Grammy Awards de 1988

A 30° cerimônia anual do Grammy Awards aconteceu em 2 de março de 1988 no Radio City Music Hall, na cidade de Nova York. A premiação reconheceu os maiores feitos musicais do ano anterior.

O prêmio de Álbum do Ano foi para o disco *The Joshua Tree*, do U2, e "Somewhere Out There", de Linda Ronstadt e James Ingram, foi eleita a Música do Ano, premiando os compositores Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil e James Horner.

## Vencedores

### Prêmios principais

	+ Paul Simon, produtor
* "La Bamba" – Los Lobos
	+ Los Lobos & Mitchell Froom, produtores
* "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – U2
	+ Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, produtores
* "Luka" – Suzanne Vega
	+ Steve Addabbo & Lenny Kaye, produtores
* "Back in the High Life Again" – Steve Winwood
	+ Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood, produtores
	+ Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, produtores
* *Whitney* – Whitney Houston
	+ Narada Michael Walden, produtor
* *Bad* – Michael Jackson
	+ Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones, produtores
* *Trio* – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
	+ George Massenburg, produtor
* *Sign o' the Times* – Prince
	+ James Horner & Will Jennings, compositores (Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram)
* "La Bamba"
	+ Ritchie Valens, compositor (Los Lobos)
* "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
	+ Adam Clayton, David Evans, Larry Mullen, Jr. & Paul Hewson, compositores (U2)
* "Luka"
	+ Suzanne Vega, compositora (Suzanne Vega)
* "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
	+ Lorde & Will Jennings, compositores (Whitney Houston)
* Breakfast Club
* Cutting Crew
* Terence Trent D'Arby
* Swing Out Sister

### Blues

* Best Traditional Blues Recording
	+ Professor Longhair for *Houseparty New Orleans Style*
* Best Contemporary Blues Recording
	+ The Robert Cray Band for *Strong Persuader*

### Comédia

* Melhor Álbum de Comédia
	+ Robin Williams por *A Night at the Met*

### Composição e arranjos

* Best Instrumental Composition
	+ Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter (compositores) por *Call Sheet Blues* performado por vários artistas
* Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
	+ James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (compositores) por *Somewhere Out There* performado por Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
* Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
	+ Ennio Morricone (compositor) por *The Untouchables*
* Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
	+ Bill Holman (arranjador) por *Take The "A" Train* performado por The Tonight Show Band com Doc Severinsen
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
	+ Frank Foster (arranjador) por *Deedles' Blues* performado por Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestraか

### Country

* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
	+ K. T. Oslin por "80's Ladies"
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
	+ Randy Travis por *Always & Forever*
* Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
	+ Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt por *Trio*
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet
	+ Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers por *Make No Mistake, She's Mine*
* Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
	+ Asleep at the Wheel por *String of Pars*
* Best Country Song
	+ Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz (compositores) por *Forever and Ever, Amen* performado por Randy Travis

### Encarte e notas

* Best Album Package
	+ Bill Johnson (diretor de arte) por *King's Record Shop* performado por Rosanne Cash
* Best Album Notes
	+ Orrin Keepnews (escritor das notas) por *Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings* performado por Thelonious Monk

### Falado

* Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
	+ Garrison Keillor for *Lake Wobegon Days*

### Folk

* Best Traditional Folk Recording
	+ Ladysmith Black Mambazo por *Shaka Zulu*
* Best Contemporary Folk Recording
	+ Steve Goodman por *Unfinished Business*

### Gospel

* Best Gospel Performance, Female
	+ Deniece Williams por *I Believe In You*
* Best Gospel Performance, Male
	+ Larnelle Harris por *The Father Hath Provided*
* Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
	+ Mylon LeFevre e Broken Heart por *Crack the Sky*
* Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
	+ CeCe Winans por *For Always*
* Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
	+ Al Green por *Everything's Gonna Be Alright*
* Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
	+ The Winans & Anita Baker por *Ain't No Need to Worry*

### Historical

* Best Historical Album
	+ Orrin Keepnews (produtor) por *Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings*

### Infantil

* Best Recording for Children
	+ Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (produtores), Bobby McFerrin (produtor & artista) & Jack Nicholson for *The Elephant's Child*

### Jazz

* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
	+ Diane Schuur por *Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra*
* Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
	+ Bobby McFerrin por *What Is This Thing Called Love*
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
	+ Dexter Gordon por *The Other Side of Round Midnight*
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
	+ Wynton Marsalis por *Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I*
* Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
	+ Mercer Ellington por *Digital Duke*
* Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
	+ Pat Metheny Group por *Still Life (Talking)*

### Latin

* Best Latin Pop or Rock Performance
	+ Julio Iglesias por *Un Hombre Solo*
* Best Tropical Latin Performance
	+ Eddie Palmieri por *La Verdad - The Truth*
* Best Mexican-American Performance
	+ Los Tigres del Norte por *Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras*

### Música Clássica

* Best Orchestral Recording
	+ Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for *Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor*
* Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
	+ Kathleen Battle for *Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital*
* Best Opera Recording
	+ Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for *R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos*
* Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
	+ Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for *Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd*
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
	+ James Levine (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Vienna Philharmonic for *Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4*
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
	+ Vladimir Horowitz for *Horowitz in Moscow*
* Best Chamber Music Performance
	+ Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman & for *Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios*
* Best Contemporary Composition
	+ Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Mstislav Rostropovich & the Philharmonia Orchestra for *Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2*
* Best Classical Album
	+ Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for *Horowitz in Moscow*

### New Age

* Best New Age Performance
	+ Yusef Lateef for *Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony*

### Polka

* Best Polka Recording
	+ *A Polka Just for Me* – Jimmy Sturr

### Pop

* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
	+ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" – Whitney Houston
* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
	+ "Bring on the Night (live)" – Sting
* Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
	+ "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
	+ "Minute by Minute" – Larry Carlton

### Produção e engenharia de som

* Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
	+ Bruce Swedien & Humberto Gatica (engenheiros) for *Bad* performado por Michael Jackson
* Best Engineered Recording, Classical
	+ Jack Renner (engenheiros), Robert Shaw (condutor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra por *Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem*
* Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
	+ Narada Michael Walden
* Classical Producer of the Year
	+ Robert Woods

### R&B

* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
	+ Aretha Franklin por *Aretha*
* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
	+ Smokey Robinson por "Just to See Her"
* Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
	+ Aretha Franklin & George Michael por "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
* Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
	+ David Sanborn por "Chicago Song"
* Best Rhythm & Blues Song
	+ Bill Withers (compositor) por "Lean on Me" performado pelo Club Nouveau

### Reggae

* Best Reggae Recording
	+ *No Nuclear War* – Peter Tosh

### Rock

* Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
	+ "Tunnel of Love" – Bruce Springsteen
* Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
	+ *The Joshua Tree* – U2
* Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
	+ "Jazz from Hell" – Frank Zappa

### Teatro

* Best Musical Cast Show Album
	+ Claude-Michel Schönberg (compositor), Herbert Kretzmer (liricista), Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg (produtores), e o elenco original da Broadway por *Les Misérables*

### Videoclipe

* Best Concept Music Video
	+ Genesis por "Land of Confusion"
* Best Performance Music Video
	+ Anthony Eaton (produtor de vídeo) por *The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert* performado por vários artistas