40th Annual Grammy Awards

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40th Annual Grammy Awards
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DateFebruary 25, 1998
LocationRadio City Music Hall, New York City
Hosted byKelsey Grammer
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS

The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Rock icon Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss, and R. Kelly were the main recipients with three awards each.[1]

Performers[]

  • Will Smith – Men In Black
  • R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly
  • Fleetwood Mac – Rhiannon, Go Your Own Way, Don't Stop
  • Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
  • LeAnn Rimes – How Do I Live
  • Lilith Fair Tribute: Paula Cole – Where Have All The Cowboys Gone, Shawn Colvin – Sunny Came Home & Sarah McLachlan – Building A Mystery
  • Hanson – MMMBop
  • Vince Gill – Pretty Little Adriana
  • Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – It's Your Love
  • Aretha Franklin – Respect/Nessun Dorma
  • Erykah Badu & Wyclef Jean – On & On/Gone 'Till November
  • Bob Dylan – Love Sick

Presenters[]

  • Chris Rock & Vanessa Williams – Best Rap Solo Performance
  • Gloria Estefan & Dwight Yoakam – Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Mike Myers & Jewel – Best R&B Album
  • Erykah Badu & Wyclef Jean – Song of the Year
  • Missy Elliott & LL Cool J – Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Danny De Vito & Puff Daddy – Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  • Deana Carter & Julio Iglesias – Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
  • Aretha Franklin & Blues Brothers – Best New Artist
  • Boyz II Men & Tara Lipinski – Best Pop Vocal Album
  • Kelsey Grammer & Bette Midler – Record of the Year
  • Usher, Sheryl Crow & John Fogerty – Album of the Year

Award winners[]

General[]

Record of the Year
Album of the Year
  • Time Out of MindBob Dylan; Daniel Lanois, producer
  • The DayBabyface; Babyface, producer
  • This FirePaula Cole; Paula Cole, producer
  • Flaming PiePaul McCartney; Jeff Lynne, George Martin & Paul McCartney, producers
  • OK ComputerRadiohead; Nigel Godrich & Radiohead, producers
Song of the Year
  • "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal, songwriters (Shawn Colvin)
  • "Don't Speak" – Eric Stefani & Gwen Stefani, songwriters (No Doubt)
  • "How Do I Live" – Diane Warren, songwriter (LeAnn Rimes & Trisha Yearwood)
  • "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly, songwriter (R. Kelly)
  • "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" – Paula Cole, songwriter (Paula Cole)
Best New Artist
  • Paula Cole
  • Fiona Apple
  • Erykah Badu
  • Puff Daddy
  • Hanson

Pop[]

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • "Building a Mystery" – Sarah McLachlan
  • "Butterfly" – Mariah Carey
  • "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" – Paula Cole
  • "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin
  • "Foolish Games" – Jewel
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John
  • "Every Time I Close My Eyes" – Babyface
  • "Whenever Wherever Whatever" – Maxwell
  • "Fly Like an Eagle" – Seal
  • "Barely Breathing" – Duncan Sheik
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • "Virtual Insanity" – Jamiroquai
  • "Silver Springs" – Fleetwood Mac
  • "MMMBop" – Hanson
  • "Don't Speak" – No Doubt
  • "Anybody Seen My Baby?" – The Rolling Stones
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  • "Don't Look Back" – John Lee Hooker with Van Morrison
  • "How Come, How Long" – Babyface & Stevie Wonder
  • "God Bless the Child" – Tony Bennett with Billie Holiday
  • "I Finally Found Someone" – Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams
  • "Tell Him" – Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • "Last Dance" – Sarah McLachlan
  • "Song for My Brother" – George Benson
  • "An Gaoth Aneas" – The Chieftains
  • "Havana" – Kenny G
  • "Soulful Strut" – Grover Washington Jr.
Best Dance Recording
  • "Carry On" – Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder
  • "Da Funk" – Daft Punk
  • "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" – Gina G
  • "To Step Aside" – Pet Shop Boys
  • "Space Jam" – Quad City DJ's
Best Pop Album
  • HourglassJames Taylor; Frank Filipetti & James Taylor, producers
  • This FirePaula Cole; Paula Cole, producer
  • The DanceFleetwood Mac; Lindsey Buckingham & Elliot Scheiner, producers
  • Travelling Without MovingJamiroquai; Jay Kay & Al Stone, producers
  • SurfacingSarah McLachlan; Pierre Marchand, producer
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
  • Tony Bennett on HolidayTony Bennett
  • Julie Andrews Broadway/Here I'll StayJulie Andrews
  • Mothers & DaughtersRosemary Clooney
  • Sondheim, Etc., – Live at Carnegie HallBernadette Peters
  • Film NoirCarly Simon

Alternative[]

Best Alternative Music Performance
  • OK ComputerRadiohead
  • HomogenicBjörk
  • EarthlingDavid Bowie
  • Dig Your Own HoleThe Chemical Brothers
  • The Fat of the LandProdigy

Blues[]

Children's[]

Comedy[]

  • From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.

