[2001 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (43rd) ♪

On February 21, 2001, the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards honored music from October 1, 1999, to September 30, 2000. Steely Dan's Two Against Nature delivered a surprising win for Album of the Year, marking a critically acclaimed return for the veteran jazz-rock band.
U2's anthemic and uplifting "Beautiful Day" won Record of the Year, underscoring their continued relevance. Macy Gray, with her distinctive raspy voice, was named Best New Artist.
Other notable winners included Eminem for rap and Dr. Dre for production.
This ceremony highlighted the unpredictable nature of the top categories, the continued influence of established acts, and the emergence of fresh, unique talent, reflecting the dynamic and evolving sound of the new millennium.

Record Of The Year

	Artist	Work
🏆	U2	Beautiful Day
	Destiny's Child	Say My Name
	Madonna	Music
	Macy Gray	I Try
	N Sync	Bye Bye Bye

Album Of The Year

	Artist	Work
🏆	Steely Dan	Two Against Nature
	Paul Simon	You're The One
	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP
	Beck	Midnite Vultures
	Radiohead	Kid A

Song Of The Year

	Artist	Work
🏆	U2	Beautiful Day
	Destiny's Child	Say My Name
	Macy Gray	I Try
	Lee Ann Womack	I Hope You Dance
	Faith Hill	Breathe

Best New Artist

	Artist
🏆	Shelby Lynne
	Jill Scott
	Brad Paisley
	Sisqo
	Papa Roach

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Macy Gray	I Try
	Christina Aguilera	What A Girl Wants
	Aimee Mann	Save Me
	Britney Spears	Oops!...I Did It Again
	Madonna	Music
	Joni Mitchell	Both Sides Now

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Sting	She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)
	Marc Anthony	You Sang To Me
	Don Henley	Taking You Home
	Ricky Martin	She Bangs
	Brian McKnight	6, 8, 12

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

	Artist	Work
🏆	Steely Dan	Cousin Dupree
	Backstreet Boys	Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
	Barenaked Ladies	Pinch Me
	N Sync	Bye Bye Bye
	The Corrs	Breathless

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

	Artist	Work
🏆	B.B. King & Dr. John	Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
	Lauryn Hill (& Bob Marley)	Turn Your Lights Down Low
	Sheryl Crow & Sarah McLachlan	The Difficult Kind
	Mariah Carey Featuring Joe & 98°	Thank God I Found You
	Celine Dion (& Frank Sinatra)	All The Way

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Caravan
	Béla Fleck And The Flecktones	Zona Mona
	The Corrs	Rebel Heart
	Björk; Vincent Mendoza, conductor	Overture (Selmasongs)
	Grover Washington, Jr.	Camaleao

Best Dance Recording

	Artist	Work
🏆	Baha Men	Who Let The Dogs Out
	Moby	Natural Blues
	Jennifer Lopez	Let's Get Loud
	Eiffel 65	Blue (Da Ba Dee)
	Enrique Iglesias	Be With You

Best Pop Instrumental Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Joe Jackson	Symphony No. 1
	William Ørbit	Pieces In A Modern Style
	Kirk Whalum	Hymns - In The Garden
	Kenny G	Faith - A Holiday Album
	Blue Man Group	Audio

Best Pop Vocal Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Steely Dan	Two Against Nature
	Britney Spears	Oops!...I Did It Again
	N Sync	No Strings Attached
	Madonna	Music
	Don Henley	Inside Job

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Joni Mitchell	Both Sides Now
	Barbra Streisand	Timeless - Live In Concert
	George Michael	Songs From The Last Century
	Rickie Lee Jones	It's Like This
	Bryan Ferry	As Time Goes By

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Sheryl Crow	There Goes The Neighborhood
	Alanis Morissette	So Pure
	Fiona Apple	Paper Bag
	Patti Smith	Glitter In Their Eyes
	Melissa Etheridge	Enough Of Me

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Lenny Kravitz	Again
	Don Henley	Workin' It
	David Bowie	Thursday's Child
	Bob Dylan	Things Have Changed
	Nine Inch Nails	Into The Void

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

	Artist	Work
🏆	U2	Beautiful Day
	Creed	With Arms Wide Open
	Foo Fighters	Learn To Fly
	Bon Jovi	It's My Life
	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication

Best Hard Rock Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Rage Against The Machine	Guerrilla Radio
	Limp Bizkit	Take A Look Around (Theme From /M:I-2/)
	Pearl Jam	Grievance
	Stone Temple Pilots	Down
	Kid Rock	American Bad Ass

Best Metal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Deftones	Elite
	Slipknot	Wait And Bleed
	Iron Maiden	The Wicker Man
	Pantera	Revolution Is My Name
	Marilyn Manson	Astonishing Panorama Of The Endtimes

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Metallica & Michael Kamen	The Call Of Ktulu
	Joe Satriani	Until We Say Goodbye
	Peter Frampton	Off The Hook
	Phish	First Tube
	Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band	Electric Lullaby

Best Rock Song

	Artist	Work
🏆	Creed	With Arms Wide Open
	3 Doors Down	Kryptonite
	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication
	Matchbox Twenty	Bent
	Lenny Kravitz	Again

Best Rock Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Foo Fighters	There Is Nothing Left To Lose
	Rage Against The Machine	The Battle Of Los Angeles
	No Doubt	Return Of Saturn
	Matchbox Twenty	Mad Season
	Bon Jovi	Crush

Best Alternative Music Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Radiohead	Kid A
	Fiona Apple	When The Pawn
	Beck	Midnite Vultures
	Paul McCartney	Liverpool Sound Collage
	The Cure	Bloodflowers

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Toni Braxton	He Wasn't Man Enough
	Aaliyah	Try Again
	Jill Scott	Gettin' In The Way
	Erykah Badu	Bag Lady
	Kelly Price	As We Lay

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	D'Angelo	Untitled (How Does It Feel)
	Sisqó	Thong Song
	Brian McKnight	Stay Or Let It Go
	R. Kelly	I Wish
	Joe	I Wanna Know

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

	Artist	Work
🏆	Destiny's Child	Say My Name
	Boyz II Men	Pass You By
	Lucy Pearl	Dance Tonight
	BeBe Winans Featuring Brian McKnight & Joe	Coming Back Home
	Wyclef Jean Featuring Mary J. Blige	911

Best R&B Song

	Artist	Work
🏆	Destiny's Child	Say My Name
	D'Angelo	Untitled (How Does It Feel)
	Sisqó	Thong Song
	Toni Braxton	He Wasn't Man Enough
	Erykah Badu	Bag Lady

Best R&B Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	D'Angelo	Voodoo
	Jill Scott	Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1
	Sisqó	Unleash The Dragon
	Toni Braxton	The Heat
	Boyz II Men	Nathan / Michael / Shawn / Wanya
	Joe	My Name Is Joe

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	The Temptations	Ear-Resistible
	Jeffrey Osborne	That's For Sure
	Johnnie Taylor	Gotta Get The Groove Back
	George Duke	Cool
	Will Downing	All The Man You Need

Best Rap Solo Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Eminem	The Real Slim Shady
	Common	The Light
	Mystikal	Shake Ya Ass
	DMX	Party Up
	Nelly	Country Grammar

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

	Artist	Work
🏆	Dr. Dre Featuring Eminem	Forgot About Dre
	Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg	The Next Episode
	De La Soul Featuring Redman	Oooh.
	Jay-Z Featuring UGK	Big Pimpin'
	Beastie Boys	Alive

Best Rap Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP
	Jay-Z	Vol. 3...Life And Times Of S. Carter
	Dr. Dre	Dr. Dre - 2001
	Nelly	Country Grammar
	DMX	...And Then There Was X

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Faith Hill	Breathe
	Dolly Parton	Travelin' Prayer
	Jo Dee Messina	That's The Way
	Trisha Yearwood	Real Live Woman
	Lee Ann Womack	I Hope You Dance

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Johnny Cash	Solitary Man
	Billy Gilman	One Voice
	Tim McGraw	My Best Friend
	Vince Gill	Feels Like Love
	Dwight Yoakam	A Thousand Miles From Nowhere

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

	Artist	Work
🏆	Asleep At The Wheel	Cherokee Maiden
	Brooks & Dunn	You'll Always Be Loved By Me
	Riders In The Sky	Woody's Roundup
	Alabama	Twentieth Century
	The Wilkinsons	Jimmy's Got A Girlfriend

