1988 Grammy Awards

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On March 2, 1988, the Grammy Awards celebrated its 30th anniversary.

The 1988 Grammy Awards were presented in 71 categories from 23 fields . Musical achievements that were published between October 1986 and September 1987 were honored.

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):

  • Bring on the Night by Sting

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

Best Instrumental Performance - Pop (Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):

skirt

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

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

  • The Joshua Tree by U2

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

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, Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):

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 Country Vocal Performance as a duet (Best Country Vocal Collaboration, Duet):

Best country instrumental performance (orchestra, group or soloist) (Best Country Instrumental Performance - Orchestra, Group Or Soloist):

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

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):

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, a group or a choir (Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus):

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

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

  • Everything's Gonna Be Alright by Al Green

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

  • The Elephant's Child by Bobby McFerrin (Producers: Bobby McFerrin, Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick)

language

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

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

Musical show

Best Musical Cast Show Album (Best Musical Cast Show Album):

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television:

Best Album with instrumental original background music written for film or television (Best Album Of Original Instrumental Background Score Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television):

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):

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

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

  • King's Record Shop by Rosanne Cash (Artistic Director: Bill Johnson)

Best Album Notes:

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):

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 recording:

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 Instrumental Soloist Performance (s) with Orchestra):

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

  • Horowitz in Moscow by Vladimir Horowitz

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

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

Best Contemporary Composition (Best Contemporary Composition):

Music video

Best Concept Music Video (Best Concept Music Video):

Best concert music video (Best Performance Music Video):

  • The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert by various artists

Special Merit Awards

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trustees Award were not awarded.