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What happened in history on this day: February 24?
On February 24 in ...
- 1939 - Roy Harris' third Symphony, premieres in Boston.
- 1982 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 24th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Kim Carnes for "Bette Davis Eyes";
- Album of the Year: John Lennon and Yoko Ono for "Double Fantasy";
- Song of the Year: Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon for "Bette Davis Eyes";
- Best New artist: Sheena Easton;
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Lena Horne for "Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Al Jarreau for "Breakin' Away";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Manhattan Transfer for "Boy From New York City";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Larry Carlton and Mike Post for "The Theme From Hill Street Blues";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Pat Benatar for "Fire And Ice";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Rick Springfield for "Jessie's Girl";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Police for "Don't Stand So Close To Me";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: The Police for "Behind My Camel";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "Hold On I'm Comin'";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: James Ingram for "One Hundred Ways";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Quincy Jones for "The Dude";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: David Sanborn for "All I Need Is You";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald, and William Salter for "Just The Two Of Us";
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental: Grover Washington, Jr. for "Winelight";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Dolly Parton for "9 To 5";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Ronnie Milsap for "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Oak Ridge Boys for "Elvira";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Chet Atkins for "Country After All These Years";
- Best Country Song: Dolly Parton for "9 To 5";
- Best Gospel Performance Contemporary or Inspirational: The Imperials for "Priority";
- Best Gospel Performance, Traditional: The Masters V for "The Masters V";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary: Andrae Crouch for "Don't Give Up";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional: Al Green for "The Lord Will Make A Way";
- Best Inspirational Performance: B.J. Thomas for "Amazing Grace";
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording: B.B. King for "There Must Be A Better World Somewhere";
- Best Latin Recording: Clare Fischer for "Guajira Pa La Jeva";
- Best Recording for Children: Dennis Scott and Jim Henson for "Sesame Country";
- Best Comedy Recording: Richard Pryor for "Rev. Du Rite";
- Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording: Orson Welles for "Donovan's Brain";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Mike Post for "The Theme From Hill Street Blues";
- Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: John Williams for "Raiders Of The Lost Ark";
- Best Cast Show Album: Quincy Jones for "Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway";
- Video of the Year: Michael Nesmith for "Michael Nesmith In Elephant Parts";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "Digital III At Montreaux";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male: Al Jarreau for "Blue Rondo A La Turk";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group: The Manhattan Transfer for "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist: John Coltrane for "Bye Bye Blackbird";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group: Gary Burton and Chick Corea for "Chick Corea and Gary Burton In Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band: Gerry Mulligan for "Walk On The Water";
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording: Johnny Mandel and Quincy Jones for "Velas";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s): Jerry Hey and Quincy Jones for "Ai No Corrida";
- Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices: Gene Puerling for "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square";
- Best Album Package: Peter Corriston for "Tattoo You";
- Best Album Notes: Dan Morgenstern for "Erroll Garner - Master Of The Keyboard";
- Best Historical Album: George Spitzer and Michael Brooks for "Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust To Ole Buttermilk Sky";
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-classical: Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva, and Roger Nichols for "Gaucho";
- Producer of the Year: Quincy Jones;
- Best Classical Album: Georg Solti and James Mallinson for "Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor";
- Best Classical Orchestral Recording: Georg Solti and James Mallinson for "Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor";
- Best Opera Recording: Ivo Zidek, Jiri Zahradnicek, Vaclav Zitek, Charles Mackerras, and James Mallinson for "Janácek: From The House Of The Dead";
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera): Neville Marriner for "Haydn: The Creation";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Itzhak Perlman, and Lynn Harrell for "Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio In A Minor";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): Pinchas Zukerman, Isaac Stern, and Itzhak Perlman for "Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra): Vladimir Horowitz for "The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Marilyn Horne, Joan Sutherland, and Luciano Pavarotti for "Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland/Horne/Pavarotti";
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical: Andrew Kazdin, Edward T. Graham, and Ray Moore for "Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration";
- Classical Producer of the Year: James Mallinson.
