William C. Ivey, a prominent member of the NARAS board of trustees, has called for a review of the organization's finances and a representative of a nonprofit group in New York demanded a fuller accounting of the academy's finances this week before she turns over $600,000 the group raised to bring the Grammy ceremony to New York this year.

Other significant winners at the ceremony--which recognized records released between Oct. 1, 1996, and last Sept. 30--included James Taylor for pop album, John Fogerty for rock album, Erykah Badu for R&B album and female R&B vocal, Puff Daddy for rap album and nine-time Grammy winner Johnny Cash for country album.

Babyface and Paula Cole, who combined for 15 nominations, each won only one statuette, but they were for major awards. Babyface was named producer of the year for the third year in a row and the fourth time in six years. Cole--best known for the wry single "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"--was named best new artist.

The awards in 92 categories were determined by the 9,000 members of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, including musicians, composers, producers, arrangers and others who have contributed creatively or technically to recordings.

Among the other highlights from Wednesday's ceremony:

* Elton John won for best male pop vocal for his charity recording of the Princess Diana tribute "Candle in the Wind 1997," which has sold 30 million copies worldwide to make it the biggest-selling single in recording history.

* Puff Daddy's two awards included best rap performance by a duo or group for his recording (with Faith Evans and 112) of "I'll Be Missing You," a tribute to Evans' husband, slain rapper the Notorious B.I.G.

* Bluesman John Lee Hooker, 80, was a surprise winner (with Van Morrison) for best pop collaboration with vocals on "Don't Look Back," beating out a field that included the Barbra Streisand-Celine Dion duet "Tell Him."

Several Grammys were awarded posthumously:

* Sir Georg Solti, the Hungarian-born conductor who died last September shortly before his 85th birthday, won for best opera recording to push his career total to a record 31 Grammys.

* John Denver, who was killed in a plane crash last October, won his first Grammy for best musical album for children.

* Broadcast journalist Charles Kuralt, who died last July, won two awards--for best spoken word album and best spoken word album for children.

Luis Miguel won for best Latin pop performance, beating out a field that included Julio Iglesias and his son, Enrique Iglesias.

Two popular and versatile U.S. musicians, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and composer John Adams, were the big winners in the classical categories.

Ma was honored twice--for best classical album and best instrumental soloist performance with orchestra--for a disc of three American cello concertos written for him by Richard Danielpour, Christopher Rouse and Leon Kirchner. Adams' dark tone poem, "El Dorado," won best contemporary composition, and a recording of an earlier Adams work, "Harmonium," conducted by Grammy favorite Robert Shaw, won for best choral performance.

Hilburn reported from New York City and Crowe reported from Los Angeles. Times music critic Mark Swed contributed to this story.