A Complete List of This Year’s Top Vote-Getters
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* Record of the Year: “Change the World,” Eric Clapton (Babyface, producer)
* Album of the Year: “Falling Into You,” Celine Dion (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 and Ric Wake, producers)
* Song of the Year: “Change the World,” Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims (Eric Clapton, Wynonna, artists)
* Best New Artist: LeAnn Rimes
Pop
* Female Pop Vocal: “Un-Break My Heart,” Toni Braxton
* Male Pop Vocal: “Change the World,” Eric Clapton
* Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “Free as a Bird,” the Beatles
* Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “When I Fall in Love,” Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole
* Pop Instrumental Performance: “The Sinister Minister,” Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
* Pop Album: “Falling Into You,” Celine Dion
Traditional Pop
* Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: “Here’s to the Ladies,” Tony Bennett
Rock
* Female Rock Vocal Performance: “If It Makes You Happy,” Sheryl Crow
* Male Rock Vocal Performance: “Where It’s At,” Beck
* Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “So Much to Say,” Dave Matthews Band
* Hard Rock Performance: “Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” the Smashing Pumpkins
* Metal Performance: “Tire Me,” Rage Against the Machine
* Rock Instrumental Performance: “SRV Shuffle,” Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John and Art Neville (From “A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan”)
* Rock Song: “Give Me One Reason,” Tracy Chapman (Chapman, artist)
* Rock Album: “Sheryl Crow,” Sheryl Crow (Crow, producer)
Alternative Music
* Alternative Music Performance: “Odelay,” Beck
R&B;
* Female R&B; Vocal Performance: “You’re Makin’ Me High,” Toni Braxton
* Male R&B; Vocal Performance: “Your Secret Love,” Luther Vandross
* R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” Fugees
* R&B; Song: “Exhale (Shoop Shoop),” Babyface (Whitney Houston, artist)
* R&B; Album: “Words,” the Tony Rich Project (Rich, producer)
Rap
* Rap Solo Performance: “Hey Lover,” LL Cool J
* Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Tha Crossroads,” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
* Rap Album: “The Score,” Fugees (Lauryn Hill, Prakazrel “Pras” and Wyclef, producers)
Country
* Female Country Vocal Performance: “Blue,” LeAnn Rimes
* Male Country Vocal Performance: “Worlds Apart,” Vince Gill
* Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “My Maria,” Brooks & Dunn
* Country Collaboration With Vocals: “High Lonesome Sound,” Vince Gill featuring Alison Krauss & Union Station
* Country Instrumental Performance: “Jam Man,” Chet Atkins C.G.P.
* Country Song: “Blue,” Bill Mack (LeAnn Rimes, artist)
* Country Album: “The Road to Ensenada,” Lyle Lovett (Lyle Lovett and Billy Williams, producers)
* Bluegrass Album: “True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe,” various artists
New Age
* New Age Album: “The Memory of Trees,” Enya
Jazz
* Contemporary Jazz Performance: “High Life,” Wayne Shorter
* Jazz Vocal Performance: “New Moon Daughter,” Cassandra Wilson
* Jazz Instrumental Solo: “Cabin Fever,” Michael Brecker
* Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group: “Tales From the Hudson,” Michael Brecker
* Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: “Live at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild,” Count Basie Orchestra
* Latin Jazz Performance: “Portraits of Cuba,” Paquito D’Rivera
Gospel
* Rock Gospel Album: “Jesus Freak,” DC Talk
* Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: “Tribute--The Songs of Andrae Crouch,” various artists
* Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album: “I Love to Tell the Story--25 Timeless Hymns,” Andy Griffith
* Traditional Soul Gospel Album: “Face to Face,” Cissy Houston
* Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: “Whatcha Lookin’ 4,” Kirk Franklin & the Family
* Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: “Just a Word,” Shirley Caesar’s Outreach Convention Choir; Michael Mathis, choir director
Latin
* Latin Pop Performance: “Enrique Iglesias,” Enrique Iglesias
* Tropical Latin Performance: “La rosa de los vientos,” Ruben Blades
* Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance: “Un millon de rosas,” La Mafia
Blues
* Traditional Blues Album: “Deep in the Blues,” James Cotton
