[1997 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (39th) ♪
[1997 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (39th) ♪
Held on February 26, 1997, the 39th Annual Grammy Awards acknowledged recordings from October 1, 1995, to September 30, 1996. Céline Dion's powerhouse album Falling into You won Album of the Year, solidifying her global superstar status.
Eric Clapton's "Change the World," a smooth and reflective ballad, secured Record of the Year. LeAnn Rimes, a young country sensation with an astonishing voice, was named Best New Artist.
Other notable winners included Toni Braxton and Smashing Pumpkins, showcasing genre diversity. This era saw the continued success of powerful vocalists and adult contemporary music, alongside the growing influence of country music crossing over into mainstream categories, reflecting the broad appeal of well-crafted, melodic songs.
Record Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eric Clapton | Change The World |
| Alanis Morissette | Ironic | |
| Tracy Chapman | Give Me One Reason | |
| Celine Dion | Because You Loved Me (Theme From /Up Close And Personal/) | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 1979 |
Album Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Celine Dion | Falling Into You |
| (Various Artists) | Waiting To Exhale - Soundtrack | |
| Fugees | The Score | |
| Beck | Odelay | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness |
Song Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eric Clapton AND ALSO Wynonna | Change The World |
| Tracy Chapman | Give Me One Reason | |
| Whitney Houston | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | |
| LeAnn Rimes | Blue | |
| Celine Dion | Because You Loved Me (Theme From /Up Close And Personal/) |
Best New Artist
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | LeAnn Rimes |
| The Tony Rich Project | |
| No Doubt | |
| Jewel | |
| Garbage |
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Toni Braxton | Un-Break My Heart |
| Jewel | Who Will Save Your Soul | |
| Gloria Estefan | Reach | |
| Shawn Colvin | Get Out Of This House | |
| Celine Dion | Because You Loved Me (Theme From /Up Close And Personal/) |
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eric Clapton | Change The World |
| The Tony Rich Project | Nobody Knows | |
| Bryan Adams | Let's Make A Night To Remember | |
| Sting | Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot | |
| John Mellencamp | Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) |
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Beatles | Free As A Bird |
| Take 6 | When You Wish Upon A Star | |
| Journey | When You Love A Woman | |
| The Presidents Of The United States Of America | Peaches | |
| The Neville Brothers | Fire On The Mountain | |
| Gin Blossoms | As Long As It Matters |
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Natalie Cole (& Nat King Cole) | When I Fall In Love |
| Sting, John McLaughlin, Dominic Miller And Vinnie Colaiuta | The Wind Cries Mary | |
| Frank Sinatra And Luciano Pavarotti | My Way | |
| Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight And Chaka Khan | Missing You | |
| Burt Bacharach And Elvis Costello | God Give Me Strength | |
| Whitney Houston And CeCe Winans | Count On Me |
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Béla Fleck & The Flecktones | The Sinister Minister |
| Larry Mullen Jr. And Adam Clayton | Mission: Impossible (Theme From) | |
| Lalo Schifrin With The London Philharmonic Orchestra | Mission Impossible | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness | |
| Stevie Wonder | Kiss Lonely Goodbye (Harmonica With Orchestra) |
Best Pop Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Celine Dion | Falling Into You |
| Toni Braxton | Secrets | |
| Tracy Chapman | New Beginning | |
| Sting | Mercury Falling | |
| Shawn Colvin | A Few Small Repairs |
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Tony Bennett | Here's To The Ladies |
| Natalie Cole | Stardust | |
| Bernadette Peters | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | |
| Liza Minnelli | Gently | |
| Rosemary Clooney | Dedicated To Nelson |
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Sheryl Crow | If It Makes You Happy |
| Joan Osborne | Spider Web | |
| Tracy Bonham | Mother Mother | |
| Tracy Chapman | Give Me One Reason | |
| Bonnie Raitt | Burning Down The House |
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Beck | Where It's At |
