40th Annual Grammy Award Lowdown

02/26/1998 3:00 AM, Yahoo! Music
Lyndsey Parker

(2/26/98) - The big Grammy winners last night were Shawn Colvin, who in a bit of a surprise swept the Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year categories, and Bob Dylan, who claimed trophies for Album Of The Year, Best Male Rock Performance and Best Folk Album. Other multiple-award winners were Puff Daddy, R. Kelly, the Wallflowers, Erykah Badu and Sarah McLachlan.

However, the most memorable highlights of the Grammy telecast weren't the actual award presentations. Live performances from Hanson (who, despite three nominations, sadly went home empty-handed last night), Erykah Badu with Wyclef Jean, a Paula Cole/ Shawn Colvin/ Sarah McLachlan trio, Fleetwood Mac (doing a "Rhiannon"/ "Go Your Own Way"/ "Don't Stop" medley that received a standing ovation), and Bob Dylan (which also brought the audience members to their feet) were instead the biggest highlights. But perhaps most entertaining was the impromptu tirade from the Wu-Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard, who intercepted Shawn Colvin just as she was approaching the podium to accept her Song Of The Year statuette. Mr. Bastard went off on a Puffy-dissing jag about Wu-Tang supremacy that had Grammy security hovering warily in the background, unsure of how to stop the insanity. Once the Bastard was finally escorted offstage, a flabbergasted Colvin exclaimed laughingly into the mic, "I'm really confused now!" Ceremony host Kelsey Grammer thanked "the gentleman from the Wu-Tang Clan for clearing that up."

Here's the breakdown of last night's Grammy victors:

RECORD OF THE YEAR:"Sunny Came Home," Shawn Colvin
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Time Out Of Mind, Bob Dylan
SONG OF THE YEAR: "Sunny Came Home," Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal
BEST NEW ARTIST: Paula Cole
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Building A Mystery," Sarah McLachlan
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Candle In The Wind 1997," Elton John
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: "Virtual Insanity," Jamiroquai
BEST POP COLLABORATION: "Don't Look Back," John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: "Last Dance," Sarah McLachlan
BEST DANCE RECORDING: "Carry On," Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder
BEST POP ALBUM: Hourglass, James Taylor
BEST TRADITIONAL POP ALBUM: Tony Bennett On Holiday, Tony Bennett
BEST FEMALE ROCK PERFORMANCE: "Criminal," Fiona Apple
BEST MALE ROCK PERFORMANCE: "Cold Irons Bound," Bob Dylan
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: "One Headlight ," the Wallflowers
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE: "The End Is The Beginning Is The End," Smashing Pumpkins
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: "Aenema," Tool
BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: "Block Rockin' Beats," The Chemical Brothers
BEST ROCK SONG: "One Headlight," Jakob Dylan (the Wallflowers)
BEST ROCK ALBUM: Blue Moon Swamp, John Fogerty
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE: OK Computer, Radiohead
BEST FEMALE R&B; VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "On And On," Erykah Badu
BEST MALE R&B; VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "I Believe I Can Fly," R. Kelly
BEST R&B; PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: "No Diggity," Blackstreet
BEST R&B; SONG: "I Believe I Can Fly," R. Kelly
BEST R&B; ALBUM: Baduizm, Erykah Badu
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE: "Men In Black," Will Smith
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: "I'll Be Missing You," Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
BEST RAP ALBUM: No Way Out, Puff Daddy & the Family
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM: Unchained, Johnny Cash
BEST BLUES ALBUM: Senor Blues,Taj Mahal
BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ PERFORMANCE: Into The Sun, Randy Brecker
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: Beyond The Missouri Sky, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "How Do I Live," Trisha Yearwood
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Pretty Little Adriana, Vince Gill
BEST REGGAE ALBUM: Fallen Is Babylon, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: Babyface
REMIXER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: Frankie Knuckles
BEST MUSIC VIDEO, SHORT FORM: "Got 'Till It's Gone," Janet Jackson
BEST MUSIC VIDEO, LONG FORM: Jagged Little Pill--Live, Alanis Morissette

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