The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 1990, and hosted by Garry Shandling. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Milli Vanilli and C

Performers

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;'' Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden ...

- Wind Beneath My Wings * Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You * Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy *

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

Kenny G Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artis ...

- How Am I Supposed To Live Without You *

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as " Witchy Woman", "Des ...

- The End of the Innocence *

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

- After All This Time * k.d. lang - Luck In My Eyes *

Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since th ...

- We Didn't Start The Fire *

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...

- Thing Called Love * Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years * Aaron Neville &

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...

- Don't Know Much * Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It’s True

Presenters

* Anita Baker,

Sting Sting may refer to: * Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger * Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself Fictional characters and entities * Sting (Middle-earth ...

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, s ...

- Record of the Year * Natalie Cole &

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

- Album of the Year *

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

- Song of the Year * Kris Kristofferson - Best New Artist * Exposé &

Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...

- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals * Patrick Swayze &

Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographe ...

- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance *

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one s ...

& Sam Kinison - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance * B.B. King & John Lee Hooker - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance * The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Dwight Yoakam - Best Male & Female Country Vocal Performance * New Kids on the Block - Best Rap Performance * Taylor Dayne & Mötley Crüe - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Award winners

The Grammy Award for Best New Artist was originally awarded to Milli Vanilli. However, on November 20, 1990, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences revoked the award after producer Frank Farian admitted the duo did not sing at all on their album, ''

Girl You Know It's True ''Girl You Know It's True'' is a 1989 album that served as the North American debut of German contemporary R&B duo Milli Vanilli. It is a version of Milli Vanilli's Europe-only release '' All or Nothing'' reconfigured and repackaged for the U ...

''. As of the 2021 ceremony, this is the only time where a Grammy has been revoked.

General

* Record of the Year ** Arif Mardin (producer) &

(artist) for "

Wind Beneath My Wings "Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. The song was first recorded by Kamahl in 1982 for a country and western album he was recording. Kamahl tal ...

" **

, Bruce Hornsby (producers) &

(artist) for "The End of the Innocence" **

Christopher Neil Christopher Neil (born 1948) is an Irish-born British record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor. He has produced records for A-ha, Amazulu, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Cher, Dollar, Edyta Górniak, Gerry Rafferty, Jennifer Rush, José C ...

, Mike Rutherford (producers) & Mike + The Mechanics (artist) for "

The Living Years "The Living Years" is a soft rock ballad written by B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford, and recorded by Rutherford's British rock band Mike + The Mechanics. It was released in December 1988 in the United Kingdom and in the United States as t ...

" **David Z. Fine, Fine Young Cannibals (producers) & Fine Young Cannibals (artist) for "

She Drives Me Crazy "She Drives Me Crazy" is a song by English group Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1988 as the first single from their second and final album, '' The Raw & the Cooked'' (1989). Peaking at No. 5 on the British singles chart in January 1989, it ...

" ** Mick Jones,

(producers) &

(artist) for "We Didn't Start The Fire" ** * Album of the Year ** Don Was (producer) &

for '' Nick of Time'' **Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar (producers) & Don Henley (artist) for ''The End of the Innocence'' **Jeff Lynn, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell (producers) & Tom Petty (artist) for ''Full Moon Fever'' **Fine Young Cannibals (producers) & Fine Young Cannibals (artist) for ''The Raw and the Cooked'' **Jeff Lynne, George Harrison (producers) & Traveling Wilburys (artists) for ''Traveling Wilburys Volume One'' * Song of the Year ** Jeff Silbar & Larry Henley (songwriters) for "Wind Beneath My Wings" performed by

Blues

* Best Traditional Blues Recording **

& John Lee Hooker for "I'm in the Mood" * Best Contemporary Blues Recording **

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, ...

In Step ''In Step'' is the fourth studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1989. The title ''In Step'' can be seen as referring to Vaughan's new-found sobriety, following the years of drug and alcohol use that eventually led Va ...