- 1987 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 29th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Steve Winwood for "Higher Love";
- Album of the Year: Paul Simon for "Graceland";
- Song of the Year: Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager for "That's What Friends Are For";
- Best New Artist: Bruce Hornsby and The Range;
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Barbra Streisand for "The Broadway Album";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Steve Winwood for "Higher Love";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder for "That's What Friends Are For";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance, (orchestra, group or soloist): Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens for "Top Gun Anthem";
- Best New Age Recording: Andreas Vollenweider for "Down To The Moon";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Tina Turner for "Back Where You Started";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Robert Palmer for "Addicted To Love";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Eurythmics for "Missionary Man";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist): The Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy for "Peter Gunn";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Anita Baker for "Rapture";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: James Brown for "Living In America";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Prince and The Revolution for "Kiss";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist): Yellowjackets for "And You Know That";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Anita Baker, Gary Bias, and Louis A. Johnson for "Sweet Love";
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental: David Sanborn and Bob James for "Double Vision";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female: Diane Schuur for "Timeless";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male: Bobby McFerrin for "'Round Midnight";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group: 2+2 Plus for "Free Fall";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist: Miles Davis for "Tutu";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group: Wynton Marsalis for "J Mood";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band: The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen for "The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Reba McEntire for "Whoever's In New England";
- Best Country Vocal Solo Performance, Male: Ronnie Milsap for "Lost In The Fifties Tonight";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Judds for "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist): Ricky Skaggs for "Raisin' The Dickins";
- Best Country Song: Jamie O'Hara for "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)";
- Best Gospel Performance, female: Sandi Patti for "Morning Like This";
- Best Gospel Performance, male: Philip Bailey for "Triumph";
- Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus: Sandi Patti and Deniece Williams for "They Say";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female: Deniece Williams for "I Surrender All";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male: Al Green for "Going Away";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus: The Winans for "Let My People Go";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Jose Feliciano for "Le Lo Lai";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Rubén Blades for "Escenas";
- Best Mexican-American Performance: Flaco Jimenez for "Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio";
- Best Traditional Blues Recording: Robert Cray, Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland for "Showdown!";
- Best Traditional Folk Recording: Doc Watson for "Riding The Midnight Train";
- Best Contemporary Folk Recording: Al Bunetta, Dan Einstein and Hank Neuberger for "Tribute To Steve Goodman";
- Best Polka Recording: Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones for "Another Polka Celebration", and Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra for "I Remember Warsaw";
- Best Reggae Recording: Steel Pulse for "Babylon The Bandit";
- Best Recording for Children: Jim Henson, Kathryn King and Geri Van Rees for "The Alphabet";
- Best Comedy Recording: Bill Cosby for "Those Of You With Or Without Children, You'll Understand";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording: Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson and Chips Moman for "Interviews From The Class Of '55 Recording Sessions";
- Best Musical Cast Show Album: Thomas Z. Shepard for "Follies In Concert";
- Best Instrumental Composition: John Barry for "Out Of Africa";
- Best Music Video, Short Form: Dire Straits for "Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms";
- Best Music Video, Long Form: Sting and Michael Apted for "Bring On The Night";
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental: Pat Williams for "Suite Memories";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals: David Foster for "Somewhere";
- Best Album Package: Eiko Ishioka for "Tutu";
- Best Album Notes: Andrew Sarris, Frank Conroy, Gary Giddins, Jonathan Schwartz, Murray Kempton, Stephen Holden and Wilfrid Sheed for "The Voice - The Columbia Years 1943-1952";
- Best Historical Album: Aziz Goksel and Bob Porter for "Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974, Vols. 1-7";
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-classical: Jason Corsaro and Tom Lord-Alge for "Back In The High Life";
- Producer of the Year (non-classical): Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis;
- Best Classical Album: Vladimir Horowitz and Thomas Frost for "Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985";
- Best Classical Orchestral Recording: Georg Solti and Michael Haas for "Liszt: A Faust Symphony";
- Best Opera Recording: David Eisler, Erie Mills, Jack Harrold, James Billings, John Lankston, Joyce Castle, Maris Clement, Scott Reeve, John Mauceri, and Elizabeth Ostrow for "Bernstein: Candide";
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera): James Levine and Margaret Hillis for "Orff: Carmina Burana";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra): Vladimir Horowitz for "Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma for "Beethoven: Cello And Piano Sonata No. 4 In C and Variations";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Kathleen Battle for "Mozart: Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart";
- Best Contemporary Composition: Witold Lutoslawski for "Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3";
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical: Paul Goodman for "Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Thomas Frost.
