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41st Annual Grammy Awards

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41st Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 24, 1999
LocationShrine Auditorium,Los Angeles
Hosted byRosie O'Donnell
Most awardsLauryn Hill(5)
Most nominationsLauryn Hill(10)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The41st Annual Grammy Awardswere held on February 24, 1999, atShrine Auditorium,Los Angeles.They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1998.Lauryn Hillreceived the most nominations with 10, setting a record forthe most nominations for female artist in one night.[1]During the ceremony, Hill became the first woman to receive 5 Grammy Awards in a single night, and the first woman rapper to take homeBest New Artist.[2]Her albumThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hillbecame the firsthip hopalbum to win the award forAlbum of the Year.[3]Hill's Grammys sweep is widely considered as one of the biggest moments in hip hop history.[4]

SongwritersJames HornerandWill JenningswonSong of the YearforCeline Dion's "My Heart Will Go On".Dion herself took homeRecord of the Yearfor the latter song.[5]The ceremony was known as the "Grammy Year of Women", because every artist nominated for Album of the Year was female (includingGarbage,withShirley Mansonas the lead singer).[6][7]

Madonnawon three awards and opened the show with her performance of "Nothing Really Matters".[8]While musicians theDixie Chicks,Vince Gill,Alanis Morissette,Stevie WonderandShania Twainwon two apiece.[9][10][11] It is widely remembered forRicky Martin's performance of "La Copa De La Vida"/"The Cup of Life".[12]

Performers

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Presenters

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Award winners

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General

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Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist

Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Performance

Blues

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Children's

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Comedy

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

Classical

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Composing and arranging

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Country

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Folk

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Gospel

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Historical

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Jazz

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Latin

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Musical show

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Music video

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New Age

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Packaging and notes

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Polka

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Pop

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Production and engineering

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R&B

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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

Rap

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Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Best Rap Album

Reggae

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Rock

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Spoken

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Traditional pop

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World

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Special merit awards

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References

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  1. ^"Most Grammy nominations in a single year for a female artist".Guinness World Records.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  2. ^"First female rapper to win Best New Artist at the Grammys".Guinness World Records.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  3. ^II, C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman (10 February 2022)."Lauryn Hill Wins Five of 10 Nominations at 1999 Grammy Awards - Hip-Hop's Biggest Milestones in Music History".XXL Mag.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  4. ^"25 Moments That Moved Hip Hop Culture Forward".BET.Retrieved2023-08-20.*Kamer, Foster."The 40 Biggest Hip-Hop Moments in Pop Culture History".Complex.Retrieved2023-08-20.*"The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history".Yahoo Entertainment.2023-08-07.Retrieved2023-08-20.*"Hip-hop moments that shook the world".The Independent.2011-08-06.Retrieved2023-08-20.*"50 defining moments in hip hop history to mark hip hop's 50th anniversary".New York Daily News.2023-08-09.Retrieved2023-08-20.*Grein, Paul (2023-02-02)."31 Milestones in Hip-Hop Awards History: Star-Studded Grammy Salute, Super Bowl Halftime Show & More".Billboard.Retrieved2023-08-20.
  5. ^Strauss, Neil (1999-02-25)."5 Grammys to Lauryn Hill; 3 to Madonna".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  6. ^"Shirley Manson on the Groundbreaking 1999 Grammys: 'Nonconformist Women Were Getting a Moment'".Billboard.2018-10-11.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  7. ^"Grammys Flashback: Twenty Years Ago, Women Ruled the Awards".Billboard.2018-10-11.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  8. ^"1999 Grammys fashion flashback".Wonderwall.com.2019-01-07.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  9. ^"CNN - That thing: Lauryn Hill sets Grammy record - February 24, 1999".www.cnn.com.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  10. ^"1999 GRAMMY AWARDS // Lauryn Hill wins Album of the Year; Madonna," Titanic' get 3 Grammys ".Tampa Bay Times.Retrieved2022-06-15.
  11. ^"1998 Grammy Award Winners".Grammy.com.Retrieved1 May2011.
  12. ^"Ricky Martin Comes Full Circle at the Grammys, 20 Years After His Historic Breakthrough Performance: 'We Are Here to Stay'".Billboard.2019-02-07.Retrieved2022-06-15.