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31st Annual Grammy Awards

The 31st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 22, 1989, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. This was also the first Grammy Awards Ceremony with a separate rap section.

Presenters
The Manhattan Transfer - Best Pop Vocal Performance Female • Vanessa Williams & Huey Lewis - Best Pop Vocal Performance Duo or Group • Kool Moe Dee & Karyn White - Best R&B Vocal Performance Male • Steve Winwood & Randy Travis - Best New Artist • Ruben Blades - Best Mexican American Performance • Henry Mancini & Olivia Newton-John - Song of the Year • Jody Watley & Michael Hutchence - Best Rock Vocal Performance Female • Quincy Jones & Gloria Estefan - Album of the Year • Lita Ford & Alice Cooper - Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance • Natalie Cole & David Sanborn - Best Jazz Vocal Performance Male • Herb Alpert & Teddy Pendergrass - Record of the Year ==Performers==
Award winners
;Record of the YearLinda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ;Album of the YearGeorge Michael (producer & artist) for Faith ;Song of the YearBobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ;Best New ArtistTracy Chapman BluesBest Traditional Blues RecordingWillie Dixon for Hidden CharmsBest Contemporary Blues RecordingThe Robert Cray Band for ''Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'' Children'sBest Recording for ChildrenRy Cooder (producer & composer), Mark Sottnick (producer) & Robin Williams for Pecos Bill ClassicalBest Orchestral RecordingRobert Woods (producer), Louis Lane, Robert Shaw (conductors) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; EaglesBest Classical Vocal Soloist PerformanceEmerson Buckley (conductor), Luciano Pavarotti & the Symphony Orchestra of Amelia Romangna for Luciano Pavarotti in ConcertBest Opera RecordingChristopher Raeburn (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Plácido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Siegmund Nimsgern, Jessye Norman, Eva Randová, Hans Sotin, & the Vienna State Opera Orchestra for Wagner: Lohengrin Best Choral Performance (other than opera)Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz & the La Scala Opera Orchestra for Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)Alicia de Larrocha for Albéniz: Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espagnola Best Chamber Music PerformanceDavid Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie, Murray Perahia & Georg Solti for Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos & PercussionBest Contemporary CompositionJohn Adams (composer), Edo de Waart (conductor) & the Orchestra of St. Luke's for Adams: Nixon in ChinaBest Classical AlbumRobert Woods (producer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses ComedyBest Comedy RecordingRobin Williams for Good Morning Vietnam Composing and arrangingBest Instrumental CompositionMike Post (composer) for "The Theme from L.A. Law" • Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or TelevisionPhil Collins and Lamont Dozier (songwriters) for "Two Hearts" performed by Phil Collins • Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or TelevisionDavid Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto (composers) for The Last EmperorBest Arrangement on an InstrumentalRoger Kellaway (arranger) for "Memos From Paradise" performed by Eddie DanielsBest Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)Jonathan Tunick (arranger) for "No One Is Alone" performed by Cleo Laine CountryBest Country Vocal Performance, FemaleK.T. Oslin for "Hold Me" • Best Country Vocal Performance, MaleRandy Travis for Old 8x10Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalThe Judds for "Give a Little Love" • Best Country Vocal Collaborationk.d. lang & Roy Orbison for "Crying" • Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)Asleep at the Wheel for "Sugarfoot Rag" • Best Country SongK.T. Oslin (songwriter) for "Hold Me" • Best Bluegrass Recording (vocal or instrumental)Bill Monroe for Southern Flavor FolkBest Traditional Folk RecordingDon DeVito, Harold Leventhal, Joe McEwen & Ralph Rinzler (producers) for Folkways - A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly performed by various artists • Best Contemporary Folk RecordingTracy Chapman for Tracy Chapman GospelBest Gospel Performance, FemaleAmy Grant for Lead Me OnBest Gospel Performance, MaleLarnelle Harris for ChristmasBest Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or ChorusThe Winans for The Winans Live at Carnegie HallBest Soul Gospel Performance, FemaleAretha Franklin