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{{Infobox award
| name = 36th Annual Grammy Awards
| image =
| caption =
| date = March 1, 1994
| location = [[Radio City Music Hall]], [[New York, New York]]
| host = [[Garry Shandling]]
| network = [[CBS]]
| most_awards = [[Whitney Houston]] (3)
| most_nominations =
| previous = [[35th Annual Grammy Awards|35th]]
| main = [[Grammy Award]]s
| next = [[37th Annual Grammy Awards|37th]]
}}

The '''36th Annual Grammy Awards''' were held on March 1, 1994. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. [[Whitney Houston]] was the Big Winner winning 3 awards including [[Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dZZQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5058,314432&dq=grammy&hl=en|title=Houston, Sting rule at Grammys|date=2 March 1994|publisher=The Milwaukee Sentinel|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref> while opening the show with "I Will Always Love You".

[[Audrey Hepburn]]'s win made her the fifth person to become an [[EGOT]], and the first person to complete the status posthumously.

Paul Simon was the first performer of the evening.

==Performers==
{| class="wikitable"
!Artist(s)
!Song(s)
|-
|[[Whitney Houston]]
|"[[I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)|I Will Always Love You]]"
|-
|[[Toni Braxton]] & [[Kenny G]]
|"[[Breathe Again]]"
|-
|[[Gloria Estefan]], [[Tito Puente]], [[Sheila E.]] & [[Arturo Sandoval]]
|"[[Mi Tierra (song)|Mi Tierra]]"
|-
|[[Garth Brooks]]
|"[[Standing Outside the Fire]]"
|-
|[[Clint Black]] & [[Wynonna Judd]]
|"[[A Bad Goodbye]] "
|-
|[[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
|"[[If I Ever Lose My Faith in You]] "
|-
|[[Aerosmith]]
|"[[Livin' on the Edge|Livin’ on the Edge]]"
|-
|[[Billy Joel]]
|"[[The River of Dreams|The River Of Dreams]]"
|-
|[[Aretha Franklin]]
|"[[(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman]]"
|-
|[[Natalie Cole]]
|"It's Sand, Man"
|-
|[[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Don Was]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[Tony! Toni! Toné!]], [[Narada Michael Walden]] & [[B. B. King|B.B. King]]
|'''Tribute To Curtis Mayfield:'''
“[[People Get Ready]]”, ”Woman's Got Soul”, ”[[Freddie's Dead]]”, “[[Gypsy Woman (The Impressions song)|Gypsy Woman]]”, ”[[It's All Right (The Impressions song)|It's All Right]]”
|}

==Presenters==
* [[Bono]] – Grammy Legend Award to [[Frank Sinatra]]
* [[Danny Glover]] – Lifetime Achievement Award to [[Aretha Franklin]]
* [[SWV]] & [[Salt-N-Pepa]] – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
* [[Dolly Parton]] & [[David Foster]] – Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
* [[Kenny G]] & [[Toni Braxton]] – Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* [[Shawn Colvin]], [[Trisha Yearwood]] & [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] – Best Male Country Vocal Performance
* [[Meat Loaf]] & [[Vanessa Williams]] – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
* [[k.d. lang]] & [[Tony Bennett]] – Best Alternative Music Album
* [[Tevin Campbell]], [[Jon Secada]] & [[Celine Dion]] – Best Tropical Latin Album
* [[Lee Ritenour]] & [[Oleta Adams]] – Best Jazz Vocal Performance
* [[Billy Joel]] – Producer of the Year
* [[Alan Jackson]], [[Don Was]] & [[Jody Watley]] – Best New Artist
* [[Spin Doctors]] & [[Melissa Etheridge]] – Song of the Year
* [[B.B. King]] & [[Steve Winwood]] – Record of the Year
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] & [[Lena Horne]] – Album of the Year

