LOS ANGELES -- Nominees for the 26th Annual Grammy Awards presented Feb. 28 at the Shrine Auditorium:
Record of the Year -- 'All Night Long,' Lionel Richie; 'Beat It,' Michael Jackson; 'Every Breath You Take,' The Police; 'Flashdance... What A Feeling,' Irene Cara; 'Maniac,' Michael Sembello.
Album of the Year -- 'Flashdance' (Original Soundtrack); 'An Innocent Man,' Billy Joel; 'Let's Dance,' David Bowie; 'Synchronicity,' The Police; 'Thriller,' Michael Jackson.
New Song of the Year -- 'All Night Long,' Lionel Richie; 'Beat It,' Michael Jackson; 'Billie Jean,' Michael Jackson; 'Every Breath You Take,' The Police; 'Maniac,' Michael Sembello.
Best New Artist -- Big Country, Culture Club, Eurythmics, Men Without Hats, Musical Youth. -- Best Female Pop Vocal -- 'Flashdance ... What A Feeling,' Irene Cara; 'She Works Hard For The Money,' Donna Summer; 'Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair),' Sheena Easton; 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' Bonnie Tyler; 'What's New,' Linda Ronstadt.
Best Male Pop Vocal -- 'All Night Long,' Lionel Richie; 'Maniac,' Michael Sembello; '1999,' Prince; 'Thriller,' Michael Jackson; 'Uptown Girl,' Billy Joel.
Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group -- 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,' Culture Club; 'Every Breath You Take,' The Police; 'The Girl is Mine,' Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney; 'How Do You Keep The Music Playing,' James Ingram and Patti Austin; 'Islands in the Stream,' Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
Best Pop Instrumental Performance -- 'Being With You,' George Benson; 'Blow Your Own Horn,' Herb Alpert; 'Breakdown,' Joe Jackson; 'Friends,' Larry Carlton; 'Love Theme From Flashdance,' Helen St. John. -- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance -- 'Faster Than The Speed of Night,' Bonnie Tyler; 'Invisible Hands,' Kim Carnes; 'The Key,' Joan Armatrading; 'Love is a Battlefield,' Pat Benatar; 'Stand Back,' Stevie Nicks.
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance -- 'Affair of the Heart,' Rick Springfield; 'Beat It,' Michael Jackson; 'Cat People (Putting Out Fire), David Bowie; 'The Distance,' Bob Seger; 'I Don't Care Anymore,' Phil Collins.
Best Rock Performance By a Duo Or Group -- 'Burning Down the House,' Talking Heads; 'Eliminator,' ZZ Top; 'Heart and Soul,' Huey Lewis and the News; 'In a Big Country,' Big Country; 'Synchronicity,' The Police.
Best Rock Instrumental Performance -- 'Anybody There,' Rainbow; 'Brimstone and Treacle,' Sting; 'Road Games,' Allan Holdsworth; 'Rude Mood,' Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble; 'Unused Piano: Quadrophenia,' Pete Townshend. - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance -- 'The Best is Yet to Come,' Patti LaBelle; 'Chaka Khan,' Chaka Khan; 'Feel My Soul,' Jennifer Holliday; 'Get it Right,' Aretha Franklin; 'I'm So Proud, Deniece Williams.
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance -- 'Billie Jean,' Michael Jackson; 'International Lover,' Prince; 'Midnight Love,' Marvin Gaye; 'Party Animal,' James Ingram; 'Stay With Me Tonight,' Jeffrey Osborne.
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group -- 'Ain't Nobody,' Rufus and Chaka Khan; 'Dead Giveaway,' Shalamar; 'Fall in Love With Me,' Earth Wind and Fire; 'In a Special Way,' DeBarge; 'It's Raining Men,' The Weather Girls.
Best R&B Instrumental Performance -- 'Billie Jean (Instrumental Version),' Michael Jackson; 'The Mood,' Kashif; 'Rockit,' Herbie Hancock; 'Today,' James Brown; 'Where Are We Going?,' The Gap Band.
Best New R&B Song -- 'Ain't Nobody,' Hawk Wolinski; 'Billie Jean,' Michael Jackson; 'Electric Avenue,' Eddy Grant; 'P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing),' James Ingram and Quincy Jones; 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin',' Michael Jackson.
