Dixie Chicks Dominate Grammys

Dixie Chicks at the 2007 Grammy Awards, photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com

Carrie Underwood at the 2007 Grammy Awards, photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

February 12, 2007 — The Dixie Chicks swept "The 49th annual GRAMMY Awards," with wins in three major all-genre categories: Album of the Year for Taking The Long Way, and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Not Ready To Make Nice." They also won Grammys for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and Best Country Album.

Carrie Underwood won the all-genre award for Best New Artist, besting other nominees James Blunt, Chris Brown, Imogen Heap and Corrine Bailey Rae. "I love country music!" shouted Carrie as she accepted her award.

Winners in the country categories are in bold:

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"Kerosene," Miranda Lambert
"I Still Miss Someone," Martina McBride
"Something's Gotta Give" LeAnn Rimes
"Jesus, Take The Wheel," Carrie Underwood
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today," Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"Every Mile A Memory," Dierks Bentley
"The Reason Why," Vince Gill
"The Seashores of Old Mexico," George Strait
"Would You Go With Me," Josh Turner
"Once In A Lifetime," Keith Urban

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
"Not Ready To Make Nice," Dixie Chicks
"Heaven's My Home," The Duhks
"Boondocks," Little Big Town
"What Hurts The Most," Rascal Flatts
"Leave The Pieces," The Wreckers

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
"Who Says You Can't Go Home," Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles
"Tomorrow Is Forever," Solomon Burke and Dolly Parton
"Calling Me," Kenny Rogers and Don Henley
"Midnight Angel," Rhonda Vincent and Bobby Osborne
"Love Will Always Win," Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks

Best Country Song
award to the songwriter(s)
"Every Mile A Memory," Dierks Bentley
(written by Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley and Steve Bogard)
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today," Gretchen Wilson
(written by Matraca Berg and Jim Collins)
"Jesus, Take The Wheel," Carrie Underwood
(written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson)
"Like Red on a Rose," Alan Jackson
(written by Melanie Castleman and Robert Lee Castleman
"What Hurts The Most," Rascal Flatts
Steve Robson and Jeffrey Steele

Best Country Album
Taking The Long Way, Dixie Chicks
Like Red On A Rose, Alan Jackson
The Road To Here, Little Big Town
You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker, Willie Nelson
Your Man, Josh Turner

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Kenny Bishop, Kenny Bishop
Give It Away, Gaither Vocal Band
Precious Memories, Alan Jackson
The Promised Land, the Del McCoury Band
Glory Train, Randy Travis

Best Bluegrass Album
Long List of Heartaches, the Grascals
Bluegrass, Jim Lauderdale
Instrumentals, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Live at the Ryman, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
All American Bluegrass Girl, Rhonda Vincent

Best Country Instrumental Performance
"Jerusalem Ridge," Casey Driessen
"Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag," Tommy Emmanuel
"Whiskey Before Breakfast," Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
"The Eleventh Reel," Chris Thile
"Nature Of The Beast," Jim VanCleve

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Solo Acoustic Vol. 1, Jackson Browne
Black Cadillac, Rosanne Cash
Workbench Songs, Guy Clark
Modern Times, Bob Dylan
All the Roadrunning, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Brokeback Mountain, Various Artists
Cars, Various Artists
Grey's Anatomy - Volume 2, Various Artists
Little Miss Sunshine, Various Artists
Walk the Line, Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists

A complete list of nominees can be found at grammy.com.