==Award winners==
*[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|'''Record of the Year''']]
*'''"[[I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)|I Will Always Love You]]" – [[Whitney Houston]]'''
**'''[[David Foster]], producer; [[Tom Elmhirst]] & [[Mark Rankin (record engineer)|Mark Rankin]], engineers/mixers'''
**[[Walter Afanasieff]] (producer) for "[[A Whole New World]]" - [[Peabo Bryson]] & [[Regina Belle]]
**[[Butcher Bros.|Joe Nicolo]] & [[Danny Kortchmar]] (producer) for "[[The River of Dreams]]" - [[Billy Joel]]
**[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] & [[Hugh Padgham]] (producer) for "[[If I Ever Lose My Faith in You]]" - [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
**[[Neil Young]] (producer) for "[[Harvest Moon (Neil Young song)|Harvest Moon]]" - [[Neil Young]]
*[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|'''Album of the Year''']]
* '''''[[The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album]]'' – [[Whitney Houston]]'''
** '''Houston, [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[BeBe Winans]], [[David Cole (producer)|David Cole]], [[David Foster]], [[Antonio Reid|L.A. Reid]], [[Narada Michael Walden]], [[Robert Clivilles]], [[Clive Davis]], producer'''
**[[R.E.M.|R.E.M]] & [[Scott Litt]] (producers) for ''[[Automatic for the People]]''
**[[Walter Becker]] (producer) & [[Donald Fagen]] (artist) for ''[[Kamakiriad]]''
**[[Billy Joel]] & [[Danny Kortchmar]], [[Joe Nicolo]] (producers) for ''[[River of Dreams]]''
**[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Hugh Padgham]] (producers) for ''[[Ten Summoner's Tales]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|'''Song of the Year''']]
*'''[[Alan Menken]] & [[Tim Rice]] (songwriters) for "[[A Whole New World]]" performed by [[Peabo Bryson]] & [[Regina Belle]]'''
**[[Billy Joel]] for "[[The River of Dreams]]" performed by [[Billy Joel]]
**[[Jim Steinman]] for "[[I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)]]" performed by [[Meat Loaf]]
**[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] for "[[If I Ever Lose My Faith in You]]" performed by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
**[[Neil Young]] for "[[Harvest Moon (Neil Young song)|Harvest Moon]]" performed by [[Neil Young]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|'''Best New Artist''']]
**'''[[Toni Braxton]]'''
**[[Belly (band)|Belly]]
**[[Blind Melon]]
**[[Digable Planets]]
**[[SWV]]

===Pop===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|'''Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female''']]
**'''[[Whitney Houston]] for "[[I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)|I Will Always Love You]]"'''
**[[Mariah Carey]] — "[[Dreamlover (song)|Dreamlover]]"
**[[Shawn Colvin]] — "[[Fat City (Shawn Colvin album)|I Don't Know Why]]"
**[[k.d. lang]] — "[[Miss Chatelaine]]"
**[[Tina Turner]] — "[[I Don't Wanna Fight]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|'''Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male''']]
**'''[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] for "[[If I Ever Lose My Faith in You]]"'''
**"[[The Crying Game (song)|The Crying Game]]" – [[Boy George]]
**"[[The River of Dreams]]" – [[Billy Joel]]
**"Don't Take Away My Heaven" – [[Aaron Neville]]
**"[[Have I Told You Lately]]" – [[Rod Stewart]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|'''Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal''']]
**'''[[Peabo Bryson]] & [[Regina Belle]] for "[[A Whole New World]]"'''
**"[[When I Fall in Love#Celine Dion and Clive Griffin version|When I Fall in Love]]" — [[Celine Dion]] & [[Clive Griffin]]
**"[[Man on the Moon (R.E.M. song)|Man on the Moon]]" — [[R.E.M.]]
**"[[The Music of the Night]]" — [[Barbra Streisand]] & [[Michael Crawford]]
**"[[Love Is (Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight song)|Love Is]]" — [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]] & [[Brian McKnight]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|'''Best Pop Instrumental Performance''']]
**'''[[Branford Marsalis]] & [[Bruce Hornsby]] for "Barcelona Mona"'''

