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What happened in history on this day: February 22?
On February 22 in ...
- 1941 - Paul Creston's first Symphony, premieres.
- 1956 - Elvis Presley's first hit in Billboard's top 10: "Heartbreak Hotel".
- 1963 - The Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs).
- 1989 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 31st Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry Be Happy";
- Album of the Year: George Michael for "Faith";
- Song of the Year: Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry Be Happy";
- Best New Artist: Tracy Chapman;
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Tracy Chapman for "Fast Car";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry Be Happy";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Manhattan Transfer for "Brasil";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist): David Sanborn for "Close-up";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Tina Turner for "Tina Live In Europe";
- Best Rock vocal Performance, Male: Robert Palmer for "Simply Irresistible";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: U2 for "Desire";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist): Carlos Santana for "Blues For Salvador";
- Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental: Jethro Tull for "Crest Of A Knave";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Anita Baker for "Giving You The Best That I Got";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Terence Trent D'arby for "Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'arby";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Gladys Knight and The Pips for "Love Overboard";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist): Chick Corea for "Light Years";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Anita Baker, Randy Holland and Skip Scarborough for "Giving You The Best That I Got";
- Best Rap Performance: D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince for "Parents Just Don't Understand";
- Best New Age Performance: Shadowfax for "Folksongs For A Nuclear Village";
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance: Yellowjackets for "Politics";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female: Betty Carter for "Look What I Got!";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male: Bobby McFerrin for "Brothers";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group: Take 6 for "Spread Love";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist (on a jazz recording): Michael Brecker for "Don't Try This At Home";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group: David Murray, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Cecil McBee and Roy Haynes for "Blues For Coltrane - A Tribute To John Coltrane";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band: Gil Evans and The Monday Night Orchestra for "Bud and Bird";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: K.T. Oslin for "Hold Me";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Randy Travis for "Old 8x10";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Judds for "Give A Little Love";
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration: Roy Orbison and k.d. lang for "Crying";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist): Asleep At The Wheel for "Sugarfoot Rag";
- Best Bluegrass Recording (vocal or instrumental): Bill Monroe for "Southern Flavor";
- Best Country Song: K.T. Oslin for "Hold Me";
- Best Gospel Performance, Female: Amy Grant for "Lead Me On";
- Best Gospel Performance, Male: Larnelle Harris for "Christmas";
- Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus: The Winans for "The Winans Live At Carnegie Hall";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male: BeBe Winans for "Abundant Life";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus: Take 6 for "WINNER";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Roberto Carlos for "Roberto Carlos";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Rubén Blades for "Antecedente";
- Best Mexican-American Performance: Linda Ronstadt for "Canciones De Mi Padre";
- Best Traditional Blues Recording: Willie Dixon for "Hidden Charms";
- Best Contemporary Blues Recording: The Robert Cray Band for "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark";
- Best Traditional Folk Recording: Don DeVito, Harold Leventhal, Joe McEwen, and Ralph Rinzler for "Folkways -- A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly";
- Best Contemporary Folk Recording: Tracy Chapman for "Tracy Chapman";
- Best Polka Recording: Jimmy Sturr for "Born To Polka";
- Best Reggae Recording: Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers for "Conscious Party";
- Best Recording for Children: Robin Williams, Ry Cooder, and Mark Sottnick for "Pecos Bill";
- Best Comedy Recording: Robin Williams for "Good Morning, Vietnam";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording: Jesse Jackson for "Speech By Rev. Jesse Jackson";
- Best Musical Cast Show Album: Stephen Sondheim and Jay David Saks for "Into The Woods";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Mike Post for "The Theme From LA Law";
- Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television: David Byrne, Cong Su and Ryuichi Sakamoto for "The Last Emperor";
