2007 music awards
The 49th Annual Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2005, and ending September 30, 2006, in the United States. The awards were handed out on Sunday, February 11, 2007, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Dixie Chicks were the night's biggest winners winning a total of five awards. Mary J. Blige received the most nominations, with eight. Don Henley was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the show on February 9, 2007. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Direction (electronic, multicamera) for VMC Programming.
Main ceremony.
The performance of "Roxanne" by the Police to open the show promoted the start of their reunion tour.
Presenters.
Main ceremony
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Winners and nominees.
Multiple nominees and wins (award nominations/wins)
Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees.
Latin.
Best Latin Pop Album:
Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album:
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album:
Best Tejano Album:
Best Norteño Album:
Best Banda Album:
R&amp;B.
Best Contemporary R&amp;B Album
Rap.
Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Album
Rock.
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Children's.
Best Musical Album for Children
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Spoken word.
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books &amp; Story Telling)
In memoriam.
Maynard Ferguson
Michael Brecker
Ray Barretto
Anita O'Day
Alice Coltrane
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Floyd Dixon
June Pointer
Arthur Lee (musician)
Phil Walden
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Malcolm Arnold
Sarah Caldwell
Denny Doherty
Henry Lewy
Syd Barrett
Ian Copeland
Ali Farka Touré
Soraya (musician)
Georgia Gibbs
Frankie Laine
Irving Green
Gene Pitney
Buck Owens
Cindy Walker
Buddy Killen
Freddy Fender
Desmond Dekker
Ed Bradley
J Dilla
Ruth Brown
Billy Preston
Arif Mardin
Gerald Levert
Ahmet Ertegun
James Brown
References.
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