1993 Grammy Awards

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In 1993 it was the 35th time that the Grammy Award for the best musical performance of the previous year had been presented in the USA .

At the 1993 Grammy Awards , winners were called 80 times in various categories from 27 fields, and six other winners could look forward to an honorary award for their life's work.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

Best New Artist:

Work behind the mixer

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

Best mix of a classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

  • Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten from the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Georg Solti (technicians: James Lock, John Pellowe, Jonathan Stokes, Philip Siney)

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

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

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 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 Rock Song (Best Rock Song):

  • Layla by Eric Clapton (Authors: Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon )

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 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):

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):

  • Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers At The Ryman by Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers

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):

  • I Still Believe In You by Vince Gill (Authors: Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis)

Best Bluegrass Album (Best Bluegrass Album):

New Age

Best New Age Album (Best New Age Album):

  • Shepherd Moons by Enya

jazz

Best contemporary jazz performance (Instrumental) (Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental):

Best Jazz Vocal Performance (Best Jazz Vocal Performance):

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (Best Jazz Instrumental Solo):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance, single artist or group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or 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):

  • Unseen Power from Petra

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

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

  • Handel's Messiah - A Soulful Celebration by various artists (Producer: Mervyn E. Warren)

Best Southern Gospel Album (Best Southern Gospel Album):

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

  • Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir - Recorded Live In Los Angeles by the Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir conducted by Edwin Hawkins

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)

  • Mas canciones by Linda Ronstadt

blues

Best Traditional Blues Album (Best Traditional Blues Album):

Best Contemporary Blues Album (Best Contemporary Blues Album):

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Album (Best Traditional Folk Album):

  • An Irish Evening - Live At The Grand Opera House, Belfast by the Chieftains

Best Contemporary Folk Album (Best Contemporary Folk Album):

  • Another Country from the Chieftains

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):

  • PDQ Bach: Music For An Awful Lot Of Winds & Percussion by Peter Schickele

Musical show

Best Musical Show Album (Best Musical Show Album):

  • Guys and Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording of the new Broadway cast (Producer: Jay David Saks)

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Arrangement On An Instrumental):

  • Strike Up The Band by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass (Arranger: Rob McConnell )

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

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television :

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

  • Beauty and the Beast by various artists (Author: Alan Menken)

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

  • Spellbound - Compact by Paula Abdul (Artistic Director: Melanie Nissen)

Best Album Notes:

Historical recordings

Best Historical Album (Best Historical Album):

Classical music

Best classical album (Best Classical Album):

Best orchestral recording:

  • Mahler: Symphony No. 9 of the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Leonard Bernstein

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

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

with boys and girls choir under the direction of Herbert Blomstedt

Best classical performance - solo instrument with orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Solo with Orchestra):

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

  • Horowitz - Dicovered Treasures (Chopin, Liszt, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Clementi) by Vladimir Horowitz

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

  • Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano by Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma

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):

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Legend Award

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award