1998 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

The 40th Annual Grammy Awards, on February 25, 1998, honored music from October 1, 1996, to September 30, 1997. Bob Dylan's critically acclaimed and deeply introspective album Time Out of Mind won Album of the Year, marking a triumphant and surprising comeback for the legendary artist.
Shawn Colvin's haunting "Sunny Came Home" secured Record of the Year. Paula Cole, known for her distinctive vocal style and insightful lyrics, was named Best New Artist.
Other significant wins included Erykah Badu for R&B and The Roots for rap. This ceremony celebrated both iconic, long-standing artists and the emergence of thoughtful, introspective singer-songwriters, showcasing the Grammys' appreciation for artistic longevity and fresh voices.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Shawn Colvin	Sunny Came Home
Nominee	Paula Cole	Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
Nominee	Hanson	Mmmbop
Nominee	R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly
Nominee	Sheryl Crow	Everyday Is A Winding Road

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bob Dylan	Time Out Of Mind
Nominee	Paula Cole	This Fire
Nominee	Babyface	The Day
Nominee	Radiohead	Ok Computer
Nominee	Paul McCartney	Flaming Pie

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Shawn Colvin	Sunny Came Home
Nominee	Paula Cole	Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
Nominee	R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly
Nominee	LeAnn Rimes And Trisha Yearwood	How Do I Live
Nominee	No Doubt	Don't Speak

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paula Cole	-
Nominee	Fiona Apple	-
Nominee	Puff Daddy	-
Nominee	Hanson	-
Nominee	Erykah Badu	-

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sarah McLachlan	Building A Mystery
Nominee	Paula Cole	Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
Nominee	Shawn Colvin	Sunny Came Home
Nominee	Jewel	Foolish Games
Nominee	Mariah Carey	Butterfly

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Elton John	Candle In The Wind 1997
Nominee	Maxwell	Whenever Wherever Whatever
Nominee	Seal	Fly Like An Eagle
Nominee	Babyface	Every Time I Close My Eyes
Nominee	Duncan Sheik	Barely Breathing

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jamiroquai	Virtual Insanity
Nominee	Fleetwood Mac	Silver Springs
Nominee	Hanson	Mmmbop
Nominee	No Doubt	Don't Speak
Nominee	The Rolling Stones	Anybody Seen My Baby?

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison	Don't Look Back
Nominee	Barbra Streisand And Celine Dion	Tell Him
Nominee	Barbra Streisand And Bryan Adams	I Finally Found Someone
Nominee	Babyface And Stevie Wonder	How Come, How Long
Nominee	Tony Bennett (With Billie Holiday)	God Bless The Child

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sarah McLachlan	Last Dance
Nominee	Grover Washington Jr.	Soulful Strut
Nominee	George Benson	Song For My Brother
Nominee	Kenny G	Havana
Nominee	The Chieftains	An Gaoth Aneas

Best Dance Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder	Carry On
Nominee	Pet Shop Boys	To Step Aside
Nominee	Quad City DJ's	Space Jam
Nominee	Gina G	Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit
Nominee	Daft Punk	Da Funk

Best Pop Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	James Taylor	Hourglass
Nominee	Jamiroquai	Travelling Without Moving
Nominee	Paula Cole	This Fire
Nominee	Fleetwood Mac	The Dance
Nominee	Sarah McLachlan	Surfacing

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tony Bennett	Tony Bennett On Holiday
Nominee	Bernadette Peters	Sondheim, Etc., - Live At Carnegie Hall
Nominee	Rosemary Clooney	Mothers And Daughters
Nominee	Julie Andrews	Julie Andrews Broadway/Here I'll Stay
Nominee	Carly Simon	Film Noir

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Fiona Apple	Criminal
Nominee	Ani DiFranco	Shy
Nominee	Abra Moore	Four Leaf Clover
Nominee	Meredith Brooks	Bitch
Nominee	Patti Smith	1959

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bob Dylan	Cold Irons Bound
Nominee	Bruce Springsteen	Thunder Road
Nominee	John Mellencamp	Just Another Day
Nominee	David Bowie	Dead Man Walking
Nominee	John Fogerty	Blueboy

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Wallflowers	One Headlight
Nominee	Fleetwood Mac	The Chain
Nominee	Matchbox 20	Push
Nominee	Aerosmith	Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
Nominee	Dave Matthews Band	Crash Into Me

