The 38th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996, at

Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 139) in 1975, an ...

, Los Angeles. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, she became a cultural phenomenon during the mid 199 ...

was the main recipient, being awarded four trophies, including Album of the Year.

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...

and

Boyz II Men Boyz II Men ( ) is an American vocal harmony group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. Formed in 1985, they have been a trio composed of baritone Nathan Morris, tenor Wanya Morris, Wanyá Mo ...

opened the show with their Record of the Year nominated "One Sweet Day". The ceremony was controversial for its unexpected snub of

's ''Daydream'' album, which proved to be one of the bestselling and most acclaimed albums of 1995. When the Grammy Award nominees were announced, and ''Daydream'' was nominated for six different awards, critics began raving how it would be "cleaning up" that year. Carey, being a multiple award nominee, was one of the headlining performers. Together with

, she sang a live rendition of " One Sweet Day", to a very positive response. The album had lost all of its six nominations, shocking most critics who branded it the "album of the year". Carey did not perform again until the 2006 ceremony, when she was nominated for eight awards (winning three) for '' The Emancipation of Mimi''. The ceremony is also significant for

Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur (; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all tim ...

introducing Peter Criss, Ace Frehley,

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...

, and Paul Stanley of

Kiss A kiss is the touching or pressing of one's lips against another person, animal or object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely; depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sex ...

for the first time in full makeup and costume since 1979. Shakur said "And I've seen just about everything now," in response to seeing Kiss walk on stage to announce the nominees for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal.

Performers

Presenters

Award winners

General

;

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without re ...

* "

Kiss From a Rose "Kiss from a Rose" is a song from British singer-songwriter Seal's second eponymous album (1994). The song was first released as a single in July 1994 by ZTT, Sire and Warner Bros., and included in the film '' The NeverEnding Story III'' t ...

" – Seal ** Trevor Horn, producer * " One Sweet Day" –

** Walter Afanasieff & Mariah Carey, producers * " Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio ** Doug Rasheed, producer * " One of Us" – Joan Osborne ** Rick Chertoff, producer * " Waterfalls" – TLC ** Organized Noize, producer ; Album of the Year * '' Jagged Little Pill'' –

Glen Ballard Basil Glen Ballard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing on Wilson Phillips' debut and sophomore albums, '' Wilson Phillips'' and '' Shadows and Light'', ...

, producer * ''

Daydream Daydreaming is a stream of consciousness that detaches from current external tasks when one's attention becomes focused on a more personal and internal direction. Various names of this phenomenon exist, including mind-wandering, fantasies, a ...

'' –

** Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey,

Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia as the son of Columbia Records executive Michael Mauldin, he began his career in music at the age of nine. He discovered th ...

, Dave Hall, David Morales & Manuel Seal, producers * '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' –

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

Dallas Austin Dallas L. Austin (born December 29, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and film producer from Columbus, Georgia. Biography Early life During a 2019 interview with DJ Vlad, Dallas Austin detailed previously unknown or unconfir ...

, Bill Bottrell, David Foster,

Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreogr ...

, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam, R. Kelly, Terry Lewis, René & Bruce Swedien, producers * ''

Relish A relish (a pickle-based condiment) is a cooking, cooked and pickling, pickled culinary dish made of chopped vegetables, fruits or herbs, typically used as a condiment to enhance a staple. Examples are chutneys and the North American relish, a p ...

'' – Joan Osborne ** Rick Chertoff, producer * '' Vitalogy'' –

Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. One of the key bands in the grunge, grunge movement of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam has outsold and outlasted many of its contemporaries from the early 1990s, ...

** Brendan O'Brien & Pearl Jam, producers ; Song of the Year * "

" ** Seal, songwriter (Seal) * " I Can Love You Like That" ** Maribeth Derry, Steve Diamond & Jennifer Kimball, songwriters ( All-4-One) * " One of Us" ** Eric Bazilian, songwriter ( Joan Osborne) * " You Are Not Alone" ** R. Kelly, songwriter (

) * "

You Oughta Know "You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'', on July 10, 1995. After releasing two studio albums, Morissette left MCA Records, MCA Re ...

" **

, songwriters (Alanis Morissette) ; Best New Artist * Hootie & the Blowfish *

Brandy Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured ...