* Contemporary Blues Album: “Just Like You,” Keb’ Mo’
Folk
* Traditional Folk Album: “Pete,” Pete Seeger
* Contemporary Folk Album: “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” Bruce Springsteen
Reggae
* Reggae Album: “Hall of Fame--A Tribute to Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary,” Bunny Wailer
World Music
* World Music Album: “Santiago,” the Chieftains
Polka
* Polka Album: “Polka! All Night Long,” Jimmy Sturr
Children’s
* Musical Album for Children: “Dedicated to the One I Love,” Linda Ronstadt (George Massenburg and Ronstadt, producers)
* Spoken Word Album for Children: “Stellaluna,” David Holt (Virginia Callaway, Steven Heller and David Holt, producers)
Spoken Word
* Spoken Word or Nonmusical Album: “It Takes a Village (Hillary Rodham Clinton),” Hillary Rodham Clinton
* Spoken Comedy Album: “Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot,” Al Franken
Musical Show
* Musical Show Album: “Riverdance,” Bill Whelan, producer; Bill Whelan, composer and lyricist
Composing
* Instrumental Composition: “Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love),” Herbie Hancock and Jean Hancock
* Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: “Independence Day,” David Arnold
* Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: “Because You Loved Me” (Theme from “Up Close and Personal”), Diane Warren
Arranging
* Instrumental Arrangement: “An American Symphony (Mr. Holland’s Opus),” Michael Kamen
* Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s): “When I Fall in Love,” Alan Broadbent, David Foster and Gordon Jenkins (Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole, artists)
Package
* Recording Package: “Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler),” Andy Engel and Tommy Steele
* Recording Package--Boxed: “The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings” (Miles Davis & Gil Evans), Chika Azuma and Arnold Levine
Album Notes
* Album Notes: “The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings” (Miles Davis & Gil Evans), George Avakian, Bob Belden, Bill Kirchner and Phil Schaap
Historical
* Historical Album: “The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings” (Miles Davis & Gil Evans), Bob Belden and Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Phil Schaap and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers
Production
* Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “Q’s Jook Joint” (Quincy Jones and various artists), Francis Buckley, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien and Tommy Vicari
* Producer of the Year: Babyface
Classical
* Best Classical Album: John Corigliano: “Of Rage and Remembrance,” Leonard Slatkin, conductor; National Symphony Orchestra
* Best Orchestral Performance: Prokoviev: “Romeo and Juliet,” Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; San Francisco Symphony
* Best Classical Vocal Performance: “Opera Arias,” Bryn Terfel; James Levine, conductor; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
* Best Classical Contemporary Composition: John Corigliano: String Quartet, Cleveland Quartet
* Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (With Orchestra): Bartok: The Three Piano Concertos, Yefim Bronfman, piano; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Los Angeles Philharmonic
* Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): “The Romantic Master,” Earl Wild, piano
* Best Chamber Music Performance: John Corigliano: String Quartet, Cleveland Quartet
* Best Small Ensemble Performance: Boulez: “ . . . explosante-fixe . . . ,” Pierre Boulez, conductor; Ensemble Intercontemporain
* Best Opera Recording: Britten: “Peter Grimes,” Richard Hickox, conductor; Philip Langridge, Alan Opie and Janice Watson, principal soloists; Opera London; London Symphony Chorus; City of London Sinfonia
* Best Choral Performance: Walton: “Belshazzar’s Feast,” Andrew Litton, conductor, Bryn Terfel, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
* Best Classical Engineered Recording: Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony, etc., William Hoekstra and Lawrence Rock, engineers; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
* Best Classical Producer of the Year: Joanna Nickrenz
Music Video
* Music Video, Short Form: “Free as a Bird,” the Beatles (Kevin Godley, video director)
* Music Video, Long Form: “The Beatles Anthology,” the Beatles (Geoff Wonfor, video director; Chips Chipperfield, video producer)