2005 Grammy Awards
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
The 48th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2006.
| Record: | “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Green Day |
| Album: | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2 |
| Song: | “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own,” U2, songwriters (U2) |
| New Artist: | John Legend |
| Female Pop Vocal: | “Since U Been Gone,” Kelly Clarkson |
| Male Pop Vocal: | “From the Bottom of my Heart,” Stevie Wonder |
| Pop Duo or Group with Vocals: | “This Love,” Maroon 5 |
| Pop Collaboration with Vocals: | “Feel Good Inc.,” Gorillaz featuring De La Soul |
| Pop Instrumental: | “Caravan,” Les Paul |
| Pop Instrumental Album: | At This Time, Burt Bacharach |
| Pop Vocal Album: | Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson |
| Dance Recording: | “Galvanize,” The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip |
| Electronic/Dance Recording: | “Push the Button,” The Chemical Brothers |
| Traditional Pop Vocal Album: | The Art of Romance, Tony Bennett |
| Solo Rock Vocal: | “Devils & Dust,” Bruce Springsteen |
| Rock Duo or Group with Vocals: | “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own,” U2 |
| Hard Rock: | “B.Y.O.B.,” System of aDown |
| Metal: | “Before I Forget,” Slipknot |
| Rock Instrumental: | “69 Freedom Special,” Les Paul & Friends |
| Rock Song: | “City of Blinding Lights,” U2, songwriters (U2) |
| Rock Album: | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2 |
| Alternative Music Album: | Get Behind Me Satan, The White Stripes |
| Female R&B Vocal: | “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey |
| Male R&B Vocal: | “Ordinary People, ” John Legend |
| R&B Duo or Group with Vocals: | “So Amazing,” Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder |
| Traditional R&B Vocal: | “A House Is Not a Home, ” Aretha Franklin |
| Urban/Alternative Vocal: | “Welcome to Jamrock,” Damian Marley |
| R&B Song: | “We Belong Together,” J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri, and M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully, and B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey) |
| R&B Album: | Get Lifted, John Legend |
| Contemporary R&B Vocal Album: | The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey |
| Rap Solo: | “Gold Digger,” Kanye West |
| Rap Duo or Group: | “Don't Phunk with My Heart,” The Black Eyed Peas |
| Rap Sung/Collaboration: | “Numb/Encore,”J ay-Z Featuring Linkin Park |
| Rap Song: | “Diamonds from Sierra Leone,” D. Harris and Kanye West, songwriters; (J. Barry and D. Black, songwriters) (Kanye West) |
| Rap Album: | Late Registration, Kanye West |
| Female Country Vocal: | “The Connection,” Emmylou Harris |
| Male Country Vocal: | “You'll Think of Me,” Keith Urban |
| Country Duo or Group with Vocals: | “Restless,” Alison Krauss and Union Station |
| Country Collaboration with Vocals: | “Like We Never Loved at All,” Faith Hill and Tim McGraw |
| Country Instrumental: | “Unionhouse Branch,” Alison Krauss and Union Station |
| Country Song: | “Bless the Broken Road,” Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna, and Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts) |
| Country Album: | Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison Krauss and Union Station |
| Bluegrass Album: | The Company We Keep, The Del McCoury Band |
| New Age Album: | Silver Solstice, Paul Winter Consort |
| Contemporary Jazz Album: | The Way Up, Pat Metheny Group |
| Jazz Vocal Album: | Good Night, and Good Luck, Dianne Reeves |
| Jazz Instrumental, Solo: | “Why Was I Born?,” Sonny Rollins, soloist |
| Jazz Instrumental Album: | Beyond the Sound Barrier, Wayne Shorter Quartet |
| Large Jazz Ensemble Album: | Overtime, Dave Holland Big Band |
| Latin Jazz Album: | Listen Here!, Eddie Palmieri |
| Gospel Performance: | “Pray,” CeCe Winans |
| Gospel Song: | “Be Blessed,” Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, and James Q. Wright, songwriters (Yolanda Adams) |
| Rock Gospel Album: | Until My Heart Caves In, Audio Adrenaline |
| Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: | Lifesong,Casting Crowns |
| Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: | Rock of Ages…Hymns & Faith, Amy Grant |
| Traditional Soul Gospel Album: | Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs, Donnie McClurkin |
| Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: | Purified, CeCe Winans |
| Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: | One Voice, Gladys Knight, choir director; Saints Unified Voices |
| Latin Pop Album: | Escucha, Laura Pausini |
| Latin Rock/Alternative Album: | Fijación Oral Vol. 1, Shakira |
| Tropical Latin Album: | Bebo de Cuba,Bebo Valdés |
| Salsa/Merengue Album: | Son del Alma, Willy Chirino |
| Mexican/Mexican-American Album: | México en la Piel, Luis Miguel |
| Tejano Album: | Chicanisimo, Little Joe Y La Familia |
| Traditional Blues Album: | 80, B.B. King & Friends |
| Contemporary Blues Album: | Cost of Living, Delbert McClinton |
| Traditional Folk Album: | Fiddler's Green, Tim O'Brien |
| Contemporary Folk Album: | Fair & Square, John Prine |
| Native American Music Album: | Sacred Ground—A Tribute to Mother Earth, Various Artists |
| Hawaiian Music Album: | Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar—Vol. 1, Various Artists |
| Reggae Album: | Welcome to Jamrock, Damian Marley |
