42nd Annual Grammy Awards

42nd Annual Grammy Awards
Date	February 23, 2000
Location	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Rosie O'Donnell
Television/Radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1999. Santana was the main recipient with eight Grammys, tying Michael Jackson's record for most awards won in a single night. Santana's album Supernatural was awarded a total of nine awards.^[1]

The green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez was the subject of much media attention following the awards. Christina Aguilera became the second youngest artist to win a Grammy Award at 19 years and 2 months old.

Performances

• Will Smith "Freakin' It"/"Wild Wild West"(opener)
• Backstreet Boys "How Deep Is Your Love"/"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"/"I'll Make Love To You"/"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely"
• TLC "Unpretty"/"No Scrubs" Medley
• Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas "Smooth"
• Britney Spears "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"/"...Baby One More Time" Medley
• Elton John and Backstreet Boys "Philadelphia Freedom"
• Faith Hill "Let Me Let Go"
• Ricky Martin "Maria"
• Kid Rock "Only God Knows Why"/"Bawitdaba"/"We're an American Band"
• Marc Anthony "I Need To Know"
• Dixie Chicks "Goodbye Earl"
• Whitney Houston "It's Not Right But It's Okay"/ "I Learned From the Best" Medley
• Diana Krall, Erykah Badu and George Benson "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
• Blaque "Bring It All To Me"

Award winners

Record of the Year

• I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
• Believe - Cher
• No Scrubs - TLC
• Smooth - Santana & Rob Thomas
• Livin' la Vida Loca - Ricky Martin

Album of the Year

• Millennium - Backstreet Boys
• Supernatural - Santana
• Fly - Dixie Chicks
• When I Look in Your Eyes - Diana Krall
• FanMail - TLC

Song of the Year

• I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
• Livin' la Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
• Unpretty - TLC
• Smooth - Santana & Rob Thomas
• You've Got a Way - Shania Twain

Best New Artist

• Macy Gray
• Kid Rock
• Britney Spears
• Susan Tedeschi
• Christina Aguilera

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Performance

• "Mutations"-Beck
• "From the Choirgirl Hotel"-Tori Amos
• "You've Come A Long Way, Baby"-Fatboy Slim
• "Play"-Moby
• "The Fragile"-Nine Inch Nails

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Blues on the Bayou-B.B. King

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Take Your Shoes Off-The Robert Cray Band

Children's

• Best Musical Album for Children
  • Andy Hill (producer) for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland performed by various artists
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children (music producer)
  • Steven Epstein, David Frost (producers), Graham Greene, Kate Winslet & Wynton Marsalis for Listen to the Storyteller

Comedy

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

Classical

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), the Peninsula Boys Choir, the San Francisco Girls Chorus & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Perséphone
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Claudio Abbado (conductor), Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Quasthoff & the Berliner Philharmonic for Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
• Best Opera Recording
  • Nicholas Parker (producer), John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Ian Bostridge, Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Deborah York, the Monteverdi Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
• Best Choral Performance
  • Robert Shafer (conductor), Betty Scott, Joan McFarland (choir directors), the Maryland Boy Choir, the Shenandoah Conservatory Chorus & the Washington Chorus for Britten: War Requiem
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
  • Charles Dutoit (conductor), Martha Argerich & the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3/Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy for Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
  • Joseph Jennings (conductor) & Chanticleer for Colors of Love - Works of Thomas, Stucky, Tavener & Rands
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis for Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas (Nos. 1-3, Op. 12; Nos. 1-3, Op. 30; "Spring" Sonata)
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • Pierre Boulez (composer) & the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for Boulez: Répons
• Best Classical Album
  • Andreas Neubronner (producer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), the Peninsula Boys Choir, the San Francisco Girl's Chorus & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Perséphone
• Best Classical Crossover Album
  • The Chestnut Brass Company & Peter Schickele for Schickele: Hornsmoke (Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major "Ole"); Brass Calendar; Hornsmoke - A Horse Opera

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Don Sebesky (composer) for "Joyful Noise Suite"
• Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Madonna & William Orbit (songwriters) for "Beautiful Stranger" performed by Madonna
• Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Randy Newman (composer) for A Bug's Life
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Don Sebesky (arranger) for "Chelsea Bridge"
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Alan Broadbent (arranger) for "Lonely Town" performed by the Charlie Haden Quartet West featuring Shirley Horn

