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.
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".
Performances[]
- 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"
- Billy Joel - "New York State of Mind"
- Los Lobos - "La Bamba"
- Suzanne Vega - "Luka" / "Tom's Diner"
- 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"
- Michael Jackson - "The Way You Make Me Feel" / "Man in the Mirror"
Winners and nominees[]
Record of the Year[]
- "Graceland" – Paul Simon
- "La Bamba" – Los Lobos
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – U2
- "Luka" – Suzanne Vega
- "Back in the High Life Again" – Steve Winwood
Album of the Year[]
- The Joshua Tree – U2
- Whitney – Whitney Houston
- Bad – Michael Jackson
- Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
- Sign o' the Times – Prince
Song of the Year[]
- "Somewhere Out There" - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
- "La Bamba" - Los Lobos
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2
- "Luka" - Suzanne Vega
- "Didn't We Almost Have It All" - Whitney Houston
Best New Artist[]
- Jody Watley
- Breakfast Club
- Cutting Crew
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- Swing Out Sister
Best Pop Vocal Performance Female[]
- "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" – Whitney Houston
Best Pop Vocal Performance Male[]
- "Bring on the Night (Live)" – Sting
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[]
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Best Pop Instrumental Performance[]
- "Minute by Minute" – Larry Carlton