Classical[]

  • Best Orchestral Performance
    • Pierre Boulez (conductor) and the Cleveland Orchestra for Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia
  • Best Classical Vocal Performance
    • Cecilia Bartoli for An Italian Songbook (Works of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini)
  • Best Opera Recording
    • (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), José van Dam, Ben Heppner, Herbert Lippert, Karita Mattila, Alan Opie, Rene Pape, Iris Vermillion and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
  • Best Choral Performance
    • Robert Shaw (conductor) and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells
  • Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
    • David Zinman (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma and the Philadelphia Orchestra for Premieres – Cello Concertos (Works of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse)
  • Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
  • Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
    • Claudio Abbado (conductor) for "Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1" performed by members of the Berlin Philharmonic
  • Best Chamber Music Performance
    • Emerson String Quartet for Beethoven: The String Quartets
  • Best Classical Contemporary Composition
    • John Adams (composer), Kent Nagano (conductor) and the Hallé Orchestra for "Adams: El Dorado"
  • Best Classical Album
    • Steven Epstein (producer), David Zinman (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma and the Philadelphia Orchestra for Premieres – Cello Concertos (Works of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse)

Composing and arranging[]

  • Best Instrumental Composition
    • Wayne Shorter (composer) for "Aung San Suu Kyi" performed by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter
  • Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
    • R. Kelly (songwriter) for "I Believe I Can Fly" (from Space Jam)
  • Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
    • Gabriel Yared (composer) for The English Patient
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement
    • Bill Holman (arranger) for "Straight, No Chaser" performed by The Bill Holman Band
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
    • Slide Hampton (arranger) for "Cotton Tail" performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater

Country[]

other nominees

  • Deana Carter – "Did I Shave My Legs For This?"
  • Patty Loveless – "The Trouble with the Truth"
  • LeAnn Rimes – "How Do I Live"
  • Pam Tillis – "All the Good Ones Are Gone"

other nominees

Folk[]

Gospel[]

Historical[]

  • Best Historical Album
    • , Jeff Place and (producers), David Glasser and (engineers) for Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) performed by various artists

Jazz[]

Latin[]

Musical show[]

  • Best Musical Show Album
    • (producer) for Chicago the Musical performed by Various Artists featuring Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton and Joel Grey

New Age[]

Packaging and notes[]

  • Best Recording Package
    • , Hugh Brown and Jeff Smith (art directors) for Titanic – Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage performed by Various Artists
  • Best Boxed Recording Package
    • David Gorman, Hugh Brown and (art directors) for Beg Scream and Shout! The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul performed by Various Artists

Polka[]

Production and engineering[]

R&B[]

Rap[]

Best Rap Solo Performance
  • "Men in Black" – Will Smith
  • "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" – Busta Rhymes
  • "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" – Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
  • "Ain't Nobody" – LL Cool J
  • "Hypnotize" – The Notorious B.I.G.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  • "I'll Be Missing You" – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
  • "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" – Puff Daddy featuring Mase
  • "Guantanamera" – Wyclef Jean featuring Celia Cruz & Jeni Fujita
  • "Not Tonight" – Lil' Kim featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy "Misdeameanor" Elliott & Angie Martinez
  • "Mo Money Mo Problems" – The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy
Best Rap Album
  • No Way OutPuff Daddy & The Family; Sean "Puffy" Combs & Stevie J., producers
  • Supa Dupa FlyMissy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
  • Wyclef Jean Presents The CarnivalWyclef Jean
  • Life After DeathThe Notorious B.I.G.
  • Wu-Tang ForeverWu-Tang Clan

Reggae[]

  • Best Reggae Album
    • Beenie Man for Many Moods of Moses
    • Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers for Fallen Is Babylon
    • Shaggy for Midnite Lover
    • Buju Banton for Inna Heights

Rock[]

Spoken[]

  • Best Spoken Comedy Album

Traditional pop[]

World[]

  • Best World Music Album
    • Milton Nascimento for Nascimento

Music video[]

Best Short Form Music Video
  • "Got 'til It's Gone" – Janet Jackson
    • Mark Romanek, video director; Aris McGarry, video producer
  • "How Come, How Long" – Babyface featuring Stevie Wonder
    • F. Gary Gray, video director; Craig Fanning, video producer
  • "I Care 'Bout You" – Milestone
    • Mark Gerard, video director; Melinda Nugent, video producer
  • "Early to Bed" – Morphine
  • "Stinkfist" – Tool
    • Adam Jones, video director; Donna Langston & Kevin Willis, video producers
Best Long Form Music Video
  • Jagged Little Pill, LiveAlanis Morissette
    • Alanis Morissette & Steve Purcell, video directors; Glen Ballard, David May, Alanis Morissette & Steve Purcell, video producers
  • Letters from a PorcupineBlind Melon
    • Steve MacCorkle, video director; Steve MacCorkle, video producer
  • Forever's a Long, Long Time – Orquestra Was
    • Don Was, video director; Larry Shapiro, video producer
  • Live in Amsterdam: Wildest Dreams TourTina Turner
    • David Mallet, video director; Monique Ten Berge & Patrick Roubroeks, video producers
  • Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz – Various Artists
    • Julian Benedikt, video director; Ulli Pfau, video producer

Special merit awards[]

MusiCares Person of the Year[]

  • Luciano Pavarotti

Grammy Legend Award[]

  • Luciano Pavarotti

References[]

  1. ^ "1997 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
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