- 1993 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 35th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Eric Clapton for "Tears In Heaven";
- Album of the Year: Eric Clapton and Russ Titelman for "Unplugged";
- Song of the Year: Eric Clapton and Will Jennings for "Tears In Heaven";
- Best New Artist: Arrested Development;
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: k.d. lang for "Constant Craving";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Eric Clapton for "Tears In Heaven";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson for "Beauty And The Beast";
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: Tony Bennett for "Perfectly Frank";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Richard Kaufman for "Beauty And The Beast";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Melissa Etheridge for "Ain't It Heavy";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Eric Clapton for "Unplugged";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: U2 for "Achtung Baby";
- Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal: Red Hot Chili Peppers for "Give It Away";
- Best Metal Performance: Nine Inch Nails for "Wish";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble for "Little Wing";
- Best Rock Song: Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon for "Layla";
- Best Alternative Music Album: Tom Waits for "Bone Machine";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Chaka Khan for "The Woman I Am";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Al Jarreau for "Heaven And Earth";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Boyz II Men for "End Of The Road";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Instrumental Performance: Miles Davis for "Doo-Bop";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Babyface, Daryl Simmons and L.A. Reid for "End Of The Road";
- Best Rap Solo Performance: Sir Mix-A-Lot for "Baby Got Back";
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Arrested Development for "Tennessee";
- Best New Age Album: Enya for "Shepherd Moons";
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (instrumental): Pat Metheny for "Secret Story";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Bobby McFerrin for "'Round Midnight";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Joe Henderson for "Lush Life";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group: Branford Marsalis for "I Heard You Twice The First Time";
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: McCoy Tyner Big Band for "The Turning Point";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Mary Chapin Carpenter for "I Feel Lucky";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Vince Gill for "I Still Believe In You";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Emmylou Harris and The Nash Ramblers for "Emmylou Harris and The Nash Ramblers At The Ryman";
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration: Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart for "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed for "Sneakin' Around";
- Best Bluegrass Album: Alison Krauss and Union Station for "Every Time You Say Goodbye";
- Best Country Song: John Jarvis and Vince Gill for "I Still Believe In You";
- Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album: Petra for "Unseen Power";
- Best Pop Gospel Album: Steven Curtis Chapman for "The Great Adventure";
- Best Southern Gospel Album: Bruce Carroll for "Sometimes Miracles Hide";
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: Shirley Caesar for "He's Working It Out For You";
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Mervyn E. Warren for "Handel's Messiah - A Soulful Celebration";
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: Edwin Hawkins for "Edwin Hawkins Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir - Recorded Live In Los Angeles";
- Best Latin Pop Album: Jon Secada for "Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte";
- Best Tropical Latin Album: Linda Ronstadt for "Frenesi";
- Best Mexican-American Album: Linda Ronstadt for "Mas Canciones";
- Best Traditional Blues Album: Dr. John for "Goin' Back To New Orleans";
- Best Contemporary Blues Album: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble for "The Sky Is Crying";
- Best Traditional Folk Album: The Chieftains for "An Irish Evening - Live At The Grand Opera House, Belfast";
- Best Contemporary Folk Album: The Chieftains for "Another Country";
- Best Reggae Album: Shabba Ranks for "X-tra Naked";
- Best World Music Album: Sergio Mendes for "Brasileiro";
- Best Polka Album: Walter Ostanek and His Band for "35th Anniversary";
- Best Album for Children: Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for "Beauty And The Beast - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack";
- Best Comedy Album: Peter Schickele for "P.D.Q. Bach: Music For An Awful Lot Of Winds and Percussion";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album: Earvin Johnson and Robert O'Keefe for "What You Can Do To Avoid AIDS";
