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AWARD WINNERS:

Record Of The Year

--- Linda Goldstein (producer) & Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Album Of The Year

--- George Michael (producer & artist) for ''Faith''

Song Of The Year

--- Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Best New Artist

--- Tracy Chapman

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Recording

--- Willie Dixon for ''Hidden Charms''

Best Contemporary Blues Recording

--- The Robert Cray Band for "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark "

Children's

Best Recording For Children

--- Ry Cooder (producer & composer), Mark Sottnick (producer) & Robin Williams for ''Pecos Bill''

Classical

Best Orchestral Recording

--- Robert Woods (producer), Louis Lane , Robert Shaw (conductors) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for '' Rorem : String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles''

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance

--- Emerson Buckley (conductor), Luciano Pavarotti & the Symphony Orchestra Of Amelia Romangna for ''Luciano Pavarotti in Concert''

Best Opera Recording

--- Christopher Raeburn (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Plácido Domingo , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Siegmund Nimsgern , Jessye Norman , Eva Randova , 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 '' Albeniz : Iberia, Navarra, Suite Espagnola ''

Best Chamber Music Performance

--- David Corkhill , Evelyn Glennie , Murray Perahia & Georg Solti for '' Bartók : Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion''

Best Contemporary Composition

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Best Classical Album

--- Robert Woods (producer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for '' Verdi : Requiem & Operatic Choruses ''

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording

--- Robin Williams for ''Good Morning Vietnam''

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

--- Mike Post (composer) for "The Theme From ''LA Law''"

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television

--- Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier (songwriters) for "Two Hearts" performed by Phil Collins

Best Album Or Original Instrumental Background Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television

--- David Byrne , Cong Su , and Ryuichi Sakamoto (composers) for ''The Last Emperor''

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental

--- Roger Kellaway (arranger) for "Memos From Paradise" performed by Eddie Daniels

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

--- Jonathan Tunick (arranger) for "No One Is Alone" performed by Cleo Laine

Country

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

--- K.T. Oslin for "Hold Me"

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male

--- Randy Travis for ''Old 8x10''

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- The Judds for "Give a Little Love"

Best Country Vocal Collaboration

--- K.d. Lang & Roy Orbison for "Crying"

Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- Asleep At The Wheel for "Sugarfoot Rag"

Best Country Song

--- K.T. Oslin (songwriter) for "Hold Me"

Best Bluegrass Recording (vocal Or Instrumental)

--- Bill Monroe for ''Southern Flavor''

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Recording

--- Don 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 Recording

--- Tracy Chapman for ''Tracy Chapman''

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance, Female

--- Amy Grant for ''Lead Me On''

Best Gospel Performance, Male

--- Larnelle Harris for ''Christmas''

Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus

--- The Winans for ''The Winans Live at Carnegie Hall''

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female

--- Aretha Franklin for ''One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism''

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male

--- BeBe Winans for "Abundant Life"

Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus

--- Take 6 for ''Take 6''

Historical

Best Historical Album

--- Bill Levenson (producer) for ''Crossroads'' performed by Eric Clapton

Jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

--- Betty Carter for '' Look What I Got! ''

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

--- Bobby McFerrin for ''Brothers''

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group

--- Take 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, Group

--- Roy Haynes , Cecil McBee , David Murray , Pharoah Sanders & McCoy Tyner for ''Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane''

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band

--- Gil Evans for ''Bud & Bird'' performed by Gil Evans & the Monday Night Orchestra

Best Jazz Fusion Performance

--- Yellowjackets for ''Politics''

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance

--- Roberto Carlos for ''Roberto Carlos''

Best Tropical Latin Performance

--- Rubén Blades for ''Antecedente''

Best Mexican-American Performance

--- Linda Ronstadt for ''Canciones de Mi Padre''

Musical Show

Best Musical Cast Show Album

--- Stephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Jay David Saks (producer), & various artists for ''Into the Woods''

Music video

Best Concept Music Video

--- Susan Zwerman (video producer), Jay Levey (video director) & "Weird Al" Yankovic for "Fat"

Best Performance Music Video

--- Michael Hamlyn , Ben Dossett (video producers), Meiert Avis (video director) & U2 for "Where the Streets Have No Name"

New Age

Best New Age Performance

--- Shadowfax for ''Folksongs for a Nuclear Village''

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Package

--- Bill Johnson (art director) for ''Tired of Runnin' '' performed by O'Kanes

Best Album Notes

--- Anthony DeCurtis (notes writer) for ''Crossroads'' performed by Eric Clapton

Polka

Best Polka Recording

--- Jimmy Sturr for ''Born to Polka''

Pop

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

--- Tracy Chapman for "Fast Car"

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

--- Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- The Manhattan Transfer for ''Brasil''

Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- David Sanborn for ''Close-up''

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical

--- Tom Lord-Alge (engineer) for ''Roll With It'' performed by Steve Winwood

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

--- Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for '' Verdi : Requiem & Operatic Choruses ''

Producer Of The Year, (Non-Classical)

--- Neil Dorfsman

Classical Producer Of The Year

--- Robert Woods

R&B

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

--- Anita Baker for "Giving You the Best That I Got"

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

--- Terence Trent D'Arby for ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby''

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- Gladys 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

--- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for "Parent's Just Don't Understand"

Reggae

Best Reggae Recording

--- Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers for ''Conscious Party''

Rock

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female

--- Tina Turner for ''Tina Live in Europe''

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male

--- Robert Palmer for "Simply Irresistible"

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- U2 for "Desire"

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- Carlos Santana for ''Blues for Salvador''

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal Or Instrumental

--- Jethro Tull for ''Crest of a Knave''

Spoken

Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Recording

--- Jesse Jackson for ''Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson ''

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