| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Britney Spears [w] |
Best Dance Recording |
Toxic |
| Harry Connick, Jr. |
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album |
Only You |
| Tim McGraw [w] |
Best Male Country Vocal Performance |
Live Like You Were Dying (single) |
| Brooks & Dunn |
Best Country Performance By Duo Or Group |
You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl |
| Tim McGraw |
Best Country Album |
Live Like You Were Dying |
| Branford Marsalis Quartet |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Eternal |
| McCoy Tyner, Terence Blanchard, et al [w] |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Illuminations |
| Dr. John & Mavis Staples |
Best Gospel Performance |
Lay My Burden Down |
| Trace Adkins, et al |
Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album |
Amazing Grace 3 - Country Salute To Gospel |
| Minister Timothy Britten |
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album |
Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus |
| Dr. John |
Best Contemporary Blues Album |
N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or D'Udda |
| BeauSoleil |
Best Traditional Folk Album |
Gitane Cajun |
| Ellen DeGeneres |
Best Comedy Album |
The Funny Thing Is... |
| Notes: Recording eligibility period was October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004. Artists honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards included Jerry Lee Lewis and Jelly Roll Morton. Tenor sax giant Illinois Jacquet (1922-2004) was included in the annual Grammy 'In Memoriam' segment. The 1932 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra recording "All of Me" was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame. "Toxic" was Britney Spears' 7th Grammy nomination, and her first (and only) Grammy win. Tim McGraw's single "Live Like You Were Dying" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Country Song [ w ]. Both are songwriters awards. The Notorious Cherry Bombs single "It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" was nominated for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. The band includes bassist Michael Rhodes. The tune is also nominated for Best Country Song (a songwriters award). The "Cold Mountain" soundtrack was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. The album features Dirk Powell (of Balfa Toujours) and others. Dirk Powell also performed on Loretta Lynn's album, "Van Lear Rose", which received a several nominations (album and individual tracks). The song "Portland Oregon" won a Grammy for "Best Country Collaboration With Vocals" and the album was named "Best Country Album". Tim McGraw took part in an all-star performance of "Across The Universe", to raise funds for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Tim McGraw also took part in an all-star Tribute to Southern Rock with Lynyrd Skynryd, Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Elvin Bishop, and Dickey Betts. |