===Alternative===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Performance]]
*'''[[U2]] for ''[[Zooropa]]'''''
** [[Belly (band)|Belly]] – ''[[Star (Belly album)|Star]]''
** [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] – ''[[In Utero (album)|In Utero]]''
** [[R.E.M.]] – ''[[Automatic for the People]]''
** [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] – ''[[Siamese Dream]]''

===Blues===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album|Best Traditional Blues Album]]
**[[B.B. King]] for ''[[Blues Summit]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album|Best Contemporary Blues Album]]
**[[Buddy Guy]] for ''[[Feels Like Rain]]''

===Children's===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children|Best Musical Album for Children]]
**[[Alan Menken]], [[Tim Rice]] (producers) & various artists for ''[[Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)|Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]]
**[[Deborah Raffin]], [[Michael Viner]] (producers) & [[Audrey Hepburn]] for ''[[Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales]]''

===Comedy===
*From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "[[#Spoken|Spoken]]" field, below.

===Classical===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance|Best Orchestral Performance]]
**[[Pierre Boulez]] (conductor)& the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] for ''[[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]: The Wooden Prince''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance|Best Classical Vocal Performance]]
**[[Arleen Auger]] for ''The Art of Arleen Auger (Works of [[Libby Larsen|Larsen]], [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]], [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]])''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording|Best Opera Recording]]
**[[Steven Paul]] (producer), [[John Nelson (conductor)|John Nelson]] (conductor), [[John Aler]], [[Kathleen Battle]], [[Michael Chance]], [[Mark S. Doss]], [[Marilyn Horne]], [[Neil Mackie]], [[Sylvia McNair]], [[Samuel Ramey]], the [[Ambrosian Opera Chorus]] & the [[English Chamber Orchestra]] for ''[[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]: Semele''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance|Best Performance of a Choral Work]]
**[[Pierre Boulez]] (conductor), [[Margaret Hillis]] (choir director) & the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra|Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus]] for ''[[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]: Cantata Profana''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)|Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)]]
**[[James Levine]] (conductor), [[Anne-Sophie Mutter]] & the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] for ''[[Alban Berg|Berg]]: Violin Concerto/[[Wolfgang Rihm|Rihm]]: Time Chant''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)|Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)]]
**[[John Browning (pianist)|John Browning]] for ''[[Samuel Barber|Barber]]: The Complete Solo Piano Music''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance|Best Chamber Music Performance]]
**The [[Emerson String Quartet]] for ''[[Charles Ives|Ives]]: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2/ [[Samuel Barber|Barber]]: [[String Quartet (Barber)|String Quartet Op.11]] (American Originals)''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition|Best Contemporary Composition]]
**[[Elliott Carter]] (composer), [[Oliver Knussen]] (conductor) & the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] for [[Violin Concerto (Carter)|Violin Concerto]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Cariaga |first=Daniel |title=The 36th Annual Grammy Awards : Classical : Dual Awards for Chicago Symphony |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 2, 1994 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-02-ca-29150-story.html |access-date=June 18, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Grammy Award for Best Classical Album|Best Classical Album]]
**Karl-August Naegler (producer), [[Pierre Boulez]] (conductor), [[John Aler]], [[John Tomlinson (singer)|John Tomlinson]] & the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra|Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus]] for ''[[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana ''

===Composing and arranging===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition|Best Instrumental Composition]]
**[[Kenny G]] (composer) for "[[Forever in Love (instrumental)|Forever in Love]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]]
**[[Alan Menken]] & [[Tim Rice]] (songwriters) for "[[A Whole New World|A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)]]" performed by [[Regina Belle]] & [[Peabo Bryson]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television]]
**[[Alan Menken]] (composer) for ''[[Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)|Aladdin]]'' performed by various artists
*[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement|Best Arrangement on an Instrumental]]
**[[Dave Grusin]] (arranger) for "[[Homage to Duke|Mood Indigo]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals|Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)]]
**[[David Foster]] & Jeremy Lubbock (arrangers) for "[[When I Fall in Love#Celine Dion and Clive Griffin version|When I Fall in Love]]" performed by [[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]] & [[Clive Griffin]]

