1999 award ceremony for music
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,[ 1] Best New Artist .[ 2] The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill hip-hop album to win Album of the Year .[ 3] [ 4]
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).[ 5] [ 6] 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.[ 7]
Madonna who opened the show with a performance of "Nothing Really Matters ", won three awards,[ 8] Dixie Chicks , Vince Gill , Alanis Morissette , Stevie Wonder and Shania Twain each took home two awards.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] 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.[ 12]
Record of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist Best Alternative Music Performance From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken " field, below. Composing and arranging [ edit ] Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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
Best Country Song
Best Country Album
Best Bluegrass Album
Packaging and notes [ edit ] Production and engineering [ edit ] 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 Best R&B Album Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album Best Rap Solo Performance Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Best Rap Album
Special merit awards [ edit ]
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