Award ceremony
The 39th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997, at Madison Square Garden, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Babyface was the night's biggest winner, with 3 awards. Celine Dion, Toni Braxton, Sheryl Crow, and The Fugees won two awards. Celine Dion for "Best Pop Album" and "Album of the Year" and Toni Braxton for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance".[1] The show was hosted by Ellen Degeneres who also performed the opening with Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Rait, and Chaka Khan.
Performers
Presenters
Award winners
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General
- Record of the Year
- Album of the Year
- Falling Into You – Celine Dion
- Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Aldo Nova, Rick Nowels, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman and Ric Wake, producers
- Odelay – Beck
- The Score – Fugees
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins
- Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack – various artists
- Song of the Year
- Best New Artist
Pop
- 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 Pop Album
Traditional Pop
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
Rock
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Hard Rock Performance
- Best Metal Performance
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Best Rock Song
- Best Rock Album
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music Performance
- Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees
- "Slow Jams" – Babyface and Tamia with Portrait and Barry White
- "Stomp" – Luke Cresswell, Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison, Everett Bradley, Mr. X, Melle Mel, Coolio, Yo-Yo, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal and Luniz
- "Don't Let Go (Love)" – En Vogue
- "Never Miss the Water" – Chaka Khan featuring Meshell Ndegeocello
- Best R&B Song
- Best R&B Album
Blues
- Best Traditional Blues Album
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
Children's
- Best Musical Album for Children
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Comedy
- From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.
Classical
Composing and arranging
Country
Folk
Gospel
Historical
Jazz
Latin
Musical Show
Music video
New Age
Packaging and Notes
Polka
Production and engineering
Rap
- Best Rap Solo Performance
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Best Rap Album
Reggae
Spoken
World
Special Merit Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
References
- ^ "1996 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "The Complete List of Nominees". 8 January 1997. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External links
- 39th Grammy Awards at the Internet Movie Database