42ND GRAMMY AWARDS

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The 42nd Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. During the show, Carlos Santana won an amazing 8 Grammys, tying Michael Jackson's record for most grammy awards won in a single night. Christina Aguilera won Best New Artist surprising many by beating out former Mickey Mouse Club co-star Britney Spears. This win helped lead to an alleged rivalry and feud between the two. Also known at that years show was the iconic Versace green dress worn by Jennifer Lopez.

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Award winners:

Alternative

Blues

Children's

Classical

Composing and arranging

Country

Film/TV/Media

Folk

Gospel

Historical

Jazz

Latin

Musical Show

Music video

New Age

Packaging and Notes

Polka

Pop

Production and engineering

R&B

Rap

Reggae

Rock

Spoken

Trad Pop

World

Award winners:

★ Record of the Year

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★ Matt Serletic (producer), David Thoener (engineer/mixer), Rob Thomas & Santana for "Smooth"

★ Album of the Year

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★ Clive Davis, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Dust Brothers, Alex Gonzales, Charles Goodan, Stephen M. Harris, Lauryn Hill, Art Hodge, Wyclef Jean, Fher Olvera, KC Porter, Dante Ross, Matt Serletic (producers), Mike Couzzi, Benny Faccone, Steve Farrone, Steve Fontano, David Frazer, Jim Gaines, John Gamble, Commissioner Gordon, Andy Grassi, John Karpowich, Glenn Kolotkin, Tom Lord-Alge, Jeff Poe, Tony Prendatt, Anton Pukshansky, Warren Riker, Jim Scott, John Seymour, Matty Spindel, Chris Theis, David Thoener, T-Ray, Alvaro Villagra (engineers/mixers) & Santana for Supernatural (album)

★ Song of the Year

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★ Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) for "Smooth" performed by Santana featuring Rob Thomas

★ Best New Artist

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★ Christina Aguilera

Alternative

★ Best Alternative Music Performance

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★ Beck for ''Mutations''

Blues

★ Best Traditional Blues Album

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★ B. B. King for ''Blues on the Bayou''

★ Best Contemporary Blues Album

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★ The Robert Cray Band for ''Take Your Shoes Off''

Children's

★ Best Musical Album for Children

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★ Andy Hill (producer) for ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' performed by various artists

★ Best Spoken Word Album for Children

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★ Steven Epstein, David Frost (producers), Graham Greene, Kate Winslet & Wynton Marsalis for ''Listen to the Storyteller''

Classical

★ Best Orchestral Performance

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★ 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

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★ Claudio Abbado (conductor), Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Quasthoff & the Berliner Philharmonic for ''Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn''

★ Best Opera Recording

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★ 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

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★ 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)

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★ Charles Dutoit (conductor), Martha Argerich & the Orchestre Symphonie de Montréal for ''Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3/Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3''

★ Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

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★ Vladimir Ashkenazy for ''Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87''

★ Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)

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★ Joseph Jennings (conductor) & Chanticleer for ''Colors of Love - Works of Thomas, Stucky, Tavener & Rands''

★ Best Chamber Music Performance

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★ 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

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★ Pierre Boulez (composer) & the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for ''Boulez: Répons''

★ Best Classical Album

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★ 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

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★ 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

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★ Don Sebesky (composer) for "Joyful Noise Suite"

★ Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

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★ Madonna & William Orbit (songwriters) for "Beautiful Stranger" performed by Madonna

★ Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

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★ Randy Newman (composer) for ''A Bug's Life''

★ Best Instrumental Arrangement

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★ Don Sebesky (arranger) for "Chelsea Bridge"

★ Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

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★ Alan Broadbent (arranger) for "Lonely Town" performed by the Charlie Haden Quartet West featuring Shirley Horn

Country

★ Best Female Country Vocal Performance

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★ Shania Twain for "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"

★ Best Male Country Vocal Performance

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★ George Jones for "Choices"

★ Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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★ The Dixie Chicks for "Ready to Run"

★ Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

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★ Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt for "After the Gold Rush"

★ Best Country Instrumental Performance

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★ Tommy Allsup, Asleep at the Wheel, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill & Steve Wariner for "Bob's Breakdowns"

★ Best Country Song

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★ Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain (songwriters) for "Come On Over" performed by Shania Twain

★ Best Country Album

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★ Blake Chancey, Paul Worley (producers), John Guess, Billy Sherrill (engineers/mixers) & the Dixie Chicks for ''Fly''

★ Best Bluegrass Album

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★ Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder for ''Ancient Tones''

Film/TV/Media

★ Best Soundtrack Album

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★ Mark Mancina (producer) & Phil Collins (producer & artist) for ''Tarzan''

Folk

★ Best Traditional Folk Album

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★ June Carter Cash for ''Press On''

★ Best Contemporary Folk Album

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★ Tom Waits for ''Mule Variations''

Gospel

★ Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

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★ Steven Curtis Chapman for ''Speechless''