* Joan Osborne * Shania Twain

Alternative

* Best Alternative Music Performance ** Nirvana for '' MTV Unplugged in New York''

Blues

* Best Traditional Blues Album ** John Lee Hooker for '' Chill Out'' * Best Contemporary Blues Album ** Buddy Guy for '' Slippin' In''

Children's

* Best Musical Album for Children **J. Aaron Brown, David R. Lehman (producers) & Barbara Bailey Hutchison for ''Sleepy Time Lullabys'' * Best Spoken Word Album for Children **Dan Broatman, Martin Sauer (producers) & Patrick Stewart for '' Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf ''

Classical

* Best Orchestral Performance **

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music. Born in Montb ...

(conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for ''

Debussy Achille Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influe ...

: La Mer'' * Best Classical Vocal Performance ** Christopher Hogwood (conductor), Sylvia McNair & the Academy of Ancient Music for ''The Echoing Air – The Music of

Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: ; September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas, ''Dido and Aeneas''; and his incidental music to a version o ...

'' * Best Opera Recording **Raymond Minshull (producer), Charles Dutoit (conductor), Gary Lakes, Françoise Pollet, Gino Quilico, Deborah Voigt & L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Chorus for '' Berlioz: Les Troyens'' * Best Choral Performance ** Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Vance George (choir director) & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for '' Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem'' * Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) ** Seiji Ozawa (conductor),

Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman (; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist. He has performed worldwide and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a state dinner for Elizabeth II at the White House in 2007, and at the First ina ...

& the Boston Symphony Orchestra for ''The American Album – Works of Bernstein, Barber, Foss'' * Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) ** Radu Lupu for ''

Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

: Piano Sonatas (B-flat major and A major)'' * Best Chamber Music Performance ** Emanuel Ax,

Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is a French-born American Cello, cellist. Born to Chinese people, Chinese parents in Paris, he was regarded as a child prodigy there and began to study the cello with his father at age four. At the age of seven, ...

& Richard Stoltzman for '' Brahms/

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

: Clarinet Trios'' * Best Classical Contemporary Composition ** Olivier Messiaen (composer) & Myung-whun Chung (conductor) for ''Messiaen: Concert a Quatre'' * Best Classical Album **Karl-August Naegler (producer),

(conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus for ''

: La Mer; Nocturnes; Jeux''

Comedy

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

Composing and arranging

* Best Instrumental Composition ** Bill Holman (composer) for "A View From the Side" performed by The Bill Holman Band * Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television **

Alan Menken Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer and conductor. Over his career he has received List of awards and nominations received by Alan Menken, numerous accolades including winning eight Academy Awards, a Tony Awards, Tony ...

& Stephen Schwartz (songwriters) for "

Colors of the Wind "Colors of the Wind" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for Walt Disney Pictures' 33rd animated feature film, '' Pocahontas'' (1995). The film's theme song, "Colors of the Wind" was originally recorded by ...

" performed by Vanessa Williams * Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television **

Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards and a Tony ...

(composer) for '' Crimson Tide'' * Best Instrumental Arrangement ** Robert Farnon (arranger) for "Lament" performed by J. J. Johnson & the Robert Farnon Orchestra * Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s) ** Rob McConnell (arranger) for " I Get a Kick Out of You" performed by

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "the Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arrangement, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roa ...

with Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass

Country

* Best Female Country Vocal Performance ** Alison Krauss for " Baby, Now That I've Found You" * Best Male Country Vocal Performance ** Vince Gill for " Go Rest High on That Mountain" * Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ** The Mavericks for " Here Comes the Rain" * Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ** Alison Krauss & Shenandoah for " Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" * Best Country Instrumental Performance **

Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel is an American country music, Western swing music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, in 1970, and is based in Austin, Texas. The band has won nine Grammy Awards, released over 20 albums, and has charted more t ...

, Béla Fleck & Johnny Gimble for "Hightower" * Best Country Song ** Vince Gill (songwriter) for " Go Rest High on That Mountain" * Best Country Album ** Robert John "Mutt" Lange (producer) & Shania Twain for '' The Woman in Me'' * Best Bluegrass Album **The Nashville Bluegrass Band for '' Unleashed''

Folk

* Best Traditional Folk Album ** Ramblin' Jack Elliott for '' South Coast'' * Best Contemporary Folk Album **

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana (music), Americana genre ...

for '' Wrecking Ball''

Gospel

* Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album **

Michael W. Smith Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian music, contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in This Worl ...

for '' I'll Lead You Home'' * Best Rock Gospel Album ** Ashley Cleveland for ''Lesson of Love'' * Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album **