| Bryan Adams | The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You | |
| Bruce Springsteen | Dead Man Walkin' | |
| John Hiatt | Cry Love | |
| Eric Clapton | Ain't Gone 'n Give Up On Your Love |
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Dave Matthews Band | So Much To Say |
| Oasis | Wonderwall | |
| Garbage | Stupid Girl | |
| The Wallflowers | 6th Avenue Heartache | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 1979 |
Best Hard Rock Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Smashing Pumpkins | Bullet With Butterfly Wings |
| Stone Temple Pilots | Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart | |
| Soundgarden | Pretty Noose | |
| Rage Against The Machine | Bulls On Parade | |
| Alice In Chains | Again |
Best Metal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Rage Against The Machine | Tire Me |
| Pantera | Suicide Note Pt. 1 | |
| Korn | Shoots And Ladders | |
| White Zombie | I'm Your Boogieman | |
| Rob Zombie And Alice Cooper | Hands Of Death (Burn Baby Burn) |
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John & Art Neville | SRV Shuffle |
| Edward And Alex Van Halen | Respect The Wind | |
| Eric Johnson | Pavilion | |
| Booker T And The MG's | Green Onions | |
| Joe Satriani | (You're) My World |
Best Rock Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Tracy Chapman | Give Me One Reason |
| Oasis | Wonderwall | |
| Dave Matthews Band | Too Much | |
| Garbage | Stupid Girl | |
| John Hiatt | Cry Love | |
| The Wallflowers | 6th Avenue Heartache |
Best Rock Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow |
| No Doubt | Tragic Kingdom | |
| Bonnie Raitt | Road Tested | |
| Dave Matthews Band | Crash | |
| Neil Young With Crazy Horse | Broken Arrow |
Best Alternative Music Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Beck | Odelay |
| Tracy Bonham | The Burdens Of Being Upright | |
| R.E.M. | New Adventures In Hi-Fi | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness | |
| Tori Amos | Boys For Pele |
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Toni Braxton | You're Makin' Me High |
| Tamia | You Put A Move On My Heart | |
| Brandy | Sittin' Up In My Room | |
| Mary J. Blige | Not Gon' Cry | |
| Whitney Houston | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) |
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Luther Vandross | Your Secret Love |
| Curtis Mayfield | New World Order | |
| The Tony Rich Project | Like A Woman | |
| D'Angelo | Lady | |
| Al Green | A Change Is Gonna Come |
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Fugees | Killing Me Softly With His Song |
| Luke Cresswell, Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison, Everett Bradley, Mr. X, Melle Mel, Coolio, Yo-Yo, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal And Luniz | Stomp | |
| Babyface, Tamia With Portrait, Barry White And SWV | Slow Jams | |
| Chaka Khan Featuring Me'Shell NdegeOcello | Never Miss The Water | |
| En Vogue | Don't Let Go (Love) |
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Whitney Houston | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) |
| Luther Vandross | Your Secret Love | |
| Toni Braxton | You're Makin' Me High | |
| Tamia | You Put A Move On My Heart | |
| Brandy | Sittin' Up In My Room |
Best R&B Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Tony Rich Project | Words |
| Me'Shell NdegeOcello | Peace Beyond Passion | |
| Curtis Mayfield | New World Order | |
| Oleta Adams | Moving On | |
| Maxwell | Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite |
Best Rap Solo Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | LL Cool J | Hey Lover |
| Busta Rhymes | Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check | |
| Heavy D | Rock With You | |
| NAS | If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) | |
| Coolio | 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New) |
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Tha Crossroads |
| 2Pac Featuring KC and JoJo | How Do U Want It | |
| Salt-N-Pepa | Champagne | |
| 2Pac Featuring Dr. Dre And Roger Troutman | California Love | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 1nce Again |
Best Rap Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Fugees | The Score |
| LL Cool J | Mr. Smith | |
| Coolio | Gangsta's Paradise | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | Beats, Rhymes And Life | |
