrelli (conductor) & Yo-Yo Ma for Obrigado Brazil performed by various artists

Comedy

* Best Comedy Album
o "Weird Al" Yankovic for Poodle Hat

Composing and arranging

* Best Instrumental Composition
o Wayne Shorter (composer) for "Sacajawea"
* Best Instrumental Arrangement
o Michael Brecker & Gil Goldstein (arrangers) for "Timbuktu" performed by the Michael Brecker Quindectet
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
o Vince Mendoza (arranger) for "Woodstock" performed by Joni Mitchell

Country

* Best Female Country Vocal Performance
o June Carter Cash for "Keep on the Sunny Side"
* Best Male Country Vocal Performance
o Vince Gill for "Next Big Thing"
* Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for "A Simple Life"
* Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
o James Taylor & Alison Krauss for "How's the World Treating You"
* Best Country Instrumental Performance
o Alison Krauss & Union Station for "Cluck Old Hen"
* Best Country Song
o Jim "Moose" Brown & Don Rollins (songwriters) for "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" performed by Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
* Best Country Album
o Carl Jackson (producer) for Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers performed by various artists
* Best Bluegrass Album
o Alison Krauss & Union Station for Live

Dance

* Best Dance Recording
o Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis (producers), Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, Bruce Elliott-Smith, Phil Larsen (mixers) & Kylie Minogue for "Come Into My World"

Film/TV/Media

* Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
o Randy Spendlove & Ric Wake (compilation producers) & various artists for Chicago
* Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
o Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean (songwriters) for "A Mighty Wind" performed by The Folksmen, Mitch & Mickey & The New Main Street Singers
* Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
o Howard Shore (composer) for The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers

Folk

* Best Traditional Folk Album
o June Carter Cash for Wildwood Flower
* Best Contemporary Folk Album
o Warren Zevon for The Wind
* Best Native American Music Album
o Black Eagle (band) for Flying Free

Gospel

* Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
o Michael W. Smith for Worship Again
* Best Rock Gospel Album
o Audio Adrenaline for Worldwide
* Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
o The Blind Boys of Alabama for Go Tell It on the Mountain
* Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
o Donnie McClurkin for ...Again
* Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
o Randy Travis for Rise and Shine
* Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
o Bishop T.D. Jakes (choir director) & the Potter's House Mass Choir for A Wing and a Prayer

Historical

* Best Historical Album
o Steve Berkowitz, Alex Gibney, Andy McKaie, Jerry Rappaport (producers), Gavin Lurssen & Joseph M. Palmaccio (engineers) for Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey performed by various artists

Jazz

* Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
o Chick Corea for "Matrix"
* Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
o Clark Germain (engineer), Dave Darlington (engineer/mixer), Robert Sadin (engineer/mixer & producer) & Wayne Shorter for Alegría
* Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
o Jay Newland (engineer/mixer), Gil Goldstein, Michael Brecker (producers) & the Michael Brecker Quindectet for Wide Angles
* Best Jazz Vocal Album
o Michael O'Reilly (engineer), Arif Mardin (producer) & Dianne Reeves for A Little Moonlight
* Best Contemporary Jazz Album
o George Whitty (engineer/mixer & producer) & Randy Brecker (producers & artist) for 34th N Lex
* Best Latin Jazz Album
o Robert J. Friedrich (engineer/mixer), Michel Camilo (producer & artist), Charles Flores & Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez for Live at the Blue Note

