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

ArtistSong
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

General

;Record of the Year
;Album of the Year
;Song of the Year
;Best New Artist
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Macy Gray
  • Kid Rock
  • Britney Spears
  • Susan Tedeschi

    Pop

;Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • "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
;Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • "Brand New Day" – Sting
  • "I Need to Know" – Marc Anthony
  • "Mambo No. 5" – Lou Bega
  • "Sogno" – Andrea Bocelli
  • "Livin' la Vida Loca" – Ricky Martin
;Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
;Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  • "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
;Best Pop Instrumental Performance
;Best Dance Recording
  • "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
;Best Pop Album
  • Brand New Day – Sting
  • Millennium – Backstreet Boys
  • Believe – Cher
  • Ricky Martin – Ricky Martin
  • Mirrorball – Sarah McLachlan
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
;Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
  • "Sweet Child o' Mine" – Sheryl Crow
  • "Bliss" – Tori Amos
  • "Jukebox" – Ani DiFranco
  • "Angels Would Fall" – Melissa Etheridge
  • "Possession" – Sarah McLachlan
;Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
;Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
;Best Hard Rock Performance
;Best Metal Performance
;Best Rock Instrumental Performance
;Best Rock Song
  • "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
;Best Rock Album
  • Supernatural – Santana
  • Breakdown – Melissa Etheridge
  • Significant Other – Limp Bizkit
  • EchoTom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
;Best Alternative Music Performance
  • Mutations – Beck
  • To Venus and Back – Tori Amos
  • You've Come a Long Way, Baby – Fatboy Slim
  • Play – Moby
  • The Fragile – Nine Inch Nails