The Dixie Chicks stunned America at the Grammy Awards Sunday night by claiming five big prizes, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Just four years after the trio was ostracized for making anti-President George W. Bush comments onstage during a London concert, they were celebrated for hit song “Not Ready to Make Nice” and album Taking the Long Way.
In accepting the Best Song prize, newly brunette singer Natalie Maines–who made the infamous comments onstage in 2003–personally thanked her bandmates Martie Maguire and Emily Robison for supporting her during the controversy.
She joked, “I told you I’d take you to the Grammys, stick with me.”
The 49th Grammys also served up a night to remember for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who claimed four top honors with wins for Best Rock Album and Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition Packaging for Stadium Arcadium and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Dani California.”
Meanwhile, American Idol winner-turned country sensation Carrie Underwood and Mary J. Blige claimed three awards apiece. It was a bittersweet night for Blige, who entered the Grammys leading the pack of nominees with eight nods.
Composer John Williams, Justin Timberlake, John Mayer, Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ludacris, jazz great Chick Corea and Gnarls Barkley were among the double Grammy winners.
The full winners list can be seen on the next page…
Record of the Year
“Not Ready to Make Nice” – Dixie Chicks
Album of the Year
Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks
Song of the Year
“Not Ready To Make Nice” – Dixie Chicks
Best Rock Album
Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best New Artist
Carrie Underwood
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Ain’t No Other Man” – Christina Aguilera
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
“Waiting on the World to Change” – John Mayer
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
“My Humps” – The Black Eyed Peas
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
“For Once in My Life” – Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
“Mornin'” – George Benson (& Al Jarreau)
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Fingerprints – Peter Frampton
Best Pop Vocal Album
Continuum – John Mayer
Best Dance Recording
“Sexy Back” – Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Best Electronic/Dance Album
Confessions on a Dance Floor – Madonna
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Duets: An American Classic – Tony Bennett
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
“Someday Baby” – Bob Dylan
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
“Dani California” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Hard Rock Performance
“Woman” – Wolfmother
Best Metal Performance
“Eyes of the Insane” – Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
“The Wizard Turns On…” – The Flaming Lips
Best Rock Song
“Dani California” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Alternative Music Album
St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
“Be Without You” – Mary J. Blige
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
“Heaven” – John Legend
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
“Family Affair” – (Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone with Van Hunt
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
“God Bless the Child” – George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
“Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley
Best R&B Song
“Be Without You” – Mary J. Blige
Best R&B Album
The Breakthrough – Mary J. Blige
Best Contemporary R&B Album
B’Day – Beyonce
Best Rap Solo Performance
“What You Know” – T.I.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
“Ridin'” – Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“My Love” – Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
Best Rap Song
“Money Maker” – Ludacris Featuring Pharrell
Best Rap Album
Release Therapy – Ludacris
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” – Carrie Underwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
“The Reason Why” – Vince Gill
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
“Not Ready to Make Nice” – Dixie Chicks
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
“Who Says You Can’t Go Home” – Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
Best Country Instrumental Performance
“Whiskey Before Breakfast” – Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
Best Country Song
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” – Carrie Underwood
Best Country Album
Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks
Best Bluegrass Album
Instrumentals – Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Best New Age Album
Amarantine – Enya
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
The Hidden Land – Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Turned to Blue – Nancy Wilson
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Some Skunk Funk – Michael Brecker
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
The Ultimate Adventure – Chick Corea
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Some Skunk Funk – Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza
Best Latin Jazz Album
Simpatico – The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
Best Gospel Performance
“Victory” – Yolanda Adams
Best Gospel Song
“Imagine Me” – Kirk Franklin
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Turn Around – Jonny Lang
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Wherever You Are – Third Day
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Glory Train – Randy Travis
Best Traditional Gospel Album
Alive in South Africa – Israel & New Breed
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Hero – Kirk Franklin
Best Latin Pop Album
Limón y Sal – Julieta Venegas
Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album
Amar Es Combatir – Mana
Best Tropical Latin Album
Directo Al Corazon – Gilberto Santa Rosa
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Historias de Mi Tierra – Pepe Aguilar
Best Tejano Album
Sigue el Taconazo – Chente Barrera Y Taconazo
Best Norteno Album
Historias Que Contar – Los Tigres del Norte
Best Banda Album
Mas Alla del Sol – Joan Sebastian
Best Traditional Blues Album
Risin’ with the Blues – Ike Turner
Best Contemporary Blues Album
After the Rain – Irma Thomas
Best Traditional Folk Album
We Shall Overcome – The Seeger Sessions – Bruce Springsteen
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Modern Times – Bob Dylan
Best Native American Music Album
Dance with the Wind – Mary Youngblood
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Live from Maui – Various Artists
Best Reggae Album
Love Is My Religion – Ziggy Marley
Best Traditional World Music Album
Blessed – Soweto Gospel Choir
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie – The Klezmatics
Best Polka Album
Polka in Paradise – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra
Best Musical Album for Children
Catch That Train! – Dan Zanes and Friends
Best Spoken-Word Album for Children
Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs – Bill Harley
Best Spoken-Word Album
Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis – Jimmy Carter with Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together – Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee
Best Comedy Album
The Carnegie Hall Performance – Lewis Black
Best Musical Show Album
Jersey Boys – Original Broadway Cast with Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album
Walk the Line – Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack Album
Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams
Best Song Written for Motion Picture/Television
“Our Town (from Cars)” – Randy Newman/James Taylor
Best Instrumental Composition
“A Prayer for Peace” – John Williams
Best Instrumental Arrangement
“Three Ghouls” – Chick Corea
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
“For Once in My Life” – Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
Best Recording Package
10,000 Days – Tool
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Album Notes
If You Got to Ask, You Ain’t Got It! – Fats Waller
Best Historical Album
Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922 – Various Artists
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
At War with the Mystics – The Flaming Lips
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Rick Rubin
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
“Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)” – Coldplay
Best Surround-Sound Album
Morph the Cat – Donald Fagen
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes – Paavo Jarvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Producer of the Year, Classical
Elaine Martone
Best Classical Album
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 – San Francisco Symphony
Best Orchestral Performance
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 – San Francisco Symphony
Best Opera Recording
Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears – Women of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Best Choral Performance
Pärt: Da Pacem – Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds) – Cleveland Chamber Symphony
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
Chopin: Nocturnes – Maurizio Pollini
Best Chamber Music Performance
Intimate Voices – Emerson String Quartet
Best Small Ensemble Performance
Padilla: Sun of Justice – Los Angeles Chamber Singers’ Cappella
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Rilke Songs – Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears – Osvaldo Golijov
Best Classical Crossover Album
Simple Gifts – London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra
Best Short-Form Music Video
“Here It Goes Again” – OK Go
Best Long-Form Music Video
Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
Lifetime Achievement Award
Booker T and the M.G.’s
The Doors
Grateful Dead
Maria Callas
Bob Wills
Ornette Coleman
MusiCares Person of the Year
Don Henley
Presidents Merit Award
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Trustees Award
Estelle Axton
Cosimo Matassa
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