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Shania Twain for "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • George Jones for "Choices"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • The Dixie Chicks for "Ready to Run"
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
  • Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt for "After the Gold Rush"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Tommy Allsup, Asleep at the Wheel, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill & Steve Wariner for "Bob's Breakdowns"
• Best Country Song
  • Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain (songwriters) for "Come On Over" performed by Shania Twain
• Best Country Album
  • Blake Chancey, Paul Worley (producers), John Guess, Billy Sherrill (engineers/mixers) & the Dixie Chicks for Fly
• Best Bluegrass Album
  • Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for Ancient Tones

Film/TV/media

• Best Soundtrack Album
  • Mark Mancina (producer) & Phil Collins (producer & artist) for Tarzan
• Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Madonna & William Orbit (writers) for "Beautiful Stranger" from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• Best Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television
  • A Bug's Life - Randy Newman
  • Shakespeare in Love - Stephen Warbeck
  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - John Williams
  • Le Violon Rouge - John Corigliano
  • La Vita è Bella - Nicola Piovani

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Album

• Press On-June Carter Cash

Best Contemporary Folk Album

• Mule Variations-Tom Waits

Gospel

• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Steven Curtis Chapman for Speechless
• Best Rock Gospel Album
  • Rebecca St. James for Pray
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • Shirley Caesar for Christmas with Shirley Caesar
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • Yolanda Adams for Mountain High...Valley Low
• Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
  • Bill Gaither & Gloria Gaither for Kennedy Center Homecoming
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
  • Carol Cymbala (choir director) for High and Lifted Up performed by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Historical

• Best Historical Album
  • Orrin Keepnews (producer), Steven Lasker (producer & engineer), Paul Brizzi & Dennis Ferrante (engineers) for The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927 - 1973)

Jazz

• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
  • Wayne Shorter for "In Walked Wayne"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
  • Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland & Pat Metheny for Like Minds
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
  • Bob Florence for Serendipity 18
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance
  • Diana Krall for When I Look in Your Eyes
• Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
  • David Sanborn for Inside
• Best Latin Jazz Performance
  • Poncho Sanchez for Latin Soul

Latin

• Best Latin Pop Performance
  • Rubén Blades for Tiempos
• Best Traditional Tropical Latin Performance
  • Tito Puente for Mambo Birdland
• Best Mexican-American Performance
  • Plácido Domingo for 100 Años de Mariachi
• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance
  • Chris Perez Band for Resurrection
• Best Tejano Performance
  • Los Palominos for Por Eso Te Amo
• Best Salsa Performance
  • Los Van Van for Llego...Van Van - Van Van Is Here
• Best Merengue Performance
  • Olga Tañón for Olga Viva Viva Olga

Musical show

• Best Musical Show Album
  • John McDaniel, Stephen Ferrera (producers) & the New Broadway cast with Bernadette Peters & Tom Wopat for Annie Get Your Gun

Music Video

• Best Short Form Music Video
  • Bart Lipton, Terry Fitzgerald (video producers), Graham Morris, Todd McFarlane, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (video directors) & KoЯn for "Freak on a Leash"
• Best Long Form Music Video
  • Chips Chipperfield & Neil Aspinall (video producers) & Bob Smeaton (video director) for Band of Gypsies - Live at Fillmore East performed by Jimi Hendrix

New Age

Best New Age Album

• Celtic Solstice-Paul Winter

Packaging and notes

• Best Recording Package
  • Buddy Jackson, Ray Benson & Sally Carns (art directors) for Ride With Bob performed by Asleep at the Wheel
• Best Boxed Recording Package
  • Arnold Levine & Ron Jaramillo (art directors) for Miles Davis - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions performed by Miles Davis
• Best Album Notes
  • Bob Blumenthal (notes writer) for John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings performed by John Coltrane

Polka

Best Polka Album

• Polkasonic-Brave Combo

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• "Genie in a Bottle" - Christina Aguilera
• "Beautiful Stranger" - Madonna
• "I Will Remember You" - Sarah McLachlan
• "Thank U" - Alanis Morissette
• "...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• "Brand New Day" - Sting"
• "I Need to Know" - Marc Anthony
• "Mambo No. 5" - Lou Bega
• "Sogno" - Andrea Bocelli
• "Livin' la Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "I Want It That Way" - Backstreet Boys
• "Kiss Me" - Sixpence None The Richer
• "All Star" - Smash Mouth
• "Maria Maria" - Santana
• "Unpretty" - TLC

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• "The Prayer" - Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli
• "Smooth" - Santana & Rob Thomas"
• "When You Believe" - Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey
• "Music of My Heart" - *NSYNC & Gloria Estefan
• "Love of My Life" - Santana & Dave Matthews

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• "El Farol"-Santana
• "The Look of Love"-Herb Alpert
• "A Day in the Life"-Jeff Beck
• "Song C"-Bruce Hornsby
• "Night and Day"-Willie Nelson

