41st Annual Grammy® Award Nominations
Here's a complete list of the nominees for the 41st Grammy Awards. We also have results and commentary on the winners.
Record Of The Year
- The Boy Is Mine
Brandy & Monica
Dallas Austin, Brandy & Rodney Jerkins, producers; Leslie Brathwalte, Ben Garrison, Rodney Jerkins & Dexter Simmons, engineers/mixers
Track from: Never Say Never AND FROM The Boy Is Mine
[Atlantic Records AND Arista Records] - My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion
Walter Afanasieff & James Horner, producers; Humberto Gatica & David Gleeson, engineers/mixers
Track from: Let's Talk About Love AND Titanic - Music From The Motion Picture
[550 Music AND Sony Classical] - Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
Rob Cavallo & Goo Goo Dolls, producers; Jack Joseph Puig & Allen Sides, engineers/mixers
Track from: City Of Angels - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Warner Sunset/Reprise Records] - Ray Of Light
Madonna
Madonna & William Orbit, producers; Pat McCarthy, engineer/mixer
Track from: Ray Of Light
[Maverick/Warner Bros. Records] - You're Still The One
Shania Twain
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, producer; Jeff Balding & Mike Shipley, engineers/mixers
Track from: Come On Over
[Mercury Records Nashville]
Album Of The Year
- The Globe Sessions
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow, producer; Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers
[A&M Records] - Version 2.0
Garbage
Garbage, producers; Billy Bush, engineer/mixer
[Almo Sounds] - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill, producer; Comissioner Gordon, Matt Howe, Storm Jefferson, Ken Johnston, Tony Prendatt, Warren Riker, Chris Theis & Johnny Wyndrx, engineers/mixers
[Ruffhouse/Columbia Records] - Ray Of Light
Madonna
Marius De Vries, Patrick Leonard, Madonna & William Orbit, producers; Jon Englesby, Pat McCarthy & David Reitzas, engineers/mixers
[Maverick/Warner Bros. Records] - Come On Over
Shania Twain
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, producer; Jeff Balding & Mike Shipley, engineers/mixers
[Mercury Records Nashville]
Song Of The Year
- I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Diane Warren, songwriter (Aerosmith)
Track from: Armageddon - The Album (Various Artists)
[Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax] - Iris
John Rzeznik, songwriter (Goo Goo Dolls)
Track from: City Of Angels - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Warner Sunset/Reprise Records] - Lean On Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin With Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis & The Family)
Track from: The Nu Nation Project
[Gospo Centric/Interscope Records] - My Heart Will Go On
James Horner & Will Jennings, songwriters (Celine Dion)
Track from: Let's Talk About Love AND Titanic - Music From The Motion Picture
[550 Music AND Sony Classical] - You're Still The One
Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain, songwriters (Shania Twain)
Track from: Come On Over
[Mercury Records Nashville]
Best New Artist
- Backstreet Boys
- Andrea Bocelli
- Dixie Chicks
- Lauryn Hill
- Natalie Imbruglia
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- My Favorite Mistake
Sheryl Crow
Track from: The Globe Sessions
[A&M Records] - My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion
Track from: Let's Talk About Love AND Titanic - Music From The Motion Picture
[550 Music AND Sony Classical] - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
Lauryn Hill
Track from: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
[Ruffhouse/Columbia Records] - Torn
Natalie Imbruglia
Track from: Left Of The Middle
[RCA Records] - Adia
Sarah McLachlan
Track from: Surfacing
[Arista Records]
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Save Tonight
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Track from: Desireless
[The WORK Group] - My Father's Eyes
Eric Clapton
Track from: Pilgrim
[Reprise Records] - Anytime
Brian McKnight
Track from: Anytime
[Motown Records] - Lullaby
Shawn Mullins
Track from: Soul's Core
[Columbia Records] - You Were Meant For Me
Sting
Track from: The Object Of My Affection - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[Pangaea Records]
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
- I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Aerosmith
Track from: Armageddon - The Album (Various Artists)
[Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax] - One Week
Barenaked Ladies
Track from: Stunt
[Reprise Records] - Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
Track from: City Of Angels - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Warner Sunset/Reprise Records] - Crush
Dave Matthews Band
Track from: Before These Crowded Streets
[RCA Records] - Jump Jive An' Wail
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Track from: The Dirty Boogie
[Interscope Records]
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
- How Come, How Long
Babyface With Stevie Wonder
Track from: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997 (Babyface)
[Epic Records] - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt
Track from: Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Songs Of Pete Seeger (Various Artists)
[Appleseed Recordings] - I Still Have That Other Girl
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
Track from: Painted From Memory
[Mercury Records] - I'm Your Angel
R. Kelly & Celine Dion
Track from: R.
[Jive Records] - Shenandoah
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Track from: Long Journey Home (The Chieftains With Various Artists)
[Wicklow Records]
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- The X-Files Theme
The Dust Brothers
Track from: The X-Files - The Album (Various Artists)
[Elektra Records/EEG] - Big Country
Bela Fleck And The Flecktones
Track from: Left Of Cool
[Warner Bros. Records] - My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)
Kenny G
[Arista Records] - Follow Me
Pat Metheny Group
Track from: Imaginary Day
[Warner Bros. Records] - Sleepwalk
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Track from: The Dirty Boogie
[Interscope Records]
Best Dance Recording
- When Will You Learn
Boy George
Track from: Winter Party 1998 (Various Artists)
[Centaur Entertainment] - Around The World
Daft Punk
Track from: Homework
[Virgin Records America] - Heaven's What I Feel
Gloria Estefan
Track from: Gloria!
[Epic Records] - Disco Inferno
Cyndi Lauper
Track from: A Night At The Roxbury - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[DreamWorks Records] - Ray Of Light
Madonna
Track from: Ray Of Light
[Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
Best Pop Album
- Pilgrim
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton & Simon Climie, producers; Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski, engineers/mixers
[Reprise Records] - Let's Talk About Love
Celine Dion
Humberto Gatica, engineer/mixer
[550 Music/Epic Records] - Left Of The Middle
Natalie Imbruglia
[RCA Records] - Ray Of Light
Madonna
Madonna & William Orbit, producers; Jon Englesby, Pat McCarthy & David Reitzas, engineers/mixers
[Maverick/Warner Bros. Records] - The Dirty Boogie
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Peter Collins, producer; John Holbrook, engineer/mixer
[Interscope Records]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
- The Birthday Concert
Shirley Bassey
[DRG Records] - Michael & George: Feinstein Sings Gershwin
Michael Feinstein
[Concord Jazz] - Jack Jones Paints A Tribute To Tony Bennett
Jack Jones
[Honest Entertainment] - The Pleasure Of His Company
Maureen McGovern
[Sterling Records] - Live At Carnegie Hall - The 50th Anniversary
Concert
Patti Page
[DRG Records]
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Raspberry Swirl
Tori Amos
Track from: From The Choirgirl Hotel
[Atlantic Records] - There Goes The Neighborhood
Sheryl Crow
Track from: The Globe Sessions
[A&M Records] - Glass House
Ani DiFranco
Track from: Little Plastic Castle
[Righteous Babe Records] - Uninvited
Alanis Morissette
Track from: City Of Angels - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Warner Sunset/Reprise Records] - Can't Let Go
Lucinda Williams
Track from: Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
[Mercury Records]
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Everybody Here Wants You
Jeff Buckley
Track from: Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk
[Columbia Records] - Almost Saturday Night
John Fogerty
Track from: Premonition
[Reprise Records] - Have A Little Faith In Me
John Hiatt
Track from: The Best Of John Hiatt
[Capitol Records] - Fly Away
Lenny Kravitz
Track from: 5
[Virgin Records America] - Your Life Is Now
John Mellencamp
Track from: John Mellencamp
[Columbia Records]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
- Pink
Aerosmith
Track from: Nine Lives
[Columbia Records] - The Way
Fastball
Track from: All The Pain Money Can Buy
[Hollywood Records] - Celebrity Skin
Hole
Track from: Celebrity Skin
[DGC Records] - Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
Track from: Urban Hymns
[Virgin Records America] - Heroes
The Wallflowers
Track from: Godzilla - The Album (Various Artists)
[Epic Records/Sony Music Soundtrax]
Best Hard Rock Performance
- Psycho Circus
Kiss
Track from: Psycho Circus
[Mercury Records] - The Dope Show
Marilyn Manson
Track from: Mechanical Animals
[Nothing Records] - Fuel
Metallica
Track from: ReLoad
[Elektra Records/EEG] - Most High
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
Track from: Walking Into Clarksdale
[Atlantic Records] - Do The Evolution
Pearl Jam
Track from: Yield
[Epic Records]
Best Metal Performance
- Bullet Train
Judas Priest
Track from: Jugulator
[CMC International Records] - Better Than You
Metallica
Track from: Re-Load
[Elektra Records/EEG] - Fried Chicken And Coffee
Nashville Pussy
Track from: Let Them Eat Pussy
[The Enclave/Mercury Records] - No Shelter
Rage Against The Machine
Track from: Godzilla - The Album (Various Artists)
[Epic Records/Sony Music Soundtrax] - Du Hast
Rammstein
Track from: Sehnsucht
[Slash Records/Motor Music]
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- El Distorto De Melodica
Everclear
Track from: So Much For The Afterglow
[Capitol Records] - The Roots Of Confidence
Pat Metheny Group
Track from: Imaginary Day
[Warner Bros. Records] - Take California
Propellerheads
Track from: Decksandrumsandrockandroll
[DreamWorks Records] - A Train Of Angels
Joe Satriani
Track from: Crystal Planet
[Epic Records] - Trouble Is...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Track from: Trouble Is...