Latin

* Best Latin Pop Album
o Mick Guzauski (engineer/mixer), Lulo Perez (producer) & Alejandro Sanz (producer & artist) for No Es Lo Mismo
* Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
o Jerry Boys (engineer/mixer), Ry Cooder (producer) & Ibrahim Ferrer for Buenos Hermanos
* Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
o Jose Angel Cabrera (engineer), Daniel Estevez T. (engineer/mixer) & Joan Sebastian (producer & artist) for Afortunado
* Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
o Anibal Kerpel, Joseph Chiccarelli (engineers), Elfego Buendia, Emmanuel Del Real, Gustavo Santaolalla, Jose "Joselo" Rangel, Quique Rangel (producers) & Café Tacuba for Cuatro Caminos
* Best Best Tejano Album
o Edward Perez, Ramiro Serna (engineers), Jimmy Gonzalez producer & Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz for Si Me Faltas Tu
* Best Salsa/Merengue Album
o Jon Fausty, Luca Germini, Jorge G. Gómez, Carlos Laurenz, Jose Lopez, Olga Santos, Jake Tanner, (engineers), Jorge G. Garcia (engineer/mixer), Oscar Gómez (engineer/mixer & producer), Sergio George (producer) & Celia Cruz for Regalo Del Alma

Musical Show

* Best Musical Show Album
o Todd Whitelock, Tom Lazarus (engineers), Ken Hahn (engineer/mixer) & Jay David Saks (engineer/mixer & producer) for Gypsy performed by the New Broadway cast with Bernadette Peters, Tammy Blanchard, John Dossett & others

Music Video

* Best Short Form Music Video
o Aris McGarry (video producer), Mark Romanek (video director) & Johnny Cash for "Hurt"
* Best Long Form Music Video
o Mick Gochanour, Robin Klein & Mary Wharton (video producers) for Legend performed by Sam Cooke

New Age

* Best New Age Album
o Steven Rodby (producer) & Pat Metheny (engineer, producer & artist) for One Quiet Night

Packaging and Notes

* Best Recording Package
o Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert (art directors) for Evolve performed by Ani DiFranco
* Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
o Julian Alexander, Howard Fritzson & Seth Rothstein (art directors) for The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions performed by Miles Davis
* Best Album Notes
o Tom Piazza (notes writer) for Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey performed by various artists

Polka

* Best Polka Album
o Tom Pick (engineer & producer), Joe Donofrio, Kenneth R. Irwin (producers) & Jimmy Sturr (producer & artist) for Let's Polka 'Round

Pop

* Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
o Christina Aguilera for "Beautiful"
* Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
o Justin Timberlake for "Cry Me a River"
* Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o No Doubt for "Underneath It All"
* Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
o Sting & Mary J. Blige for "Whenever I Say Your Name"
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance
o George Harrison for "Marwa Blues"
* Best Pop Vocal Album
o Andrew Coleman (engineer), Serban Ghenea (engineer/mixer), Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams (producers) & Justin Timberlake for Justified
* Best Pop Instrumental Album
o Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán for Mambo Sinuendo

Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
o Nigel Godrich & Darrell Thorp (engineers) for Hail to the Thief performed by Radiohead
* Best Engineered Album, Classical
o Richard King & Todd Whitelock (engineers) for Obrigado Brazil performed by Yo-Yo Ma
* Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
o Maurice Joshua (remixer) for Crazy In Love (Maurice's Soul Mix) performed by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
* Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
o The Neptunes
* Producer of the Year, Classical
o Steven Epstein

R&B

* Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
o Beyoncé for "Dangerously In Love 2"
* Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
o Luther Vandross for "Dance with My Father"
* Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
o Beyoncé & Luther Vandross for "The Closer I Get to You"
* Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
o Aretha Franklin for "Wonderful"
* Best Urban/Alternative Performance
o OutKast for "Hey Ya!"
* Best R&B Song
o Shawn Carter, Rich Harrison, Beyoncé Knowles & Eugene Record for "Crazy in Love" performed by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
* Best R&B Album
o Ray Bardani (engineer/mixer) & Luther Vandross (producer & artist) for Dance with My Father
* Best Contemporary R&B Album
o Tony Maserati (engineer/mixer) & Beyoncé (producer & artist) for Dangerously in Love

Rap

* Best Female Rap Solo Performance
o Missy Elliott for "Work It"
* Best Male Rap Solo Performance
o Eminem for "Lose Yourself"
* Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
o P. Diddy, Murphy Lee & Nelly for "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
* Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
o Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z for "Crazy In Love"
* Best Rap Song
o Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto (songwriters) for "Lose Yourself" performed by Eminem
* Best Rap Album
o OutKast for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Reggae

