Grammy Awards 1991

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On February 20, 1991, the 33rd Grammy Awards took place. At the 1991 Grammy Awards, the US Music Prize was awarded in 77 categories from 25 fields. There were four other honorary Grammys for the life's work of artists.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

Best New Artist:

pop

Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):

  • "Oh Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison (posthumously: † 1988)

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :

skirt

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance - Rock :

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Rock (Best Male Rock Vocal Performance):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best hard rock performance (Best Hard Rock Performance):

Best metal performance (Best Metal Performance):

Best performance of a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):

alternative

Best Alternative Album ( Best Alternative Music Album ):

Rhythm & Blues

Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):

Best performance by a duo or group with vocals - R&B (Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):

rap

Best Solo Performance - Rap (Best Rap Solo Performance):

Best Performance By A Duo Or Group - Rap (Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group):

Country

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):

Best collaboration with vocals - Country (Best Country Vocal Collaboration):

Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):

  • So Soft, Your Goodbye by Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

  • Where've You Been by Kathy Mattea (Authors: Don Henry, Jon Vesner)

Best Bluegrass Recording (Best Bluegrass Recording):

New Age

Best New Age performance (Best New Age Performance):

jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist):

  • The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live At The Blue Note by Oscar Peterson

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):

  • The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live At The Blue Note by the Oscar Peterson Trio

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band):

Best jazz fusion performance (Best Jazz Fusion Performance):

Gospel

Best Pop Gospel Album (Best Pop Gospel Album):

Best Contemporary / rock gospel album (Best Rock / Contemporary Gospel Album):

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album (Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album):

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album (Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album):

Best Southern Gospel Album (Best Southern Gospel Album):

Best Gospel Choir album (Best Gospel Album By A Choir Or Chorus)

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance (Best Latin Pop Performance):

Best Tropical Latin performance (Best Tropical Latin Performance):

Best Mexican-American performance (Best Mexican-American Performance)

blues

Best Traditional Blues Recording (Best Traditional Blues Recording):

Best Contemporary Blues Recording (Best Contemporary Blues Recording):

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Recording (Best Traditional Folk Recording):

Best Contemporary Folk Recording (Best Contemporary Folk Recording):

reggae

Best Reggae Recording (Best Reggae Recording):

polka

Best Polka Recording (Best Polka Recording):

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

language

Best spoken or non-music recording (Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical recording):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

  • Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities by PDQ Bach

Musical show

Best musical show-Cast album (Best Musical Show Cast Album):

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):

Best Instrumental Arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal (s)):

  • The Places You Find Love by Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan (Arrangers: Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Clif Magness)

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television:

Best instrumental composition written for film or television (Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television):

  • Glory by James Horner and the Boys Choir of Harlem (Composer: James Horner)

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

  • Days Of Open Hand by Suzanne Vega (Artistic Direction: Jeffrey Gold, Len Peltier, Suzanne Vega)

Best Album Notes:

  • Brownie - The Complete Emacy Recording by Clifford Brown (Author: Dan Morgenstern)

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

Production and technology

Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):

Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

  • Sergei Rachmaninow: Vespers (The great evening and morning praise) by the Robert Shaw Festival Singers under the direction of Robert Shaw (technique: Jack Renner)

Producer of the Year (with no classic) (Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical):

Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer Of The Year):

Classical music

Best classical album (Best Classical Album):

Best orchestral performance:

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance other than opera):

Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra):

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra):

Best Chamber or other small ensemble performance (Best Chamber Music or Other Small Ensemble Performance):

Best Classical Vocal Performance (Best Classical Vocal Performance):

Best Classical Contemporary Composition (Best Classical Contemporary Composition):

Music video

Best Music Video Short (Best Short Form Music Video):

Best Music Video Long (Best Long Form Music Video):

  • Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - The Movie by MC Hammer

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award