- Best Musical Show Album: Jay David Saks for "Guys And Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Benny Carter for "Harlem Renaissance Suite";
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: Alan Menken, composer. for "Beauty And The Beast";
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for "Beauty And The Beast";
- Best Music Video - Short Form: Peter Gabriel, John Downer, and John Downer for "Digging In The Dirt";
- Best Music Video - Long Form: Annie Lennox, Sophie Muller, and Rob Small for "Diva";
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental: Rob McConnell for "Strike Up The Band";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s): Johnny Mandel for "Here's To Life";
- Best Engineered album - Non-classical: Bruce Swedien and Teddy Riley for "Dangerous";
- Producer of the Year (non-classical): Babyface and L.A. Reid, and Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois;
- Best Album Package: Melanie Nissen for "Spellbound - Compact";
- Best Album Notes: Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin, Dave Marsh, David Ritz, Jerry Wexler, Thulani Davis and Tom Dowd for "Queen Of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings";
- Best Historical Album: Michael Cuscuna for "The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat "King" Cole Trio";
- Best Classical Album: Leonard Bernstein and Horst Dittberner for "Mahler: Symphony No. 9";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Leonard Bernstein for "Mahler: Symphony No. 9";
- Best Opera Recording: Georg Solti, Placido Domingo, Julia Varady, Jose Van Dam, Hildegard Behrens, Sumi Jo, and Reinhild Runkel for "R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten";
- Best Performance of a Choral Work: Herbert Blomstedt and Vance George for "Orff: Carmina Burana";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Solo with Orchestra: Yo-Yo Ma for "Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante/Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme";
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Solo Without Orchestra: Vladimir Horowitz for "Horowitz - Discovered Treasures (Chopin, Liszt, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Clementi)";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma for "Brahms: Sonatas For Cello and Piano";
- Best Classical Vocal Performance: Kathleen Battle for "Kathleen Battle At Carnegie Hall (Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, etc.)";
- Best Contemporary Composition: Samuel Barber for "Barber: The Lovers";
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical: James Lock, John Pellowe, Jonathan Stokes and Philip Siney for "R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Michael Fine;
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Michael Jackson.
- 1998 - Musician Elton John knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1999 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 41st Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Celine Dion for "My Heart Will Go On";
- Album of the Year: Lauryn Hill, Chris Theis, Comissioner Gordon, Johnny Wydrycz, Ken Johnston, Matt Howe, Storm Jefferson, Tony Prendatt and Warren Riker for "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill";
- Song of the Year: James Horner and Will Jennings for "My Heart Will Go On";
- Best New Artist: Lauryn Hill;
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Celine Dion for "My Heart Will Go On";
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Eric Clapton for "My Father's Eyes";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: The Brian Setzer Orchestra for "Jump Jive An' Wail";
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach for "I Still Have That Other Girl";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: The Brian Setzer Orchestra for "Sleepwalk";
- Best Dance Recording: Madonna for "Ray Of Light";
- Best Pop Album: Madonna, David Reitzas, Jon Ingoldsby, Pat McCarthy, and William Orbit for "Ray Of Light";
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: Patti Page for "Live At Carnegie Hall - The 50th Anniversary Concert";
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Alanis Morissette for "Uninvited";
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Lenny Kravitz for "Fly Away";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Aerosmith for "Pink";
- Best Hard Rock Performance: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for "Most High";
- Best Metal Performance: Metallica for "Better Than You";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Pat Metheny Group for "The Roots Of Coincidence";
- Best Rock Song: Alanis Morissette for "Uninvited";
- Best Rock Album: Sheryl Crow, Tchad Blake and Trina Shoemaker for "The Globe Sessions";
- Best Alternative Music Performance: Beastie Boys for "Hello Nasty";
- Best Female Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Lauryn Hill for "Doo Wop (That Thing)";