| 2Pac | All Eyez On Me |
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | LeAnn Rimes | Blue |
| Deana Carter | Strawberry Wine | |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter | Let Me Into Your Heart | |
| Trisha Yearwood | Believe Me Baby (I Lied) | |
| Alison Krauss | Baby Mine |
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vince Gill | Worlds Apart |
| Lyle Lovett | Private Conversation | |
| Dwight Yoakam | Nothing | |
| Junior Brown | My Wife Thinks You're Dead | |
| Clint Black | Like The Rain |
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Brooks & Dunn | My Maria |
| Diamond Rio | That's What I Get For Loving You | |
| Texas Tornados | Little Bit Is Better Than Nada | |
| BR5-49 | Cherokee Boogie | |
| The Mavericks | All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down |
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vince Gill Featuring Alison Krauss & Union Station | High Lonesome Sound |
| Jeff Foxworthy With Alan Jackson | Redneck Games | |
| Lyle Lovett And Randy Newman | Long Tall Texan | |
| Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood, Lorrie Morgan, Marty Stuart, Little Texas, Tracy Lawrence, Terri Clark, Neal McCoy, Travis Tritt And John Berry | Hope: Country Music's Quest For A Cure | |
| Marty Stuart And Travis Tritt | Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best |
Best Country Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chet Atkins | Jam Man |
| Steve Wariner With Bryan White, Derek George, Bryan Austin And Jeffrey Steele | The Brickyard Boogie | |
| Vassar Clements, Richard Greene, Chris Thile, Scott Nygaard And Todd Phillips | Scotland | |
| Ronnie McCoury, David Grier, Stuart Duncan, Craig Smith And Todd Phillips | Rawhide | |
| Diamond Rio | Big |
Best Country Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | LeAnn Rimes | Blue |
| Deana Carter | Strawberry Wine | |
| Junior Brown | My Wife Thinks You're Dead | |
| Vince Gill | High Lonesome Sound | |
| Trisha Yearwood | Believe Me Baby (I Lied) |
Best Country Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Lyle Lovett | The Road To Ensenada |
| Patty Loveless | The Trouble With The Truth | |
| Vince Gill | High Lonesome Sound | |
| Dwight Yoakam | Gone | |
| Trisha Yearwood | Everybody Knows | |
| Brooks & Dunn | Borderline |
Best Bluegrass Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Various Artists) | True Life Blues - The Songs Of Bill Monroe |
| (Various Artists) | The Stanley Tradition - Tribute To A Bluegrass Legacy | |
| The Del McCoury Band | The Cold Hard Facts | |
| Tim O'Brien | Red On Blonde | |
| Peter Rowan | Bluegrass Boy |
Best New Age Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Enya | The Memory Of Trees |
| Suzanne Ciani | Pianissimo II | |
| Ottmar Liebert And Luna Negra | Opium | |
| Clannad | Lore | |
| Acoustic Alchemy | Arcanum |
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Wayne Shorter | High Life |
| Harvey Mason | Ratamacue | |
| Bob James And Kirk Whalum | Joined At The Hip | |
| T.J. Kirk | If Four Was One | |
| Mike Stern | Between The Lines |
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Cassandra Wilson | New Moon Daughter |
| Shirley Horn | The Main Ingredient | |
| Nnenna Freelon | Shaking Free | |
| Ernestine Anderson | Blues, Dues And Love News | |
| Diana Krall | All For You |
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Michael Brecker, soloist | Cabin Fever |
| Joe Lovano | Now Is The Hour | |
| Joe Lovano, soloist | Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love | |
| Horace Silver, soloist | Diggin' On Dexter | |
| Gonzalo Rubalcaba, soloist | Agua De Beber |
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Michael Brecker | Tales From The Hudson |
| Horace Silver | The Hardbop Grandpop | |
| Billy Childs | The Child Within | |
| Joe Lovano | Quartets: Live At The Village Vanguard | |
| Charlie Haden Quartet West | Now Is The Hour |
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Grover Mitchell | Live At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild |
| Marcus Roberts With The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra | Portraits In Blue | |
| Mingus Big Band | Live In Time | |
| Rob McConnell And The Boss Brass | Even Canadians Get The Blues | |
| Maria Schneider Orchestra | Coming About |
Best Latin Jazz Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Paquito D'Rivera | Portraits Of Cuba |