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television: Lamont Dozier and Phil Collins for "Two Hearts";
- Best Performance Music Video: U2, Meiert Avis, Ben Dossett, and Michael Hamlyn for "Where The Streets Have No Name";
- Best Concept Music Video: Weird Al Yankovic, Jay Levey, and Susan Zwerman for "I'm Fat";
- Best Arrangement on an instrumental: Roger Kellaway for "Memos From Paradise";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s): Jonathan Tunick for "No One Is Alone";
- Best Album Package: Bill Johnson for "Tired Of Runnin'";
- Best Album Notes: Anthony DeCurtis for "Crossroads";
- Best Historical Album: Bill Levenson for "Crossroads";
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-classical: Tom Lord-Alge for "Roll With It";
- Producer of the Year (non-classical): Neil Dorfsman;
- Best Classical Album: Robert Shaw and Robert Woods for "Verdi: Requiem and Operatic Choruses";
- Best Orchestral Recording: Robert Shaw and Louis Lane for "Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles";
- Best Opera Recording: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Eva Randova, Hans Sotin, Jessye Norman, Placido Domingo, Siegmund Nimsgern, Georg Solti, and Christopher Raeburn for "Wagner: Lohengrin";
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera): Robert Shaw for "Verdi: Requiem and Operatic Choruses";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra): Vladimir Horowitz for "Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra): Alicia De Larrocha for "Albeniz: Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espagnola";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie, Georg Solti and Murray Perahia for "Bartók: Sonata For Two Pianos and Percussion";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Luciano Pavarotti for "Luciano Pavarotti In Concert";
- Best Contemporary Composition: John Adams for "Adams: Nixon In China";
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical: Jack Renner for "Verdi: Requiem and Operatic Choruses";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Robert Woods;
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Leontyne Price, Sarah Vaughan, and Dizzy Gillespie.
- 1990 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Bette Midler for "Wind Beneath My Wings";
- Album of the Year: Bonnie Raitt and Don Was for "Nick Of Time";
- Song of the Year: Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley for "Wind Beneath My Wings";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Bonnie Raitt for "Nick Of Time";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Bolton for "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville for "Don't Know Much";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Neville Brothers for "Healing Chant";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Bonnie Raitt for "Nick Of Time";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Don Henley for "The End Of The Innocence";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: Traveling Wilburys for "Traveling Wilburys Volume One";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas for "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas";
- Best Hard Rock Performance: Living Colour for "Cult Of Personality";
- Best Metal Performance: Metallica for "One";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Anita Baker for "Giving You The Best That I Got";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Bobby Brown for "Every Little Step";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Soul II Soul Featuring Caron Wheeler for "Back To Life";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Instrumental Performance: Soul II Soul for "African Dance";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff for "If You Don't Know Me By Now";
- Best Rap Performance: Young MC for "Bust A Move";
- Best New Age Performance: Peter Gabriel for "Passion - Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ";
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance: Pat Metheny Group for "Letter From Home";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female: Ruth Brown for "Blues On Broadway";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male: Harry Connick, Jr. for "When Harry Met Sally";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group: Dr. John and Rickie Lee Jones for "Makin' Whoopee";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist (on a jazz recording): Miles Davis for "Aura";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group: Chick Corea Akoustic Band for "Chick Corea Akoustic Band";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band: Miles Davis for "Aura";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: k.d. lang for "Absolute Torch And Twang";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Lyle Lovett for "Lyle Lovett And His Large Band";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for "Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 2";
- Best Country Vocal collaboration: Hank Williams, Jr., and Hank Williams, Sr. for "There's A Tear In My Beer";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Randy Scruggs for "Amazing Grace";
- Best Bluegrass Recording: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Bruce Hornsby for "The Valley Road";
- Best Country Song: Rodney Crowell for "After All This Time";
- Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female: CeCe Winans for "Don't Cry";
- Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male: BeBe Winans for "Meantime";
- Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus: Take 6 for "The Savior Is Waiting";
- Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance, Male or Female: Al Green for "As Long As We're Together";
- Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus: Daniel Winans for "Let Brotherly Love Continue";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Jose Feliciano for "Cielito Lindo";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Celia Cruz and Ray Barretto for "Ritmo En El Corazon";
- Best Mexican-American Performance: Los Lobos for "La Pistola y El Corazon";
- Best Traditional Blues Recording: Bonnie Raitt and John Lee Hooker for "I'm In The Mood";
- Best Contemporary Blues Recording: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble for "In Step";
- Best Traditional Folk Recording: Marcel Cellier for "Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II";
- Best Contemporary Folk Recording: Indigo Girls for "Indigo Girls";
- Best Polka Recording: Jimmy Sturr for "All In My Love For You";
- Best Reggae Recording: Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers for "One Bright Day";
- Best Recording for Children: Tanya Goodman, David R. Lehman, and J. Aaron Brown for "The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Vol. 1";
- Best Comedy Recording: Peter Schickele for "P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording: Gilda Radner for "It's Always Something";
- Best Musical Cast Show Album: Jay David Saks for "Jerome Robbins' Broadway";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Danny Elfman for "The Batman Theme";
- Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television: Dave Grusin for "The Fabulous Baker Boys";
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television: Carly Simon for "Let The River Run (From Working Girl)";
- Best Music Video - Short Form: Michael Jackson, Jim Blashfield, Frank DiLeo, Jerry Kramer, and Paul Diener for "Leave Me Alone";
- Best Music Video - Long Form: Janet Jackson, Dominic Sena, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, and Aris McGarry for "Rhythm Nation 1814";
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental: Dave Grusin for "Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals: Dave Grusin for "My Funny Valentine";
- Best Album Package: Roger Gorman for "Sound + Vision";
- Best Album Notes: Phil Schaap for "Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve";
- Best Historical Album: Andy McKaie for "Chuck Berry - The Chess Box";
- Best Engineered Recording - non-classical: George Massenburg for "Cry Like A Rainstorm - Howl Like The Wind";
- Producer of the Year: Peter Asher;
- Best Classical Album: Emerson String Quartet, and Wolf Erichson for "Bartók: 6 String Quartets";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Leonard Bernstein for "Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor";
- Best Opera Recording: James Levine, Gary Lakes, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman, Hildegard Behrens, and Christa Ludwig for "Wagner: Die Walkuere";
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera): Robert Shaw for "Britten: War Requiem";
- Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra): Yo-Yo Ma for "Barber: Cello Concerto, Op. 22/Britten: Symphony For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 68";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra): Andras Schiff for "Bach: English Suites";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Emerson String Quartet for "Bartók: 6 String Quartets";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Dawn Upshaw for "Knoxville - Summer Of 1915 (Music Of Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky)";
- Best Contemporary Composition: Steve Reich for "Reich: Different Trains";
- Best Engineered Recording - Classical: Jack Renner for "Britten: War Requiem";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Robert Woods for "Robert Woods";
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Paul McCartney, Miles Davis, Nat King Cole.
- 2001 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: U2 for "Beautiful Day";
- Album of the Year: Steely Dan, Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker for "Two Against Nature";
- Song of the Year: U2 for "Beautiful Day";
- Best New Artist: Shelby Lynne;
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Macy Gray for "I Try";
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Sting for "She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Steely Dan for "Cousin Dupree";
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: B.B. King and Dr. John for "Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: The Brian Setzer Orchestra for "Caravan";
- Best Dance Recording: Baha Men for "Who Let The Dogs Out";
- Best Pop Instrumental Album: Joe Jackson and Dan Gellert for "Symphony No. 1";
- Best Pop Vocal Album: Steely Dan, Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett and Roger Nichols for "Two Against Nature";
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Joni Mitchell, Allen Sides, Geoff Foster, and Larry Klein for "Both Sides Now";
