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Madonna
started to work on Ray Of Light with her collaborators
in May of 1997. The actual recording of the album took
almost five months, the longest time Madonna had spent
on any other album to date. Ray Of Light was recorded
at Larrabee Studios North in Universal City, California.
Post-release
promotion immediately began in Toronto with a Press
Conference at the Sutton Place Hotel and an interview
at MuchMusic's Intimate and Interactive on March 6th.
Returning
to the USA, Madonna visited The Rosie O'Donnell Show
on March 13th for an interview, impromptu Yoga lesson
and a performance of Frozen.
Madonna visited The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 29th for
an hour-long in-depth interview and performed two songs,
Ray Of Light and Little Star, that opened and closed
the interview.
On
September 1st, Madonna opened the MTV Music Video Awards
with an Indian-inspired performance of Shanti/Ashtangi
and Ray Of Light and won six awards including Video
Of The Year.
Madonna
performed The Power Of Good-Bye at the VH1 Fashion Awards
and accepted two awards including the Versace Award
on October 23rd.
Ray
Of Light's European promotional tour began on November
7th and included a stop at the MTV Europe Music Awards
with a performance of The Power Of Good-Bye and accepted
two awards including Best Album on November 12th.
On
February 24th, Madonna attended the 41st Annual Grammy
Awards, won four awards including Best Pop Album and
Best Dance Recording for Ray Of Light. She also opened
the show with a Japanese-inspired performance of Nothing
Really Matters. |
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AWARD
HIGHLIGHTS
Billboard Year-End Charts (1998)
Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist
Top Hot Dance Club Play Single, Ray Of Light
MTV
Europe Music Awards (1998)
Best Female Artist
Best Album, Ray Of Light
MTV
Video Music Awards (1998)
Video Of the Year, Ray Of Light
Best Female Video, Ray Of Light
Best Direction, Ray Of Light
Best Editing, Ray Of Light
Best Choreography, Ray Of Light
Best
Special Effects, Frozen
MuchMusic
Video Awards (1998)
Best International Video, Ray Of Light
VH1
Fashion Awards (1998)
Most Fashionable Artist
Most Stylish Music Artist
The Versace Award
Grammy
Awards (1999)
Best Pop Album, Ray Of Light
Best Short Form Music Video, Ray Of Light
Best Dance Recording, Ray Of Light
Best Recording Package, Ray Of Light
Event:
41st Grammy Awards
Location: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Date: February 24th, 1999 |
