The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004. They were hosted by Queen Latifah, and televised in the United States by CBS. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Ray Charles, whom the event was dedicated in memory of, posthumously won five Grammy Awards while his album, Genius Loves Company, won a total of eight. Kanye West received the most nominations with ten, winning three. Usher received eight nominations and won three including Best Contemporary R&B Album for his diamond selling album Confessions. Britney Spears received her first Grammy of Best Dance Recording for her 2004 smash hit "Toxic".

Performers

Presenters

Winners and nominees

Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees.

General

Record of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Best Pop Instrumental Performance Best Pop Instrumental Album Best Pop Vocal Album

Dance

Best Dance Recording Best Electronic/Dance Album

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Best Hard Rock Performance Best Metal Performance Best Rock Instrumental Performance Best Rock Song Best Rock Album

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

Blues

Classical

Best Classical Album Best Orchestral Performance Best Opera Recording Best Choral Performance Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) Best Chamber Music Performance Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor) Best Classical Vocal Performance Best Classical Contemporary Composition Best Classical Crossover Album

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance Best Male Country Vocal Performance Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Best Country Instrumental Performance Best Country Song Best Country Album Best Bluegrass Album

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Best Rock Gospel Album Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album

Jazz

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Best Jazz Vocal Album Best Contemporary Jazz Album Best Latin Jazz Album

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album Best Tejano Album Best Salsa/Merengue Album

New Age

Best New Age Album

Polka

Best Polka Album

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Best Urban/Alternative Performance Best R&B Song Best R&B Album Best Contemporary R&B Album

Rap

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

World

Best Traditional World Music Album Best Contemporary World Music Album

Spoken

Best Spoken Word Album

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video Best Long Form Music Video

Packaging and notes

Best Recording Package Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Best Album Notes

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Best Engineered Album, Classical Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Producer of the Year, Classical

Surround sound

Best Surround Sound Album

Special merit awards

Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

MusiCares Person of the Year

Grammy Trustees Award

In Memoriam

Estelle Axton, Danny Sugarman, Bruce Palmer, Johnny Ramone, Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, Jim Capaldi, Artie Shaw, Barney Kessel, Elvin Jones, Illinois Jacquet, Michel Colombier, Alvino Rey, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jan Berry, Terry Melcher, Laura Branigan, Cornelius Bumpus, Spencer Dryden, Elmer Bernstein, David Raksin, Jerry Goldsmith, Vaughn Meader, Rodney Dangerfield, Scott Muni, Johnny Carson, Skeeter Davis, Bill Lowery, Hank Garland, Arnold "Gatemouth" Moore, Ernie Ball, Tom Capone, Isidro Lopez, Robert Merrill, Renata Tebaldi, Fred Ebb, Cy Coleman, Paul Atkinson, Artie Mogull, Carole Fields Arnold, Rick James, Freddie Perren, Syreeta Wright and Ray Charles.

Trivia