- Best Male Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Stevie Wonder for "St. Louis Blues";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Brandy and Monica for "The Boy Is Mine";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Lauryn Hill for "Doo Wop (That Thing)";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Album: Lauryn Hill, Comissioner Gordon and Tony Prendatt for "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill";
- Best Traditional Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Patti LaBelle for "Live! - One Night Only";
- Best Rap Solo Performance: Will Smith for "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It";
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Beastie Boys for "Intergalactic";
- Best Rap Album: Jay-Z and Joe Quinde for "Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life";
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Shania Twain for "You're Still The One";
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Vince Gill for "If You Ever Have Forever In Mind";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Dixie Chicks for "There's Your Trouble";
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: 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 for "Same Old Train";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Randy Scruggs and Vince Gill for "A Soldier's Joy";
- Best Country Song: Robert John Lange and Shania Twain for "You're Still The One";
- Best Country Album: Dixie Chicks, Eric Legg, John Guess, Blake Chancey and Paul Worley for "Wide Open Spaces";
- Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder for "Bluegrass Rules!";
- Best New Age Album: Clannad for "Landmarks";
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance: Pat Metheny Group for "Imaginary Day";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Shirley Horn for "I Remember Miles";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Chick Corea and Gary Burton for "Rhumbata";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group: Herbie Hancock for "Gershwin's World";
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: Count Basie Orchestra and Grover Mitchell for "Count Plays Duke";
- Best Latin Jazz Performance: Arturo Sandoval for "Hot House";
- Best Rock Gospel Album: Ashley Cleveland for "You Are There";
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Deniece Williams for "This Is My Song";
- Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: John Huie, Ken Levitan and Peter Afterman for "The Apostle - Soundtrack";
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: Cissy Houston for "He Leadeth Me";
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin for "The Nu Nation Project";
- Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album: O'Landa Draper and The Associates Choir for "Reflections";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Ricky Martin for "Vuelve";
- Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance: Maná for "Sueños Liquidos";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Marc Anthony for "Contra La Corriente";
- Best Mexican-American Music Performance: Los Super Seven for "Los Super Seven";
- Best Tejano Music Performance: Flaco Jimenez for "Said And Done";
- Best Traditional Blues Album: Otis Rush for "Any Place I'm Going";
- Best Contemporary Blues Album: Keb' Mo' for "Slow Down";
- Best Traditional Folk Album: The Chieftains for "Long Journey Home";
- Best Contemporary Folk Album: Lucinda Williams for "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road";
- Best Reggae Album: Sly and Robbie for "Friends";
- Best World Music Album: Gilberto Gil for "Quanta Live";
- Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra for "Dance With Me";
- Best Musical Album for Children: John Boylan for "Elmopalooza!";
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Dan Musselman and Stefan Rudnicki for "The Children's Shakespeare";
- Best Spoken Word Album: Christopher Reeve for "Still Me";
- Best Spoken Comedy Album: Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner for "The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000";
- Best Musical Show Album: Mark Mancina for "The Lion King";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Béla Fleck, Future Man and Victor Lemonte Wooten for "Almost 12";
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: John Williams for "Saving Private Ryan";
- Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: James Horner and Will Jennings for "My Heart Will Go On";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Don Sebesky for "Waltz For Debby";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s): Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin and Stevie Wonder for "St. Louis Blues";
- Best Recording Package: Kevin Reagan for "Ray Of Light";
- Best Boxed Recording Package: Jim Kemp and Virginia Team for "The Complete Hank Williams";
