The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1999, at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, recognizing musical achievements from the year 1998. Lauryn Hill led the ceremony with a record-breaking 10 nominations, becoming the first woman to achieve this milestone in a single night. During the event, she made history as the first woman to win five Grammy Awards in one night, the first artist to sweep the R&B field, and the first female rapper to win Best New Artist. Her critically acclaimed album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill became the first hip-hop album to win Album of the Year. Hill's then unprecedented sweep of the Grammys is widely regarded as one of the most significant moments in hip hop history.
The ceremony was widely dubbed as the "Grammy Year of Women", because all of the nominees for Album of the Year were female artists including Madonna, Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow and Garbage (with Shirley Manson as the lead singer). Songwriters James Horner and Will Jennings won Song of the Year for Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On", while Dion herself took home Record of the Year for the same song.
Madonna who opened the show with a performance of "Nothing Really Matters", won three awards, while the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Alanis Morissette, Stevie Wonder and Shania Twain each took home two awards. Ricky Martin's performance of "La Copa De La Vida" ("The Cup of Life") was considered a highlight of the night, symbolizing the rapid rise of Latin pop on the global stage.
Performers
Presenters
Award winners
General
Record of the Year
- "My Heart Will Go On" â Celine Dion
- Walter Afanasieff, Simon Franglen & James Horner, producers; Simon Franglen, Humberto Gatica & David Gleeson, engineers/mixers
- "The Boy Is Mine" â Brandy & Monica
- Dallas Austin, Brandy & Rodney Jerkins, producers; Leslie Brathwaite, Ben Garrison, Rodney Jerkins & Dexter Simmons, engineers/mixers
- "Iris" â Goo Goo Dolls
- Rob Cavallo & Goo Goo Dolls, producers; Jack Joseph Puig & Allen Sides, engineers/mixers
- "Ray Of Light" â Madonna
- Madonna & William Orbit, producers; Pat McCarthy, engineer/mixer
- "You're Still The One" â Shania Twain
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange, producer; Jeff Balding & Mike Shipley, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill â Lauryn Hill
- Lauryn Hill, producer; Commissioner Gordon, Matt Howe, Storm Jefferson, Ken Johnston, Tony Prendatt, Warren Riker, Chris Theis & Johnny Wyndrx, engineers/mixers
- The Globe Sessions â Sheryl Crow
- Sheryl Crow, producer; Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers
- Version 2.0 â Garbage
- Garbage, producers; Billy Bush, engineer/mixer
- Ray Of Light â Madonna
- Marius De Vries, Patrick Leonard, Madonna & William Orbit, producers; Jon Englesby, Pat McCarthy & David Reitzas, engineers/mixers
- Come On Over â Shania Twain
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange, producer; Jeff Balding & Mike Shipley, engineers/mixers
Song of the Year
Best New Artist
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Performance
Blues
Children's
Comedy
- From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.
Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Jeffrey Tate (conductor), Renée Fleming & the English Chamber Orchestra for The Beautiful Voice (Works of Charpentier, Gounod etc.)
- Best Opera Recording
- Pierre Boulez (conductor), Jessye Norman, László Polgár & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
- Best Choral Performance
- Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartók: Cantata Profana
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
- Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter & the London Symphony Orchestra for Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2, Metamorphosen
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
- Murray Perahia for Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 And 6
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
- Steve Reich (conductor) for Reich: Music for 18 Musicians performed by Steve Reich and Musicians
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- André Previn & Gil Shaham for American Scenes (Works of Copland, Previn, Barber, Gershwin)
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter & the London Symphony Orchestra for Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2, Metamorphosen
- Best Classical Album
- James Mallinson (producer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartók: Cantata Profana
- Best Classical Crossover Album
- Jorge Calandrelli (conductor) & Yo-Yo Ma for Soul of the Tango - The Music of ÃÂstor Piazzolla
Composing and arranging
Country
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Shania Twain for "You're Still the One"
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Vince Gill for "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind"
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Dixie Chicks for "There's Your Trouble"
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
- Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt & Dwight Yoakam for "Same Old Train"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Vince Gill & Randy Scruggs for "A Soldier's Joy"
- Best Country Song
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain (songwriters) for "You're Still the One" performed by Shania Twain
- Best Country Album
- Blake Chancey, Paul Worley (producers), John Guess (engineer/mixer) & Dixie Chicks for Wide Open Spaces
- Best Bluegrass Album
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Bluegrass Rules!
Folk
Gospel
Historical
Jazz
Latin
Musical show
Music video
New Age
Packaging and notes
Polka
Pop
Production and engineering
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Best R&B Song
- "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
- Lauryn Hill, songwriter (Lauryn Hill)
- "All My Life"
- Rory Bennett & JoJo Hailey, songwriters (K-Ci & JoJo)
- "The Boy Is Mine"
- Brandy, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins & Japhe Tejeda, songwriters (Brandy & Monica)
- "Lean on Me"
- Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin with Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Bono, Crystal Lewis & The Family)
- "A Rose Is Still a Rose"
- Lauryn Hill, songwriter (Aretha Franklin)
Best R&B Album
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album
Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Best Rap Album
Reggae
Rock
Spoken
Traditional pop
World
Special merit awards
References