Sidenote: The best-selling song of 2001 was Hanging By A Moment by Lifehouse, which peaked at number two on May 19, 2001.
November 18, 2000 – February 2, 2001: Independent Women – Destiny’s Child
February 3 – February 16: It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy Featuring Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent
February 17 – February 23: Ms. Jackson – OutKast
February 24 – March 23: Stutter – Joe
March 24 – March 30: Butterfly – Crazy Town
March 31 – April 13: Angel – Shaggy Featuring Rayvon
April 14 – July 1: All For You – Janet Jackson
June 2 – July 6: Lady Marmalade – Christina Aguilera / Lil’ Kim / Mya / Pink
July 7 – August 3: U Remind Me – Usher
August 4 – August 17: Bootylicious – Destiny’s Child
August 18 – September 28: Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
September 29 – November 2: I’m Real – Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
November 3 – December 14: Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
December 15 – December 21: U Got It Bad – Usher (see Jan 16, 2002)
December 22, 2001 – January 15, 2002: How You Remind Me – Nickleback
(Data is compiled from various charts including: Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1999 – September 30, 2000
Trivia
Jon Stewart’s hosting debut was a big hit, cementing him as a top choice for emceeing awards shows.
The night belonged to Eminem and Elton John, who performed Stan together in a highly anticipated collaboration.
Destiny’s Child clinched two awards, including Best R&B Song for “Say My Name,” which helped solidify their place in pop history.
In a triumphant moment, U2’s Beautiful Day won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
The Best New Artist award went to Shelby Lynne, a controversial pick as she had been in the music industry for more than a decade.
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock added another Grammy to his collection, this time for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Gershwin’s World.
The Best Alternative Music Album award went to Kid A by Radiohead, marking the band’s increasing influence in the American music scene.
Steely Dan made a surprise win for Album of the Year with Two Against Nature, beating out strong competitors like Eminem and Radiohead.
Dolly Parton received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating her contribution to country music.
Classical guitarist Sharon Isbin won her first Grammy for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for her album Dreams of a World.
Madonna, often the queen of controversy, snagged the Best Song Written for Visual Media for her song “Beautiful Stranger,” featured in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
Record of the Year:
Beautiful Day – U2
Album of the Year:
Two Against Nature – Steely Dan (Giant Records)
Song of the Year:
Beautiful Day – U2
New Artist:
Shelby Lynne
Female Pop Vocal:
I Try – Macy Gray
Male Pop Vocal:
She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa) – Sting
Pop Duo or Group with Vocals:
Cousin Dupree – Steely Dan
Pop Collaboration with Vocals:
Is You Is, or Is You Ain’t (My Baby) – B. B. King and Dr. John
Pop Instrumental:
Caravan – The Brian Setzer Orchestra:
Dance Recording:
Who Let the Dogs Out – Baha Men
Pop Instrumental Album:
Symphony No. 1 – Joe Jackson (Sony Classical)
Pop Vocal Album:
Two Against Nature – Steely Dan (Giant Records)
Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell (Reprise Records)
Female Rock Vocal:
There Goes the Neighborhood – Sheryl Crow
Male Rock Vocal:
Again – Lenny Kravitz
Rock Duo or Group with Vocals:
Beautiful Day – U2
Hard Rock:
Guerrilla Radio – Rage Against the Machine
Metal:
Elite – Deftones
Rock Instrumental:
The Call of the Ktulu – Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Rock Song:
With Arms Wide Open – Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti, songwriters
Rock Album:
There Is Nothing Left to Lose – Foo Fighters (RCA/Roswell Records)
Alternative Music Album:
Kid A – Radiohead (Radiohead)
Female R&B Vocal:
He Wasn’t Man Enough – Toni Braxton
Male R&B Vocal:
Untitled (How Does it Feel) D’Angelo
R&B Duo or Group with Vocals:
Say My Name – Destiny’s Child
R&B Song:
Say My Name – LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, and Kelendria Rowland, songwriters
R&B Album:
Voodoo – D’Angelo (Cheeba Sound/Virgin Records America)
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
Ear-Resistible – The Temptations
Rap Solo:
The Real Slim Shady – Eminem
Rap Duo or Group:
Forgot about Dre – Dr. Dre featuring Eminem
Rap Album:
The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem
Female Country Vocal:
Breathe – Faith Hill
Male Country Vocal:
Solitary Man – Johnny Cash
Country Duo or Group with Vocals:
Cherokee Maiden – Asleep at the Wheel
Country Collaboration with Vocals:
Let’s Make Love – Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Country Instrumental:
Leaving Cottondale – Alison Brown with Béla Fleck
Country Song:
I Hope You Dance – Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers, songwriters
Country Album:
Breathe – Faith Hill (Warner Bros. Records)
Bluegrass Album:
The Grass Is Blue – Dolly Parton (Sugar Hill Records)
New Age Album:
Thinking of You – Kitaro (Domo Records)
Contemporary Jazz:
Outbound – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Jazz Vocal:
In The Moment Live in Concert – Dianne Reeves
Jazz Instrumental – Solo:
(Go) Get It – Pat Metheny
Jazz Instrumental, Individual or Group:
Contemporary Jazz – Branford Marsalis (Columbia Records)
Large Jazz Ensemble:
52nd Street Themes – Joe Lovano (Blue Note Records)
Latin Jazz:
Live at the Village Vanguard – Chucho Valdés
Rock Gospel Album:
Double Take – Petra (Word Records)
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
If I Left the Zoo – Jars of Clay (Essential Records)
Southern Gospel, Country Gospel, or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Soldier of the Cross – Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder (Skaggs Family Records)
Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
You Can Make It – Shirley Caesar(Myrrh Records)
Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Thankful – Mary Mary (Columbia/C2/Word Entertainment)
Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus:
Live – God Is Working – Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Carol Cymbala, Choir Director (M2.0 Music)
Latin Pop Album:
Shakira – MTV Unplugged – Shakira
Latin Rock/Alternative Album:
Uno – La Ley
Tropical Latin Album:
Alma Caribeña – Gloria Estefan
Salsa Album:
Masterpiece/Obra Maestra – Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri
Merengue Album:
Olga Viva, Viva Olga – Olga Tañón
Mexican-American Album:
Por Una Mujer Bonita – Pepe Aguilar
Tejano Album:
¿Qué Es Música Tejana? – The Legends
Traditional Blues Album:
Riding with the King – B. B. King and Eric Clapton(Reprise Records)
Contemporary Blues Album:
Shoutin’ in Key – Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band (Hannibal Records)
Traditional Folk Album:
Public Domain – Songs from the Wild Land – Dave Alvin (HighTone)
Contemporary Folk Album:
Red Dirt Girl – Emmylou Harris (Nonesuch Records)
Native American Music Album:
Gathering of Nations Pow Wow – Various Artists (Soar)
Reggae Album:
Art and Life – Beenie Man (Virgin Records America)
World Music Album:
João Voz e Violão – João Gilberto (Verve Records)
Polka Album:
Touched by a Polka – Jimmy Sturr (Rounder Records)
Musical Album for Children:
Woody’s Roundup featuring Riders in the Sky – Riders in the Sky (Walt Disney Records)
Spoken Word Album for Children:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J. K. Rowling) – Jim Dale (Listening Library)
Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
The Measure of a Man (Sidney Poitier) – Sidney Poitier (Harper Audio)
Spoken Comedy Album:
Braindroppings – George Carlin (HighBridge Audio)
Musical Show Album:
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (Buena Vista Records)
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album:
Almost Famous – Various Artists (DreamWorks Records)
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture or for Television:
American Beauty – Thomas Newman, Composer
Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
When She Loved Me (from Toy Story 2) – Randy Newman, songwriter
Instrumental Composition:
Theme from Angela’s Ashes – John Williams, Composer
Instrumental Arrangement:
Spain for Sextet and Orchestra – Chick Corea, arranger
Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals:
Both Sides Now – Vince Mendoza, arranger
Best Recording Package:
Music – Kevin Reagan, art director (Maverick/Warner Bros. Records)
Best Boxed Recording Package:
Miles Davis and John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 – Frank Harkins and Arnold Levine, art directors (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)
Best Album Notes:
Miles Davis and John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 – Bob Blumenthal, album notes writer
Historical Album:
Louis Armstrong: The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)
Best-Engineered Album – Non-Classical:
Two Against Nature – Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell and Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Giant Records)
Producer, Non-Classical:
Dr. Dre
Remixer, Non-Classical:
Hex Hector
Best-Engineered Album – Classical:
Dvorák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 – From the New World – John Eargle, engineer
Orchestral Performance:
Mahler: Sym. No. 10 – Sir Simon Rattle (Berliner Phil.) (EMI Classics)
Opera Recording:
Busoni: Doktor Faust – Kent Nagano, conductor (Erato)
Choral Performance:
Penderecki: Credo – Helmuth Rilling, conductor (Oregon Bach Festival Cho.; Oregon Bach Festival Orch.)
Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra:
Maw: Violin Concerto – Joshua Bell, violin; Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra:
Dreams of a World (Works of Lauro, Ruiz-Pipo, Duarte, etc.) – Sharon Isbin, guitar
Chamber Music:
Shostakovich: The String Quartets – Emerson String Quartet
Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor):
Shadow Dances (Stravinsky Miniatures Tango; Suite No. 1; Octet, Etc.) – Juliane Banse, soprano; The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Classical Vocal:
The Vivaldi Album (Dell’aura al sussurrar; Alma oppressa, etc.) – Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano
Classical Contemporary Composition:
Crumb: Star-Child – George Crumb, Composer
Classical Crossover Album:
Appalachian Journey (1B; Misty Moonlight Waltz; Indecision, etc.) – Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer. double bass; Mark O’Connor, violin (Alison Krauss, fiddle and vocals; James Taylor, vocals)
Music Video, Short Form:
Learn to Fly – (Foo Fighters), Jesse Peretz, video director
Music Video, Long Form:
Gimme Some Truth – The Making of John Lennon’s Imagine Album (John Lennon) – Andrew Solt, video director
Sidenote: The best-selling song of 2000 was Breathe by Faith Hill, which peaked at number two on April 22, 2000.
October 23, 1999- January 14, 2000: Smooth – Santana Featuring Rob Thomas
January 15 – January 28: What A Girl Wants – Christina Aguilera
January 29 – February 18: I Knew I Loved You – Savage Garden
February 19 – March 3: Thank God I Found You – Mariah Carey featuring Joe and 98 Degrees
March 4 – March 17: Amazed – Lonestar
March 18 – April 7: Say My Name – Destiny’s Child
April 8 – June 16: Maria Maria – Santana featuring Wyclef Jean and The Product G&B
June 17 – July 23: Try Again – Aaliyah
June 24 – July 14: Be With You – Enrique Iglesias
July 15 – July 21: Everything You Want – Vertical Horizon
July 22 – July 28: Bent – Matchbox Twenty
July 29 – August 11: It’s Gonna Be Me – *NSYNC
August 12 – August 25: Incomplete – Sisqó
August 26 – September 15: Doesn’t Really Matter – Janet Jackson
September 16 – October 13: Music – Madonna
October 14 – November 10: Come on Over (All I Want Is You) – Christina Aguilera
November 11 – November 17: With Arms Wide Open – Creed
November 18, 2000 – February 2, 2001: Independent Women – Destiny’s Child
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1998 – September 30, 1999
2000 Grammys Trivia
The ceremony marked the debut of the Staples Center as the event’s venue, moving from its previous location, the Shrine Auditorium.
Carlos Santana’s Supernatural swept the awards with nine Grammys, tying Michael Jackson’s record for the most wins in a single night.
Eminem made headlines for winning Best Rap Album for The Slim Shady LP, amidst controversy over the album’s lyrical content.
TLC’s “No Scrubs” bagged Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, strengthening the influence of R&B in mainstream music.
In a curious twist, Sting won Best Pop Vocal Album for Brand New Day while also securing the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the title track.
The Best New Artist category featured a notable lineup, including Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock, Macy Gray, and Susan Tedeschi. Christina Aguilera took home the prize.
The year 2000 was significant for Latin music, as Ricky Martin performed “The Cup of Life,” energizing the genre’s presence in mainstream American music.
Diane Warren won Song of the Year for “You’ll Be In My Heart,” performed by Phil Collins for the Tarzan soundtrack.
As a sign of changing times, MP3.com received a special technical Grammy award, acknowledging the influence of digital media on the music industry.
Country legend Johnny Cash was awarded a posthumous Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his rendition of “Solitary Man.”
2000 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Smooth – Santana featuring Rob Thomas
Album of the Year:
Supernatural – Santana (Arista Records):
Song of the Year:
Smooth – Itaal Shur and Rob Thomas, songwriters
New Artist:
Christina Aguilera
Female Pop Vocal:
I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan
Male Pop Vocal:
Brand New Day – Sting
Pop Duo or Group with Vocals:
Maria Maria – Santana
Pop Collaboration with Vocals:
Smooth – Santana featuring Rob Thomas
Pop Instrumental:
El Farol – Santana
Dance Recording:
Believe – Cher
Pop Album:
Brand New Day – Sting (A&M Records)
Traditional Pop Album:
Bennett Sings Ellington Hot and Cool – Tony Bennett
Female Rock Vocal:
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Sheryl Crow
Male Rock Vocal:
American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
Rock Duo or Group with Vocals:
Put Your Lights On – Santana featuring Everlast
Hard Rock:
Whiskey in the Jar – Metallica
Metal:
Iron Man – Black Sabbath
Rock Instrumental:
The Calling – Santana featuring Eric Clapton
Rock Song:
Scar Tissue – Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, and Chad Smith, songwriters
Rock Album:
Supernatural – Santana (Arista Records)
Alternative Music Performance:
Mutations – Beck
Female R&B Vocal:
It’s Not Right but It’s Okay – Lauryn Hill
Male R&B Vocal:
Staying Power – Barry White
R&B Duo or Group with Vocals:
No Scrubs – TLC
R&B Song:
No Scrubs – Kevin ‘Shekspere’ Briggs, Kandi Burruss, and Tameka Cottle, songwriters
R&B Album:
Fanmail – TLC (LaFace Records):
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
Staying Power – Barry White
Rap Solo:
My Name Is – Eminem
Rap Duo or Group:
You Got Me – The Roots featuring Erykah Badu
Rap Album:
The Slim Shady LP – Eminem
Female Country Vocal:
Man! I Feel like a Woman! – Shania Twain
Male Country Vocal:
Choices – George Jones
Country Duo or Group with Vocals:
Ready to Run – Dixie Chicks
Country Collaboration with Vocals:
After the Gold Rush – Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Dolly Parton
Country Instrumental:
Bob’s Breakdowns – Asleep At The Wheel featuring Tommy Allsup, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill, and Steve Wariner
Country Song:
Come On Over – Robert John Mutt Lange and Shania Twain, songwriters
Country Album:
Fly – Dixie Chicks (Monument Records):
Bluegrass Album:
Ancient Tones – Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Skaggs Family Records)
New Age Album:
Celtic Solstice – Paul Winter and Friends (Living Music)
Contemporary Jazz:
Inside – David Sanborn
Jazz Vocal:
When I Look in Your Eyes – Diana Krall
Jazz Instrumental, Solo:
In Walked Wayne – Wayne Shorter
Jazz Instrumental, Individual or Group:
Like Minds – Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, and Dave Holland (Concord Jazz)
Large Jazz Ensemble:
Serendipity 18 – The Bob Florence Limited Edition
Latin Jazz:
Latin Soul – Poncho Sanchez
Rock Gospel Album:
Pray – Rebecca St. James (ForeFront Records)
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Speechless – Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow Records)
Southern Gospel, Country Gospel, or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Kennedy Center Homecoming – Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends(Spring House Music Group)
Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Christmas with Shirley Caesar – Shirley Caesar (Myrrh Records)
Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Mountain High . . . Valley Low – Yolanda Adams (Elektra Entertainment Group)
Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
High and Lifted Up – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Carol Cymbala, Choir Director (Atlantic Records)
Latin Pop:
Tiempos – Rubén Blades
Latin Rock/Alternative:
Resurrection – Chris Perez Band
Tropical Latin:
Mambo Birdland – Tito Puente
Salsa:
Llego . . . Van Van: Van Van Is Here – Los Van Van
Merengue:
Pintame – Elvis Crespo
Mexican-American:
100 Años de Mariachi – Plácido Domingo
Tejano:
Por Eso Te Amo – Los Palominos
Traditional Blues:
Blues on the Bayou – B. B. King (MCA Records)
Contemporary Blues:
Take Your Shoes Off – The Robert Cray Band (Rykodisc)
Traditional Folk:
Press On – June Carter Cash (Risk/Small Hairy Dog Records)
Contemporary Folk:
Mule Variations – Tom Waits (Tom Waits)
World Music Album:
Livro – Caetano Veloso (Nonesuch Records)
Polka Album:
Polkasonic – Brave Combo (Cleveland International Records)
Musical Album for Children:
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland – Various Artists (Sony Wonder)
Spoken Word Album for Children:
Listen to the Storyteller – Wynton Marsalis, Graham Greene, and Kate Winslet (Sony Classical)
Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. – LeVar Burton (with Martin Luther King, Jr.) (Time Warner Audiobooks)
Spoken Comedy Album:
Bigger and Blacker – Chris Rock (DreamWorks Records)
Musical Show Album:
Annie Get Your Gun (Angel Records)
Best Soundtrack Album:
Tarzan – Phil Collins (Walt Disney Records)
Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or for Television:
A Bug’s Life – Randy Newman, Composer:
Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Beautiful Stranger (from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) – Madonna and William Orbit, songwriters
Instrumental Composition:
Joyful Noise Suite – Don Sebesky, Composer
Instrumental Arrangement:
Chelsea Bridge – Don Sebesky, arranger
Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals:
Lonely Town – Alan Broadbent, arranger
Best Recording Package:
Ride with Bob – Ray Benson, Sally Carns, and Buddy Jackson, art directors (DreamWorks Records Nashville)
Best Album Notes:
John Coltrane – The Classic Quartet-Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings – Bob Blumenthal, album notes writer
Historical Album:
The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition?The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973) (RCA Victor/BMG Classics)
Best-Engineered Album – Non-Classical:
When I Look in Your Eyes – Al Schmitt, engineer (Verve Records)
Producer, Non-Classical:
Walter Afanasieff
Remixer, Non-Classical:
Club 69 (Peter Rauhofer)
Best-Engineered Album – Classical:
Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Perséphone – Markus Heiland, engineer
Classical Producer:
Adam Abeshouse
Classical Album:
Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Perséphone – Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (RCA Victor Red Seal)
Orchestral:
Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Perséphone – Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (Deutsche Grammophon)
Opera:
Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress – John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (Deutsche Grammophon)
Choral:
Britten: War Requiem – Robert Shafer, conductor (The Washington Chorus)
Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra:
Prokofiev: Piano Cons. Nos. 1 and 3/Bartók: Piano Con. No. 3 – Martha Argerich, piano; Charles Dutoit, conductor
Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra:
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor):
Colors Of Love (Works of Thomas, Stucky, Tavener, Rands, Etc.) – Chanticleer; Joseph Jennings, conductor
Classical Vocal:
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn – Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano
Classical Contemporary Composition:
Boulez: Répons – Pierre Boulez, Composer
Classical Crossover Album:
Schickele: Hornsmoke (Piano Con. No. 2 in F Maj. ‘Ole’; Brass Calendar; Hornsmoke-A Horse Opera) – The Chestnut Brass Co.; Peter Schickele, piano and narrator
Music Video, Short Form:
Freak on a Leash – (Korn), Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, Todd McFarlane, and Graham Morris, video directors
Music Video, Long Form:
Band of Gypsys – Live at Fillmore East – (Jimi Hendrix), Bob Smeaton, video director
December 5, 1998 – January 14, 1999:
I’m Your Angel – R. Kelly & Céline Dion
January 15 – January 28:
Have You Ever – Brandy
January 29 – February 12:
…Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
February 13 – March 12:
Angel Of Mine – Monica
March 13 – April 9:
Believe – Cher
April 10 – May 7:
No Scrubs – TLC
May 8 – June 11:
Livin’ La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
June 12 – July 16:
If You Had My Love – Jennifer Lopez
July 17 – July 23:
Bills, Bills, Bills – Destiny’s Child
July 24 – July 30:
Wild Wild West – Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee
July 31 – September 3:
Genie In A Bottle – Christina Aguilera
September 4 – September 17:
Bailamos – Enrique Iglesias
September 18 – October 8:
Unpretty – TLC
October 9 – October 22:
Heartbreaker – Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z
October 23, 1999- January 14, 2000:
Smooth – Santana featuring Rob Thomas
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
Are you as good as I remember baby,
get it on, get it on
’cause tonight is the night when two become one
– 2 Become One, Spice GirlsSexy Songs can be seductive, soft, soulful and slow.
They can sound so innocent when we sang them as pre-teens.
Any time
And any place
I don’t care who’s around
Nonononono
Weeooohhooo!
– Any Time, Any Place, Janet Jackson
Some of the most notable genres and sub-genres of music from the 1990s include:
Rock: Rock music continued to be popular in the 1990s, with several sub-genres emerging and gaining traction. Some of the most notable sub-genres of rock music from the 1990s include alternative rock, grunge, and Britpop.
Pop: Pop music also remained popular in the 1990s, with artists like Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, and the Backstreet Boys achieving widespread success.
Hip-Hop: Hip-hop, which had emerged in the 1980s, gained even greater popularity in the 1990s. Artists like Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z were among the most notable hip-hop artists of the decade.
Electronic: Electronic music, including house, techno, and trance, also gained popularity in the 1990s.
R&B: R&B, a genre of music that combines elements of soul, funk, and pop, also gained widespread popularity in the 1990s. Artists like R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, and TLC were among the most notable R&B acts of the decade.
Selected Nineties’ Bubblegum Pop Hits
1. MMM Bop – Hanson
2. …Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
3. Wannabe – Spice Girls
4. As Long As You Love Me – Backstreet Boys
5. Step By Step – New Kids On The Block
6. I Want You Back – *NSYNC
7. Quit Playing Games With My Heart – Backstreet Boys
8. Jump – Kris Kross
9. She Ain’t Worth It – Glenn Medeiros
10. Tearin’ Up My Heart – *NSYNC
The 90s Songs That Mom And Dad Hated
1. Baby Got Back – Sir Mixx-A-Lott
2. Bump N’ Grind – R. Kelly
3. The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
4. Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) – The Offspring
5. Informer – Snow
6. Let’ Talk About Sex – Salt-N-Pepa
7. Booti Call – BLACKstreet
8. Come Baby Come – K7
9. Justify My Love – Madonna
10. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
The Nineties’ Songs That Everybody Hated
1. You Must Love Me – Madonna
2. I Can’t Dance – Genesis
3. Rico Suave – Gerardo
4. All For Love – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
5. Cantaloop – US3
6. 2 Legit 2 Quit – M.C. Hammer
7. I Finally Found Someone – Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand
8. Lump – Presidents of the United States of America
9. Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough – Patty Smyth and Don Henley
10. Play That Funky Music – Vanilla Ice
11. Can I Touch You… There? – Michael Bolton
Selected Summer Songs 1990-1999
1. Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, 1991
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1997 – September 30, 1998
Trivia
Best New Artist Snub: Despite huge success, Backstreet Boys lost the Best New Artist award to Lauryn Hill.
Album of the Year: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill also took home the Album of the Year, solidifying her rising stardom.
Record of the Year: Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On won the award, continuing its acclaim from its association with Titanic.
Multiple Awards: Lauryn Hill took home five awards this year, setting a record for a female artist at that time.
Rap Categories: Jay-Z won his first Grammy, Best Rap Album for Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life.
Latin Music: Ricky Martin’s Vuelve won Best Latin Pop Performance, foreshadowing the Latin pop explosion that was to come later in 1999.
Country Collaboration: Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt and Dwight Yoakam collaborated on “Same Old Train,” which won Best Country Collaboration With Vocals.
1999 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion Song of the Year:
Song of the Year:
My Heart Will Go On – James Horner and Will Jennings, songwriters
Album of the year:
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia Records)
New Artist:
Lauryn Hill
Female Pop Vocal:
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
Male Pop Vocal:
My Father’s Eyes – Eric Clapton
Pop Duo or Group with Vocals:
Jump Jive An’ Wail – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Pop Collaboration with Vocals:
I Still Have That Other Girl – Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
Pop Instrumental:
Sleepwalk – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Dance Recording:
Ray of Light – Madonna
Pop Album:
Ray of Light – Madonna (Maverick/Warner Bros. Records)
Traditional Pop Album:
Live at Carnegie Hall The 50th Anniversary Concert – Patti Page
Female Rock Vocal:
Uninvited – Alanis Morissette
Male Rock Vocal:
Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz
Rock Duo or Group with Vocals:
Pink – Aerosmith
Hard Rock:
Most High – Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Metal:
Better Than You – Metallica
Rock Instrumental:
The Roots of Coincidence – Pat Metheny Group
Rock Song:
Uninvited – Alanis Morissette, songwriter
Rock Album:
The Globe Sessions – Sheryl Crow (A&M Records)
Alternative Album:
Hello Nasty – Beastie Boys
Female R&B Vocal:
Doo Wop (That Thing), Lauryn Hill
Male R&B Vocal:
St. Louis Blues – Stevie Wonder
R&B Duo or Group with Vocals:
The Boy Is Mine – Brandy and Monica
R&B Song:
Doo Wop (That Thing) – Lauryn Hill, songwriter
R&B Album:
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia Records)
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
Live! One Night Only – Patti LaBelle
Rap Solo:
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It – Will Smith
Rap Duo or Group:
Intergalactic – Beastie Boys
Rap Album:
Vol. 2 . . . Hard Knock Life – Jay-Z
Female Country Vocal:
You’re Still the One – Shania Twain
Male Country Vocal:
If You Ever Have Forever in Mind – Vince Gill
Country Duo or Group with Vocals:
There’s Your Trouble – Dixie Chicks
Country Collaboration with Vocals:
Same Old Train – Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt, and Dwight Yoakam
Country Instrumental:
A Soldier’s Joy – Randy Scruggs and Vince Gill
Country Song:
You’re Still the One – Robert John Mutt Lange and Shania Twain, songwriters
Country Album:
Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks (Monument Records)
Bluegrass Album:
Bluegrass Rules! – Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Skaggs Family Records)
New Age Album:
Landmarks – Clannad (Atlantic Records)
Contemporary Jazz:
Imaginary Day – Pat Metheny Group
Jazz Vocal:
I Remember Miles – Shirley Horn
Jazz Instrumental, Solo:
Rhumbata – Chick Corea and Gary Burton
Jazz Instrumental, Individual or Group:
Gershwin’s World – Herbie Hancock (Verve Records)
Large Jazz Ensemble:
Count Plays Duke – Count Basie Orchestra
Latin Jazz:
Hot House – Arturo Sandoval
Rock Gospel Album:
You Are There – Ashley Cleveland (Cadence/204 Records)
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
This Is My Song – Deniece Williams (Harmony Records)
Southern Gospel, Country Gospel, or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
The Apostle – Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture – various artists (Sparrow Records/Rising Tide [MCA])
Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
He Leadeth Me – Cissy Houston (House Of Blues Music)
Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
The Nu Nation Project – Kirk Franklin (Gospo Centric Records)
Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus:
Reflections – The Associates; O’Landa Draper, Choir Director (Warner Alliance Records)
Latin Pop:
Vuelve – Ricky Martin
Latin Rock/Alternative:
Sueños Liquidos – Mana
Tropical Latin:
Contra la Corriente – Marc Anthony
Mexican-American:
Los Super Seven – Los Super Seven
Tejano:
Said and Done – Flaco Jimenez
Traditional Blues:
Any Place I’m Going – Otis Rush (House Of Blues Records)
Contemporary Blues:
Slow Down – Keb’ Mo’ (Okeh/550 Music)
Traditional Folk:
Long Journey Home – The Chieftains with various artists (Wicklow Records)
Contemporary Folk:
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road – Lucinda Williams (Mercury Records)
Reggae Album:
Friends – Sly and Robbie (EastWest Records America/EEG)
World Music Album:
Quanta Live – Gilberto Gil (Atlantic/Mesa Records)
Polka Album:
Dance with Me – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Rounder Records)
Musical Album for Children:
Elmopalooza! – The Sesame Street Muppets with various artists (Sony Wonder Records)
Spoken Word Album for Children:
The Children’s Shakespeare – various artists (Dove Audio)
Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
Still Me (Christopher Reeve) – Christopher Reeve (Random House Audio Books)
Spoken Comedy Album:
The 2000-Year-Old Man in the Year 2000 – Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner (Rhino Records)
