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Grammy Awards of 2003
The 45th Grammy Awards were held in 2003. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Award winners:
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Record of the Year
- Arif Mardin (producer), Jay Newland (producer & engineer/mixer), Norah Jones (producer & artist) for "Don't Know Why"
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Album of the Year
- Arif Mardin, Craig Street (producers), Jay Newland (engineer/mixer & producer), S. Husky Höskulds (engineer/mixer), Ted Jensen (mastering engineer) & Norah Jones (producer & artist) for Come Away With Me
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Song of the Year
- Jesse Harris (songwriter) for "Don't Know Why" performed by Norah Jones
Special Merit Awards
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Tech Award
- Geoff Emerick
- Shure Incorporated
Alternative
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Best Alternative Music Album
- Ken Nelson (producer & engineer/mixer), Mark Phythian (engineer/mixer) & Coldplay (producers, engineers/mixers & artists) for A Rush of Blood to the Head
Blues
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Best Traditional Blues Album
- Anthony Daigle , John Holbrock (engineers/mixers) & B. B. King (producer & artist) for A Christmas Celebration of Hope
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Joe Henry (producer), S. Husky Höskulds (engineer/mixer) & Solomon Burke for Don't Give Up On Me
Children's
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Best Musical Album for Children
- Joseph Miskulin (producer), Dan Rudin , Brent Truitt (engineers/mixers) & Riders in the Sky for Monsters, Inc. - Scream Factory Favorites
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Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Tom Chapin for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Classical
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Best Orchestral Performance
- Andreas Neubronner (producer), Peter Laenger (engineer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 6
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Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Erik Smith (producer), Jonathan Stokes , Neil Hutchinson , Tom Lazarus (engineers), Patrick Summers (conductor), Renée Fleming & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino for Bel Canto (Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, etc.)
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Best Opera Recording
- Christoph Classen (producer), Tobias Lehmann , Eberhard Sengpiel (engineers), Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Jane Eaglen , Thomas Hampson, Waltraud Meier , René Pape , the Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin & the Staatskapelle Berlin for Wagner: Tannhäuser
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Best Choral Performance
- Thomas Moore (producer), Michael J. Bishop (engineer), Robert Spano (conductor), Norman Mackenzie (chorus director), Christine Goerke , Brett Polegato & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)
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Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
- Thomas Frost (producer), Richard King (engineer), Neville Marriner (conductor), Hilary Hahn & the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields for Brahms/Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
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Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
- Andreas Neubronner (producer & engineer) & Murray Perahia for Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & Op. 25
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Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
- Steve Barnett (producer), Preston Smith (engineer), Joseph Jennings (conductor), Chanticleer & the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston for Tavener: Lamentations and Praises
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Best Chamber Music Performance
- Andrew Keener (producer), Simon Dominic Eadon (engineer) & the Takács Quartet for Beethoven: String Quartets ("Razumovsky" Op. 59, 1-3; "Harp" Op. 74)
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Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- Steve Barnett (producer), Preston Smith (engineer), John Tavener (composer), Joseph Jennings (conductor), Chanticleer & the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston for Tavener: Lamentations and Praises
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Best Classical Album
- Thomas Moore (producer), Michael J. Bishop (engineer), Robert Spano (conductor), Norman Mackenzie (chorus director), Christine Goerke , Brett Polegato & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)
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Best Classical Crossover Album
- Sid McLauchlan (producer), Richard Lancaster , Ulrich Vette (engineers), André Previn (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Previn Conducts Korngold (Sea Hawk; Captain Blood, etc.)
Composing and arranging
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Best Instrumental Composition
- Thomas Newman (composer) for "Six Feet Under Title Theme"
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Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Randy Newman (songwriter) for "If I Didn't Have You" (from Monsters, Inc.)