| Terence Blanchard And Ivan Lins | The Heart Speaks | |
| Ray Barretto | My Summertime | |
| Don Grolnick | Medianoche | |
| Steve Berrios | And Then Some! |
Best Rock Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | dc Talk | Jesus Freak |
| Newsboys | Take Me To Your Leader | |
| Big Tent Revival | Open All Nite | |
| Rebecca St. James | God | |
| Audio Adrenaline | Bloom |
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Various Artists) | Tribute - The Songs Of Andrae Crouch |
| 4 Him | The Message | |
| Steven Curtis Chapman | Signs Of Life | |
| Gary Chapman | Shelter | |
| Point Of Grace | Life Love And Other Mysteries |
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Andy Griffith | I Love To Tell The Story - 25 Timeless Hymns |
| Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver | There's A Light Guiding Me | |
| Charlie Daniels | Steel Witness | |
| Willie Nelson And Bobbie Nelson | How Great Thou Art |
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Cissy Houston | Face To Face |
| Slim And The Supreme Angels And Mighty Clouds Of Joy (And The Williams Brothers) | Together As One - A Tribute To The Heritage Of Quartet Music | |
| Dorothy Norwood | Shake The Devil Off | |
| Walter Hawkins And The Hawkins Family | New Dawning | |
| Albertina Walker | Lets Go Back: Live In Chicago |
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Kirk Franklin & The Family | Whatcha Lookin' 4 |
| Hezekiah Walker, Yolanda Adams And Fred Hammond | Shakin' The House...Live In L.A. | |
| Helen Baylor | Love Brought Me Back | |
| Yolanda Adams | Live In Washington | |
| The Winans | Heart And Soul |
Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Shirley Caesar, choir director (Shirley Caesar's Outreach Convention Choir) | Just A Word |
| David R. Curry, Jerry Smith & Dorcus Thigpen, choir directors (Mississippi Mass Choir, David R. Curry, Jerry Smith And Dorcus Thigpen) | I'll See You In The Rapture | |
| O'Landa Draper, choir director (O'Landa Draper And The Associates Choir) | Gotta Feelin' | |
| (Edwin Hawkins Music And Arts Seminar) | All Things Are Possible | |
| (Bishop) Paul S. Morton, choir director (Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship Mass Choir; Bishop Paul S. Morton, Choir Director) | A New Thing...Experience The Fullness |
Best Latin Pop Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Enrique Iglesias | Enrique Iglesias |
| Luis Miguel | Nada Es Igual... | |
| Marco Antonio Solis | En Pleno Vuelo | |
| Vikki Carr | Emociones | |
| Jose Feliciano | Americano |
Best Tropical Latin Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Rubén Blades | La Rosa De Los Vientos |
| Tony Vega | Tony Vega | |
| Jerry Rivera | Fresco | |
| Oscar D'Leon | El Sonero Del Mundo | |
| Albita | Dicen Que... | |
| DLG (Dark Latin Groove) | DLG (Dark Latin Groove) |
Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | La Mafia | Un Millon De Rosas |
| Vicente Fernandez | Vicente Fernandez Y Sus Canciones | |
| Jaime Y Los Chamacos | En Vivo...Puro Party Live! | |
| Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte | Arrancame El Corazon | |
| Fandango U.S.A. | 10th Anniversary |
Best Traditional Blues Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | James Cotton | Deep In The Blues |
| The Muddy Waters Tribute Band | You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Dead And Gone) | |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | Live At The Mint | |
| John Hammond | Found True Love | |
| Junior Wells With Guest Slide Guitarists | Come On In This House |
Best Contemporary Blues Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Keb' Mo' | Just Like You |
| Bobby Blue Bland | Sad Street | |
| Taj Mahal | Phantom Blues | |
| Clarence Gatemouth Brown | Long Way Home | |
| Buddy Guy With G. E. Smith And The Saturday Night Live Band | Live! The Real Deal | |
| Bo Diddley | A Man Amongst Men |
Best Traditional Folk Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Pete Seeger | Pete |
| John Hartford | Wild Hog In The Red Brush | |
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Thuthukani Ngoxolo - Let's Develop In Peace | |
| Norman And Nancy Blake | The Hobo's Last Ride | |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Intoxicated Spirit |
Best Contemporary Folk Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bruce Springsteen | The Ghost Of Tom Joad |
| Richard Thompson | You? Me? Us? | |
| Jerry Douglas And Peter Rowan | Yonder | |