Musical Show Album:
The Lion King (Walt Disney Records)
Instrumental Composition:
Almost 12 – Bela Fleck, Future Man, and Victor Lemonte Wooten, composers
Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Saving Private Ryan – John Williams, Composer
Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic) – James Horner and Will Jennings, songwriters
Instrumental Arrangement:
Waltz for Debby – Don Sebesky, arranger
Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals:
St. Louis Blues – Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin, and Stevie Wonder, arrangers
Best Recording Package:
Ray of Light – Kevin Reagan, art director (Maverick/Warner Bros. Records)
Best Recording Package Boxed:
The Complete Hank Williams, Jim Kemp and Virginia Team, art directors (Rhino Records)
Best Album Notes:
Miles Davis Quintet 1965?1968 – Bob Belden, Todd Coolman and Michael Cuscuna, album notes writers
Historical Album:
The Complete Hank Williams (Mercury Records Nashville):
Best-Engineered Album – Non-Classical:
The Globe Sessions – Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker and Andy Wallace, engineers (A&M Records)
Producer, Non-Classical:
Rob Cavallo
Remixer, Non-Classical:
David Morales
Best-Engineered Album – Classical:
Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana – Jack Renner, engineer
Classical Producer:
Steven Epstein
Classical Album:
Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Shaw, conductor (Telarc)
Orchestral:
Mahler: Sym. No. 9 – Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Opera:
Bartok: Bluebeard’s Castle – Pierre Boulez, conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Choral:
Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana – Robert Shaw, conductor (Telarc)
Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra:
Penderecki: Violin Con. No. 2 ‘Metamorphosen’ – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor
Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra:
Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 6 – Murray Perahia, piano
Chamber Music:
American Scenes (Works of Copland, Previn, Barber, Gershwin) – Andre Previn, piano; Gil Shaham, violin
Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor):
Reich: Music for 18 Musicians – Steve Reich and Musicians
Classical Vocal:
The Beautiful Voice (Works of Charpentier, Gounod, Massenet, Flotow, Etc.) – Renee Fleming, soprano
October 11, 1997 – January 16, 1998:
Candle In The Wind 1997 – Elton John
January 17 – January 30:
Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
January 31 – February 13:
Together Again – Janet Jackson
February 14 – February 27:
Nice & Slow – Usher
February 28 – March 13:
My Heart Will Go On – Céline Dion
March 14 – April 3:
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It – Will Smith
April 4 – April 24:
All My Life – K-ci and JoJo
April 25 – May 22:
Too Close – Next
May 23 – June 5:
My All – Mariah Carey
June 6 – September 4:
The Boy Is Mine – Brandy & Monica
September 5 – October 2:
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
October 3 – October 16:
The First Night – Monica
October 17 – November 13:
One Week – Barenaked Ladies
November 14 – November 27:
Doo Wop (That Thing) – Lauryn Hill
November 28- December 4:
Lately – Divine
December 5, 1998 – January 14, 1999:
I’m Your Angel – R. Kelly & Céline Dion
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1996 – September 30, 1997
Trivia
It’s All About the Benjamins: Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs dominated the evening with No Way Out, which won Best Rap Album.
Fleetwood’s Comeback: Fleetwood Mac marked their return by snagging an award for The Dance in the Best Pop Album category.
Record of the Year: Shawn Colvin’s “Sunny Came Home” snatched this prestigious award, alongside a win for Song of the Year.
Dylan’s Timeless Voice: Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind not only won Album of the Year but also marked Dylan’s resurgence in popular music.
Jazzy Notes: Buena Vista Social Club by Ry Cooder brought Cuban music to the forefront, winning Best Tropical Latin Performance.
Classical Crossover: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma won Best Classical Crossover Album for his work Soul of the Tango, dedicated to the music of Astor Piazzolla.
Teen Pop Emerges: Although not a winner, the Backstreet Boys received their first Grammy nomination, signaling the ascent of teen pop in mainstream music.
1998 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Sunny Came Home – Shawn Colvin
Album of the Year:
Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan (Columbia Records)
Song of the Year:
Sunny Came Home – Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal, songwriters
New Artist:
Paula Cole
Female Pop Vocal:
Building a Mystery – Sarah McLachlan
Male Pop Vocal:
Candle in the Wind 1997 – Elton John
Pop Duo or Group with Vocals:
Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai
Pop Collaboration with Vocals:
Don’t Look Back – John Lee Hooker with Van Morrison
Pop Instrumental:
Last Dance – Sarah McLachlan
Dance Recording:
Carry On – Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder
Pop Album:
Hourglass – James Taylor (Columbia Records)
Traditional Pop Album:
Tony Bennett on Holiday – Tony Bennett
Female Rock Vocal:
Criminal – Fiona Apple
Male Rock Vocal:
Cold Irons Bound – Bob Dylan
Rock Duo or Group with Vocals:
One Headlight – the Wallflowers
Hard Rock:
The End Is the Beginning Is the End – the Smashing Pumpkins
Metal:
Ænima – Tool
Rock Instrumental:
Block Rockin’ Beats – the Chemical Brothers
Rock Song:
One Headlight – Jakob Dylan, songwriter
Rock Album:
Blue Moon Swamp – John Fogerty (Warner Bros. Records)
Alternative Album:
OK Computer – Radiohead
Female R&B Vocal:
On and On – Erykah Badu
Male R&B Vocal:
I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly
R&B Duo or Group with Vocals:
No Diggity – Blackstreet
R&B Song:
I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly, songwriter
R&B Album:
Baduizm – Erykah Badu (Kedar/Universal Records)
Rap Solo:
Men in Black – Will Smith
Rap Duo or Group:
I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
Rap Album:
No Way Out – Puff Daddy and the Family
Female Country Vocal:
How Do I Live – Trisha Yearwood
Male Country Vocal:
Pretty Little Adriana – Vince Gill
Country Duo or Group with Vocals:
Looking in the Eyes of Love – Alison Krauss and Union Station
Country Collaboration with Vocals:
In Another’s Eyes – Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks
Country Instrumental:
Little Liza Jane – Alison Krauss and Union Station
Country Song:
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas, songwriters
Country Album:
Unchained – Johnny Cash (American Records)
Bluegrass Album:
So Long So Wrong – Alison Krauss and Union Station (Rounder Records)
New Age Album:
Oracle – Michael Hedges (Windham Hill Records)
Contemporary Jazz:
Into the Sun – Randy Brecker
Jazz Vocal:
Dear Ella – Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jazz Instrumental, Solo:
Stardust – Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton
Jazz Instrumental, Individual or Group:
Beyond the Missouri Sky – Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny (Verve Records)
Large Jazz Ensemble:
Joe Henderson Big Band – Joe Henderson Big Band
Latin Jazz:
Habana – Roy Hargrove’s Crisol
Rock Gospel Album:
Welcome to the Freak Show: dc Talk Live in Concert – dc Talk (ForeFront Records)
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Much Afraid – Jars of Clay (Silvertone/Essential Records)
Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Amazing Grace 2: A Country Salute to Gospel – various artists (Sparrow Records)
Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray – the Fairfield Four (Warner Bros. Records Nashville)
Best Recording Package:
Various Artists: Titanic?Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage – Hugh Brown, Al Q., and Jeff Smith, art directors (Rhino Records)
Best Recording Package Boxed:
Various Artists: Beg, Scream and Shout! The Big Ol’ Box of ’60s Soul – Hugh Brown,David Gorman and Rachel Gutek, art directors (Rhino Records)
Best Album Notes:
Various Artists: Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) – John Fahey, Luis Kemnitzer, Joh Pankake, Chuck Pirtle, Jeff Place, Neil V. Rosenberg, Luc Sante, Peter Stampfel and Eric Von Schmidt, album notes writers
Historical Album:
Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
Best-Engineered Album – Non-Classical:
James Taylor: Hourglass – Frank Filipetti, engineer (Columbia Records)
Producer:
Babyface
Remixer:
Frankie Knuckles
Best-Engineered Album – Classical:
Copland: The Music of America – Michael Bishop and Jack Renner, engineers
Classical Producer:
Steven Epstein
Classical Album:
Premieres: Cello Concertos (Works of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse) – Philadelphia Orchestra (Sony Classical)
Orchestral:
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia – Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus (Deutsche Grammophon)
Opera:
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg – Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (London Records)
Choral:
Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells – Robert Shaw, conductor (Telarc):
Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra:
Premieres: Cello Concertos (Works of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse) – Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello; David Zinman, conductor
Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra:
Bach: Suites for Solo Cello Nos. 1-6 – Janos Starker, cello
Chamber Music:
Beethoven: The String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet
Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor):
Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1 – Claudio Abbado conducting members of the Berliner Philharmonic
Classical Vocal:
An Italian Songbook (Works of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini) – Cecilia Bartoli
Classical Contemporary Composition:
Adams: El Dorado – John Adams, Composer
Music Video, Short Form:
Got ‘Till It’s Gone – Janet Jackson; Mark Romanek and Aris McGarry, video directors
Music Video, Long Form:
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill – Live, Alanis Morissette and Steve Purcell, video directors
Music Video, Short Form:
Ray of Light – Jonas Akerlund, video director
Music Video, Long Form:
American Masters: Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart – Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, video director
December 7, 1996 – February 21, 1997:
Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
February 22 – May 21:
Wannabe – Spice Girls
March 22 – May 2:
Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down – Puff Daddy and Mase
May 3 – May 23:
Hypnotize – The Notorious B.I.G.
