Grammy Awards of 1991

The 33rd Grammy Awards were held in 1991. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

• Grammy Award for Record Of The Year
  • “Another Day in Paradise”: Phil Collins

• Grammy Award for Album Of The Year
  • "Back on the Block": Quincy Jones

• Grammy Award for Song of the Year
  • “From a Distance”: Julie Gold

• Grammy Award for Best New Artist
  • Mariah Carey

• Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
  • “Oh Pretty Woman”: Roy Orbison

• Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • “Vision of Love”: Mariah Carey

• Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal
  • “All My Life”: Linda Ronstadt with Aaron Neville

• Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • “Twin Peaks Theme”: Angelo Badalamenti

• Grammy Award for Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Beyond Belief: Petra

• Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
  • “Bad Love”: Eric Clapton

• Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
  • “Black Velvet”: Alannah Myles

• Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal
  • “Janie's Got a Gun”: Aerosmith

• Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • “D/FW”: Vaughan Brothers

• Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
  • "Time's Up": Living Colour

• Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
  • “Stone Cold Crazy”: Metallica

• Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance
  • "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got": Sinead O'Connor

• Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song
  • “U Can't Touch This”: Rick James, Alonzo Miller and M.C. Hammer (songwriters)

• Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male
  • “Here and Now”: Luther Vandross

• Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female
  • Compositions: Anita Baker

• Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal
  • “I'll Be Good to You”: Ray Charles and Chaka Khan

• Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
  • “U Can't Touch This”: M.C. Hammer

• Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
  • “Back on the Block”: Ice T, Melle Mel, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Quincy D. III and Quincy Jones

• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
  • "We Are in Love": Harry Connick, Jr.

• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
  • "All That Jazz": Ella Fitzgerald

• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
  • The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note: Oscar Peterson

• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
  • The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note: Oscar Peterson Trio

• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
  • “Basie's Bag”: George Benson featuring the Count Basie Orchestra

• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
  • “Birdland”: Quincy Jones

• Grammy Award for Best Country Song
  • “Where've You Been”: Jon Vezner and Don Henry (songwriters)

• Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • “When I Call Your Name”: Vince Gill

• Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • “Where've You Been”: Kathy Mattea

• Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal
  • Pickin' on Nashville: Kentucky Headhunters

• Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration
  • “Poor Boy Blues”: Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler

• Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • “So Soft, Your Goodbye”: Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler

• Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording
  • I've Got That Old Feeling: Alison Krauss

• Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • "Tramaine Hawkins Live": Tramaine Hawkins

• Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • "So Much 2 Say": Take 6

• Grammy Award for Best Pop Gospel Album
  • "Another Time . . .Another Place": Sandi Patti

• Grammy Award for Best Southern Gospel Album
  • "The Great Exchange": Bruce Carroll

• Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus
  • "Having Church": Rev. James Cleveland

• Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance
  • “Por Que Te Tengo Que Olvidar?”: José Feliciano

• Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance
  • “Lambada Timbales”: Tito Puento

• Grammy Award for Best Mexican/American Performance
  • “Soy de San Luis”: Texas Tornados

• Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Recording
  • "Live at San Quentin": B.B. King

• Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Recording
  • "Family Style": Vaughan Brothers

• Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording
  • "On Praying Ground": Doc Watson

• Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording
  • "Steady On": Shawn Colvin

• Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording
  • "Time Will Tell — A Tribute to Bob Marley": Bunny Wailer

• Grammy Award for Best New Age Performance
  • Mark Isham: Mark Isham

• Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording
  • "When It's Polka Time at Your House": Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

• Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
  • “Birdland”: Quincy Jones, Ian Prince, Rod Temperton and Jerry Hey (arrangers)

• Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
  • “The Places You Find Love”: Jerry Hey, Glen Ballard, Clif Magness, and Quincy Jones (arrangers)

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