| Gillian Welch | Revival | |
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Braver Newer World |
Best Reggae Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bunny Wailer | Hall Of Fame - A Tribute To Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary |
| Gregory Isaacs | Mr. Cool | |
| Maxi Preist | Man With The Fun | |
| Sister Carol | Lyrically Potent | |
| The Skatalites | Greetings From Skamania |
Best World Music Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Chieftains | Santiago |
| Gipsy Kings | Tierra Gitana | |
| Béla Fleck, V.M. Bhatt And Jie-Bing Chen | Tabula Rasa | |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan And Michael Brook | Night Song | |
| Josef Zawinul | My People | |
| Ali Akbar Khan And Asha Bhosle | Legacy |
Best Polka Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jimmy Sturr | Polka! All Night Long |
| Frank Yankovic And Friends | Songs Of The Polka King Vol. 1 | |
| Walter Ostanek And Friends | Putting It All To-Gether | |
| Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones | Music, Music, Music! | |
| Lenny Gomulka And Chicago Push | Irresistible You |
Best Musical Album For Children
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Linda Ronstadt | Dedicated To The One I Love |
| Tom Wurth | Love Songs And Lullabyes For Daddy's Little Dreamer | |
| John McCutcheon | John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Wintersongs | |
| Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer | Blanket Full Of Dreams | |
| Tom Chapin | Around The World And Back Again |
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | David Holt | Stellaluna |
| Michael York | Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) | |
| Melissa Manchester | The Wonderful O (James Thurber) | |
| Carl Reiner | The Prince And The Pauper (Mark Twain) | |
| Robin Williams | Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg) |
Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Hillary Rodham Clinton | It Takes A Village |
| Garrison Keillor | The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn | |
| Lauren Bacall, Martin Landau, Jack Lemmon And Gregory Peck | Harry S Truman: A Journey To Independence | |
| Edward Asner, Ellen Burstyn, CCH Pounder And Alfre Woodard | Grow Old Along With Me The Best Is Yet To Be | |
| Charles Kuralt | Charles Kuralt's America |
Best Spoken Comedy Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Al Franken | Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot |
| Adam Sandler | What The Hell Happened To Me? | |
| Dennis Miller | The Rants | |
| Peter Schickele | The Definitive Biography Of P.D.Q. Bach | |
| Stan Freberg | Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America Vol. 2 (The Middle Years) |
Best Musical Show Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bill Whelan, composer; Bill Whelan, lyricist; Bill Whelan, producer (Various Artists) | Riverdance |
| Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Original Broadway Cast With Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts, Rachel York) | Victor/Victoria | |
| Jonathan Larson, composer; Jonathan Larson, lyricist; Arif Mardin & Steve Skinner, producers (Original Broadway Cast) | Rent | |
| Ann Duquesnay, Zane Mark & Daryl Waters, composers; Ann Duquesnay, Reg E. Gaines & George C. Wolfe, lyricists; James P. Nichols, producer (Original Broadway Cast With Savion Glover) | Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk | |
| Phil Ramone, producer (Original 1996 Broadway Cast) | A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum |
Best Instrumental Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Herbie Hancock & Jean Hancock, composers (Herbie Hancock) | Manhattan (Island Of Lights And Love) |
| Jorge Calandrelli, composer (Eddie Daniels) | The Fifth Season | |
| Arturo Sandoval, composer (Arturo Sandoval) | Real McBop | |
| Wayne Shorter, composer (Wayne Shorter) | Midnight In Carlotta's Hair | |
| Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs) | Aaron's Song |
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | David Arnold, composer (David Arnold) | Independence Day |
| Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman) | Unstrung Heroes | |
| Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone) | The Star Maker | |
| John Lurie, composer (John Lurie) | Get Shorty - Instrumental s | |
| Elliot Goldenthal, composer (Elliot Goldenthal) | Defile And Lament (From A Time To Kill) |
Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Celine Dion | Because You Loved Me (Theme From Up Close & Personal) |
| Sting | Moonlight (From Sabrina) | |
| Aretha Franklin | It Hurts Like Hell (From The Motion Picture /Waiting To Exhale/) | |
| Whitney Houston | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) ( From The Motion Picture /Waiting To Exhale/) | |
| Whitney Houston And CeCe Winans | Count On Me (From The Motion Picture /Waiting To Exhale/) |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Michael Kamen, arranger (Michael Kamen) | An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus) |
| Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Eddie Daniels) | Summer | |
| Jim McNeely, arranger (Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Jon Faddis, Music Director) | Sing, Sing, Sing | |
| Wayne Shorter, arranger (Wayne Shorter) | Children Of The Night | |
| Lalo Schifrin, arranger (Lalo Schifrin) | Charlie Parker: The Firebird (Medley) |
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Alan Broadbent & David Foster, arrangers (Natalie Cole [& Nat King Cole]) | When I Fall In Love |
| Take 6, arrangers (Take 6) | When You Wish Upon A Star | |
| John Clayton Jr., arranger (Natalie Cole) | Teach Me Tonight | |
| Clare Fischer, arranger (Chanticleer) | In The Still Of The Night | |
| Quincy Jones & Sam Nestico, arrangers (Phil Collins) | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me |
Best Recording Package
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Andy Engel & Tommy Steele, art directors (Various Artists) | Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler) |
| Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Lou Reed) | Set The Twilight Reeling | |
| Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Marshall Crenshaw) | Miracle Of Science | |
| Chika Azuma & Patricia Lie, art directors (Stan Getz) | East Of The Sun: The West Coast Sessions | |
| Adam Jones & Kevin Willis, art directors (Tool) | Aenima |
Best Recording Package - Boxed
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chika Azuma & Arnold Levine, art directors (Miles Davis & Gil Evans) | The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings |
| Giulio Turturro, art director (Antonio Carlos Jobim) | The Man From Ipanema | |
| Jim Ladwig & JoDee Stringham, art directors (Frank Sinatra) | The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings | |
| Chris Bilheimer & Michael Stipe, art directors (R.E.M.) | New Adventures In Hi-Fi | |
| Michael Lang, David Lau & Giulio Turturro, art directors (Various Artists) | Blues, Boogie And Bop: The 1940s Mercury Sessions |
Best Album Notes
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | George Avakian, Bob Belden, Bill Kirchner & Phil Schaap, album notes writers (Miles Davis & Gil Evans) | The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings |
| Will Friedwald, Dave Kapp & Mel Tormé, album notes writers (Mel Tormé) | The Mel Tormé Collection 1944 - 1985 | |
| Chris Albertson, album notes writer (Bessie Smith) | The Complete Recordings Vol. 5: The Final Chapter | |
| Will Friedwald, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra) | The Complete Capitol Singles Collection | |
| Lawrence Hoffman, album notes writer (Various Artists) | Mean Old World - The Blues From 1940 To 1994 |
Best Historical Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bob Belden & Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Miles Davis & Gil Evans) | The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings |
| Jim Fishel & Barbara Lynn Micale, compilation producers; Suha Gur, mastering engineer (Various Artists) | The Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945 - 1955 | |
| Dave Kapp, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Mel Torme) | The Mel Torme Collection 1944 - 1985 | |
| Gregg Geller, Lee Herschberg, Joe McEwen & Ric Ross, compilation producers; Lee Herschberg, mastering engineer (Frank Sinatra) | The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings | |
| John Pfeiffer, compilation producer; Harold Hagopian, Glen Kolotkin & Ward Marston, mastering engineers (Fritz Kreisler) | Fritz Kreisler: The Complete RCA Recordings |
Best Engineered Album - Non-Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Francis Buckley, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Quincy Jones) | Q's Jook Joint |
| Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt & Bill Smith, engineers (Toto) | Tambu | |
| David Reitzas, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt & Erik Zobler, engineers (Natalie Cole) | Stardust | |
| Michael Krowiak, Bob Power & Rail Jon Rogut, engineers (Me'Shell NdegeOcello) | Peace Beyond Passion | |
| Moogie Canazio, engineer (Sergio Mendes) | Oceano |
Producer Of The Year
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Babyface |
| Don Was (producer) | |
| Brendan O'Brien (producer) | |
| Don Gehman (producer) | |
| David Foster (producer) |
Best Classical Engineered Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | William Hoekstra & Lawrence Rock, engineers (Leonard Slatkin, conductor) | Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony |
| John Eargle, engineer (Andrew Litton, conductor) | Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (With Chorus); Moscow Coronation Cantata, Etc. | |
| Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Eiji Oue, conductor) | Stravinsky: The Song Of The Nightingale; The Firebird Suite, Etc. | |
| Charles Harbutt, engineer (Yefim Bronfman, piano) | Bartók: The Three Piano Concertos | |
| Lawrence Rock, engineer (Kyoko Takezawa, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello) | Barber: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto, Etc. |
Classical Producer Of The Year
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Joanna Nickrenz |
| Gary Schultz | |
| Martin Sauer | |
| James Mallinson | |
| Manfred Eicher |
Best Classical Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Leonard Slatkin, artist; Joanna Nickrenz, producer | Corigliano: Of Rage And Remembrance |
| Andre Previn & Gil Shaham, artists; Christian Gansch, producer | Prokofiev: Violin Concerto Nos. 1 And 2; Sonata For Solo Violin | |
| James Levine & Bryn Terfel, artists; Arend Prohmann, producer | Opera Arias (Works Of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin, Etc.) | |
| Simon Preston & Leonard Slatkin, artists; Joanna Nickrenz, producer | Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony, Etc. | |
| Yefim Bronfman & Esa-Pekka Salonen, artists; Gary Schultz, producer | Bartók: The Three Piano Concertos | |
| Pierre Boulez, artist; Karl-August Naegler, producer | Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta |
Best Orchestral Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony Orchestra) | Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Scenes From The Ballet) |
| (St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra) | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 /Leningrad/ | |
| (Cleveland Orchestra) | Messiaen: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum; Chronochromie, Etc. | |
| (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra) | Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 2 | |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta |
Best Opera Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Philip Langridge, Alan Opie & Janice Watson; Richard Hickox, conductor; Brian Couzens, producer (London Symphony Chorus; City Of London Sinfonia) | Britten: Peter Grimes |
| Gilles Cachemaille, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Wolfgang Holzmair, Kurt Moll, Luba Orgonasova, Matti Salminen, Christine Schafer & Endrik Wottrich; Helmet Muhle, producer (Berliner Philharmonic) | Weber: Der Freischutz | |
| Henriette Bonde-Hansen, Inger Dam-Jensen, Thomas Dausgaard, Gert Henning-Jensen, Johannes Mannov, Inga Nielsen, Guido Paevatalu, Johan Reuter & Marianne Rorholm; Claus Due, producer (Danish National Radio Symphony Chorus; Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra) | Kunzen: Holger Danske | |
| Alison Hagley, Jennifer Larmore, Donald Runnicles & Dawn Upshaw; James Mallinson, producer (San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra) | Gluck: Orphee Et Eurydice | |
| Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Howard Haskin, Jorma Hynninen & Esa-Pekka Salonen; David Mottley, producer (Eric Chamber Chorus Ericson & Swedish Radio Symphony Chorus; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) | Dallapiccola: Il Prigioniero |
Best Choral Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Neville Creed & David Hill, chorus masters; Andrew Litton, conductor (Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) | Walton: Belshazzar's Feast |
