30th Annual Grammy Awards

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The 30th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1988, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[1][2]

30th Annual Grammy Awards
DateMarch 2, 1988
LocationRadio City Music Hall, New York City
Hosted byBilly Crystal
Most awardsU2 (3)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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Album of the Year went to U2 for The Joshua Tree, and Song of the Year went to Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and James Horner for "Somewhere Out There".

Performers

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Artist(s) Song(s)
Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
George Benson "Twice The Love"/ "Let's Do It Again"
Cab Calloway "Minnie The Moocher"
Celia Cruz
Tito Puente
Lou Reed
Run DMC
Billy Joel
Tribute to the music of New York
"Quimbara"
Walk On the Wild Side
Tougher Than Leather
New York State of Mind
Los Lobos "La Bamba"
Suzanne Vega "Luka" / "Tom's Diner"
Jackie Mason Comedy routine
George Strait "All My Ex's Live in Texas"
K. T. Oslin "80's Ladies"
Randy Travis "Forever and Ever, Amen"
Betsy Cook & Linda Thompson "Telling Me Lies"
Restless Heart "I'll Still Be Loving You"
Terence Trent D'Arby "If You Let Me Stay" / "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
Jocko Henderson featuring
The Angels
The Cadillacs
Dion
The Flamingoes
The Regents
Lou Reed
Ruben Blades
Buster Poindexter
Tribute to Doo-wop
"Speedoo"
"Barbara Ann"
"I Only Have Eyes For You"
"My Boyfriend's Back"
"A Teenager in Love
Michael Jackson "The Way You Make Me Feel" / "Man in the Mirror"
Dion "Runaround Sue"

Presenters

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Award winners

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Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Blues

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Children's

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Classical

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Comedy

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Best Comedy Recording

Composing and arranging

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Country

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Folk

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Gospel

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Historical

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Jazz

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Latin

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Musical show

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Music video

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New Age

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Packaging and notes

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Polka

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Best Polka Recording

Production and engineering

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Reggae

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Rock

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Spoken

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References

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  1. ^ "New, Old Musicians Win Awards at Grammys". The Press-Courier. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ "1987 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.