The 45th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2003, at Madison Square Garden in New 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, her album Come Away with Me, 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 and Best New Artist, plus Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album. Songwriter 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".
The Bee Gees were presented with the "Legend Award", only 42 days after the sudden death of Maurice Gibb. The award was received by the surviving brothers, Barry and Robin. 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.
Performers
Artist(s)Song(s) Simon & Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence" No Doubt "Underneath it All""Hella Good"Norah Jones "Dont Know Why"Faith Hill "Cry"Vanessa Carlton "A Thousand Miles"John Mayer "Your Body Is A Wonderland"James TaylorYo-Yo Ma "Sweet Baby James"Dixie Chicks "Landslide"New York Phillharmonic "Dance at the Gym (Mambo)" from West Side StoryColdplayNew York Phillharmonic "Politik"Avril Lavigne "Sk8er Boi"NellyKelly Rowland "Hot in Herre""Dilemma"Bruce SpringsteenE Street Band "The Rising"Ashanti "Dreams"NSYNC Tribute to the Bees Gees"Lonely Days""How Can You Mend a Broken Heart""How Deep is Your Love""Stayin Alive"EminemProof "Lose Yourself"Sheryl CrowKid Rock "You’re An Original"Elvis CostelloBruce SpringsteenDave GrohlLittle Steven Tribute to Joe Strummer"London Calling"
Presenters Dustin Hoffman - Introduces Simon & Garfunkel Lou Reed & Dave Grohl - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Tony Bennett & Joe Pantoliano - Introduces Norah Jones Kylie Minogue & Justin Timberlake - Best Pop Vocal Album Marc Anthony - Pays tribute to Tito Puente, a Lifetime Award recipient, and introduces Faith Hill Paul Shaffer - Introduces Vanessa Carlton Herbie Hancock, Martina McBride & Raphael Saadiq - Best Country Album Kim Cattrall & P. Diddy - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance & Best Rap Album Queen Latifah - Introduces the Dixie Chicks John Leguizamo - Pays tribute to Glenn Miller, a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, an introduced the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Harvey Fierstein & Rod Stewart - Best Comedy Album Busta Rhymes & Jamie-Lynn Sigler - Pays tribute to Johnny Mathis, a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and introduces Avril Lavigne. Queen Latifah - Introduces Nelly and Kelly Rowland Eve & Fred Durst - Best Hard Rock Performance Robin Williams - Introduces Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Alicia Keys & Cyndi Lauper - Best New Artist Pat Monahan, Erykah Badu & B.B. King - Song of the Year Ja Rule and Kevin James - Introduces Ashanti Ed Bradley - Introduced the Bee Gees tribute Willem Dafoe - Introduced Eminem Bonnie Raitt & Aretha Franklin - Pays tribute to Etta James, A Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and presents Record of the Year Vince Vaughn - Pays tribute to Trustee Award Royal Blakeman and introduced Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow Elvis Costello, Michelle Branch & Peter Gabriel - Album of the Year
Winners and nominees
General Record of the Year "Don't Know Why" – Norah Jones Norah Jones, Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, producers; Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers "A Thousand Miles" – Vanessa Carlton Ron Fair, producer; Tal Herzberg, Jack Joseph Puig & Michael C. Ross, engineers/mixers "Without Me" – Eminem Jeff Bass & Eminem, producers; Steve King, engineer/mixer "Dilemma" – Nelly & Kelly Rowland Bam & Ryan Bowser, producers; Brian Garten, engineer/mixer "How You Remind Me" – Nickelback Nickelback & Rick Parashar, producers; Joey Moi & Randy Staub, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year Come Away With Me – Norah Jones Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland & Craig Street, producers; Husky Huskolds, Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer Home – Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks & Lloyd Maines, producers; Gary Paczosa, engineer/mixer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers The Eminem Show – Eminem Jeff Bass, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Denaun Porter, producers; Steve Baughman, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri & Steve King, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer 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 engineer The Rising – Bruce Springsteen Brendan O'Brien, producer; Nick DiDia & Brendan O'Brien, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