| (Chorus Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Orchestra Des Bayerischen Rundfunks) | Schubert: Mass In E Flat | |
| Francois Bazola, chorus master (Les Arts Florissants Chorus; Les Arts Florissants Orchestra) | Mozart: Requiem | |
| (Monteverdi Chorus; English Country Gardiner Orchestra) | Danny Boy - Songs And Dancing Ballads By Percy Grainger | |
| (Amsterdam Baroque Chorus; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra) | Bach: Complete Cantatas, Vol. 1 (Der Herr Denket An Uns; Gott Ist Mein Konig, Etc.) |
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Yefim Bronfman, artist (Los Angeles Philharmonic) | Bartók: The Three Piano Concertos |
| Truls Mork, artist (London Philharmonic) | Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 | |
| Alfred Brendel, artist (SWF Symphony Baden-Baden) | Schoenberg: Piano Concerto | |
| Gil Shaham, artist (London Symphony Orchestra) | Prokofiev: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 2 | |
| Gidon Kremer, artist (London Symphony Orchestra) | Adams: Violin Concerto |
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Earl Wild, artist | The Romantic Master - Works Of Saint-Saens, Handel |
| Alan Feinberg, artist | Wuorinen: Third Piano Sonata; Bagatelle, Etc./ Feldman: Palais De Mari | |
| Radu Lupu, artist | Schumann: Kinderszenen; Kreisleriana, Etc. | |
| Evgeny Kissin, artist | Schumann: Fantasy/ Liszt: Transcendental Etudes | |
| Yefim Bronfman, artist | Prokofiev: Piano Sons. Nos. 2, 3, 5 And 9 |
Best Chamber Music Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Cleveland Quartet (James Dunham, Paul Katz, William Preucil & Peter Salaff), artists | Corigliano: String Quartet |
| Martha Argerich, artist | Schumann: Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet, Etc. | |
| Olaf Bar, Barbara Bonney, Kurt Streit & Anne Sofie von Otter, artists | Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52/ Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 65 | |
| Anner Bylsma & Lambert Orkis, artists | Brahms: Cello Sons. Nos. 1 And 2/ Schumann: 5 Stucke Im Volkston, Op. 102, Etc. | |
| Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer, artists | Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 9 /Kreutzer/ And 10 |
Best Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | NOMINEES | Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe... |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | Vivaldi: Concerti Per Molti Istromenti | |
| Oliver Knussen | Shostakovich: Written With The Heart's Blood (Chamber Symphony For Strings, Op. 110A; Two Pieces For String Octet, Op. 11, Etc. | |
| Gidon Kremer | Matthews: Suns Dance | |
| - | Hommage A Piazzolla (Milonga En Re; Vardarito; Oblivion, Etc.) |
Best Classical Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) | Opera Arias - Works Of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin |
| Jennifer Larmore | Wings In The Night - Swedish Songs (Works Of Peterson-berger; Von Koch, Etc.) | |
| (Orchestra De Chambre de Lausanne) | Where Shall I Fly - Handel And Mozart Arias (Voi Che Sapete; Ombra Mai Fu, Etc.) | |
| (Orchestra Of St. Luke's) | Visions Of Love - A Collection Of Mozart Arias (Giunse Alfin II Momento...Deh, Vieni; Ruhe Sanft, Etc.) | |
| Lorraine Hunt | Faure: L'Horizon Chimerique (Dans La Foret De Septembre; La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61, Etc.) | |
| (Hallé Orchestra) | Britten: Phaedra |
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | John Corigliano, composer | Corigliano: String Quartet |
| Gunther Schuller, composer | Schuller: Four Soundscapes | |
| Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer | Rautavaara: Angel Of Light | |
| Colin Matthews, composer | Matthews: Fourth Sonata | |
| John Adams, composer | Adams: Violin Concerto |
Best Music Video, Short Form
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Beatles | Free As A Bird |
| Green Day | Walking Contradiction | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | Tonight, Tonight (Video) | |
| Alanis Morissette | Ironic (Video) | |
| Michael Jackson | Earth Song (Video) |
Best Music Video, Long Form
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Beatles | The Beatles Anthology |
| Reinbert de Leeuw | Satie And Suzanne (Video) | |
| Bon Jovi | Live From London (Video) | |
| Oingo Boingo | Farewell - Live From The Universal Amphitheatre (Video) | |
| Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band | Blood Brothers (Video) |