Hill will compete against a mainly all-female field for album of the year. The singer, who has already won two of the music industry's top awards for her work with the R&B trio The Fugees, also received nominations in the best new artist, pop, R&B, rap and producer categories.

Canadian country singer Shania Twain and bluesy-rocker Sheryl Crow each scored six nominations, pop veteran Madonna had five and French-Canadian diva Celine Dion and rhythm-and-blues star Brandy had four each.

Madonna: Five nominations

However men didn't go totally unrecognised as a number of males received multiple nominations, including Vince Gill (four), Kirk Franklin (four), Shania Twain producer/co-writer Robert John "Mutt" Lange (five), recording engineers Jeff Balding (five) and Pat McCarthy (four), engineer/producer Tchad Blake (four) and producer William Orbit, who guided Madonna's Ray Of Light (four).

Country's Dixie Chicks and opera singer Andrea Bocelli join pop/alternative newcomer Natalie Imbruglia, urban vocal group Backstreet Boys and the multi-genre Hill in the line-up for Best New Artist.

Record of the Year nominations go to the Brandy/Monica duet The Boy Is Mine, Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On, the Goo Goo Dolls' Iris, Madonna's Ray Of Light and Shania Twain's You're Still The One.

Boy George: Up for Best Dance Recording award

Meanwhile I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (written by Diane Warren, recorded by Aerosmith), Iris (John Rzeznik, recorded by Goo Goo Dolls), Lean On Me (Kirk Franklin, recorded by Kirk Franklin with R Kelly, Bono, Mary J Blige, Crystal Lewis & The Family), My Heart Will Go On (James Horner & Will Jennings, recorded by Celine Dion) and You're Still The One (Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain, recorded by Twain) are competing for the title Song of the Year.

The winners will be revealed during the 41st Annual Grammy Awards Show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on 24 February.

Nominations for this year's awards include:

• Pop Duo/Group - Aerosmith, Barenaked Ladies, Goo Goo Dolls, Dave Matthews Band & The Brian Setzer Orchestra
  
• Best Dance Recording - Boy George, Daft Punk, Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper & Madonna
  
• Male Rock - Jeff Buckley, John Fogerty, John Hiatt, Lenny Kravitz & John Mellencamp
  
• Alternative Album - Tori Amos, Beastie Boys, PJ Harvey, Radiohead & The Smashing Pumpkins
  
• R&B Female - Aaliyah, Erykah Badu, Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill & Janet Jackson
  
• Rap Album - Big Punisher, Jermaine Dupri, Jay-Z, Mase & A Tribe Called Quest
  
• Country Album - Garth Brooks, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Shania Twain & Trisha Yearwood