The 48th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 8, 2006, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005. Irish rock band U2 were the main recipients with five awards including Album of the Year. Mariah Carey, John Legend, and Kanye West were each nominated for eight awards and won three; Alison Krauss & Union Station also won three awards; and Kelly Clarkson won two. Green Day were amongst the big winners, winning the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

Performances

Presenters

Award winners

U2 was the night's top winner, with five awards. Their win for Album of the Year was their second win for that particular award. They previously won it back in 1988 for The Joshua Tree. They are the only rock act to have more than one Album of the Year win. Top nominees included Mariah Carey, John Legend and Kanye West with eight each, but won only three awards each. Kelly Clarkson won two awards, becoming the first American Idol contestant ever to win a Grammy. Multiple award winners (awards won/nominated):

General

Alternative

Blues

Children's

Classical

Comedy

Composition and arrangement

Awards for composing and arranging:

Country

Dance

Film, TV and visual media

Awards for soundtrack contributions:

Folk

Gospel

Historical

Jazz

Latin

Musical Show

Award for Musical theatre recording:

Music video

New Age

Packaging and notes

Polka

Pop

Production and engineering

Awards for production and engineering:

R&B

Rap

Reggae

Rock

Surround Sound

Spoken word

Traditional Pop

World

Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Grammy Trustees Award

In Memoriam

Trivia