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

	Artist	Work
🏆	Faith Hill & Tim McGraw	Let's Make Love
	Vince Gill & Amy Grant	When I Look Into Your Heart
	Ricky Skaggs & The Dixie Chicks	Walk Softly
	Sheryl Crow & The Dixie Chicks	Strong Enough
	George Strait & Alan Jackson	Murder On Music Row

Best Country Instrumental Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Alison Brown & Béla Fleck	Leaving Cottondale
	Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott	The Second Mouse
	Keith Urban	Rollercoaster
	Nickel Creek	Ode To A Butterfly
	Steve Wariner & Ryan Wariner	Bloodlines

Best Country Song

	Artist	Work
🏆	Lee Ann Womack	I Hope You Dance
	Faith Hill	The Way You Love Me
	Billy Gilman	One Voice
	Vince Gill	Feels Like Love
	Faith Hill	Breathe

Best Country Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Faith Hill	Breathe
	Alan Jackson	Under The Influence
	Trisha Yearwood	Real Live Woman
	Vince Gill	Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
	Lee Ann Womack	I Hope You Dance

Best Bluegrass Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Dolly Parton	The Grass Is Blue
	Nickel Creek	Nickel Creek
	Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time	Murder On Music Row
	Alison Brown	Fair Weather
	Ricky Skaggs & Friends	Big Mon - The Songs Of Bill Monroe

Best New Age Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Kitaro	Thinking Of You
	Máire Brennan	Whisper To The Wild Water
	Nakai, Eaton, Clipman & Nawang	In A Distant Place
	Phil Coulter	Highland Cathedral
	David Lanz	East Of The Moon

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Béla Fleck & The Flecktones	Outbound
	Fourplay	Yes, Please!
	Hagans/Belden	Re:Animation Live!
	Liquid Soul	Here's The Deal
	Ronny Jordan	A Brighter Day

Best Jazz Vocal Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Dianne Reeves	In The Moment - Live In Concert
	Nnenna Freelon	Soulcall
	Freddy Cole	Merry Go Round
	Kurt Elling	Live in Chicago
	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Live At Yoshi's

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

	Artist	Work
🏆	Pat Metheny, soloist	(Go) Get It
	Kenny Barron, soloist	Passion Dance
	Michael Brecker, soloist	Outrance
	Terence Blanchard, soloist	I Thought About You
	Keith Jarrett, soloist	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

	Artist	Work
🏆	Branford Marsalis Quartet	Contemporary Jazz
	Michael Brecker	Time Is Of The Essence
	Kenny Barron	Spirit Song
	Dave Holland Quintet	Prime Directive
	Martial Solal & Johnny Griffin	In & Out

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Joe Lovano	52nd Street Themes
	Buddy Collette Big Band	The Buddy Collette Big Band In Concert - The Music Of William /Buddy/ Collette
	The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely	Nice Work
	Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra	Culmination
	Maria Schneider Orchestra	Allégresse

Best Latin Jazz Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Chucho Valdés	Live At The Village Vanguard
	Danílo Perez	Motherland
	David Sánchez	Melaza
	Gary Burton	Libertango
	Bobby Sanabria Big Band	Afro-Cuban Dream...Live & In Clave!!!

Best Rock Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Petra	Double Take
	Smalltown Poets	Third Verse
	Third Day	Offerings
	Switchfoot	Learning To Breathe
	Jennifer Knapp	Lay It Down

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Jars Of Clay	If I Left The Zoo
	Michael W. Smith	This Is Your Time
	Avalon	Joy
	Crystal Lewis	Fearless
	Jaci Velasquez	Crystal Clear

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder	Soldier Of The Cross
	James Blackwood, The Jordanaires & The Light Crust Doughboys	The Great Gospel Hit Parade: From Memphis To Nashville To Texas
	The Cathedrals	The Cathedrals A Farewell Celebration
	Paul Williams and the Victory Trio	Old Ways & Old Paths
	Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver	Just Over In Heaven

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Shirley Caesar	You Can Make It
	The Williams Brothers	The Concert
	Dorothy Norwood	Ole Rickety Bridge
	Mighty Clouds of Joy	It Was You
	Rev. James Moore	Family & Friends Live From Detroit
	Aaron Neville	Devotion

