Grammy Awards Of 1998

• Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard drunkenly interrupts Shawn Colvin's acceptance speech to protest the Clan's loss in the Best Rap Album category.
• LeAnn Rimes performs the song "How Do I Live," and then immediately afterwards, loses the award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance to Trisha Yearwood's version of the same song
• Aretha Franklin performs a stunning version of the aria Nessun Dorma after substituting in for Luciano Pavarotti at the last minute
• During a Bob Dylan performance, a shirtless backup dancer named Michael Portnoy rushes to the front of the stage with the words "Soy Bomb" written on his chest

Award winners:

• Record of the Year
• John Leventhal (producer) & Shawn Colvin for "Sunny Came Home"

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

• 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
• John Lee Hooker for Don't Look Back
• Best Contemporary Blues Album
• Taj Mahal for Seor Blues

Children's

• Best Musical Album for Children
• Roger Nichols, Kris O'Connor (producers) & John Denver (producer & artist) for All Aboard!
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children
• John McElroy (producer) & Charles Kuralt for Winnie-the-Pooh

Classical

• Best Orchestral Performance
• Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
• Cecilia Bartoli for An Italian Songbook (Works of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini)
• Best Opera Recording
• Michael Woolcock (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Jos van Dam, Ben Heppner, Herbert Lippert, Karita Mattila, Alan Opie, Rene Pape, Iris Vermillion & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg
• Best Choral Performance
• Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
• David Zinman (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Premieres - Cello Concertos (Works of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse)
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
• Janos Starker for Bach: Suites for Solo Cello Nos. 1 - 6
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
• Claudio Abbado (conductor) for "Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1" performed by members of the Berliner Philharmonic
• Best Chamber Music Performance
• Emerson String Quartet for Beethoven: The String Quartets
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
• John Adams (composer), Kent Nagano (conductor) & the Hall Orchestra for "Adams: El Dorado"
• Best Classical Album
• Steven Epstein (producer), David Zinman (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Premieres - Cello Concertos (Works of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse)

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
• Wayne Shorter (composer) for "Aung San Suu Kyi" performed by Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter
• Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
• R. Kelly (songwriter) for "I Believe I Can Fly" (from Space Jam)
• Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
• Gabriel Yared (composer) for The English Patient
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
• Bill Holman (arranger) for "Straight, No Chaser" performed by The Bill Holman Band
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(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
• Bob Carlisle & Randy Thomas (songwriters) for "Butterfly Kisses" performed by Bob Carlisle / Jeff Carson / the Raybon Brothers
• Best Country Album
• Rick Rubin (producer) & Johnny Cash for Unchained
• Best Bluegrass Album
• Alison Krauss & Union Station for So Long So Wrong

Folk

• Best Traditional Folk Album
• Beausoleil for L'amour ou la Folie
• Best Contemporary Folk Album
• Bob Dylan for Time Out of Mind

Gospel

• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
• Jars Of Clay for Much Afraid
• Best Rock Gospel Album
• dc Talk for Welcome to the Freak Show: dc Talk Live in Concert
• 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 Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
• Peter York (producer) for Amazing Grace 2: A Country Salute to Gospel performed by various artists
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
• Myron Butler, Kirk Franklin & Robert Searight II (choir directors) for God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation performed by God's Property

Historical

• Best Historical Album
• Amy Horowitz, Jeff Place & Pete Reiniger (producers), David Glasser & Charlie Pilzer (engineers) for Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) performed by various artists

Jazz

• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
• Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton for "Stardust"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
• Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny for Beyond the Missouri Sky
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
• Joe Henderson for Joe Henderson Big Band performed by the Joe Henderson Big Band
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance
• Dee Dee Bridgewater for Dear Ella
• Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
• Randy Brecker for Into the Sun
• 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 Short Form Music Video
• Aris McGarry (video producer), Mark Romanek (video director) & Janet Jackson for "Got 'Till It's Gone"
• Best Long Form Music Video
• David May, Glen Ballard (video producers), Steve Purcell (video producer & director) & Alanis Morissette (video producers, director & artist) for Jagged Little Pill, Live

New Age

• Best New Age Album
• Michael Hedges for Oracle

Packaging and Notes

• Best Recording Package
• 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
• David Gorman, Hugh Brown & Rachel Gutek (art directors) for Beg Scream and Shout! The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul performed by various artists
• Best Album Notes
• Chuck Pirtle, Eric von Schmidt, Jeff Place, John Fahey, Jon Pankake, 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
• John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison for "Don't Look Back"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
• Sarah McLachlan for "Last Dance"
• Best Dance Recording
• Giorgio Moroder (producer & artist) & Donna Summer for "Carry On"
• Best Pop Album
• Frank Filipetti (producer) & James Taylor (producer & artist) for Hourglass

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
• Frank Filipetti (engineer) for Hourglass performed by James Taylor
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
• Michael Bishop, Jack Renner (engineers), Erich Kunzel (conductor) & the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for Copland: The Music of America (Fanfare for the Common Man; Rodeo, etc.)
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
• Babyface
• Producer of the Year, Classical
• Steven Epstein
• Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical
• 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 Rhythm & Blues Song
• R. Kelly (songwriter) 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) & Puff Daddy & the Family (producer & artist) for "No Way Out"

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 Rock Instrumental Performance
• The Chemical Brothers for "Block Rockin' Beats"
• Best Hard Rock Performance
• Smashing Pumpkins for "The End is the Beginning is the End"
• Best Metal Performance
• Tool for "nima"
• Best Rock Song
• Jakob Dylan (songwriter) for "One Headlight" performed by The Wallflowers
• Best Rock Album
• John Fogerty (producer & artist) for Blue Moon Swamp

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word 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

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