44th Annual Grammy Awards explained
| 44th Annual Grammy Awards |
| Date: | February 27, 2002 |
| Location: | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
| Host: | Jon Stewart |
| Most Awards: | Alicia Keys (5) |
| Most Nominations: | U2 (8) |
| Network: | CBS |
| Previous: | 43rd |
| Main: | Grammy Awards |
| Next: | 45th |
The 44th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 27, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The main recipient was Alicia Keys, winning five Grammys, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". U2 won four awards including Record of the Year and Best Rock Album,[1] while opening the show with a performance of "Walk On".
Performers
Presenters
Winners and Nominees
General
- Record of the Year
- Album of the Year
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Soundtrack – Various Artists[A]
- Acoustic Soul – India.Arie
- India.Arie, Mark Batson, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Blue Miller & Bob Power, producers; Mark Batson, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Kevin Haywood, Avery Johnson, George Karas, Jim Lightman, Blue Miller, Mark Niemiec, Bob Power, Mike Shipley, Alvin Speights, Mike Tocci & Dave Way, engineer/mixers
- Love and Theft – Bob Dylan
- Stankonia – OutKast
- Earthtone III, Organized Noize & Antonio "LA" Reid, producers; Jarvis Blackshear, Leslie Brathwaite, Josh Butler, Ralph Cacciurri, John Frye, Mark "DJ Exit" Goodchild, Carl Mo, Kevin Parker, Neal H. Pogue, Richard H. Segal, Kenneth Stallworth, Matt Still, Jason Stokes, Bernasky Wall & Derrick Williams, engineer/mixers
- All That You Can't Leave Behind – U2
- Song of the Year
- Best New Artist
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music Album
Blues
Children's
Comedy
- From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.
Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Best Opera Recording
- Best Choral Performance
- Martin Sauer (producer), Michael Brammann (engineer), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor), Norbert Balatsch, Erwin Ortner (chorus masters), Bernarda Fink, Matthias Goerne, Dietrich Henschel, Elisabeth von Magnus, Christoph Prégardien, Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Schade, Christine Schäfer, Markus Schäfer, Oliver Widmer, the Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Sängerknaben & Concentus Musicas Wien for Bach: St. Matthew Passion
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)
- Arne Akselberg (producer & engineer) & Truls Mørk (producer & artist) for Benjamin Britten Cello Suites (1 - 3)
- Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- Best Classical Album
- Best Classical Crossover Album
Composing and arranging
Country
Film/TV/media
Folk
Gospel
Historical
Jazz
Latin
Musical show
Music video
- Best Short Form Music Video
- Best Long Form Music Video
- Recording The Producers - A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks – Mel Brooks
- Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story – Bob Marley
- Jeremy Marr, video director; Jeremy Marr, video producer
- Freddie Mercury - The Untold Story – Freddie Mercury
- Play: The DVD – Moby
- Moby, video director; Moby & Jeff Rogers, video producers
New Age
- Best New Age Album
Packaging and notes
Polka
- Best Polka Album
Pop
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Best Dance RecordingSteve Hodge (mixer), Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (producers), & Janet Jackson (producer & artist) for "All for You"
- Best Pop Vocal Album
- Best Pop Instrumental Album
Production and engineering
R&B===
;Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best R&B Song
- Best R&B Album
- Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album
Rap
- Best Rap Solo Performance
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Best Rap Album
Tyrone
Reggae
- Best Reggae Album
Rock
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Best Hard Rock Performance
- Best Metal Performance
- Best Rock Song
- Best Rock Album
- Best Alternative Music Album
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word Album
- Jeffrey S. Thomas, Steven Strassman (engineers) & Elisa Shokoff (producer) & Quincy Jones for Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
- Best Spoken Comedy Album
Traditional Pop
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
World
Special merit awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Trustees Award
- Tech Award
- MusiCares Person of the Year
- Recording Academy's Governors Award
Trivia
- Michael Jackson was supposed to perform his song "Whatever Happens" from his Invincible album, along with the legendary guitarist Carlos Santana. Unfortunately the performance was cancelled and blocked by Sony Music after conflicts with the company and Jackson.
- Lenny Kravitz won his fourth consecutive Grammy award in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category for "Dig In", breaking the record for most wins in that category (1999-2002).
- The 44th Annual Grammy Awards was the first Grammy show following the September 11 attacks of 2001. As a result, several memorable performances included:
Host Jon Stewart also did a skit mocking the new airport security measures put into place following September 11.
Notes
A ^Award recipients also include Alison Krauss & Union Station, Chris Sharp, Chris Thomas King, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Harley Allen, John Hartford, Mike Compton, Norman Blake, Pat Enright, Peasall Sisters, Ralph Stanley, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, The Cox Family, The Fairfield Four, The Whites & Tim Blake Nelson as the artists.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2001 Grammy Award Winners. Grammy.com. 1 May 2011.