[Revolution Records] - The Ironic Twist
Jimmie Vaughan
Track from: Out There
[Epic Records]
Best Rock Song
- Bitter Sweet Symphony
Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Verve)
Track from: Urban Hymns
[Virgin Records America]
Celebrity Skin
Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson & Courtney Love, songwriters (Hole)
Track from: Celebrity Skin
[DGC Records] - Closing Time
Dan Wilson, songwriter (Semisonic)
Track from: Feeling Strangely Fine
[MCA Records] - Have A Little Faith In Me
John Hiatt, songwriter (John Hiatt)
Track from: The Best Of John Hiatt
[Capitol Records] - Uninvited
Alanis Morissette, songwriter (Alanis Morissette)
Track from: City Of Angels - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Warner Sunset/Reprise Records]
Best Rock Album
- The Globe Sessions
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow, producer; Tchad Blake & Trina Shoemaker, engineers/mixers
[A&M Records] - Premonition
John Fogerty
John Fogerty & Elliot Scheiner, producers; John Fogerty & Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers
[Reprise Records] - Version 2.0
Garbage
Garbage, producers; Billy Bush, engineer/mixer
[Almo Sounds] - Celebrity Skin
Hole
Michael Beinhorn, producer; Tom Lord-Alge & Paul Northfield, engineers/mixers
[DGC Records] - Before These Crowded Streets
Dave Matthews Band
Steve Lillywhite, producer; Steve Harris & Steve Lillywhite, engineers/mixers
[RCA Records]
Best Alternative Music Performance
- From The Choirgirl Hotel
Tori Amos
[Atlantic Records] - Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys
[Grand Royal/Capitol Records] - Is This Desire?
PJ Harvey
[Island Records] - Airbag/How Am I Driving?
Radiohead
[Capitol Records] - Adore
The Smashing Pumpkins
[Virgin Records America]
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Are You That Somebody?
Aaliyah
Track from: Dr. Dolittle: The Album (Various Artists)
[Blackground/Atlantic Records] - Tyrone
Erykah Badu
Track from: Live
[Universal Records/Kedar Entertainment] - A Rose Is Still A Rose
Aretha Franklin
Track from: A Rose Is Still A Rose
[Arista Records] - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill
Track from: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
[Ruffhouse/Columbia Records] - I Get Lonely
Janet Jackson
Track from: Velvet Rope
[Virgin Records America]
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Matrimony: Maybe You
Maxwell
Track from: Embrya
[Columbia Records] - The Only One For Me
Brian McKnight
Track from: Anytime
[Motown Records] - My Way
Usher
Track from: My Way
[LaFace Records] - I Know
Luther Vandross
[Virgin Records America] - St. Louis Blues
Stevie Wonder
Track from: Gershwin's World (Herbie Hancock)
[Verve Records]
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
- The Boy Is Mine
Brandy & Monica
Track from: Never Say Never AND The Boy Is Mine
[Atlantic Records AND Arista Records] - Lean On Me
Kirk Franklin With Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis & The Family
Track from: The Nu Nation Project
[Gospo Centric/Interscope Records] - Nothing Even Matters
Lauryn Hill & D'Angelo
Track from: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
[Ruffhouse/Columbia Records] - All My Life
K-Ci & JoJo
Track from: Love Always
[MCA Records] - Stay
The Temptations
Track from: Phoenix Rising
[Motown Records]
Best R&B Song
- All My Life
Rory Bennett & JoJo Hailey, songwriters (K-Ci & JoJo)
Track from: Love Always
[MCA Records] - The Boy Is Mine
Brandy, Lashawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins & Japhe Tejeda, songwriters (Brandy & Monica)
Track from: Never Say Never AND FROM The Boy Is Mine
[Atlantic Records AND Arista Records] - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill, songwriter (Lauryn Hill)
Track from: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
[Ruffhouse/Columbia Records] - Lean On Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin With Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis & The Family)
Track from: The Nu Nation Project
[Gospo Centric/Interscope Records] - A Rose Is Still A Rose
Lauryn Hill, songwriter (Aretha Franklin)
Track from: A Rose Is Still A Rose
[Arista Records]
Best R&B Album
- Live
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu & Norman "Keys" Hurt, producers; Norman "Keys" Hurt, Gordon Mack & Kenny Ortiz, engineers/mixers
[Universal Records/Kedar Entertainment] - Never Say Never
Brandy
Rodney Jerkins, producer; Brad Gilderman & Rodney Jerkins, engineers/mixers
[Atlantic Records] - A Rose Is Still A Rose
Aretha Franklin
[Arista Records] - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill, producer; Comissioner Gordon & Tony Prendatt, engineers/mixers
[Ruffhouse/Columbia Records] - Embrya
Maxwell
Musze, producer; Musze & Mike Pela, engineers/mixers
[Columbia Records]
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
- Believe In Me
Regina Belle
[MCA Records] - Live! One Night Only
Patti LaBelle
[MCA Records] - To Make Me Who I Am
Aaron Neville
[A&M Records] - Phoenix Rising
The Temptations
[Motown Records] - I Know
Luther Vandross
[Virgin Records America]
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Dangerous
Busta Rhymes
Track from: When Disaster Strikes...
