At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards (held Sunday, February 13 at L.A.’s Staples Center, and hosted by Queen Latifah), the late Ray Charles was definitely the star of the evening, winning no less than eight Grammys for his posthumous duets collection, Genius Loves Company, including Record and Album Of The Year. And while none of the other odds-on favorites and frontrunners–namely Usher, Kanye West, Green Day, and Alicia Keys–went home entirely empty-handed, there were a few Grammy surprises this year to keep things interesting.

The biggest curveball of the ceremony might have been John Mayer’s Song Of The Year victory, as his “Daughters” trounced heavyhitters like Alicia Keys’s “If I Ain’t Got You,” Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks,” Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying,” and Hoobastank’s “The Reason.” But perhaps equally if not more shocking was the fact that Led Zeppelin’s Lifetime Achievement Award presentation was not televised, much to the chagrin of rock fans everywhere.

Another unexpected moment was a first-time Grammy victory for the often critically disparaged Britney Spears, whose “Toxic” beat out established electronic acts Basement Jaxx and the Chemical Brothers, heralded newcomers the Scissor Sisters, and pop veteran Kylie Minogue for Best Dance Recording.

An additional surprise was a win for ex-President Bill Clinton, whose audio release of his memoir My Life snagged the Best Spoken-Word Album award. Clinton also won a spoken-word Grammy last year for the children’s album Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf, and his wife Hilary won the same award in 1996 for It Takes A Village–meaning, oddly, that the former First Couple now possesses three Grammys between them.

Other head-scratching, bewildering, or just simply noteworthy highlights of this year’s competition included Maroon 5’s win for Best New Artist (considering that their album Songs About Jane isn’t exactly new, having come out in 2002); the long-ignored Rod Stewart finally scoring his first Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album; Prince’s “Call My Name” defeating assumed shoo-in Usher’s “Burn” for Best Male R&B Performance; Loretta Lynn and the White Stripes’ Jack White winning for Best Country Collaboration; and Scrubs actor Zach Braff picking up a Grammy for his work assembling the music for Best Compilation Soundtrack winner Garden State.

Performance highlights included an opening number featuring the Black Eyed Peas, Franz Ferdinand, Los Lonely Boys, Maroon 5, and Gwen Stefani; a sexy duet by not-so-secretly married couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony; a surprise teaming of Alicia Keys, Quincy Jones, and Oscar-nominated Ray actor Jamie Foxx on “Georgia On My Mind”; Bono’s dedication of U2’s performance to his late father; and an allstar tribute to the tsunami victims featuring Bono, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw, Velvet Revolver, Brian Wilson, and Stevie Wonder singing the Beatles’ “Across The Universe.”

Overall, the big Grammy champs this year were Ray Charles (eight trophies), Alicia Keys (four), Norah Jones (three), U2 (three), Usher (three), Kanye West (three), Ben Harper (two), Loretta Lynn (two), John Mayer (two), Tim McGraw (two), Prince (two), and Wilco (two). A complete breakdown of the 47th Annual Grammy Awards winners is listed below.

RECORD OF THE YEAR: “Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles & Norah Jones

ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various

SONG OF THE YEAR: “Daughters,” John Mayer

BEST NEW ARTIST: Maroon 5

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Sunrise,” Norah Jones

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Daughters,” John Mayer

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL: “Heaven,” Los Lonely Boys

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: “Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles & Norah Jones

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: “11th Commandment,” Ben Harper

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar, Various

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various

BEST DANCE RECORDING: “Toxic,” Britney Spears

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM: Kish Kash, Basement Jaxx

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM: Stardust…The Great American Songbook Vol. III, Rod Stewart

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Code Of Silence,” Bruce Springsteen

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL: “Vertigo,” U2

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE: “Slither,” Velvet Revolver

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: “Whiplash,” Motorhead

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow,” Brian Wilson

BEST ROCK SONG: “Vertigo,” U2

BEST ROCK ALBUM: American Idiot, Green Day

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: A Ghost Is Born, Wilco

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “If I Ain’t Got You,” Alicia Keys

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Call My Name,” Prince

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: “My Boo,” Usher & Alicia Keys

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Musicology,” Prince

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE: “Cross My Mind,” Jill Scott

BEST R&B SONG: “You Don’t Know My Name,” Alicia Keys

BEST R&B ALBUM: The Diary Of Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM: Confessions, Usher