for One Lord, One Faith, One BaptismBest Soul Gospel Performance, MaleBeBe Winans for "Abundant Life" • Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or ChorusTake 6 for Take 6 HistoricalBest Historical AlbumBill Levenson (producer) for Crossroads performed by Eric Clapton JazzBest Jazz Vocal Performance, FemaleBetty Carter for Look What I Got!Best Jazz Vocal Performance, MaleBobby McFerrin for "Brothers" • Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or GroupTake 6 for "Spread Love" • Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist (On a Jazz Recording)Michael Brecker for ''Don't Try This at Home'' • Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, GroupRoy Haynes, Cecil McBee, David Murray, Pharoah Sanders & McCoy Tyner for Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John ColtraneBest Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big BandGil Evans for Bud and Bird performed by Gil Evans & the Monday Night Orchestra • Best Jazz Fusion PerformanceYellowjackets for Politics LatinBest Latin Pop PerformanceRoberto Carlos for Roberto CarlosBest Tropical Latin PerformanceRubén Blades for AntecedenteBest Mexican-American PerformanceLinda Ronstadt for Canciones de Mi Padre Musical showBest Musical Cast Show AlbumStephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Jay David Saks (producer), & various artists for Into the Woods Music videoBest Concept Music Video • "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jay Levey (director), Susan Zwerman (producer) for FatBest Performance Music VideoU2, Meiert Avis (director), Ben Dossett, Michael Hamlyn (producers) for Where The Streets Have No Name New AgeBest New Age PerformanceShadowfax for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village (Band members: Charles Bisharat, Chuck Greenberg, David Lewis, Phil Maggini, Stuart Nevitt, G. E. Stinson). Packaging and notesBest Album Package • Bill Johnson (art director) for ''Tired of Runnin' '' performed by The O'KanesBest Album NotesAnthony DeCurtis (notes writer) for Crossroads performed by Eric Clapton PolkaBest Polka RecordingJimmy Sturr for Born to Polka PopBest Pop Vocal Performance, FemaleTracy Chapman for "Fast Car" • Best Pop Vocal Performance, MaleBobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" • Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalThe Manhattan Transfer for BrasilBest Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)David Sanborn for Close Up Production and engineeringBest Engineered Recording, Non-ClassicalTom Lord-Alge (engineer) for Roll With It performed by Steve WinwoodBest Engineered Recording, ClassicalJack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses Producer of the Year, (Non-Classical)Neil DorfsmanClassical Producer of the YearRobert Woods R&BBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleAnita Baker for "Giving You the Best That I Got" • Best R&B Vocal Performance, MaleTerence Trent D'Arby for ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby'' • Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalGladys Knight & the Pips for "Love Overboard" • Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)Chick Corea for "Light Years" • Best Rhythm & Blues Song • Anita Baker, Randy Holland & Skip Scarborough (songwriters) for "Giving You the Best That I Got" performed by Anita Baker Rap ;Best Rap Performance • '''"Parents Just Don't Understand" – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince''' • "Supersonic" – J. J. Fad • "Wild Wild West" – Kool Moe Dee • "Going Back to Cali" – LL Cool J • "Push It" – Salt-n-Pepa ReggaeBest Reggae RecordingZiggy Marley & the Melody Makers for Conscious Party RockBest Rock Vocal Performance, FemaleTina Turner for Tina Live in EuropeBest Rock Vocal Performance, MaleRobert Palmer for "Simply Irresistible" • Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalU2 for "Desire" • Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)Carlos Santana for Blues for SalvadorBest Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or InstrumentalJethro Tull for Crest of a Knave SpokenBest Spoken Word or Non-musical RecordingJesse Jackson for Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson ==Trivia==
Trivia
• The Rap Field was added to the Grammy Awards in 1989. • Sinéad O'Connor painted the logo of the hip hop group Public Enemy on her head to protest the first-ever Best Rap Performance award being conferred off-screen. • The Best Metal/Hard Rock award was also added this year, and Jethro Tull infamously won the award over the heavily favored Metallica. ==References==
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