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Mary Mary	Thankful
	Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ	Purpose By Design
	BeBe Winans	Love & Freedom
	Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir	Family Affair
	CeCe Winans	Alabaster Box

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Carol Cymbala, choir director; Carol Cymbala, Brent King & Oliver Wells, producers; Rob Burrell & Brent King, engineers/mixers (The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir)	Live - God Is Working
	Donald Lawrence, choir director (Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers)	Tri-city4.com
	Ron Briggs, Jason Clark & Dee Thomas, choir directors (University of Mississippi Gospel Choir)	Send Up The Praise
	Rev. Milton Biggham & Troy L. Sneed, choir directors (Youth For Christ)	Higher
	Percy E. Gray, Jr. & Jeral V. Gray, Sr., choir directors (New Direction)	Get Your Praise On

Best Latin Pop Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Shakira	Shakira - MTV Unplugged
	Luis Miguel	Vivo
	Oscar De La Hoya	Oscar De La Hoya
	Christina Aguilera	Mi Reflejo
	Alejandro Sanz	El Alma Al Aire

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	La Ley	Uno
	El Tri	No Podemos Volar
	Café Quijano	La Extraordinaria Paradoja Del Sonido Quijano
	Los Amigos Invisibles	Arepa 3000
	Fito Paez	Abre

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Gloria Estefan	Alma Caribeña
	Eliades Ochoa	Tribute To The Cuarteto Patria
	Alex Acuña Y Su Acuarela De Tambores	Rhythms For A New Millennium
	Cachao	Cuba Linda
	Omara Portuondo	Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo

Best Salsa Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri	Masterpiece/Obra Maestra
	Son By Four	Son By Four
	Tony Vega	Hablando Del Amor
	Luis Enrique	Evolución
	Celia Cruz	Celia Cruz And Friends: A Night Of Salsa

Best Merengue Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Olga Tañón	Olga Viva, Viva Olga
	Gisselle	Voy A Enamorarte
	Grupo Manía	Masters Of The Stage
	Ilegales	Live
	Fulanito	El Padrino

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Pepe Aguilar	Por Una Mujer Bonita
	Ramón Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte	Quémame Los Ojos
	Vicente Fernández	Lobo Herido
	Los Terribles Del Norte	Décimo Aniversario
	Grupo Atrapado	Atrapando Tu Corazon

Best Tejano Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	The Legends	¿Qué Es Música Tejana?
	Leonardo Gonzales Y Los Magnificos	Siempre Cuenta Conmigo
	Jimmy Gonzalez Y El Grupo Mazz	Quien Iva A Pensar
	Solido	Hasta La Cima Del Cielo
	Jaime Y Los Chamacos	En Vivo...Puro Party Live II

Best Traditional Blues Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	B.B. King & Eric Clapton	Riding With The King
	James Cotton, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite & Sugar Ray Norcia	Superharps
	Willie Nelson	Milk Cow Blues
	B.B. King	Let The Good Times Roll
	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	Delta Crossroads

Best Contemporary Blues Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band	Shoutin’ In Key
	Shemekia Copeland	Wicked
	North Mississippi Allstars	Shake Hands With Shorty
	Koko Taylor	Royal Blue
	Bobby Rush	Hoochie Man

Best Traditional Folk Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Dave Alvin	Public Domain - Songs From The Wild Land
	Natalie MacMaster	My Roots Are Showing
	Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Live At The Royal Albert Hall
	Norman Blake	Far Away, Down On A Georgia Farm
	Jo-El Sonnier	Cajun Blood

Best Contemporary Folk Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Emmylou Harris	Red Dirt Girl
	Steve Earle	Transcendental Blues
	Billy Bragg & Wilco	Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
	John Hiatt	Crossing Muddy Waters
	Johnny Cash	American III: Solitary Man

Best Native American Music Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	(Various Artists)	Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow
	Lakota Thunder	Veterans Songs
	Black Lodge Singers	Tribute To The Elders
	Joanne Shenandoah	Peacemaker's Journey
	Joseph FireCrow	Cheyenne Nation

