Grammy Awards 1982

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On February 24, 1982, the Grammy , the most important US music award , was awarded for the 24th time .

There were 62 categories to be won in 19 different fields at the 1982 Grammy Awards .

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):

  • Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway by Lena Horne

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

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 :

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

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

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

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

  • Behind My Camel from The Police

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 Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):

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

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 with Vocal (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):

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

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

  • 9 To 5 from Dolly Parton

jazz

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

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

Best jazz vocal performance, duo or group (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):

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

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

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

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Singing or Instrumental (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):

Gospel

Best traditional gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):

Best Contemporary or Inspirational Gospel Performance (Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary Or Inspirational):

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):

Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):

Latin

Best Latin Recording (Best Latin Recording)

Folk

Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording):

  • There Must Be A Better World Somewhere by BB King

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

language

Best recording narration, documentary or drama (Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

Musical show

Best Cast Show Album (Best Cast Show Album):

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special: Best Original Music Album Written For A Movie Or A Television Special:

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):

Best instrumental arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):

  • Ai no corrida by Quincy Jones (Arrangers: Jerry Hey , Quincy Jones)

Best Vocal Arrangement for two or more voices (Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices):

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

  • Tattoo You of the Rolling Stones (Artistic Director: Peter Corriston)

Best Album Notes:

  • Erroll Garner - Master Of The Keyboard by Erroll Garner (Author: Dan Morgenstern)

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

  • Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust To Ole Buttermilk Sky by Hoagy Carmichael (Producers: Michael Brooks, George Spitzer)

Production and technology

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

  • Gaucho by Steely Dan (Technique: Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva, Roger Nichols)

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

Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year):

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

Classical music

Best classical album (Best Classical Album):

Best classical orchestral recording (Best Classical Orchestral Recording):

  • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and choir under the direction of Georg Solti

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 music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):

Music video

Video of the Year:

Special Merit Awards

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trustees Award were not presented in 1982.