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 actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Bette Midler, numero ...

- Wind Beneath My Wings *

Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (; ; born September 1, 1957) is an American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of t ...

- Don't Wanna Lose You *

Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham, West Midlands, in 1984 by former The Beat band bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox with singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz). Their self-titled ...

- She Drives Me Crazy *

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton performed in the hard rock and heavy metal music genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo a ...

& Kenny G - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You * Don Henley - 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, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Piano Man" after his Signature song, signature 1973 song Piano Man (song), of the same name, Joel has ha ...

- We Didn't Start The Fire *

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her Bonnie Raitt (album), self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed Americana (mu ...

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

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

- Don't Know Much *

Milli Vanilli Milli Vanilli ( ) was a German duo R&B music act from Munich. The act was created in 1988 by Frank Farian, founder of Boney M., and consisted of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus as the lip-syncing performers, with the two actual main studio sing ...

- Girl You Know It's True *

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Gen ...

Eleanor Rigby "Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album ''Revolver''. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with " Yellow Submarine". Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the s ...

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

We Can Work It Out "We Can Work It Out" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first issued as a A-side and B-side#Double A-side, double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965. The song was rec ...

* DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson *

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

- Hannibal

Presenters

* Anita Baker, Sting &

- Record of the Year *

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April25, 1917June15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, 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, phra ...

- Album of the Year *

& Kenny G - Song of the Year *

Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a m ...

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

- Best New Artist * Exposé & Randy Travis - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals *

Patrick Swayze Patrick Wayne Swayze ( ; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Glob ...

& Paula Abdul - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance *

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. With over 100 million records sold, Newton-John was one of the List of best-selling music artists#100 million to 119 million record ...

& Sam Kinison - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance *

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, sh ...

John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he develo ...

- Best Female R&B Vocal Performance * The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Dwight Yoakam - Best Male & Female Country Vocal Performance *

New Kids on the Block New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block had ...

- Best Rap Performance * Taylor Dayne &

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...

- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance *

Meryl Streep Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Known for her versatility and adept accent work, she has been described as "the best actress of her generation". She has received numerous accolades throughout her career ...

- Presents

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

with the Lifetime Achievement Award *

Bob Seger Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is a retired American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throu ...

& Melissa Etheridge - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance *

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...

Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) David Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for Eurythmics, his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox. Sometimes credited as David A. Stewart, he won Best British P ...

- Producer of the Year

Award winners

The

Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960 (except in 1967) "for a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that art ...

was originally awarded to

, but the award was revoked by the

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), doing business as The Recording Academy, is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is widely kno ...

on November 19, 1990 after the admission by band members Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus that they did not sing on their album, '' Girl You Know It's True'': the award was declared vacant. As of 2025, this is the only occasion that a Grammy award has been revoked.

General

* Record of the Year ** Arif Mardin (producer) & Bette Midler (artist) for "Wind Beneath My Wings" **Don Henley,

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, folk music, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock music, rock, heartland r ...

(producers) & Don Henley (artist) for "The End of the Innocence" ** Christopher Neil,

Mike Rutherford Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, best known as co-founder, lead guitarist and bassist of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis. He and keyboardist Tony Banks (musici ...

(producers) & Mike + The Mechanics (artist) for "The Living Years" **David Z. Fine, Fine Young Cannibals (producers) & Fine Young Cannibals (artist) for "She Drives Me Crazy" ** Mick Jones, Billy Joel (producers) & Billy Joel (artist) for "We Didn't Start The Fire" ** * Album of the Year **

Don Was Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (), is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the ...

(producer) &

for '' Nick of Time'' **Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar (producers) & Don Henley (artist) for '' The End of the Innocence'' **

Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and, latterly, sole member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) which was formed in 1970. He has written all of ...

Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the leader and frontman of the Rock music, rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s sup ...

, Mike Campbell (producers) & Tom Petty (artist) for '' Full Moon Fever'' **Fine Young Cannibals (producers) & Fine Young Cannibals (artist) for '' The Raw & the Cooked'' **Jeff Lynne,

George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture ...

