Linda Ronstadt, in a glittering so-called suit of lights like a bullfighter's costume, emoted through a mariachi song from her album ''Canciones de Mi Padre,'' for which she won the best Mexican/ American award. But it turned out that Tina Turner, a longtime Grammy favorite, won the category. O'Connor, Melissa Etheridge and Toni Childs each shouted, moaned and yowled their songs. The ceremony's producers had cannily chosen rock vocal, female, as the category for a battle of the belters. The show's high points came during performances in which just about every singer tried to belt songs off the West Coast, starting with Whitney Houston's gospel-charged ''One Moment in Time.'' Moaning and Mariachi Chapman, like Grammy winners from time immemorial, simply thanked her business associates and her family. McFerrin showed some flair when he sang his first acceptance speech, while Ms. Chapman's and Metallica's songs, and no flamboyant outbursts onstage, although Alice Cooper, introducing the heavy-metal award, tossed around a toy snake. Unlike last year's awards, there were no political statements beyond Ms. While the addition of rap and heavy metal may have represented an invasion of the great unwashed to the pop professionals who choose the Grammy winners, the ceremonies remained decorous. The first Grammy Award for bluegrass went to Bill Monroe, the founder of the genre. Anita Baker won two rhythm-and-blues awards, for female vocal and best song, with ''Giving You the Best That I Got,'' which she co-wrote. Because Terence Trent D'Arby, winner of the male rhythm-and-blues award, was not at the event, none of the winners in black pop categories spoke during the televised ceremonies. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince won the rap award for the single, ''Parents Just Don't Understand'' they had received their award in the pre-telecast ceremonies. The award, however, went to a better-established hard-rock band, Jethro Tull.ĭ. The black-clad Metallica, one of the heavy-metal nominees, performed its ballad ''One,'' a song about a blind and deaf quadruple amputee, which opened with pyrotechnics and the sounds of artillery fire. The comedian Minnie Pearl, introducing country music awards, was uncharacteristically hatless.įor the first time, the Grammys recognized two of the most popular genres in 1980's popular music, heavy metal-hard rock and rap. Kool Moe-Dee, a rapper who chanted ''We personify power and a drug-free mind, and we express ourselves in rhythm and rhyme,'' was in electric blue from trousers to bow tie to cap. Sinead O'Connor, a nominee for best female rock vocalist, wore a black halter top, ripped blue jeans, black boots and a red, gold and green design on the side of her shaven head. Meanwhile, the Grammys featured the usual fashion parade, alternating tuxedos and ever more extreme rock finery. George Michael's ''Faith'' triumphed over both as album of the year. But when they were in the same category, for song of the year and record of the year, Mr. McFerrin was named best male jazz vocalist, for ''Brothers,'' a duet with a bassist, Rob Wasserman Ms. Chapman was named best new artist ''Don't Worry, Be Happy'' was named song of the year, the songwriters' award. McFerrin had already been given the award for top male pop vocalist. Chapman collected the first award shown on the CBS telecast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, for best female pop vocalist Mr. Siavash ghomayshi egoi dj knnott back dj simon weeks feat los tiburones rumbero kapluckus aquarium girl созвон 02.06.Bobby McFerrin's blithe ''Don't Worry, Be Happy'' took two of the top four awards, for song and record of the year, at the 31st annual Grammy Awards ceremony last night.įrom the beginning, the ceremonies shaped up as a battle between Tracy Chapman's somber, social-realist ''Fast Car'' and ''Don't Worry Be Happy.'' The lighthearted won over the downhearted as record of the year, the final award, went to ''Don't Worry, Be Happy.''