===Country===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|'''Best Country Vocal Performance, Female''']]
**'''[[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] for "[[Passionate Kisses]]"'''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|'''Best Country Vocal Performance, Male''']]
**'''[[Dwight Yoakam]] for "[[Ain't That Lonely Yet]]"'''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|'''Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal''']]
**'''[[Brooks & Dunn]] for "[[Hard Workin' Man (song)|Hard Workin' Man]]"'''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals|'''Best Country Vocal Collaboration''']]
**'''[[Linda Davis]] & [[Reba McEntire]] for "[[Does He Love You (Reba McEntire song)|Does He Love You]]"'''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|'''Best Country Instrumental Performance''']]
**'''[[Asleep at the Wheel]], [[Chet Atkins]], [[Eldon Shamblin]], [[Johnny Gimble]], [[Marty Stuart]], [[Lucky Oceans|Reuben "Lucky Oceans" Gosfield]] & [[Vince Gill]] for "[[Red Wing (song)|Red Wing]]"'''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|'''Best Country Song''']]
**'''[[Lucinda Williams]] (songwriter) for "[[Passionate Kisses]]" performed by [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]]'''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album|'''Best Bluegrass Album''']]
**'''The [[Nashville Bluegrass Band]] for ''[[Waitin' for the Hard Times to Go]]'''''

===Folk===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album|Best Traditional Folk Album]]
**[[The Chieftains]] for ''The Celtic Harp: A Tribute To [[Edward Bunting]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album|Best Contemporary Folk Album]]
**[[Nanci Griffith]] for ''[[Other Voices, Other Rooms (Nanci Griffith album)|Other Voices/Other Rooms]]''

===Gospel===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album|Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album]]
**[[Steven Curtis Chapman]] for ''The Live Adventure''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album|Best Rock Gospel Album]]
**[[DC Talk (band)|dc Talk]] for ''Free at Last''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album|Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album]]
**[[Shirley Caesar]] for ''Stand Still''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album|Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album]]
**[[The Winans]] for ''All Out''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album|Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album]]
**[[Kathy Mattea]] for ''[[Good News (Kathy Mattea album)|Good News]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album|Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus]]
**[[Carol Cymbala]] (choir director) for ''Live...We Come Rejoicing'' performed by the [[Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir]]

===Historical===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Historical Album|Best Historical Album]]
**[[Michael Lang (producer)|Michael Lang]] & [[Phil Schaap]] (producers) for ''The Complete [[Billie Holiday]] on Verve 1945-1959''

===Jazz===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo|Best Jazz Instrumental Solo]]
**[[Joe Henderson]] for "[[So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)#Track listing|Miles Ahead]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group|Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group]]
**[[Joe Henderson]] for ''[[So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album|Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance]]
**[[Miles Davis]] & [[Quincy Jones]] for ''[[Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album|Best Jazz Vocal Performance]]
**[[Natalie Cole]] for ''[[Take a Look (Natalie Cole album)|Take a Look]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album|Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)]]
**[[Pat Metheny Group]] for ''[[The Road to You]]''

===Latin===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album|Best Latin Pop Album]]
**[[Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri|Luis Miguel]] for ''[[Aries (album)|Aries]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album|Best Tropical Latin Album]]
**[[Gloria Estefan]] for ''[[Mi Tierra]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album|Best Mexican-American Album]]
**[[Selena]] for ''[[Selena Live!|Live!]]''

===Musical show===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album|Best Musical Show Album]]
**[[George Martin]] (producer), [[Pete Townshend]] (composer & lyricist) & the original cast for ''[[The Who]]'s [[Tommy (rock opera)|Tommy]]''

===Music video===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Music Video, Short Form]]
**[[Prudence Fenton]] (video producer), [[Stephen R. Johnson|Stephen Johnson]] (video director) & [[Peter Gabriel]] for "[[Steam (Peter Gabriel song)|Steam]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video|Best Music Video, Long Form]]
**Julie Fong (video producer), [[Doug Nichol]] (video director) & [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] for ''[[Ten Summoner's Tales]]''

===New Age===
*[[Grammy Award for Best New Age Album|Best New Age Album]]
**[[Paul Winter Consort]] for ''Spanish Angel''