May 24 – June 13:
MMMBop – Hanson
June 14 – August 8:
I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy/Faith Evans/112
August 9 – August 29th:
Men In Black – Will Smith
August 30 – September 12:
Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems – The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase
September 13 – October 3:
Honey – Mariah Carey
October 4 – October 10:
4 Seasons of Loneliness – Boyz II Men
October 11 – January 16, 1998:
Candle In The Wind 1997 – Elton John
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1995 – September 30, 1996
Trivia
Gospel Roots: Celine Dion’s chart-topping Because You Loved Me lost Song of the Year to Eric Clapton’s Change the World, which was a hit in both pop and gospel formats.
LeAnn’s Leap: LeAnn Rimes, at just 14 years old, won two awards, including Best New Artist.
Ellen’s Encore: Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Grammys for the second year in a row, solidifying her role as an award show staple.
Jazz and Rap: The Fugees won Best Rap Album for The Score, a fusion of rap, soul, and jazz that was groundbreaking at the time.
Young Prodigy: At 20 years old, Alanis Morissette won Album of the Year for Jagged Little Pill, an album that tackled serious social issues and broke musical norms.
Country Crossovers: Shania Twain and LeAnn Rimes brought country into the mainstream, each earning nominations and Rimes taking home trophies.
An Opera’s Opening: The 3 Tenors’ recording of The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 won Best Classical Album, a nod to the genre’s cultural significance.
1997 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Change the World – Eric Clapton
Album of the Year:
Falling Into You, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
Song of the Year:
Change the World – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims, songwriters
Best New Artist:
LeAnn Rimes
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
Change the World – Eric Clapton
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Free As a Bird – The Beatles
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
When I Fall in Love – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
The Sinister Minister – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Best Pop Album:
Falling Into You, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
Here’s to the Ladies, Tony Bennett
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance:
If It Makes You Happy – Sheryl Crow
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance:
Where It’s At – Beck
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
So Much to Say – Dave Matthews Band
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Bullet With Butterfly Wings – Smashing Pumpkins
Best Metal Performance:
Tire Me – Rage Against the Machine
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
SRV Shuffle – Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John and Art Neville
Best Rock Song:
Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman, songwriter
Best Rock Album:
Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow (A&M)
Best Alternative Music Performance:
Odelay, Beck
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
You’re Makin’ Me High – Toni Braxton
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:
Your Secret Love – Luther Vandross
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Killing Me Softly With His Song – Fugees
Best R&B Album:
Words, The Tony Rich Project (LaFace)
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Hey Lover – LL Cool J
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group:
Tha Crossroads – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Best Rap Album:
The Score, Fugees; Lauryn Hill, Prakazrel Pras and Wyclef, producers (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
Blue – LeAnn Rimes
Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
Worlds Apart – Vince Gill
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
My Maria – Brooks and Dunn
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
High Lonesome Sound – Vince Gill featuring Alison Krauss and Union Station
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Jam Man – Chet Atkins
Best Country Song:
Blue – Bill Mack, songwriter
Best Country Album:
The Road to Ensanada, Lyle Lovett; Billy Williams and Lyle Lovett, producers (Curb/MCA)
Best Bluegrass Album:
True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe, various artists (Sugar Hill)
Best New Age Album:
The Memory of Trees, Enya (Reprise)
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance:
High Life, Wayne Shorter
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
New Moon Daughter, Cassandra Wilson
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo:
Cabin Fever – Michael Brecker
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
Tales From the Hudson, Michael Brecker
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
Live at Manchester Craftmen’s Guild, Count Basie Orchestra (with The New York Voices); Grover Mitchell, conductor
Best Latin Jazz Performance:
Portraits of Cuba, Paquito D’Rivera
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Jesus Freak, dc Talk (ForeFront Communications)
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Tribute – The Songs of Andrae Crouch, various artists; Norman Miller and Neal Joseph, producers (Warner Alliance)
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
I Love to Tell the Story: 25 Timeless Hymns, Andy Griffith (Sparrow Communications Group)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Face to Face, Cissy Houston (House of Blues Music Co.)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Whatcha Lookin’ 4, Kirk Franklin and the Family (Gospo Centric)
Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus:
Just a Word, Shirley Caesar’s Outreach Convention Choir (Word Gospel)
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Enrique Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
La Rosa de los Vientos, Ruben Blades
Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance:
Un Millon de Rosas, La Mafia
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Deep in the Blues, James Cotton (Verve)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Just Like You, Keb’ Mo’ (Okeh/Epic)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
Pete, Pete Seeger (Living Music)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
The Ghost of Tom Joad, Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
Best Reggae Album:
Hall of Fame – A Tribute to Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary, Bunny Wailer (RAS Records)
Best World Music Album:
Santiago, The Chieftains (RCA Victor)
Best Polka Album:
Polka! All Night Long, Jimmy Sturr (Rounder)
Best Musical Album for Children:
Dedicated to the One I Love, Linda Ronstadt; George Massenburg and Linda Ronstadt, producers (Elektra)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children:
Stellaluna, David Holt; Virginia Callaway, Steven Heller and David Holt, producers (High Windy Audio)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
It Takes a Village, Hillary Rodham Clinton (Simon and Schuster Audioworks)
Best Spoken Comedy Album:
Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, Al Franken (Dove Audio)
Best Musical Show Album:
Riverdance, various artists; Bill Whelan, producer, composer and lyricist (Celtic Heartbeat/Atlantic)
Best Instrumental Composition:
Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love) – Herbie Hancock and Jean Hancock, composers
Best Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Independence Day, David Arnold, composer
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Because You Loved Me (From Up Close and Personal ), Diane Warren, songwriter
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
An American Symphony (Mr. Holland’s Opus) – Michael Kamen, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s):
When I Fall in Love – Alan Broadbent, David Foster and Gordon Jenkins, arrangers
Best Recording Package:
Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler), Andy Engel and Tommy Steele, art directors (Capitol)
Best Recording Package – Boxed:
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, Chika Azuma and Arnold Levine, art directors (Columbia)
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, George Avakian, Bob Belden, Bill Kirchner and Phil Schaap, album-notes writers (Columbia)
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, Bob Belden and Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Phil Schaap and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Columbia)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Q’s Jook Joint, Francis Buckley, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien and Tommy Vicari, engineers (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
Producer of the Year:
Kenneth Babyface Edmonds
Best Classical Engineered Recording:
Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony, Etc., William Hoekstra and Lawrence Rock, engineers (RCA Victor Red Seal)
Classical Producer of the Year:
Joanna Nickrenz
Best Classical Album:
Corgiliano: of Rage and Remembrance (Symphony No. 1, etc.), Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Joanna Nickrenz, producer; various artists (RCA Victor Red Seal)
Best Orchestral Performance:
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes From the Ballet), Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Best Opera Recording:
Britten: Peter Grimes, Richard Hickox, conductor; Philip Langridge, Alan Opie and Janice Watson, principal soloists; Brian Couzens, producer
Best Choral Performance:
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast – Andrew Litton, conductor; Neville Creed and David Hill, chorus masters
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):
Bartok: The Three Piano Concertos, Yefim Bronfman, piano
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra):
The Romantic Master (Works of Saint-Saens; Handel, etc.), Earl Wild, piano
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Corigliano: String Quartet, etc. – Cleveland Quartet
Best Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor):
Boulez:…Explosante-Fixe… – Pierre Boulez, conductor
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
Opera Arias (Works of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin, etc.), Bryn Terfel, bass baritone
Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
Corigliano: String Quartet – John Corigliano, composer
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Free As a Bird – The Beatles; Joe Pytka, video director
Best Music Video, Long Form:
The Beatles Anthology, The Beatles; Geoff Wonfor, video director; Chips Chipperfield, video producer
December 2, 1995 – March 22, 1996:
One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
March 23 – May 3:
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
May 4 – May 17:
Always Be My Baby – Mariah Carey
May 18 – July 12:
Tha Crossroads – Bone Thugs N Harmony
July 13 – July 26:
How Do U Want It – 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo
July 27 – August 2:
You’re Makin’ Me High – Toni Braxton
August 3 – November 8:
Macarena (bayside boys remix) -Los Del Rio
November 9 – December 6:
No Diggity – Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre
December 7, 1996 – February 21, 1997:
Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Ellen DeGeneres
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1994 – September 30, 1995
Trivia
Alanis Unplugged: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill snagged Album of the Year, marking her as a force in the music industry.