[Elektra Records/EEG] - Lost Ones
Lauryn Hill
Track from: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
[Ruffhouse/Columbia Records] - Hard Knock Life
Jay-Z
Track from: Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life
[Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records] - Gone Till November
Wyclef Jean
Track from: Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival
[Ruffhouse/Columbia Records] - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Will Smith
Track from: Big Willie Style
[Columbia Records]
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
- Intergalactic
Beastie Boys
Track from: Hello Nasty
[Grand Royal Records] - Money Ain't A Thang
Jermaine Dupri Featuring Jay-Z
Track from: Life In 1472 - The Original Soundtrack
[SoSo Def/Columbia Records] - Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
Track from: Make It Reign
[Codeine/Columbia Records] - Rosa Parks
OutKast
Track from: Aquemini
[LaFace Records] - Ghetto Supastar
Pras Michel Featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard And Mya
Track from: Bulworth - The Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[Interscope Records]
Best Rap Album
- Capital Punishment
Big Punisher
[RCA/Loud Records] - Life In 1472 - The Original Soundtrack
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri, producer
[SoSo Def/Columbia Records] - Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life
Jay-Z
Joe Quinde, engineer/mixer
[Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records] - Harlem World
Mase
Stephen Dent, engineer/mixer
[Bad Boy Records] - The Love Movement
A Tribe Called Quest
The Ummah, producer; David Kennedy & The Ummah, engineers/mixers
[Jive Records]
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Love Still Remains
Emmylou Harris
Track from: Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (Various Artists)
[Red House Records] - This Kiss
Faith Hill
Track from: Faith
[Warner Bros. Records Nashville] - You're Still The One
Shania Twain
Track from: Come On Over
[Mercury Records Nashville] - A Little Past Little Rock
Lee Ann Womack
Track from: Some Things I Know
[Decca Records] - There Goes My Baby
Trisha Yearwood
Track from: Where Your Road Leads
[MCA Records Nashville]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Nothin' But The Taillights
Clint Black
Track from: Nothin' But The Taillights
[RCA Records Nashville] - To Make You Feel My Love
Garth Brooks
Track from: The Limited Series AND FROM Hope Floats - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Capitol Records] - If You Ever Have Forever In Mind
Vince Gill
Track from: The Key
[MCA Records Nashville] - Holes In The Floor Of Heaven
Steve Wariner
Track from: Burnin' The Roadhouse Down
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
- How Do You Fall In Love
Alabama
Track from: For The Record
[RCA Records Nashville] - Wild One
BR5-49
Track from: Big Backyard Beat Show
[Arista Nashville] - There's Your Trouble
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Wide Open Spaces
[Monument Records] - Dance The Night Away
The Mavericks
Track from: Trampoline
[MCA Records Nashville] - 26 Cents
The Wilkinsons
Track from: Nothing But Love
[Giant Records]
Best 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 & Dwight Yoakam
Track from: Tribute To Tradition
[Columbia Records Nashville] - My Kind Of Woman/My Kind Of Man
Vince Gill & Patty Loveless
Track from: The Key
[MCA Records Nashville] - Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me
Faith Hill With Tim McGraw
Track from: Faith
[Warner Bros. Records Nashville] - If You See Him/If You See Her
Reba McEntire And Brooks & Dunn
Track from: If You See Him AND If You See Her
[MCA Records Nashville AND Arista Nashville] - Where Your Road Leads
Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks
Track from: Where Your Road Leads
[MCA Records Nashville]
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Reuben's Train
(Doc & Merle Watson) With Sam Bush, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant
Track from: Home Sweet Home
[Sugar Hill Records] - The Ride
Jerry Douglas With Bela Fleck
Track from: Restless On The Farm
[Sugar Hill Records] - Lonesome Ruben
Randy Scruggs, Earl Scruggs & Jerry Douglas
Track from: Crown Of Jewels
[Reprise Records] - A Soldier's Joy
Randy Scruggs & Vince Gill
Track from: Crown Of Jewels
[Reprise Records] - Get Up John
Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
Track from: Bluegrass Rules!
[Rounder/Skaggs Family Records]
Best Country Song
- Holes In The Floor Of Heaven
Billy Kirsch & Steve Wariner, songwriters (Steve Wariner)
Track from: Burnin' The Roadhouse Down
[Capitol Records Nashville] - If You Ever Have Forever In Mind
Vince Gill & Troy Seals, songwriters (Vince Gill)
Track from: The Key
[MCA Records Nashville] - This Kiss
Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner & Annie Roboff, songwriters (Faith Hill)
Track from: Faith
[Warner Bros. Records Nashville] - To Make You Feel My Love
Bob Dylan, songwriter (Garth Brooks)
Track from: The Limited Series AND FROM Hope Floats - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Capitol Records] - You're Still The One
Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain, songwriters (Shania Twain)
Track from: Come On Over
[Mercury Records Nashville]
Best Country Album
- Sevens
Garth Brooks
Allen Reynolds, producer; Mark Miller, engineer/mixer
[Capitol Records] - Wide Open Spaces
Dixie Chicks
Blake Chancey & Paul Worley, producers; John Guess & Eric Legg, engineers/mixers
[Monument Records] - Faith
Faith Hill
Byron Gallimore, Faith Hill & Dann Huff, producers; Jeff Balding, Julian King & Chris Lord-Alge, engineers/mixers
[Warner Bros. Records Nashville] - Come On Over
Shania Twain
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, producer; Jeff Balding & Mike Shipley, engineers/mixers
[Mercury Records Nashville] - Where Your Road Leads
Trisha Yearwood
Tony Brown & Trisha Yearwood, producers; Chuck Ainlay & Jeff Balding, engineers/mixers
[MCA Records Nashville]
Best Bluegrass Album
- Home Sweet Home
(Doc & Merle Watson) With Sam Bush, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant
[Sugar Hill Records] - Songs From The Homeplace
Jim & Jesse
[Pinecastle Records] - American Beauty
Nashville Bluegrass Band
[Sugar Hill Records] - Bluegrass Rules!
Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
[Rounder/Skaggs Family Records] - Clinch Mountain Country
Ralph Stanley & Friends
[Rebel Records]
Best New Age Album
- Sound Of Wind Driven Rain
Will Ackerman
[Windham Hill Records] - Landmarks
Clannad
[Atlantic Records] - The Water Garden
Alex de Grassi
[Tropo Records] - Gaia Onbashira
Kitaro
[Domo Records] - Grand Passion
John Tesh
[GTSP Records]
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
- After Hours
George Duke
[Warner Bros. Records] - Imaginary Day
Pat Metheny Group
[Warner Bros. Records] - Live & More
Marcus Miller
[GRP/PRA Records] - Club Nocturne
Yellowjackets
[Warner Bros. Records] - World Tour
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
[Zebra Records]
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- This Time It's Love
Kurt Elling
[Blue Note Records] - Maiden Voyage
Nnenna Freelon
[Concord Jazz] - I Remember Miles
Shirley Horn
[Verve Records] - My Buddy - Etta Jones Sings The Songs Of Buddy
Johnson
Etta Jones
[HighNote Records] - That Day...
