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Grammy Awards 1982

The 24th Grammy Awards · Held February 24, 1982 · 35 categories · everything in 1982

Best New Artist

Winner Sheena Easton
Nominee Adam Ant
Nominee James Ingram
Nominee Luther Vandross
Nominee The Go-Go's

Best Children's Music Album

Winner Sesame Country · Dennis Scott, Jim Henson, The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker

Best Comedy Album

Winner Rev. Du Rite · Richard Pryor

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Winner Country After All These Years · Chet Atkins

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Winner Elvira · The Oak Ridge Boys

Best Country Song

Winner 9 to 5 from 9 to 5 · Dolly Parton

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Winner There Must Be a Better World Somewhere · B. B. King, B.B. King

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Winner 9 to 5 from 9 to 5 · Dolly Parton

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Winner Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music · Lena Horne

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Winner Hold On I'm Comin' · Aretha Franklin

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Winner Fire and Ice · Pat Benatar

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Winner Priority · The Imperials

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

Winner The Masters V

Best Inspirational Performance

Winner Amazing Grace · B.J. Thomas

Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Winner Winelight · Grover Washington, Jr.

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Winner In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 · Chick Corea, Gary Burton

Best Jazz Performance

Winner Bye Bye Blackbird · John Coltrane

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group

Winner Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) · The Manhattan Transfer

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Winner Digital III at Montreux · Ella Fitzgerald

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Winner (Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo à la Turk · Al Jarreau

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Winner Walk on the Water · Gerry Mulligan

Best Latin Recording

Winner Guajira Pa la Jeva · Clare Fischer

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Winner (There's) No Gettin' Over Me · Ronnie Milsap

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Winner Breakin' Away · Al Jarreau

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Winner One Hundred Ways · James Ingram

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Winner Jessie's Girl · Rick Springfield

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Winner The Theme from Hill Street Blues · Larry Carlton, Mike Post

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Winner The Boy from New York City · The Manhattan Transfer

Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Winner All I Need Is You · David Sanborn

Best R&B Song

Winner Just the Two of Us · Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald, Grover Washington, Jr.

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Winner Behind My Camel · The Police

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Winner Don't Stand So Close To Me · The Police

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Winner Don't Give Up · Andrae Crouch

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional

Winner The Lord Will Make a Way · Al Green

Best Spoken Word Album

Winner Donovan's Brain · Orson Welles