Best Hard Rock Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Smashing Pumpkins	The End Is The Beginning Is The End
Nominee	Nine Inch Nails	The Perfect Drug
Nominee	Bush	Swallowed
Nominee	Rage Against The Machine	People Of The Sun
Nominee	Foo Fighters	Monkey Wrench

Best Metal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tool	Aenema
Nominee	Megadeth	Trust
Nominee	Korn	No Place To Hide
Nominee	Corrosion Of Conformity	Drowning In A Daydream
Nominee	Pantera	Cemetery Gates

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Chemical Brothers	Block Rockin' Beats
Nominee	Joe Satriani	Summer Song
Nominee	Eric Johnson	S.R.V.
Nominee	Robben Ford	In The Beginning
Nominee	Steve Vai	For The Love Of God

Best Rock Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Wallflowers	One Headlight
Nominee	The Wallflowers	The Difference
Nominee	Fiona Apple	Criminal
Nominee	Dave Matthews Band	Crash Into Me
Nominee	Meredith Brooks	Bitch

Best Rock Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Fogerty	Blue Moon Swamp
Nominee	Foo Fighters	The Colour And The Shape
Nominee	U2	Pop
Nominee	Aerosmith	Nine Lives
Nominee	The Rolling Stones	Bridges To Babylon

Best Alternative Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Radiohead	Ok Computer
Nominee	Prodigy	The Fat Of The Land
Nominee	Bjork	Homogenic
Nominee	David Bowie	Earthling
Nominee	The Chemical Brothers	Dig Your Own Hole

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Erykah Badu	On & On
Nominee	Patti LaBelle	When You Talk About Love
Nominee	Chaka Khan	Summertime
Nominee	Whitney Houston	I Believe In You And Me
Nominee	Mariah Carey	Honey

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly
Nominee	Usher	You Make Me Wanna
Nominee	Luther Vandross	When You Call On Me/baby That's When I Come Runnin'
Nominee	Kenny Lattimore	For You
Nominee	Curtis Mayfield	Back To Living Again

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Blackstreet	No Diggity
Nominee	Take 6	You Don't Have To Be Afraid
Nominee	God's Property Featuring Kirk Franklin And Salt	Stomp
Nominee	Az Yet Featuring Peter Cetera	Hard To Say I'm Sorry (Remix)
Nominee	Boyz II Men	A Song For Mama

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly
Nominee	God's Property Featuring Kirk Franklin And Salt	Stomp
Nominee	Erykah Badu	On And On
Nominee	Blackstreet	No Diggity
Nominee	Mariah Carey	Honey

Best R&B Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Erykah Badu	Baduizm
Nominee	Whitney Houston	The Preacher's Wife - Soundtrack
Nominee	Babyface	The Day
Nominee	Mary J. Blige	Share My World
Nominee	Patti LaBelle	Flame
Nominee	Boyz II Men	Evolution

Best Rap Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Will Smith	Men In Black
Nominee	Missy Misdemeanor Elliott	The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Nominee	Busta Rhymes	Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Nominee	The Notorious B.I.G.	Hypnotize
Nominee	LL Cool J	Ain't Nobody

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112	I'll Be Missing You
Nominee	Lil' Kim Featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Misdemeanor Elliott And Angie Martinez	Not Tonight
Nominee	The Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Mase And Puff Daddy	Mo Money Mo Problems
Nominee	Wyclef Jean Featuring Celia Cruz And Jeni Fujita	Guantanamera
Nominee	Puff Daddy Featuring Mase	Can't Nobody Hold Me Down

Best Rap Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Puff Daddy & The Family	No Way Out
Nominee	Wyclef Jean Featuring Refugee Allstars	Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival
Nominee	Wu-Tang Clan	Wu-Tang Forever
Nominee	Missy Misdemeanor Elliott	Supa Dupa Fly
Nominee	The Notorious B.I.G.	Life After Death

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Trisha Yearwood	How Do I Live
Nominee	LeAnn Rimes	How Do I Live
Nominee	Patty Loveless	The Trouble With The Truth
Nominee	Deana Carter	Did I Shave My Legs For This?
Nominee	Pam Tillis	All The Good Ones Are Gone

