Bangkok--12 Feb--SONY BMG
NEW YORK - February 11, 2007 - SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT received a total of 36 GRAMMY awards today from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
NARAS recognized SONY BMG artists with awards from across a wide range of labels and genres, including a sweep of the night's three biggest awards by the Dixie Chicks in the Album, Record, and Song of the Year categories. The Dixie Chicks also won the awards for Best Country Album and Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal.
SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.
Following is a list of SONY BMG's GRAMMY winners:
Category 1
Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
Not Ready To Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia
]
Category 2
Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
[Open Wide/Columbia
]
Category 3
Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Not Ready To Make Nice
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia; Publishers: Woolly Puddin' Music, Chrysalis Music, Sugar Lake Music.
]
Category 4
Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
Carrie Underwood
Field 1 — Pop
Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Ain't No Other Man
Christina Aguilera
Track from: Back To Basics
[RCA Records
]
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Waiting On The World To Change
John Mayer
Track from: Continuum
[Aware/Columbia
]
Category 8
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
For Once In My Life
Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia
]
Category 11
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Continuum
John Mayer
[Aware/Columbia
]
Field 2 — Dance
Category 12
Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
Sexy Back
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Danja, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group
]
Field 3 — Traditional Pop
Category 14
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Duets: An American Classic
Tony Bennett
[RPM Records/Columbia
]
Field 4 — Rock
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Someday Baby
Bob Dylan
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia
]
Field 6 — R&B
Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Heaven
John Legend
Track from: Once Again
[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban Music
]
Category 25
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Family Affair
(Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks
[Epic/Legacy Recordings
]
Category 30
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
B'Day
Beyonc?
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia
]
Field 7 — Rap
Category 33
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
My Love
Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group
]
Field 8 — Country
Category 36
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19
]
Category 38
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Not Ready To Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia
]
Category 41
Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.
]
Category 42
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
[Open Wide/Columbia
]
Field 10 — Jazz
Category 45
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
The Hidden Land
B?la Fleck & The Flecktones
[Columbia
]
Field 11 — Gospel
Category 51
Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)
Victory
Yolanda Adams
Track from: The Gospel — Soundtrack
[Verity Records
]
Category 52
Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Imagine Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
[Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.
]
Category 54
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Wherever You Are
Third Day
[Essential Records
]
Category 56
Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Alive In South Africa
Israel & New Breed
[Integrity Gospel
]
Category 57
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Hero
Kirk Franklin
[Fo Yo Soul/Zomba
]
Field 12 — Latin
Category 58
Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Adentro
Arjona
[Norte/Sony BMG
]
Lim?n Y Sal
Julieta Venegas
[Norte/Sony BMG
]
Category 60
Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Directo Al Coraz?n
Gilberto Santa Rosa
[Norte/Sony BMG
]
Category 61
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Historias De Mi Tierra
Pepe Aguilar
[Norte/Sony BMG
]
Field 14 — Folk
Category 67
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
We Shall Overcome — The Seeger Sessions
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia
]
Category 68
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Modern Times
Bob Dylan
[Columbia
]
Category 81
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
Memoirs Of A Geisha
John Williams, composer
[Sony Classical
]
Field 23 — Composing/Arranging
Category 85
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
For Once In My Life
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia
]
Field 24 — Package
Category 86
Best Recording Package
10,000 Days
Adam Jones, art director (Tool)
[Tool Dissectional/Volcano/Zomba Label Group
]
Field 25 — Album Notes
Category 88
Best Album Notes
If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)
[Bluebird/Legacy Recordings
]
Field 28 — Surround Sound
Category 108
Best Long Form Music Video
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)
Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Thom Zimny, video director; Thom Zimny, video producer
[Columbia
]