Children's

* Best Recording for Children ** J. Aaron Brown, David R. Lehman (producers) & Tanya Goodman for ''The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Vol. 1''

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by man ...

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

(conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for '' Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor'' * Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance ** David Zinman (conductor), Dawn Upshaw & the Orchestra of St. Luke's for ''Knoxville - Summer of 1915 (Music of Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky)'' *

Best Opera Recording The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. The award was originally titled Best Classical Opera Production. The current title has been used since 1962. Prior to 1961 the awards for operatic and choral performances were ...

Cord Garben Cord or CORD may refer to: People * Alex Cord (1933–2021), American actor and writer * Chris Cord (born 1940), American racing driver * Errett Lobban Cord (1894–1974) American industrialist * Ronnie Cord (1943–1986), Brazilian singer * Cor ...

(producer), James Levine (conductor),

Hildegard Behrens Hildegard Behrens (9 February 1937 – 18 August 2009) was a German operatic soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles. She performed at major opera houses around the world, and receive ...

Gary Lakes Gary Lakes (born September 26, 1950) is an American opera heldentenor. Lakes was born in Woodward, Oklahoma, and raised in Irving, Texas. He made his professional debut with the Seattle Opera in the role of Froh in 1981 in Wagner's ''Das Rhe ...

Christa Ludwig Christa Ludwig (16 March 1928 – 24 April 2021) was a German mezzo-soprano and occasional dramatic soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, lieder, oratorio, and other major religious works like masses, passions, and solos in symp ...

, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for '' Wagner: Die Walküre'' * Best Choral Performance (other than opera) ** Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for '' Britten: War Requiem'' * Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra) ** David Zinman (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore SO has its principal residence at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, where it performs more than 130 concerts a year. In 2005, it bega ...

for '' Barber:

Cello Concerto A cello concerto (sometimes called a violoncello concerto) is a concerto for solo cello with orchestra or, very occasionally, smaller groups of instruments. These pieces have been written since the Baroque era if not earlier. However, unlike instr ...

, Op. 22/ Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68'' * Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra) ** Andras Schiff for '' Bach: English Suites'' *

Best Chamber Music Performance The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by man ...

**The Emerson String Quartet for '' Bartók: 6 String Quartets'' * Best Contemporary Composition **

Steve Reich Stephen Michael Reich ( ; born October 3, 1936) is an American composer known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's work is marked by its use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm, ...

(composer) & the Kronos Quartet for ''Reich: Different Trains'' *

Best Classical Album The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by m ...

** Wolf Erichson (producer) & the Emerson String Quartet for '' Bartók: 6 String Quartets''

Comedy

* Best Comedy Recording ** Peter Schickele for ''P.D.Q. Bach:

1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults ''1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults'' is a classical music album released in 1989 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by P. D. Q. Bach, the alter ego of Professor Peter Schickele (as well as tracks credited to Schickele himself). It ...

Composing and arranging

* Best Instrumental Composition **

Danny Elfman Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the singer-songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since the 1990s, Elfman has garnered internation ...

(composer) for " The ''Batman'' Theme" performed by the Sinfonia of London Orchestra * Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television **

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include " Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Th ...

(songwriter) for " Let the River Run" * Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television ** Dave Grusin (composer) for '' The Fabulous Baker Boys'' * Best Arrangement on an Instrumental ** Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Suite From ''The Milagro Beanfield War''" * Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals ** Dave Grusin (arranger) for " My Funny Valentine" performed by

Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress and producer. A prolific performer whose screen work spans over four decades, she became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars and popular sex symbols during the 1980s ...

Country

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965, to Dottie West Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends ...

** k.d. lang for '' Absolute Torch and Twang'' * Best Country Vocal Performance, Male ** Lyle Lovett for '' Lyle Lovett and His Large Band'' *

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes: * In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group * From 1971 to 19 ...