Best Dance Recording

• Mark Taylor (producer & mixer), Brian Rawling (producer) & Cher for "Believe"

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Brand New Day-Sting

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
  • Al Schmitt (engineer) for When I Look in Your Eyes performed by Diana Krall
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
  • Markus Heiland (engineer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), the Peninsula Boys Choir, the San Francisco Girl's Chorus & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Perséphone
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Walter Afanasieff
• Producer of the Year, Classical
  • Adam Abeshouse
• Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Club 69 (Peter Rauhofer)

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• All That I Can Say - Mary J. Blige
• Almost Doesn't Count- Brandy
• Love Like This- Faith Evans
• Do Something - Macy Gray
• It's Not Right but It's Okay-Whitney Houston

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Staying Power-Barry White

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• No Scrubs-TLC

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• Staying Power-Barry White

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

• Kandi Burruss, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs & Tameka Cottle (songwriters) for "No Scrubs" performed by TLC

Best R&B Album

• Carlton Lynn, Alvin Speights (engineers/mixers), Dallas Austin (producer) & TLC for Fanmail

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "My Name Is"-Eminem
• "Gimme Some More"-Busta Rhymes
• "Changes"-2Pac
• "Vivrant Thing"-Q-Tip
• "Wild Wild West"-Will Smith

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

• "You Got Me"-Erykah Badu & The Roots
• "What's It Gonna Be?!"-Busta Rhymes & Janet Jackson
• "Satisfy You"-Puff Daddy & R. Kelly
• "Still D.R.E."-Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
• "Guilty Conscience"-Eminem & Dr. Dre

Best Rap Album

• "The Slim Shady LP"-Eminem
• "E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front"-Busta Rhymes
• "Da Real World"-Missy Elliott
• I Am..."-Nas
• "Things Fall Apart"-The Roots

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

• "Calling Rastafari"-Burning Spear
• "Roots Revival"-Aswad
• "The Doctor"-Beenie Man
• "Living Legacy"-Steel Pulse
• "Generation Coming"-Third World

Rock

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

• "Sweet Child o' Mine"-Sheryl Crow

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

• "American Woman"-Lenny Kravitz

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Put Your Lights On"-Everlast & Santana

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• "The Calling"-Eric Clapton & Santana

Best Hard Rock Performance

• "Whiskey in the Jar"-Metallica

Best Metal Performance

• "Iron Man" (Live)"-Black Sabbath

Best Rock Song

• • Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith (songwriters) for "Scar Tissue" performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best Rock Album

• • Steve Fontano (engineer/mixer), Clive Davis (producer) & Santana for Supernatural

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Album
  • LeVar Burton for The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Best Spoken Comedy Album
  • Chris Rock for Bigger & Blacker

Traditional pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

• "Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool"-Tony Bennett
• "Come by Me"-Harry Connick Jr.
• "The Movie Album: As Time Goes By"-Neil Diamond
• "Manilow Sings Sinatra"-Barry Manilow
• "You're the Top: Love Song of Cole Porter"-Bobby Short

World

Best World Music Album

• Livro-Caetano Veloso

Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

• Elton John

The 42nd GRAMMY LOGO

Designer: Raoul Pascual of WYNK Marketing. The design of the 42nd GRAMMY AWARDS logo, also known as the Millenium Logo (because it was the first music awards for the incoming 21st century), was commissioned to Mark Deitch and Associates. The actual design was conceived and executed by Raoul Pascual. Michael Green of the Recording Academy stipulated that the logo should encompass all forms of musical genre and (whatever the design) the GRAMMY logo had to be prominently featured. Raoul's concept was to represent music with some of its major instruments: the clarinet for woodwinds, the piano for percussion, the guitar for strings plus a microphone:

"I imagined all the instruments emanating from behind the logo. My problem was how to translate that into a visual. I designed black and white icons of the instruments using a vector program. I was working overtime and I was getting desperate. I was moving the different icons around the GRAMMY logo but none of the combinations seemed to work. As I picked up the guitar icon, I decided to pray and make a deal with God. I said 'if you bless me with a winning design, I will give you the glory every time I share how I designed the GRAMMY logo.' Suddenly, I inadvertently released my hold of the icon and it fell on top of the GRAMMY logo. I stared at the image on my screen and I saw my solution. I added the other icons and curved them to suggest movement from behind. Eureka! That was it!"

With suggestions from the staff and the people at the Recording Academy in the course of several weeks, the design underwent an evolution from a 2 dimensional rendering into 3D. The rest is history.

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