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| host = [[Billy Crystal]]
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| network = CBS
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| most_awards = [[Tracy Chapman]] (3)
| most_awards = [[Bobby McFerrin]] (4)
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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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uX5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6833,5860898&dq=grammy&hl=en|title=Chapman, McFerrin lead Grammy winners|date=23 February 1989|publisher=The Milwaukee Sentinel|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1988&genre=All|title=1988 Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Grammy.com|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/logansport-pharos-tribune-grammys-31st/152232949/|title=Chapman, McFerrin lead Grammy winners|date=23 February 1989|publisher=Logansport Pharos-Tribune|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1988&genre=All|title=1988 Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Grammy.com|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>


Album of the Year went to [[George Michael]] for ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]'', and Song of the Year went to [[Bobby McFerrin]] for "[[Don't Worry, Be Happy]]".
Album of the Year went to [[George Michael]] for ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]'', and Song of the Year went to [[Bobby McFerrin]] for "[[Don't Worry, Be Happy]]".

==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==
==Performers==
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**[[Tina Turner]] for ''Tina Live in Europe''
**[[Tina Turner]] for ''Tina Live in Europe''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male]]
**[[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]] for "Simply Irresistible"
**[[Robert Palmer]] for "Simply Irresistible"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
**[[U2]] for "Desire"
**[[U2]] for "Desire"
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The Rap Field was added to the Grammy Awards in 1989.
* 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=McCabe |first=Allyson |date=26 July 2023 |title=When America Met Sinéad O'Connor |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/sinead-oconnor-nothing-compares-grammys.html |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-status=live |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801210649/https://www.vulture.com/article/sinead-oconnor-nothing-compares-grammys.html}}</ref>
* The Best Metal/Hard Rock award was also added this year, and Jethro Tull infamously won the award over the heavily favored Metallica.
* The Best Metal/Hard Rock award was also added this year, and Jethro Tull infamously won the award over the heavily favored Metallica.


Latest revision as of 04:47, 29 July 2024

31st Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 22, 1989
LocationShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Hosted byBilly Crystal
Most awardsBobby McFerrin (4)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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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.[1][2]

Album of the Year went to George Michael for Faith, and Song of the Year went to Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy".

Presenters

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Performers

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Artist(s) Song(s)
Whitney Houston "One Moment in Time"
The Manhattan Transfer "She's the Most"
Luther Vandross "She Won't Talk to Me"
Sinéad O'Connor "Mandinka"
Linda Ronstadt "Rogaciano El Huapanguero"
Bobby McFerrin & Billy Crystal A capella and jokes
Melissa Etheridge "Bring Me Some Water"
Dan Seals "Addicted"
K. T. Oslin "Hold Me"
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band "She's Hot to Go"
Buck Owens & Dwight Yoakam "Streets of Bakersfield"
Take 6 "If We Ever Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now)"
Ronald Winans Family & Friends Choir "Gotta Keep Dancin'"
Toni Childs "Don't Walk Away"
Leontyne Price "Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!" (from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini)
Dizzy Gillespie
Sarah Vaughan "So Many Stars"
Metallica "One"
Itzhak Perlman
Tracy Chapman "Fast Car"

Award winners

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Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist

Blues

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Children's

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Classical

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Comedy

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Composing and arranging

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Country

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Folk

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Gospel

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Historical

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Jazz

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Latin

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Musical show

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Music video

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New Age

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Packaging and notes

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Polka

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Pop

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Production and engineering

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R&B

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Rap

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Best Rap Performance

Reggae

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Rock

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Spoken

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Trivia

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  • 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.[3]
  • 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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  1. ^ "Chapman, McFerrin lead Grammy winners". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 23 February 1989. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "1988 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ McCabe, Allyson (26 July 2023). "When America Met Sinéad O'Connor". Vulture. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023.
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