The 46th Annual Grammy Awards honored the best recordings, compositions, and artists from October 1, 2002, through September 30, 2003, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy, on February 8, 2004. In its 4th year at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the ceremony was broadcast on tape delay by CBS.
Tied for the most nominations, with six each, were Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Outkast and Pharrell Williams. With five awards for her debut album Dangerously in Love and the lead single Crazy in Love, Beyoncé was the most awarded artist, becoming also the fourth female artist to achieve five Grammys in one ceremony. Outkast was the most awarded group with three awards, including Album of the Year for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. American rock band Evanescence was recognized as Best New Artist.
Background
Effects of the Super Bowl XXXVIII controversy Janet Jackson was originally scheduled to perform a tribute to Luther Vandross during the ceremony. However, due to an incident involving Jackson during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show the previous week, where her breast was briefly revealed by Justin Timberlake, Jackson was blacklisted by CBS's parent company Viacom and her invitation to the ceremony was rescinded. Despite his involvement in the "wardrobe malfunction", Timberlake was still invited, and used one of his acceptance speeches to apologize for the incident. CBS also broadcast the ceremony on a five-minute tape delay. Performances Opening: Prince and Beyoncé – "Purple Rain", "Baby I'm a Star", "Let's Go Crazy", "Crazy in Love" The Beatles 40 Years Ago: Sting, Dave Matthews, Pharrell and Vince Gill – "I Saw Her Standing There" Justin Timberlake and Arturo Sandoval – "Señorita" The Black Eyed Peas and Justin Timberlake – "Where Is the Love?" Foo Fighters and Chick Corea – "Times Like These" The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army" and "Death Letter" Emmylou Harris, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderon, Timothy B. Schmit - Warren Zevon Tribute, "Keep Me In Your Heart" Beyoncé – "Dangerously in Love 2" Funk Music Tribute: OutKast, Earth, Wind & Fire, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, George Clinton with Parliament-Funkadelic and "Minister" Samuel L. Jackson Christina Aguilera – "Beautiful" Sarah McLachlan with Alison Krauss - "Fallen" Martina McBride – "Concrete Angel" Sting & Sean Paul - "Roxanne" Alicia Keys - "A House Is Not a Home" Celine Dion & Richard Marx – "Dance with My Father" OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
Presenters Gwen Stefani & Quentin Tarantino - Presented Best Contemporary R&B Album Queen Latifah - Introduced Christina Aguilera John Mayer & Matthew Perry - Presented Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Beck - Introduced the White Stripes Marg Helgenberger - Introduced Martina McBride Joshua Bell & Keith Urban - Presented Best Female Country Vocal Performance B.B. King & Aerosmith - Presented Best Rap Album; Presented the Funk Brothers with the Lifetime Achievement Award Patti LaBelle - Introducing Alicia Keys, Celine Dion & Richard Marx: A Tribute to Luther Vandross Madonna - Introducing Sting & Sean Paul Sarah Jessica Parker - Introduced Justin Timberlake and Arturo Sandoval Ellen DeGeneres - Talks about the 40th anniversary of The Beatles landing in America and introduced Dave Matthews, Vince Gill, Sting, and Pharrell Williams. Queen Latifah - Introduced the Black Eyed Peas Cuba Gooding Jr. - Introduced Beyoncé and paid tribute to Ella Jenkins Sean Astin & Norah Jones - Presented Best New Artist Snoop Dogg & Jason Alexander - Introduced the Foo Fighters Paulina Rubio, Hilary Duff & Brian McKnight - Presented Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Amy Lee, Amber Tamblyn & Jakob Dylan - Presented Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Sharon Osbourne & Ozzy Osbourne - Presented Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Babyface, Carole King & Kurt Elling - Presented Song of the Year Michael McDonald & Mary J. Blige - Presented Record of the Year Missy Elliott & Tony Bennett - Introduced Sarah McLachlan and Alison Krauss Carlos Santana & Faith Hill - Presented Album of the Year
Winners and nominees Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees.
