Norah Jones dominated this years Grammys by capturing year’s best album, record and new artist.
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Norah Jones won five Grammy Awards, including album and record of the year honors, as well as best new artist, female pop vocal and pop vocal album.
General Field
Record of the Year
“Don’t Know Why,” Norah Jones
(Jones, Arif Mardin and Jay Newland, producers; Arif Mardin and Jay Newland, engineers/mixers)
Album of the Year
“Come Away With Me,” Norah Jones
(Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland and Craig Street, producers; Husky Huskolds, Arif Mardin and Jay Newland, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer)
Song of the Year
“Don’t Know Why,” Jesse Harris
(Norah Jones, artist)
Best New Artist
Norah Jones
Pop Field
Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Don’t Know Why,” Norah Jones
Male Pop Vocal Performance
“Your Body Is a Wonderland,” John Mayer
Pop Duo or Group With Vocal
“Hey Baby,” No Doubt
Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“The Game of Love,” Santana and Michelle Branch
Pop Instrumental Performance
“Auld Lang Syne,” B.B. King
Pop Instrumental Album
“Just Chillin’,” Norman Brown
Pop Vocal Album
“Come Away With Me,” Norah Jones
Dance Field
Best Dance Recording
“Days Go By,” Dirty Vegas (Ben Harris, Paul Harris and Steve Smith, producers)
Traditional Pop Field
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues,” Tony Bennett
Rock Field
Female Rock Vocal Performance
“Steve McQueen,” Sheryl Crow.
Male Rock Vocal Performance
“The Rising,” Bruce Springsteen.
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
“In My Place,” Coldplay.
Hard Rock Performance
“All My Life,” Foo Fighters.
Metal Performance
“Here to Stay,” Korn
Rock Instrumental Performance
“Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia),” the Flaming Lips
Best Rock Song
“The Rising,” Bruce Springsteen (Springsteen, artist)
Best Rock Album
“The Rising,” Bruce Springsteen
Alternative Field
Best Alternative Music Album
“A Rush of Blood to the Head,” Coldplay
R&B Field
Female R&B Vocal Performance
“He Think I Don’t Know,” Mary J. Blige
Male R&B Vocal Performance
“U Don’t Have to Call,” Usher
R&B Duo or Group With Vocal
“Love’s in Need of Love Today,” Stevie Wonder and Take Six
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
“What’s Going On,” Chaka Khan and the Funk Brothers
Urban/Alternative Performance
“Little Things,” India.Arie
Best R&B Song
“Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop),” Erykah Badu, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq and Glen Standridge (Erykah Badu featuring Common, artist)
Best R&B Album
“Voyage to India,” India.Arie
Best Contemporary R&B Album
“Ashanti,” Ashanti
Rap Field
Female Rap Solo Performance
“Scream a.k.a Itchin’,” Missy Elliott
Male Rap Solo Performance
“Hot in Herre,” Nelly
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
“The Whole World,” OutKast featuring Killer Mike
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Dilemma,” Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Best Rap Album
“The Eminem Show,” Eminem
Country Field
Female Country Vocal Performance
“Cry,” Faith Hill
Male Country Vocal Performance
“Give My Love to Rose,” Johnny Cash
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
“Long Time Gone,” Dixie Chicks
Country Collaboration With Vocals
“Mendocino County Line,” Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack
Country Instrumental Performance
“Lil’ Jack Slade,” Dixie Chicks.
Best Country Song
“Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning),” Alan Jackson (Jackson, artist)
Best Country Album
“Home,” Dixie Chicks
Best Bluegrass Album
“Lost in the Lonesome Pines,” Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
New Age Field
Best New Age Album
“Acoustic Garden,” Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel
Jazz Field
Contemporary Jazz Album
“Speaking of Now,” Pat Metheny Group
Jazz Vocal Album
“Live in Paris,” Diana Krall
Jazz Instrumental Solo
“My Ship,” Herbie Hancock, soloist. Track from: “Directions in Music” (Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove)
Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
“Directions in Music,” Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove
Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“What Goes Around,” Dave Holland Big Band.
Latin Jazz Album
“The Gathering,” Caribbean Jazz Project
Gospel Field
Rock Gospel Album
“Come Together,” Third Day
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
“The Eleventh Hour,” Jars of Clay
Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
“We Called Him Mr. Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album,” the Jordanaires, Larry Ford & the Light Crust Doughboys
Traditional Soul Gospel Album
“Higher Ground,” the Blind Boys of Alabama
Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
“Sidebars,” Eartha
Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
“Be Glad,” Carol Cymbala, choir director; Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Latin Field
Latin Pop Album
“Caraluna,” Bacilos
Latin Rock/Alternative Album
“Revolución de Amor,” Maná
Traditional Tropical Latin Album
“El Arte Del Sabor,” Bebo Valdés Trio With Israel López “Cachao” & Carlos “Patato” Valdés
Salsa Album
“La Negra Tiene Tumbao,” Celia Cruz
Merengue Album
“Latino,” Grupo Mania
Mexican/Mexican American Album
“Lo Dijo El Corazón,” Joan Sebastian
Tejano Album
“Acuérdate,” Emilio Navaira
Blues Field
Traditional Blues Album
“A Christmas Celebration of Hope,” B.B. King
Contemporary Blues Album
“Don’t Give Up on Me,” Solomon Burke
Folk Field
Traditional Folk Album
“Legacy,” Doc Watson & David Holt
Contemporary Folk Album
“This Side,” Nickel Creek
Native American Music Album
“Beneath the Raven Moon,” Mary Youngblood
Reggae Field
Best Reggae Album
“Jamaican E.T.,” Lee “Scratch” Perry
World Music Field
Best World Music Album
“Mundo,” Rubén Blades
There was so much good music.
Anyway, I have heard she doesn’t like being recognized as Ravi Shankar’s daughter, as he never acknowledged her until recently.