Best Reggae Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Beenie Man	Art And Life
	Gregory Isaacs	Private & Confidential
	Pato Banton	Life Is A Miracle
	Dennis Brown	Let Me Be The One
	Wailing Souls	Equality

Best World Music Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	João Gilberto	João Voz E Violão
	Chieftains/	Water From The Well
	Paul Winter & The Earth Band	Journey With The Sun
	Youssou N'Dour	Joko (The Link)
	Miriam Makeba	Homeland

Best Polka Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Jimmy Sturr	Touched By A Polka
	LynnMarie	SqueezeBox
	Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push	Mi Lenny Um
	Walter Ostanek	Let's Dance!
	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones	Another Day At The Office

Best Musical Album For Children

	Artist	Work
🏆	Riders In The Sky	Woody's Roundup Featuring Riders In The Sky
	Tom Chapin	This Pretty Planet
	Sweet Honey In The Rock	Still The Same Me
	Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer	Pillow Full Of Wishes
	Kenny Loggins	More Songs From Pooh Corner

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

	Artist	Work
🏆	Jim Dale	Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
	Liam Neeson	The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
	James Earl Jones	The Christmas Miracle Of Jonathan Toomey (Susan Wojciechowski)
	Paul Newman	The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
	Susan Sarandon	Dinosongs: Poems To Celebrate A T. Rex Named Sue (K. M. Crotty)

Best Spoken Word Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Sidney Poitier	The Measure Of A Man
	Various Artists (Including Kathleen Turner, Patrick Stewart, Al Pacino & Others)	The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets
	Steve Martin	Shopgirl (Steve Martin)
	Matt Dillon	On The Road - Unabridged (Jack Kerouac)
	Jerry Stiller	Married To Laughter - A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara (Jerry Stiller)

Best Spoken Comedy Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	George Carlin	Braindroppings
	Richard Dreyfuss & Marsha Mason	The Prisoner Of Second Avenue
	Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric The Entertainer & Bernie Mac	The Original Kings Of Comedy
	Dennis Miller	I Rant, Therefore I Am
	Jeff Foxworthy	Big Funny

Best Musical Show Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Elton John, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist; Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Frank Filipetti & Chris Montan, producers; Frank Filipetti, engineer/mixer (Original Broadway Cast)	Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida
	Michael John LaChiusa, composer; Michael John LaChiusa, lyricist; Phil Ramone, producer (Original Cast With Toni Collette, Mandy Patinkin & Eartha Kitt)	The Wild Party
	Steven Epstein, producer (Original Cast Recording)	Swing!
	Hugh Fordin, producer (New Broadway Cast)	Meredith Willson's The Music Man
	Hugh Fordin, Paul Gemignani & Don Sebesky, producers (Brian Stokes Mitchell & Marin Mazzie With New Broadway Cast)	Kiss Me, Kate

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

	Artist	Work
🏆	(Various Artists)	Almost Famous
	(Various Artists)	The Sopranos
	Aimee Mann	Magnolia
	(Various Artists)	High Fidelity
	James Levine Conducting The Chicago Symphony Orchestra	Fantasia/2000

Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

	Artist	Work
🏆	Thomas Newman, composer; Bill Bernstein & Thomas Newman, producers (Thomas Newman)	American Beauty
	Randy Newman, composer (Randy Newman)	Toy Story 2
	Rachel Portman, composer (Rachel Portman)	The Cider House Rules
	Jon Brion, composer (Jon Brion)	Magnolia
	Lisa Gerrard & Hans Zimmer, composers (Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard)	Gladiator

Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.

	Artist	Work
🏆	Sarah McLachlan	When She Loved Me (From Toy Story 2)
	Bob Dylan	Things Have Changed (From Wonder Boys)
	R.E.M.	The Great Beyond (From Man On The Moon)
	Aimee Mann	Save Me (From Magnolia)
	Destiny's Child	Independent Women Part I (From Charlie's Angels)

Best Instrumental Composition

	Artist	Work
🏆	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	Theme From Angela's Ashes
	Ralph Towner, composer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra)	The Templars
	James Newton Howard, composer (James Newton Howard)	The Egg Travels
	Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)	Sing, Sang, Sung
	Paul McCandless, composer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra)	Round Robin

