Feb 13, 2005
The legendary late Ray Charles was the big winner at the 47th Grammy Awards ceremony in 2005. His "Genius Loves Company" album helped him win five posthumous Grammys.
Alicia Keys was another big winner with four Grammys.
A highlight of the ceremony was an all-star performance of "Across the Universe" - proceeds of which went to tsunami relief.
2005 Grammy Award Winners
| Grammy for Record of the Year | |
| Ray Charles & Norah Jones (Here We Go Again) | |
| John R Burk - Producer; Al Schmitt & Terry Howard - Engineers | |
| Other Nominees: Black Eyed Peas (Let's Get It Started); Green Day (American Idiot); Los Lonely Boys (Heaven); Usher (Yeah) | |
| Grammy for Song of the Year | |
| John Mayer (Daughters) | |
| John Mayer (Songwriter) | |
| Other Nominees: Alicia Keys (If I Ain't Got You); Kanye West (Jesus Walks); Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying); Hoobastank (The Reason) | |
| Grammy for Album of the Year | |
| Ray Charles (Genius Loves Company) | |
| Other Nominees: Green Day (American Idiot); Alicia Keys (Diary of Alicia Keys); Usher (Confessions); Kanye West (The College Dropout) | |
| Grammy for Best New Artist | |
| Maroon 5 | |
| Other Nominees: Los Lonely Boys; Joss Stone; Kanye West; Gretchen Wilson | |
| Grammy for Pop Female Vocal Performance | |
| Norah Jones (Sunrise) | |
| Other Nominees: Bjork (Oceania); Sheryl Crow (The First Cut Is the Deepest); Gwen Stefani (What You Waiting For?); Joss Stone (You Had Me) | |
| Grammy for Pop Male Vocal Performance | |
| John Mayer (Daughters) | |
| Other Nominees: Elvis Costello (Let's Misbehave); Josh Groban (You Raise Me Up); Prince (Cinnamon Girl); Seal (Love's Divine) | |
| Grammy for Pop Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Los Lonely Boys (Heaven) | |
| Other Nominees: Evanescence (My Immortal); Hoobastank (The Reason); Maroon 5 (She Will Be Loved); No Doubt (It's My Life) | |
| Grammy for Pop Collaboration | |
| Ray Charles & Norah Jones (Here We Go Again) | |
| Ray Charles; Norah Jones | |
| Other Nominees: Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer; Ray Charles & Elton John; Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton; Stevie Wonder & Take 6 | |
| Grammy for Pop Vocal Album | |
| Ray Charles (Genius Loves Company) | |
| Other Nominees: Norah Jones (Feels Like Home); Sarah McLachlan (Afterglow); Joss Stone (Mind Body & Soul); Brian Wilson (Smile) | |
| Grammy for Pop Instrumental | |
| Ben Harper (11th Commandment) |    |
| Other Nominees: Herb Alpert (Chasing Shadows); George Benson (Take You Out); Bruce Hornsby (Song F); Brian Setzer (Rat Pack Boogie) | |
| Grammy for Pop Instrumental Album | |
| Various Artists (Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar) | |
| Other Nominees: Boney James (Pure); Dave Koz (Saxophonic); Various Artists (Forever For Always For Luther); Mason Williams (EP 2003: Music for Epicurean Harkener) | |
| Grammy for Country Female Vocal Performance | |
| Gretchen Wilson (Redneck Woman) | |
| Other Nominees: Alison Krauss (You Will Be My Ain True Love); Loretta Lynn (Miss Being Mrs); Martina McBride (In My Daughter's Eyes); Shania Twain (She's Not Just A Pretty Face) | |
| Grammy for Country Male Vocal Performance | |
| Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying) |  |
| Other Nominees: Johnny Cash (Engine One-Forty-Three); Lyle Lovett (In My Own Mind); Willie Nelson (You Are My Flower); Keith Urban (You'll Think Of Me) | |
| Grammy for Country Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Dixie Chicks (Top of the World) | |
| Other Nominees: Asleep at the Wheel (New San Antonio Rose); Big & Rich (Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy); Brooks & Dunn (You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl); Notorious Cherry Bombs (It's Hard To Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long) | |
| Grammy for Country Collaboration | |
| Loretta Lynn & Jack White (Portland Oregon) | |
| Loretta Lynn; Jack White | |
| Grammy for Country Song | |
| Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying) | |
| Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman (Songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: It's Hard To Kiss the Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long; Miss Being Mrs; Portland Oregon; Redneck Woman | |
| Grammy for Country Album | |
| Loretta Lynn (Van Lear Rose) | |
| Grammy for R&B Female Vocal | |
| Alicia Keys (If I Ain't Got You) | |
| Grammy for R&B Male Vocal | |
| Prince (Call My Name) | |
| Grammy for R&B Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Usher (My Boo) | |
| & Alicia Keys | |
| Grammy for R&B Song | |
| Alicia Keys (You Don't Know My Name) | |
| Grammy for R&B Album | |
| Alicia Keys (The Diary of Alicia Keys) | |
| Other Nominees: Anita Baker (My Everything); Al Green (I Can't Stop); Prince (Musicology); Jill Scott (Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol 2) | |
| Grammy for R&B Contemporary Album | |
| Usher (Confessions) |  |
| Grammy for Alternative Music Album | |
| Wilco (A Ghost Is Born) |  |
| Other Nominees: Bjork (Medulla); Franz Ferdinand (Franz Ferdinand); PJ Harvey (Uh Huh Her); Modest Mouse (Good News For People Who Love Bad News) | |
| Grammy for Traditional Pop Vocal | |
| Rod Stewart (Stardust…The Great American Songbook Volume III) |  |
| Other Nominees: Harry Connick Jr (Only You); Barbara Cook (Count Your Blessings); Monica Mancini (Ultimate Mancini); Ronnie Milsap (Just For A Thrill) | |
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