| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Destiny's Child featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne |
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
Soldier (*) |
| Brooks & Dunn |
Best Country Performance, Duo Or Group |
Play Something Country |
| Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill |
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals |
Building Bridges |
| Faith Hill & Tim McGraw [w] |
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals |
Like We Never Loved At All |
| Branford Marsalis |
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo |
A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement |
| Terence Blanchard |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Flow |
| Wynton Marsalis |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Live at the House of Tribes |
| Marcia Ball |
Best Traditional Blues Album |
Live! Down the Road |
| Buddy Guy |
Best Contemporary Blues Album |
Bring 'Em In |
| Jo-El Sonnier |
Best Traditional Folk Album |
Cajun Mardi Gras! |
| n/a (producers award) [w] |
Best Historical Album |
Jelly Roll Morton: Library of Congress Recordings |
| Notes: Recording eligibility period was October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. "Soldier" was Lil Wayne's first Grammy nomination. The North Mississippi Allstars release "Electric Blue Watermelon" was nominated in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category. It features guest appearances by Lucinda Williams and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra release "Shake, Rattle and Polka!" won the Grammy for Best Polka Album. It features a guest appearance by Frankie Ford (on "Sea Cruise"). The Jelly Roll Morton 8-CD box set "The Complete Library of Congress Recordings" won the Grammy for Best Album Notes. Performances at the 48th GRAMMY Awards included "Yes We Can Can" featuring Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Dr. John, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, The Edge, Yolanda Adams, and others. They were then joined by Sam Moore and Bruce Springsteen (see photo) in a cover of Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour". Ellen DeGeneres introduced a performance by Paul McCartney. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924-2005) and Merle Kilgore (1934–2005) were among the honorees included in the Grammy Awards "In Memoriam" segment. 2006 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame included the 1917 Original Dixieland Jazz Band recording of "Darktown Strutters' Ball". |