===Packaging and notes===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Recording Package|Best Recording Package]]
**[[David Lau]] (art director of The PolyGram) for ''The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959'' performed by [[Billie Holiday]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Album Notes|Best Album Notes]]
**[[Buck Clayton]], [[Joel E. Siegel]] & [[Phil Schaap]] (notes writers) for ''The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959'' performed by [[Billie Holiday]]

===Polka===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Polka Album|Best Polka Album]]
**[[Walter Ostanek]] for ''[[Accordionally Yours]]'' performed by Walter Ostanek & His Band

===Production and engineering===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical|Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]]
**[[Hugh Padgham]] (engineer) for ''[[Ten Summoner's Tales]]'' performed by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Classical Engineered Recording|Best Engineered Album, Classical]]
**Rainer Maillard (engineer), [[Pierre Boulez]] (conductor) & the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra|Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus]] for ''[[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana ''
*[[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical|Producer of the Year]]
**[[David Foster]]
*[[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical|Classical Producer of the Year]]
**Judith Sherman

===R&B===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|'''Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female''']]
**'''[[Toni Braxton]] for "[[Another Sad Love Song]]"'''
**[[Aretha Franklin]] – "[[Someday We'll All Be Free]]"
**[[Whitney Houston]] – "[[I'm Every Woman]]"
**[[Janet Jackson]] – "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's The Way Love Goes]]"
**[[Patti LaBelle]] – "All Right Now"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|'''Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male''']]
**'''[[Ray Charles]] for "[[A Song for You]]"'''
**"[[Can We Talk]]" – [[Tevin Campbell]]
**"[[For the Cool in You (song)|For the Cool in You]]" – [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
**"[[How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song)|How Deep Is Your Love]]" – [[Luther Vandross]]
** "[[Voodoo (Teddy Pendergrass song)|Voodoo]]" – [[Teddy Pendergrass]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|'''Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal''']]
**'''[[Sade Adu|Sade]] for "[[No Ordinary Love]]"'''
**[[Boyz II Men]] "[[Let It Snow (song)|Let It Snow]]"
**[[Earth, Wind & Fire]] "[[Sunday Morning (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Sunday Morning]]"
**[[En Vogue]] "[[Give It Up, Turn It Loose]]"
**[[Tony! Toni! Toné!]] "Anniversary"
*[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|'''Best Rhythm & Blues Song''']]
**'''[[Janet Jackson]], [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]] (songwriters) for "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes]]" performed by Janet Jackson'''
**[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] & [[Daryl Simmons]] (songwriters) for "[[Can We Talk]]" ([[Tevin Campbell]])
**[[Luther Vandross]] & [[Marcus Miller]] (songwriters) for "[[Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)]]" (Luther Vandross)
**Luther Vandross & [[Reed Vertelney]] (songwriters) for "[[Heaven Knows (Luther Vandross song)|Heaven Knows]]" (Luther Vandross)
**[[Raphael Saadiq|Raphael Wiggins]] & Carl Wheeler (songwriters) for "[[Anniversary (Tony! Toni! Toné! song)|Anniversary]]" ([[Tony! Toni! Toné!]])

===Rap===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance|'''Best Rap Solo Performance''']]
**'''[[Dr. Dre]] for "[[Let Me Ride]]"'''
**[[Paperboy (rapper)|Paperboy]] – "[[Ditty (Paperboy song)|Ditty]]"
**[[Sir Mix-a-Lot]] – "Just Da Pimpin' In Me"
**[[MC Lyte]] – "[[Ruffneck (song)|Ruffneck]]"
**[[LL Cool J]] – "[[Stand by Your Man (LL Cool J song)|Stand by Your Man]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|'''Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group''']]
**'''[[Digable Planets]] for "[[Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)]]"'''
**[[Arrested Development (group)|Arrested Development]] — "[[Revolution (Arrested Development song)|Revolution]]"
**[[Cypress Hill]] — "[[Insane in the Brain]]"
**[[Dr. Dre]] & [[Snoop Dogg]] — "[[Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang]]"
**[[Naughty by Nature]] — "[[Hip Hop Hooray]]"

