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40th Annual Grammy Awards
Date	February 25, 1998
Location	Radio City Music Hall,New York City
Hosted by	Kelsey Grammer
Most awards	Bob Dylan,Alison Krauss andR. Kelly (3)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
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The40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, atRadio City Music Hall,New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

• Will Smith –Men In Black/Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
• R. Kelly –I Believe I Can Fly
• Fiona Apple –Criminal
• Fleetwood Mac –Rhiannon/Go Your Own Way/Don't Stop
• Celine Dion –My Heart Will Go On
• LeAnn Rimes –How Do I Live
• Lilith Fair Tribute:Paula Cole –Where Have All The Cowboys Gone,Shawn Colvin –Sunny Came Home &Sarah McLachlan –Building A Mystery
• Hanson –MMMBop
• Vince Gill –Pretty Little Adriana
• Tim McGraw &Faith Hill –It's Your Love
• Aretha Franklin –Nessun Dorma
  • Franklin stepped in on this opera song whenLuciano Pavarotti took sick after the broadcast had started^[1]
• Aretha Franklin & the cast ofBlues Brothers 2000 –Respect
• Erykah Badu &Wyclef Jean –On & On/Gone 'Till November
• Bob Dylan –Love Sick

• Chris Rock &Vanessa Williams – Best Rap Solo Performance
• Gloria Estefan &Dwight Yoakam – Best Female Country Vocal Performance
• Mike Myers &Jewel – Best R&B Album
• Erykah Badu &Wyclef Jean – Song of the Year
• Missy Elliott &LL Cool J – Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
• Tim McGraw &Faith Hill – Best Male Country Vocal Performance
• Danny De Vito &Puff Daddy – Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
• Deana Carter &Julio Iglesias – Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Aretha Franklin &Blues Brothers – Best New Artist
• Boyz II Men &Tara Lipinski – Best Pop Vocal Album
• Kelsey Grammer &Bette Midler – Record of the Year
• Usher,Sheryl Crow &John Fogerty – Album of the Year

Bob Dylan,Alison Krauss & Union Station, andR. Kelly were the main recipients with three awards each.^[2] Following R. Kelly's federal conviction of racketeering and violations of theMann Act in New York on September 27, 2021,The Recording Academy declined to strip Kelly of his awards.^[3]

Album of the Year

• Time Out of Mind –Bob Dylan;Daniel Lanois, producer
• The Day –Babyface; Babyface, producer
• This Fire –Paula Cole; Paula Cole, producer
• Flaming Pie –Paul McCartney;Jeff Lynne,George Martin & Paul McCartney, producers
• OK Computer –Radiohead;Nigel Godrich & Radiohead, producers

Record of the Year

• "Sunny Came Home" –Shawn Colvin;John Leventhal, producer
• "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" –Paula Cole; Paula Cole, producer
• "Everyday Is a Winding Road" –Sheryl Crow; Sheryl Crow, producer
• "MMMBop" –Hanson;The Dust Brothers, producers
• "I Believe I Can Fly" –R. Kelly; R. Kelly, producer

Song of the Year

• "Sunny Came Home" –Shawn Colvin &John Leventhal, songwriters (Shawn Colvin)
• "Don't Speak" –Eric Stefani &Gwen Stefani, songwriters (No Doubt)
• "How Do I Live" –Diane Warren, songwriter (LeAnn Rimes &Trisha Yearwood)
• "I Believe I Can Fly" –R. Kelly, songwriter (R. Kelly)
• "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" –Paula Cole, songwriter (Paula Cole)

Best New Artist

• Paula Cole
• Fiona Apple
• Erykah Badu
• Puff Daddy
• Hanson

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• "Building a Mystery" –Sarah McLachlan
• "Butterfly" –Mariah Carey
• "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" –Paula Cole
• "Sunny Came Home" –Shawn Colvin
• "Foolish Games" –Jewel

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• "Candle in the Wind 1997" –Elton John
• "Every Time I Close My Eyes" –Babyface
• "Whenever Wherever Whatever" –Maxwell
• "Fly Like an Eagle" –Seal
• "Barely Breathing" –Duncan Sheik

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Virtual Insanity" –Jamiroquai
• "Silver Springs" –Fleetwood Mac
• "MMMBop" –Hanson
• "Don't Speak" –No Doubt
• "Anybody Seen My Baby?" –The Rolling Stones

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• "Don't Look Back" –John Lee Hooker withVan Morrison
• "How Come, How Long" –Babyface &Stevie Wonder
• "God Bless the Child" –Tony Bennett withBillie Holiday
• "I Finally Found Someone" –Barbra Streisand &Bryan Adams
• "Tell Him" – Barbra Streisand &Celine Dion

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• "Last Dance" –Sarah McLachlan
• "Song for My Brother" –George Benson
• "An Gaoth Aneas" –The Chieftains
• "Havana" –Kenny G
• "Soulful Strut" –Grover Washington Jr.