Reference for the nominations: General Record of the Year "Clocks" – Coldplay Coldplay & Ken Nelson, producers; Coldplay, Ken Nelson & Mark Phythian, engineers/mixers "Crazy In Love" – Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Rich Harrison & Beyoncé Knowles, producers; Jim Caruana & Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers "Where Is the Love?" – The Black Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake Ron Fair & will.i.am, producers; Dylan Dresdow & Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers "Lose Yourself" – Eminem Eminem, producer; Eminem, Steve King & Micheal Strange, Jr., engineers/mixers "Hey Ya!" – OutKast André 3000, producer; Kevin "KD" Davis, John Frye, Robert Hannon, Pete Novak & Neal Pogue, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – OutKast André "3000" Benjamin, Antwon "Big Boi" Patton & Carl Mo, producers; Vincent Alexander, Chris Carmouche, Kevin "KD" Davis, Reggie Dozier, John Frye, Robert Hannon, Padraic Kernin, Moka Nagatani, Pete Novak, Brian Paturalski, Neal Pogue, Dexter Simmons, Matt Still & Darrell Thorp, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers Under Construction – Missy Elliott Craig Brockman, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Erroll "Poppi" McCalla, Nisan & Timbaland, producers; Jeff Allen, Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Josh Butler, Senator Jimmy D, Guru, Timbaland & Mike Wilson, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer Fallen – Evanescence Dave Fortman & Ben Moody, producers; Jay Baumgardner, Dave Fortman & Jeremy Parker, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer Justified – Justin Timberlake Brian McKnight, The Neptunes, Scott Storch, Timbaland & The Underdogs, producers; Andrew Coleman, Jimmy Douglass, Serban Ghenea, Dabling Harward, Steve Penny, Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Dave "Natural Love" Russell, Timbaland & Chris Wood, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers Jr., mastering engineer Elephant – The White Stripes Jack White, producer; Liam Watson & Jack White, engineers/mixers; Noel Summerville, mastering engineer
Song of the Year "Dance With My Father" Richard Marx & Luther Vandross, songwriters (Luther Vandross) "Beautiful" Linda Perry, songwriter (Christina Aguilera) "I'm With You" Avril Lavigne & The Matrix, songwriters (Avril Lavigne) "Keep Me In Your Heart" Jorge Calderón & Warren Zevon, songwriters (Warren Zevon) "Lose Yourself" J. Bass, M. Mathers & L. Resto, songwriters (Eminem)
Best New Artist Evanescence 50 Cent Fountains of Wayne Heather Headley Sean Paul
Alternative Best Alternative Music Album Elephant – The White Stripes Fight Test – The Flaming Lips Hail to the Thief – Radiohead Untitled – Sigur Rós Fever to Tell – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Blues Best Traditional Blues Album Jacquire King (engineer), Ed Cherney (engineer/mixer), Dennis Herring (producer) & Buddy Guy for Blues Singer Best Contemporary Blues Album Donto James (engineer/producer), Josh Sklair (producer), Sametto James (producer) & Etta James for Let's Roll
Children's Best Musical Album for Children Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer for Bon Appétit! Best Spoken Word Album for Children Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev & Sophia Loren for Wolf Tracks and Peter and the Wolf, music performed by the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
Classical Best Orchestral Performance Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Vienna Philharmonic for Mahler: Symphony No. 3 performed by Anne Sofie von Otter, Johannes Prinz, Gerald Wirth, the Vienna Boys' Choir & the Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein Best Classical Vocal Performance Thomas Quasthoff & Anne Sofie von Otter for Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra performed by Thomas Quasthoff, Anne Sofie von Otter & the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Claudio Abbado Best Opera Recording Wolfram Graul (producer), Bernard Haitink (conductor), Jerry Hadley, Karita Mattila, Eva Randová, Anja Silja, Jorma Silvasti for Janáček's: Jenůfa performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Chorus & various artists Best Choral Performance Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tiia-Ester Loitme & Ants Soots (chorus masters) for Sibelius: Cantatas performed by the Ellerhein Girls' Choir, the Estonian National Male Choir & the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor) & Maxim Vengerov for Britten: Violin Concerto/Walton: Viola Concerto performed by Maxim Vengerov & the London Symphony Orchestra Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) Emanuel Ax for Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 29, 31, 34, 35 & 49 Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor) Jeff von der Schmidt (conductor) & Southwest Chamber Music for "Chávez: Suite for Double Quartet" Best Chamber Music Performance The Kronos Quartet & Dawn Upshaw for Berg: Lyric Suite Best Classical Contemporary Composition Dominick Argento (composer) for "Argento: Casa Guidi" performed by Frederica von Stade, Eiji Oue & the Minnesota Orchestra Best Classical Album Andreas Neubronner (producer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & Michelle DeYoung for Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Kindertotenlieder performed by Michelle DeYoung, Vance George, the Pacific Boychoir, the San Francisco Girls Chorus & the San Francisco Symphony & Chorus Best Classical Crossover Album Jorge Calandrelli (conductor) & Yo-Yo Ma for Obrigado Brazil performed by various artists
Comedy Best Comedy Album "Weird Al" Yankovic for Poodle Hat
Composing and arranging Best Instrumental Composition Wayne Shorter (composer) for "Sacajawea" Best Instrumental Arrangement Michael Brecker & Gil Goldstein (arrangers) for "Timbuktu" performed by the Michael Brecker Quindectet Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Vince Mendoza (arranger) for "Woodstock" (Joni Mitchell)
Country Best Female Country Vocal Performance June Carter Cash for "Keep on the Sunny Side" Best Male Country Vocal Performance Vince Gill for "Next Big Thing" Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for "A Simple Life" Best Country Collaboration with Vocals James Taylor & Alison Krauss for "How's the World Treating You" Best Country Instrumental Performance Alison Krauss & Union Station for "Cluck Old Hen" Best Country Song Jim Moose Brown & Don Rollins (songwriters) for "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" performed by Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett Best Country Album Carl Jackson (producer) for Livin', Lovin', Losin' – Songs of the Louvin Brothers performed by various artists Best Bluegrass Album Alison Krauss & Union Station for Live
Dance Best Dance Recording Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis (producers), Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, Bruce Elliott-Smith, Phil Larsen (mixers) & Kylie Minogue for "Come Into My World"
Film/TV/media Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Randy Spendlove & Ric Wake (compilation producers) & Various Artists for Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media John J. Kurlander (engineer), Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) & Howard Shore (composer) for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean (songwriters) for "A Mighty Wind" performed by The Folksmen, Mitch & Mickey & The New Main Street Singers
Folk Best Traditional Folk Album Wildwood Flower – June Carter Cash Best Contemporary Folk Album The Wind – Warren Zevon Best Native American Music Album Flying Free – Black Eagle
Gospel Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Michael W. Smith for Worship Again
Best Rock Gospel Album Audio Adrenaline for Worldwide