41st Annual Grammy Awards

41st Annual Grammy Awards
Date	February 24, 1999
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Host	Rosie O'Donnell
Television/Radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1999 at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1998. Lauryn Hill was the main recipient, winning a total of 5 awards including Album of the Year and Best New Artist. Her album was the first Hip Hop act ever to win the coveted award. Also the ceremony was known as the "Grammy Year of Women", every artist nominated for Album of the Year were all female (including Garbage, with Shirley Manson as the headsinger). Madonna won four awards while musicians the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Alanis Morissette & Shania Twain won two apiece. Celine Dion also received two awards both for "My Heart Will Go On", which received a total of four awards.^[1] It is widely remembered for Ricky Martin's performance of "La Copa De La Vida"/ "The Cup of Life".

Award winners

Record of the Year

• "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
• "The Boy Is Mine" - Brandy & Monica
• "Iris" - Goo Goo Dolls
• "Ray of Light" - Madonna
• "You're Still the One" - Shania Twain

Album of the Year

• The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
• The Globe Sessions - Sheryl Crow
• Version 2.0 - Garbage
• Ray of Light - Madonna
• Come On Over - Shania Twain

Song of the Year

• "My Heart Will Go On" - James Horner and Will Jennings, songwriters (Celine Dion)
• "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Diane Warren, songwriter (Aerosmith)
• "Iris" - John Rzeznik, songwriter (Goo Goo Dolls)
• "Lean on Me" - Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
• "You're Still the One" - Robert Lange and Shania Twain, songwriters (Shania Twain)

Best New Artist

• Lauryn Hill
• Backstreet Boys
• Andrea Bocelli
• Dixie Chicks
• Natalie Imbruglia

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Performance

• Hello Nasty-Beastie Boys

Blues

• Best Traditional Blues Album
  • Otis Rush for Any Place I'm Going
• Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Keb' Mo' for Slow Down

Children's

• Best Musical Album for Children
  • John Boylan (producer) for Elmopalooza! performed by the Sesame Street cast with various artists
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  • Dan Musselman and Stefan Rudnicki (producers) for The Children's Shakespeare performed by various artists

Classical

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Jeffrey Tate (conductor), Renée Fleming & the English Chamber Orchestra for The Beautiful Voice (Works of Charpentier, Gounod etc.)
• Best Opera Recording
  • Pierre Boulez (conductor), Jessye Norman, László Polgár & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
• Best Choral Performance
  • Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartók: Cantata Profana
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
  • Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter & the London Symphony Orchestra for Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2, Metamorphosen
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
  • Murray Perahia for Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 And 6
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
  • Steve Reich (conductor) for Reich: Music for 18 Musicians performed by Steve Reich and Musicians
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • André Previn & Gil Shaham for American Scenes (Works of Copland, Previn, Barber, Gershwin)
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter & the London Symphony Orchestra for Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2, Metamorphosen
• Best Classical Album
  • James Mallinson (producer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartók: Cantata Profana
• Best Classical Crossover Album
  • Jorge Calandrelli (conductor) & Yo-Yo Ma for Soul of the Tango - The Music of Ástor Piazzolla

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Future Man & Victor Lemonte Wooten (composers) for "Almost 12" performed by Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
• Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  • James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) for "My Heart Will Go On" (from Titanic) performed by Céline Dion
• Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  • John Williams (composer) for Saving Private Ryan
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Don Sebesky (arranger) for "Waltz for Debby"
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
  • Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin & Stevie Wonder (arrangers) for "St. Louis Blues" performed by Herbie Hancock

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Shania Twain for "You're Still the One"
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Vince Gill for "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Dixie Chicks for "There's Your Trouble"
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
  • Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt & Dwight Yoakam for "Same Old Train"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Vince Gill & Randy Scruggs for "A Soldier's Joy"
• Best Country Song
  • Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain (songwriters) for "You're Still the One" performed by Shania Twain
• Best Country Album
  • Blake Chancey, Paul Worley (producers), John Guess (engineer/mixer) & Dixie Chicks for Wide Open Spaces
• Best Bluegrass Album
  • Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules!

Folk

• Best Traditional Folk Album
  • The Chieftains for Long Journey Home
• Best Contemporary Folk Album
  • Lucinda Williams for Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Gospel

• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Deniece Williams for This Is My Song
• Best Rock Gospel Album
  • Ashley Cleveland for You Are There
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • Cissy Houston for He Leadeth Me
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • Kirk Franklin for The Nu Nation Project
• Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
  • Peter Afterman, John Huie & Ken Levitan (producers) for The Apostle - Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture performed by various artists
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
  • O'landa Draper (choir director) for Reflections performed by O'Landa Draper & The Associates Choir

Historical

• Best Historical Album
  • Colin Escott, Kira Florita, Kyle Young (producers), Joseph M. Palmaccio & Tom Ruff (engineers) for The Complete Hank Williams

