Grammy Awards 1992

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The 1992 Grammy Awards were presented on February 26, 1992 .

In the 34th edition of this event, 78 categories in 27 fields were awarded the most important US music award, the Grammy . Four other artists were honored with an additional prize for their life's work.

A special feature was the single of the year: An old recording of the song Unforgettable by the late Nat King Cole was mixed together with a new recording by his daughter Natalie Cole to create a new song. In addition to the single itself, the songwriter, arranger and technician were also awarded Grammys.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

  • Unforgettable by Natalie Cole

Song of the Year:

  • "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Author: Irving Gordon )

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 :

Traditional pop

Best Vocal Album - Traditional Pop (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album):

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):

Best hard rock performance (Best Hard Rock Performance):

Best metal performance (Best Metal Performance):

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

Best Rock Song (Best Rock Song):

  • Soul Cages by Sting (Author: Gordon Sumner)

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 Vocal - Pop (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):

  • "Love Can Build A Bridge" by the Judds

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

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

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

  • "Love Can Build A Bridge" by the Judds (Authors: John Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet)

Best Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album):

New Age

Best New Age Album (Best New Age Album):

jazz

Best contemporary jazz performance (Best Contemporary Jazz Performance):

Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Best Jazz Vocal Performance):

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (Best Jazz Instrumental Solo):

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

Best Performance by a jazz big ensembles (Best Large Jazz Ensemble 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 Album (Best Latin Pop Album):

Best Tropical Latin Album (Best Tropical Latin Album):

Best Mexican-American Album (Best Mexican-American Album)

blues

Best Traditional Blues Album (Best Traditional Blues Album):

Best Contemporary Blues Album (Best Contemporary Blues Album):

  • Damn Right, I've Got The Blues by Buddy Guy

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Album (Best Traditional Folk Album):

Best Contemporary Folk Album (Best Contemporary Folk Album):

reggae

Best Reggae Album (Best Reggae Album):

World music

Best World Music Album (Best World Music Album):

polka

Best Polka Album (Best Polka Album):

For children

Best Album for Children (Best Album For Children):

language

Best Spoken or non-music album (Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album):

Comedy

Best Comedy Album (Best Comedy Album):

Musical show

Best Musical Show Album (Best Musical Show Album):

  • The Will Rogers Follies from the original Broadway cast (producers: Cy Coleman , Mike Berniker)

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)):

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):

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

  • The Complete Decca Recordings by Billie Holiday (Artistic Director: Vartan)

Best Album Notes:

  • Star Time by James Brown (Writers: Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown, Nelson George)

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

  • The Complete Decca Recordings by Billie Holiday (Producers: Steven Lasker, Andy McKaie)

Production and technology

Best mix of a recording without classical music (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical):

Best Technical classical recording (Best Classical Engineered Recording):

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 performance of a choral work (Best Performance of a Choral Work):

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

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

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

Best Classical Vocal Soloist:

  • The Girl With Orange Lips (Falla, Ravel etc.) by Dawn Upshaw

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):

  • Madonna - Blonde Ambition World Tour Live by Madonna

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award

+ Christine Farnon