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43rd Annual Grammy Awards
Date	February 21, 2001
Location	Staples Center,Los Angeles,California
Hosted by	Jon Stewart
Most awards	Steely Dan,Dr. Dre,Billy Joel, andFaith Hill (3)
Most nominations	Dr. Dre (6)
Website	https://www.grammy.com/awards/43rd-annual-grammy-awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
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The43rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001, at theStaples Center inLos Angeles,California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 2000. Several artists earned three awards on the night.Steely Dan's haul includedAlbum of the Year forTwo Against Nature.U2 took home theRecord of the Year andSong of the Year for "Beautiful Day". Dr. Dre wonProducer of the Year, Non-Classical andBest Rap Album forEminem'sThe Marshall Mathers LP.Eminem himself also received three awards, out of four nominations.Faith Hill took homeBest Country Album for the albumBreathe,Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song'stitle track andBest Country Collaboration with Vocals withTim McGraw for "Let's Make Love".^[1] Madonna opened the show with "Music".

• Heather Locklear andKid Rock – presented Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Ray Romano andKevin James – presented Best Pop Vocal Album
• Joe,Jimmy Smits, andToni Braxton – presented Best Rap Album
• Mýa andSisqo – presented Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Vince Gill,Lee Ann Womack, andGloria Estefan – presented Best Latin Pop Album
• Melissa Etheridge,Jenna Elfman, andCarson Daly – presented Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Dolly Parton andBrad Paisley – presented Best Country Album
• Shakira andRichie Sambora – presented Best New Artist
• Erykah Badu andTony Bennett – presented Best Jazz Vocal Album
• Val Kilmer andRobbie Robertson – presented Best Native American Music Album
• Shelby Lynne andSheryl Crow – presented Song of the Year
• Carlos Santana andJoni Mitchell – presented Record of the Year
• Stevie Wonder andBette Midler – presented Album of the Year

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Stephen Johns (producer),Mike Clements (engineer),Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) and theBerliner Philharmonic forMahler: Sym. No. 10
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Christopher Raeburn (producer), Jonathan Stokes (engineer),Cecilia Bartoli andIl Giardino Armonico forTheVivaldi Album (Dell'aura al sussurrar; Alma oppressa, Etc.)
• Best Opera Recording
  • Martin Sauer (producer),Jean Chatauret (engineer),Kent Nagano (conductor),Kim Begley,Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,Dietrich Henschel,Markus Hollop,Eva Jenis,Torsten Kerl and theOrchestre de l'Opera Nationale de Lyon forBusoni: Doktor Faust
• Best Choral Performance
  • Karen Wilson (producer),Don Harder (engineer),Helmuth Rilling (conductor) and theOregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus forPenderecki:Credo
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
  • Grace Row (producer),Charles Harbutt (engineer),Roger Norrington (conductor),Joshua Bell and theLondon Philharmonic forMaw: Violin Concerto
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
  • Tobias Lehmann (producer),Jens Schünemann (engineer) andSharon Isbin forDreams of a World (Works ofLauro,Ruiz-Pipo,Duarte, Etc.)
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
  • Christian Gausch (producer),Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (engineer) and theOrpheus Chamber Orchestra forShadow Dances (Stravinsky Miniatures - Tango; Suite No. 1; Octet, etc.)
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Da-Hong Seetoo,Max Wilcox (producers and engineers) and theEmerson String Quartet forShostakovich: The String Quartets
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • George Crumb (composer) andThomas Conlin forCrumb: Star-Child
• Best Classical Album
  • Da-Hong Seetoo andMax Wilcox (producers and engineers) and theEmerson String Quartet forShostakovich: The String Quartets
• Best Classical Crossover Album
  • Steven Epstein (producer),Richard King (engineer),Yo-Yo Ma,Edgar Meyer andMark O'Connor forAppalachian Journey

• Best Long Form Music Video
  • Gimme Some Truth - The Making ofJohn Lennon's Imagine Album - Andrew Solt (video director and producer); Greg Vines, Leslie Tong andYoko Ono (video producers)
• Best Short Form Music Video
  • "Learn To Fly" -Foo Fighters (artists); Jesse Peretz (video director); Tina Nakane (video producer)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Dave Russell,Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett andRoger Nichols (engineers) forTwo Against Nature performed bySteely Dan

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• John M. Eargle (engineer) forDvorák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Dr. Dre

Producer of the Year, Classical

• Steven Epstein

Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Hex Hector

• MusiCares Person of the Year
  • Paul Simon
• Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The Beach Boys
  • Tony Bennett
  • Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Bob Marley
  • The Who

• The three awardsSteely Dan won were their first ever career Grammy wins.
• Eminem's controversialThe Marshall Mathers LP, which had several nominations, including Album of the Year, caused outrage. 200 protesters on behalf ofGLAAD and other groups gathered outside theStaples Center to protestEminem's album which they considered homophobic and sexist. He performed his hit single "Stan" as a duet with openly gay musicianElton John at the ceremony in response to these allegations. This version is also featured as the final track on Eminem's 2005 compilationCurtain Call: The Hits.

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