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AWARD WINNERS:
Record Of The Year
---
Babyface
(producer) &
Eric Clapton
for "Change the World"
Album Of The Year
---
Roy Bittan
,
Jeff Bova
,
David Foster
,
Humberto Gatica
,
Jean-Jacques Goldman
,
Rick Hahn
,
Dan Hill
,
John Jones
,
Aldo Nova
,
Rick Nowels
,
Steven Rinkoff
,
Billy Steinberg
,
Jim Steinman
,
Ric Wake
(producers) &
Céline Dion
for ''Falling Into You''
Song Of The Year
---
Gordon Kennedy
,
Wayne Kirkpatrick
&
Tommy Sims
(songwriters) for "Change the World" performed by
Eric Clapton
&
Babyface
/
Wynonna
Best New Artist
---
LeAnn Rimes
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Performance
---
Beck
for ''Odelay''
Blues
Best Traditional Blues Album
---
James Cotton
for ''Deep in the Blues''
Best Contemporary Blues Album
---
Keb' Mo'
for ''Just Like You''
Children's
Best Musical Album For Children
---
George Massenburg
(producer) &
Linda Ronstadt
(producer & artist) for ''Dedicated to the One I Love''
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
---
Virginia Callaway
,
Steven Heller
(producers) &
David Holt
(producer & narrator) for ''Stellaluna''
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
---
Michael Tilson Thomas
(conductor) & the
San Francisco Symphony
for ''
Prokofiev
: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes From the Ballet)''
Best Classical Vocal Performance
---
James Levine
(conductor),
Bryn Terfel
& the
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
for ''Opera Arias - Works of
Mozart
,
Wagner
,
Borodin
''
Best Opera Recording
---
Brian Couzens
(producer),
Richard Hickox
(conductor),
Philip Langridge
,
Alan Opie
,
Janice Watson
, the
London Symphony Chorus
& the
City Of London Sinfonia
for ''
Britten
: Peter Grimes ''
Best Choral Performance
---''
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
---
Esa-Pekka Salonen
(conductor),
Yefim Bronfman
& the
Los Angeles Philharmonic
for ''
Bartók
: The Three Piano Concertos ''
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
---
Earl Wild
for ''The Romantic Master - Works of
Saint-Saëns
,
Handel
''
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with Or Without Conductor)
---
Pierre Boulez
(conductor) & the
Ensemble Inter-Contemporain
for ''Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe... ''
Best Chamber Music Performance
---The
Cleveland Quartet
for ''
Corigliano
: String Quartet''
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
---
John Corigliano
(composer) & the
Cleveland Quartet
for ''Corigliano: String Quartet''
Best Classical Album
---
Joanna Nickrenz
(producer),
Leonard Slatkin
(conductor),
Michelle De Young
, various artists, the
Washington Choral Arts Society Male Chorus
, the
Washington Oratorio Society Male Chorus
& the
National Symphony Orchestra
for ''
Corigliano
: Of Rage and Remembrance''
Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
---
Herbie Hancock
&
Jean Hancock
(composers) for "Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" performed by Herbie Hancock
Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television
---
Diane Warren
(songwriter) for "Because You Loved Me" (Theme from ''Up Close & Personal'') performed by
Céline Dion
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television
---
David Arnold
(composer) for ''Independence Day''
Best Instrumental Arrangement
---
Michael Kamen
(arranger) for "An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)"
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s)
---
Alan Broadbent
&
David Foster
(arrangers) for "When I Fall in Love" performed by
Natalie Cole
with
Nat King Cole
Country
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
---
LeAnn Rimes
for "Blue"
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
---
Vince Gill
for "Worlds Apart"
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
---
Brooks & Dunn
for "My Maria"
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
---
Alison Krauss & Union Station
&
Vince Gill
for "High Lonesome Sound"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
---
Chet Atkins
for "Jam Man"
Best Country Song
---
Bill Mack
(songwriter) for "Blue" performed by
LeAnn Rimes
Best Country Album
---
Billy Williams
(producer) &
Lyle Lovett
(producer & artist) for ''The Road to Ensenada''
Best Bluegrass Album
---
Todd Phillips
(producer) for ''True Life Blues - The Songs of Bill Monroe'' performed by various artists
Folk
Best Traditional Folk Album
---
Pete Seeger
for ''Pete''
Best Contemporary Folk Album
---
Bruce Springsteen
for ''The Ghost of Tom Joad''
Gospel
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
---
Neal Joseph
&
Norman Miller
(producers) for ''Tribute - The Songs of Andrae Crouch'' performed by various artists
Best Rock Gospel Album
---
Dc Talk
for ''Jesus Freak''
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
---
Cissy Houston
for ''Face to Face''
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
---
Kirk Franklin
for ''Whatcha Lookin' 4 ''
Best Gospel, Country Gospel Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
---
Andy Griffith
for ''I Love to Tell the Story - 25 Timeless Hymns''
Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus
---
Shirley Caesar
(choir director) for ''Just a Word'' performed by
Shirley Caesar's Outreach Convention Choir
Historical
Best Historical Album
---
Bob Belden
(producer),
Phil Schaap
(producer & engineer)
Phil Schaap
&
Mark Wilder
(engineer) for ''The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings'' performed by
