Grammy Awards of 2001 - Definition and Overview

The 43rd Grammy Awards were held in 2001. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Award winners:

• Record of the Year
  • Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (producers), Steve Lillywhite, Richard Rainey (engineers/mixers) & U2 for "Beautiful Day"

• Album of the Year
  • Walter Becker, Donald Fagen (producers), Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner (engineers/mixers) & Steely Dan for Two Against Nature

• Song of the Year
  • U2 for "Beautiful Day"

• Best New Artist
  • Shelby Lynne

Alternative

• Best Alternative Music Album
  • Nigel Godrich (producer & engineer/mixer) & Radiohead (producer & artist) for Kid A

Blues

• Best Traditional Blues Album
  • Simon Climie (producer), Alan Douglas (engineer), Eric Clapton (producer & artist) & B. B. King for Riding With the King
• Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Tony Braunagel (producer), Joe McGrath, Terry Becker (engineers/mixers), Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band for Shoutin' In Key

Children's

• Best Musical Album for Children
  • Joseph Miskulin (engineer/mixer & producer), Dan Rudin & Brent Truitt (engineers/mixers) & Riders in the Sky for Woody's Roundup Featuring Riders in the Sky
• Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  • David Rapkin (producer) & Jim Dale for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Classical

• Best Orchestral Performance
  • Stephen Johns (producer), Mike Clements (engineer), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) & the Berliner Philharmonic for Mahler: Sym. No. 10
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Christopher Raeburn (producer), Jonathan Stokes (engineer), Cecilia Bartoli & Il Giardino Armonico for The Vivaldi Album (Dell'aura al sussurrar; Alma oppressa, Etc.)
• Best Opera Recording
  • Martin Sauer (producer), Jean Chatauret (engineer), Kent Nagano (conductor), Kim Begley, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich Henschel, Markus Hollop, Eva Jenis, Torsten Kerl & the Orchestre de l'Opera Nationale de Lyon for Busoni: Doktor Faust
• Best Choral Performance
  • Karen Wilson (producer), Don Harder (engineer), Helmuth Rilling (conductor) & the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Chorus for Penderecki: Credo
• Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
  • Grace Row (producer), Charles Harbutt (engineer), Roger Norrington (conductor), Joshua Bell & the London Philharmonic for Maw: Violin Concerto
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
  • Tobias Lehmann (producer), Jens Schünemann (engineer) & Sharon Isbin for Dreams of a World (Works of Lauro, Ruiz-Pipo, Duarte, Etc.)
• Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
  • Christian Gausch (producer), Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (engineer) & the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for Shadow Dances (Stravinsky Miniatures - Tango; Suite No. 1; Octet, etc.)
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Da-Hong Seetoo, Max Wilcox (producers & engineers) & the Emerson String Quartet for Shostakovich: The String Quartets
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • George Crumb (composer) & Thomas Conlin for Crumb: Star-Child
• Best Classical Album
  • Da-Hong Seetoo & Max Wilcox (producers & engineers) & the Emerson String Quartet for Shostakovich: The String Quartets
• Best Classical Crossover Album
  • Steven Epstein (producer), Richard King (engineer), Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Mark O'Connor for Appalachian Journey

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • John Williams (composer) for "Theme From Angela's Ashes"
• Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Randy Newman (songwriter) for "When She Loved Me" (From Toy Story 2) performed by Sarah McLachlan
• Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Bill Bernstein, Thomas Newman (producers), Dennis Sands, Thomas Newman (engineers) & Thomas Newman (composer) for American Beauty
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Chick Corea (arranger) for "Spain for Sextet & Orchestra"
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Vince Mendoza (arranger) for "Both Sides Now" performed by Joni Mitchell

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Faith Hill for "Breathe"
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Johnny Cash for "Solitary Man"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Asleep at the Wheel for "Cherokee Maiden"
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
  • Faith Hill & Tim McGraw for "Let's Make Love"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Alison Brown & Béla Fleck for "Leaving Cottondale"
• Best Country Song
  • Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers (songwriters) for "I Hope You Dance" performed by Lee Ann Womack
• Best Country Album
  • Byron Gallimore (producer), Julian King, Mike Shipley (engineers/mixers) & Faith Hill (producer & artist) for Breathe
• Best Bluegrass Album
  • Steve Buckingham (producer), Gary Paczosa (engineer/mixer) & Dolly Parton for The Grass is Blue

