HILL TOPS GRAMMYS; WOMEN WIN BIG ONCE AGAIN.Byline: Glenn Whipp Daily News Staff Writer As expected, the 41st Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. turned into another ladies night out, continuing a decade-long trend, as hip-hop chanteuse chan·teuse n. A woman singer, especially a nightclub singer. [French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.] Lauryn Hill won five awards, Madonna took home four (quadrupling quad·ru·ple adj. 1. Consisting of four parts or members. 2. Four times as much in size, strength, number, or amount. 3. Music Having four beats to the measure. n. her career total) and Sheryl Crow's ``Globe Sessions'' was named best rock album in ceremonies held Wednesday at the Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. . ``We actually discovered women a long time ago,'' said Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith (winners of best rock group performance). The Grammys did, too, as performers like Shawn Colvin Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota) is a Grammy Award-winning American musician. Childhood and early career Colvin's formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. , Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow have dominated the ceremonies of recent years. This year was no different, with Hill winning album of the year and best new artist, the Dixie Chicks (``Wide Open Spaces'') snagging best country album and Morissette winning two awards for female rock performance and best rock song (``Uninvited''). ``This is so amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . . . this is crazy because it's hip-hop music,'' Hill said while picking up her fifth award for her solo debut, ``The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.'' The Fugees member broke Carole King's 1971 record for most Grammys for a female artist in one year. The 23-year-old Hill, who led with 10 nominations in nine categories, also won best rhythm and blues rhythm and blues (R&B) Any of several closely related musical styles developed by African American artists. The various styles were based on a mingling of European influences with jazz rhythms and tonal inflections, particularly syncopation and the flatted blues chords. album. Her hit song, ``Doo Wop (That Thing)'' won best R&B song and best R&B vocal performance, and she was named best new artist despite having been part of the Grammy-winning Fugees. Madonna's biggest prize came early in the evening when her techno-tinged ``Ray of Light'' was named best pop album. ``This is such a surprise. I'm honored,'' said Madonna, whose famed blond hair has been replaced by straight black tresses. Commenting on the dominance of women, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks said, ``Right now, the women are doing the original stuff, setting themselves apart in terms of style and music. The guys . . . well, they just all look the same.'' Crow (who wore a minuscule minuscule Lowercase letters in calligraphy, in contrast to majuscule, or uppercase letters. Unlike majuscules, minuscules are not fully contained between two real or hypothetical lines; their stems can go above or below the line. abs-ahoy top while performing ``There Goes the Neighborhood'') more or less agreed backstage, saying she wanted Hill to produce her next album. ``She's just so incredible,'' Crow enthused. ``She deserves every award and every accolade that has come her way this year.'' Celine Dion and her ubiquitous ``My Heart Will Go On'' wasn't left out, either. The song won four Grammys, including song of the year and record of the year and Dion's female pop vocal. Said Dion: ``Every night when I start my concert, people immediately want to hear that song. And I'm like, Hold on! I'll get to it! I've got a few new songs first. But people go so crazy when the music for `My Heart Will Go On' starts that it makes me forget that I've sung it so many times. It becomes a thrill.'' ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. anyone else who could have sung it,'' said the song's composer, James Horner, who admitted backstage that he had stopped listening to the ``Titanic'' theme more than a year ago. ``It just took on a life of its own Memory Burn A Life Of Its Own was released by Noise Kontrol in 2002. Memory Burn is made up of several high profile musicians who came together to create this special work. ,'' Horner added. ``I never guessed it would have been this big of a hit.'' Shania Twain (and her thigh-high boots and short-short dress) was a hit with voters and audiences alike. Twain won for country song (``You're Still the One'') and female country performance. Her performance during the show of ``Man! I Feel Like a Woman!'' was anything but country, however. More like Def Leppard Lite. ``It's the first time I've ever worn a short skirt,'' said Twain, who usually favors outfits that expose her famous bellybutton bel·ly·but·ton n. See navel. . ``Dressing up is the fun part. I like looking good and I enjoy it.'' And the men in attendance did, too. The Grammys didn't completely ignore the male sector, with country singer-guitarist Vince Gill  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. winning three awards and Will Smith taking home best rap solo performance for the popular, mainstream hit ``Gettin' Jiggy Wit It.'' (He dedicated the award to his son, Trey.) Smith bested Hill, Busta Rhymes Trevor Smith (born on May 20 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes (from former NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes) after watching him perform. , Wyclef Jean and hard-core rapper Jay-Z, who boycotted the ceremony because he didn't feel the Grammys gave rap music rap music or hip-hop, genre originating in the mid-1970s among black and Hispanic performers in New York City, at first associated with an athletic style of dancing, known as breakdancing. the proper amount of air time. Ironically, Jay-Z won best rap album (``Vol. 2 . . . Hard Knock Life''), awarded in the portion of the Grammys not televised. ``Jay-Z is cool,'' said fellow rapper Missy ``Misdemeanor'' Elliott backstage. ``And I think that someday the Grammys are going to start giving rap its due.'' Maybe if a woman (Missy?) puts out a great record, they will. By the way, Elliott's new album (affectionately titled ``She's a Bitch'') hits stores in May. CAPTION(S): 6 photos PHOTO (1 -- color) Lauryn Hill won a record five Grammys for ``The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.'' David Sprague/Daily News (2 -- color) Madonna won her first musical Grammys - four - for her techno-flavored album, ``Ray of Light.'' David Sprague/Daily News (3 -- color) ``Uninvited'' took best rock song honors for Alanis Morissette. David Sprague/Daily News (4 -- color) Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow won a best rock album Grammy on Wednesday night for ``The Globe Sessions.'' David Sprague/Daily News (5 -- color) Eric Clapton, left, and B.B. King jam together on ``Rock Me Baby'' during the 41st annual Grammy Awards telecast Wednesday from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press (6 -- color) Mel Brooks, left, and Carl Reiner won spoken-word comedy album Grammys for their sequel ``The 2000-Year-Old Man in the Year 2000.'' David Sprague/Daily News |
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