Editia cu numarul 49 a celebrelor premiilor Grammy, care rasplatesc performantele din lumea muzicii, si-a desemnat castigatorii, intr-o gala gazduita de orasul Los Angeles.
Un premiu special a fost castigat de formatia rock Slayer, care a primit un Grammy pentru o melodie inspirata de povestea unui soldat american care s-a sinucis la scurt timp dupa intoarcerea din Irak.
Formatia rock Red Hot Chili Peppers a castigat trei premii Grammy, pentru cea mai buna melodie rock, cea mai buna performanta vocala si pentru cel mai bun album in editie limitata, "Stadium Arcadium".
Unul dintre cele mai ravnite premii, pentru cel mai bun cantec al anului, a fost castigat de trupa country Dixie Chicks cu piesa "Not Ready To Make Nice".
La categoria "Cel mai bun album latino", juriul a declarat ca nu poate face departajarea intre Arjona si Julieta Venegas.
Laureati premiilor Grammy 2007:
Latino
Cel mai bun album Pop Latino (egalitate) Adentro - Arjona Limon Y Sal - Julieta Venega Cel mai bun album de Rock Latino Amar Es Combatir - Mana Cel mai bun album de latino tropical Directo Al Corazon - Gilberto Santa Rosa Cel mai bun album mexican Historias De Mi Tierra - Pepe Aguilar Cel mai bun album Tejano Sigue El Taconazo - Chente Barrera y Taconazo Cel mai bun album Norteno Historias Que Contar - Los Tigres Del Norte Cel mai bun album al unei formatii latino Mos Allo Del Sol - Joan Sebastian
Jazz
Cel mai bun album New Age Amarantine - Enya Cel mai bun album de jazz Contemporan The Hidden Land - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Cel mai bun album de jazz (vocal) Turned To Blue - Nancy Wilson Cel mai bun album de jazz instrumental (solo) Some Skunk Funk - Michael Brecker, soloist Cel mai bun album de jazz instrumental (formatie) The Ultimate Adventure - Chick Corea Cel mai bun album al unui grup de jazz Some Skunk Funk - Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza - The WDR Big Band Koeln Cel mai bun album de jazz latino Simpatico - The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
Gospel
Cea mai buna reprezentatie de Gospel Victory - Yolanda Adams Cel mai buna melodie Gospel (A SONGWRITER'S AWARD) Imagine Me - Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin) Cel mai bun album de rap-Gospel Turn Around - Jonny Lang Cel mai bun album de Pop-Gospel Contemporan Wherever You Are - Third Day Cel mai bun album de Country-Gospel Glory Train - Randy Travis Cel mai bun album de Gospel Traditional Alive In South Africa - Israel & New Breed Cel mai bun album de Gospel Contemporan Hero - Kirk Franklin
Blues
Cel mai bun album de Blues Traditional Risin' With The Blues - Ike Turner Cel mai bun album de Blues contemporan After The Rain - Irma Thomas Cel mai bun album Folk We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions - Bruce Springsteen Cel mai bun album de Folk contemporan Modern Times - Bob Dylan All The Roadrunning - Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
R&B
Cea mai buna performanta vocala a unei artiste R&B Be Without You - Mary J. Blige Cea mai buna performata vocala a unui artist R&B Heaven - John Legend Cea mai buna interpretare vocala a unui grup vocal Family Affair - John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt Cel mai bun R&B traditonal God Bless The Child - George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott Cea mai buna interpretare R&B alternative Crazy - Gnarls Barkley Cel mai buna cantec R&B Be Without You - Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry (Mary J. Blige) Cel mai bun album R&B The Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige Cel mai bun album R&B contemporan B'Day - Beyonce
RAP Cel mai bun album Rap Release Therapy - Ludacris Release Therapy - Ludacris Cea mai buna intrepretare rap - solo What You Know - T.I. Cea mai buna interpretare rap - duet sau grup Ridin - Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone Cea mai buna colaborare rap - sung My Love - Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I. Cel mai bun cantec rap Money Maker - Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris cu Pharrell) Cea mai buna performanta vocala a unei artiste R&B Be Without You - Mary J. Blige Cea mai buna performata vocala a unui artist R&B Heaven - John Legend Cea mai buna interpretare vocala a unui grup vocal Family Affair - John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
Country
Cea mai buna interpretare feminina Jesus, Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood Cea mai buna interpretare masculina The Reason Why - Vince Gill Cea mai buna interpretare din partea unui grup Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks Cea mai buna colaborare Who Says You Can't Go Home - Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles Cea mai buna interpretare instrumentala Whiskey Before Breakfast - Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson Cel mai bun cantec Jesus, Take The Wheel - Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) Cel mai bun album Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks Cel mai bun album Bluegrass Instrumentals - Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunde
Alte premii:
Cel mai bun album de muzica americana Dance With The Wind - Mary Youngblood Cel mai bun album de muzica hawaiiana Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar -- Live From Maui - Various Artists Cel mai bun album Reggae Love Is My Religion - Ziggy Marley Cel mai bun album traditional Blessed - Soweto Gospel Choir Cel mai bun album de muzica contemporana Wonder Wheel -- Lyrics by Woody Guthrie - The Klezmatics Cel mai bun album de Polka Polka In Paradise - Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra Cel mai bun album muzical pentru copii Catch That Train! - Dan Zanes And Friends Cel mai bun album de comedie The Carnegie Hall Performance - Lewis Black Cel mai bun Show Musical Jersey Boys - Bob Gaudio, producer (Bob Gaudio, composer; Bob Crewe, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others) Cea mai buna compilatie pentru coloana sonora a unui film Walk The Line - Joaquin Phoenix (and various artists; T-Bone Burnett, producer) Cea mai buna coloana sonora de lungmetraj Memoirs Of A Geisha - John Williams, composer Cea mai buna melodie scrisa pentru un lungmetraj Our Town (From Cars) - Randy Newman, songwriter Cea mai buna compozitie instrumentala A Prayer For Peace - John Williams, composer (John Williams) Cel mai bun aranjament instrumental Three Ghouls - Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea) Cel mai bun album in Editie Speciala Stadium Arcadium - Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Cea mai buna compozitie pentru un album If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It! - Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller) Cel mai bun album istoric Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922 - Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists) Producatorul anului Rick Rubin Cea mai buna inregistrare remixata Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)- Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay) Cel mai bun album sorround Morph The Cat - Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen) Cel mai bum videoclip de mici dimensiuni Here It Goes Again - OK Go (Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, production) Cel mai bun videoclip Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (Thom Zimny, production)