The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City.

They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and R. Kelly were the main recipients with three awards each.

[1] Following R. Kelly's federal conviction of racketeering and violations of the Mann Act in New York on September 27, 2021, The Recording Academy declined to strip Kelly of his awards.

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