- Best Album Notes: Bob Belden, Michael Cuscuna and Todd Coolman for "Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968";
- Best Historical Album: Colin Escott, Kira Florita, Kyle Young, Joseph M. Palmaccio and Tom Ruff for "The Complete Hank Williams";
- Best Engineered Album - Non-classical: Andy Wallace, Tchad Blake and Trina Shoemaker for "The Globe Sessions";
- Producer of the Year, non-classical: Rob Cavallo;
- Remixer of the Year, non-classical: David Morales;
- Best Engineered Album, Classical: Jack Renner for "Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana";
- Producer of the Year, classical: Steven Epstein;
- Best Classical Album: Robert Shaw and James Mallinson for "Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Pierre Boulez for "Mahler: Symphony No. 9";
- Best Opera Recording: Pierre Boulez, Jessye Norman, and Laszlo Polgar for "Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle";
- Best Choral Performance: Robert Shaw for "Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana";
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra): Anne-Sophie Mutter and Krzysztof Penderecki for "Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen"";
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra): Murray Perahia for "Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 6";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Gil Shaham and André Previn for "American Scenes - Works Of Copland, Previn, Barber and Gershwin";
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor): Steve Reich for "Reich: Music For 18 Musicians";
- Best Classical Vocal Performance: Renee Fleming for "The Beautiful Voice - Works Of Charpentier, Gounod, Massenet and Flotow";
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition: Krzysztof Penderecki for "Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen"";
- Best Classical Crossover Album: Yo-Yo Ma and Jorge Calandrelli for "Soul Of The Tango - The Music Of Astor Piazzolla";
- Best Short Form Music Video: Madonna, Jonas Akerlund, Billy Poveda and Nicola Doring for "Ray Of Light";
- Best Long Form Music Video: Lou Reed, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Karen Bernstein, Susan Lacy, and Tamar Hacker for "American Masters - Lou Reed: Rock And Roll Heart".
- 2000 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Santana Featuring Rob Thomas for "Smooth";
- Album of the Year: Santana, Alvaro Villagra, Andy Grassi, Anton Pukshansky, Benny Faccone, Chris Theis, Comissioner Gordon, David Frazer, David Thoener, Glenn Kolotkin, Jeff Poe, Jim Gaines, Jim Scott, John Gamble, John Karpowich, John Seymour, Matty Spindel, Mike Couzzi, Steve Farrone, Steve Fontano, T-Ray, Tom Lord-Alge, Tony Prendatt, Warren Riker, Alex Gonzales, Art Hodge, Charles Goodan, Clive Davis, Dante Ross, Dust Brothers, Fher Olvera, Jerry Duplessis, KC Porter, Lauryn Hill, Matt Serletic, Stephen M. Harris and Wyclef Jean for "Supernatural";
- Song of the Year: Itaal Shur and Rob Thomas for "Smooth";
- Best New Artist: Christina Aguilera;
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Sarah McLachlan for "I Will Remember You";
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Sting for "Brand New Day";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Santana for "Maria Maria";
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Santana Featuring Rob Thomas for "Smooth";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Santana for "El Farol";
- Best Dance Recording: Cher for "Believe";
- Best Pop Album: Sting, Neil Dorfsman, Simon Osborne, and Kipper for "Brand New Day";
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: Tony Bennett for "Bennett Sings Ellington - Hot and Cool";
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Sheryl Crow for "Sweet Child O' Mine";
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Lenny Kravitz for "American Woman";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Santana Featuring Everlast for "Put Your Lights On";
- Best Hard Rock Performance: Metallica for "Whiskey In The Jar";
- Best Metal Performance: Black Sabbath for "Iron Man";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Santana Featuring Eric Clapton for "The Calling";
- Best Rock Song: Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea and John Frusciante for "Scar Tissue";
- Best Rock Album: Santana, Steve Fontano, and Clive Davis for "Supernatural";
- Best Alternative Music Performance: Beck for "Mutations";
- Best Female Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Whitney Houston for "It's Not Right But It's Okay";
- Best Male Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Barry White for "Staying Power";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: TLC for "No Scrubs";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Kandi Burruss, Kevin Briggs and Tameka Cottle for "No Scrubs";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Album: TLC, Alvin Speights, Carlton Lynn, and Dallas Austin for "Fanmail";