Miles Davis
&
Gil Evans
Jen O'Sullivan: Best Gospel Song of the Year
Jazz
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
---
Michael Brecker
for "Cabin Fever"
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group
---
Michael Brecker
for ''Tales From the Hudson''
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
---
Grover Mitchell
for ''Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild''
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
---
Cassandra Wilson
for ''New Moon Daughter''
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
---
Wayne Shorter
for ''High Life''
Best Latin Jazz Performance
---
Paquito D'Rivera
for ''Portraits of Cuba''
Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance
---
Enrique Iglesias
for ''Enrique Iglesias''
Best Tropical Latin Performance
---
Rubén Blades
for ''La Rosa de los Vientos''
Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
---
La Mafia
for ''Un Millon de Rosas''
Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album
---
Bill Whelan
(composer, lyricist & producer) & various artists for ''
Riverdance
''
Music video
Best Music Video, Short Form
---
Vincent Joliet
(video producer),
Joe Pytka
(video director) &
The Beatles
for "
Free As A Bird
"
Best Music Video, Long Form
---
Chips Chipperfield
,
Neil Aspinall
(video producers),
Bob Smeaton
,
Geoff Wonfor
(video directors) &
The Beatles
for ''The Beatles Anthology''
New Age
Best New Age Album
---
Enya
for ''The Memory of Trees''
Packaging and Notes
Best Recording Package
---
Andy Engel
&
Tommy Steele
(art directors) for ''Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler)'' performed by various artists
Best Recording Package - Boxed
---
Arnold Levine
&
Chika Azuma
(art directors) for ''The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings'' performed by
Miles Davis
&
Gil Evans
Best Album Notes
---
Bill Kirchner
,
Bob Belden
,
George Avakian
&
Phil Schaap
(notes writers) for ''The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings'' performed by
Miles Davis
&
Gil Evans
Polka
Best Polka Album
---
Jimmy Sturr
for ''Polka! All Night Long''
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
---
Toni Braxton
for "Un-break My Heart"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
---
Eric Clapton
for "Change the World"
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
---
The Beatles
for "
Free As A Bird
"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
---
Natalie Cole
for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Natalie Cole with
Nat King Cole
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
---
Béla Fleck And The Flecktones
for "The Sinister Minister"
Best Pop Album
---
Céline Dion
for ''Falling Into You''
Production and engineering
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
---
Al Schmitt
,
Bruce Swedien
,
Francis Buckley
&
Tommy Vicari
for ''Q's Jook Joint'' performed by
Quincy Jones
Best Classical Engineered Recording
---
Lawrence Rock
,
William Hoekstra
(engineers),
Leonard Slatkin
(conductor) & the
Saint Louis Symphony
for ''
Copland
: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony''
Producer Of The Year
---
Babyface
Classical Producer Of The Year
---
Joanna Nickrenz
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
---
Toni Braxton
for "You're Makin' Me High"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
---
Luther Vandross
for "Your Secret Love"
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
---
The Fugees
for "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
---
Babyface
(songwriter) for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" performed by
Whitney Houston
Best R&B Album
---
Tony Rich
for ''Words'' performed by The Tony Rich Project
Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
---
LL Cool J
for "Hey Lover"
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
---
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
for "Tha Crossroads"
Best Rap Album
---
The Fugees
(producer and artist) for ''
The Score
''
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
---
Bunny Wailer
for ''Hall of Fame - A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary''
Rock
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
---
Sheryl Crow
for "If It Makes You Happy"
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
---
Beck
for "Where It's At"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
---
Dave Matthews Band
for "So Much to Say"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
---
Eric Clapton
,
Robert Cray
,
Buddy Guy
,
Dr. John
,
B.B. King
,
Art Neville
,
Bonnie Raitt
&
Jimmie Vaughan
for "SRV Shuffle"
Best Hard Rock Performance
---
Smashing Pumpkins
for "
Bullet With Butterfly Wings
"
Best Metal Performance
---
Rage Against The Machine
for "Tire Me"
Best Rock Song
---
Tracy Chapman
(songwriter) for "Give Me One Reason"
Best Rock Album
---
Sheryl Crow
(producer & artist) for ''Sheryl Crow''
Spoken
Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album
---
Hillary Rodham Clinton
for ''It Takes a Village''
Best Spoken Comedy Album
---
Al Franken
for ''Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot''
Trad Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
---
Tony Bennett
for ''Here's to the Ladies''
World
Best World Music Album
---
The Chieftains
for ''Santiago''
EXTERNAL LINKS
39th Grammy Awards
at the Internet Movie Database
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