Best Unplugged PerformanceThe Pretenders, The Isle of View
Most Promising Newcomers
D'Angelo Tricky Son Volt Ben Lee
Best Reasons to Turn on the Radio''A Girl Like You,'' Edwyn Collins; ''Waterfalls,'' TLC; ''Universal Heart-Beat,'' Juliana Hatfield; ''Run-Around,'' Blues Traveler; ''Kiss From a Rose,'' Seal; ''Another Night,'' Real McCoy
Best Reasons to Turn It Off
''Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?'' Bryan Adams; ''Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me,'' U2; ''Scream,'' Michael and Janet Jackson
Best Band NamesKathleen Turner Overdrive; Dandy Warhols; Sharon Stoned
Worst Band NameHootie & the Blowfish
Best Reason to Ban Further Tribute AlbumsTapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King
Best Album TitleStage diving to the Oldies, a punk package
Worst Album TitleMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins. Dread full and the infinitely annoying
Best Impersonation of Courtney LoveThe Rocket magazine's cover photo of Candlebox
Worst Song Title''Can I Touch You...There?'' Michael Bolton. Uh...no.
Grabbiest Opening Line of a Song''Bombs away on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,'' from Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments's ''RnR Hall of Fame.''
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