★ Best Rock Gospel Album

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★ Rebecca St. James for ''Pray''

★ Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

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★ Shirley Caesar for ''Christmas with Shirley Caesar''

★ Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

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★ Yolanda Adams for ''Mountain High...Valley Low''

★ Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

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★ Bill Gaither & Gloria Gaither for ''Kennedy Center Homecoming''

★ Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album

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★ Carol Cymbala (choir director) for ''High and Lifted Up'' performed by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Historical

★ Best Historical Album

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★ 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

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★ Wayne Shorter for "In Walked Wayne"

★ Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group

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★ Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland & Pat Metheny for ''Like Minds''

★ Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance

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★ Bob Florence for ''Serendipity 18''

★ Best Jazz Vocal Performance

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★ Diana Krall for ''When I Look in Your Eyes''

★ Best Contemporary Jazz Performance

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★ David Sanborn for ''Inside''

★ Best Latin Jazz Performance

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★ Poncho Sanchez for ''Latin Soul''

Latin

★ Best Latin Pop Performance

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★ Rubén Blades for ''Tiempos''

★ Best Traditional Tropical Latin Performance

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★ Tito Puente for ''Mambo Birdland''

★ Best Mexican-American Performance

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★ Plácido Domingo for ''100 Años de Mariachi''

★ Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance

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★ Chris Perez Band for ''Resurrection''

★ Best Tejano Performance

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★ Los Palominos for ''Por Eso Te Amo''

★ Best Salsa Performance

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★ Los Van Van for ''Llego...Van Van - Van Van Is Here''

★ Best Merengue Performance

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★ Elvis Crespo for ''Pintame''

Musical Show

★ Best Musical Show Album

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★ 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

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★ 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

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★ 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

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★ Paul Winter for ''Celtic Solstice''

Packaging and Notes

★ Best Recording Package

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★ Buddy Jackson, Ray Benson & Sally Carns (art directors) for ''Ride With Bob'' performed by Asleep at the Wheel

★ Best Boxed Recording Package

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★ Arnold Levine & Ron Jaramillo (art directors) for ''Miles Davis - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions'' performed by Miles Davis

★ Best Album Notes

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★ Bob Blumenthal (notes writer) for ''John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings'' performed by John Coltrane

Polka

★ Best Polka Album

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★ Brave Combo for ''Polkasonic''

Pop

★ Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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★ Sarah McLachlan for "I Will Remember You"

★ Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

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★ Sting for "Brand New Day"

★ Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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★ Santana for "Maria Maria"

★ Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

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★ Rob Thomas & Santana for "Smooth"

★ Best Pop Instrumental Performance

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★ Santana for "El Farol"

★ Best Dance Recording

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

★ Best Pop Album

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★ Neil Dorfsman, Simon Osborne (engineers/mixers), Kipper (producer) & Sting (producer & artist) for ''Brand New Day''

Production and engineering

★ Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

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★ Al Schmitt (engineer) for ''When I Look in Your Eyes'' performed by Diana Krall

★ Best Engineered Album, Classical

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★ 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

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★ Walter Afanasieff

★ Producer of the Year, Classical

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★ Adam Abeshouse

★ Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical

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★ Club 69 (Peter Rauhofer)

R&B

★ Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

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★ Whitney Houston for "It's Not Right but It's Okay"

★ Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

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★ Barry White for "Staying Power"

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

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★ TLC for "No Scrubs"

★ Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

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★ Barry White for ''Staying Power''

★ Best Rhythm & Blues Song

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★ Kandi Burruss, Kevin Briggs & Tameka Cottle (songwriters) for "No Scrubs" performed by TLC

★ Best R&B Album

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

Rap

★ Best Rap Solo Performance

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★ Eminem for "My Name Is"

★ Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

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★ Erykah Badu & The Roots for "You Got Me"

★ Best Rap Album

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★ Mr. B (engineer/mixer), Jeff Bass, Marky Bass (producers) & Eminem (producer & artist) for ''The Slim Shady LP''

Reggae

★ Best Reggae Album

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★ Burning Spear for ''Calling Rastafari''

Rock

★ Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

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★ Sheryl Crow for "Sweet Child o' Mine"

★ Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

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★ Lenny Kravitz for "American Woman"

★ Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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★ Everlast & Santana for "Put Your Lights On"

★ Best Rock Instrumental Performance

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★ Eric Clapton & Santana for "The Calling"

★ Best Hard Rock Performance

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★ Metallica for "Whiskey in the Jar"

★ Best Metal Performance

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★ Black Sabbath for "Iron Man"

★ Best Rock Song

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

★ Best Rock Album

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

Spoken

★ Best Spoken Word Album

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★ LeVar Burton for ''The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.''

★ Best Spoken Comedy Album

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★ Chris Rock for ''Bigger & Blacker''

Trad Pop

★ Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

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★ Tony Bennett for ''Bennett Sings Ellington - Hot & Cool''

World

★ Best World Music Album

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★ Caetano Veloso for ''Livro''
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