The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 2000. Several artists earned three awards on the night. Steely Dan's haul included Album of the Year for Two Against Nature. U2 took home the Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Beautiful Day". Dr. Dre won Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Best Rap Album for Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP. Eminem himself also received three awards, out of four nominations. Faith Hill took home Best Country Album for the album Breathe, Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song's title track and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals with Tim McGraw for "Let's Make Love". Madonna opened the show with "Music".
Performers Artist(s)Song(s) Madonna Lil Bow Wow "Music" *NSync "This I Promise You" Dolly Parton "Travelin' Prayer" Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I""Say My Name" Paul Simon "You're the One" Faith Hill "Breathe" U2 "Beautiful Day" Shelby Lynne Sheryl Crow "The Difficult Kind" Take 6 Nnenna Freelon "Straighten Up and Fly Right" MobyBlue Man GroupJill Scott "Natural Blues" Marc-André Hamelin Studies on Chopin's Études No. 1 by Leopold Godowsky Macy Gray "I Try" Christina Aguilera "Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti" "Falsas Esperanzas" Eminem Elton John "Stan"
Presenters Heather Locklear and Kid Rock – presented Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Ray Romano and Kevin James – presented Best Pop Vocal Album Joe, Jimmy Smits, and Toni Braxton – presented Best Rap Album Mýa and Sisqo – presented Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack, and Gloria Estefan – presented Best Latin Pop Album Melissa Etheridge, Jenna Elfman, and Carson Daly – presented Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley – presented Best Country Album Shakira and Richie Sambora – presented Best New Artist Erykah Badu and Tony Bennett – presented Best Jazz Vocal Album Val Kilmer and Robbie Robertson – presented Best Native American Music Album Shelby Lynne and Sheryl Crow – presented Song of the Year Carlos Santana and Joni Mitchell – presented Record of the Year Stevie Wonder and Bette Midler – presented Album of the Year
Winners and nominees General + "Beautiful Day" – U2 Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite and Richard Rainey, engineers/mixers "Say My Name" – Destiny's Child Rodney Jerkins, producer; LaShawn Daniels, Brad Gildem and Jean Marie Hurout, engineers/mixers "I Try" – Macy Gray Andrew Slater, producer; Dave Way, engineer/mixer "Music" – Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzai and Madonna, producers "Bye Bye Bye" – *NSync Jake Schulze and Kristian Lundin, producers; Mike Tucker, engineer/mixer Two Against Nature – Steely Dan Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell and Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers Midnite Vultures – Beck Beck Hansen and Dust Brothers, producers The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem Jeff Bass, Mark Bass, Dr. Dre, Tommy Coster, Eminem and the 45 King, producers; Rich Behrens, Mike Butler, Chris Conway, Rob Ebeling, Michelle Forbes, Richard Segal Huredia, Steve King, Aaron Lepley, James McCrone, Akane Nakamura and Lance Pierre, engineers/mixers Kid A – Radiohead Radiohead, producer; Nigel Godrich, engineer/mixer You're the One – Paul Simon Paul Simon, producer; Andy Smith, engineer/mixer "Beautiful Day" U2, songwriters (U2) "Breathe" Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill) "I Hope You Dance" Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sellers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack) "I Try" Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna and David Wilder, songwriters (Macy Gray) "Say My Name" LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelendria Rowland, songwriters (Destiny's Child) Shelby Lynne Brad Paisley Papa Roach Jill Scott Sisqó
Alternative + Kid A – Radiohead When the Pawn – Fiona Apple Midnite Vultures – Beck Bloodflowers – The Cure Liverpool Sound Collage – Paul McCartney
Blues + Riding with the King – B. B. King and Eric Clapton Superharps – James Cotton, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite, and Sugar Ray Norcia Milk Cow Blues – Willie Nelson Let the Good Times Roll – B. B. King Delta Crossroads – Robert Lockwood Jr. Shoutin' in Key – Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band Wicked – Shemekia Copeland Shake Hands with Shorty – North Mississippi Allstars Royal Blue – Koko Taylor Hoochie Man – Bobby Rush
Children's + Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs – Riders in the Sky This Pretty Planet – Tom Chapin Still the Same Me – Sweet Honey in the Rock Pillow Full of Wishes – Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer More Songs from Pooh Corner – Kenny Loggins Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Jim Dale The Polar Express – Liam Neeson The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey – James Earl Jones The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Paul Newman Dinosongs: Poems to Celebrate a T. Rex Named Sue – Susan Sarandon
Classical Best Orchestral Performance Stephen Johns (producer), Mike Clements (engineer), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) and the Berliner Philharmonic for Mahler: Sym. No. 10 Best Classical Vocal Performance Christopher Raeburn (producer), Jonathan Stokes (engineer), Cecilia Bartoli and 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 and the Orchestre de l'Opera Nationale de Lyon for Busoni: Doktor Faust Best Choral Performance Karen Wilson (producer), Don Harder (engineer), Helmuth Rilling (conductor) and the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus for Penderecki: Credo Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Grace Row (producer), Charles Harbutt (engineer), Roger Norrington (conductor), Joshua Bell and the London Philharmonic for Maw: Violin Concerto Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) Tobias Lehmann (producer), Jens Schünemann (engineer) and 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) and 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 and engineers) and the Emerson String Quartet for Shostakovich: The String Quartets Best Classical Contemporary Composition George Crumb (composer) and Thomas Conlin for Crumb: Star-Child Best Classical Album Da-Hong Seetoo and Max Wilcox (producers and engineers) and the Emerson String Quartet for Shostakovich: The String Quartets Best Classical Crossover Album Steven Epstein (producer), Richard King (engineer), Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor for Appalachian Journey