Best Instrumental Arrangement

	Artist	Work
🏆	Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea)	Spain For Sextet & Orchestra
	Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra)	The Summer Knows/Estate
	Paul McCandless, arranger (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra)	Round Robin
	Jim McNeely, arranger (The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely)	Nice Work If You Can Get It
	Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)	Bach 2 Part Invention In D Minor

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist(s)

	Artist	Work
🏆	Vincent Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell)	Both Sides Now
	Björk, Vincent Mendoza & Guy Sigsworth, arrangers (Björk Featuring Thom Yorke)	I've Seen It All
	Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra)	Dream
	Nnenna Freelon, arranger (Nnenna Freelon)	Button Up Your Overcoat
	Vincent Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell)	A Case Of You

Best Recording Package

	Artist	Work
🏆	Kevin Reagan, art director (Madonna)	Music
	Rachel Gutek & Jonathan Lea, art directors (The Jigsaw Seen)	Zenith
	Hugh Brown & John Seabury, art directors (Kevin Gilbert)	The Shaming Of The True
	Dan Ibarra & Kevin Wade, art directors (Ben Sidran)	The Concert For García Lorca
	Billy Corgan, Gregory Sylvester, Thomas Wolfe & Yelena Yemchuk, art directors (The Smashing Pumpkins)	Machina/The Machines Of God

Best Boxed Recording Package

	Artist	Work
🏆	Frank Harkins & Arnold Levine, art directors (Miles Davis & John Coltrane)	Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
	Hollis King, art director (Lester Young)	The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
	Rachel Gutek, art director (Various Artists)	Respect: A Century Of Women In Music
	Ian Cuttler, art director (Louis Armstrong)	Louis Armstrong: The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings
	Jared Eberhardt, Michael Jager & Todd Wender, art directors (Phish)	Hampton Comes Alive

Best Album Notes

	Artist	Work
🏆	Bob Blumenthal, album notes writer (Miles Davis & John Coltrane)	Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
	Gerald Early, album notes writer (Sammy Davis Jr.)	Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story
	Dr. Demento, album notes writer (Tom Lehrer)	The Remains Of Tom Lehrer
	John Chilton, album notes writer (Lester Young)	The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
	Jeff Place, album notes writer (Various Artists)	The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems Of The American Underground From The Pages Of Broadside Magazine
	Bud Scoppa, album notes writer (Little Feat)	Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat

Best Historical Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein & Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Michael Brooks, Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer, Woody Pornpitaksuk, Ken Robertson, Tom Ruff, Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Louis Armstrong)	Louis Armstrong - The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings
	Harold Hagopian, Edward Houser, Nathaniel S. Johnson, Jon M. Samuels & Max Wilcox, compilation producers; Hsi-Ling Chang, Thomas Mac Cluskey, Marian M. Conaty, Michael O. Drexler, Ward Marston, James Nichols, Francis X. Pierce, Jon M. Samuels & Michael Sobol, mastering engineers (Arthur Rubinstein)	The Rubinstein Collection
	Ronald D. Cohen & Jeff Place, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems Of The American Underground From The Pages Of Broadside Magazine
	Julie D'Angelo & Holly George-Warren, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists)	Respect: A Century Of Women In Music
	Michael Wesley Johnson, David McLees & Gordon Skene, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Great Moments Of The 20th Century

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

	Artist	Work
🏆	Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Steely Dan)	Two Against Nature
	Rich Breen, engineer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra)	Oregon In Moscow
	Nigel Godrich, engineer (Radiohead)	Kid A
	Clark Germain & Bill Schnee, engineers (David Benoit)	Here's To You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
	Steve Barkan, Jon Fausty, Al Schmitt & Bill Schnee, engineers (George Benson)	Absolute Benson

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

	Artist
🏆	Dr. Dre
	Nigel Godrich (producer)
	Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (producers)
	Bill Bottrell (producer)
	Matt Serletic (producer)

Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical

	Artist	Work
🏆	NOMINEES	Hex Hector
	Deep Dish	Club 69 (Peter Rauhofer)
	Richard Humpty Vission	Deep Dish (Ali /Dubfire/ Shirazinia, Sharam Tayebi) (remixers)
	Maurice Joshua	Richard Humpty Vission (remixer)
	-	Maurice Joshua (remixer)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