Hootie’s Big Catch: Hootie & the Blowfish won Best New Artist, propelling them into stardom.
King of Pop’s Return: Michael Jackson’s Scream, his duet with sister Janet, was one of the most expensive music videos ever made and was nominated, although it didn’t win.
Country Under Spotlight: Shania Twain’s The Woman in Me won Best Country Album, indicating the growing influence of country music in mainstream media.
Seal of Approval: Seal’s Kiss from a Rose won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, boosting his career substantially.
Soundtrack Success: Disney’s Pocahontas took home the award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television, continuing the trend of animated films performing well at the Grammys.
Comic Relief: The host, Ellen DeGeneres, was primarily known for her work in television and stand-up comedy, making her a unique but entertaining choice for the music-focused event.
1996 Grammy Winners
Album of the Year:
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Reprise)
Song of the Year:
Kiss From a Rose – Seal, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Hootie and the Blowfish
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Kiss From a Rose – Seal
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
No More `I Love You’s – Annie Lennox
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Let Her Cry – Hootie and the Blowfish
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
Duets II – Frank Sinatra
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Mariachi Suite – Los Lobos
Best Pop Vocal Collaboration:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – The Chieftains with Van Morrison
Best Pop Album:
Turbulent Indigo, Joni Mitchell (Reprise)
Best Rock Album:
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Reprise)
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Lesson of Love, Ashley Cleveland (Reunion)
Best Rock Song:
You Oughta Know – Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette, songwriters
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
You Don’t Know How It Feels – Tom Petty
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Run-Around – Blues Traveler
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Jessica – The Allman Brothers Band
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Spin the Black Circle – Pearl Jam
Best Metal Performance:
Happiness Is Slavery – Nine Inch Nails
Best Alternative Music Performance:
MTV Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (DGC)
Best Rhythm and Blues Album:
CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace Records)
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
For Your Love – Stevie Wonder, songwriter
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
For Your Love – Stevie Wonder
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
I Apologize – Anita Baker
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Creep – TLC
Best Rap Album:
Poverty’s Paradise, Naughty by Nature (Tommy Boy)
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
I’ll Be There for You /You’re All I Need to Get By – Method Man/Mary J. Blige
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
An Evening With Lena Horne – Lena Horne
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo:
Impressions – Michael Brecker
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
Infinity – McCoy Tyner Trio featuring Michael Brecker
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance:
We Live Here – Pat Metheny Group
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
All Blues – GRP All-Star Big Band and Tom Scott
Best Latin Jazz Performance:
Antônio Brasileiro – Antônio Carlos Jobim
Best Country Album:
The Woman in Me, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
Best Country Song:
Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Baby, Now That I’ve Found You – Alison Krauss
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Here Comes the Rain – The Mavericks
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart – Shenandoah with Alison Krauss
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Hightower – Asleep at the Wheel featuring Bela Fleck and Johnny Gimble
Best Bluegrass Album:
Unleashed, The Nashville Bluegrass Band (Sugar Hill)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Shirley Caesar Live He Will Come, Shirley Caesar (Word)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Alone in His Presence, CeCe Winans (Sparrow Communications Group)
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
I’ll Lead You Home, Michael W. Smith (Reunion)
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Lesson of Love, Ashley Cleveland (Reunion)
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Amazing Grace – A Country Salute to Gospel, various artists (Sparrow Communications Group)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
Praise Him… Live!, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir (Warner Alliance)
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Amor – Jon Secada
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Abriendo Puertas – Gloria Estefan
Best Mexican-American Performance:
Flaco Jimenez – Flaco Jimenez
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Chill Out, John Lee Hooker (Point-Blank)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Slippin’ In, Buddy Guy (Silvertone)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
South Coast, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (Red House)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
Wrecking Ball, Emmylou Harris (Asylum/Elektra)
Best Reggae Album:
Boombastic, Shaggy (Virgin)
Best New Age Album:
Forest, George Winston
Best World Music Album:
Bohème, Deep Forest (Windham Hill)
Best Polka Album:
I Love to Polka, Jimmy Sturr (Rounder)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Lament – Robert Farnon, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s):
I Get a Kick out of You – Rob McConnell, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
A View From the Side – Bill Holman
Best Musical Show Album:
Smokey Joe’s Cafe – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, Jerry Leiber, lyricist; Mike Stoller, composer (Atlantic Theater)
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer, composer
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Colors of the Wind (From Pocahontas), Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, songwriters
Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
Messiaen: Concert a Quatre – Olivier Messiaen, composer
Best Classical Album:
Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Jeux, etc. Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart: Clarinet Trios, Emanuel Ax, piano; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
The American Album (Works of Bernstein, Barber, Foss), Itzhak Perlman, violin (EMI Classics)
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Schubert: Piano Sonatas (B-Flat Major and A Major), Radu Lupu, piano (London Records)
Best Orchestral Performance:
Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes; Jeux, etc., Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Opera Recording:
Berlioz: Les Troyens, Charles Dutoit conducting the Orchestre Symphonie de Montreal
Best Performance of a Choral Work:
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Herbert Blomstedt conducting San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and various artists
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
The Echoing Air – The Music of Henry Purcell (If Music Be the Food of Love; Sweeter Than Roses, etc.), Sylvia McNair, soprano
Best Spoken Comedy Album:
Crank Calls, Jonathan Winters (Audio Select)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
Phenomenal Woman, Maya Angelou (Random House Audio Books)
Best Musical Album for Children:
Sleepy Time Lullabys, Barbara Bailey Hutchison (Jaba)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children:
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Patrick Stewart (Erato)
Best Recording Package:
Turbulent Indigo, Robbie Cavolina and Joni Mitchell, art directors (Reprise)
Best Recording Package – Boxed:
Civilization Phaze III, Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa, art directors (Barking Pumpkin)
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Volume 3: 1972 – 1975, Rob Bowman, album notes writer (Stax)
Best Historical Album:
The Heifetz Collection (RCA Victor Gold Seal)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Scream – Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Secret World Live – Peter Gabriel
Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical):
Wildflowers, Dave Bianco, Richard Dodd, Stephen McLaughlin and Jim Scott, engineers (Warner Bros.)
Best Classical Engineered Recording:
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra/Kossuth: Symphonic Poem, Michael Mailes and Jonathan Stokes, engineers (London Records)
December 17, 1994 – January 27, 1995:
Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamozi
January 28 – February 24:
Creep – TLC
February 25 – April 14:
Take A Bow – Madonna
April 15 – June 2:
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
June 3 – July 7:
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman – Bryan Adams
July 8 – August 25:
Waterfalls – TLC
August 26 – September 1:
Kiss From A Rose – Seal
September 2 – September 8:
You Are Not Alone – Michael Jackson
September 9 – September 29:
Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
September 30 – November 24:
Fantasy – Mariah Carey
November 25 – December 1:
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) – Whitney Houston
December 2, 1995 – March 22, 1996:
One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Paul Reiser
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1993 – September 30, 1994
Trivia
Sheryl Crow Takes Flight: Sheryl Crow won three awards, including Record of the Year for All I Wanna Do.
King of Pop: Michael Jackson snagged a Grammy for Best Music Video for Scream, his duet with sister Janet Jackson.
Songwriting Success: Bruce Springsteen won Song of the Year for Streets of Philadelphia, which also nabbed him an Oscar the previous year.
Country Spotlight: Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Shut Up and Kiss Me won Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Classical Crossover: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma won Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for his rendition of the six Bach Cello Suites.
New Age Aura: Enya won Best New Age Album for The Memory of Trees, adding another accolade to her decorated career.
Jazz Maestro: McCoy Tyner won Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for Impressions.