- Best Traditional Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance: Barry White for "Staying Power";
- Best Rap Solo Performance: Eminem for "My Name Is";
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: The Roots Featuring Erykah Badu for "You Got Me";
- Best Rap Album: Eminem, Mr. B, Jeff Bass and Marky Bass for "The Slim Shady LP";
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Shania Twain for "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!";
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: George Jones for "Choices";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Dixie Chicks for "Ready To Run";
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton for "After The Gold Rush";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Tommy Allsup, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill and Steve Wariner for "Bob's Breakdowns";
- Best Country Song: Robert John Lange and Shania Twain for "Come On Over";
- Best Country Album: Dixie Chicks for "Fly";
- Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for "Ancient Tones";
- Best New Age Album: Paul Winter and Friends for "Celtic Solstice";
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance: David Sanborn for "Inside";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Diana Krall for "When I Look In Your Eyes";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Wayne Shorter for "In Walked Wayne";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group: Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes and Dave Holland for "Like Minds";
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: The Bob Florence Limited Edition for "Serendipity 18";
- Best Latin Jazz Performance: Poncho Sanchez for "Latin Soul";
- Best Rock Gospel Album: Rebecca St. James for "Pray";
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Steven Curtis Chapman for "Speechless";
- Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends for "Kennedy Center Homecoming";
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: Shirley Caesar for "Christmas With Shirley Caesar";
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Yolanda Adams for "Mountain High...Valley Low";
- Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album: Carol Cymbala for "High And Lifted Up";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Rubén Blades for "Tiempos";
- Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance: Chris Perez Band for "Resurrection";
- Best Traditional Tropical Latin Performance: Tito Puente for "Mambo Birdland";
- Best Salsa Performance: Los Van Van for "Llego...Van Van - Van Van Is Here";
- Best Merengue Performance: Elvis Crespo for "Pintame";
- Best Mexican-American Performance: Placido Domingo for "100 Años De Mariachi";
- Best Tejano Performance: Los Palominos for "Por Eso Te Amo";
- Best Traditional Blues Album: B.B. King for "Blues On The Bayou";
- Best Contemporary Blues Album: The Robert Cray Band for "Take Your Shoes Off";
- Best Traditional Folk Album: June Carter Cash for "Press On";
- Best Contemporary Folk Album: Tom Waits for "Mule Variations";
- Best Reggae Album: Burning Spear for "Calling Rastafari";
- Best World Music Album: Caetano Veloso for "Livro";
- Best Polka Album: Brave Combo for "Polkasonic";
- Best Musical Album for Children: Andy Hill for "The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland";
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Graham Greene, Kate Winslet, Wynton Marsalis, David Frost and Steven Epstein for "Listen To The Storyteller";
- Best Spoken Word Album: LeVar Burton for "The Autobiography Of Martin Luther King, Jr.";
- Best Spoken Comedy Album: Chris Rock for "Bigger And Blacker";
- Best Musical Show Album: John McDaniel and Stephen Ferrera for "Annie Get Your Gun";
- Best Soundtrack Album: Phil Collins and Mark Mancina for "Tarzan";
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Randy Newman for "A Bug's Life";
- Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Madonna and William Orbit for "Beautiful Stranger";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Don Sebesky for "Joyful Noise Suite";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Don Sebesky for "Chelsea Bridge";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Alan Broadbent for "Lonely Town";
- Best Recording Package: Buddy Jackson, Ray Benson and Sally Carns for "Ride With Bob";
- Best Boxed Recording Package: Arnold Levine and Ron Jaramillo for "Miles Davis - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions";
- Best Album Notes: Bob Blumenthal for "John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings";
- Best Historical Album: Orrin Keepnews, Steven Lasker, Dennis Ferrante, and Paul Brizzi for "The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973)";
- Best Engineered Album - Non-classical: Al Schmitt for "When I Look In Your Eyes";
- Producer of the Year, non-classical: Walter Afanasieff;
- Remixer of the Year, non-classical: Club 69;