(producers) &

Traveling Wilburys The Traveling Wilburys were a British-American supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 1988, consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. They were a roots rock band and described as "perhaps the biggest sup ...

(artists) for '' Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'' * Song of the Year ** Jeff Silbar &

Larry Henley Larry Joel Henley (June 30, 1937 – December 18, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for co-writing (with Jeff Silbar) the 1989 hit record " Wind Beneath My Wings". Early life Henley was born to Carl Henley and Helen Quinn in ...

(songwriters) for "Wind Beneath My Wings" performed by Bette Midler

Blues

* Best Traditional Blues Recording **

for "I'm in the Mood" * Best Contemporary Blues Recording ** Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for '' In Step''

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 **

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; born Louis 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 th ...

(conductor) & the

New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City. Known officially as the ''Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.'', and globally known as the ''New York Philharmonic Orchestra'' (NYPO) or the ''New Yo ...

for ''

Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor'' * Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance ** David Zinman (conductor),

Dawn Upshaw Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960) is an American soprano. She is the recipient of several Grammy Awards and has released a number of Edison Award-winning discs; she performs both opera and art song, and her repertoire spans Baroque to contempo ...

& the Orchestra of St. Luke's for ''Knoxville - Summer of 1915 (Music of

Barber A barber is a person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave hair or beards. A barber's place of work is known as a barbershop or the barber's. Barbershops have been noted places of social interaction and public discourse ...

, Menotti, Harbison,

Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of ...

)'' * Best Opera Recording ** Cord Garben (producer),

James Levine James Lawrence Levine ( ; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March ...

(conductor), Hildegard Behrens, Gary Lakes, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for ''

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

Die Walküre (; ''The Valkyrie''), Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis, WWV 86B, is the second of the four epic poetry, epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's Literary cycle, cycle ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (English: ''The Ring of the Nibelung''). It was ...

'' * Best Choral Performance (other than opera) ** Robert Shaw (conductor), the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and the Atlanta Boy Choir for '' Britten: War Requiem'' * Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra) ** David Zinman (conductor),

Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is a French-born American Cello, cellist. Born to Chinese people, Chinese parents in Paris, he was regarded as a child prodigy there and began to study the cello with his father at age four. At the age of seven, ...

& the

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) 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, ...

for ''

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 instru ...

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

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or ...

: English Suites'' * Best Chamber Music Performance **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 best known as a pioneer of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's work is marked by its use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm, and canons. Reich descr ...

(composer) & the

Kronos Quartet The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classical musi ...

for ''Reich:

Different Trains ''Different Trains'' is a three-Movement (music), movement piece for string quartet and Tape music, tape written by Steve Reich in 1988. Background During World War II, Reich made train journeys between New York and Los Angeles to visit his par ...

'' * Best Classical Album ** 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''

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of an original piece of music (not an adaptation), first released during the eligibility year. I ...

Danny Elfman Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his ...

(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 musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...

(songwriter) for " Let the River Run" * Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television **

Dave Grusin Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, incl ...

(composer) for ''

The Fabulous Baker Boys ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy drama musical film written and directed by Steve Kloves. The film follows a piano act consisting of two brothers, who hire an attractive female singer to help revive their waning ...

'' * Best Arrangement on an Instrumental **

(arranger) for "Suite From '' The Milagro Beanfield War''" * Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals **

(arranger) for " My Funny Valentine" performed by Michelle Pfeiffer

Country

* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female ** k.d. lang for '' Absolute Torch and Twang'' * Best Country Vocal Performance, Male **

Lyle Lovett Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) Lyle Lovett Pageat Allmusic – Lovett's Genre and Styles. Retrieved February 2, 2007 is an American country singer and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded 14 albums and released 25 singles to dat ...

for '' Lyle Lovett and His Large Band'' * Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal **

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (sometimes abbreviated NGDB), also known as the Dirt Band, is an American band founded in Long Beach, California, in 1966. Since 2018, the band has consisted of Jeff Hanna and his son Jaime Hanna, both guitarists and voc ...

