Dixie Chicks Win Five as ASCAP Dominates the 49th Grammy Awards

Dixie Chicks Win Five as ASCAP Dominates the 49th Grammy Awards

The 49th Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on February 11, 2007. The Dixie Chicks picked up five awards and swept the major categories (Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year) in addition to winning Best Country Album and Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Other multiple ASCAP winners included Mary J. Blige and Rick Rubin with three awards while Tony Bennett, Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley, Ludacris, John Mayer, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake and Michael Tilson Thomas each won two Grammys.

ASCAP members Joan Baez, Ornette Coleman, the Doors, the Grateful Dead and Bob Wills received The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. Stephen Sondheim was honored with The Academy's Trustees Award.

Below is a complete list of ASCAP Grammy Winners:

Record Of The Year

"Not Ready To Make Nice"
Dixie Chicks, artist
Rick Rubin, producer

Album Of The Year

Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks, artist
Rick Rubin, producer

Song Of The Year

"Not Ready To Make Nice"
Natalie Maines & Dan Wilson, songwriters

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"Waiting On The World To Change"
John Mayer

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

"My Humps"
The Black Eyed Peas

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

"For Once In My Life"
Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Fingerprints
Peter Frampton

Best Pop Vocal Album

Continuum
John Mayer

Best Dance Recording

"Sexy Back"
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, artist, producers

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Confessions On A Dance Floor
Madonna

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Duets: An American Classic
Tony Bennett

Best Metal Performance

"Eyes Of The Insane"
Slayer

Best Alternative Music Album

St. Elsewhere
Gnarls Barkley

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

"Be Without You"
Mary J. Blige

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

"God Bless The Child"
Featuring Jill Scott

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

"Crazy"
Gnarls Barkley

Best R&B Song

"Be Without You"
Johntá Austin & Mary J. Blige, songwriters

Best R&B Album

The Breakthrough
Mary J. Blige

Best Contemporary R&B Album

B'Day
Beyoncé

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

"Ridin"
Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"My Love"
Justin Timberlake

Best Rap Song

"Money Maker"
Ludacris, songwriter

Best Rap Album

Release Therapy
Ludacris

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

"Not Ready To Make Nice"
Dixie Chicks

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

"Who Says You Can't Go Home"
Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles

Best Country Song

"Jesus, Take The Wheel"
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson (SOCAN), songwriters

Best Country Album

Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks

Best Bluegrass Album

Instrumentals
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

Turn Around
Jonny Lang

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Wherever You Are
Third Day

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Glory Train
Randy Travis

Best Latin Pop Album

Adentro
Arjona

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

Amar Es Combatir
Man�

Best Tropical Latin Album

Directo Al Coraz�n
Gilberto Santa Rosa

Best Banda Album

M�s All� Del Sol
Joan Seb�stian

Best Traditional Folk Album

We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions
Bruce Springsteen

Best Native American Music Album

Dance With The Wind
Mary Youngblood

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live From Maui
Various Artists
Daniel Ho & George Kahumoku, Jr., producers

Best Reggae Album

Love Is My Religion
Ziggy Marley

Best Musical Album For Children

Catch That Train!
Dan Zanes And Friends

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together
Ossie Davis

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Walk The Line
Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

"Our Town"
(From Cars)
Randy Newman, songwriter

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

"For Once In My Life"
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger

Best Recording Package

10,000 Days
Adam Jones, art director

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Rick Rubin
• American V: A Hundred Highways
• "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
• Stadium Arcadium
• Taking The Long Way
• 12 Songs

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

"Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)"
Jacques Lu Cont (PRS), remixer

Best Surround Sound Album

Morph The Cat
Donald Fagen, surround producer

Best Classical Album

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Best Orchestral Performance

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

Best Small Ensemble Performance

Padilla: Sun Of Justice
Peter Rutenberg, conductor

Best Long Form Music Video

Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen, artist

Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees

Joan Baez

Ornette Coleman

The Doors

The Grateful Dead

Bob Wills

Trustees Award Honoree

Stephen Sondheim

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