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Sheryl Crow for "There Goes The Neighborhood";
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Lenny Kravitz for "Again";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: U2 for "Beautiful Day";
- Best Hard Rock Performance: Rage Against The Machine for "Guerrilla Radio";
- Best Metal Performance: Deftones for "Elite";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Metallica and Michael Kamen for "The Call Of Ktulu";
- Best Rock Song: Mark Tremonti and Scott Stapp for "With Arms Wide Open";
- Best Rock Album: Foo Fighters and Adam Kasper for "There Is Nothing Left To Lose";
- Best Alternative Music Album: Radiohead and Nigel Godrich for "Kid A";
- Best Female Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Toni Braxton for "He Wasn't Man Enough";
- Best Male Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: D'Angelo for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Destiny's Child for "Say My Name";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Beyoncé Knowles, Fred Jerkins III, Kelendria Rowland, LaShawn Daniels, LaTavia Roberson, Le Toya Luckett and Rodney Jerkins for "Say My Name";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Album: D'Angelo and Russell Elevado for "Voodoo";
- Best Traditional Rhythm and Blues Vocal Album: The Temptations for "Ear-Resistible";
- Best Rap Solo Performance: Eminem for "The Real Slim Shady";
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Dr. Dre Featuring Eminem for "Forgot About Dre";
- Best Rap Album: Eminem, Dr. Dre and Richard Huredia for "The Marshall Mathers LP";
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Faith Hill for "Breathe";
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Johnny Cash for "Solitary Man";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Asleep At The Wheel for "Cherokee Maiden";
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw for "Let's Make Love";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Alison Brown and Béla Fleck for "Leaving Cottondale";
- Best Country Song: Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers for "I Hope You Dance";
- Best Country Album: Faith Hill, Julian King, Mike Shipley, and Byron Gallimore for "Breathe";
- Best Bluegrass Album: Dolly Parton, Gary Paczosa, and Steve Buckingham for "The Grass Is Blue";
- Best New Age Album: Kitaro, Gary Barlough and Peter R. Kelsey for "Thinking Of You";
- Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Béla Fleck And The Flecktones, Richard Battaglia and Robert Battaglia for "Outbound";
- Best Jazz Vocal Album: Dianne Reeves, Erik Zobler, and George Duke for "In The Moment - Live In Concert";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Pat Metheny for "(Go) Get It";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Branford Marsalis Quartet and Rob Hunter for "Contemporary Jazz";
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Joe Lovano and James Farber for "52nd Street Themes";
- Best Latin Jazz Album: Chucho Valdés and Jon Fausty for "Live At The Village Vanguard";
- Best Rock Gospel Album: Petra, David Hall, J.R. McNeely, Dino Elefante and John Elefante for "Double Take";
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Jars Of Clay, Dennis Herring, and Rich Hasal for "If I Left The Zoo";
- Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder, Alan Shulman and Brent King for "Soldier Of The Cross";
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: Shirley Caesar, Bubba Smith and Michael E. Mathis for "You Can Make It";
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Mary Mary, Manny Marroquin, and Warryn Campbell for "Thankful";
- Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album: Carol Cymbala, Brent King, Rob Burrell, Brent King and Oliver Wells for "Live - God Is Working";
- Best Latin Pop Album: Shakira, Adam Blackburn, Eric Schilling, Marcelo Añez, Sebastián Krys, and Tim Mitchell for "Shakira - MTV Unplugged";
- Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album: La Ley and Humberto Gatica for "Uno";
- Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album: Gloria Estefan, Freddy Piñero Jr., Gustavo Celis, Javier Garza, Mauricio Guerrero, Scott Canto, Sebastián Krys, Emilio Estefan Jr., George Noriega and Robert Blades for "Alma Caribeña";
- Best Salsa Album: Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, and Jon Fausty for "Masterpiece/Obra Maestra";
- Best Merengue Album: Olga Tañón, David Hewitt and Hector Ivan Rosa for "Olga Viva, Viva Olga";
- Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album: Pepe Aguilar and Carlos Ceballos for "Por Una Mujer Bonita";
- Best Tejano Album: The Legends, Edward Pérez, Greg García, and Hugo Guerrero for "¿Qué Es Música Tejana?";
- Best Traditional Blues Album: B.B. King and Eric Clapton, Alan Douglas, and Simon Climie for "Riding With The King";
- Best Contemporary Blues Album: Taj Mahal and The Phantom Blues Band, Joe McGrath and Terry Becker for "Shoutin’ In Key";
- Best Traditional Folk Album: Dave Alvin and Mark Linett for "Public Domain - Songs From The Wild Land";
- Best Contemporary Folk Album: Emmylou Harris, Jim Watts and Malcolm Burn for "Red Dirt Girl";
- Best Native American Music Album: Douglas Spotted Eagle and Tom Bee for "Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow";
- Best Reggae Album: Beenie Man for "Art And Life";