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vince Gill	Pretty Little Adriana
Nominee	Clint Black	Something That We Do
Nominee	Johnny Cash	Rusty Cage
Nominee	Willie Nelson	Peach Pickin' Time Down In Georgia
Nominee	George Strait	Carrying Your Love With Me

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alison Krauss & Union Station	Looking In The Eyes Of Love
Nominee	The Kinleys	Please
Nominee	The Mavericks	I Don't Care (If You Love Me Anymore)
Nominee	Diamond Rio	How Your Love Makes Me Feel
Nominee	Alabama	Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks	In Another's Eyes
Nominee	Patty Loveless With George Jones	You Don't Seem To Miss Me
Nominee	Clint Black And Martina McBride	Still Holding On
Nominee	Tim McGraw With Faith Hill	It's Your Love
Nominee	Toby Keith With Sting	I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alison Krauss & Union Station	Little Liza Jane
Nominee	Chet Atkins With Tommy Emmanuel	Smokey Mountain Lullaby
Nominee	Lee Roy Parnell	Mama, Screw Your Wig On Tight
Nominee	Scotty Moore, D.J. Fontana And Bill Black Combo	Goin' Back To Memphis
Nominee	Asleep At The Wheel	Fat Boy Rag

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bob Carlisle, Jeff Carson & Raybon Bros.	Butterfly Kisses
Nominee	Tim McGraw With Faith Hill	It's Your Love
Nominee	Trisha Yearwood And Garth Brooks	In Another's Eyes
Nominee	Deana Carter	Did I Shave My Legs For This?
Nominee	Pam Tillis	All The Good Ones Are Gone

Best Country Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Johnny Cash	Unchained
Nominee	Dwight Yoakam	Under The Covers
Nominee	Patty Loveless	Long Stretch Of Lonesome
Nominee	Alan Jackson	Everything I Love
Nominee	George Strait	Carrying Your Love With Me

Best Bluegrass Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alison Krauss & Union Station	So Long So Wrong
Nominee	Claire Lynch	Silver And Gold
Nominee	Ralph Stanley	Short Life Of Trouble
Nominee	Richard Greene And The Grass Is Greener	Sales Tax Toddle
Nominee	Kate MacKenzie	Age Of Innocence

Best New Age Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Hedges	Oracle
Nominee	Mike Oldfield	Voyager
Nominee	Vangelis	Oceanic
Nominee	Enigma	Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
Nominee	Paul Winter	Canyon Lullaby

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Randy Brecker	Into The Sun
Nominee	Patrice Rushen	Signature
Nominee	Joe Sample	Sample This
Nominee	Grover Washington Jr.	Breath Of Heaven
Nominee	Lee Ritenour	Alive In L.A.

Best Jazz Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Dear Ella
Nominee	Kurt Elling	The Messenger
Nominee	Mark Murphy	Song For The Geese
Nominee	Shirley Horn	Loving You
Nominee	Diana Krall	Love Scenes

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton, soloists	Stardust
Nominee	Buddy De Franco, soloist	You Must Believe In Swing
Nominee	Antonio Hart, soloist	The Community
Nominee	Tommy Flanagan, soloist	Dear Old Stockholm
Nominee	Brad Mehldau, soloist	Blame It On My Youth

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny	Beyond The Missouri Sky
Nominee	Kenny Garrett	Songbook
Nominee	Chick Corea And Friends	Remembering Bud Powell
Nominee	Doc Cheatham And Nicholas Payton	Doc Cheatham And Nicholas Payton
Nominee	Joe Lovano	Celebrating Sinatra

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joe Henderson Big Band	Joe Henderson Big Band
Nominee	J.J. Johnson	The Brass Orchestra
Nominee	Phil Woods And The Festival Orchestra	Celebration!
Nominee	The Bill Holman Band	Brilliant Corners
Nominee	Anthony Wilson	Anthony Wilson

Best Latin Jazz Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Roy Hargrove's Crisol	Habana
Nominee	Conrad Herwig	The Latin Side Of John Coltrane
Nominee	Carlos Patato Valdes	Ritmo Y Candela II: African Crossroads
Nominee	Giovanni Hidalgo	Hands Of Rhythm
Nominee	Banda Mantiqueira	Aldeia

