Record of the Year:Change the World - Eric Clapton Album of the Year: Falling Into You, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic) Song of the Year:Change the World - Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims, songwriters Best New Artist:LeAnn Rimes Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:Change the World - Eric Clapton Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:Un-break My Heart - Toni Braxton Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: Free As a Bird - The Beatles Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: When I Fall in Love - Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole Best Pop Album: Falling Into You - Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic) Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: Here's to the Ladies - Tony Bennett Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow Best Male Rock Vocal Performance:Where It's At - Beck Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: So Much to Say - Dave Matthews Band Best Hard Rock Performance: Bullet With Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins Best Metal Performance: Tire Me - Rage Against the Machine Best Rock Song: Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman, songwriter Best Rock Album: Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow (A&M) Best Alternative Music Performance: Odelay, Beck Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: You're Makin' Me High - Toni Braxton Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Your Secret Love - Luther Vandross Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: Killing Me Softly With His Song - Fugees Best R&B Song:Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) - Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, songwriter Best R&B Album: Words, The Tony Rich Project (LaFace) Best Rap Solo Performance: Hey Lover - LL Cool J Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Best Rap Album: The Score, Fugees; Lauryn Hill, Prakazrel Pras and Wyclef, producers (Ruffhouse/Columbia) Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Blue - LeAnn Rimes Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Worlds Apart - Vince Gill Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: My Maria - Brooks and Dunn Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: High Lonesome Sound - Vince Gill featuring Alison Krauss and Union Station Best Country Song: Blue - Bill Mack, songwriter Best Country Album: The Road to Ensanada, Lyle Lovett; Billy Williams and Lyle Lovett, producers (Curb/MCA) Best Music Video, Short Form: Free As a Bird - The Beatles; Joe Pytka, video director Best Music Video, Long Form: The Beatles Anthology - The Beatles; Geoff Wonfor, video director; Chips Chipperfield, video producer
Outstanding Drama Series - Law & Order (NBC) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Dennis Franz, NYPD Blue Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Gillian Anderson, The X-Files (FOX) Outstanding Comedy Series - Frasier (NBC) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - John Lithgow, 3rd Rock From the Sun Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Helen Hunt, Mad About You Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Series) - Tracey Takes On . . . (HBO) Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Special) - Chris Rock - Bring the Pain (HBO) Outstanding Children's Series (Daytime) - Reading Rainbow (PBS) Outstanding Children's Program - How Do You Spell God? (HBO) Outstanding Animated Program - The Simpsons: Homer's Phobia? (FOX) President's Award - Miss Evers' Boys (HBO)
Best Picture: The English Patient, Saul Zaentz, producer (Miramax) Actor in a Leading Role: Geoffrey Rush, Shine Actress in a Leading Role: Frances McDormand, Fargo Actor in a Supporting Role: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jerry Maguire Actress in a Supporting Role: Juliette Binoche, The English Patient Best Director: Anthony Minghella, The English Patient
Madonna receives death threats from Argentine conservatives who are enraged and insulted that she is playing Eva Peron in Evita KISS reunits and appears on stage in full costume for the first time since 1980 for a performace at the American Music Awards Mariah Carey and Boys II Men hit their 16th consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard 100 chart, banking them the longest stay in Billboard history Controversy follows The Eagles when the band dedicates "Peaceful Easy Feeling" to Saddam Hussein at a United States Democratic Party fundraiser held in Los Angeles in September
December 2, 1995 - March 22, 1996: One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men March 23 - May 3: Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion May 4 - May 17: Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey May 18 - July 12: Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs N Harmony July 13 - July 26: How Do U Want It - 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo July 27 - August 2: You're Makin' Me High - Toni Braxton August 3 - November 9: Macarena (bayside boys remix) -Los Del Rio November 9 - December 6:No Diggity - Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre December 7, 1996 - February 21, 1997: Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