===Reggae===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album|Best Reggae Album]]
**[[Inner Circle (band)|Inner Circle]] for ''[[Bad to the Bone (Inner Circle album)#Bad Boys|Bad Boys]]''

===Rock===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance|'''Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo''']]
**'''[[Meat Loaf]] for "[[I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)]]"'''
**[[Neil Young]] – "[[All Along the Watchtower]]"
**[[Lenny Kravitz]] – "[[Are You Gonna Go My Way (song)|Are You Gonna Go My Way]]"
**[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] – "[[Demolition Man (song)|Demolition Man]]"
**[[Peter Gabriel]] – "[[Steam (Peter Gabriel song)|Steam]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|'''Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal''']]
**'''[[Aerosmith]] for "[[Livin' on the Edge]]"'''
**[[Blind Melon]] – "[[No Rain]]"
**[[Bob Dylan]], [[Roger McGuinn]], [[Tom Petty]], [[Neil Young]], [[Eric Clapton]] and [[George Harrison]]– "[[My Back Pages]]"
**[[Soul Asylum]] – "[[Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song)|Runaway Train]]"
**[[Spin Doctors]] – "[[Two Princes]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance|'''Best Rock Instrumental Performance''']]
**'''[[Steve Vai]] for "[[Sofa (Frank Zappa song)|Sofa]]"'''
**[[Aerosmith]] – "[[Boogie Man (Aerosmith song)|Boogie Man]]"
**[[Jeff Beck]] and Jed Leiber – "[[Hi-Heel Sneakers]]"
**[[Joe Satriani]] – "Speed of Light"
**[[Tangerine Dream]] – "[[Purple Haze]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|'''Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal''']]
**'''[[Stone Temple Pilots]] for "[[Plush (song)|Plush]]"'''
**[[AC/DC (band)|AC/DC]] – "[[Highway to Hell (song)|Highway to Hell]]" (live)
**[[Living Colour]] – "[[Leave It Alone (Living Colour song)|Leave It Alone]]"
**[[Robert Plant]] – "[[Fate of Nations|Calling to You]]"
**[[The Smashing Pumpkins]] – "[[Cherub Rock]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|'''Best Metal Performance with Vocal''']]
**'''[[Ozzy Osbourne]] for "[[I Don't Want to Change the World]]"'''
**[[Iron Maiden]] – "[[Fear of the Dark (song)|Fear of the Dark]]" (live)
**[[Megadeth]] – "[[Angry Again]]"
**[[Suicidal Tendencies]] – "[[Institutionalized (song)|Institutionalized]]"
**[[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] – "[[Thunder Kiss '65]]"
*[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|'''Best Rock Song''']]
**'''[[David Pirner]] (songwriter) for "[[Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song)|Runaway Train]]" performed by [[Soul Asylum]]'''

===Spoken===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album]]
**[[Maya Angelou]] for ''[[On the Pulse of Morning]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Spoken Comedy Album]]
**[[George Carlin]] for ''[[Jammin' in New York]]''

===Traditional pop===
*[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|'''Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance''']]
**'''[[Tony Bennett]] for ''[[Steppin' Out (Tony Bennett album)|Steppin' Out]]'''''

===World===
*[[Grammy Award for Best World Music Album|Best World Music Album]]
**[[V. M. Bhatt]] & [[Ry Cooder]] for ''[[A Meeting by the River]]''

==Special merit awards==

===[[Grammy Legend Award]]===
*[[Curtis Mayfield]]
*[[Frank Sinatra]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj1015.com/watch-that-time-the-grammys-cut-off-frank-sinatra-and-billy-joel-made-them-pay/|title=Watch: That time the Grammys cut off Frank Sinatra ... and Billy Joel made them pay|website=New Jersey 101.5}}</ref>

===[[MusiCares Person of the Year]]===
*[[Gloria Estefan]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1993&genre=All Grammy Award Winners]

{{Grammy Award years}}

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36th Annual Grammy Awards - Revision history

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