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Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- John J. Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Howard Shore (producer & composer) for The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
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Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Thomas Newman (arranger) for "Six Feet Under Title Theme"
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Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Mean Old Man" performed by James Taylor
Country
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Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Faith Hill for "Cry"
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Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Johnny Cash for "Give My Love to Rose"
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Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Dixie Chicks for "Long Time Gone"
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Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
- Willie Nelson & Lee Ann Womack for "Mendocino County Line"
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Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Dixie Chicks for "Lil' Jack Slade"
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Best Country Song
- Alan Jackson (songwriter) for "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
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Best Country Album
- Lloyd Maines (producer), Gary Paczosa (engineer/mixer) & the Dixie Chicks (producers & artists) for Home
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Best Bluegrass Album
- David Castle (engineer/mixer), the Clinch Mountain Boys , Jim Lauderdale (producers & artists) & Ralph Stanley for Lost in the Lonesome Pines
Dance
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Best Dance Recording
- Dirty Vegas (producers & artists) for "Days Go By"
Film/TV/Media
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Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Allan Slutsky , Harry Weinger (producers), Ted Greenberg (producer & engineer/mixer), Kooster McAllister (engineer/mixer) & The Funk Brothers for Standing in the Shadows of Motown performed by The Funk Brothers & various artists
Folk
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Best Traditional Folk Album
- Steven Heller (producer), Steven Heller (engineer/mixer), David Holt (producer & artist) & Doc Watson & for Legacy
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Best Contemporary Folk Album
- Alison Krauss (producer), Gary Paczosa (engineer/mixer) & Nickel Creek for This Side
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Best Native American Music Album
- Thomas A. Wasinger (producer) & Mary Youngblood (producer & artist) for Beneath the Raven Moon
Gospel
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Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Vance Powell , Jack Joseph Puig (engineers/mixers) & Jars of Clay (producers & artist) for The Eleventh Hour
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Best Rock Gospel Album
- Monroe Jones (producer), James J Dineen III (engineer/mixer) & Third Day for Come Together
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Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- John Chelew (producer), Jimmy Hoyson (engineer/mixer]] & the Blind Boys of Alabama for Higher Ground
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Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- Glaurys Ariass , Helsa Ariass (producers & engineers/mixers]], Chris Puram (engineer/mixer) & Eartha (producer & artist) for Sidebars
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Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Art Greenhaw (producer & engineer/mixer), Tim Cooper , Chuck Ebert , Art Greenhaw , Adrian Payne , [Robb Tripp]] & Philip W. York (engineers/mixers), The Jordanaires , Larry Ford & The Light Crust Doughboys for We Called Him Mr. Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album
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Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
- B.J. Goss (engineer/mixer) & Carol Cymbala (producer & hoir director) for Be Glad performed by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Historical
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Best Historical Album
- Dean Blackwood (producer), David Glasser , Christopher King & Matt Sandoski (engineers) for Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton
Jazz
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Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Herbie Hancock for "My Ship"
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
- Doug Doctor , Jay Newland , Rob Griffin (engineers/mixers), Jason Olaine (producer), Michael Brecker (producer & artist), Herbie Hancock & Roy Hargrove for Directions in Music
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- James Farber (engineer/mixer), Dave Holland, Louise Holland (producers) & the Dave Holland Big Band for What Goes Around
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Al Schmitt (engineer/mixer), Tommy LiPuma (producer) & Diana Krall for Live in Paris
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Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Rob Eaton (engineer/mixer), Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny, Steven Rodby (producers) & the Pat Metheny Group for Speaking of Now
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Best Latin Jazz Album
- Phil Magnotti (engineer/mixer), Dave Samuels (producer) & the Caribbean Jazz Project for The Gathering
Latin
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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) for Caraluna
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Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
- Catherine Miller (engineer/mixer), Nat Chediak (producer) & the Bebo Valdés Trio for El Arte Del Sabor performed by the Bebo Valdés Trio with Israel López "Cachao" & Carlos "Patato" Valdés
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Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
- Benny Faccone, Franco Giordani, John Karpowich (engineers/mixers) & Joan Sebastian (producer & artist) for Lo Dijo El Corazón
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Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
- Benny Faccone (engineer/mixer) Alex González, Fher Olvera (producers) & Maná for Revolución de Amor
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Best Tejano Album
- Gustavo Alphonso Miranda (engineer/mixer), Manuel Herrera Maldonado (producer) & Emilio Navaira for Acuérdate
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Best Salsa Album
- Jon Fausty, Maria DeJesus (engineers/mixers), Sergio George (producer) & Celia Cruz for La Negra Tiene Tumbao
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Best Merengue Album
- Manuel Antonio Tejada Tabar, Raphael Peńa, Rolando Alejandro (engineers/mixers), Jose Lugo (producer) & Grupo Mania for Latino
Musical Show
