Grammy Awards 1998

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The 40th Grammy Awards ceremony took place on February 25, 1998.

At the 1998 Grammy Award there were 92 categories in 26 fields as well as four honorary Grammys for life's work.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

  • "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin (Authors: John Leventhal, Shawn Colvin)

Best New Artist:

Work behind the mixer

Producer of the Year, without classical music (Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical):

Producer of the Year, classical music (Producer Of The Year, Classical):

Best mix of an album without classical music (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical):

Best mix of an album, classical music (Best Engineered Album, Classical):

Remixer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Pop :

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Pop :

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best collaboration with vocals - Pop (Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals):

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :

Best Pop Album (Best Pop Album):

Best Dance Recording (Best Dance Recording):

Traditional pop

Best Vocal Album - Traditional Pop (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album):

skirt

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance - Rock :

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Male Rock Vocal Performance):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best hard rock performance (Best Hard Rock Performance):

Best metal performance (Best Metal Performance):

Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):

Best Rock Song (Best Rock Song):

Best rock album (Best Rock Album):

alternative

Best Alternative Album ( Best Alternative Music Album ):

Rhythm & Blues

Best Female Vocal Performance - R&B (Best Female R&B Vocal Performance):

Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best Male R&B Vocal Performance):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):

Best R&B Album (Best R&B Album):

  • Baduizm by Erykah Badu

rap

Best Solo Performance - Rap (Best Rap Solo Performance):

Best Performance By A Duo Or Group - Rap (Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group):

Best Rap Album (Best Rap Album):

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Country :

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Male Country Vocal Performance):

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):

Best collaboration with vocals - Country (Best Country Collaboration With Vocals):

Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):

  • "Little Liza Jane" by Alison Krauss & Union Station

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

Best Country Album (Best Country Album):

Best Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album):

  • So Long So Wrong by Alison Krauss & Union Station

New Age

Best New Age Album (Best New Age Album):

jazz

Best contemporary jazz performance (Best Contemporary Jazz Performance):

Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Best Jazz Vocal Performance):

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (Best Jazz Instrumental Solo):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, single artist or group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group):

Best Performance by a jazz big ensembles (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance):

Best Latin jazz performance (Best Latin Jazz Performance):

Gospel

Best rock gospel album (Best Rock Gospel Album):

  • Welcome To The Freak Show: dc Talk Live In Concert by dc Talk

Best Contemporary / Pop Gospel Album (Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album):

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album : (Best Southern, or Bluegrass Gospel Album Country)

  • Amazing Grace 2: A Country Salute To Gospel by various artists

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album (Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album):

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album (Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album):

Best Gospel Choir album (Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album):

  • God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation by God's Property under the direction of Myron Butler, Kirk Franklin and Robert Searight II

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance (Best Latin Pop Performance):

Best Latin rock / alternative performance (Best Latin Rock / Alternative Performance):

Best Tropical Latin performance (Best Tropical Latin Performance):

Best Performance by Mexican-American or Tejano Music (Best Mexican-American / Tejano Music Performance):

blues

Best Traditional Blues Album (Best Traditional Blues Album):

Best Contemporary Blues Album (Best Contemporary Blues Album):

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Album (Best Traditional Folk Album):

  • L'amour ou la folie by Beausoleil

Best Contemporary Folk Album (Best Contemporary Folk Album):

reggae

Best Reggae Album (Best Reggae Album):

World music

Best World Music Album (Best World Music Album):

polka

Best Polka Album (Best Polka Album):

For children

Best Musical Album for Children (Best Musical Album For Children):

Best Spoken Album for Children (Best Spoken Word Album For Children):

language

Best Spoken Album (Best Spoken Word Album):

Best Spoken Comedy Album (Best Spoken Comedy Album):

Musical show

Best Musical Show Album (Best Musical Show Album):

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):

Best Instrumental Arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal (s)):

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television :

Best instrumental composition written for film or television (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television) :

Packages and album text

Best Recording Package (Best Recording Package):

  • Titanic - Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage by various artists

Best Recording Package as a box (Best Recording Package - Boxed):

  • Beg, Scream And Shout! The Big Ol 'Box of' 60s Soul by various artists

Best Album Notes:

  • Anthology Of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) by various artists (authors: Chuck Pirtle, Eric von Schmidt, Jeff Place, John Fahey, Jon Pankake, Kip Lornell, Luc Sante, Luis Kemnitzer, Neil V. Rosenberg, Peter Stampfel)

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

  • Anthology Of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) by various artists

Classical music

Best classical album (Best Classical Album):

Best orchestral performance:

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

Best choral performance (Best Choral Performance):

Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Instrumental Soloist (s) Performance with Orchestra):

  • Premieres - Cello Concertos (works by Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse) by Yo-Yo Ma and the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of David Zinman

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Instrumental Soloist (s) Performance without Orchestra):

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

Best Small Ensemble Performance (Best Small Ensemble Performance):

Best Classical Vocal Performance (Best Classical Vocal Performance):

  • An Italian Songbook (works by Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini) by Cecilia Bartoli

Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Classical Contemporary Composition):

Music video

Best Music Video Short (Best Short Form Music Video):

Best Music Video Long (Best Long Form Music Video):

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award