* Best Reggae Album
o Sean Paul for Dutty Rock

Rock

* Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
o Pink for "Trouble"
* Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
o Dave Matthews for "Gravedigger"
* Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
o Bruce Springsteen & Warren Zevon for "Disorder in the House"
* Best Rock Instrumental Performance
o Jeff Beck for "Plan B"
* Best Hard Rock Performance
o Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy for "Bring Me to Life"
* Best Metal Performance
o Metallica for "St. Anger"
* Best Rock Song
o Jack White (songwriter) for "Seven Nation Army" performed by The White Stripes
* Best Rock Album
o Jim Scott (engineer/mixer), David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Nick Raskulinecz (producers) & Foo Fighters for One by One

Spoken

* Best Spoken Word Album
o Paul Ruben (producer) & Al Franken for Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right

Trad Pop

* Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
o Dae Bennett (engineer/mixer), T Bone Burnett (producer), Tony Bennett & k.d. lang for A Wonderful World

World

* Best Traditional World Music Album
o Jon Mark (engineer & producer) & the monks of Sherab Ling Monastery for Sacred Tibetan Chant
* Best Contemporary World Music Album
o Stéphane Caisson (engineer), José da Silva (producer) & Cesaria Evora for Voz D'Amor

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Hall of Fame Award

* "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (Cadence, 1958) performed by The Everly Brothers
* "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (Soul City, 1969) performed by 5th Dimension
* "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Elektra, 1976) performed by Queen
* "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Capitol, 1967) performed by Glen Campbell
* Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes (RCA Red Seal, 1965) performed by Artur Rubinstein
* Come Fly With Me (Capitol, 1958) performed by Frank Sinatra
* Court and Spark (Asylum, 1974) performed by Joni Mitchell
* Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1957) performed by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
* "Everyday I Have the Blues" (RPM, 1955) performed by B.B. King
* Funny Girl (Capitol, 1964) performed by the original Broadway cast with Barbra Streisand & Sydney Chaplin
* Golden Jubilee Concert: Rachmaninoff Concerto no. 3 (RCA Red Seal, 1978) performed by Vladimir Horowitz with Eugene Ormandy conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
* "He's a Rebel" (Philles, 1962) performed by The Crystals
* "Holiday for Strings" (RCA Victor, 1943) David Rose & His Orchestra
* "I've Got The World On a String" (Capitol, 1953) performed by Frank Sinatra
* Johnny Cash at San Quentin (Columbia, 1969) performed by Johnny Cash
* "Just the Way You Are" (Columbia, 1978) performed by Billy Joel
* "Last Date" (RCA, 1960) performed by Floyd Cramer
* Led Zeppelin (Atlantic, 1969) performed by Led Zeppelin
* "Let It Be" (Apple, 1970) performed by The Beatles
* Let's Get It On (Tamla, 1973) performed by Marvin Gaye
* "Love Is Strange" (Groove/ RCA, 1957) performed by Mickey & Sylvia
* Milestones (Columbia, 1958) performed by the Miles Davis Sextet
* "Night and Day" (RCA Victor, 1932) performed by Leo Reisman & His Orchestra with Fred Astaire
* "A Night In Tunisia" (Victor, 1946) performed by Dizzy Gillespie & His Sextet
* "Pennies From Heaven" (Decca, 1936) performed by Bing Crosby
* "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody" (Columbia, 1918) performed by Al Jolson
* Saturday Night Fever (RSO, 1977) performed by the motion picture cast
* "See See Rider Blues" (Paramount, 1925) performed by Ma Rainey
* "The Sound of Silence" (Columbia, 1965) performed by Simon & Garfunkel
* That's the Way of the World (Columbia, 1975) performed by Earth, Wind & Fire
* Walt Disney's Fantasia (Buena Vista, 1956) performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski
* West Side Story (Columbia, 1961) performed by the motion picture cast
* "You're So Vain" (Elektra, 1973) performed by Carly Simon