1995 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
Album of the Year:
MTV Unplugged, Tony Bennett (Columbia)
Song of the Year:
Streets of Philadelphia (Theme from Philadelphia), Bruce Springsteen, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Sheryl Crow
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
I Swear – All-4-One
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
MTV Unplugged, Tony Bennett
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Cruisin’ – Booker T and the MG’s
Best Pop Vocal Collaboration:
Funny How Time Slips Away – Al Green and Lyle Lovett
Best Pop Album:
Longing in Their Hearts, Bonnie Raitt (Capitol)
Best Rock Album:
Voodoo Lounge, The Rolling Stones (Virgin)
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Wake-Up Call, Petra (Dayspring)
Best Rock Song:
Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen, songwriter
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Come to My Window – Melissa Etheridge
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Crazy – Aerosmith
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Marooned – Pink Floyd
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
Best Metal Performance:
Spoonman – Soundgarden
Best Alternative Music Performance:
Dookie, Green Day
Best Rhythm and Blues:
Album II, Boyz II Men (Motown)
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
I’ll Make Love to You – Babyface, songwriter
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
When Can I See You – Babyface
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Breathe Again – Toni Braxton
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men
Best Rap Solo Performance:
U.N.I.T.Y. – Queen Latifah
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
None of Your Business – Salt-N-Pepa
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
Mystery Lady (Songs of Billie Holiday), Etta James
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo:
Prelude to a Kiss – Benny Carpenter
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
A Tribute to Miles, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wallace Roney, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance:
Out of the Loop – Brecker Brothers
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
Journey – McCoy Tyner Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Performance:
Danzon – Arturo Sandoval
Best Country Album:
Stones in the Road, Mary Chapin Carpenter (Columbia)
Best Country Song:
I Swear – Gary Baker and Frank J. Meyers, songwriters
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
When Love Finds You – Vince Gill
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Shut Up and Kiss Me – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Blues for Dixie – Asleep at the Wheel with Lyle Lovett
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
I Fall to Pieces – Aaron Neville and Trisha Yearwood
Best County Instrumental Performance:
Young Thing – Chet Atkins
Best Bluegrass Album:
The Great Dobro Sessions, various artists (Sugar Hill)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Songs of the Church – Live in Memphis, Albertina Walker (Benson)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Join the Band, Take 6 (Reprise/Warner Alliance)
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Mercy, Andrae Crouch (Qwest/Warner Alliance)
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, Alison Krauss and the Cox Family (Rounder)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus (tie):
Through God’s Eyes, Thompson Community Singers; Rev. Milton Brunson, choir director (Word)
Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College, Love Fellowship Crusade Choir; Hezekiah Walker, choir director (Benson)
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Segundo Romance – Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Master Sessions Volume 1, Chachao
Best Mexican-American Performance:
Recuerdo a Javier Solis – Vikki Carr
Best Traditional Blues Album:
From the Cradle, Eric Clapton (Reprise)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Father Father, Pops Staples (Pointblank)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
World Gone Wrong, Bob Dylan (Columbia)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
American Recordings, Johnny Cash (American Recordings)
Best Reggae Album:
Crucial! Roots Classics, Bunny Wailer (Shanachie)
Best New Age Album:
Prayer for the Wild Things, Paul Winter (Living Music Records)
Best World Music Album:
Talking Timbuktu, Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder (Hannibal)
Best Polka Album:
Music and Friends, Walter Ostanek Band (WRS)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Three Cowboy Songs – Dave Grusin, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s):
Circle of Life – Lebo Morake and Hans Zimmer, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
African Skies – Michael Brecker, composer
Best Musical Show Album:
Passion, Original Broadway cast (Angel)
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Schindler’s List, John Williams, composer
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Streets of Philadelphia (From Philadelphia), Bruce Springsteen, songwriter
Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
Cello Concerto – Stephen Albert, composer
Best Classical Album:
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12, Pierre Boulez conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Beethoven and Mozart, Quintets, Daniel Barenboim, piano; Dale Clevenger, horn; Larry Combs, clarinet; Daniele Damiano, bassoon; Hansjorg Schellenberger, oboe
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
The New York Album (Works of Albert, Bartok and Bloch), David Zinman conducting Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Yo-Yo Ma, cellist and alto violinist
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Haydn, Piano Sonatas nos. 32, 47, 53 and 59, Emmanuel Ax, pianist
Best Orchestral Performance:
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12, Pierre Boulez, conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Opera Recording:
Floyd, Susannah, Kent Nagano conducting Orchestra and Chorus of Opera de Lyon; solos: Studer, Hadley, Ramey and Chester (Virgin Classics)
Best Performance of a Choral:
Work Berlioz, Messe Solennelle, John Eliot Gardiner, choir director, the Monteverdi Choir, Orchestra Revolutionnaire et Romantique and various artists
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
The Impatient Lover (Italian Songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, etc.), Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano; Andras Schiff, piano
Best Spoken Comedy Album:
Live From Hell, Sam Kinison (Priority Records)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag, Henry Rollins (Time Warner Audiobooks)
Best Musical Album for Children:
The Lion King – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, various artists (Walt Disney Records)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children:
The Lion King Read-Along, original cast (Walt Disney Records)
Best Recording Package:
Tribute to the Music of Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys, Buddy Jackson, art director (Liberty)
Best Recording Package – Boxed:
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books, Chris Thompson, art director (Verve)
Best Album Notes:
Louis Armstrong: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1923?1934, Dan Morgenstern and Loren Schoenberg, album notes writers (Columbia/Legacy/Smithsonian)
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books on Verve (Verve)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Love Is Strong – The Rolling Stones
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Zoo TV: Live From Sydney, U2
December 25, 1993 – January 21, 1994:
Hero – Mariah Carey
January 22 – February 11:
All For Love – Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting
February 12 – March 11:
Power of Love – Céline Dion
March 12 – April 8:
The Sign – Ace of Base
April 9 – May 20:
Bump N’ Grind – R. Kelly
May 21 – August 5:
I Swear – All-4-One
August 6 – August 26:
Stay (I Missed You) – Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
August 27 – December 2:
I’ll Make Love To You – Boyz II Men
December 3, 1994 – December 16th:
On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men
December 17, 1994 – January 27, 1995:
Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamozi
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York
Host: Garry Shandling
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1992 – September 30, 1993
Trivia
Garry Shandling Returns: The comedian hosted again, entertaining the audience with his unique style of humor.
Houston’s Heavy Haul: Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You dominated, winning Record of the Year, Album of the Year for The Bodyguard Soundtrack, and Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Rap’s Recognition: Digable Planets won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).
New Age Nod: Best New Age Album was claimed by In My Time by Yanni.
Nirvana Noted: The song All Apologies by Nirvana won for Best Alternative Music Album.
Tony Triumphs: Tony Bennett’s Steppin’ Out was honored as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
Grammy’s Grunge: Pearl Jam’s Vs was nominated for Best Rock Album but didn’t win.
Blues Back in Business: Buddy Guy won Best Contemporary Blues Album for Feels Like Rain.
First Latin Pop Category: Luis Miguel’s Aries won the inaugural award for Best Latin Pop Album.
