A 48.ª cerimônia anual do Grammy Award foi realizada em 8 de fevereiro de 2006 na arena Staples Center, de Los Angeles, Califórnia. A banda irlandesa U2 conquistou a grande maioria dos prêmios aos quais havia sido indicada, incluindo uma vitória na categoria Álbum do Ano. Os cantores Mariah Carey, John Legend e Kanye West receberam oito indicações, das quais venceram três; o grupo Alison Krauss & Union Station também foi vencedor de três prêmios, enquanto a cantora Kelly Clarkson recebeu vitória em duas categorias. A banda Green Day esteve entre os destaques da edição, vencendo o prêmio de Gravação do Ano.
Performances Madonna, Gorillaz e De La Soul — "Feel Good Inc." / "Hung Up" Coldplay — "Talk" John Legend — "Ordinary People" Sugarland — "Something More" U2 e Mary J. Blige — "Vertigo" / "One" Kelly Clarkson — "Because of You" Paul McCartney — "Fine Line" / "Helter Skelter" Mariah Carey, James 'Big Jim' Wright e Hezekiah Walker and The Love Fellowship Choir — "We Belong Together" / "Fly Like a Bird" Keith Urban e Faith Hill — "You'll Think of Me" / "The Lucky One" Joss Stone, Van Hunt, John Legend, Fantasia, Devin Lima, Maroon 5, Ciara, will.i.am, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Robert Randolph, Sly Stone e Rusty Allen — "Family Affair" / "If You Want Me to Stay" / "Everyday People" / "Dance to the Music" / "I Want to Take You Higher" Linkin Park, Jay-Z e Paul McCartney — "Numb/Encore" / "Yesterday" Bruce Springsteen — "Devils & Dust" Kanye West e Jamie Foxx — "Gold Digger" / "Touch the Sky" Christina Aguilera e Herbie Hancock — "A Song for You" Allen Toussaint, Bonnie Raitt, The Edge, Irma Thomas e Dr. John — "We Can Can" Sam Moore, Bruce Springsteen, e Irma Thomas — "In the Midnight Hour"
Vencedores e indicados Categorias gerais "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey "Feel Good Inc." – Gorillaz e De La Soul "Hollaback Girl" – Gwen Stefani "Gold Digger" – Kanye West How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2 The Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey Chaos and Creation in the Backyard – Paul McCartney Love. Angel. Music. Baby. – Gwen Stefani Late Registration – Kanye West "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – U2 "Bless the Broken Road" – Rascal Flatts "Devils & Dust" – Bruce Springsteen "Ordinary People" – John Legend "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey John Legend Ciara Fall Out Boy Keane Sugarland
Pop "Since U Been Gone" – Kelly Clarkson "It's Like That" – Mariah Carey "Good Is Good" – Sheryl Crow "I Will Not Be Broken" – Bonnie Raitt "Hollaback Girl" – Gwen Stefani "From the Bottom of My Heart" – Stevie Wonder "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" – Jack Johnson "Fine Line" – Paul McCartney "Walk On By" – Seal "Lonely No More" – Rob Thomas |- | valign="top" width="50%"|
"This Love" – Maroon 5 "Don't Lie" – The Black Eyed Peas "Mr. Brightside" – The Killers "More Than Love" – Los Lonely Boys "My Doorbell" – The White Stripes "Feel Good Inc." – Gorillaz e De La Soul "Gone Going" – The Black Eyed Peas e Jack Johnson "Virginia Moon" – Foo Fighters e Norah Jones "A Song For You" – Herbie Hancock e Christina Aguilera "A Time to Love" – Stevie Wonder e India.Arie "Caravan" – Les Paul "In Our Time" – Burt Bacharach e Chris Botti "T-Jam" – George Duke "Gero na Montanha" – Herbie Hancock e Trey Anastasio "Avage" – Daniel Lanois "At This Time" – Burt Bacharach "Bloom" – Eric Johnson "Naked Guitar" – Earl Klugh "Belladonna" – Daniel Lanois "Flipside" – Jeff Lorber
R&B "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey "1 Thing" – Amerie "Free Yourself" – Fantasia "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys "Wishing on a Star" – Beyoncé "Ordinary People" – John Legend "So What the Fuss" – Stevie Wonder "Creepin'" – Jamie Foxx "Let Me Love You" – Mario "Superstar" – Usher "So Amazing" – Beyoncé e Stevie Wonder "Cater 2 U" – Destiny's Child "How Will I Know" – Stevie Wonder e Aisha Morris "If This World Were Mine" – Alicia Keys e Jermaine Paul "So High" – John Legend e Lauryn Hill "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey "Cater 2 U" – Destiny's Child "Free Yourself" – Fantasia "Ordinary People" – John Legend "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys "Get Lifted" – John Legend "Free Yourself" – Fantasia "Illumination" – Earth, Wind & Fire "A Time to Love" – Stevie Wonder "Unplugged" – Alicia Keys The Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey Touch – Amerie Destiny Fulfilled – Destiny's Child Turning Point – Mario O – Omarion
Rock "Devils & Dust" – Bruce Springsteen "Revolution" – Eric Clapton "Shine It All Around" – obert Plant "This Is How a Heart Breaks" – Rob Thomas "The Painter" – Neil Young "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – U2 "Speed of Sound" – Coldplay "Best of You" – Foo Fighters "Do You Want To" – Franz Ferdinand "All These Things That I've Done'" – The Killers "B.Y.O.B." – System of a Down "Doesn't Remind Me" – Audioslave "The Hand That Feeds" – Nine Inch Nails "Tin Pan Valley" – Robert Plant "Little Sister" – Queens of the Stone Age "Before I Forget" – Slipknot "The Great Satan" – Ministry "Determined" – Mudvayne "Mein Teil" – Rammstein "What Drives the Weak" – Shadows Fall "69 Freedom Specials" – Les Paul & Friends "Beat Box Guitar" – Adrian Belew "Brids of Prey" – Stewart Copeland "Mercy" – Joe Perry "Lotus Feet" – Steve Vai "City of Blinding Lights" – U2 "Speed of Sound" – Coldplay "Best of You" – Foo Fighters "Devils & Dust" – Bruce Springsteen "Beverly Hills" – Weezer
World In the Heart of the Moon – Ali Farka Touré e Toumani Diabaté Behmanka – Mamadou Diabaté Para Todos Ustedes – Los Pleneros de la 21 Faryad – Masters of Persian Music Tibetan Master Chants – Lama Tashi Eletracústico – Gilberto Gil Dimanche à Bamako – Amadou & Mariam You've Stolen My Heart: Songs from R.D. Burman's Bollywood – Kronos Quartet e Asha Bhosle No Boundaries – Ladysmith Black Mambazo e English Chamber Orchestra Rise – Anoushka Shankar
2006 Categoria:Prémios de música em 2006 Categoria:2006 na Califórnia