Best Dance Recording

• "Carry On" –Donna Summer &Giorgio Moroder
• "Da Funk" –Daft Punk
• "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" –Gina G
• "To Step Aside" –Pet Shop Boys
• "Space Jam" –Quad City DJ's

Best Pop Album

• Hourglass –James Taylor;Frank Filipetti & James Taylor, producers
• This Fire –Paula Cole; Paula Cole, producer
• The Dance –Fleetwood Mac;Lindsey Buckingham &Elliot Scheiner, producers
• Travelling Without Moving –Jamiroquai;Jay Kay & Al Stone, producers
• Surfacing –Sarah McLachlan;Pierre Marchand, producer

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

• Tony Bennett on Holiday –Tony Bennett
• Julie Andrews Broadway/Here I'll Stay –Julie Andrews
• Mothers & Daughters –Rosemary Clooney
• Sondheim, Etc., – Live at Carnegie Hall –Bernadette Peters
• Film Noir –Carly Simon

Best Alternative Music Performance

• OK Computer –Radiohead
• Homogenic –Björk
• Earthling –David Bowie
• Dig Your Own Hole –The Chemical Brothers
• The Fat of the Land –Prodigy

• Best Traditional Blues Album
  • John Lee Hooker forDon't Look Back

• Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Taj Mahal forSeñor Blues

• Best Musical Album for Children
  • Roger Nichols,Kris O'Connor (producers) andJohn Denver (producer and artist) forAll Aboard!
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  • John McElroy (producer) andCharles Kuralt forWinnie-the-Pooh

• From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Pierre Boulez (conductor) and theCleveland Orchestra forBerlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Cecilia Bartoli forAn Italian Songbook (Works ofBellini,Donizetti,Rossini)
• Best Opera Recording
  • Michael Woolcock (producer),Georg Solti (conductor),José van Dam,Ben Heppner,Herbert Lippert,Karita Mattila,Alan Opie,Rene Pape,Iris Vermillion and theChicago Symphony Orchestra forWagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
• Best Choral Performance
  • Robert Shaw (conductor) and theAtlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus forAdams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
  • David Zinman (conductor),Yo-Yo Ma and thePhiladelphia Orchestra forPremieres – Cello Concertos (Works ofDanielpour,Kirchner,Rouse)
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
  • János Starker forBach: Suites for Solo Cello Nos. 1 – 6
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
  • Claudio Abbado (conductor) for "Hindemith:Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1" performed by members of theBerlin Philharmonic
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Emerson String Quartet forBeethoven: The String Quartets
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • John Adams (composer),Kent Nagano (conductor) and theHallé Orchestra for "Adams: El Dorado"
• Best Classical Album
  • Steven Epstein (producer),David Zinman (conductor),Yo-Yo Ma and thePhiladelphia Orchestra forPremieres – Cello Concertos (Works ofDanielpour,Kirchner,Rouse)

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Wayne Shorter (composer) for "Aung San Suu Kyi" performed byHerbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter
• Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
  • R. Kelly (songwriter) for "I Believe I Can Fly" (fromSpace Jam)
• Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
  • Gabriel Yared (composer) forThe English Patient
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Bill Holman (arranger) for "Straight, No Chaser" performed by The Bill Holman Band
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
  • Slide Hampton (arranger) for "Cotton Tail" performed byDee Dee Bridgewater

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Trisha Yearwood for "How Do I Live"

other nominees

• Deana Carter – "Did I Shave My Legs For This?"
• Patty Loveless – "The Trouble with the Truth"
• LeAnn Rimes – "How Do I Live"
• Pam Tillis – "All the Good Ones Are Gone"

• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Vince Gill for "Pretty Little Adriana"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Looking in the Eyes of Love"
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
  • Garth Brooks andTrisha Yearwood for "In Another's Eyes"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Little Liza Jane"
• Best Country Song
  • Bob Carlisle andRandy Thomas (songwriters) for "Butterfly Kisses" performed byBob Carlisle /Jeff Carson / theRaybon Brothers

other nominees

• Bob McDill &Dean Dillon for "All the Good Ones Are Gone" (Pam Tillis)
• Deana Carter & Rhonda Hart for "Did I Shave My Legs For This?" (Deana Carter)
• Bobby Wood, John Peppard &Garth Brooks for "In Another's Eyes" (Garth Brooks &Trisha Yearwood)
• Stephony Smith for "It's Your Love" (Tim McGraw &Faith Hill)

• Best Country Album
  • Rick Rubin (producer) andJohnny Cash forUnchained
• Best Bluegrass Album
  • Alison Krauss and Union Station forSo Long So Wrong

• Best Traditional Folk Album
  • BeauSoleil forL'amour ou la Folie
• Best Contemporary Folk Album
  • Bob Dylan forTime Out of Mind

• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Jars of Clay forMuch Afraid
• Best Rock Gospel Album
  • dc Talk forWelcome to the Freak Show
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • The Fairfield Four forI Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • Take 6 forBrothers
• Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
  • Peter York (producer) forAmazing Grace 2: A Country Salute to Gospel performed by various artists
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
  • Myron Butler,Kirk Franklin andRobert Searight II (choir directors) forGod's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation performed byGod's Property

• Best Historical Album
  • Amy Horowitz,Jeff Place andPete Reiniger (producers),David Glasser andCharlie Pilzer (engineers) forAnthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) performed by various artists

• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
  • Doc Cheatham andNicholas Payton for "Stardust"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
  • Charlie Haden andPat Metheny forBeyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
  • Joe Henderson forBig Band performed by the Joe Henderson Big Band
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater forDear Ella
• Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
  • Randy Brecker forInto the Sun
• Best Latin Jazz Performance
  • Roy Hargrove's Crisol forHabana

• Best Latin Pop Performance
  • Luis Miguel forRomances
• Best Tropical Latin Performance
  • Ry Cooder forBuena Vista Social Club
• Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
  • La Mafia forEn Tus Manos
• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance
  • Los Fabulosos Cadillacs forFabulosos Calavera

• Best Musical Show Album
  • Jay David Saks (producer) forChicago the Musical performed by Various Artists featuringAnn Reinking,Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton andJoel Grey

• Best New Age Album
  • Michael Hedges forOracle

• Best Recording Package
  • Al Quattrocchi, Hugh Brown and Jeff Smith (art directors) forTitanic – Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage performed by Various Artists

• Best Boxed Recording Package
  • David Gorman, Hugh Brown andRachel Gutek (art directors) forBeg Scream and Shout! The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul performed by Various Artists

• Best Album Notes
  • Chuck Pirtle,Eric von Schmidt,Jeff Place,John Fahey,Jon Pankake,Kip Lornell,Lucy Sante,Luis Kemnitzer,Neil V. Rosenberg andPeter Stampfel (notes writers) forAnthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) performed by Various Artists

• Best Polka Album
  • Jimmy Sturr forLiving on Polka Time

• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
  • Frank Filipetti (engineer) forHourglass performed byJames Taylor
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
  • Michael J. Bishop,Jack Renner (engineers),Erich Kunzel (conductor) and theCincinnati Pops Orchestra forCopland: The Music of America (Fanfare for the Common Man; Rodeo, etc.)
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Babyface
• Producer of the Year, Classical
  • Steven Epstein
• Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Frankie Knuckles

• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Erykah Badu- "On & On"
  • Chaka Khan- "Summertime"
  • Mariah Carey- "Honey"
  • Patti LaBelle- "When You Talk About Love"
  • Whitney Houston- "I Believe in You and Me"
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • R. Kelly- "I Believe I Can Fly"
  • Curtis Mayfield- "Back to Living Again"
  • Kenny Lattimore- "For You"
  • Luther Vandross- "When You Call On Me/Baby That's When I Come Runnin"
  • Usher- "You Make Me Wanna..."
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Blackstreet- "No Diggity"
  • Az Yet &Peter Cetera- "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
  • Boyz II Men- "A Song for Mama"
  • God's Property &Salt- "Stomp"
  • Take 6- "You Don't Have to Be Afraid"
• Best R&B Song
  • R. Kelly (songwriter) for "I Believe I Can Fly"
  • Andre Young,Chauncey Hannibal,Teddy Riley, William Stewart,Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, &Bill Withers for "No Diggity" (Blackstreet)
  • Erykah Badu & Jaborn Jamal for "On & On" (Erykah Badu)
  • Kirk Franklin for "Stomp" (God's Property featuringKirk Franklin &Salt)
  • Mariah Carey,Puff Daddy,Stevie J,Q-Tip,Bobby Robinson,Stephen Hague, Ronald Larkins,Malcolm McLaren, & Larry Price for "Honey" (Mariah Carey)
• Best R&B Album
  • Erykah Badu-Baduizm
  • Babyface-The Day
  • Mary J. Blige-Share My World
  • Boyz II Men-Evolution
  • Patti LaBelle-Flame
  • Whitney Houston-The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "Men in Black" –Will Smith
• "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" –Busta Rhymes
• "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" –Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
• "Ain't Nobody" –LL Cool J
• "Hypnotize" –The Notorious B.I.G.

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

• "I'll Be Missing You" –Puff Daddy &Faith Evans featuring112
• "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" – Puff Daddy featuringMase
• "Guantanamera" –Wyclef Jean featuringCelia Cruz & Jeni Fujita
• "Not Tonight" –Lil' Kim featuringDa Brat,Left Eye,Missy "Misdeameanor" Elliott &Angie Martinez
• "Mo Money Mo Problems" –The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy

Best Rap Album

• No Way Out –Puff Daddy & The Family; Sean "Puffy" Combs &Stevie J., producers
• Supa Dupa Fly –Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
• Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival –Wyclef Jean
• Life After Death –The Notorious B.I.G.
• Wu-Tang Forever –Wu-Tang Clan

• Best Reggae Album
  • Beenie Man forMany Moods of Moses
  • Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers forFallen Is Babylon
  • Shaggy forMidnite Lover
  • Buju Banton forInna Heights

• Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
  • Fiona Apple for "Criminal"
• Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
  • Bob Dylan for "Cold Irons Bound"
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • The Wallflowers for "One Headlight"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • The Chemical Brothers for "Block Rockin' Beats"
• Best Hard Rock Performance
  • The Smashing Pumpkins for "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"
• Best Metal Performance
  • Tool for "Ænema"
• Best Rock Song
  • Jakob Dylan (songwriter) for "One Headlight" performed byThe Wallflowers
• Best Rock Album
  • John Fogerty forBlue Moon Swamp

• Best Spoken Word Album
  • Charles Kuralt forCharles Kuralt's Spring

• Best Spoken Comedy Album
  • Chris Rock forRoll with the New

• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
  • Tony Bennett forTony Bennett on Holiday

• Best World Music Album
  • Milton Nascimento forNascimento

Best Short Form Music Video

• "Got 'til It's Gone" –Janet Jackson
  • Mark Romanek, video director; Aris McGarry, video producer
• "How Come, How Long" –Babyface featuringStevie Wonder
  • F. Gary Gray, video director; Craig Fanning, video producer
• "I Care 'Bout You" – Milestone
  • Mark Gerard, video director; Melinda Nugent, video producer
• "Early to Bed" –Morphine
  • Jamie Caliri, video director; Adam Stern, video producer
• "Stinkfist" –Tool
  • Adam Jones, video director; Donna Langston & Kevin Willis, video producers

Best Long Form Music Video

• Jagged Little Pill, Live –Alanis Morissette
  • Alanis Morissette &Steve Purcell, video directors;Glen Ballard, David May, Alanis Morissette & Steve Purcell, video producers
• Letters from a Porcupine –Blind Melon
  • Steve MacCorkle, video director; Steve MacCorkle, video producer
• Forever's a Long, Long Time – Orquestra Was
  • Don Was, video director; Larry Shapiro, video producer
• Live in Amsterdam: Wildest Dreams Tour –Tina Turner
  • David Mallet, video director; Monique Ten Berge & Patrick Roubroeks, video producers
• Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz – Various Artists
  • Julian Benedikt, video director; Ulli Pfau, video producer

• Luciano Pavarotti

• Luciano Pavarotti

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