40th Annual Grammy Awards


The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Performers

Presenters

Award winners

Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and R. Kelly were the main recipients with three awards each. Following R. Kelly's federal conviction of racketeering and violations of the Mann Act in New York on September 27, 2021, The Recording Academy declined to strip Kelly of his awards.

General

; Album of the YearTime Out of Mind – Bob Dylan; Daniel Lanois, producerThe Day – Babyface; Babyface, producerThis Fire – Paula Cole; Paula Cole, producerFlaming Pie – Paul McCartney; Jeff Lynne, George Martin & Paul McCartney, producersOK Computer – Radiohead; Nigel Godrich & Radiohead, producers
; Record of the Year"Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin; John Leventhal, producer
; Song of the Year"Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal, songwriters
; Best New ArtistPaula Cole

Pop

; 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 with Vocal"Virtual Insanity" – Jamiroquai
; Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals"Don't Look Back" – John Lee Hooker with Van Morrison
; Best Pop Instrumental Performance"Last Dance" – Sarah McLachlan
; Best Dance Recording"Carry On" – Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder
; Best Pop AlbumHourglass – James Taylor; Frank Filipetti & James Taylor, producersThis Fire – Paula Cole; Paula Cole, producerThe Dance – Fleetwood Mac; Lindsey Buckingham & Elliot Scheiner, producersTravelling Without Moving – Jamiroquai; Jay Kay & Al Stone, producersSurfacing – Sarah McLachlan; Pierre Marchand, producer
; Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
Tony Bennett on Holiday – Tony BennettJulie Andrews Broadway/Here I'll Stay – Julie AndrewsMothers & Daughters – Rosemary ClooneySondheim, Etc., – Live at Carnegie Hall – Bernadette PetersFilm Noir – Carly Simon

Alternative

;Best Alternative Music Performance

Blues

Children's

Comedy

  • From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.

Classical

Composing and arranging

Country

other nominees
other nominees

Folk

Gospel

Historical

Jazz

Latin

Musical show

New Age

Packaging and notes

Polka

Production and engineering

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Rap

; 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 AlbumNo Way Out – Puff Daddy & The Family; Sean "Puffy" Combs & Stevie J., producersSupa Dupa Fly – Missy "Misdemeanor" ElliottWyclef Jean Presents The Carnival – Wyclef Jean Life After Death – The Notorious B.I.G.Wu-Tang Forever – Wu-Tang Clan

Reggae

Rock

Spoken

Traditional pop

World

Music video

; Best Short Form Music Video"Got 'til It's Gone" – Janet Jackson
; Best Long Form Music VideoJagged Little Pill, Live – Alanis Morissette

Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Grammy Legend Award