Dianne Reeves
[Blue Note Records]
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- For Heaven's Sake
Kenny Barron
Track from: Night And The City (Charlie Haden & Kenny Barron)
[Verve Records] - My Funny Valentine
Randy Brecker
Track from: Thank You, Gerry! (Gerry Mulligan All-Star Tribute Band)
[Arkadia Jazz] - Rhumbata
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Track from: Native Sense - The New Duets
[Stretch Records] - Body & Soul
Benny Golson
Track from: Tenor Legacy
[Arkadia Jazz] - My Favorite Things
David Liebman
Track from: Thank You John! Our Tribute to John Coltrane (Arkadia Jazz All-Stars)
[Arkadia Jazz]
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
- Native Sense - The New Duets
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
[Stretch Records] - Night And The City
Charlie Haden & Kenny Barron
[Verve Records] - Gershwin's World
Herbie Hancock
[Verve Records] - Points Of View
Dave Holland Quintet
[ECM Records] - Tokyo '96
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette
[ECM Records]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- Count Plays Duke
Count Basie Orchestra; Grover Mitchell, Director
[MAMA Records] - Remembrances
Jon Faddis
[Chesky Records] - Further Adventures
Bill Holman & The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra
[Koch Jazz Records] - Lickety Split - Music Of Jim McNeely
Jim McNeely & The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
[New World Records] - Theme For Monterey
The Gerald Wilson Orchestra
[MAMA Records]
Best Latin Jazz Performance
- Contact
Ray Barretto & New World Spirit
[Blue Note Records] - Paquito D'Rivera & The United Nation
Orchestra
Paquito D'Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra
[Jazz MCG] - Central Avenue
Danilo Perez
[Impulse! Records] - Obsesion
David Sanchez
[Columbia Records] - Hot House
Arturo Sandoval
[N2K Encoded Music] - Bele Bele En La Habana
Chucho Valdes
[Blue Note Records]
Best Rock Gospel Album
- Some Kind Of Zombie
Audio Adrenaline
[ForeFront Records] - Amplifier
Big Tent Revival
[Ardent/ForeFront Records] - You Are There
Ashley Cleveland
[Cadence/204 Records] - God Fixation
Petra
[Word Records] - Sixpence None The Richer
Sixpence None The Richer
[Squint Entertainment]
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Mission 3:16
Carman
[Sparrow Records] - Supernatural
dc Talk
[ForeFront Records] - Steady On
Point Of Grace
[Word/Epic Records] - Live The Life
Michael W. Smith
[Reunion Records] - This Is My Song
Deniece Williams
[Harmony Records]
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- They Gave The World A Smile: The Stamps Quartet Tribute
Album
James Blackwood Quartet And The Light Crust Doughboys
[Light Crust Doughboys Records] - Faithful
The Cathedrals
[Homeland Records] - Down By The Tabernacle
Bill & Gloria Gaither And Their Homecoming Friends
[Spring House Records] - Just As I Am
Andy Griffith
[Sparrow Records] - The Apostle - Music From & Inspired By The Motion
Picture
Various Artists
Peter Afterman, John Huie & Ken Levitan, Producers
[Sparrow Records/Rising Tide (MCA)]
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Just Right For A Miracle
(Bishop G.E. Patterson Presents) Rance Allen & The Soul Winners' Conference Choir
[Podium Records] - Now That I'm Here
Beverly Crawford
[Warner Alliance Records] - He Leadeth Me
Cissy Houston
[House Of Blues Music] - Live! My Soul Feels Better Right Now
Della Reese
[Homeland Records] - Been There Done That
Rev. Timothy Wright & The B/J Mass Choir (Featuring Myrna Summers)
[Savoy Records]
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- Songs From The Heart
Yolanda Adams
[Verity Records] - Finally Karen
Karen Clark-Sheard
[Island Black Music] - The Nu Nation Project
Kirk Franklin
[Gospo Centric Records] - Pages Of Life - Chapters I & II
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ
[Verity Records] - Everlasting Love
CeCe Winans
[Sparrow Records/Pioneer Music Group]
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
- Just Churchin'
Bobby Jones & New Life With The Nashville Super Choir; Nathan Young, Choir Director
[GospoCentric] - Love Alive V - 25th Anniversary Reunion
The Love Center Choir; Jonathan Grier, Edwin M. Harper, Walter L. Hawkins, Rusty Watson & Maggie
Wincher, Choir Directors
[Gospo Centric] - Pastor Hezekiah Walker Presents The LFT Church Choir -
Live At Love Fellowship Tabernacle
LFT Church Choir; Pastor Hezekiah Walker, Choir Director
[Verity Records] - Reflections
The Associates; O'Landa Draper, Choir Director
[Warner Alliance Records] - Strength
New Life Community Choir; John P. Kee, Choir Director
[Verity Records]
Best Latin Pop Performance
- Atado A Tu Amor
Chayanne
[Sony Latin] - Senor Bolero
Jose Feliciano
[Rodven Records] - Celebrando 25 Anos De Juan Gabriel: En Concierto En El
Palacio De Bellas Artes
Juan Gabriel
[Ariola/BMG U.S. Latin Records] - Cosas Del Amor
Enrique Iglesias
[Fonovisa] - Vuelve
Ricky Martin
[Sony Latin]
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance
- Caribe Atomico
Aterciopelados
[Ariola/BMG US Latin Records] - Fin De Siglo
El Tri
[WEA Latina Records] - Traccion Acustica
Enanitos Verdes
[PolyGram Records] - Suenos Liquidos
Mana
[WEA Latina] - Donde Estan Los Ladrones?
Shakira
[Sony Latin]
Best Tropical Latin Performance
- Contra La Corriente
Marc Anthony
[RMM Records] - Suavemente
Elvis Crespo
[Sony Tropical] - Mi Vida Es Cantar
Celia Cruz
[RMM Records] - El Rumbero Del Piano
Eddie Palmieri
[RMM Records] - Live At Birdland - Dancemania '99
Tito Puente
[RMM Records] - Babalu Aye
Chucho Valdes & Irakere
[Bembe Records]
Best Mexican-American Music Performance (For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
- Casas De Madera
Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte
[Freddie Records] - Entre El Amor Y Yo
Vicente Fernandez
[Sony Discos] - Euforia
La Mafia
[Sony Discos] - Los Super Seven
Los Super Seven
[RCA Records Nashville] - Colgado De Un Arbol
Los Terribles Del Norte
[Freddie Records]
Best Tejano Music Performance
- Live...En Concierto!
Fiebre
[Freddie Records] - Fanaticos
Jaime Y Los Chamacos
[Freddie Records] - Said And Done
Flaco Jimenez
[Barb Wire Productions/Virgin Records America] - Leyendas Y Raices
Leyendas Y Raices
[Freddie Records] - 2000
Little Joe & La Familia
[EMI Latin]
Best Traditional Blues Album
- A Tribute To Howlin' Wolf
Henry Gray, Calvin Jones, Sam Lay, Colin Linden & Hubert Sumlin With Special Guests
[Telarc Blues Records] - Long As I Have You
John Hammond
[Pointblank Records] - Got To Find A Way
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson And The Magic Rockers
[Telarc Blues Records] - I Got To Find Me A Woman
Robert Lockwood Jr.
[Verve Records] - Any Place I'm Going
Otis Rush
[House Of Blues Records]
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Sing It!
Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas & Tracy Nelson
[Rounder Records] - Heavy Love
Buddy Guy
[Silvertone Records] - Life, Love & The Blues
Etta James
[Private Music] - Slow Down
Keb' Mo'
[Okeh/550 Music] - Deuces Wild
B.B. King
[MCA Records]
Best Traditional Folk Album
- Chattanooga Sugar Babe
Norman Blake
[Shanachie Records] - Slant 6 Mind
Greg Brown
[Red House Records] - Long Journey Home
The Chieftains With Various Artists
[Wicklow Records] - Friends Of Mine
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
[Hightone Records] - Southern Banjo Sounds
Mike Seeger
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
Best Contemporary Folk Album
- Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg & Wilco
[Elektra Records/EEG] - El Corazon
Steve Earle
[E2/Warner Bros. Records] - Spyboy
Emmylou Harris
[Eminent Records] - Step Inside This House
Lyle Lovett
[MCA/Curb Records] - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
[Mercury Records]
Best Reggae Album
- Inna Heights
Buju Banton
[VP Records] - Many Moods of Moses
Beenie Man
[VP Records] - Friends
Sly And Robbie
[EastWest Records America/EEG] - Ska Father
Toots And The Maytals
[Artist Only! Records] - Psychedelic Souls
Wailing Souls
[Pow Wow Records]
Best World Music Album
- Odu
King Sunny Ade
[Atlantic/Mesa Records] - Miss Perfumado
Cesaria Evora
[Nonesuch Records] - Quanta Live
Gilberto Gil
[Atlantic/Mesa Records] - Oremi
Angelique Kidjo
[Island Records] - Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy
Robbie Robertson
[Capitol Records]
Best Polka Album
- Polka Party With Brave Combo - Live And Wild!