1994 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
Album of the Year:
The Bodyguard – Original Soundtrack Album, Whitney Houston (Arista)
Song of the Year:
A Whole New World (Theme From Aladdin), Alan Menken and Tim Rice, songwriters
Best New Artist:
Toni Braxton
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You – Sting
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
A Whole New World (Theme From Aladdin), Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
Steppin’ Out, Tony Bennett
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Barcelona Mona – Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Free at Last, DC Talk (ForeFront)
Best Rock Song:
Runaway Train – David Pirner, songwriter
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo:
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That), Meat Loaf
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Livin’ on the Edge – Aerosmith
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Sofa – Zappa’s Universe Rock Group Featuring Steve Vai
Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal:
Plush – Stone Temple Pilots
Best Metal Performance With Vocal:
I Don’t Want to Change the World – Ozzy Osbourne
Best Alternative Music Album:
Zooropa, U2 (Island)
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
That’s the Way Love Goes – Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
A Song for You – Ray Charles
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Another Sad Love Song – Toni Braxton
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
No Ordinary Love – Sade
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Let Me Ride – Dr. Dre
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat), Digable Planets
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
Take a Look, Natalie Cole
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo:
Miles Ahead – Joe Henderson
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles), Joe Henderson
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental):
The Road to You, Pat Metheny Group
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
Miles and Quincy Live at Montreux, Miles Davis and Quincy Jones
Best Country Song:
Passionate Kisses – Lucinda Williams, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Ain’t That Lonely Yet – Dwight Yoakam
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female :
Passionate Kisses – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Hard Workin’ Man – Brooks and Dunn
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Does He Love You – Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Red Wing – Asleep at the Wheel featuring Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Chet Atkins, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart and Reuben Lucky Orleans Gosfield
Best Bluegrass Album:
Waitin’ for the Hard Times to Go, Nashville Bluegrass Band (Sugar Hill)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Stand Still, Shirley Caesar (Word Record and Music)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
All Out, Winans (Qwest/Warner Alliance)
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
The Live Adventure, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Good News, Kathy Mattea (Mercury)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
Live… We Come Rejoicing, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Carol Cymbala, choir director (Warner Alliance)
Best Latin Pop Album:
Aries, Luis Miguel (WEA Latina)
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (Epic)
Best Mexican/American Album:
Live, Selena (Capitol/EMI Latin)
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Blues Summit, B.B. King (MCA)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Feels Like Rain, Buddy Guy (Silvertone)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
The Celtic Harp, Chieftains (RCA Victor)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
Other Voices/Other Rooms, Nanci Griffith (Elektra)
Best Reggae Album:
Bad Boys, Inner Circle (Big Beat/Atlantic)
Best New Age Album:
Spanish Angel, Paul Winter Consort (Living Music)
Best World Music Album:
A Meeting by the River, Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt (Walter Lily Acoustics)
Best Polka Album:
Accordionally Yours, Walter Ostanek and His Band (WRS)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Mood Indigo – Dave Grusin, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
When I Fall in Love – Jeremy Lubbock and David Foster, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
Forever in Love – Kenny G, composer
Best Musical Show Album:
The Who’s Tommy – Original Cast Recording, original cast (RCA Victor)
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Aladdin, Alan Menken, composer
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
A Whole New World (Theme From Aladdin), Alan Menken and Tim Rice, songwriters
Best Contemporary Composition:
Violin Concerto, Elliott Carter, composer
Best Classical Album:
Bartók, The Wooden Prince and Cantata Profana, Pierre Boulez conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; John Aler, tenor; John Tomlinson, baritone (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Ives, String Quartets nos. 1 and 2; Barber String Quartet Op. 11 (American Originals), Emerson String Quartet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Berg, Violin Concerto; Rihm, Time Chant, Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist; James Levine conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Barber, The Complete Solo Piano Music, John Browning, pianist
Best Orchestral Performance:
Bartók, The Wooden Prince, Pierre Boulez conducting Chicago Symphony
Best Opera Recording:
Handel, Semele, John Nelson conducting English Chamber Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus; solos: Battle, Horne, Ramey, Aler, McNair, Chance, Mackie and Doss (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Performance of a Choral Work:
Bartók, Cantata Profana, Pierre Boulez conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Margaret Hillis, choral director
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
The Art of Arleen Auger (Works of Larsen, Purcell, Schumann, Mozart), Arleen Auger, soprano; Joel Revzen, accompanist
Best Spoken Comedy Album:
Jammin’ in New York, George Carlin (Eardrum/Atlantic)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
On the Pulse of Morning, Maya Angelou (Random House Audio Books)
Best Musical Album for Children:
Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), various artists (Walt Disney Records)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children:
Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales, Audrey Hepburn (Dove Audio)
Best Recording Package:
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945 – 1959, David Lau, art director (Verve)
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945 – 1959, Buck Clayton, Phil Schaap and Joel E. Siegel, annotators (Verve)
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945 – 1959, Billie Holiday (Verve)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Steam – Peter Gabriel
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Ten Summoner’s Tales – Sting
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
David Foster
November 29, 1992 – March 5, 1993:
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
March 6 – March 12:
A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme) – Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
March 13 – April 30:
Informer – Snow
May 1 – May 14:
Freak Me – Silk
May 15 – July 9:
That’s The Way Love Goes – Janet Jackson
July 10 – July 23:
Weak – SWV (Sisters With Voices)
July 24 – September 11:
I Can’t Help Falling In Love – UB40
September 11 – November 5:
Dreamlover – Mariah Carey
November 6 – December 10:
I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meat Loaf
December 11 – December 24:
Again – Janet Jackson
December 25, 1993 – January 21, 1994:
Hero – Mariah Carey
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Garry Shandling
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1991 – September 30, 1992
Trivia
Hosting Hijinks: Garry Shandling, known for his deadpan humor, hosted the ceremony for the second time.
Whitney’s Ballad: I Will Always Love You, performed by Whitney Houston, was the night’s big winner, snagging Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Rap Recognition: Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Baby Got Back took home the award for Best Rap Solo Performance, marking a milestone for mainstream acceptance of rap.
Rocking the House: Unplugged by Eric Clapton got six awards, including Song of the Year for Tears in Heaven.
Blues Master: The legendary B.B. King won Best Traditional Blues Album for Blues Summit.
Jazz Notes: The Wynton Marsalis Septet’s album Citi Movement was awarded Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.
Crossover Appeal: The soundtrack to Beauty and the Beast received a Grammy for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television.
World Music Wonder: The Gipsy Kings snagged the Best World Music Album award for their album Estrellas.
1993 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Album of the Year :
Unplugged, Eric Clapton (Reprise)
Song of the Year:
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Arrested Development
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Constant Craving – k.d. lang
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Beauty and the Beast – Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
Perfectly Frank, Tony Bennett
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Beauty and the Beast – Richard Kaufman conducting Nurenberg Symphony Orchestra
Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Unseen Power, Petra (Dayspring)
Best Rock Song:
Layla – Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, songwriters
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Unplugged, Eric Clapton
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Ain’t It Heavy – Melissa Etheridge
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Achtung Baby, U2
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Little Wing – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal:
Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Metal Performance With Vocal:
Wish – Nine Inch Nails
Best Alternative Music Album:
Bone Machine, Tom Waits (Island)
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
End of the Road – L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Heaven and Earth, Al Jarreau
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
The Woman I Am, Chaka Khan
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
End of the Road – Boys II Men
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Doo-Bop, Miles Davis
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
Tennessee – Arrested Development
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
‘Round Midnight – Bobby McFerrin
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Solo:
Lush Life – Joe Henderson
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
I Heard You Twice the First Time, Branford Marsalis
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
The Turning Point, McCoy Tyner Big Band
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental:
Secret Story, Pat Metheny
Best Country Song:
I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill and John Barlow Jarvis, songwriters
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
I Still Believe in You, Vince Gill
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:”
I Feel Lucky – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers at the Ryman, Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers at the Ryman
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’ – Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Sneakin’ Around, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed
Best Bluegrass Album:
Every Time You Say Goodbye, Alison Krauss and Union Station (Rounder)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
He’s Working It Out for You, Shirley Caesar (Word)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Handel’s Messiah?A Soulful Celebration, various artists (Reprise)
Best Pop Gospel Album:
The Great Adventure, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
Best Southern Gospel Album:
Sometimes Miracles Hide, Bruce Carroll (Word)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
Edwin Hawkins Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir?Recorded Live in Los Angeles, Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir; Edwin Hawkins, choir director (Fixit)
Best Latin Pop Album:
Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte, Jon Secada (Capitol-EMI-Latin)
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Frenesi, Linda Ronstadt (Elektra Entertainment)
Best Mexican/American Album:
Mas Canciones, Linda Ronstadt (Elektra)
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Goin’ Back to New Orleans, Dr. John (Warner Bros.)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
Another Country, Chieftains (RCA Victor)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
The Sky Is Crying, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Epic)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
An Irish Evening Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, Chieftains (RCA Victor)
Best Reggae Album:
X-Tra Naked, Shabba Ranks (Epic)
Best New Age Album:
Shepherd Moons, Enya (Reprise)
Best World Music Album:
Brasileiro, Sergio Mendes (Elektra Entertainment)
Best Polka Album:
35th Anniversary, Walter Ostanek (World Renowned Sounds)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Strike Up the Band – Rob McConnell, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Here’s to Life – Johnny Mandel, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
Harlem Renaissance Suite – Benny Carter, composer
Best Musical Show Album:
Guys and Dolls – The New Broadway Cast Recording, New Broadway cast (RCA Victor)
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menken, composer
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Beauty and the Beast – Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, songwriters
Best Contemporary Composition:
The Lovers, Samuel Barber, composer
Best Classical Album:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9, Leonard Bernstein conducting Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Orchestral Performance:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9, Leonard Bernstein conducting Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, Sonatas for Cello and Piano, Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Prokofiev, Sinfonia Concertante; Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme, Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Lorin Maazel conducting Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz – Discovered Treasures (Chopin, Clementi, Liszt, Scarlatti and Scriabin), Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Best Opera Recording:
Strauss, Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Sir Georg Solti conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Domingo, Varady, Van Dam, Behrens, Runkel and Jo (London)
Best Performance of a Choral Work:
Orff, Carmina Burana, Herbert Blomstedt conducting San Francisco Girls and Boys Chorus, SFS Chorus and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall (Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, Charpentier, etc.), Kathleen Battle, soprano; Margo Garrett, accompanist
Best Comedy Album:
P.D.Q. Bach, Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion, Professor Peter Schickele (Telarc)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS, Earvin Magic Johnson and Robert O’Keefe (Random House Audiobooks)
Best Album for Children:
Beauty and the Beast – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, various artists (Walt Disney)
Best Album Package:
Spellbound – Compact (Special Package), Melanie Nissen, art director (Capitol/Virgin)
Best Album Notes:
Queen of Soul – The Atlantic Recordings, Dave Marsh, Jerry Wexler, David Ritz, Thulani Davis, Ahmet Ertegun, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin, annotators (Rhino)
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio, Nat King Cole Trio (Mosaic)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Digging in the Dirt – Peter Gabriel
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Diva – Annie Lennox
Producers of the Year (Non-Classical) (tie):
Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
L.A. Reid and Babyface
