Record of the Year
 Natalie Cole
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"Unforgettable", Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole |
| Album of the Year |
Unforgettable, Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Elektra) |
| Song of the Year |
"Unforgettable", Irving Gordon, songwriter |
| Best New Artist |
Marc Cohn |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male |
"When a Man Loves a Woman", Michael Bolton |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female |
"Something to Talk About", Bonnie Raitt |
| Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal |
"Losing My Religion", R.E.M. |
| Best Traditional Pop Performance |
"Unforgettable", Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole |
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Michael Kamen conducting Greater Los Angeles Orchestra |
| Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album |
Under Their Influence, Russ Taff (Myrrh) |
| Best Rock Song |
"Soul Cages", Sting, songwriter |
| Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo |
Luck of the Draw, Bonnie Raitt |
| Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal |
"Good Man, Good Woman", Bonnie Raitt and Delbert McClinton |
| Best Rock Instrumental Performance |
"Cliffs of Dover", Eric Johnson |
| Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal |
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Van Halen |
| Best Metal Performance With Vocal |
Metallica, Metallica |
| Best Alternative Music Album |
Out of Time, R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Song |
"Power of Love/Love Power", Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Teddy Vann, songwriters |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male |
Power of Love, Luther Vandross |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female (tie) |
Burnin', Patti LaBelle |
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"How Can I Ease the Pain", Lisa Fischer |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal |
Cooleyhigh Harmony, Boyz II Men |
| Best Rap Solo Performance |
"Mama Said Knock You Out", L.L. Cool J |
| Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group |
"Summertime", D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince |
| Best Jazz Vocal Performance |
He Is Christmas, Take 6 |
| Best Jazz Instrumental, Solo |
"I Remember You", Stan Getz |
| Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group |
Saturday Night at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson Trio |
| Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance |
Live at the Royal Festival Hall, Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra |
| Best Contemporary Jazz Performance |
"Sassy", Manhattan Transfer |
| Best Country Song |
"Love Can Build a Bridge", Naomi Judd, John Jarvis and Paul Overstreet, songwriters |
| Best Country Vocal Performance, Male |
Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks |
| Best Country Vocal Performance, Female |
"Down at the Twist and Shout", Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal |
"Love Can Build a Bridge", Judds |
| Best Country Vocal Collaboration |
"Restless", Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill |
| Best Country Instrumental Performance |
The New Nashville Cats, Mark O'Conner |
| Best Bluegrass Album |
Spring Training, Carl Jackson and John Starling (and the Nash Ramblers) (Sugar Hill) |
| Best Pop Gospel Album |
For the Sake of the Call, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow) |
| Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album |
Pray for Me, Mighty Clouds of Joy (Word) |
| Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album |
Different Lifestyles, BeBe and CeCe Winans (Capitol/Sparrow) |
| Best Southern Gospel Album |
Homecoming, Gaither Vocal Band (Star Song) |
| Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus |
The Evolution of Gospel, Sounds of Blackness; Gary Hines, choir director (Perspective/A&M) |
| Best Latin Pop Album |
Cosas del Amor, Vikki Carr (Sony Discos International) |
| Best Tropical Latin Album |
Bachata Rosa, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 (Karen) |
| Best Mexican/American Album |
16 de Septiembre, Little Joe (Sony Discos International) |
| Best Traditional Blues Album |
Live at the Apollo, B.B. King (GRP) |
| Best Contemporary Blues Album |
Damn Right, I've Got the Blues, Buddy Guy (Silvertone) |
| Best Traditional Folk Album |
The Civil War (Original Soundtrack), various artists (Elektra/Nonesuch) |
| Best Contemporary Folk Album |
The Missing Years, John Prine (Oh Boy) |
| Best Reggae Album |
As Raw as Ever, Shabba Ranks (Epic) |
| Best New Age Album |
Fresh Aire 7, Mannheim Steamroller (American Gramaphone) |
| Best World Music Album |
Planet Drum, Mickey Hart (Rykodisc) |
| Best Polka Album |
Livel At Gilley's, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr) |
| Best Arrangement on an Instrumental |
"Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Love You Porgy", Dave Grusin, arranger |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) |
"Unforgettable", Johnny Mandel, arranger |
| Best Instrumental Composition |
"Basque", Elton John, composer |
| Best Musical Show Album |
The Will Rogers Follies (Original Broadway Cast Album), Keith Carradine and cast (Columbia) |
| Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television |
Dances With Wolves, John Barry, composer |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television |
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (From Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt” Lange and Michael Kamen, songwriters (A&M/Morgan Creek) |
| Best Contemporary Composition |
Symphony No. 1, John Corigliano, composer |
| Best Classical Album |
Bernstein, Candide, Leonard Bernstein conducting London Symphony Orchestra; solos: Hadley, Anderson, Ludwig, Green, Gedda and Jones (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Best Orchestral Performance |
Corigliano, Symphony No. 1, Daniel Barenboim conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Best Chamber Music Performance |
Brahms, Piano Quartets, Isaac Stern and Jamime Laredo, violinists; Yo-Yo Ma, cellist; Emanuel Ax, pianist |
| Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) |
Barber, Piano Concertos, John Browning, pianist; Leonard Slatkin conducting St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra) |
Granados, Goyescas, Allegro de Concierto, Danza Lenta, Alicia de Larrocha, pianist |
| Best Opera Recording |
Wagner, Götterdämmerung, James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Choir; solos: Behrens, Studer, Schwartz, Goldberg, Weikl, Wlaschiha and Salminen (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Best Performance of a Choral Work |
Bach, Mass in B Minor, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Margaret Hills, choral director |
| Best Classical Vocal Performance |
The Girl With Orange Lips, De Falla, Ravel, Kim, Stravinsky and Delage; Dawn Upshaw, soprano |
| Best Comedy Album |
P.D.Q. Bach, WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio, Professor Peter Shickele (Telarc) |
| Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album |
The Civil War (Geoffrey Ward With Rick Burns and Ken Burns), Ken Burns (Sound Editions) |
| Best Album for Children |
A Cappella Kids, Marantha! Kids (Marantha) |
| Best Album Package |
Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings, Vartan, art director (GRP) |
| Best Album Notes |
Star Time, James Brown, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, Nelson George and Alan M. Leeds, annotators (Polydor) |
| Best Historical Album |
Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings, Billie Holiday (GRP) |
| Best Music Video, Short Form |
"Losing My Religion", R.E.M. |
| Best Music Video, Long Form |
Madonna: Blonde Ambition World Tour Live, Madonna |
| Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) |
David Foster |
| Classical Producer of the Year |
James Mallinson |