Brave Combo
[Easy Disc Records] - Push It To The Limit
Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
[Push Records] - Memories
Walter Ostanek
[World Renowned Sounds] - Let The Sunshine In
The Del Sinchak Band
[Peppermint Records] - Dance With Me
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Rounder Records]
Best Musical Album For Children
- Changing Channels
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, producers
[Rounder Kids Records] - Elmopalooza!
The Sesame Street Muppets With Various Artists
John Boylan, producer
[Sony Wonder Records] - In My Hometown
Tom Chapin
Tom Chapin, Jon Cobert, John Forster & Michael Mark, producers
[Sony Wonder Records] - John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Autumnsongs
John McCutcheon
Bob Dawson & John McCutcheon, producers
[Rounder Kids Records] - The Playground
Tony Bennett
Danny Bennett & Tony Bennett, producers
[RPM/Columbia Records]
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- The Children's Shakespeare
Various Artists (Including Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Etc.)
Stefan Rudnicki, producer
[Dove Audio] - Disney's Mulan Read & Sing Along
June Foray
Ted Kryczko & Randy Thornton, producers
[Walt Disney Records] - Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Read-Along
Miguel Ferrer
Randy Thornton, producer
[Walt Disney Records] - Elmo's New Laugh
Sesame Street Characters
Ed Mitchell, producer
[Sony Wonder Records] - The Patchwork Quilt & Other Stories From Around The
World
Sharon Kennedy
Bing Broderick, Sharon Kennedy & Steve Netsky, producers
[Rounder Kids Records] - Weezie And The Moon Pies
Bill Harley
Bill Harley, producer
[Round River Records]
Best Spoken Word Album
- Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Toni Morrison
[Random House Audio Books] - Spiders In The Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends (David Holt
& Bill Mooney)
David Holt & Bill Mooney
[High Windy Audio] - Still Me (Christopher Reeve)
Christopher Reeve
[Random House Audio Books] - The Virtues Of Aging (Jimmy Carter)
Jimmy Carter
[Dove Audio] - Wobegon Boy (Garrison Keillor)
Garrison Keillor
[Penguin-HighBridge]
Best Spoken Comedy Album
- Give Me Immortality Or Give Me Death
Firesign Theatre
[Rhino Records] - I'm Telling You For The Last Time
Jerry Seinfeld
[Universal Records] - Pure Drivel
Steve Martin
[Simon And Schuster Audio] - Totally Committed
Jeff Foxworthy
[Warner Bros. Records Nashville] - The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000
Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner
[Rhino Records]
Best Musical Show Album
- Cabaret
Jay David Saks, producer; (Fred Ebb, lyricist; John Kander, composer) (The New Broadway Cast
Recording Featuring Natasha Richardson & Alan Cumming)
[RCA Victor] - Chicago The Musical
Thomas Z. Shepard, producer; (Fred Ebb, lyricist; John Kander, composer) (The London Cast Recording
With Ruthie Henshall, Ute Lemper, Henry Goodman & Nigel Planer)
[RCA Victor] - The Lion King
Mark Mancina, producer; (Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Tim Rice, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor & Hans Zimmer,
lyricists; Elton John, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin & Hans Zimmer, composers) (Original
Broadway Cast Recording)
[Walt Disney Records] - Ragtime The Musical
Jay David Saks, producer; (Lynn Ahrens, lyricist; Stephen Flaherty, composer) (Original Broadway
Cast Recording)
[RCA Victor] - The Wizard Of Oz
Robert Sher, producer; (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, lyricists; Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg &
Herbert Stothart, composers) (1998 Cast Recording With Mickey Rooney & Eartha Kitt)
[TVT Soundtrax]
Best Instrumental Composition
- Almost 12
Bela Fleck, Future Man & Victor Lemonte Wooten, composers (Bela Fleck And The Flecktones)
Track from: Left Of Cool
[Warner Bros. Records] - Ellis Island
Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
Track from: Latin From Manhattan
[DMP Records] - The Midnight Blues
Wynton Marsalis, composer (Wynton Marsalis)
Track from: The Midnight Blues - Standard Time Vol. 5
[Columbia Records] - Romance
Gerald Wilson, composer (The Gerald Wilson Orchestra)
Track from: Theme For Monterey
[MAMA Records] - Tango Remembrances
Jorge Calandrelli & Astor Piazolla, composers (Yo-Yo Ma)
Track from: Soul Of The Tango
[Sony Classical]
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television
- Amistad
John Williams, composer
[DreamWorks Records] - Bulworth
Ennio Morricone, composer
[RCA Victor] - City Of Angels
Gabriel Yared, composer
Track from: City Of Angels - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Warner Sunset/Reprise Records] - Rush Hour
Lalo Schifrin, composer
[Aleph Records] - Saving Private Ryan
John Williams, composer
[DreamWorks Records]
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television
- I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (From
Armageddon)
Diane Warren, songwriter (Aerosmith)
[Columbia Records] - My Heart Will Go On (From Titanic)
James Horner & Will Jennings, songwriters (Celine Dion)
[550 Music AND Sony Classical] - Tomorrow Never Dies (From Tomorrow Never Dies)
Sheryl Crow & Mitchell Froom, songwriters (Sheryl Crow)
[A&M Records] - True To Your Heart (From Mulan)
Matthew Wilder & David Zippel, songwriters (98 Degrees And Stevie Wonder)
[Walt Disney Records] - Uninvited (From City Of Angels)
Alanis Morissette, songwriter (Alanis Morissette)
[Warner Sunset/Reprise Records]
Best Instrumental Arrangement
- In The Still Of The Night
Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams And His Big Band)
Track from: Sinatraland
[EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties] - Moon Of Manakoorah
Bill Holman, arranger (Bill Holman & The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra)
Track from: Further Adventures
[Koch Jazz Records] - Waltz For Debby
Don Sebesky, arranger (Don Sebesky)
Track from: I Remember Bill - A Tribute To Bill Evans
[RCA Victor] - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Rob McConnell, arranger (Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass)
Track from: Big Band Christmas
[Concord Jazz Records] - Where Or When
Michel Legrand, arranger (Michel Legrand)
Track from: Happy Radio Days
[Erato Records]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)
Patrick Williams, arranger (Vince Gill)
Track from: Breath Of Heaven
[MCA Records Nashville] - I Believe/You'll Never Walk Alone
Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Barbra Streisand)
Track from: Higher Ground
[Columbia Records] - The Look Of Love
George Duke, arranger (Marilyn Scott)
Track from: Avenues Of Love
[Warner Bros. Records] - Nessun Dorma
Rob Mounsey, arranger (Aretha Franklin)
[Arista Records] - St. Louis Blues
Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin & Stevie Wonder, arrangers (Herbie Hancock)
Track from: Gershwin's World
[Verve Records]
Best Recording Package
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Brad Benedict & Andy Engel, art directors (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy)
