The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 1999.
| Record: |
"My Heart Will Go On", Celine Dion |
| Album: |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia Records) |
| Song: |
"My Heart Will Go On", James Horner and Will Jennings, songwriters |
| New Artist: |
Lauryn Hill |
| Female Pop Vocal: |
"My Heart Will Go On", Celine Dion |
| Male Pop Vocal: |
"My Father's Eyes", Eric Clapton |
| Pop Duo or Group with Vocals: |
"Jump Jive An' Wail", The Brian Setzer Orchestra |
| Pop Collaboration with Vocals: |
"I Still Have That Other Girl", Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach |
| Pop Instrumental: |
"Sleepwalk", The Brian Setzer Orchestra |
| Dance Recording: |
"Ray of Light", Madonna |
| Pop Album: |
Ray of Light, Madonna (Maverick/Warner Bros. Records) |
| Traditional Pop Album: |
Live at Carnegie Hall - The 50th Anniversary Concert, Patti Page |
| Female Rock Vocal: |
"Uninvited", Alanis Morissette |
| Male Rock Vocal: |
"Fly Away", Lenny Kravitz |
| Rock Duo or Group with Vocals: |
"Pink", Aerosmith |
| Hard Rock: |
"Most High", Jimmy Page and Robert Plant |
| Metal: |
"Better Than You", Metallica |
| Rock Instrumental: |
"The Roots of Coincidence", Pat Metheny Group |
| Rock Song: |
"Uninvited", Alanis Morissette, songwriter |
| Rock Album: |
The Globe Sessions, Sheryl Crow (A&M Records) |
| Alternative Album: |
Hello Nasty, Beastie Boys |
| Female R&B Vocal: |
"Doo Wop (That Thing)", Lauryn Hill |
| Male R&B Vocal: |
"St. Louis Blues", Stevie Wonder |
| R&B Duo or Group with Vocals: |
"The Boy Is Mine", Brandy and Monica |
| R&B Song: |
"Doo Wop (That Thing)", Lauryn Hill, songwriter |
| R&B Album: |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia Records) |
| Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: |
Live! One Night Only, Patti LaBelle |
| Rap Solo: |
"Gettin' Jiggy Wit It", Will Smith |
| Rap Duo or Group: |
"Intergalactic", Beastie Boys |
| Rap Album: |
Vol. 2 . . .Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z |
| Female Country Vocal: |
"You're Still the One", Shania Twain |
| Male Country Vocal: |
"If You Ever Have Forever in Mind", Vince Gill |
| Country Duo or Group with Vocals: |
"There's Your Trouble", Dixie Chicks |
| Country Collaboration with Vocals: |
"Same Old Train", Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt, and Dwight Yoakam |
| Country Instrumental: |
"A Soldier's Joy", Randy Scruggs and Vince Gill |
| Country Song: |
"You're Still the One", Robert John "Mutt Lange and Shania Twain, songwriters |
| Country Album: |
Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks (Monument Records) |
| Bluegrass Album: |
Bluegrass Rules!, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Skaggs Family Records) |
| New Age Album: |
Landmarks, Clannad (Atlantic Records) |
| Contemporary Jazz: |
Imaginary Day, Pat Metheny Group |
| Jazz Vocal: |
I Remember Miles, Shirley Horn |
| Jazz Instrumental, Solo: |
"Rhumbata", Chick Corea and Gary Burton |
| Jazz Instrumental, Individual or Group: |
Gershwin's World, Herbie Hancock (Verve Records) |
| Large Jazz Ensemble: |
Count Plays Duke, Count Basie Orchestra |
| Latin Jazz: |
Hot House, Arturo Sandoval |
| Rock Gospel Album: |
You Are There, Ashley Cleveland (Cadence/204 Records) |
| Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: |
This Is My Song, Deniece Williams (Harmony Records) |
| Southern Gospel, Country Gospel, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: |
The Apostle - Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture, various artists (Sparrow Records/Rising Tide [MCA]) |
| Traditional Soul Gospel Album: |
He Leadeth Me, Cissy Houston (House Of Blues Music) |
| Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: |
The Nu Nation Project, Kirk Franklin (Gospo Centric Records) |
| Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: |
Reflections, The Associates; O'Landa Draper, Choir Director (Warner Alliance Records) |
| Latin Pop: |
Vuelve, Ricky Martin |
| Latin Rock/Alternative: |
Sueños Liquidos, Mana |
| Tropical Latin: |
Contra la Corriente, Marc Anthony |
| Mexican-American: |
Los Super Seven, Los Super Seven |
| Tejano: |
