Grammy Awards of 1998

The 40th Grammy Awards were held in 1998. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

At the Awards ceremony, Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard drunkenly interrupted Shawn Colvin[?]'s acceptance speech to protest the Clan's loss in the Best Rap Album category.

• Record of the Year
  • John Leventhal[?] (producer) for "Sunny Came Home" performed by Shawn Colvin[?]

• Album of the Year
  • Daniel Lanois (producer) for Time Out Of Mind performed by Bob Dylan

• Song of the Year
  • John Leventhal[?] & Shawn Colvin[?] (songwriters) for "Sunny Came Home" performed by Shawn Colvin[?]

• Best New Artist
  • Paula Cole[?]

Alternative

• Best Alternative Music Performance
  • Radiohead for Ok Computer

Blues

• Best Traditional Blues Album or Recording[?]
  • John Lee Hooker for Don't Look Back
• Best Contemporary Blues Album or Recording[?]
  • Taj Mahal[?] for Señor Blues

Children's

• Best Musical Album for Children[?]
  • John Denver, Kris O'Connor[?] & Roger Nichols[?] (producers) for All Aboard! performed by John Denver
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children[?]
  • John McElroy[?] (producer) & Charles Kuralt[?] for Winnie-The-Pooh performed by Charles Kuralt[?]

Classical

• Best Classical Album[?]
  • Philadelphia Orchestra for Premieres - Cello Concertos (Works Of Danielpour[?], Kirchner[?], Rouse[?]) performed by Yo-Yo Ma & the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by David Zinman[?]
• Best Classical Orchestral Performance[?]
  • Cleveland Orchestra for Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia conducted by Pierre Boulez
• Best Opera Recording[?]
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg conducted by Georg Solti
• Best Choral Performance, Classical[?]
  • Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninov: The Bells conducted by Robert Shaw
• Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)[?]
  • Yo-Yo Ma & David Zinman[?] for Premieres - Cello Concertos (Works Of Danielpour[?], Kirchner[?], Rouse[?]) performed by Yo-Yo Ma & the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by David Zinman[?]
• Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)[?]
  • Janos Starker[?] for Bach: Suites For Solo Cello Nos. 1 - 6
• Best Chamber Music Performance[?]
  • Emerson String Quartet[?] for Beethoven: The String Quartets
• Best Classical Vocal Performance[?]
  • Cecilia Bartoli[?] for An Italian Songbook (Works Of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini)
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition[?]
  • John Adams (composer) for "Adams: El Dorado" conducted by Kent Nagano[?]
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)[?]
  • Claudio Abbado for "Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1" performed by members of the Berliner Philharmonic conducted by Claudio Abbado

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)[?]
  • Wayne Shorter,composer for "Aung San Suu Kyi" performed by Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter[?]
• Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television[?]
  • Gabriel Yared for The English Patient
• Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television[?]
  • R. Kelly for "I Believe I Can Fly" (from Space Jam[?])
• Best Instrumental Arrangement[?]
  • Bill Holman[?] for "Straight, No Chaser" performed by The Bill Holman Band[?]
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)[?]
  • Slide Hampton[?] (arranger) for "Cotton Tail" performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater[?]

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance[?]
  • Trisha Yearwood[?] for "How Do I Live"
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Vince Gill[?] for "Pretty Little Adriana"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[?]
  • Alison Krauss[?] & Union Station[?] for "Looking In The Eyes Of Love"
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals[?]
  • Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood[?] for "In Another's Eyes"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance[?]
  • Alison Krauss[?] & Union Station[?] for "Little Liza Jane"
• Best Country Song
  • Randy Thomas[?] & Bob Carlisle[?] (songwriters) for "Butterfly Kisses" performed by Bob Carlisle[?] and Jeff Carson[?] and the Raybon Brothers[?]
• Best Country Album
  • Rick Rubin[?] (producer) for Unchained performed by Johnny Cash
• Best Bluegrass Album[?]
  • Alison Krauss[?] & Union Station[?] for So Long So Wrong

Folk

• Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording[?]
  • BeauSoleil[?] for L'amour Ou La Folie
• Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording[?]
  • Bob Dylan for Time Out Of Mind

Gospel

• Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album[?]
  • dc Talk for Welcome To The Freak Show: dc Talk Live In Concert
• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album[?]
  • Jars Of Clay for Much Afraid
• Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album[?]
  • Peter York[?] (producer) for Amazing Grace 2: A Country Salute To Gospel performed by Various Artists
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album[?]
  • The Fairfield Four[?] for I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album[?]
  • Take 6[?] for Brothers
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album[?]
  • Robert Searight II[?] for God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation performed by God's Property[?] directed by Robert Searight II[?]

