2003 award ceremony for music
The45th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2003, atMadison Square Garden inNew York City honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002. Musicians' accomplishments from the previous year were recognized.Norah Jones and her song "Don't Know Why " were the main recipients of the night, garnering six Grammys, including four major awards:Record of the Year ,Album of the Year ,Song of the Year andBest New Artist , plusBest Female Pop Vocal Performance andBest Pop Vocal Album .[ 1] Jesse Harris received the Song of the Year award for his work on "Don't Know Why ."Simon and Garfunkel reunited to open the show performing "The Sound of Silence ".
TheBee Gees were presented with the "Legend Award", only 42 days after the sudden death ofMaurice Gibb . The award was received by the surviving brothers,Barry andRobin . During Barry's speech, he made mention of Maurice's widow Yvonne and their children Adam and Sami, and in a heartfelt, gracious and tearful moment announced that he and Robin were presenting the award to Maurice. It was then accepted by Adam, at Barry's request, on behalf of his late father, his mother and his sister.
Record of the Year Album of the Year Come Away With Me Norah Jones Home Dixie Chicks The Eminem Show Eminem Nellyville Nelly Jason "Jay E" Epperson ,Just Blaze ,The Neptunes ,The Trackboyz & Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam, producers; Steve Eigner, Brian Garten, Russ Giraud,Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton , Greg Morgenstein, Matt Still & Rich Travali, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineerThe Rising Bruce Springsteen Song of the Year Best New Artist 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 Vocal Album Best Pop Instrumental Album Best Alternative Music Album From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken " field, below. Composing and arranging [ edit ] Best Latin Pop Album Bob St. John, Eric Schilling, Gustavo Afont, Iker Gastraminsa, Jaime Lagueruela,Jon Fausty (engineers/mixers), Gonzalo Vasquez (engineer/mixer & producer) Luis Ochoa (producer) &Bacilos (producers and artists) forCaraluna Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album Benny Faccone (engineer/mixer). Franco Giordani, John Karpowich & Dennis Parker (engineers) &Joan Sebastian (producer & artist) forLo Dijo El Corazón Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album Best Tejano Album Gustavo Alphonso Miranda (engineer/mixer), Manuel Herrera Maldonado (producer) &Emilio Navaira forAcuérdate Best Salsa Album Best Merengue Album Manuel Antonio Tejada Tabar, Raphael Peña, Rolando Alejandro (engineers/mixers),Jose Lugo (producer) &Grupo Mania forLatino Packaging and notes [ edit ] Production and engineering [ edit ] Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Best Urban/Alternative Performance Best R&B Song Erykah Badu , Madukwu Chinwah,Rashid Lonnie Lynn (Common) ,Robert Ozuna ,James Poyser ,Raphael Saadiq & Glen Standridge (songwriters) for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) Michael Archer, Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq, & Glenn Standridge for "Be Here" (Raphael Saadiq featuringD'Angelo ) Marsha Ambrosius, Darren "Limitless" Henson, Keith "Keshon" Pelzer, & Natalie Stewart for "Floetic " (Floetry ) Will Baker, Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders, & India Simpson for "Good Man" (India.Arie ) Remy Shand for "Take a Message " (Remy Shand)Best R&B Album Best Contemporary R&B Album Best Female Rap Solo Performance Best Male Rap Solo Performance Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Best Rap Album Special merit awards [ edit ] Individual Contributions Company Contributions Aja Steely Dan "Blowin' in the Wind " (Warner Bros., 1963) performed byPeter, Paul and Mary Born to Run Bruce Springsteen "Both Sides, Now " (Elektra, 1968) performed byJudy Collins "Days of Wine and Roses " (RCA, 1962) performed byHenry Mancini "Downtown " (Warner Bros., 1964) performed byPetula Clark Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Thelonious Monk Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John "Hotel California " (Asylum, 1977) performed byEagles "I Only Have Eyes for You " (End, 1959) performed byThe Flamingos "I Shot the Sheriff " (RSO, 1974) performed byEric Clapton "It's Too Late " (Ode, 1971) performed byCarole King "Lady Marmalade " (Epic, 1974) performed byLabelle worked from the albumNightbirds "Proud Mary " (Liberty, 1970) performed byIke & Tina Turner worked from the albumWorkin' Together . Rumors Fleetwood Mac Shostakovich :Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor Op. 99David Oistrakh withNew York Philharmonic conducted byDimitri Mitropoulos "Stairway to Heaven " (Atlantic, 1971) performed byLed Zeppelin Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon "Stormy Weather " (Brunswick, 1933) performed byEthel Waters "Up, Up and Away " (Soul City, 1967) performed byThe 5th Dimension
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