39th Annual Grammy Awards


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 and the Beatles were the night's biggest winners, with 3 awards each. 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". The show was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres who also performed the opening with Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Rait, and Chaka Khan.

Performers

General

;Record of the Year
;Album of the Year
;Song of the Year
;Best New Artist
;Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • "Un-Break My Heart" – Toni Braxton
  • "Get Out of This House" – Shawn Colvin
  • "Because You Loved Me" – Celine Dion
  • "Reach" – Gloria Estefan
  • "Who Will Save Your Soul" - Jewel
;Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • "Change the World" – Eric Clapton
  • "Let's Make a Night to Remember" – Bryan Adams
  • "Key West Intermezzo " – John Mellencamp
  • "Nobody Knows" – The Tony Rich Project
  • "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" – Sting
;Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
;Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
;Best Pop Instrumental Performance
;Best Pop Album
  • Falling into You – Celine Dion
  • Secrets – Toni Braxton
  • * Babyface, producer
  • New Beginning – Tracy Chapman
  • * Tracy Chapman and Don Gehman, producers
  • A Few Small Repairs – Shawn Colvin
  • * John Leventhal, producer
  • Mercury Falling – Sting
  • * Hugh Padgham and Sting, producers

    Traditional Pop

;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
;Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
  • "If It Makes You Happy" – Sheryl Crow
  • "Mother Mother" – Tracy Bonham
  • "Give Me One Reason" – Tracy Chapman
  • "Spider Web" – Joan Osborne
  • "Burning Down the House" – Bonnie Raitt
;Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
  • "Where It's At" – Beck
  • "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" – Bryan Adams
  • "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" – Eric Clapton
  • "Cry Love" – John Hiatt
  • "Dead Man Walkin'" – Bruce Springsteen
;Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
;Best Hard Rock Performance
;Best Metal Performance
;Best Rock Instrumental Performance
;Best Rock Song
  • "Give Me One Reason"
  • * Tracy Chapman, songwriter
  • "Cry Love"
  • * John Hiatt, songwriter
  • "6th Avenue Heartache"
  • * Jakob Dylan, songwriter
  • "Stupid Girl"
  • * Garbage, songwriters
  • "Too Much"
  • * Dave Matthews Band, songwriters
  • "Wonderwall"
  • * Noel Gallagher, songwriter
;Best Rock Album
;Best Alternative Music Performance
  • Odelay – Beck
  • Boys for PeleTori Amos
  • The Burdens of Being Upright – Tracy Bonham
  • New Adventures in Hi-Fi – R.E.M.
  • Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins

    R&B

;Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • "You're Makin' Me High" – Toni Braxton
  • "Not Gon' Cry" – Mary J. Blige
  • "Sittin' Up in My Room" – Brandy
  • "Exhale " – Whitney Houston
  • "You Put a Move on My Heart" – Tamia
;Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
;Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
;Best R&B Song
  • "Exhale "
  • * Babyface, songwriter
  • "Sittin' Up in My Room"
  • * Babyface, songwriter
  • "You Put a Move on My Heart"
  • * Rod Temperton, songwriter
  • "Your Secret Love"
  • * Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
  • "You're Makin' Me High"
  • * Babyface, Toni Braxton and Bryce Wilson, songwriters
;Best R&B Album
  • Words – The Tony Rich Project
  • * Tony Rich, producer
  • Moving OnOleta Adams
  • * Michael J. Powell, producer
  • Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite – Maxwell
  • * Musze, producer
  • New World Order – Curtis Mayfield
  • Peace Beyond Passion – Meshell Ndegeocello
  • * David Gamson, producer