Year Of The Woman

Wed., Jan. 6, 1999

The female voice dominated the major categories in the 41st-annual Grammy nominations in unprecedented fashion. Lauryn Hill, a member of the Grammy-winning Fugees hip-hop trio, shown accepting a 1998 Billboard Music Award last month, led the way in Grammy nominations announced Tuesday with 10, mostly for her solo debut album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” The album was part of the first-ever clean sweep by women in the prestigious album-of-the-year category. The other nominees: Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Shania Twain and rock band Garbage, which is fronted by singer Shirley Manson. Women also ruled with four of five record-of-the-year nominations - Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine,” Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” Madonna’s “Ray of Light” and Twain’s “You’re Still the One.”

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