42nd Annual Grammy Awards
The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1999. Nominations were announced on January 4, 2000. Santana was the main recipient with eight Grammys, tying Michael Jackson's record for most awards won in a single night. Santana's album Supernatural was awarded a total of nine awards. Former Mouseketeers and American teen singers, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, were both nominated for Best New Artist, ultimately won by Aguilera.
Performers
| Artist | Song |
| Will Smith Sisqo | "Freakin' It" / "Wild Wild West" |
| Backstreet Boys | "How Deep Is Your Love" / "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" / "I'll Make Love to You" / "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" |
| TLC | "Unpretty" / "No Scrubs" |
| Sting Cheb Mami | "Desert Rose" |
| Carlos Santana Rob Thomas | "Smooth" |
| Britney Spears | "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" / "...Baby One More Time" |
| Elton John Backstreet Boys | "Philadelphia Freedom" |
| Faith Hill | "Let Me Let Go" |
| Ricky Martin Marc Anthony Ibrahim Ferrer Chucho Valdes Poncho Sanchez | Tribute to Latin Music "María" I Need to Know Candela |
| Kid Rock | "Only God Knows Why" / "Bawitdaba" / "We're an American Band" |
| Dixie Chicks | "Goodbye Earl" |
| Whitney Houston | "It's Not Right but It's Okay" / "I Learned from the Best" |
| Diana Krall Erykah Badu George Benson | "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" |
Presenters
- Jennifer Lopez & David Duchovny - Best R&B Album
- Ray Benson, Clint Black & Lisa Hartman Black - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Martina McBride, Ray Romano & Kevin James - Best Country Album
- Christina Aguilera & Jimmy Smits - Announced the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards and introduced Marc Anthony
- Ruben Blades - Introduced Ibrahim Ferrer, Chucho Valdes, Poncho Sanchez
- Andy Garcia - Introduced Ricky Martin
- Melissa Etheridge, Sarah McLachlan & Sheryl Crow - Best New Artist
- Busta Rhymes, Jamie Foxx & Jane Krakowski - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Mary J. Blige & 'NSync - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Shirley Manson, Moby & Michael Clarke Duncan - Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Macy Gray, Phil Collins & Andy Williams - Song of the Year
- Vince Gill, Neil Diamond & Gloria Estefan - Record of the Year
- Bob Dylan & Lauryn Hill - Album of the Year
Award winners
General
;Record of the Year- "Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas
- * Matt Serletic, producer; David Thoener engineer/mixer
- "I Want It That Way" – Backstreet Boys
- *Kristian Lundin & Max Martin, producers; Kristian Lundin, Max Martin & Daniel Boom, engineers/mixers
- "Believe" – Cher
- * Brian Rawling & Mark Taylor, producers; Mark Taylor, engineer/mixer
- "Livin' la Vida Loca" – Ricky Martin
- * Desmond Child & Robi Rosa, producers; Craig Lozowick, German Ortiz, Nathan Malki & Charles Dye, engineers/mixers
- "No Scrubs" – TLC
- * Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, producer; Carlton Lynn & Leslie Brathwaite, engineers/mixers
- Supernatural – Santana
- *Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Stephen M. Harris, Dante Ross, Matt Serletic, Lauryn Hill, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, K. C. Porter, Fher Olvera, Alex González, Dust Brothers, Todd Ray, Art Hodge, Charles Goodan & J. B. Eckl, producers; Glen Kolotkin, Mike Couzzi, Jim Gaines, Ben Conrad, Steve Fontano, John Seymour, Andy Salas, Dave Dar, John Gamble, Steve Farrone, Michael Anderson, Tom Lord-Alge, Femio Hernandez, David Thoener, Andy Haller, Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams, Tony Prendatt, Jamie Siegel, Warren Riker, Andy Grassi, Chris Theis, Chuck Bailey, Jason Groucott, Michael McCoy, Jeff Poe, John Karpowich, Adam Olmstead, Claudio Leiva, Tony Flores, Benny Faccone, Anton Pukshansky, David Frazer, Bill Kinsley, Billy Konkel, Tracey Brown, Todd Ray, Glen Kolotkin, Alvaro Villagra, Jim Scott, Matthew Spindel, Alejandro Cassini & Frank Rinella, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen & Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineers
- Millennium – Backstreet Boys
- *Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Rami Yacoub, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Stephen Lipson, Timmy Allen, Mattias Gustafsson, Edwin "Tony" Nicholas & Eric Foster White, producers; Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Bo Reimer, Daniel Boom, Rami Yacoub, Chris Trevett, George Spatta, Adam Barber, Heff Moraes, Dawn Reinholtz, Devon Kirkpatrick, Mick Guzauski, Stephen George, Adam Blackburn, John Bates & Carl Robinson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