Song of the Year "Don't Know Why" Jesse Harris, songwriter (Norah Jones) "Complicated" Avril Lavigne, & The Matrix, songwriters (Avril Lavigne) "The Rising" Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton, songwriter, (Vanessa Carlton) "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" Alan Jackson, songwriter (Alan Jackson)
Best New ArtistNorah JonesAshanti Michelle Branch Avril Lavigne John Mayer
Pop Best Female Pop Vocal Performance "Don't Know Why" – Norah Jones "Soak Up the Sun" – Sheryl Crow "Complicated" – Avril Lavigne "Get the Party Started" – Pink "Overprotected" – Britney Spears
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance "Your Body Is a Wonderland" – John Mayer "7 Days" – Craig David "Original Sin" – Elton John "Fragile (Live)" – Sting "October Road" – James Taylor
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Hey Baby" – No Doubt "Everyday" – Bon Jovi "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" – Bowling for Soup "Where Are You Going" – Dave Matthews Band "Girlfriend" – *NSYNC
Best Pop Collaboration with VocalsSantana & Michelle Branch for "The Game of Love" Christina Aguilera and Redman – "Dirrty" India.Arie and Stevie Wonder – "The Christmas Song" Tony Bennett and k.d. lang – "What a Wonderful World" Sheryl Crow and Don Henley – "It's So Easy" Natalie Cole and Diana Krall – "Better Than Anything"
Best Pop Instrumental Performance B.B. King for "Auld Lang Syne"
Best Pop Vocal AlbumNorah Jones - Come Away with Me Avril Lavigne - Let Go Pink - Missundaztood Britney Spears - Britney No Doubt - Rock Steady
Best Pop Instrumental Album Norman Brown for Just Chillin'
Alternative Best Alternative Music Album A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay Sea Change – Beck Walking with Thee – Clinic Cruel Smile – Elvis Costello & The Imposters Behind the Music – The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Blues Best Traditional Blues Album Anthony Daigle, John Holbrock (engineers/mixers) & B. B. King (producer & artist) for A Christmas Celebration of Hope Best Contemporary Blues Album Joe Henry (producer), S. Husky Höskulds (engineer/mixer) & Solomon Burke for Don't Give Up on Me
Children's Best Musical Album for Children Joseph Miskulin (producer), Dan Rudin, Brent Truitt (engineers/mixers) & Riders in the Sky for Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites Best Spoken Word Album for Children Tom Chapin for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Comedy From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.
Classical Best Orchestral Performance Andreas Neubronner (producer), Peter Laenger (engineer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 6 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.) 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 Berlinfor Wagner: Tannhäuser 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) 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 Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) Andreas Neubronner (producer & engineer) & Murray Perahia for Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & Op. 25 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 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) 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 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) 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 Best Instrumental Composition Thomas Newman (composer) for "Six Feet Under Title Theme" Best Instrumental Arrangement Thomas Newman (arranger) for "Six Feet Under Title Theme" Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Mean Old Man" performed by James Taylor
Country Best Female Country Vocal Performance Faith Hill for "Cry" Best Male Country Vocal Performance Johnny Cash for "Give My Love to Rose" Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Dixie Chicks for "Long Time Gone" Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Willie Nelson & Lee Ann Womack for "Mendocino County Line" Best Country Instrumental Performance Dixie Chicks for "Lil' Jack Slade" Best Country Song Alan Jackson (songwriter) for "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" Best Country Album Lloyd Maines (producer), Gary Paczosa (engineer/mixer) & the Dixie Chicks (producers & artists) for Home Best Bluegrass Album David Castle (engineer/mixer), the Clinch Mountain Boys, Jim Lauderdale (producers & artists) & Ralph Stanley for Lost in the Lonesome Pines
Dance Best Dance Recording Dirty Vegas (producers & artists) for "Days Go By"
Film/TV/media 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 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.) performed by John Goodman & Billy Crystal