1996 Grammy Award Winners
- Winners Announced: February 28, 1996
- Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
- Host: Ellen DeGeneres
- Eligibility Year: October 1, 1994 – September 30, 1995
Trivia
- Alanis Unplugged: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill snagged Album of the Year, marking her as a force in the music industry.
- Hootie’s Big Catch: Hootie & the Blowfish won Best New Artist, propelling them into stardom.
- King of Pop’s Return: Michael Jackson’s Scream, his duet with sister Janet, was one of the most expensive music videos ever made and was nominated, although it didn’t win.
- Country Under Spotlight: Shania Twain’s The Woman in Me won Best Country Album, indicating the growing influence of country music in mainstream media.
- Seal of Approval: Seal’s Kiss from a Rose won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, boosting his career substantially.
- Soundtrack Success: Disney’s Pocahontas took home the award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television, continuing the trend of animated films performing well at the Grammys.
- Comic Relief: The host, Ellen DeGeneres, was primarily known for her work in television and stand-up comedy, making her a unique but entertaining choice for the music-focused event.
1996 Grammy Winners
Album of the Year:
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Reprise)
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Reprise)
Song of the Year:
Kiss From a Rose – Seal, songwriter
Kiss From a Rose – Seal, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Hootie and the Blowfish
Hootie and the Blowfish
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Kiss From a Rose – Seal
Kiss From a Rose – Seal
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
No More `I Love You’s – Annie Lennox
No More `I Love You’s – Annie Lennox
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Let Her Cry – Hootie and the Blowfish
Let Her Cry – Hootie and the Blowfish
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
Duets II – Frank Sinatra
Duets II – Frank Sinatra
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Mariachi Suite – Los Lobos
Mariachi Suite – Los Lobos
Best Pop Vocal Collaboration:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – The Chieftains with Van Morrison
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – The Chieftains with Van Morrison
Best Pop Album:
Turbulent Indigo, Joni Mitchell (Reprise)
Turbulent Indigo, Joni Mitchell (Reprise)
Best Rock Album:
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Reprise)
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Reprise)
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Lesson of Love, Ashley Cleveland (Reunion)
Lesson of Love, Ashley Cleveland (Reunion)
Best Rock Song:
You Oughta Know – Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette, songwriters
You Oughta Know – Glen Ballard and Alanis Morissette, songwriters
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
You Don’t Know How It Feels – Tom Petty
You Don’t Know How It Feels – Tom Petty
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Run-Around – Blues Traveler
Run-Around – Blues Traveler
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Jessica – The Allman Brothers Band
Jessica – The Allman Brothers Band
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Spin the Black Circle – Pearl Jam
Spin the Black Circle – Pearl Jam
Best Metal Performance:
Happiness Is Slavery – Nine Inch Nails
Happiness Is Slavery – Nine Inch Nails
Best Alternative Music Performance:
MTV Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (DGC)
MTV Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (DGC)
Best Rhythm and Blues Album:
CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace Records)
CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace Records)
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
For Your Love – Stevie Wonder, songwriter
For Your Love – Stevie Wonder, songwriter
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
For Your Love – Stevie Wonder
For Your Love – Stevie Wonder
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
I Apologize – Anita Baker
I Apologize – Anita Baker
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Creep – TLC
Creep – TLC
Best Rap Album:
Poverty’s Paradise, Naughty by Nature (Tommy Boy)
Poverty’s Paradise, Naughty by Nature (Tommy Boy)
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
I’ll Be There for You /You’re All I Need to Get By – Method Man/Mary J. Blige
I’ll Be There for You /You’re All I Need to Get By – Method Man/Mary J. Blige
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
An Evening With Lena Horne – Lena Horne
An Evening With Lena Horne – Lena Horne
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo:
Impressions – Michael Brecker
Impressions – Michael Brecker
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
Infinity – McCoy Tyner Trio featuring Michael Brecker
Infinity – McCoy Tyner Trio featuring Michael Brecker
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance:
We Live Here – Pat Metheny Group
We Live Here – Pat Metheny Group
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
All Blues – GRP All-Star Big Band and Tom Scott
All Blues – GRP All-Star Big Band and Tom Scott
Best Latin Jazz Performance:
Antônio Brasileiro – Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Brasileiro – Antônio Carlos Jobim
Best Country Album:
The Woman in Me, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
The Woman in Me, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
Best Country Song:
Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill, songwriter
Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill
Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Baby, Now That I’ve Found You – Alison Krauss
Baby, Now That I’ve Found You – Alison Krauss
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Here Comes the Rain – The Mavericks
Here Comes the Rain – The Mavericks
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart – Shenandoah with Alison Krauss
Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart – Shenandoah with Alison Krauss
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Hightower – Asleep at the Wheel featuring Bela Fleck and Johnny Gimble
Hightower – Asleep at the Wheel featuring Bela Fleck and Johnny Gimble
Best Bluegrass Album:
Unleashed, The Nashville Bluegrass Band (Sugar Hill)
Unleashed, The Nashville Bluegrass Band (Sugar Hill)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Shirley Caesar Live He Will Come, Shirley Caesar (Word)
Shirley Caesar Live He Will Come, Shirley Caesar (Word)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Alone in His Presence, CeCe Winans (Sparrow Communications Group)
Alone in His Presence, CeCe Winans (Sparrow Communications Group)
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
I’ll Lead You Home, Michael W. Smith (Reunion)
I’ll Lead You Home, Michael W. Smith (Reunion)