Best Rock Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	dc Talk	Welcome To The Freak Show - dc Talk Live In Concert
Nominee	Geoff Moore And The Distance	Threads
Nominee	Smalltown Poets	Smalltown Poets
Nominee	Third Day	Conspiracy No. 5
Nominee	All Star United	All Star United

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jars Of Clay	Much Afraid
Nominee	Anointed	Under The Influence
Nominee	Gary Chapman	This Gift
Nominee	Vanessa Williams	Star Bright
Nominee	Petra	Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus

Best Southern, Country Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	Amazing Grace 2 - A Country Salute To Gospel
Nominee	The Martins	Light Of The World
Nominee	James Blackwood Sr. And The Light Crust Doughboys	Keep Lookin' Up: The Texas Swing Sessions
Nominee	The Gaither Vocal Band	Back Home In Indiana

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Fairfield Four	I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
Nominee	T.D. Jakes	Woman, Thou Art Loosed! Songs Of Healing And Restoration
Nominee	Vickie Winans	Live In Detroit
Nominee	Mighty Clouds Of Joy	Live In Charleston
Nominee	Shirley Caesar	A Miracle In Harlem

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Take 6	Brothers
Nominee	Andrae Crouch	Pray
Nominee	Marvin Sapp	Grace And Mercy
Nominee	Donnie McClurkin	Donnie McClurkin
Nominee	Oleta Adams	Come Walk With Me

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Myron Butler, Kirk Franklin & Robert Searight II, choir directors (God's Property)	God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
Nominee	Gary Hines, choir director (Sounds Of Blackness)	Time For Healing
Nominee	Hezekiah Walker, choir director (Hezekiah Walker And The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir)	Live In London At Wembley
Nominee	Tyrone Block & Joe Ann Brunson, choir directors (Milton Brunson's Thompson Community Singers)	He's Still Good!
Nominee	Carol Cymbala, choir director (The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir)	Favorite Song Of All

Best Latin Pop Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Luis Miguel	Romances
Nominee	Enrique Iglesias	Vivir
Nominee	Julio Iglesias	Tango
Nominee	Alejandro Fernandez	Me Estoy Enamorando
Nominee	Cristian	Lo Mejor De Mi

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Los Fabulosos Cadillacs	Fabulosos Calavera
Nominee	Aterciopelados	La Pipa De La Paz
Nominee	Molotov	Donde Jugaran Las Ninas?
Nominee	El Tri	Cuando Tu No Estas
Nominee	Café Tacuba	Avalancha De Exitos

Best Tropical Latin Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ry Cooder	Buena Vista Social Club
Nominee	Albita	Una Mujer Como Yo
Nominee	India	Sobre El Fuego
Nominee	Olga Tanon	Llevame Contigo
Nominee	Afro-Cuban All Stars	A Toda Cuba Le Gusta

Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	La Mafia	En Tus Manos
Nominee	Alejandro Fernandez	Muy Dentro De Mi Corazon
Nominee	Los Tigres Del Norte	Jefe De Jefes
Nominee	Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte	En Las Alas De Un Angel/Despedimos A Cornelio Reyna
Nominee	Lizza Lamb	Destino

Best Traditional Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Lee Hooker	Don't Look Back
Nominee	Charlie Musselwhite	Rough News
Nominee	Ruth Brown	R B = Ruth Brown
Nominee	Junior Wells	Live At Buddy Guy's Legends
Nominee	Pinetop Perkins	Born In The Delta

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Taj Mahal	Señor Blues
Nominee	Dr. John	Trippin' Live
Nominee	The Robert Cray Band	Sweet Potato Pie
Nominee	Luther Allison	Reckless
Nominee	Boz Scaggs	Come On Home

Best Traditional Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	BeauSoleil	L'amour Ou La Folie
Nominee	New Lost City Ramblers	There Ain't No Way Out
Nominee	Jody Stecher And Kate Brislin	Heart Songs: The Old Time Country Songs Of Utah Phillips
Nominee	The Hackberry Ramblers	Deep Water
Nominee	Jo-El Sonnier	Cajun Pride

Best Contemporary Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bob Dylan	Time Out Of Mind
Nominee	Iris DeMent	The Way I Should
Nominee	Indigo Girls	Shaming Of The Sun
Nominee	John Prine	Live On Tour
Nominee	Guy Clark	Keepers - A Live Recording