- Fly – Dixie Chicks
- *Blake Chancey & Paul Worley, producers; Billy Sherrill, Christopher Rowe, Clarke Schleicher, Mark Martin, Tony Castle, John Guess & Patrick Murphy, engineers/mixers; Denny Purcell & Jonathan Russell, mastering engineers
- When I Look in Your Eyes – Diana Krall
- *Tommy LiPuma, Johnny Mandel & David Foster, producers; Al Schmitt, Bill Smith, Koji Egawa, Anthony Ruotolo & Rory Romano, engineers/mixers; Doug Sax, mastering engineer
- FanMail – TLC
- *Dallas Austin, Babyface, L.A. Reid, TLC, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Ricciano Lumpkins, Daryl Simmons, Jermaine Dupri, Carl So-Lowe & Debra Killings, producers; Alvin Speights, Vernon Mungo, Carlton Lynn, Leslie Brathwaite, "Jazzy Jeff" Griffin, Sejoon Kahng, Ty Hudson, Dylan Dresdow, Gordon Fordyce, Xavier Smith, Dave Rideau, Steve Hodge, John Horesco IV, Paul Boutin, Kevin Lively, Ralph Cacciurri, Thom Kidd, Jermaine Dupri, Phil Tan, Brian Frye, Aman Junaid, Ricciano Lumpkins, Jon Gass, E'lyk & Claudine Pontier, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
- "Smooth"
- *Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas, songwriters
- "I Want It That Way"
- *Andreas Carlsson & Max Martin, songwriters
- "Livin' la Vida Loca"
- *Desmond Child & Draco Rosa, songwriters
- "Unpretty"
- *Dallas Austin & Tionne Watkins, songwriters
- "You've Got a Way"
- *Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain, songwriters
- Christina Aguilera
- Macy Gray
- Kid Rock
- Britney Spears
- Susan Tedeschi
Pop
- "I Will Remember You" – Sarah McLachlan
- "Genie in a Bottle" – Christina Aguilera
- "Beautiful Stranger" – Madonna
- "Thank U" – Alanis Morissette
- "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears
- "Brand New Day" – Sting
- "I Need to Know" – Marc Anthony
- "Mambo No. 5" – Lou Bega
- "Sogno" – Andrea Bocelli
- "Livin' la Vida Loca" – Ricky Martin
- "Maria Maria" – Santana
- "I Want It That Way" – Backstreet Boys
- "Kiss Me" – Sixpence None the Richer
- "All Star" – Smash Mouth
- "Unpretty" – TLC
- "Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas
- "The Prayer" – Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli
- "When You Believe" – Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey
- "Music of My Heart" – *NSYNC & Gloria Estefan
- "Love of My Life" – Santana featuring Dave Matthews
- "El Farol" – Santana
- "The Look of Love" – Herb Alpert
- "A Day in the Life" – Jeff Beck
- "Song C" – Bruce Hornsby
- "Night and Day" – Willie Nelson
- "Believe" – Cher
- "Don't Let This Moment End" – Gloria Estefan
- "Praise You" – Fatboy Slim
- "Waiting for Tonight" – Jennifer Lopez
- "I Will Go with You " – Donna Summer
- Brand New Day – Sting
- Millennium – Backstreet Boys
- Believe – Cher
- Ricky Martin – Ricky Martin
- Mirrorball – Sarah McLachlan
- Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool – Tony Bennett
- Come by Me – Harry Connick Jr.
- The Movie Album: As Time Goes By – Neil Diamond
- Manilow Sings Sinatra – Barry Manilow
- You're the Top: Love Songs of Cole Porter – Bobby Short
Rock
- "Sweet Child o' Mine" – Sheryl Crow
- "Bliss" – Tori Amos
- "Jukebox" – Ani DiFranco
- "Angels Would Fall" – Melissa Etheridge
- "Possession" – Sarah McLachlan
- "American Woman" – Lenny Kravitz
- "Can't Change Me" – Chris Cornell
- "What It's Like" – Everlast
- "The Promise" – Bruce Springsteen
- "Hold On" – Tom Waits
- "Put Your Lights On" – Santana featuring Everlast
- "Special" – Garbage
- "Black Balloon" – Goo Goo Dolls
- "Malibu" – Hole
- "Scar Tissue" – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Whiskey in the Jar" – Metallica
- "Get Born Again" – Alice in Chains
- "Lit Up" – Buckcherry
- "Bawitdaba" – Kid Rock
- "Freak on a Leash" – Korn
- "Nookie" – Limp Bizkit
- "Iron Man" – Black Sabbath
- "Bad Blood" – Ministry
- "Enter Sandman" – Motörhead
- "Starfuckers, Inc." – Nine Inch Nails
- "Superbeast" – Rob Zombie
- "The Calling" – Santana featuring Eric Clapton
- "What Mama Said" – Jeff Beck
- "Espionage" – Green Day
- "Bodyrock" – Moby
- "Windows to the Soul" – Steve Vai
- "Scar Tissue"
- *Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters
- "Angels Would Fall"
- *John Shanks & Melissa Etheridge, songwriters
- "The Promise"
- *Bruce Springsteen, songwriter
- "Room at the Top"
- *Tom Petty, songwriter
- "Special"
- *Garbage, songwriters
- Supernatural – Santana
- Breakdown – Melissa Etheridge
- Significant Other – Limp Bizkit
- Echo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Mutations – Beck
- To Venus and Back – Tori Amos
- You've Come a Long Way, Baby – Fatboy Slim
- Play – Moby
- The Fragile – Nine Inch Nails