40th Annual Grammy Awards

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40th Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 25, 1998
LocationRadio City Music Hall, New York City
Hosted byKelsey Grammer
Most awardsBob Dylan, Alison Krauss and R. Kelly (3)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Performers[edit]

Presenters[edit]

Award winners[edit]

Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and R. Kelly were the main recipients with three awards each.[1] Following R. Kelly's federal conviction of racketeering and violations of the Mann Act in New York on September 27, 2021, The Recording Academy received major backlash for refusing to strip Kelly of his awards.[2]

General[edit]

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

Pop[edit]

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Dance Recording
Best Pop Album
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

Alternative[edit]

Best Alternative Music Performance

Blues[edit]

Children's[edit]

Comedy[edit]

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

Classical[edit]

Composing and arranging[edit]

Country[edit]

other nominees

other nominees

Folk[edit]

Gospel[edit]

Historical[edit]

Jazz[edit]

Latin[edit]

Musical show[edit]

New Age[edit]

Packaging and notes[edit]

Polka[edit]

Production and engineering[edit]

R&B[edit]

Rap[edit]

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

Reggae[edit]

Rock[edit]

Spoken[edit]

Traditional pop[edit]

World[edit]

Music video[edit]

Best Short Form Music Video
Best Long Form Music Video

Special merit awards[edit]

MusiCares Person of the Year[edit]

Grammy Legend Award[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1997 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "R. Kelly's three Grammys will not be rescinded — for now — Recording Academy CEO says". Chicago Sun-Times. October 26, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2022.