Shirley Caesar Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams (Birth name, née Caesar; born October 13, 1938), known professionally as Shirley Caesar, is an American Gospel music, gospel singer. Her career began in 1951, when she signed to Federal Records at the age of 12. Thro ...

for ''Shirley Caesar Live – He Will Come'' * Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album **

CeCe Winans Priscilla Marie Love, known professionally by her stage name as CeCe Winans, (born October 8, 1964) is an American gospel singer who has garnered 17 Grammy Awards, the most for any female gospel singer; 33 GMA Dove Awards, 19 Stellar Awards, ...

for ''Alone In His Presence'' * Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album **Bill Hearn (producer) for ''Amazing Grace – A Country Salute to Gospel'' performed by various artists * Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus ** Carol Cymbala (choir director) for ''Praise Him – Live!'' performed by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Historical

* Best Historical Album ** John Pfeiffer (producer & notes writer), Ray Hall, Thomas MacCluskey, James P. Nichols, Anthony Salvatore, Jon M. Samuels, David Satz (engineers), J.J. Stelmach (art director), Gabriel Banat, Grant Beglarian, Robert Cowan, Mortimer W. Frank, Richard Freed, Erick Friedman, Harris Goldsmith, Josefa Heifetz, George Jellinek, Irving Kolodin, Jacob Lateiner, Laurence Lesser, Myra C. Livingston, John Maltese, John Anthony Maltese, Leonard Pennario & Brooks Smith (notes writers) for ''The Heifetz Collection'' performed by Jascha Heifetz & various artists

Jazz

* Best Jazz Instrumental Solo ** Michael Brecker for " Impressions" * Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group ** McCoy Tyner Trio & Michael Brecker for "

Infinity Infinity is something which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number. It is denoted by \infty, called the infinity symbol. From the time of the Ancient Greek mathematics, ancient Greeks, the Infinity (philosophy), philosophic ...

" * Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance ** Tom Scott for " All Blues" performed by the GRP All-Star Big Band * Best Jazz Vocal Performance **

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of the C ...

for '' An Evening with Lena Horne'' * Best Contemporary Jazz Performance ** Pat Metheny Group for " We Live Here" * Best Latin Jazz Performance ** Jobim for '' Antonio Brasileiro''

Latin

* Best Latin Pop Performance ** Jon Secada for ''Amor'' * Best Tropical Latin Performance ** Gloria Estefan for '' Abriendo Puertas'' * Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance ** Flaco Jiménez for '' Flaco Jiménez''

Musical show

* Best Musical Show Album ** Arif Mardin, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (producers) & the original Broadway cast for '' Smokey Joe's Cafe – The Songs of Leiber & Stoller''

Music video

* Best Music Video, Short Form ** Ceán Chaffin (producer),

Mark Romanek Mark Lee Romanek (; born September 18, 1959) is an American film, music video and commercial director and photographer. He is best known for directing the films ''One Hour Photo'' (2002) and ''Never Let Me Go (2010 film), Never Let Me Go'' (2010) ...

(director),

for " Scream" * Best Music Video, Long Form **Robert Warr (producer), François Girard (director) &

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career wit ...

for '' Secret World Live''

New Age

* Best New Age Album ** George Winston for ''

Forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...

Packaging and notes

* Best Recording Package **

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitch ...

& Robbie Cavolina (art directors) for '' Turbulent Indigo'' performed by Joni Mitchell * Best Recording Package – Boxed **

Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestra ...

& Gail Zappa (art directors) for '' Civilization Phaze III'' performed by Frank Zappa * Best Album Notes ** Rob Bowman (notes writer) for '' The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972–1975'' performed by various artists

Polka

* Best Polka Album ** Jimmy Sturr for '' I Love to Polka''

Pop

; Best Female Pop Vocal Performance * " No More 'I Love You's'" – Annie Lennox * "

Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

" –

* " I Know" – Dionne Farris * " One of Us" – Joan Osborne * " You Got It" - Bonnie Raitt * "

" – Vanessa Williams ; Best Male Pop Vocal Performance * "

" – Seal * " Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" –

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a British and Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million album, records and Single (music), si ...

* " You Are Not Alone" –

* " Believe" –

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

* " When We Dance" – Sting ; Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals * " Let Her Cry – " Hootie & the Blowfish * " I Can Love You Like That" – All-4-One * " Love Will Keep Us Alive" –

Eagles Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...

* " I'll Be There for You" – The Rembrandts * " Waterfalls" – TLC ; Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals * " Have I Told You Lately" –

The Chieftains The Chieftains were a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous w ...

