The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on February 25, 1998.
| Record: |
"Sunny Came Home", Shawn Colvin |
| Album: |
Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan (Columbia Records) |
| Song: |
"Sunny Came Home", Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal, songwriters |
| New Artist: |
Paula Cole |
| Female Pop Vocal: |
"Building a Mystery", Sarah McLachlan |
| Male Pop Vocal: |
"Candle in the Wind 1997", Elton John |
| Pop Duo or Group with Vocals: |
"Virtual Insanity", Jamiroquai |
| Pop Collaboration with Vocals: |
"Don't Look Back", John Lee Hooker with Van Morrison |
| Pop Instrumental: |
"Last Dance", Sarah McLachlan |
| Dance Recording: |
"Carry On", Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder |
| Pop Album: |
Hourglass, James Taylor (Columbia Records) |
| Traditional Pop Album: |
Tony Bennett on Holiday, Tony Bennett |
| Female Rock Vocal: |
"Criminal", Fiona Apple |
| Male Rock Vocal: |
"Cold Irons Bound", Bob Dylan |
| Rock Duo or Group with Vocals: |
"One Headlight", the Wallflowers |
| Hard Rock: |
"The End Is the Beginning Is the End", the Smashing Pumpkins |
| Metal: |
"Ænima", Tool |
| Rock Instrumental: |
"Block Rockin' Beats", the Chemical Brothers |
| Rock Song: |
"One Headlight", Jakob Dylan, songwriter |
| Rock Album: |
Blue Moon Swamp, John Fogerty (Warner Bros. Records) |
| Alternative Album: |
OK Computer, Radiohead |
| Female R&B Vocal: |
"On and On", Erykah Badu |
| Male R&B Vocal: |
"I Believe I Can Fly", R. Kelly |
| R&B Duo or Group with Vocals: |
"No Diggity", Blackstreet |
| \R&B Song: |
"I Believe I Can Fly", R. Kelly, songwriter |
| \R&B Album: |
Baduizm, Erykah Badu (Kedar/Universal Records) |
| \Rap Solo: |
"Men in Black", Will Smith |
| \Rap Duo or Group: |
"I'll Be Missing You", Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| \Rap Album: |
No Way Out, Puff Daddy and the Family |
| \Female Country Vocal: |
"How Do I Live", Trisha Yearwood |
| \Male Country Vocal: |
"Pretty Little Adriana", Vince Gill |
| \Country Duo or Group with Vocals: |
"Looking in the Eyes of Love", Alison Krauss and Union Station |
| \Country Collaboration with Vocals: |
"In Another's Eyes", Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks |
| \Country Instrumental: |
"Little Liza Jane", Alison Krauss and Union Station |
| \Country Song: |
"Butterfly Kisses", Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas, songwriters |
| \Country Album: |
Unchained, Johnny Cash (American Records) |
| \Bluegrass Album: |
So Long So Wrong, Alison Krauss and Union Station (Rounder Records) |
| New Age Album: |
Oracle, Michael Hedges (Windham Hill Records) |
| Contemporary Jazz: |
Into the Sun, Randy Brecker |
| Jazz Vocal: |
Dear Ella, Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| Jazz Instrumental, Solo: |
"Stardust", Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton |
| Jazz Instrumental, Individual or Group: |
Beyond the Missouri Sky, Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny (Verve Records) |
| Large Jazz Ensemble: |
Joe Henderson Big Band, Joe Henderson Big Band |
| Latin Jazz: |
Habana, Roy Hargrove's Crisol |
| Rock Gospel Album: |
Welcome to the Freak Show: dc Talk Live in Concert, dc Talk (ForeFront Records) |
| Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: |
Much Afraid, Jars of Clay (Silvertone/Essential Records) |
| Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album: |
Amazing Grace 2: A Country Salute to Gospel, various artists (Sparrow Records) |
| Traditional Soul Gospel Album: |
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, the Fairfield Four (Warner Bros. Records Nashville) |
| Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: |
Brothers, Take 6 (Warner–Alliance Records) |
| Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: |
God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation, God's Property; Kirk Franklin, Choir Director (B–Rite Music) |
| Latin Pop: |
Romances, Luis Miguel |
| Latin Rock/Alternative: |
Fabulosos Calavera, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs |
| Tropical Latin: |
Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder |
| Mexican-American/Tejano: |