| Traditional World Music Album: | In the Heart of the Moon, Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté |
| Contemporary World Music Album: | Eletracústico, Gilberto Gil |
| Polka Album: | Shake, Rattle and Polka!, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra |
| Musical Album for Children: | Songs from the Neighborhood—The Music of Mister Rogers, Various Artists |
| Spoken Word Album for Children: | Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long, Various Artists |
| Spoken Word Album: | Dreams from my Father, Senator Barack Obama |
| Comedy Album: | Never Scared, Chris Rock |
| Musical Show Album: | Monty Python's Spamalot, John Du Prez and Eric Idle, producers; John Du Prez, composer; Eric Idle, composer/lyricist |
| Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media: | Ray, Ray Charles |
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media: | Ray, Craig Armstrong, composer |
| Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media: | “Believe ” (from The Polar Express), Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri, songwriters (Josh Groban) |
| Instrumental Composition: | “Into the Light,” Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble) |
| Instrumental Arrangement: | “The Incredits,” Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Various Artists) |
| Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals: | “What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?,” Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein, and Heitor Pereira, arrangers (Chris Botti and Sting) |
| Best Recording Package: | The Forgotten Arm, Aimee Mann and Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann) |
| Best Boxed Recording Package: | The Legend, Ian Cuttler, art director (Johnny Cash) |
| Best Album Notes: | The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax, John Szwed, album notes writer (Jelly Roll Morton) |
| Historical Album: | The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax |
| Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: | Back Home, Alan Douglas and Mick Guzauski, engineers (Eric Clapton) |
| Producer, Non-Classical: | Steve Lillywhite |
| Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: | “Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix),” Louie Vega, remixer (Curtis Mayfield) |
| Best-Surround Sound Album: | Brothers in Arms—20th Anniversary Edition, Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay, and Mark Knopfler, surround producers (Dire Straits) |
| Best-Engineered Album, Classical: | Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets, Da-Hong Seetoo, engineer (Emerson String Quartet) |
| Classical Producer: | Tim Handley |
| Classical Album: | Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experiences, Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott, and Mary Alice Stollak, choir directors; Tim Handley, producer (Christine Brewer and Joan Morris; University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra) |
| Orchestral Performance: | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, Mariss Jansons, conductor (Sergei Aleksashkin; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks) |
| Opera Recording: | Verdi: Falstaff,Sir Colin Davis, conductor; Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno, and Michele Pertusi; James Mallinson, producer (London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra) |
| Choral Performance: | Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Leonard Slatkin, conductor, Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott, and Mary Alice Stollak, choir directors (Christine Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson, and Thomas Young; Michigan State University Children's Choir, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University of Michigan University Choir, and University Musical Society Choral Union; University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra) |
| Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra: | Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3, Claudio Abbado, conductor; Martha Argerich (Mahler Chamber Orchestra) |
| Instrumental Soloist Without Orchestra: | Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky, Evgeny Kissin |
| Chamber Music: | Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet |
| Small Ensemble Performance (with or Without Conductor): | Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Dérive 1 & 2, Pierre Boulez, conductor; Hilary Summers; Ensemble Intercontemporain |
| Classical Vocal: | Bach: Cantatas, Thomas Quasthoff (Rainer Kussmaul; Members of the RIAS Chamber Choir; Berlin Baroque Soloists) |
| Classical Contemporary Composition: | Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, William Bolcom (Leonard Slatkin) |
| Classical Crossover Album: | 4 + Four, Turtle Island String Quartet and Ying Quartet |
| Music Video, Short Form: | “Lose Control,” (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop) Missy Elliott and Dave Meyers, video directors; Joseph Sasson, video producer |
| Music Video, Long Form: | No Direction Home, (Bob Dylan) Martin Scorsese, video director |
| Lifetime Achievement Awards: | David Bowie, Cream, Merle Haggard, Robert Johnson, Jessye Norman, The Weavers, and Richard Pryor |
| Trustees Awards: | Chris Blackwell, Owen Bradley, and Al Schmitt |
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