Best Reggae Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers	Fallen Is Babylon
Nominee	Steel Pulse	Rage And Fury
Nominee	Yellowman	Freedom Of Speech
Nominee	Aswad	Big Up
Nominee	Burning Spear	Appointment With His Majesty

Best World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Milton Nascimento	Nascimento
Nominee	Ali Akbar Khan	Passing On The Tradition
Nominee	Babatunde Olatunji	Love Drum Talk
Nominee	Gipsy Kings	Compas
Nominee	Cesaria Evora	Cabo Verde

Best Polka Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jimmy Sturr	Living On Polka Time
Nominee	Frank Yankovic And Friends	Songs Of The Polka King
Nominee	Walter Ostanek	Moments To Remember
Nominee	Lenny Gomulka And Chicago Push	Home Is Where The Heart Is
Nominee	John Gora And Gorale	Duty Free Polkas

Best Musical Album For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Denver	All Aboard!
Nominee	Arlo Guthrie And Woody Guthrie	This Land Is Your Land
Nominee	Art Garfunkel	Songs From A Parent To A Child
Nominee	Taj Mahal, Eric Bibb And Linda Tillery And The Cultural Heritage Choir	Shakin' A Tailfeather
Nominee	John McCutcheon	Bigger Than Yourself

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Charles Kuralt	Winnie-The-Pooh
Nominee	Gabriel Byrne	The Star-Child And The Nightingale And The Rose
Nominee	Eric Idle	The Quite Remarkable Adventures Of The Owl And The Pussycat
Nominee	Long John Baldry	The Original Story Of Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)

Best Spoken Word Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Charles Kuralt	Charles Kuralt's Spring
Nominee	Jimmy Carter	Living Faith
Nominee	Maya Angelou	Even The Stars Look Lonesome
Nominee	Jodie Foster	Contact
Nominee	Walter Cronkite	A Reporter's Life

Best Spoken Comedy Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chris Rock	Roll With The New
Nominee	Julia Sweeney	God Said Ha!
Nominee	Garrison Keillor	Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater
Nominee	Drew Carey	Dirty Jokes And Beer: Stories Of The Unrefined
Nominee	Bob Newhart	Button Down Concert

Best Musical Show Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jay David Saks, producer (Various Artists Featuring Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton & Joel Grey)	Chicago - The Musical
Nominee	Maury Yeston, composer; Maury Yeston, lyricist; Tommy Krasker & Maury Yeston, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	Titanic A New Musical
Nominee	Cy Coleman, composer; Ira Gasman, lyricist; Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	The Life
Nominee	Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist; Jay David Saks, producer (Recording Cast)	Ragtime The Musical
Nominee	Karl Richardson & Frank Wildhorn, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	Jekyll And Hyde

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Wayne Shorter, composer (Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter)	Aung San Suu Kyi
Nominee	Bob Mintzer, composer (Yellowjackets)	New Rochelle
Nominee	Alan Broadbent, composer (Alan Broadbent)	Everytime I Think Of You
Nominee	Bob Florence, composer (The Bob Florence Limited Edition)	Earth
Nominee	J.J. Johnson, composer (J.J. Johnson)	Canonn For Bela

Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gabriel Yared, composer (Gabriel Yared)	The English Patient
Nominee	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Nominee	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	Seven Years In Tibet
Nominee	Dave Grusin, composer (Dave Grusin)	Selena
Nominee	Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)	Men In Black - Main Theme

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly (From Space Jam)
Nominee	Trisha Yearwood	How Do I Live (From Con Air)
Nominee	Kenny Loggins	For The First Time (From One Fine Day)
Nominee	Jennifer Jones And Hugh Masekela	Father Of Our Nation (From Mandela)
Nominee	Boyz II Men	A Song For Mama (From Soul Food)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bill Holman, arranger (The Bill Holman Band)	Straight, No Chaser
Nominee	Robert Farnon, arranger (J. J. Johnson)	Wild Is The Wind
Nominee	Dave Grusin, arranger (Dave Grusin)	Peter Gunn
Nominee	Vincent Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza Featuring John Abercrombie)	Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
Nominee	Michael Abene & Dave Grusin, arrangers (Dave Grusin)	America