	Artist	Work
🏆	John Eargle, engineer (Zdenek Macal)	Dvorák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 /From the New World/
	Michael Bishop, engineer (Yoel Levi)	Mahler: Sym. No. 1 /Titan/ (w/orig. /Blumine/ mvmt.)
	Jack Renner, engineer (Martin Pearlman)	Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
	Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Eiji Oue)	Bolero! (Works Of Kabalevsky, Deems Taylor, Liszt, Etc.)
	Jack Renner, engineer (Martin Pearlman)	Bach: Mass in B Minor

Producer Of The Year, Classical

	Artist
🏆	Steven Epstein
	Thomas Frost
	James Mallinson
	Manfred Eicher
	John Fraser

Best Classical Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), artists; Da-Hong Seetoo & Max Wilcox, producers	Shostakovich: The String Quartets
	Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Stephen Johns, producer	Mahler: Sym. No. 10
	Leif Ove Andsnes, artist; Tony Harrison, producer	Haydn: Piano Cons. Nos. 3, 4 & 11
	Evgeny Kissin, artist; Jay David Saks, producer	Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Son. No. 2, Op. 35; Polonaise, Op. 53
	Murray Perahia, artist; Andreas Neubronner, producer	Bach: Goldberg Variations

Best Orchestral Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Stephen Johns, producer; Mike Clements, engineer (Berliner Philharmonic)	Mahler: Sym. No. 10
	Valery Gergiev, conductor (Kirov Orchestra)	Tchaikovsky: Sym. No. 6 /Pathétique/; Romeo And Juliet, Etc.
	Mikko Franck, conductor (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)	Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9; Lemminkäinen Legends, Op. 22
	Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor (Scottish Chamber Orchestra)	Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2
	Daniel Barenboim, conductor	Beethoven: The Symphonies

Best Opera Recording

	Artist	Work
🏆	Kim Begley, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich Henschel, Markus Hollop, Eva Jenis & Torsten Kerl; Kent Nagano, conductor; Martin Sauer, producer; Jean Chatauret, engineer (Orchestre De L'Opera Nationale De Lyon)	Busoni: Doktor Faust
	John Mark Ainsley, Véronique Gens & Laurent Naouri; Marc Minkowski, conductor; Michel Gache & Arend Prohmann, producers (Les Musiciens du Louvre)	Rameau: Dardanus
	Lyudmila Filatova, Viktor Lutsiuk, Tatiana Pavlovskaya & Olga Savova; Valery Gergiev, conductor; Stan Taal, producer (Kirov Orchestra)	Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko
	Simon Keenlyside, Philip Langridge & John Tomlinson; Richard Hickox, conductor; Brian Couzens, producer (London Symphony Orchestra)	Britten: Billy Budd
	Angela Denoke & Bo Skovhus; Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; John Fraser, producer (Hamburg Phil. Staatsorch)	Berg: Wozzeck

Best Choral Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Helmuth Rilling, conductor; Karen Wilson, producer; Don Harder, engineer (Oregon Bach Festival Chorus; Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra)	Penderecki: Credo
	Michaël Ghljs, chorus master; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor	Bach: St. Matthew Passion
	Martin Pearlman, conductor	Bach: Mass In B Minor
	John Eliot Gardiner, conductor	Bach: Easter Cantatas BWV 6 & 66
	Helmuth Rilling, conductor	Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

	Artist	Work
🏆	Joshua Bell, artist; Grace Row, producer; Charles Harbutt, engineer (London Philharmonic)	Maw: Violin Concerto
	Arcadi Volodos, artist (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)	Rachmaninoff: Con. No. 3 In D Min., Op. 30
	Leif Ove Andsnes, artist (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra)	Haydn: Piano Cons. Nos. 3, 4 & 11
	Michael Collins, artist (London Sinfonietta)	Carter: Clarinet Concerto
	Marc-André Hamelin, artist (City Of Birmingham Sym. Orch.)	Busoni: Piano Con., Op. XXXIX

