1984 Grammy Awards

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The 1984 Grammy Awards were the 26th award of the most important US music award.

The Grammy was awarded in 67 categories from 20 fields. After 1972 there was also an honorary gram for the life's work for two other artists for the first time . From now on it should become a permanent establishment.

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):

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 ):

  • Brimstone And Treacle by Sting

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):

  • Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (Author: Michael Jackson)

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):

  • The Closer You Get ... from Alabama

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

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

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 female gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Female):

Best male gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance, Male):

Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group):

Best female soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female):

Best male soul gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male):

Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group):

Best Inspirational-performance (Best Inspirational Performance):

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):

Folk

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

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:

  • Flashdance by various performers (composers: Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara , Kim Carnes , Douglas Cotler, Ketih Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone , Michael Sembello , Shandi Sinnamon)

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):

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

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):

Best Album Notes:

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

  • The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I by Arturo Toscanini (Producers: Allan Steckler, Stanley Walker)

Production and technology

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

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

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 recording:

  • Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 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 or Soloists with Orchestra):

  • Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major / Leopold Mozart: Trumpet Concerto in D major / Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major by Wynton Marsalis and the National Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Raymond Leppard

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists without Orchestra):

  • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 12 and 13 by Glenn Gould

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

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

Music video

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

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

  • Duran Duran by Duran Duran

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award