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Slide Hampton, arranger (Dee Dee Bridgewater)	Cotton Tail
Nominee	Mike Renzi, arranger (Maureen McGovern)	The Summer Knows
Nominee	Don Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli)	Our Love Is Here To Stay
Nominee	John Clayton, arranger (Dee Dee Bridgewater)	My Heart Belongs To Daddy
Nominee	Arif Mardin, arranger (Carly Simon)	Laura

Best Recording Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Hugh Brown, Al Quattrocchi & Jeff Smith, art directors (Various Artists)	Titanic - Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage
Nominee	Julian Peploe, art director (Various Artists)	The Planet Sleeps
Nominee	Johann Zambryski, art director (Enigma)	Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
Nominee	Paul D'Amour, Peter Grant & Stephanie Hughes, art directors (Lusk)	Free Mars
Nominee	Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Skeleton Key)	Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon

Best Boxed Recording Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Hugh Brown, David Gorman & Rachel Gutek, art directors (Various Artists)	Beg Scream And Shout! - The Big Ol' Box Of '60s Soul
Nominee	Giulio Turturro, art director (Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong)	The Complete Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong On Verve
Nominee	Patricia Lie, art director (Bill Evans)	The Complete Bill Evans On Verve
Nominee	Bryan Lasley, art director (Bobby Fuller)	Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited
Nominee	Carol Bobolts, Laurie Goldman & Jack O'Neil, art directors (Various Artists)	Cuba: I Am Time

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Fahey, Luis Kemnitzer, Kip Lornell, Jon Pankake, Chuck Pirtle, Jeff Place, Neil V. Rosenberg, Luc Sante, Peter Stampfel & Eric von Schmidt, album notes writers (Various Artists)	Anthology Of American Folk Music - 1997 Expanded Edition
Nominee	Ian Whitcomb, album notes writer (Various Artists)	Titanic - Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage
Nominee	Dave Alvin, James Austin, Bill Dahl, Ahmet Ertegun, David Ritz, Billy Vera & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Ray Charles)	Ray Charles Genius And Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection
Nominee	Ben Edmonds, Mark Kemp, Meegan Lee Ochs & Michael Ventura, album notes writers (Phil Ochs)	Farewells And Fantasies
Nominee	Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Al Green)	Anthology

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Amy Horowitz, Jeff Place & Pete Reiniger, compilation producers; David Glasser & Charlie Pilzer, mastering engineers (Various Artists)	Anthology Of American Folk Music - 1997 Expanded Edition
Nominee	Michael Lang, compilation producer; Suha Gur, mastering engineer (Bill Evans)	The Complete Bill Evans On Verve
Nominee	James Austin, Karla Buhlman & Patrick Milligan, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Gene Autry)	Sing, Cowboy, Sing! The Gene Autry Collection
Nominee	James Austin, David Ritz & Billy Vera, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Ray Charles)	Ray Charles Genius And Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection
Nominee	Jack O'Neil, compilation producer; Gene Paul, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Cuba: I Am Time
Nominee	Tony Locantro, compilation producer; Andrew Walter, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Centenary Edition: 100 Years Of Great Music

Best Engineered Album - Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Frank Filipetti, engineer (James Taylor)	Hourglass
Nominee	Elliot Scheiner & Al Schmitt, engineers (Dave Grusin)	Two For The Road
Nominee	Bassy Bob Brockman, Jon Gass, Humberto Gatica, Brad Gilderman, Mick Guzauski, Thom Russo & Mike Scott, engineers (Babyface)	The Day
Nominee	John Guess & Julian King, engineers (Toby Keith)	Dream Walkin'
Nominee	Bob Clearmountain & John Lowson, engineers (John Fogerty)	Blue Moon Swamp

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Babyface	-
Nominee	Walter Afanasieff (producer)	-
Nominee	Keith Thomas (producer)	-
Nominee	Paula Cole (producer)	-
Nominee	Kirk Franklin (producer)	-

Remixer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	NOMINEES	Frankie Knuckles
Nominee	Armand Van Helden	David Morales
Nominee	Todd Terry	Armand Van Helden
Nominee	Mousse T	Todd Terry
Nominee	-	Mousse T

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Bishop & Jack Renner, engineers (Erich Kunzel, conductor)	Copland: The Music Of America (Fanfare For The Common Man; Rodeo)
Nominee	Neil Hutchinson, Krzysztof Jarosz, James Lock & John Pellowe, engineers (Georg Solti, conductor)	Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
Nominee	Tony Faulkner, engineer (Leonard Slatkin, conductor)	Holst: The Planets/Varese: Arcana
Nominee	Richard King, engineer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor)	Herrmann: The Film Scores (Vertigo: Suite; Torn Curtain; Marnie: Suite, Etc.)
Nominee	Tony Faulkner & Jack Renner, engineers (Charles Mackerras, conductor)	Brahms: The Four Symphonies; Academic Festival Overture, Etc.

