44th Annual Grammy Awards

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44th Annual Grammy Awards
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DateFebruary 27, 2002
Location Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by Jon Stewart
Most awards Alicia Keys (5)
Most nominations U2 (8)
Website https://www.grammy.com/awards/44th-annual-grammy-awards   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Television/radio coverage
Network CBS
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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".

Contents

Performers

Artist(s)Song(s)
U2 "Walk On"
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk
with Patti LaBelle and Missy Elliott
"Lady Marmalade"
Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss & Emmylou Harris "Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby"
Dr. Ralph Stanley "O Death"
Alison Krauss & Union Station with Pat Enright, Gillian Welch & Emmylou Harris "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow"
Train with Paul Buckmaster & Denise Djokic "Drops of Jupiter"
Alejandro Sanz & Destiny's Child "Quisiera Ser"
Tony Bennett & Billy Joel "New York State of Mind"
*NSync with Nelly "Gone" / "Girlfriend"
Alicia Keys with Joaquin Cortes "Fallin'" / "A Woman's Worth"
Dave Matthews Band "The Space Between"
Bob Dylan "Cry a While"
Mary J. Blige "No More Drama"
Joshua Bell West Side Story Suite
Outkast "Ms. Jackson"
Nelly Furtado & Steve Vai "I'm Like a Bird"
Alan Jackson "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
India.Arie "Video"
Brian McKnight, Al Green, Hezekiah Walker & CeCe Winans Gospel Medley

Presenters

Winners and Nominees

General

Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

Blues

Children's

Comedy

Classical

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

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 Recording

Steve 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

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

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

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.

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References

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