[Coolsville/EMI-Capitol Records] - Los Super Seven
Gina R. Binkley & Susan Eaddy, art directors (Los Super Seven)
[RCA Records Nashville] - Ray Of Light
Kevin Reagan, art director (Madonna)
[Maverick/Warner Bros. Records] - Readings By Jack Kerouac On The Beat Generation
Chika Azuma, art director (Jack Kerouac)
[Verve Records] - Yield
Ames Bros. & Pearl Jam, art directors (Pearl Jam)
[Epic Records]
Best Boxed Recording Package
- The Best Of William Burroughs From Giorno Poetry
Systems
Mark Michaelson, art director (William Burroughs)
[Mouth Almighty Records] - The Complete Hank Williams
Jim Kemp & Virginia Team, art directors (Hank Williams)
[Mercury Records Nashville] - The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Cote D'Azur
Concerts On Verve
Chika Azuma, art director (Duke Ellington And Ella Fitzgerald)
[Verve Records] - Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968
Janet Boye & Arnold Levine, art directors (Miles Davis Quintet)
[Columbia/Legacy Records] - Miss Peggy Lee
Andy Engel & Johnny Lee, art directors (Peggy Lee)
[Capitol/EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties]
Best Album Notes
- Charles Mingus: Passions Of A Man - The Complete Atlantic
Recordings 1956-1961
Joel Dorn, Tom Dowd, Andrew Homzy, Patrick Milligan, Sue Mingus, Tina Marisa Rocchio & Stefano Zenni, album notes writers (Charles Mingus)
[Rhino Records] - The Complete Hank Williams
Daniel Cooper & Colin Escott, album notes writers (Hank Williams)
[Mercury Records Nashville] - From Where I Stand: The Black Experience In Country
Music
Bill Ivey, Bill C. Malone, Claudia Perry, John W. Rumble & Ron Wynn, album notes writers (Various Artists)
[Warner Bros. Records Nashville] - Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968
Bob Belden, Todd Coolman & Michael Cuscuna, album notes writers (Miles Davis Quintet)
[Columbia/Legacy Records] - New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923 to
1987
Sedgwick Clark, Barbara Haws, Kurt Masur, Alan Rich, Robert Sherman & Steven Smolian, album notes writers (New York Philharmonic)
[New York Philharmonic Special Editions]
Best Historical Album
- The Complete Hank Williams
Colin Escott & Kira Florita, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio & Tom Ruff, mastering
engineers (Hank Williams)
[Mercury Records Nashville] - Have A Nice Decade: The '70s Pop Culture Box
Bill Inglot, David McLees & Gordon Skeene, compilation producers; Andrew Garver, Dan Hersh, Bill
Inglot, Ken Perry & Stewart Whitmore, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Rhino Records] - The Jazz Singers: A Smithsonian Collection Of Jazz Vocals
From 1919 To 1994
Robert G. O'Meally & Bruce Talbot, compilation producers; Todd Hulslander & John Tyler, mastering
engineers (Various Artists)
[Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings] - New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923 to
1987
Sedgwick Clark, compilation producer; Jon M. Samuels & Seth B. Winner, mastering engineers (New
York Philharmonic)
[New York Philharmonic Special Editions] - The Pet Sounds Sessions
David Leaf, Mark Linett & Brian Wilson, compilation producers; Joe Gaswirt, mastering engineer (The
Beach Boys)
[Capitol Records/EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Breath Of Heaven
Al Schmitt, engineer (Vince Gill)
[MCA Records Nashville] - Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy
Howie B., Andy Bradfield, Jamie Cerniglia, Marius de Vries, Chris Fogel, Tim Gordine, Troy Matthews, Pat McCarthy, Dane Ngahuka, Randall Prescott, Carmen Rizzo, Tim Stroh & Jim Wilson, engineers (Robbie Robertson)
[Capitol Records] - Firecracker
Bob Clearmountain & Juan Patino, engineers (Lisa Loeb)
[Geffen Records] - The Globe Sessions
Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker & Andy Wallace, engineers (Sheryl Crow)
[A&M Records] - The Nu Nation Project
Gerald Baillergeau, Chris Bell, Kevin Bond, Bassy Bob Brockman, Mick Guzauski, Fred Hammond, Ray Hammond, Tim Kimsey, Victor "Vinno" Merritt & Mark Williams, engineers (Kirk Franklin)
[Gospo Centric]
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
- Michael Beinhorn
- Celebrity Skin (Hole) (A)
- Mechanical Animals (Marilyn Manson) (A)
- Tchad Blake
- Dopamine (Mitchell Froom) (A)
- El Eso (Soul Coughing) (A)
- Fundamental (Bonnie Raitt) (A)
- Rob Cavallo
- Dizzy Up The Girl (Goo Goo Dolls) (A)
- Iris (Goo Goo Dolls) (T)
- Nimrod (Green Day) (A)
- Uninvited (Alanis Morissette) (T)
- Sheryl Crow
- The Globe Sessions (Sheryl Crow) (A)
- Lauryn Hill
- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Lauryn Hill) (A)
- A Rose Is Still A Rose (Aretha Franklin) (T)
Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Steve "Silk" Hurley
- If You Could Read My Mind (Silk's Uplifting Vocal) (Stars On 54 - Ultra Nate, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez) (S)
- If You Could Read My Mind (Silk's House On 54 Mix) (Stars On 54 - Ultra Nate, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez) (S)
- Nobody Else (Silk's House Revival) (CeCe Peniston) (S)
- Special Love (Silk's Special House Mix) (Jestofunk Featuring Jocelyn Brown) (S)
- Where Are You (Silk's Old Skool Mix) (Rahsaan Patterson) (S)
- Word Is Love (Silk's Anthem 7") (Steve "Silk" Hurley & The Voices Of Life) (S)
- Frankie Knuckles
- Found Love (Joi Cardwell) (S)
- Freedom (Robert Miles) (S)
- Happy (Towa Tei) (S)
- Just For You (Knuckles Classic Gospel Mix) (M People) (S)
- So Fine (Kinane) (S)
- Touch Me There (Total Touch) (S)
- Masters At Work
- Around The World (Daft Punk) (S)
- Days Like This (Kenny Lattimore) (T)
- Go Deep (Thunder Mix) (Janet Jackson) (S)
- I Want You Back (Melanie B. Featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot) (S)
- Thank You (MAW 12" Mix) (BeBe Winans) (S)
- Watching Windows (Nuyorican Soul Meets Roni Size) (Roni Size) (S)
- David Morales
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Jocelyn Brown) (S)
- Here We Go Again (Aretha Franklin) (S)
- My All/Breakdown (Mariah Carey) (S)
- New Kind Of Medicine (Ultra Nate) (S)
- Rooftop (Mariah Carey) (S)
- Stop (Spice Girls) (S)
- Roger Sanchez
- Deeper Underground (Jamiroquai) (S)
- High Times (Jamiroquai) (S)
- Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Sylk 130) (S)
- Revolution 909 (Daft Punk) (S)
- The Star And The Wiseman Remixes (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) (S)
- Walking On The Moon (The Police) (S)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona
Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana
Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Shaw, conductor)
[Telarc] - Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle
Jobst Eberhardt & Stephan Flock, engineers (Pierre Boulez, conductor)
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Bruckner: Sym. No. 9
Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor)
[Reference Recordings] - Mahler: Sym. No. 3 In D Min.
Richard King, engineer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor)
[Sony Classical] - Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610 (Antiphon; Psalm 109;
Magnificat, Etc.)