Jazz

• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
  • Gary Burton & Chick Corea for "Rhumbata"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
  • Herbie Hancock for Gershwin's World
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
  • Grover Mitchell (director) for Count Plays Duke performed by the Count Basie Orchestra
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance
  • Shirley Horn for I Remember Miles
• Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
  • Pat Metheny Group for Imaginary Day
• Best Latin Jazz Performance
  • Arturo Sandoval for Hot House

Latin

• Best Latin Pop Performance
  • Ricky Martin for Vuelve
• Best Tropical Latin Performance
  • Marc Anthony for Contra La Corriente
• Best Mexican-American Music Performance
  • Los Super Seven for Los Super Seven
• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance
  • Maná for Sueños Liquidos
• Best Tejano Music Performance
  • Flaco Jiménez for Said and Done

Musical show

• Best Musical Show Album
  • Mark Mancina (producer) & the original Broadway cast for The Lion King

Music video

• Best Short Form Music Video
  • Jonas Åkerlund (video director) & Madonna for "Ray of Light"
• Best Long Form Music Video
  • Susan Lacy, Tamar Hacker (video producers), Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (video producer & director) & Lou Reed for American Masters - Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

New Age

Best New Age Album

• Landmarks-Clannad

Packaging and notes

• Best Recording Package
  • Kevin Reagan (art director) for Ray of Light performed by Madonna
• Best Boxed Recording Package
  • Jim Kemp & Virginia Team (art director) for The Complete Hank Williams performed by Hank Williams
• Best Album Notes
  • Bob Belden, Michael Cuscuna & Todd Coolman (notes writers) for Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 performed by the Miles Davis Quintet

Polka

• Best Polka Album
  • Jimmy Sturr for Dance With Me performed by Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• "My Heart Will Go On"-Celine Dion
• "My Favorite Mistake"-Sheryl Crow
• "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"-Lauryn Hill
• "Torn"-Natalie lmbruglia
• "Adia"-Sarah McLachlan

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• "My Father's Eyes"-Eric Clapton
• "Save Tonight"-Eagle-Eye Cherry
• "Anytime"-Brian McKnight"
• "Lullaby"-Shawn Mullins
• "You Were Meant For Me"-Sting"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Jump Jive an' Wail"-The Brian Setzer Orchestra
• "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"-Aerosmith
• "One Week"-Barenaked Ladies
• "Iris"-Goo Goo Dolls
• "Crush"-Dave Matthews Band

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• "I Still Have That Other Girl"-Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• "Sleepwalk"-The Brian Setzer Orchestra (Brian Setzer)

Best Dance Recording

• • Pat McCarthy (mixer), William Orbit (producer) & Madonna (producer & artist) for "Ray of Light"

Best Pop Album

• • David Reitzas, Jon Ingoldsby & Pat McCarthy (engineers/mixers), William Orbit (producer) & Madonna (producer & artist) for Ray Of Light

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
  • Andy Wallace, Tchad Blake & Trina Shoemaker (engineers) for The Globe Sessions performed by Sheryl Crow
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
  • Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Barber:Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartók: Cantata Profana
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Rob Cavallo
• Producer of the Year, Classical
  • Steven Epstein
• Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • David Morales

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Doo Wop (That Thing)-Lauryn Hill

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• St. Louis Blues-Stevie Wonder

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• The Boy is Mine'-Brandy & Monica

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• Live! One Night Only-Patti LaBelle

Best R&B Song

• • Lauryn Hill (songwriter) for "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
• Best R&B Album
  • Commissioner Gordon, Tony Prendatt (engineers/mixers) & Lauryn Hill (producer & artist) for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"-Will Smith
• "Dangerous"-Busta Rhymes
• "Gone till November"- Wyclef Jean
• "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"-Jay-Z
• "Lost Ones"- Lauryn Hill

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

• "Intergalactic"- Beastie Boys

Best Rap Album

• Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life - Jay Z
• "The Love Movement"- A Tribe Called Quest
• "Capital Punishment"- Big Pun
• "Life in 1472" - Jermaine Dupri
• "Harlem World" - Mase

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

• Friends-Sly and Robbie

Rock

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

• "Uninvited"-Alanis Morissette

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

• "Fly Away"-Lenny Kravitz

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Pink"-Aerosmith

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• "The Roots of Coincidence"-Pat Metheny Group

Best Hard Rock Performance

• "Most High"-Jimmy Page & Robert Plant

Best Metal Performance

• "Better Than You"-Metallica

Best Rock Song

• • Alanis Morissette (songwriter) for "Uninvited"

Best Rock Album

• • Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker (engineers/mixers) & Sheryl Crow (producer & artist) for The Globe Sessions

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Album
  • Christopher Reeve for Still Me
• Best Spoken Comedy Album
  • Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner for The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000

Traditional pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

• Live at Carnegie Hall: The 50th Anniversary Concert-Patti Page

World

• Best World Music Album
  • Gilberto Gil for Quanta Live

Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

• Stevie Wonder

Grammy Legend Award

• Elton John

References

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