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Best Musical Show Album
- Peter Karam (engineer/mixer), Marc Shaiman (producer, composer & lyricist) & Scott Wittman (lyricist) & the original Broadway cast including Marissa Jaret Winokur & Harvey Fierstein, for Hairspray
Music Video
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Best Short Form Music Video
- Greg Tharp (video producer), Joseph Kahn (video director) & Eminem for "Without Me"
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Best Long Form Music Video
- Don Letts (video director) & The Clash for Westway to the World
New Age
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Best New Age Album
- Les Kahn (engineer/mixer), Eric Tingstad (engineer/mixer, producer & artist) & Nancy Rumbel (producer & artist) for Acoustic Garden
Packaging and Notes
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Best Recording Package
- Kevin Reagan (art director) for Home performed by the Dixie Chicks
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Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Susan Archie (art director) for Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton performed by Charley Patton
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Best Album Notes
- David H. Evans Jr. (notes writer) for Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton performed by Charley Patton
Polka
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Best Polka Album
- Jeremy Welch, Joe Donofrio (engineers/mixers), Kenneth R. Irwin , Tom Pick (engineers/mixers & producers), Jimmy Sturr (engineer/mixer, producer & artist) for Top of the World
Pop
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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Norah Jones for "Don't Know Why"
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Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- John Mayer for "Your Body is a Wonderland"
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Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- No Doubt for "Hey Baby"
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Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Santana & Michelle Branch for "The Game of Love"
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Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- B.B. King for "Auld Lang Syne"
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Best Pop Vocal Album
- S. Husky Höskulds (engineer/mixer), Jay Newland (engineer/mixer & producer), Arif Mardin (producer) & Norah Jones for Come Away With Me
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Best Pop Instrumental Album
- Paul Brown (engineer/mixer & producer) & Norman Brown for Just Chillin'
Production and engineering
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Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- S. Husky Höskulds & Jay Newland (engineers) for Come Away With Me performed by Norah Jones
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Michael J. Bishop (engineer), Robert Spano (conductor), Norman Mackenzie , the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)
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Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
- Roger Sanchez (remixer) for "Hella Good (Roger Sanchez Remix Main)" performed by No Doubt
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Producer of the Year, Classical
R&B
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Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Mary J. Blige for "He Think I Don't Know"
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Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Usher for "U Don't Have to Call"
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Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Stevie Wonder & Take 6 for "Love's in Need of Love Today"
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Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
- Chaka Khan & The Funk Brothers for "What's Going On"
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Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- India.Arie for "Little Things"
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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)" performed by Erykah Badu featuring Common
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Best R&B Album
- Alvin Speights (engineer/mixer), Shannon Sanders (producer) & India.Arie (producer & artist) for Voyage to India
- Best Contemporary R&B Album
Rap
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Best Female Rap Solo Performance
- Missy Elliott for "Scream a.k.a. Itchin'"
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Best Male Rap Solo Performance
- Nelly for "Hot In Herre"
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Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Killer Mike & OutKast for "The Whole World"
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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Nelly & Kelly Rowland for "Dilemma"
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Best Rap Album
- Steve King (engineer/mixer) & Eminem (producer & artist) for The Eminem Show
Reggae
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Best Reggae Album
- Roger Lomas (engineer/mixer & producer) & Lee 'Scratch' Perry (producer & artist) for Jamaican E.T.
Rock
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Sheryl Crow for "Steve McQueen"
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Bruce Springsteen for "The Rising"
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Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Coldplay for "In My Place"
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Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- The Flaming Lips for "Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia)"
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Best Hard Rock Performance
- Foo Fighters for "All My Life"
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Best Metal Performance
- Korn for "Here to Stay"
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Best Rock Song
- Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) for "The Rising"
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Best Rock Album
- Nick Didia (engineer/mixer), Brendan O'Brien (engineer/mixer & producer) & Bruce Springsteen for The Rising
Spoken
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Best Spoken Word Album
- Charles B. Potter (producer) & Maya Angelou for A Song Flung Up to Heaven
- Nathaniel Kunkel (engineer/mixer), Peter Asher (producer) & Robin Williams for Robin Williams - Live 2002
Trad Pop
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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Joel Moss, Tom Young (engineers/mixers), Phil Ramone (producer) & Tony Bennett for Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues
World
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Best World Music Album
- Oscar Marin (engineer/mixer), Walter Flores (engineer/mixer & producer) & Rubén Blades (producer & artist) for Mundo
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