Jack Renner, engineer (Martin Pearlman, conductor)
[Telarc]
Producer Of The Year, Classical
- Manfred Eicher
- Brahms: Sons. For Viola And Piano Nos. 1 & 2 (Kim Kashkashian, viola; Robert Levin, piano)
- Holliger: Lieder Ohne Worte (Lieder Ohne Worte I & II; Trema; Elis, Etc.) (Thomas Zehetmair; violin; Thomas Larcher, piano; Ursula Holliger, harp)
- Kurtag: Jatekok (Games) And Bach Transcriptions (Blumen Die Menschen, Nur Blumen; Knoten; Glocken, Etc.) (Gyorgy Kurtag, piano)
- Part: Kanon Pokajanen (Tonu Kaljuste, conductor)
- Webern/Shostakovich/Burian: String Quartets (Rosamunde Quartett, Munchen)
- Steven Epstein
- Elgar: Son. In E Min., Op. 82/Franck: Son. In A Maj. (Midori, violin; Robert McDonald, piano)
- Inspired By Bach - The Cello Suites (Yo-Yo Ma, cello)
- Takemitsu: Orchestral Works (From Me Flows What You Call Time; Twill By Twilight, Etc.) (Carl St. Clair, conductor)
- Tavener: The Protecting Veil; Wake Up...And Die (Yo-Yo Ma, cello)
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Con. In D Maj./Shostakovich: Violin Con. No. 1 In A Min. (Midori, violin)
- James Mallinson
- Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana (Robert Shaw, conductor)
- Beethoven: Fidelio (Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor)
- Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610 (Antiphon; Psalm 109; Magnificat, Etc.) (Martin Pearlman, conductor)
- Rossini: L'Italiana In Algeri (Complete Version) (Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor)
- Wallace: Harvey Milk (Donald Runnicles, conductor)
- Andreas Neubronner
- Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 6 (Murray Perahia, piano)
- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Excerpts From Lelio (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)
- George Gershwin - The 100th Birthday Celebration (Catfish Row Suite With Scenes From Porgy And Bess; An American In Paris, Etc.) (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor & piano)
- New World Jazz (Works Of Adams, Bernstein, Milhaud, Hindemith, Etc.) (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)
- Schumann: Son. For Piano In F Sharp Min., Op. 11; Kreisleriana, Op. 16 (Murray Perahia, piano)
- Robina G. Young
- Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 (Nos. 1 - 12) (Andrew Manze, conductor)
- A Lammas Ladymass - 13th And 14th Century English Chant And Polyphony (Que Est Ista; In Adore; Kyrie, Etc.) (Anonymous 4)
- Mozart: Zaide (Paul Goodwin, conductor)
- Phantasticus - 17th Century Italian Violin Music (Works Of Pandolfi, Cima, Catello, Etc.) (Romanesca)
- Schubert-Liszt: Lieder Transcriptions (Schwanengesang; Die Forelle; Die Stadt, Etc.) (Frederic Chiu, piano)
Best Classical Album
- Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona
Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana
Robert Shaw, conductor; James Mallinson, producer (Richard Clement, tenor; Nathan Gunn, baritone;
Carmen Pelton, soprano; Atlanta Sym. Orch. Cho.; Atlanta Sym. Orch.)
[Telarc] - Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle
Pierre Boulez, conductor; Jessye Norman; Laszlo Polgar; Karl-August Naegler, producer (Nicholas
Simon; Chicago Sym. Orch.)
[Deutsche Grammophon] - The Beautiful Voice (Works Of Charpentier, Gounod,
Massenet, Flotow, Etc.)
Renee Fleming, soprano; Jeffrey Tate, conductor; Michael Haas, producer (English Cham. Orch.)
[London Records] - Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets (Nos. 1, 2, 3,
Etc.)
Kronos Quartet; Judith Sherman, producer
[Nonesuch Records] - Sir Georg Solti - The Last Recording (Bartok: Cantata
Profana/Kodaly: Psalmus Hungaricus/Weiner: Serenade)
Sir Georg Solti, conductor; Tamas Bubno, chorus master; Kalman Strausz, chorus master; Gabriella
Thesz, chorus master; Chris Hazell, producer (Alexandru Agache, baritone; Tamas Daroczy, tenor;
Budapest Festival Cho.; Children's Cho. Of Hungarian Radio & TV; Cho. Of Hungarian Radio & TV;
Schola Cantorum Budapestiensis; Budapest Festival Orch.)
[London Records]
Best Orchestral Performance
- Brahms: The Symphonies (Nos. 1-4; Haydn Variations; Tragic
Overture, Etc.)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor (Berliner Phil.)
[Teldec Classics International] - Henze: Undine
Oliver Knussen, conductor (Peter Donohoe, piano; London Sinfonietta)
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Holst: The Planets
Yoel Levi, conductor (Women Of The Atlanta Sym. Orch. Cho.; Atlanta Sym. Orch.)
[Telarc] - Ives: Three Places In New England; Orchestral Set No.
2/Ruggles: Sun-Treader Men And Mountains
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor (The Cleveland Orch.)
[London Records] - Mahler: Sym. No. 9
Pierre Boulez, conductor (Chicago Sym. Orch)
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Varese: The Complete Works
Riccardo Chailly, conductor (Asko Ens.; Royal Concertgebouw Orch.)
[London Records]
Best Opera Recording
- Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle
Pierre Boulez, conductor; Jessye Norman; Laszlo Polgar; Karl-August Naegler, producer (Nicholas
Simon; Chicago Sym. Orch.)
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Piazzolla: Maria De Buenos Aires
Gidon Kremer, conductor & violin; Horacio Ferrer; Jairo; Julia Zenko; Helmut Muhle, producer
(Kremerata Musica; Coral Lirico Buenos Aires)
[Teldec Classics International] - Prokofiev: Betrothal In A Monastery
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Sergei Alexashkin; Larissa Diadkova; Nikolai Gassiev; Stan Taal, producer
(Various Artists; Kirov Opera Cho., St. Petersburg; Kirov Opera Orch., St. Petersburg)
[Philips Music Group] - Rameau: Les Fetes D'Hebe
William Christie, conductor; Paul Agnew; Sarah Connolly; Sophie Daneman; Thierry Felix; Jean-Paul
Fouchecourt; Jean-Pierre Loisil, producer (Les Arts Florissants Cho.; Les Arts Florissants Orch.)
[Erato] - Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Sergei Alexashkin; Larissa Diadkova; Nikolai Putilin; Stan Taal, producer
(Kirov Opera Cho., St. Petersburg; Kirov Opera Orch., St. Petersburg)
[Philips Music Group]
Best Choral Performance
- Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona
Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana
Robert Shaw, conductor (Richard Clement, tenor; Nathan Gunn, baritone; Carmen Pelton, soprano;
Atlanta Sym. Orch. Cho.; Atlanta Sym. Orch.)
[Telarc] - Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna (Lux Aeterna; Les Chansons Des
Roses; Ave Maria, Etc.)
Paul Salamunovich, conductor (Los Angeles Master Chorale; Los Angeles Master Chorale Sinfonia Orch.)
[RCM Records] - Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610 (Antiphon; Psalm 109;
Magnificat, Etc.)
Martin Pearlman, conductor (Lynton Atkinson, tenor; Janice Chandler, soprano; Karen Clift, soprano;
Richard Croft, tenor; Brad Diamond, tenor; Jeff Mattsey, baritone; Christopheren Nomura, baritone;
Boston Baroque Cho.; Boston Baroque)
[Telarc] - Schutz: Psalmen Davids
Konrad Junghanel, conductor (Cantus Colln; Concerto Palatino)
[Harmonia Mundi] - Sir Georg Solti - The Last Recording (Bartok: Cantana
Profana/Kodaly: Psalmus Hungaricus/Weiner: Serenade)
Sir Georg Solti, conductor; Tamas Bubno, chorus master; Kalman Strausz, chorus master; Gabriella
Thesz, chorus master (Alexandru Agache, baritone; Tamas Daroczy, tenor; Children's Cho. Of Hungarian
Radio & TV; Cho. Of Hungarian Radio & TV; Schola Cantorum Budapestiensis; Budapest Festival Orch.)
[London Records]
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
- Brahms: Violin Con./Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 131
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Kurt Masur, conductor (New York Phil.)
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Elgar: Violin Con.
Kennedy, violin; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor (City Of Birmingham Sym. Orch.)
Track from: Elgar: Violin Con./Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
[EMI Classics] - Penderecki: Violin Con. No. 2
"Metamorphosen"
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor (London Sym. Orch.)