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band formed in 1966. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California. Between 1976 and 1981, the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band. Constan ...

for '' Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two'' * Best Country Vocal Collaboration ** Hank Williams Jr. &

Hank Williams Sr. Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...

for " There's a Tear in My Beer" * Best Country Instrumental Performance ** Randy Scruggs for "Amazing Grace" * Best Country Song **

(songwriter) for " After All This Time" * Best Bluegrass Recording ** Bruce Hornsby &

for " The Valley Road"

Folk

* Best Traditional Folk Recording ** Marcel Cellier (producer) for ''Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II'' performed by the

Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir is an internationally renowned world music ensemble that performs modern arrangements of traditional Bulgarian folk melodies. It is most recognized for its contribution to Marcel Cellier's Le Mys ...

Best Contemporary Folk Recording The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was awarded from 1987 to 2011. Until 1991 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. As ...

Indigo Girls Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The two met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part o ...

for ''

Gospel

* Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female ** CeCe Winans for "Don't Cry" * Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male ** BeBe Winans for "Meantime" * Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus ** Take 6 for "The Savior Is Waiting" * Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female **

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...

for "As Long as We're Together" * Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus **

Daniel Winans The Winans family is a U.S. family of gospel music artists from Detroit, Michigan. Family members * David "Pop" Winans Sr. (father; b. April 20, 1934 – d. April 8, 2009) * Delores "Mom" Winans (mother; b. September 22, 1936) * David Winans ...

for "Let Brotherly Love Continue"

Historical

* Best Historical Album ** Andy McKaie (producer) for '' Chuck Berry - The Chess Box''

Jazz

* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female ** Ruth Brown for '' Blues on Broadway'' * Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male ** Harry Connick Jr. for '' When Harry Met Sally'' * Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group **

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

& Rickie Lee Jones for " Makin' Whoopee" * Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist (On a Jazz Recording) **

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

for ''

Aura Aura most commonly refers to: * Aura (paranormal), a field of luminous multicolored radiation around a person or object * Aura (symptom), a symptom experienced before a migraine or seizure Aura may also refer to: Places Extraterrestrial * 1488 ...

'' * Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group ** Chick Corea Akoustic Band for '' Chick Corea Akoustic Band'' * Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band **

for ''Aura'' * Best Jazz Fusion Performance ** Pat Metheny Group for '' Letter from Home''

Latin

* Best Latin Pop Performance ** Jose Feliciano for " Cielito Lindo" * Best Tropical Latin Performance ** Ray Barretto &

Celia Cruz Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during ...

for ''Ritmo en el Corazon'' * Best Mexican-American Performance **

Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") are an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cu ...

for ''

La pistola y el corazón LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

Musical show

* Best Musical Cast Show Album ** Jay David Saks (producer) & the original cast with

Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, host and director. An Emmy and Tony winner, he is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series '' ...

& Debbie Shapiro & Robert La Fasse for ''Jerome Robbins' Broadway''

Music video

Best Music Video, Short Form The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality short form music videos. Hon ...

Jim Blashfield Jim Blashfield (born September 4, 1944, Seattle, Washington) is an American filmmaker and media artist, best known for his short films such as ''Suspicious Circumstances'' and ''The Mid-Torso of Inez'', and his music videos for musicians Talking He ...

, Paul Diener, Frank DiLeo,

Jerry Kramer Gerald Louis Kramer (born January 23, 1936) is a former professional American football player, author and sports commentator, best remembered for his 11-year National Football League (NFL) career with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive linema ...

, (video producers),

(video director) &

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over ...

for " Leave Me Alone" *

Best Music Video, Long Form The Grammy Award for Best Music Film is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality videos or musical programs ...

** Aris McGarry (video producer),

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton (born July 7, 1957) and Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) are a team of American film and music video directors who received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006). Later th ...

(video producers & directors), Dominic Sena (video director), &

Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...

for ''Rhythm Nation 1814''

New Age

* Best New Age Performance **

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

for ''Passion - Music For the Last Temptation of Christ''

Packaging and notes

* Best Album Package **

Roger Gorman Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ...

