Grammy Awards 1994
The 36th Grammy Awards · Held March 1, 1994 · 53 categories · everything in 1994
Album of the Year
- Winner Babyface · BeBe Winans, David Cole, David Foster, L.A. Reid, Narada Michael Walden, Robert Clivilles, Clive Davis
- Nominee Automatic for the People · Scott Litt
- Nominee Kamakiriad · Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
- Nominee River of Dreams · Billy Joel, Danny Kortchmar
- Nominee Ten Summoner's Tales · Sting, Hugh Padgham
Record of the Year
- Winner David Foster · Tom Elmhirst, Mark Rankin
- Nominee A Whole New World from Aladdin · Walter Afanasieff, Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle
- Nominee Harvest Moon · Neil Young
- Nominee If I Ever Lose My Faith in You · Sting, Hugh Padgham
- Nominee The River of Dreams · Joe Nicolo, Danny Kortchmar, Billy Joel
Song of the Year
- Winner A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme) · Alan Menken, Tim Rice
- Nominee Harvest Moon · Neil Young
- Nominee I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) · Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf
- Nominee If I Ever Lose My Faith in You · Sting
- Nominee The River of Dreams · Billy Joel
Best New Artist
- Winner Toni Braxton
- Nominee Belly
- Nominee Blind Melon
- Nominee Counting Crows
- Nominee Digable Planets
- Nominee SWV
Best Bluegrass Album
Best Comedy Album
- Winner Jammin' in New York · George Carlin
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Winner Feels Like Rain · Buddy Guy
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Winner The Road to You · Pat Metheny Group
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Winner All Out · The Winans
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Hard Workin' Man · Brooks & Dunn
Best Country Song
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Passionate Kisses · Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner I Will Always Love You · Whitney Houston
- Nominee Dreamlover · Mariah Carey
- Nominee I Don't Know Why · Shawn Colvin
- Nominee I Don't Wanna Fight · Tina Turner
- Nominee Miss Chatelaine · k.d. lang
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Another Sad Love Song · Toni Braxton
- Nominee All Right Now · Patti LaBelle
- Nominee I'm Every Woman · Whitney Houston
- Nominee Someday We'll All Be Free · Aretha Franklin
- Nominee That's the Way Love Goes · Janet Jackson
Best Folk Album
- Winner Other Voices/Other Rooms · Nanci Griffith
Best Global Music Album
- Winner A Meeting by the River · V. M. Bhatt, Ry Cooder
Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
Best Hard Rock Performance
- Winner Plush · Stone Temple Pilots
- Nominee Calling to You · Robert Plant
- Nominee Cherub Rock · The Smashing Pumpkins
- Nominee Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Nominee Leave It Alone · Living Colour
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner Miles Ahead · Joe Henderson
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Winner Take a Look · Natalie Cole
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Latin Pop Album
- Winner Aries · Luis Miguel
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Ain't That Lonely Yet · Dwight Yoakam
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner If I Ever Lose My Faith in You · Sting
- Nominee Don't Take Away My Heaven · Aaron Neville
- Nominee Have I Told You Lately · Rod Stewart
- Nominee The Crying Game · Boy George
- Nominee The River of Dreams · Billy Joel
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner A Song for You · Ray Charles
- Nominee Can We Talk · Tevin Campbell
- Nominee For the Cool in You · Babyface, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
- Nominee How Deep Is Your Love from Saturday Night Fever · Luther Vandross
- Nominee Voodoo · Teddy Pendergrass
Best Metal Performance
- Winner I Don't Want to Change the World · Ozzy Osbourne
- Nominee Angry Again · Megadeth
- Nominee Fear of the Dark · Iron Maiden
- Nominee Institutionalized · Suicidal Tendencies
- Nominee Thunder Kiss '65 · White Zombie
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Best Musical Album for Children
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
- Winner Spanish Angel · Paul Winter Consort
Best Polka Album
- Winner Accordionally Yours · Walter Ostanek
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner A Whole New World from Aladdin · Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle
- Nominee Love Is · Vanessa Williams, Brian McKnight
- Nominee Man on the Moon · R.E.M, R.E.M.
- Nominee The Music of the Night · Barbra Streisand, Michael Crawford
- Nominee When I Fall in Love · Céline Dion, Clive Griffin
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Winner The Live Adventure · Steven Curtis Chapman
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner No Ordinary Love · Sade
- Nominee Anniversary · Tony! Toni! Toné!
- Nominee Give It Up, Turn It Loose · En Vogue
- Nominee Let It Snow · Boyz II Men
- Nominee Sunday Morning · Earth, Wind & Fire
Best R&B Song
- Winner That's the Way Love Goes · Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
- Nominee Anniversary · Raphael Wiggins
- Nominee Can We Talk · Babyface, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Daryl Simmons
- Nominee Heaven Knows · Reed Vertelney
- Nominee Little Miracles (Happen Every Day) · Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Winner Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) · Digable Planets
- Nominee Hip Hop Hooray · Naughty by Nature
- Nominee Insane in the Brain · Cypress Hill
- Nominee Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang · Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
- Nominee Revolution · Arrested Development
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Winner Let Me Ride · Dr. Dre
- Nominee Ditty · Paperboy
- Nominee Just Da Pimpin' In Me · Anthony Ray, Sir Mix-a-Lot
- Nominee Ruffneck · MC Lyte
- Nominee Stand By Your Man · LL Cool J
Best Reggae Album
- Winner Bad Boys · Inner Circle
Best Rock Gospel Album
- Winner Free at Last · dc Talk
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Winner Sofa · Steve Vai
- Nominee Boogie Man · Aerosmith
- Nominee Hi-Heel Sneakers · Jeff Beck
- Nominee Speed of Light · Joe Satriani
- Nominee Tangerine Dream · Purple Haze
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Livin' on the Edge · Aerosmith
- Nominee My Back Pages · Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton, George Harrison
- Nominee No Rain · Blind Melon
- Nominee Runaway Train · Soul Asylum
- Nominee Two Princes · Spin Doctors
Best Rock Song
- Winner Runaway Train · David Pirner, Soul Asylum
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) · Meat Loaf
- Nominee All Along the Watchtower · Neil Young
- Nominee Are You Gonna Go My Way · Lenny Kravitz
- Nominee Demolition Man · Sting
- Nominee Steam · Peter Gabriel
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Winner Good News · Kathy Mattea
Best Spoken Word Album
- Winner On the Pulse of Morning · Maya Angelou
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Winner Blues Summit · B.B. King
Best Traditional Folk Album
Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Winner Stand Still · Shirley Caesar
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Winner Steppin' Out · Tony Bennett
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Winner Mi Tierra · Gloria Estefan