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Lauryn Hill Sets Grammy Record With Five Wins
Lauryn Hill brought home five Grammy awards on Wednesday (2/24) night, setting a new record for wins by a female artist. Hill was nominated in ten categories, more than any other artist heading into the ceremony. Other major winners included My Heart Will Go On, the theme from Titanic, which won four awards, and Madonna, who walked away with three awards for work on Ray of Light. Shania Twain, Brian Setzer, Stevie Wonder and the Dixie Chicks each won two awards.
Hill thanked God and thanked her children for ''not spilling anything on mommy's dress'' in her acceptance speeches. The 23-year-old singer has enjoyed particularly strong sales and critical acclaim for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, her solo effort away from the Fugees.
In winning her five awards -- for Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Best R&B Album, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Vocal Performance -- Hill surpassed Carole King's 28-year-old record of four wins in one night, set in 1971 for her album Tapestry.
My Heart Will Go On was named Song of the Year and Record of the Year as well as Female Pop Vocal Performance for Celine Dion and Best Song Written For Motion Picture or Television.
Madonna's Ray of Light was honored with the Best Pop Album award, and she also collected Grammys for Best Dance Recording and Best Short Form Music Video.
Elvis Costello earned his first Grammy for Pop Collaboration with Vocals, honoring his duet with Burt Bacharach on I Still Have That Other Girl.
Country winners included the Dixie Chicks, who earned awards for Best Country Album and Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for their breakthrough single There's Your Trouble. Vince Gill picked up Best Male Country Vocal Performance for If You Ever Have Forever In Mind and Shania Twain walked away with Best Female Country Performance and Best Country Song, both for Still The One.
Rock winners included Metallica, who won Best Metal Performance for Better Than You. Alanis Morissette won Best Rock Song and Best Rock Female Performance for Uninvited and Sheryl Crow picked up Best Rock Album for The Globe Sessions. Lenny Kravitz won Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for Fly Away, Aerosmith picked up the Rock Performance By a Duo or Group award and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant won Best Hard Rock Performance for Most High.
The Beastie Boys' Hello Nasty was named Best Alternative Music Performance and Intergalactic won for Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.
A complete list of winners is available at Calendarlive.com.