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

	Artist	Work
🏆	Sharon Isbin, artist; Tobias Lehmann, producer; Jens Schünemann, engineer	Dreams Of A World - Works Of Lauro, Ruiz-Pipo & Duarte
	Pierre-Laurent Aimard, artist	Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant - Jésus (I - X)
	Marc-André Hamelin, artist	Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Etudes
	Evgeny Kissin, artist	Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Son. No. 2, Op. 35; Polonaise, Op. 53
	Murray Perahia, artist	Bach: Goldberg Variations

Best Chamber Music Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), artists; Da-Hong Seetoo & Max Wilcox, producers; Da-Hong Seetoo & Max Wilcox, engineers	Shostakovich: The String Quartets
	Quatuor Mosaïques (Andrea Bischof, Christohe Coin, Erich Höbarth & Anita Mitterer), artists	Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 (Nos. 1 - 6)
	Lynn Harrell & Kennedy, artists	Duos For Violin & Cello (Works Of Ravel, Handel, Halversen, Etc.)
	Mbrs. of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, artist	Debussy: The Complete Chamber Music
	Martha Argerich & Itzhak Perlman, artists	Beethoven/Franck: Violin Sonatas

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)

	Artist	Work
🏆	Christian Gansch, producer; Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, engineer	Shadow Dances - Stravinsky Miniatures, Tango, Suite No. 1 & Octet
	Reinhard Goebel, conductor	Telemann: String Concertos (Con. Polonais In G Maj.; Divertimento In B Flat Maj., Etc.)
	Claudio Abbado	South American Getaway (Works Of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Salgan, Etc.)
	Claudio Abbado, conductor	Hindemith: Kammermusik Nr. 2, 3, 6 & 7
	Jordi Savall, conductor	Diáspora Sefardí (Por que llorax blanca niña; Las Estrellas de los cielos)

Best Classical Vocal Performance

	Artist	Work
🏆	Christopher Raeburn, producer; Jonathan Stokes, engineer (Il Giardino Armonico)	The Vivaldi Album - Dell'aura al sussurrar, Alma oppressa
	(Capriccio Stravagante)	Handel: Opera Arias & Cantatas (V'adoro pupille; Lascia ch'io pianga; Tra le fiamme, Etc.)
	Thomas Quasthoff	Folksongs (Works Of Dvorák, Grainger, Larsson, Etc.)
	Matthias Goerne	Brahms/Liszt: Lieder (Brahms: Lieder und Gesänge, Etc./Liszt: Tre sonetti di Petrarca, Etc.)
	(Camerata Academica Salzburg)	Bach: Cantatas BWV 82, 158 & 56

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

	Artist	Work
🏆	George Crumb, composer	Crumb: Star-Child
	Rodion Shchedrin, composer	Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile
	Ned Rorem, composer	Rorem: Evidence Of Things Not Seen
	Nicholas Maw, composer	Maw: Violin Concerto
	Heiner Goebbels, composer	Goebbels: Surrogate Cities (Suite For Sampler & Orch.; The Horation-Three Songs, Etc.

Best Classical Crossover Album

	Artist	Work
🏆	Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor & Various Artists	Appalachian Journey
	Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone	We'll Keep A Welcome - The Welsh Album (Land of My Fathers; David of the White Rock; Men of Harlech, Etc.)
	Gil Shaham, violin; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Dave Grusin, piano	Two Worlds (Works Of Bach, Villa-Lobos, Torroba, Etc.)
	Chick Corea, piano/conductor	Corea.Concerto ('Spain' For Sextet & Orch.; Piano Con. No. 1)
	The King's Singers	Circle Of Life (Kiss From A Rose; Kokomo; It Had To Be You, Etc.)

Best Short Form Music Video

	Artist	Work
🏆	Foo Fighters	Learn To Fly
	Will Smith	Will 2K (Video)
	Reba McEntire	What Do You Say (Video)
	Busta Rhymes	Fire (Video)
	Papa Roach	Broken Home (Video)

Best Long Form Music Video

	Artist	Work
🏆	(John Lennon)	Gimme Some Truth - The Making Of John Lennon's Imagine Album
	(Various Artists)	The Art Of Piano: Great Pianists Of The 20th Century (Video)
	Willie Nelson	Teatro (Video)
	The Beach Boys	Endless Harmony - The Beach Boys Story, A Documentary (Video)
	Ella Fitzgerald	American Masters: Ella Fitzgerald - Something To Live For (Video)