En Tus Manos, La Mafia |
| Traditional Blues: |
Don't Look Back, John Lee Hooker (Pointblank/Virgin Records America) |
| Contemporary Blues: |
Senor Blues, Taj Mahal (Private Music) |
| Traditional Folk: |
L'Amour ou la Folie, BeauSoleil (Rhino Records) |
| Contemporary Folk: |
Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan (Columbia Records) |
| Reggae Album: |
Fallen is Babylon, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Elektra Records/EEG) |
| World Music Album: |
Nascimento, Milton Nascimento (Warner Bros. Records) |
| Polka Album: |
Living on Polka Time, Jimmy Sturr (Rounder Records) |
| Musical Album for Children: |
All Aboard!, John Denver (Sony Wonder Records) |
| Spoken Word Album for Children: |
Winnie-The-Pooh, Charles Kuralt (Penguin Audiobooks) |
| Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album: |
Charles Kuralt's Spring, Charles Kuralt (Simon and Schuster Audioworks) |
| Spoken Comedy Album: |
Roll With the New, Chris Rock (DreamWorks Records) |
| Musical Show Album: |
Chicago: the Musical (RCA Victor) |
| Instrumental Composition: |
"Aung San Suu Kyi", Wayne Shorter, composer |
| Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or for Television: |
The English Patient, Gabriel Yared, composer |
| Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: |
"I Believe I Can Fly” (from Space Jam), R. Kelly, songwriter |
| Instrumental Arrangement: |
"Straight, No Chaser", Bill Holman, arranger |
| Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals: |
"Cotton Tail", Slide Hampton, arranger |
| Best Recording Package: |
Various Artists: Titanic - Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage, Hugh Brown, Al Q., and Jeff Smith, art directors (Rhino Records) |
| Best Recording Package - Boxed: |
Various Artists: Beg, Scream and Shout! The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul, Hugh Brown, David Gorman and Rachel Gutek, art directors (Rhino Records) |
| Best Album Notes: |
Various Artists: Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded), John Fahey, Luis Kemnitzer, Joh Pankake, Chuck Pirtle, Jeff Place, Neil V. Rosenberg, Luc Sante, Peter Stampfel and Eric Von Schmidt, album notes writers |
| Historical Album: |
Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) |
| Best-Engineered Album, Non-Classical: |
James Taylor: Hourglass, Frank Filipetti, engineer (Columbia Records) |
| Producer: |
Babyface |
| Remixer: |
Frankie Knuckles |
| Best-Engineered Album, Classical: |
Copland: The Music of America, Michael Bishop and Jack Renner, engineers |
| Classical Producer: |
Steven Epstein |
| Classical Album: |
Premieres: Cello Concertos (Works of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse), Philadelphia Orchestra (Sony Classical) |
| Orchestral: |
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia, Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Opera: |
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (London Records) |
| Choral: |
Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Robert Shaw, conductor (Telarc) |
| Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra: |
Premieres: Cello Concertos (Works of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse), Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello; David Zinman, conductor |
| Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra: |
Bach: Suites for Solo Cello Nos. 1–6, Janos Starker, cello |
| Chamber Music: |
Beethoven: The String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet |
| Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor): |
"Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1", Claudio Abbado conducting members of the Berliner Philharmonic |
| Classical Vocal: |
An Italian Songbook (Works of Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini), Cecilia Bartoli |
| Classical Contemporary Composition: |
"Adams: El Dorado", John Adams, composer |
| Music Video, Short Form: |
"Got 'Till It's Gone", Janet Jackson; Mark Romanek and Aris McGarry, video directors |
| Music Video, Long Form: |
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill, Live, Alanis Morissette and Steve Purcell, video directors |
