| Women dominate Grammy Awards. Lauryn Hill and Celine Dion big winners. | |
| Latin music gains global popularity. Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez top the charts. | |
| Indie films rule the box office with surprise low budget Blair Witch Project and Academy Award Best Picture winner Shakespeare in Love. | |
| Broadway gets serious with Tony Award winners Death of a Salesman and Iceman Cometh. | |
| Broadway musicals include shows based on hit movies from the '70s and '80s, Saturday Night Fever and Footloose. | |
| As both writer and producer, David R. Kelly is king of television. Off beat comedy Ally McBeal and the more serious drama series, The Practice are both big Emmy Award winners. | |
| Cable viewers on the rise with the launch of critically acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos and Sex In The City. | |
| Oprah continues to rule not only the daytime airwaves, but what America reads. Her Oprah's Book Club continues to propel book sales. |