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

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 * Best Contemporary Folk Recording **

Indigo Girls Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duet (music), duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The two met in Primary school, elementary school and began performing together as Secondary school, hig ...

for ''

Gospel

* Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female **

CeCe Winans Priscilla Marie Love, known professionally by her stage name as CeCe Winans, (born October 8, 1964) is an American gospel singer who has garnered 17 Grammy Awards, the most for any female gospel singer; 33 GMA Dove Awards, 19 Stellar Awards, ...

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 Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received several Grammy Awards as well as D ...

for "The Savior Is Waiting" * Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female **

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

for "As Long as We're Together" * Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus ** Daniel Winans for "Let Brotherly Love Continue"

Historical

* Best Historical Album ** Andy McKaie (producer) for ''

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...

- The Chess Box''

Jazz

* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female **

Ruth Brown Ruth Alston Brown (; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a popular music, pop music ...

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 &

Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. Over the course of a career that spans five decades and 15 studio albums, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, an ...

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

for '' Aura'' * 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 The Pat Metheny Group was an American jazz band founded in 1977 by guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, along with his core collaborating member, keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays. Other long-standing members included bassist and producer Steve ...

for '' Letter from Home''

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in ...

** Jose Feliciano for " Cielito Lindo" * Best Tropical Latin Performance **

Ray Barretto Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Lati ...

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

Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") is a Mexican American rock group, 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 ...

for '' La pistola y el corazón''

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 and comedian. Over the course of his career he has received an Emmy Award and a Tony Award as well as nominations for four Golden Globe ...

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

Music video

* Best Music Video, Short Form ** Jim Blashfield, Paul Diener, Frank DiLeo,

Jerry Kramer Gerald Louis Kramer (born January 23, 1936) is an American former professional football player, author and sports commentator. He played 11 years as a guard and placekicker with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He w ...

, (video producers), Jim Blashfield (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 Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

for " Leave Me Alone" * Best Music Video, Long Form ** Aris McGarry (video producer), Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (video producers & directors),

Dominic Sena Dominic Sena (born April 26, 1949) is an American film director and music video director. As a film director, he is best known for directing the films ''Kalifornia'' (1993), ''Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film), Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), and ''S ...

(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 choreogr ...

for ''Rhythm Nation 1814''

New Age

* Best New Age Performance **

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career wit ...

for ''Passion (Peter Gabriel album), Passion - Music For the Last Temptation of Christ''

Packaging and notes

*Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, Best Album Package **Roger Gorman (art director) for ''Sound + Vision'' performed by David Bowie *Grammy Award for Best Album Notes, Best Album Notes **Phil Schaap (notes writer) for ''Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve''

Polka

*Grammy Award for Best Polka Album, Best Polka Recording **Jimmy Sturr for ''All in My Love for You''

Pop

*Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female **

for "Nick of Time" *Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male **

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

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

Production and engineering

*Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical **George Massenburg (engineer) for ''Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind'' performed by

*Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical, Best Engineered Recording, Classical **Jack Renner (recording engineer), Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor), the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & the Atlanta Boy Choir for '' Britten: War Requiem '' *Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Producer of the Year **Peter Asher *Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical, Classical Producer of the Year **Robert Woods (producer), Robert Woods

R&B

*Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female ** Anita Baker for ''Giving You the Best That I Got (album), Giving You the Best That I Got'' *Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male **Bobby Brown for "Every Little Step" *Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal **Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler for "Back to Life" *Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, Best R&B Instrumental Performance **Soul II Soul for "African Dance" *Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Best Rhythm & Blues Song **Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff (songwriters) for "If You Don't Know Me By Now" performed by Simply Red

Rap

*Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Performance **

for "Bust a Move (song), Bust a Move"

Reggae

*Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, Best Reggae Recording **Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers for ''One Bright Day''

Rock

*Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female **

for '' Nick of Time'' *Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male ** Don Henley for '' The End of the Innocence'' *Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal **

for '' Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'' *Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Instrumental Performance **Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas for ''Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop'' with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas *Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, Best Hard Rock Performance **Living Colour for "Cult of Personality (song), Cult of Personality" *Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, Best Metal Performance **Metallica for "One (Metallica song), One"

Spoken

*Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording **Gilda Radner for ''It's Always Something'' (awarded posthumously)

Special Merit Awards

Nat King Cole, Nat "King" Cole,

, Vladimir Horowitz, and

were each awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

References

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