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK ...

* " Someone to Love" – Jon B. featuring Babyface * "When You Love Someone" – Anita Baker with James Ingram * " One Sweet Day" –

and

* " Scream" –

and

; Best Pop Instrumental Performance * " Mariachi Suite" – Los Lobos * " In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" –

The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock music, rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. Its founding members were brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar, lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards), as well as Dickey Betts ( ...

* " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – Kenny G * " Yesterday" –

Dave Grusin Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, incl ...

* " Song B" – Bruce Hornsby ; Best Pop Album * '' Turbulent Indigo'' –

** Larry Klein, producer * ''

'' –

** Walter Afanasieff,

, Dave Hall, David Morales & Manuel Seal, producers * '' Hell Freezes Over'' –

, Elliot Scheiner, Rob Jacobs, and Stan Lynch, producers * '' Medusa'' – Annie Lennox ** Stephen Lipson, producer * '' Bedtime Stories'' –

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

, Babyface, Dave Hall, and Nellee Hooper, producers

Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical ** David Bianco, Jim Scott, Richard Dodd & Stephen McLaughlin (engineers) for '' Wildflowers'' performed by

Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the leader and frontman of the Rock music, rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s sup ...

* Best Engineered Album, Classical **

Jonathan Stokes Jonathan Stokes (c. 1755 – 30 April 1831) was an English physician and botanist, a member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham, and an early adopter of the heart drug digitalis. Life and work Stokes was probably born in Chesterfield, Derb ...

, Michael Mailes (engineers), Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) & the

San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony, founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley, San Francisco, Hayes Valley ne ...

for '' Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Kossuth – Symphonic Poem'' * Producer of the Year ** Babyface * Classical Producer of the Year ** Steven Epstein

R&B

* Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ** Anita Baker for " I Apologize" * Best Male R&B Vocal Performance **

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

for " For Your Love" * Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ** TLC for " Creep" * Best R&B Song **

(songwriter) for " For Your Love" * Best R&B Album ** TLC for '' CrazySexyCool''

Rap

; Best Rap Solo Performance * " Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio * " Keep Their Heads Ringin'" – Dr. Dre * " Big Poppa" – The Notorious B.I.G. * " I Wish" – Skee-Lo * " Dear Mama" – 2Pac ; Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group *" I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" –

Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and is half of the hip hop duo Method Man & R ...

featuring Mary J. Blige *" 1st of tha Month" –

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (formerly known as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e and also referred to as simply Bone Thugs or Bone) is an American hip hop group formed in 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio. Consisting of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie ...

*" Throw Your Set in the Air" –

Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American Hip hop music, hip hop group formed in South Gate, California in 1988. One of the first Latin groups to gain mainstream recognition in hip hop, they have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and have obtained multi ...

*" Feel Me Flow" – Naughty by Nature *" What Would You Do?" –

Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip-hop duo composed of West Coast rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were among the first acts to sign to Death Row Records in 1992. Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998; they left th ...

; Best Rap Album *'' Poverty's Paradise'' – Naughty by Nature *'' E. 1999 Eternal'' –

; D.J. U-Neek, producer *'' Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version'' – Ol' Dirty Bastard; the RZA, producer *'' I Wish'' – Skee-Lo; Walter "Kandor" Kahn & Skee-Lo, producers *'' Me Against the World'' – 2Pac

Reggae

* Best Reggae Album ** Shaggy for '' Boombastic''

Rock

* Best Female Rock Vocal Performance **

for "

" * Best Male Rock Vocal Performance **

for " You Don't Know How It Feels" * Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ** Blues Traveler for " Run-Around" * Best Rock Instrumental Performance ** Allman Brothers Band for " Jessica" * Best Hard Rock Performance **

for " Spin the Black Circle" * Best Metal Performance **

Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. Its members are the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trent Reznor and his frequent col ...

for " Happiness in Slavery" * Best Rock Song **

(songwriters) for "

" performed by Alanis Morissette * Best Rock Album **

(producer) &

for '' Jagged Little Pill''

Spoken

* Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album **

Maya Angelou Maya Angelou ( ; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credi ...

for '' Phenomenal Woman'' * Best Spoken Comedy Album ** Jonathan Winters for ''Crank(y) Calls ''

Traditional pop

* Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance **

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

for '' Duets II''

World

* Best World Music Album ** Deep Forest for '' Boheme''

Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received List of awards and nominations re ...

References

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