Composing and arranging + "Theme from Angela's Ashes" John Williams, composer (John Williams) "The Templars" Ralph Towner, composer (Oregon with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra) "The Egg Travels" James Newton Howard, composer (James Newton Howard) "Sing, Sang, Sung" Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) "Round Robin" Paul McCandless, composer (Oregon with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra) "Spain for Sextet & Orchestra" Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea) "The Summer Knows/Estate" Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra) "Round Robin" Paul McCandless, arranger (Oregon with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra) "Nice Work If You Can Get It" Jim McNeely, arranger (The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra and Jim McNeely) "Bach 2 Part Invention in D Minor" Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) "Both Sides Now" Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell) "I've Seen It All" Björk, Vince Mendoza, and Guy Sigsworth, arrangers (Björk featuring Thom Yorke) "Dream" Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra) "Button Up Your Overcoat" Nnenna Freelon, arranger (Nnenna Freelon) "A Case of You" Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell)
Country + "Breathe" – Faith Hill "Travelin' Prayer" – Dolly Parton "That's the Way" – Jo Dee Messina "Real Live Woman" – Trisha Yearwood "I Hope You Dance" – Lee Ann Womack "Solitary Man" – Johnny Cash "One Voice" – Billy Gilman "My Best Friend" – Tim McGraw "Feels Like Love" – Vince Gill "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" – Dwight Yoakam "Cherokee Maiden" – Asleep at the Wheel "You'll Always Be Loved by Me" – Brooks & Dunn "Woody's Roundup" – Riders in the Sky "Twentieth Century" – Alabama "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend" – The Wilkinsons "Let's Make Love" – Faith Hill and Tim McGraw "When I Look Into Your Heart" – Vince Gill and Amy Grant "Walk Softly" – Ricky Skaggs and the Dixie Chicks "Strong Enough (Live)" – Sheryl Crow featuring the Dixie Chicks "Murder on Music Row" – George Strait and Alan Jackson "Leaving Cottondale" – Alison Brown and Béla Fleck "The Second Mouse" – Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott "Rollercoaster" – Keith Urban "Ode to a Butterfly" – Nickel Creek "Bloodlines" – Steve Wariner and Ryan Wariner "I Hope You Dance" Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack) "The Way You Love Me" Michael Dulaney and Keith Follesé, songwriters (Faith Hill) "One Voice" Don Cook and David Malloy, songwriters (Billy Gilman) "Feels Like Love" Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill) "Breathe" Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill) Breathe – Faith Hill Under the Influence – Alan Jackson Real Live Woman – Trisha Yearwood Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – Vince Gill I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack The Grass Is Blue – Dolly Parton Nickel Creek – Nickel Creek Murder on Music Row – Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time Fair Weather – Alison Brown Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe – Ricky Skaggs & Friends
Film/TV/media + Almost Famous – Danny Bramson and Cameron Crowe, producers (Various Artists)The Sopranos – Martin Bruestle and David Chase, producers (Various Artists) Magnolia – Aimee Mann High Fidelity – John Cusack and Kathy Nelson, producers (Various Artists) Fantasia 2000 – Jay David Saks, producer (James Levine Conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| American Beauty – Thomas NewmanToy Story 2 – Randy Newman The Cider House Rules – Rachel Portman Magnolia – Jon Brion Gladiator – Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard |- | style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"| "When She Loved Me" from Toy Story 2 Randy Newman, songwriter (Sarah McLachlan) "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan) "The Great Beyond" from Man on the Moon Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, songwriters (R.E.M.) "Save Me" from Magnolia Aimee Mann, songwriter (Aimee Mann) "Independent Women Part I" from Charlie's Angels Samuel Barnes, Beyoncé Knowles, Jean-Claude Olivier, and Cory Rooney, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
Folk + Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land – Dave Alvin My Roots Are Showing – Natalie MacMaster Live at the Royal Albert Hall – Ladysmith Black Mambazo Far Away, Down on a Georgia Farm – Norman Blake Cajun Blood – Jo-El Sonnier Red Dirt Girl – Emmylou Harris Transcendental Blues – Steve Earle Mermaid Avenue Vol. II – Billy Bragg and Wilco Crossing Muddy Waters – John Hiatt American III: Solitary Man – Johnny Cash Gathering of Nations Pow Wow 1999 – Various artists Veterans Songs – Lakota Thunder Tribute to the Elders – Black Lodge Singers Peacemaker's Journey – Joanne Shenandoah Cheyenne Nation – Joseph Fire Crow
Gospel + If I Left the Zoo – Jars of Clay This Is Your Time – Michael W. Smith Joy: A Christmas Collection – Avalon Fearless – Crystal Lewis Crystal Clear – Jaci Velasquez