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Lesson of Love, Ashley Cleveland (Reunion)
Lesson of Love, Ashley Cleveland (Reunion)
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Amazing Grace – A Country Salute to Gospel, various artists (Sparrow Communications Group)
Amazing Grace – A Country Salute to Gospel, various artists (Sparrow Communications Group)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
Praise Him… Live!, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir (Warner Alliance)
Praise Him… Live!, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir (Warner Alliance)
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Amor – Jon Secada
Amor – Jon Secada
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Abriendo Puertas – Gloria Estefan
Abriendo Puertas – Gloria Estefan
Best Mexican-American Performance:
Flaco Jimenez – Flaco Jimenez
Flaco Jimenez – Flaco Jimenez
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Chill Out, John Lee Hooker (Point-Blank)
Chill Out, John Lee Hooker (Point-Blank)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Slippin’ In, Buddy Guy (Silvertone)
Slippin’ In, Buddy Guy (Silvertone)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
South Coast, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (Red House)
South Coast, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (Red House)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
Wrecking Ball, Emmylou Harris (Asylum/Elektra)
Wrecking Ball, Emmylou Harris (Asylum/Elektra)
Best Reggae Album:
Boombastic, Shaggy (Virgin)
Boombastic, Shaggy (Virgin)
Best New Age Album:
Forest, George Winston
Forest, George Winston
Best World Music Album:
Bohème, Deep Forest (Windham Hill)
Bohème, Deep Forest (Windham Hill)
Best Polka Album:
I Love to Polka, Jimmy Sturr (Rounder)
I Love to Polka, Jimmy Sturr (Rounder)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Lament – Robert Farnon, arranger
Lament – Robert Farnon, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s):
I Get a Kick out of You – Rob McConnell, arranger
I Get a Kick out of You – Rob McConnell, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
A View From the Side – Bill Holman
A View From the Side – Bill Holman
Best Musical Show Album:
Smokey Joe’s Cafe – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, Jerry Leiber, lyricist; Mike Stoller, composer (Atlantic Theater)
Smokey Joe’s Cafe – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, Jerry Leiber, lyricist; Mike Stoller, composer (Atlantic Theater)
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer, composer
Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer, composer
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Colors of the Wind (From Pocahontas), Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, songwriters
Colors of the Wind (From Pocahontas), Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, songwriters
Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
Messiaen: Concert a Quatre – Olivier Messiaen, composer
Messiaen: Concert a Quatre – Olivier Messiaen, composer
Best Classical Album:
Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Jeux, etc. Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Jeux, etc. Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart: Clarinet Trios, Emanuel Ax, piano; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart: Clarinet Trios, Emanuel Ax, piano; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
The American Album (Works of Bernstein, Barber, Foss), Itzhak Perlman, violin (EMI Classics)
The American Album (Works of Bernstein, Barber, Foss), Itzhak Perlman, violin (EMI Classics)
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Schubert: Piano Sonatas (B-Flat Major and A Major), Radu Lupu, piano (London Records)
Schubert: Piano Sonatas (B-Flat Major and A Major), Radu Lupu, piano (London Records)
Best Orchestral Performance:
Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes; Jeux, etc., Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes; Jeux, etc., Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Opera Recording:
Berlioz: Les Troyens, Charles Dutoit conducting the Orchestre Symphonie de Montreal
Berlioz: Les Troyens, Charles Dutoit conducting the Orchestre Symphonie de Montreal
Best Performance of a Choral Work:
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Herbert Blomstedt conducting San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and various artists
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Herbert Blomstedt conducting San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and various artists
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
The Echoing Air – The Music of Henry Purcell (If Music Be the Food of Love; Sweeter Than Roses, etc.), Sylvia McNair, soprano
The Echoing Air – The Music of Henry Purcell (If Music Be the Food of Love; Sweeter Than Roses, etc.), Sylvia McNair, soprano
Best Spoken Comedy Album:
Crank Calls, Jonathan Winters (Audio Select)
Crank Calls, Jonathan Winters (Audio Select)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
Phenomenal Woman, Maya Angelou (Random House Audio Books)
Phenomenal Woman, Maya Angelou (Random House Audio Books)
Best Musical Album for Children:
Sleepy Time Lullabys, Barbara Bailey Hutchison (Jaba)
Sleepy Time Lullabys, Barbara Bailey Hutchison (Jaba)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children:
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Patrick Stewart (Erato)
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Patrick Stewart (Erato)
Best Recording Package:
Turbulent Indigo, Robbie Cavolina and Joni Mitchell, art directors (Reprise)
Turbulent Indigo, Robbie Cavolina and Joni Mitchell, art directors (Reprise)
Best Recording Package – Boxed:
Civilization Phaze III, Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa, art directors (Barking Pumpkin)
Civilization Phaze III, Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa, art directors (Barking Pumpkin)
Best Historical Album:
The Heifetz Collection (RCA Victor Gold Seal)
The Heifetz Collection (RCA Victor Gold Seal)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Scream – Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
Scream – Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Secret World Live – Peter Gabriel
Secret World Live – Peter Gabriel
Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical):
Wildflowers, Dave Bianco, Richard Dodd, Stephen McLaughlin and Jim Scott, engineers (Warner Bros.)
Wildflowers, Dave Bianco, Richard Dodd, Stephen McLaughlin and Jim Scott, engineers (Warner Bros.)
Best Classical Engineered Recording:
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra/Kossuth: Symphonic Poem, Michael Mailes and Jonathan Stokes, engineers (London Records)
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra/Kossuth: Symphonic Poem, Michael Mailes and Jonathan Stokes, engineers (London Records)
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Babyface
Babyface
Classical Producer of the Year:
Steven Epstein
Steven Epstein