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The 3rd Annual Cadet Music Awards

Here are my annual awards that I like to call “The Cadet Awards”, which I come up with every year to honour those records, singles, and performances I think were the best in 1999.

Album of The Year There Is Nothing Left To Loose - Foo Fighters On How Life Is - Macy Gray Siren - Heather Nova Internationalist - Powderfinger Supernatural - Santana Record of The Year “When I Grow Up” – Garbage “Don’t Call Me Baby” – Madison Avenue “Nothing Really Matters” – Madonna “I Believe In Love” – Paula Cole Band “Smooth” – Santana feat. Rob Thomas New Artist Deborah Cox Destiny’s Child Macy Gray Madison Avenue Taxiride Song of The Year “The Prayer” – Bayer Sager/Foster/Renis/Testa (Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion) “Water From Wine” – Nova (Heather Nova) “Smooth” – Shur/Thomas (Santana feat. Rob Thomas) “Fear” – McLachlan (Sarah McLachlan) “Everything is Everything” – Hill (Lauryn Hill) Female Pop/Rock Vocal Performance “Have a Look” – Vanessa Amorosi “Power of Goodbye” – Madonna “Fear” – Sarah McLachlan “Thank U” – Alanis Morissette “Water From Wine” – Heather Nova Male Pop/Rock Vocal Performance “I Need To Know” – Marc Anthony “She’s So High” – Tal Bachman “What It’s Like” – Everlast “Balaimos” – Enrique Iglesias “American Woman” – Lenny Kravitz Pop Performance Duo/Group with Vocal “All I Need” – Air “Blown Away” – Bachelor Girl “Larger Than Life” – Backstreet Boys “Sing It Back” – Moloko “I Believe In Love” – Paula Cole Band Rock Performance Duo/Group with Vocal “Learning To Fly” – Foo Fighters “When I Grow Up” – Garbage “Malibu” – Hole “Passenger” – Powderfinger “Smooth” – Santana feat. Rob Thomas Pop Album Amen – Paula Cole Band Mirrorball – Sarah McLachlan Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie – Alanis Morissette Siren – Heather Nova Affirmation – Savage Garden Rock Album There Is Nothing Left To Loose – Foo Fighters Burn To Shine – Ben Harper Internationalist – Powderfinger Californication – Red Hot Chilli Peppers Supernatural – Santana Dance Performance “9pm (Till I Come)” – ATB “Saltwater” – Chicane “Praise You” – Fatboy Slim “Don’t Call Me Baby” – Madison Avenue “Bodyrock” – Moby Dance Album Karma – Delerium Skin – Endorphin Temperamental – Everything But The Girl Synkronized – Jamiroquai Play – Moby Alternative Performance “Bliss” – Tori Amos “Deeper Water” – Deadstar “Shimmer” – Fuel “Weir” – Killing Heidi “Last Kiss” – Pearl Jam Alternative Album Midnite Vultures – Beck Enema of The State – Blink 182 Surrender – Chemical Brothers Children of Telepathic Experiences – Gerling The Fragile – Nine Inch Nails R&B/Rap Solo Performance with Vocal “Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here” – Deborah Cox “My Name Is” – Eminem “I Try” – Macy Gray “Everything is Everything” – Lauryn Hill “Fortunate” – Maxwell R&B/Rap Performance Duo/Group with Vocal “When You Believe” – Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston “Guilty Conscience” – Dr Dre & Eminem “Bills, Bills, Bills” – Destiny’s Child “You Got Me” – The Roots feat. Erykah Badu “No Scrubs” – TLC R&B/Rap Album One Wish – Deborah Cox The Writing’s on The Wall – Destiny’s Child On How Life Is – Macy Gray Things Fall Apart – The Roots Fanmail – TLC Soundtrack Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me – Various Artists Buena Vista Social Club – Ry Cooder Felicity – Various Artists The Matrix – Various Artists Run Lola Run – Tom Tykwer Best Collaboration “Silence” – Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan “The Prayer” – Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli “Burning Down The House” – Tom Jones & The Cardigans “Do You Like The Way?” – Santana feat. Lauryn Hill & Cee-Lo “Smooth” – Santana feat. Rob Thomas Instrumental Composition for TV/Film American Beauty – Thomas Newman Central Station – Jacques Morelenbaum & Antonio Pinto Eyes Wide Shut – Jocelyn Pook Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace – John Williams The Talented Mr Ripley – Gabriel Yared Original Song from TV/Film “All I Need” – Air (Felicity) “Amphibian” – Bjork (Being John Malkovich) “The Prayer” – Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion (The Quest For Camelot) “Beautiful Stranger” – Madonna (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) “The Animal Song” – Savage Garden (The Other Sister) Music Video “The Future of The Future” – Deep Dish/Everything But The Girl “Praise You” – Fatboy Slim “Everything is Everything” – Lauryn Hill “Baby Did a Bad Bad Ting” – Chris Isaak “Nothing Really Matters” – Madonna Nominations Tally (artists with multiple nominations) Santana 6 Macy Gray 4 Lauryn Hill 4 Madonna 4 Sarah McLachlan 4 Heather Nova 4 Rob Thomas 4 Deborah Cox 3 Destiny's Child 3 Foo Fighters 3 Madison Avenue 3 Paula Cole Band 3 Powderfinger 3 Air 2 Andrea Bocelli 2 Delerium 2 Celine Dion 2 Everything But The Girl 2 Fatboy Slim 2 Garbage 2 Moby 2 Alanis Morrissette 2 The Roots 2 TLC 2