Historical

• Best Historical Album[?]
  • Amy Horowitz[?], Jeff Place[?] & Pete Reiniger[?] (producers), Charlie Pilzer[?] & David Glasser[?] (engineers) for Anthology Of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) performed by Various Artists

Jazz

• Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Performance Vocal or Instrumental[?]
  • Randy Brecker[?] for Into The Sun
• Best Jazz Vocal Album[?]
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater[?] for Dear Ella
• Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist[?]
  • Nicholas Payton[?] for "Stardust" performed by Doc Cheatham[?] & Nicholas Payton[?]
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group[?]
  • Pat Metheny[?] for Beyond The Missouri Sky performed by Charlie Haden[?] & Pat Metheny[?]
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance[?]
  • Joe Henderson[?] for Joe Henderson Big Band performed by the Joe Henderson Big Band[?]
• Best Latin Jazz Performance[?]
  • Roy Hargrove's Crisol[?] for Habana

Latin

• Best Latin Pop Performance[?]
  • Luis Miguel[?] for Romances
• Best Tropical Latin Performance[?]
  • Ry Cooder for Buena Vista Social Club
• Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance[?]
  • La Mafia[?] for En Tus Manos
• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance[?]
  • Los Fabulosos Cadillacs[?] for Fabulosos Calavera

Musical Show

• Best Musical Show Album[?]
  • Jay David Saks[?] (producer) for Chicago The Musical performed by Various Artists featuring Ann Reinking[?], Bebe Neuwirth[?], James Naughton[?] & Joel Grey[?],

Music Video

• Best Music Video, Short Form[?]
  • Mark Romanek[?] (director) & Aris McGarry[?] (producer) for "Got 'Till It's Gone" performed by Janet Jackson
• Best Music Video, Long Form[?]
  • David May[?], Glen Ballard[?] & Steve Purcell[?] (producers) for Jagged Little Pill, Live performed by Alanis Morissette

New Age

• Best New Age Album[?]
  • Michael Hedges[?] for Oracle

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography[?]
  • Al Quattrocchi[?], Hugh Brown[?] & Jeff Smith[?] (art directors) for Titanic - Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage performed by Various Artists
• Best Recording Package - Boxed[?]
  • Rachel Gutek[?] (art director) for Beg Scream And Shout! The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul performed by Various Artists
• Best Album Notes[?]
  • Kip Lornell[?], Luc Sante[?], Luis Kemnitzer[?], Neil V. Rosenberg[?] & Peter Stampfel[?] (notes writers) for Anthology Of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) performed by Various Artists

Polka

• Best Polka Album[?]
  • Jimmy Sturr for Living On Polka Time

Pop

• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Sarah McLachlan for "Building A Mystery"
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • Elton John for "Candle In The Wind 1997"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Jamiroquai for "Virtual Insanity"
• Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals[?]
  • Van Morrison for "Don't Look Back" performed by John Lee Hooker with Van Morrison
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance[?]
  • Sarah McLachlan for "Last Dance"
• Best Pop Vocal Album[?]
  • Frank Filipetti[?] & James Taylor (producers) for Hourglass performed by James Taylor
• Best Dance Recording[?]
  • Giorgio Moroder (producer) for "Carry On" performed by Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical[?]
  • Frank Filipetti[?] (engineer) for Hourglassperformed by James Taylor
• Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical[?]
  • Babyface[?]
• Best Classical Engineered Recording[?]
  • Michael Bishop[?] (engineer) for Copland: The Music of America (Fanfare for the Common Man; Rodeo, etc.) conducted by Erich Kunzel[?]
• Classical Producer Of The Year[?]
  • Steven Epstein[?]
• Remixer Of The Year[?]
  • Frankie Knuckles[?]

R&B

• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Erykah Badu for "On & On"
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • R. Kelly for "I Believe I Can Fly"
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Blackstreet for "No Diggity"
• Best R&B Song
  • R. Kelly for "I Believe I Can Fly"
• Best R&B Album[?]
  • Erykah Badu for Baduizm

Rap

• Best Rap Solo Performance[?]
  • Will Smith for "Men In Black"
• Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group[?]
  • Puff Daddy, Faith Evans[?] & 112[?] for "I'll Be Missing You"
• Best Rap Album
  • Stevie J.[?] (producer) for "No Way Out" performed by Puff Daddy & the Family

Reggae

• Best Reggae Album
  • Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers for Fallen Is Babylon

Rock

• 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 Hard Rock Performance
  • Smashing Pumpkins for "The End Is The Beginning Is The End"
• Best Metal Performance[?]
  • Tool for "Ænima"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • The Chemical Brothers for "Block Rockin' Beats"
• Best Rock Song[?]
  • Jakob Dylan[?] (songwriter) for "One Headlight" performed by The Wallflowers[?]
• Best Rock Album[?]
  • John Fogerty for Blue Moon Swamp

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album[?]
  • Charles Kuralt[?] for Charles Kuralt's Spring
• Best Spoken Comedy Album[?]
  • Chris Rock for Roll With The New

Trad Pop

• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance[?]
  • Tony Bennett for Tony Bennett On Holiday

World

• Best World Music Album[?]
  • Milton Nascimento[?] for Nascimento