- Best World Music Album: Antônio Canàzio and Caetano Veloso for "João Voz E Violão";
- Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr, Jon Dickson, Ken Irwin and Tom Pick for "Touched By A Polka";
- Best Musical Album for Children: Riders In The Sky, Brent Truitt and Dan Rudin for "Woody's Roundup Featuring Riders In The Sky";
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Jim Dale and David Rapkin for "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire";
- Best Spoken Word Album: Sidney Poitier, John Runnette and Rick Harris for "The Measure Of A Man";
- Best Spoken Comedy Album: George Carlin and John Runnette for "Braindroppings";
- Best Musical Show Album: Elton John, Tim Rice, Chris Montan, Frank Filipetti, Guy Babylon, and Paul Bogaev for "Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida";
- Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Cameron Crowe and Danny Bramson for "Almost Famous";
- Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Thomas Newman, Dennis Sands, and Bill Bernstein for "American Beauty";
- Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Randy Newman for "When She Loved Me";
- Best Instrumental Composition: John Williams for "Theme From Angela's Ashes";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Chick Corea for "Spain For Sextet and Orchestra";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist(s): Vince Mendoza for "Both Sides Now";
- Best Recording Package: Kevin Reagan for "Music";
- Best Boxed Recording Package: Arnold Levine and Frank Harkins for "Miles Davis and John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961";
- Best Album Notes: Bob Blumenthal for "Miles Davis and John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961";
- Best Historical Album: Phil Schaap, Seth Rothstein, Steve Berkowitz, Andreas Meyer, Ken Robertson, Mark Wilder, Michael Brooks, Seth Foster, Tom Ruff, and Woody Pornpitaksuk for "Louis Armstrong - The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings";
- Best Engineered Album, Non-classical: Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett and Roger Nichols for "Two Against Nature";
- Producer of the Year, Non-classical: Dr. Dre;
- Remixer of the Year, Non-classical: Hex Hector;
- Best Engineered Album, Classical: John Eargle for "Dvorák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World"";
- Producer of the Year, Classical: Steven Epstein;
- Best Classical Album: Emerson String Quartet, Da-Hong Seetoo, and Max Wilcox for "Shostakovich: The String Quartets";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Sir Simon Rattle for "Mahler: Sym. No. 10";
- Best Opera Recording: Kent Nagano, Markus Hollop, Torsten Kerl, Eva Jenis, Dietrich Henschel, Kim Begley and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for "Busoni: Doktor Faust";
- Best Choral Performance: Helmuth Rilling for "Penderecki: Credo";
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra): Joshua Bell and Sir Roger Norrington for "Maw: Violin Concerto";
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra): Sharon Isbin for "Dreams Of A World - Works Of Lauro, Ruiz-Pipo and Duarte";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Emerson String Quartet for "Shostakovich: The String Quartets";
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor): Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for "Shadow Dances - Stravinsky Miniatures, Tango, Suite No. 1 and Octet";
- Best Classical Vocal Performance: Cecilia Bartoli for "The Vivaldi Album - Dell'aura al sussurrar, Alma oppressa";
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition: George Crumb for "Crumb: Star-Child";
- Best Classical Crossover Album: Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma, Richard King, and Steven Epstein for "Appalachian Journey";
- Best Short Form Music Video: Foo Fighters, Jesse Peretz, and Tina Nakane for "Learn To Fly";
- Best Long Form Music Video: Andrew Solt, Greg Vines, Leslie Tong and Yoko Ono for "Gimme Some Truth - The Making Of John Lennon's Imagine Album";
Births on February 22
- 1925 - Birth of Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernick] in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor/singer (Red Garters, Three Redheads from Seattle).
- 1929 - Birth of Marni Nixon; singer (for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr).
- 1938 - Birth of Bobby Hendricks; American soul vocalist ("Itchy Twitchy Feeling").
- 1945 - Birth of Oliver; singer ("Good Morning Starshine", "Jean").
- 1950 - Birth of Ellen Greene in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer/actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors, One Fine Day).
- 1961 - Birth of Don Van Spall; guitarist (Sleeze Beez).
- 1971 - Birth of Lea Salonga in Manila, Philippines; singer/actress (Miss Saigon).
- 1978 - Birth of Jenny Frost; English singer (Atomic Kitten).
Deaths on February 22
- 1960 - Hubert Cuypers, composer/choir conductor (Missa Populi), dies at age 86.
- 1976 - Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies of a heart attack at age 32.
- 1994 - "Papa" John Creach, American jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at age 76 (born 1917).
- 2022 - Death of Mark Lanegan at age 57 in Killarney, Ireland; musician (Screaming Trees band, Queens of the Stone Age band).
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