34th Annual Grammy Awards
The 34th Grammy Awards were held in 1992. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
- Record of the Year
- David Foster (producer) & Natalie Cole for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
- Album of the Year
- Andre Fischer, David Foster & Tommy LiPuma (producers) & Natalie Cole for Unforgettable
- Song of the Year
- Irving Gordon (songwriter) for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music Album
- R.E.M. for Out of Time
Blues
- Best Traditional Blues Album
- B. B. King for Live at the Apollo
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Buddy Guy for Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
Children's
- Best Album for Children
- Clifford "Barney" Robertson (producer) for A Capella Kids performed by The Maranatha! Kids
Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist
- Dawn Upshaw for The Girl With Orange Lips (Falla, Ravel, etc.)
- Best Opera Recording
- Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Hildegard Behrens, Reiner Goldberg, Matti Salminen, Hanna Schwarz, Cheryl Studer, Bernd Weikl, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Wagner: Gotterdammerung
- Best Performance of a Choral Work
- Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Bach: Mass in B Minor
- Best Instrumental Soloist With Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin (conductor), John Browning & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for Barber: Piano Concerto
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo Without Orchestra
- Alicia de Larrocha for Granados: Goyescas; Allegro de Concierto; Danza Lenta
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma & Isaac Stern for Brahms: Piano Quartets (Opp. 25 and 26)
- Best Contemporary Composition
- John Corigliano (composer), Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
- Best Classical Album
- Hans Weber (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor), June Anderson, Nicolai Gedda, Adolph Green, Jerry Hadley, Della Jones, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Ollmann & the London Symphony Orchestra for Bernstein: Candide
Comedy
- Best Comedy Album
- Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Elton John (composer) for "Basque" performed by James Galway
- Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- John Barry (composer) for Dances With Wolves
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
- Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen & Robert John "Mutt" Lange (songwriters) for "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" performed by Bryan Adams
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- Johnny Mandel (arranger) for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Colewith Nat King Cole
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy"
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Mary Chapin Carpenter for "Down at the Twist and Shout"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Garth Brooks for Ropin' The Wind
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- The Judds for "Love Can Build a Bridge"
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration
- Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner & Vince Gill for "Restless"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Mark O'Connor for The New Nashville Cats
- Best Country Song
- John Jarvis, Naomi Judd & Paul Overstreet (songwriters) for "Love Can Build a Bridge" performed by The Judds
- Best Bluegrass Album
- Carl Jackson & John Starling for 'Spring Training
Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Album
- John Colby & Ken Burns (producers) for The Civil War - Original Soundtrack performed by various artists
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
- John Prine for The Missing Years
Gospel
- Best Pop Gospel Album
- Steven Curtis Chapman for For the Sake of the Call
- Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Russ Taff for Under Their Influence
- Best Southern Gospel Album
- The Gaither Vocal Band for Homecoming
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Mighty Clouds of Joy for Pray For Me
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- BeBe Winans & CeCe Winans for Different Lifestyles
- Best Gospel Album by Choir or Chorus
- Gary Hines (choir director) for The Evolution of Gospel performed by The Sounds of Blackness
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Andy McKaie & Steven Lasker (producers) for Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings
Jazz
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
- The Manhattan Transfer for "Sassy"
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Take 6 for He Is Christmas
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Stan Getz for "I Remember You"
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
- The Oscar Peterson Trio for Saturday Night at the Blue Note
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- Dizzy Gillespie for Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Latin
- Best Latin Pop Album
- Vikki Carr for Cosas del Amor
- Best Tropical Latin Album
- Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 for Bachata Rosa
- Best Mexican-American Album
- Little Joe for 16 de Septiembre
Musical Show
- Best Musical Show Album
- Cy Coleman (producer and composer), Mike Berniker (producer), Adolph Green, Betty Comden (lyricists) & the original Broadway cast for The Will Rogers Follies
Music Video
- Best Music Video, Short Form
- Tarsem (video director), Dave Ramser (video producer) & R.E.M. for "Losing My Religion"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- David Mallet, Mark "Aldo" Miceli (video directors), Anthony Eaton (video producer) & Madonna for Madonna - Blonde Ambition World Tour Live
New Age
- Best New Age Album
- Chip Davis for Fresh Aire 7
Packaging and Notes
- Best Album Package
- Vartan (art director) for Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings
- Best Album Notes
- Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown & Nelson George (notes writers) for Star Time performed by James Brown
Polka
- Best Polka Album
- Jimmy Sturr for Live at Gilley's!
Pop
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Bonnie Raitt for "Something to Talk About"
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Michael Bolton for "When a Man Loves a Woman"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- R.E.M. for "Losing My Religion"
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Michael Kamen for Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner, David Reitzas & Woody Woodruff (engineers) for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Gregor Zielinsky (engineer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Bernstein: Candide
- Classical Producer of the Year
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Patti LaBelle for Burnin'
- Lisa Fischer for "How Can I Ease the Pain"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Luther Vandross for "Power of Love"
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Boyz II Men for Cooleyhighharmony
- Best R&B Song
- Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller & Teddy Vann (songwriters) for "Power Of Love/Love Power" performed by Luther Vandross
Rap
- Best Rap Solo Performance
- LL Cool J for "Mama Said Knock You Out"
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for "Summertime"
Reggae
- Best Reggae Album
- Shabba Ranks for As Raw as Ever
Rock
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
- Bonnie Raitt for Luck of the Draw
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Bonnie Raitt & Delbert McClinton for "Good Man, Good Woman"
- Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal
- Van Halen for For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
- Best Metal Performance with Vocal
- Metallica for Metallica
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Eric Johnson for "Cliffs of Dover"
- Best Rock Song
- Sting (songwriter) for "Soul Cages"
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Ken Burns for The Civil War
Trad Pop
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
- Natalie Cole for "Unforgettable"
World
- Best World Music Album
- Mickey Hart for Planet Drum
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