Film/TV/Media

• Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Danny Bramson & Cameron Crowe (producers) for Almost Famous performed by various artists

Folk

• Best Traditional Folk Album
  • Mark Linett (engineer) & Dave Alvin (producer & artist) for Public Domain - Songs from the Wild Land
• Best Contemporary Folk Album
  • Malcolm Burn (engineer & producer), Jim Watts (engineer) & Emmylou Harris for Red Dirt Girl
• Best Native American Music Album
  • Tom Bee (producer) & Douglas Spotted Eagle (producer & engineer/mixer) for Gathering of Nations Pow Wow performed by various artists

Gospel

• Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Dennis Herring (producer & engineer/mixer), Rich Hasal (engineer/mixer) & Jars of Clay for If I Left the Zoo
• Best Rock Gospel Album
  • Dino Elefante, John Elefante (producers), David Hall, J.R. McNeely (engineers/mixers) & Petra for Double Take
• Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • Bubba Smith, Michael E. Mathis (producers) & Shirley Caesar (producer & artist) for You Can Make It
• Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • Warryn 'Baby Dubb' Campbell (producer) & Mary Mary for Thankful
• Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
  • Brent King, Alan Shulman (engineers), Ricky Skaggs (producer & artist) & Kentucky Thunder for Soldier of the Cross
• Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
  • Carol Cymbala & Oliver Wells (producers) for Live - God Is Working performed by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Historical

• Best Historical Album
  • Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein (producers), Phil Schaap (producer & engineer), Michael Brooks, Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer, Woody Pornpitaksuk, Ken Robertson, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder (engineers) for Louis Armstrong: The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings

Jazz

• Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
  • Pat Metheny for "(Go) Get It"
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
  • Rob 'Wacko' Hunter (engineer/mixer & producer), Branford Marsalis (producer) & the Branford Marsalis Quartet for Contemporary Jazz
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
  • James Farber (engineer/mixer) & Joe Lovano (producer & artist) for 52nd Street Themes
• Best Jazz Vocal Album
  • Erik Zobler (engineer/mixer), George Duke (producer) & Dianne Reeves for In the Moment - Live in Concert
• Best Contemporary Jazz Album
  • Richard Battaglia, Robert Battaglia (engineers/mixers), Béla Fleck (engineer/mixer & producer) & Béla Fleck and the Flecktones for Outbound
• Best Latin Jazz Album
  • Jon Fausty (engineer/mixer) & Chucho Valdés for Live at the Village Vanguard

Latin

• Best Latin Pop Album
  • Adam Blackburn, Eric Schilling, Marcelo Añez, Sebastián Krys (engineers), Tim Mitchell (producer) & Shakira (producer & artist) for Shakira - MTV Unplugged
• Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
  • Freddy Piñero Jr, Gustavo Celis, Javier Garza, Mauricio Guerrero, Scott Canto, Sebastián Krys (engineers), Emilio Estefan, George Noriega, Robert Blades (producers) & Gloria Estefan for Alma Caribeña
• Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
  • Carlos Ceballos (engineer/mixer) & Pepe Aguilar (producer & artist) for Por Una Mujer Bonita
• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
  • Humberto Gatica (engineer & producer) & La Ley for Uno
• Best Tejano Album
  • Edward Pérez, Greg García, (engineers), Freddie Martínez, Hugo Guerrero (engineers & producers) & The Legends for ¿Qué Es Música Tejana?
• Best Salsa Album
  • Jon Fausty (engineer/mixer), Eddie Palmieri & Tito Puente (producers & artists) for Masterpiece/Obra Maestra
• Best Merengue Album
  • David Hewitt, Hector Ivan Rosa (engineers/mixers) & Olga Tañón (producer & artist) for Olga Viva, Viva Olga

Musical Show

• Best Musical Show Album
  • Frank Filipetti (engineer/mixer & producer), Guy Babylon & Paul Bogaev, Chris Montan (producers), Elton John (composer), Tim Rice (lyricist) & the original Broadway cast for Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida

Music Video

• Best Short Form Music Video
  • Tina Nakane (video producer), Jesse Peretz (video director) & Foo Fighters for "Learn to Fly"
• Best Long Form Music Video
  • Andrew Solt (video producer & director), Greg Vines, Leslie Tong & Yoko Ono (producers) for Gimme Some Truth - The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album performed by John Lennon

New Age

• Best New Age Album
  • Gary Barlough, Peter R. Kelsey (engineers/mixers) & Kitaro (producer & artist) for Thinking of You

Packaging and Notes

• Best Recording Package
  • Kevin Reagan (art director) for Music performed by Madonna
• Best Boxed Recording Package
  • Arnold Levine & Frank Harkins (art directors) for Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 performed by Miles Davis & John Coltrane
• Best Album Notes
  • Bob Blumenthal (notes writer) for Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 performed by Miles Davis & John Coltrane

Polka

• Best Polka Album
  • Jon Dickson, Ken Irwin (engineer), Tom Pick (engineer & producer) & Jimmy Sturr for Touched by a Polka

Pop

• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Macy Gray for "I Try"
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • Sting for "She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Steely Dan for "Cousin Dupree"
• Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  • B.B. King & Dr. John for "Is You Is, or Is You Ain't (My Baby)"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Brian Setzer for "Caravan" performed by the Brian Setzer Orchestra
• Best Dance Recording
  • Michael Mangini, Steve Greenberg (producers & mixers) & Baha Men for "Who Let the Dogs Out"
• Best Pop Vocal Album
  • Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols (engineers/mixers), Donald Fagen, Walter Becker (producers) & Steely Dan for Two Against Nature
• Best Pop Instrumental Album
  • Dan Gellert (engineer/mixer) & Joe Jackson (producer & artist) for Symphony No. 1

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
  • Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett & Roger Nichols (engineers) for Two Against Nature performed by Steely Dan
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
  • John Eargle (engineer) & Zdenek Macal (conductor) for Dvorák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World"
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Dr. Dre
• Producer of the Year, Classical
  • Steven Epstein
• Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Hex Hector

R&B

• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Toni Braxton for "He Wasn't Man Enough"
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • D'Angelo for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)"
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Destiny's Child for "Say My Name"
• Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
  • The Temptations for Ear-Resistible
• Best R&B Song
  • La Shawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Lucket, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland for "Say My Name" performed by Destiny's Child
• Best R&B Album
  • Russell "The Dragon" Elevado (engineer/mixer) & D'Angelo (engineer/mixer, producer & artist) for Voodoo

Rap

• Best Rap Solo Performance
  • Eminem for "The Real Slim Shady"
• Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  • Dr. Dre & Eminem for "Forgot about Dre"
• Best Rap Album
  • Dr. Dre, Richard Huredia (engineers/mixers) & Eminem (producer & artist) for The Marshall Mathers LP

Reggae

• Best Reggae Album
  • Beenie Man for Art and Life

Rock

• Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
  • Sheryl Crow for "There Goes the Neighborhood"
• Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
  • Lenny Kravitz for "Again"
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • U2 for "Beautiful Day"
• Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • Michael Kamen (conductor), Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for "The Call of Ktulu"
• Best Hard Rock Performance
  • Rage Against the Machine for "Guerrilla Radio"
• Best Metal Performance
  • Deftones for "Elite"
• Best Rock Song
  • Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti (songwriters) for "With Arms Wide Open" performed by Creed
• Best Rock Album
  • Adam Kasper (engineer/mixer & producer) & Foo Fighters (producer & artist) for There Is Nothing Left to Lose

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Album
  • Rick Harris, John Runnette (producers) & Sidney Poitier for The Measure of a Man
• Best Spoken Comedy Album
  • John Runnette (producer) & George Carlin for Braindroppings

Trad Pop

• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
  • Allen Sides, Geoff Foster (engineers/mixers), Larry Klein (producer) & Joni Mitchell (producer & artist) for Both Sides Now

World

• Best World Music Album
  • Antônio 'Moogie' Canàzio (engineer/mixer & producer), Caetano Veloso (producer) & Joao Gilberto for João Voz e Violão