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steven Epstein	-
Nominee	Wolf Erichson	-
Nominee	Andrew Keener	-
Nominee	Judith Sherman	-
Nominee	J. Tamblyn Henderson Jr.	-

Best Classical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Yo-Yo Ma & David Zinman, artists; Steven Epstein, producer	Premieres - Cello Concertos (Works Of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse)
Nominee	Ben Heppner, Herbert Lippert, Karita Mattila, Alan Opie, Rene Pape, Georg Solti, Jose Van Dam & Iris Vermillion, artists; Michael Woolcock, producer	Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
Nominee	Charles Mackerras, artist; James Mallinson, producer	Brahms: The Four Symphonies; Academic Festival Overture, Etc.
Nominee	Pierre Boulez, artist; Helmut Burk, producer	Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia
Nominee	Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), artists; Max Wilcox, producer	Beethoven: The String Quartets

Best Orchestral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pierre Boulez, conductor (Cleveland Orchestra)	Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia
Nominee	(Philadelphia Orchestra)	Shostakovich: The Dance Album (Moscow-Cheromushki; The Bolt, Etc.)
Nominee	(Arnhem Phil. Orchestra)	Markevitch: Complete Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 (Le Nouvel Age; Sinfonietta In F; Cinema Ouverture)
Nominee	(Philadelphia Orchestra)	Korngold: Symphony In F Sharp, Op. 40
Nominee	(Scottish Chamber Orchestra)	Brahms: The Four Symphonies; Academic Festival Overture, Etc.

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ben Heppner, Herbert Lippert, Karita Mattila, Alan Opie, Rene Pape, Jose Van Dam & Iris Vermillion; Georg Solti, conductor; Michael Woolcock, producer (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
Nominee	William Christie, Lorraine Hunt, Eirian James, Laurent Naouri, Mark Padmore & Anna-Maria Panzarella; Martin Sauer, producer (Les Arts Florissants Chorus; Les Arts Florissants Orchestra)	Rameau: Hippolyte Et Aricie
Nominee	Renee Fleming, Ann Murray, Michele Pertusi, Georg Solti & Bryn Terfel; Michael Woolcock, producer (London Voices; London Philharmonic)	Mozart: Don Giovanni
Nominee	Gennady Bezzubenkov, Larissa Diadkova, Valery Gergiev, Galina Gorchakova, Anna Netrebko & Vladimir Ognovienko; Stan Taal, producer (Kirov Chorus St. Petersburgh; Kirov Orchestra St. Petersburg)	Glinka: Ruslan And Lyudmila
Nominee	Matthias Gorne, Wolfgang Holzmair, Michael Kraus, Hellen Kwon, Endrik Wottrich & Lothar Zagrosek; Morten Winding & Michael Woolcock, producers (Rundfunkchor Berlin; Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Berlin)	Braunfels: Die Vogel

Best Choral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Robert Shaw, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)	Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells
Nominee	Christopher Bell, chorus master (Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus; Royal Scottish National Orchestra)	Paray: Mass For The 500th Anniversary Of The Death Of Joan Of Arc
Nominee	(Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists)	Haydn: The Creation
Nominee	Malcolm Hicks, chorus master (London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra)	Dyson: The Canterbury Pilgrims; Overture: At The Tabard Inn; In Honour Of The City
Nominee	Balduin Sulzer, chorus master (Mozart Chorus Of Linz; London Philharmonic)	Bruckner: Messe No. 3 In F Minor; Te Deum

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Yo-Yo Ma, artist (Philadelphia Orchestra)	Premieres - Cello Concertos (Works Of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse)
Nominee	Claudio Abbado & Martha Argerich, artists (Berliner Philharmoniker)	Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Nominee	Evelyn Glennie & Leonard Slatkin, artists (National Symphony Orchestra)	Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion And Orchestra
Nominee	Richard Goode, artist (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra)	Mozart: Piano Cons. Nos. 18 And 20
Nominee	Joshua Bell & David Zinman, artists (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)	Barber/Walton: Violin Concertos/Bloch: Baal Shem