(art director) for ''Sound + Vision'' performed by

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

* Best Album Notes **

Phil Schaap Philip van Noorden Schaap (April 8, 1951September 7, 2021) was an American radio host, who specialized in jazz as a broadcaster, historian, archivist, and producer. He began presenting jazz shows on Columbia University's WKCR in 1970, and host ...

(notes writer) for ''Bird - The Complete

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

on Verve''

Polka

Best Polka Recording The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality polka albums. Honors in several categories are ...

Jimmy Sturr James W. Sturr Jr. is an American polka musician, trumpeter, clarinetist, saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top T ...

for ''All in My Love for You''

Pop

* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female **

for "Nick of Time" *

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award wen ...

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

for "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" * Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ** Aaron Neville &

for "Don't Know Much" * Best Pop Instrumental Performance ** The Neville Brothers for "Healing Chant"

Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical **

George Massenburg George Y. Massenburg (born Baltimore, Maryland c. 1947) is a Grammy award-winning recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for submitting a paper ...

(engineer) for ''Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind'' performed by

* Best Engineered Recording, Classical ** Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor), the

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, USA. The ASO's main concert venue is Atlanta Symphony Hall in the Woodruff Arts Center. History Though earlier organizations bearing ...

& the Atlanta Boy Choir for '' Britten: War Requiem '' * Producer of the Year ** Peter Asher * Classical Producer of the Year ** Robert Woods

R&B

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Award ...

** Anita Baker for " Giving You the Best That I Got" * Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male ** Bobby Brown for "Every Little Step" * Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ** Soul II Soul &

Caron Wheeler Caron Melina Wheeler (born 19 January 1963) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. Born and raised in London, she performed in various singing competitions as a teenager and began her recording career as one of the found ...

for "Back to Life" * Best R&B Instrumental Performance ** Soul II Soul for "African Dance" * Best Rhythm & Blues Song ** Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff (songwriters) for "If You Don't Know Me By Now" performed by

Simply Red Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since t ...

Rap

* Best Rap Performance **

Young MC Marvin Young (born May 10, 1967), better known by his stage name Young M.C., is a British-born American rapper, singer and actor. He is best known for his 1989 hit " Bust a Move". His debut album ''Stone Cold Rhymin found international acc ...

for "Bust a Move"

Reggae

* Best Reggae Recording **

Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers were a Jamaican-American reggae family group whose line-up consisted of the children of musicians, Bob Marley and Rita Marley, which includes lead singer Ziggy Marley with Sharon Marley, Cedella Marley, an ...

for ''One Bright Day''

Rock

* Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female **

for '' Nick of Time'' * Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male **

for '' The End of the Innocence'' *

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1980 and 2011. The award was discontinued after the 2011 award season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Beginning in 2012, all solo or duo/group ...

** Traveling Wilburys for ''

Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 ''The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'' is the debut studio album by the English-American supergroup Traveling Wilburys, comprising George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. It was released in October 1988 to commercial success ...

'' *

Best Rock Instrumental Performance The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance was an honor presented to recording artists for quality instrumental rock performances at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Award ...

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a fo ...

Terry Bozzio Terry John Bozzio (born December 27, 1950) is an American drummer best known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa. He has been featured on nine solo or collaborative albums, 26 albums with Zappa and seven albums with Missing Perso ...

& Tony Hymas for '' Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop'' with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas * Best Hard Rock Performance **

Living Colour Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band currently consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish (who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992). St ...

for "

Cult of Personality A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader, Mudde, Cas and Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2017) ''Populism: A Very Short Introduction''. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 63. is the result of an effort which is made to create an id ...

" * Best Metal Performance **

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

for "

One 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

Spoken

* Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording ** Gilda Radner for ''It's Always Something'' (awarded posthumously) Fine Young Cannibals rehearsal (2087280741)

Fine Young Cannibals rehearsal (2087280741)

Special Merit Awards

Nat "King" Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

, Vladimir Horowitz, and

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

were each awarded the

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of ...

References

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