Said and Done, Flaco Jimenez |
| Traditional Blues: |
Any Place I'm Going, Otis Rush (House Of Blues Records) |
| Contemporary Blues: |
Slow Down, Keb' Mo' (Okeh/550 Music) |
| Traditional Folk: |
Long Journey Home, The Chieftains with various artists (Wicklow Records) |
| Contemporary Folk: |
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams (Mercury Records) |
| Reggae Album: |
Friends, Sly and Robbie (EastWest Records America/EEG) |
| World Music Album: |
Quanta Live, Gilberto Gil (Atlantic/Mesa Records) |
| Polka Album: |
Dance with Me, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Rounder Records) |
| Musical Album for Children: |
Elmopalooza!, The Sesame Street Muppets with various artists (Sony Wonder Records) |
| Spoken Word Album for Children: |
The Children's Shakespeare, various artists (Dove Audio) |
| Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album: |
Still Me (Christopher Reeve), Christopher Reeve (Random House Audio Books) |
| Spoken Comedy Album: |
The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner (Rhino Records) |
| Musical Show Album: |
The Lion King (Walt Disney Records) |
| Instrumental Composition: |
"Almost 12", Bela Fleck, Future Man, and Victor Lemonte Wooten, composers |
| Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or for Television: |
Saving Private Ryan, John Williams, composer |
| Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: |
"My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic), James Horner and Will Jennings, songwriters |
| Instrumental Arrangement: |
"Waltz for Debby", Don Sebesky, arranger |
| Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals: |
"St. Louis Blues", Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin, and Stevie Wonder, arrangers |
| Best Recording Package: |
Ray of Light, Kevin Reagan, art director (Maverick/Warner Bros. Records) |
| Best Recording Package - Boxed: |
The Complete Hank Williams, Jim Kemp and Virginia Team, art directors (Rhino Records) |
| Best Album Notes: |
Miles Davis Quintet 19651968, Bob Belden, Todd Coolman and Michael Cuscuna, album notes writers |
| Historical Album: |
The Complete Hank Williams (Mercury Records Nashville) |
| Best-Engineered Album, Non-Classical: |
The Globe Sessions, Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker and Andy Wallace, engineers (A&M Records) |
| Producer, Non-Classical: |
Rob Cavallo |
| Remixer, Non-Classical: |
David Morales |
| Best-Engineered Album, Classical: |
Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana, Jack Renner, engineer |
| Classical Producer: |
Steven Epstein |
| Classical Album: |
Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Shaw, conductor (Telarc) |
| Orchestral: |
Mahler: Sym. No. 9, Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Opera: |
Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle, Pierre Boulez, conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Choral: |
Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana, Robert Shaw, conductor (Telarc) |
| Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra: |
Penderecki: Violin Con. No. 2 "Metamorphosen, Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor |
| Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra: |
Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 6, Murray Perahia, piano |
| Chamber Music: |
American Scenes (Works of Copland, Previn, Barber, Gershwin), Andre Previn, piano; Gil Shaham, violin |
| Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor): |
"Reich: Music for 18 Musicians", Steve Reich and Musicians |
| Classical Vocal: |
The Beautiful Voice (Works of Charpentier, Gounod, Massenet, Flotow, Etc.), Renee Fleming, soprano |
| Classical Contemporary Composition: |
Penderecki: Violin Con. No. 2 "Metamorphosen, Krzysztof Penderecki, composer |
| Classical Crossover Album: |
"Soul of the Tango - The Music of Astor Piazzolla, Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Jorge Calandrelli, conductor |
| Music Video, Short Form: |
"Ray of Light", Jonas Akerlund, video director |
| Music Video, Long Form: |
American Masters: Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, video director |