- Best Engineered Album, Classical: Markus Heiland for "Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite Of Spring; Perséphone";
- Producer of the Year, Classical: Adam Abeshouse;
- Best Classical Album: Michael Tilson Thomas and Andreas Neubronner for "Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite Of Spring; Perséphone";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Michael Tilson Thomas for "Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite Of Spring; Perséphone";
- Best Opera Recording: John Eliot Gardiner, Ian Bostridge, Bryn Terfel, Deborah York and Anne Sofie von Otter for "Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress";
- Best Choral Performance: Robert Shafer for "Britten: War Requiem";
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra): Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit for "Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3/Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3";
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra): Vladimir Ashkenazy for "Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis for "Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas (Nos. 1-3, Op. 12; Nos. 1-3, Op. 30; "Spring" Sonata)";
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor): Chanticleer and Joseph Jennings for "Colors Of Love - Works Of Thomas, Stucky, Tavener and Rands";
- Best Classical Vocal Performance: Anne Sofie von Otter and Thomas Quasthoff for "Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn";
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition: Pierre Boulez for "Boulez: Répons";
- Best Classical Crossover Album: Peter Schickele and The Chestnut Brass Company for "Schickele: Hornsmoke (Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Major "Ole"; Brass Calendar; Hornsmoke - A Horse Opera)";
- Best Short Form Music Video: Korn, Graham Morris, Jonathan Dayton, Todd McFarlane, Valerie Faris, Bart Lipton, and Terry Fitzgerald for "Freak On A Leash";
- Best Long Form Music Video: Bob Smeaton, Neil Aspinall and Chips Chipperfield for "Band Of Gypsys - Live At Fillmore East";
- Legend Award: Elton John.
Births on February 24
- 1766 - Birth of Samuel Wesley Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo).
- 1934 - Birth of Renata Scotto in Savona, Italy; soprano (Violetta - La Traviata).
- 1942 - Birth of Paul Jones in England; rocker (Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn").
- 1943 - Birth of George Harrison in Liverpool, England; rocker ("My Sweet Lord", Beatles - "Something", Traveling Wilburys - "End of the Line"), actor (A Hard Day's Night, Yellow Submarine).
- 1944 - Birth of Nicky Hopkins in London, England; keyboard player (Screamin' Lord Sutch's Savages, Cyril Davies R-and-B All-Stars), sessions player (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones - "Ruby Tuesday", The Who, Jeff Beck, Quicksilver).
- 1947 - Birth of Lonnie Turner; bassist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band - "Abracadabra").
- 1947 - Birth of Rupert Holmes in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA; producer, singer (Piña Colada song).
- 1955 - Birth of Bob Abrams in Ohio, USA; rocker (Buckinghams).
- 1958 - Birth of Sammy Kershaw in Kaplan, Louisiana, USA; country vocalist (Cadillac Style).
- 1961 - Birth of Persijn "Dakota" Joling; Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims - "Red").
- 1973 - Birth of James Michael Kennedy in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rocker (For Fun - "Unbelievable Fun Boys").
- 1977 - Birth of Alexis Jose Grullon in New York City, New York; singer (Menudo-Cannonball).
- 1983 - Birth of Brandon Brown; rhythm and blues singer (Mista).
Deaths on February 24
- 1848 - Frans van Campenhout, Belgian singer/composer (Brabançonne), dies at age 69.
- 1988 - Death of Peter Chatman AKA Memphis Slim at age 72 in Paris, France; blues pianist ("Every Day I Have the Blues").
- 1990 - Death of Johnnie Ray of liver failure at age 63 in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer ("Cry" (1951), "Please Mr. Sun", "The Little White Cloud That Cried", "Walkin' My Baby Back Home", "Just Walking in the Rain").
- 1991 - Death of Webb Pierce at age 65 of heart failure and pancreatic cancer, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; country singer ("In the Jailhouse Now" (1955), "Love, Love, Love", "I Don't Care", "Bye, Bye Love", Louisiana Hayride radio show, Grand Ole Opry, "There Stands the Glass" (1953)).
- 1994 - Death of Dinah Shore AKA Frances Rose Shore of ovarian cancer at age 77; singer (80 charted hits in the 1940s and 1950s, four decades in television, Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV show, Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street radio show, The Eddie Cantor Show radio show, nine Emmy awards, one Peabody Award, one Golden Globe award).
- 1997 - Death of Isabelle Harriet Lucas at age 69; actress/singer (Outland, Comics).
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