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE: “99 Problems,” Jay-Z

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: “Let’s Get It Started,” The Black Eyed Peas

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION: “Yeah!,” Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris

BEST RAP SONG: “Jesus Walks,” Kanye West

BEST RAP ALBUM: The College Dropout, Kanye West

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Redneck Woman,” Gretchen Wilson

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim McGraw

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: “Top Of The World,” Dixie Chicks

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: “Portland Oregon,” Loretta Lynn & Jack White

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: “Earl’s Breakdown,” Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas

BEST COUNTRY SONG: “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim McGraw

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM: Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM: Brand New Strings, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM: Returning, Will Ackerman

BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM: Unspeakable, Bill Frisell

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM: R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal), Nancy Wilson

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: “Speak Like A Child,” Herbie Hancock

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP: Illuminations, McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM: Concert In The Garden, Maria Schneider Orchestra

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM: Land Of The Sun, Charlie Haden

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE: “Heaven Help Us All,” Ray Charles & Gladys Knight

BEST ROCK GOSPEL ALBUM: Wire, Third Day

BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM: All Things New, Steven Curtis Chapman

BEST SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM: Worship & Faith, Randy Travis

BEST TRADITIONAL SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM: There Will Be A Light, Ben Harper & the Blind Boys Of Alabama

BEST CONTEMPORARY SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM: Nothing Without You, Smokie Norful

BEST GOSPEL CHOIR OR CHORUS ALBUM: Live…This Is Your House, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM: Amar Sin Mentiras, Marc Anthony

BEST LATIN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM: Street Signs, Ozomatli

BEST TRADITIONAL TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM: ¡Ahora Sí!, Israel López “Cachao”

BEST SALSA/MERENGUE ALBUM: Across 110th Street, Spanish Harlem Orchestra with Ruben Blades

BEST MEXICAN/MEXICAN-AMERICAN ALBUM: Intimamente, Intocable

BEST TEJANO ALBUM: Polkas, Gritos Y Acordeónes, David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM: Blues To The Bone, Etta James

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM: Keep It Simple, Keb’ Mo’

BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM: Beautiful Dreamer – The Songs Of Stephen Foster, Various

BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM: The Revolution Starts…Now, Steve Earle

BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM: Cedar Dream Songs, Bill Miller

BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM: Slack Key Guitar Vol. 2, Various

BEST REGGAE ALBUM: True Love, Toots & the Maytals

BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: Raise Your Spirit Higher, Ladysmith Black Mambazo

BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: Egypt, Youssou N’Dour

BEST POLKA ALBUM: Let’s Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album, Brave Combo

BEST MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN: cELLAbration! A Tribute To Ella Jenkins, Various

BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN: The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans, Tom Chapin

BEST SPOKEN-WORD ALBUM: My Life, Bill Clinton

BEST COMEDY ALBUM: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents…America: A Citizen’s Guide To Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart & the Cast Of The Daily Show

BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM: Wicked

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM: Garden State

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM: The Lord Of The Rings – The Return Of The King

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA: “Into The West,” Annie Lennox (From The Lord Of The Rings – The Return Of The King)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION: “Merengue,” Yo-Yo Ma

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT: “Past Present & Future,” The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT WITH ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S): “Over The Rainbow,” Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE: A Ghost Is Born, Wilco

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED-EDITION PACKAGE: Once In A Lifetime, Talking Heads

BEST ALBUM NOTES: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM: Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: John Shanks

BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL: “It’s My Life (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke Mix),” No Doubt

BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL: Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra, Robert Spano

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL: David Frost

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic

BEST OPERA RECORDING: Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro, Various/Concerto Koln

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE: Berlioz: Requiem, Frank Lopardo/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITH ORCHESTRA): Previn: Violin Concerto “Anne-Sophie”/Bernstein: Serenade, André Previn/Anne-Sophie Mutter/Boston Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra

BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA): Aire Latino, David Russell

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella – Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mère L’Oye, Martha Argerich & Mikhail Pletnev

BEST SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (WITH OR WITHOUT CONDUCTOR): Carlos Chávez – Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2, Jeff von der Schmidt/Southwest Chamber Music

BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE: Ives: Songs, Susan Graham/Pierre-Laurent Aimard

BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION: Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls, Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists/New York Philharmonic

BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM: LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO: “Vertigo,” U2

BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO: Concert For George, Various

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