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1999
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| Local | National |
| Best Artist | |
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Jim Devlin Runners-up Julian Russell Dan Hart Jim Weeks Mike Ladd |
Shania Twain Runners-up Lenny Kravitz Sarah McLachlan Ani DiFranco Lauryn Hill |
| Best New Artist | |
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Split Runners-up Boy's Attic OutCats Vinegar Tom Junk Sculpture |
Godsmack Runners-up Everlast Eagle-Eye Cherry Fastball Nothingface |
| Best Pop/Rock Act | |
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Clutch Grabwell Runners-up Huck Curtain Society Crybabies Joe Rockhead |
Goo Goo Dolls Runners-up Offspring Sugar Ray Garbage Hole |
| Best Punk/Ska Act | |
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Special 79 Runners-up Free Radicals Sticker Puddle Pathetics |
Rancid Runners-up Less Than Jake Amazing Crowns Toasters Queers |
| Local | National |
| Best Metal/Hard-Rock Act | |
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Fortydaysrain Runners-up God Stands Still Downchild Rawhead Rex War Horse |
Limp Bizkit Runners-up Deftones Rob Zombie Nashville Pussy Sepultura |
| Best Latin/Jazz Act | Best Jazz act |
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Sonic Explorers Runners-up Jay Tyer Quartet Solar Jazz Mark Marquis Quartet Los Pleneros del Coco |
Herbie Hancock Runners-up Christian McBride Medeski Martin & Wood Joshua Redman John Scofield |
| Best Blues Act | |
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Night Train Runners-up Fatwall Jack Reggie Walley and His Bluesicians Shirley Lewis Fall City Kings |
B.B. King Runners-up Jonny Lang Susan Tedeschi Kenny Wayne Shepherd Keb Mo' |
| Best Roots/Swing Act | Best Roots Act |
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Jason James and the Bay State Houserockers Runners-up Little Big Wheel Fearless Leaders Dennis Brennan Band B.J. Magoon and Driving Sideways |
Billy Bragg and Wilco Runners-up Whiskeytown Flat Duo Jets Ex-Husbands Kevin Connolly |
| Local | National |
| Best Groove/Jam Act | Best Swing Act |
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High Water Moon Runners-up Another Planet Arthur Dent Foundation Heir Krakow |
Brian Setzer Orchestra Runners-up Cherry Poppin' Daddies Squirrel Nut Zippers Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Bellevue Cadillac |
| Best Hardcore/Rapcore Act | Best Rap/Hip Hop Act |
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Eastcide Runners-up Seven Hill Psychos Chillum Converge Shortfuse |
DMX Runners-up Ol' Dirty Bastard Jay-Z the Roots Master P |
| Best Cover Band | Best Electronica Act |
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Group Therapy Runners-up Rock Ave Mugshot Johnny Dollar Somethin' Else |
Fatboy Slim Runners-up DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid Propellerheads UNKLE Faithless |
| Best Folk Act | |
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Chuck and Mud Runners-up Les Sampou Valerie and Walter Crockett Mark Fisher Coretta Sellars |
Lucinda Williams Runners-up Cheryl Wheeler Martin Sexton Cry Cry Cry Tom Russell |
| Local | National |
| Best Country Act | Best Country/Bluegrass Act |
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Trigger Runners-up Sugar Creek Big Al Downing Slo-Grass Renegade |
Dixie Chicks Runners-up Willie Nelson Vince Gill Mavericks Tim McGraw |
| Best Recording | |
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Inner Psycho - Seven Hill Psychos Runners-up It's About Time - Chuck and Mud Beatnik Oblivion - Sonic Explorers Apocalypse Now and Then - Dan Hart Last of the Big Spenders - Racky Thomas |
Hello Nasty - Beastie Boys Runners-up Yield - Pearl Jam Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill Version 2.0 - Garbage |
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