Track from: Penderecki: Violin Con. No. 2 "Metamorphosen"/Bartok: Son. For Violin & Piano No. 2
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Prokofiev/Shostakovich: Violin Cons. No. 2
Maxim Vengerov, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor (London Sym. Orch.)
[Teldec Classics International] - Schumann: Piano Con. In A Min., Op. 54; Introduction &
Allegro Appassionato, Op. 92, Etc.
Murray Perahia, piano; Claudio Abbado, conductor (Berlin Phil.)
[Sony Classical]
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
- Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 6
Murray Perahia, piano
[Sony Classical] - Bach: The Complete Sons. & Partitas For Violin, Nos.
1, 2 & 3 (Arr. For 8-String Guitar)
Paul Galbraith, guitar
[Delos Records] - The Long, Long Winter Night (Works Of Grieg, Tveitt,
Johansen, Etc.)
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
[EMI Classics] - New Dance - 18 Dances For Guitar (Works Of Jaffe, Morel,
Carter, Etc.)
David Starobin, guitar
[Bridge Records] - New York Variations (Works Of Copland, Corigliano,
Tsontakis, Weber)
Stephen Hough, piano
[Hyperion]
Best Chamber Music Performance
- American Scenes (Works Of Copland, Previn, Barber,
Gershwin)
Andre Previn, piano; Gil Shaham, violin
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Bartok: The 6 String Quartets
Takacs Quartet
[London Records] - Brahms: Sons. For Viola & Piano Nos. 1 &
2
Kim Kashkashian, viola; Robert Levin, piano
[ECM New Series] - Ligeti: Chamber Music (Trio For Violin, Horn And Piano;
Ten Pieces For Wind Quintet, Etc.)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano; Saschko Gawriloff, violin; London Winds; Marie-Luise Neunecker, horn;
Tabea Zimmerman, viola
[Sony Classical] - Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets (Nos. 1, 2, 3,
Etc.)
Kronos Quartet
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
- Creator Of The Stars - Christmas Music For Earlier Times
(Works Of De Lassus, Du Fay, Byrd, Etc.)
Alexander Blachly, conductor; Pomerium
[Archiv Produktion] - Glass: Kundun - Music From The Original
Soundtrack
Michael Riesman, conductor; Gyuto Monks; Monks Of The Drukpa Order (Studio Orch.)
[Nonesuch Records] - Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 (Nos. 1 - 12)
The Academy Of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
[Harmonia Mundi] - Reich: Music For 18 Musicians
Steve Reich And Musicians
[Nonesuch Records] - Voces Americanas (Works Of Rodriguez, Lavista, Sierra,
Etc.)
James Rives-Jones, conductor; Voices Of Change (Various Artists)
[CRI]
Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Amore Per Rossini (Arias From La Pietra Del Paragone;
Matilde Di Shabran; Le Siege De Corinthe, Etc.)
Jennifer Larmore, mezzo soprano (Giuliano Carella, conductor; London Voices; English Cham. Orch.)
[Teldec Classics International] - The Beautiful Voice (Works Of Charpentier, Gounod,
Massenet, Flotow, Etc.)
Renee Fleming, soprano (Jeffrey Tate, conductor; English Cham. Orch.)
[London Records] - Hagegard Sings Brahms, Sibelius, Stenhammar (Brahms: Funf
Lieder, Op. 105, Etc./Sibelius: Drommen, Etc./Stenhammar: Florez
Och Blanzeflor, Etc.)
Hakan Hagegard, baritone (Warren Jones, piano)
[RCA Victor Red Seal] - Handel Arias (Arias From Judas Maccabaeus; Dettingen Te
Deum; Samson, Etc.)
Bryn Terfel, baritone (Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Scottish Cham. Orch.)
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Liederkreis, Op.
24
Matthais Goerne, baritone (Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano)
[London Records]
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- Adams: Gnarly Buttons
John Adams, composer (John Adams, conductor; Michael Collins, clarinet; Various Artists; London
Sinfonietta)
Track from: Adams: Gnarly Buttons; John's Book Of Alleged Dances
[Nonesuch Records] - Carter: 90+
Elliott Carter, composer (Charles Rosen, piano)
Track from: Carter: The Complete Piano Music (Piano Son.; Night Fantasies, Etc.)
[Bridge Records] - Part: Kanon Pokajanen
Arvo Part, composer (Tonu Kaljuste, conductor; Estonian Phil. Cham. Cho.)
[ECM New Series] - Penderecki: Violin Con. No. 2
"Metamorphosen"
Krzysztof Penderecki, composer (Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; London
Sym. Orch.)
Track from: Penderecki: Violin Con. No. 2 "Metamorphosen"/Bartok: Son. For Violin & Piano No. 2
[Deutsche Grammophon] - Tsontakis: Ghost Variations
George Tsontakis, composer (Stephen Hough, piano)
Track from: New York Variations (Works Of Copland, Corigliano, Tsontakis, Weber)
[Hyperion]
Best Classical Crossover Album
- The Celtic Album (Scotland The Brave; Riverdance; Planxty
Burke, Etc.)
Keith Lockhart, conductor (The Boston Pipers Society; Cherish The Ladies; Eileen Ivers, fiddle;
Joanie Madden, low whistle; Jerry O'Sullivan, Uilleann pipes; The Boston Pops Orch.)
[RCA Victor] - Gershwin Fantasy (Fantasy For Violin And Orch. On Porgy
And Bess; Three Preludes; Songs For Violin And Orch.)
Joshua Bell, violin; John Williams, conductor & piano (London Sym. Orch.)
[Sony Classical] - Journey To The Amazon (Works Of Almeida, Barrios, Brouwer,
Etc.)
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Thiago de Mello, percussion; Paul Winter, saxophone
[Teldec Classics International] - Reflected In Brass - Evelyn Glennie Meets The Black Dyke
Band (Rudy's Rambles; The Whirlwind; Tween Heather And Sea,
Etc.)
Evelyn Glennie, xylophone, marimba & vibraphone; James Watson, conductor (The Black Dyke Band)
[RCA Victor Red Seal] - Soul Of The Tango - The Music Of Astor Piazzolla
(Libertango; Mumuki; Milonga Del Angel, Etc.)
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Jorge Calandrelli, conductor (Various Artists)
[Sony Classical]
Best Short Form Music Video
- Pink
Aerosmith
Doug Nichol, video director; Georges Bermann & Jim Czarnecki, video producers
[Columbia Records] - Bachelorette
Bjork
Michel Gondry, video director; Georges Bermann & Julie Fong, video producers
[Elektra Records/EEG] - Ray Of Light
Madonna
Jonas Akerlund, video director; Nicola Doring, video producer
[Maverick/Warner Bros. Records] - All Around The World
Oasis
Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, video directors; Bart Lipton, video producer
[Epic Records] - Do The Evolution
Pearl Jam
Kevin Altieri & Todd McFarlane, video directors; Terry Fitzgerald, video producer
[Epic Records]
Best Long Form Music Video
- They Wanted The Highway
Fastball
Ondi Timoner, video director; Mark Didia & Ondi Timoner, video producers
[Hollywood Records] - Inspired By Bach: Six Gestures - No. 6
Yo-Yo Ma
Patricia Rozema, video director; Niv Fichman, video producer
[Sony Classical] - Rock And Roll Heart
Lou Reed
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, video director; Karen Bernstein, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders & Tamar Hacker, video producers
[Fox Lorber Associates, Inc./WinStar Home Entertainment] - TeleVoid
Scott Rockenfield And Paul Speer Featuring Sir Mix-A-Lot
Michael Boydstun, video director; Michael Boydstun, video producer
[Miramar Productions] - Robert Altman's Jazz '34: Remembrances Of Kansas
City Swing
Various Artists (Harry Belafonte, Narrator)
Robert Altman, video director; Robert Altman, video producer
[Rhapsody Films]