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Janos Starker, artist	Bach: Suites For Solo Cello Nos. 1-6
Nominee	Arcadi Volodos, artist	Volodos - Piano Transcriptions (Works Of Bizet, Liszt, Rachmaninoff-Volodos, Etc.)
Nominee	Leif Ove Andsnes, artist	Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1; Fantasy In C
Nominee	Murray Perahia, artist	Murray Perahia Plays Handel And Scarlatti (Handel: Suite No. 5 In E Major, Etc./Scarlatti: Sonata In D Major, Etc.)
Nominee	Pierre-Laurent Aimard, artist	Ligeti: Works For Piano (Etudes; Musica Ricercata, Etc.)

Best Chamber Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), artists	Beethoven: The String Quartets
Nominee	Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis, artists	The Berlin Recital (Works Of Brahms, Debussy, Franck, Mozart)
Nominee	Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Sharon Robinson & Isaac Stern, artists	Schubert/Boccherini: Quintets (Schubert: Quintet In C Major/Boccherini: Quintet In E Major)
Nominee	Kronos Quartet (Hank Dutt, David Harrington, Joan Jeanrenaud & John Sherba), artists	Early Music - Lachryma Antiqua (Works Of Machaut, Tye, Lamb, Dowland, Etc.)
Nominee	Beaux Arts Trio (Ida Kavafian, Menahem Pressler & Peter Wiley), artists	Beaux Arts Trio Plays Turina, Granados (Turina: Trio No. 1, Op. 35, Etc./Granados: Trio, Op. 50)

Best Small Ensemble Performance (With Or Without Conductor)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	NOMINEES	Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1
Nominee	Philippe Herreweghe	Shakespeare's Musick - Songs And Dances From Shakespeare's Plays (Works Of Byrd, Dowland, Holborne, Etc.)
Nominee	Peter Phillips	Schein: The Fountains Of Israel - Sacred Madrigals (O Herr, Ich Bin Dein Knecht; Ich Lasse Dich Nicht, Etc.)
Nominee	Musica Antiqua Koln	Ockeghem: Missa De Plus En Plus, Etc./Binchois: Missa Au Travail Suis, Etc.)
Nominee	Ensemble Modern	Chaconne (Works Of Blow, Corelli, Muffat, Etc.)
Nominee	-	Adams: Chamber Symphony; Shaker Loops; Phrygian Gates For Solo Piano

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	NOMINEES	An Italian Songbook - Works Of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini
Nominee	Vesselina Kasarova	Signatures - Great Opera Scenes (Porgi, Amor; Dove Sono; O Silver Moon, Etc.)
Nominee	Rosemary Hardy	Mozart: Arias (Non So Piu, Cosa Son; Vedrai Carino; In Quali Eccessi, O Numi, Etc.)
Nominee	(Members Of The Philharmonica Orchestra)	Ligeti: Vocal Works (Nonsense Madrigals; Aventures; Der Sommer, Etc.)
Nominee	-	La Bonne Chanson - Faure Chamber Songs (Works Of Ravel, Chausson, Etc.)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Adams, composer	Adams: El Dorado
Nominee	Per Norgard, composer	Norgard: Symphony No. 5
Nominee	Lowell Liebermann, composer	Liebermann: Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 36
Nominee	Aaron Jay Kernis, composer	Kernis: Second Symphony
Nominee	Richard Danielpour, composer	Danielpour: Concerto For Orchestra

Best Short Form Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Janet Jackson	Got 'Till It's Gone
Nominee	Tool	Stinkfist (Video)
Nominee	Milestone	I Care 'Bout You (Video)
Nominee	Babyface Featuring Stevie Wonder	How Come, How Long (Video)
Nominee	Morphine	Early To Bed (Video)

Best Long Form Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill - Live
Nominee	Tina Turner	Live In Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour (Video)
Nominee	Blind Melon	Letters From A Porcupine (Video)
Nominee	Orquestra Was	Forever's A Long, Long Time
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Blue Note - A Story Of Modern Jazz (Video)