When (and for what) has Prince been Grammy-nominated previously?
Perhaps someone could post a complete listing?

1985,Prince won 3 Grammys (1)Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture (Purple Rain) (2)Best R&B Song Of The Year I Feel For You (Chaka Khan and Melle Mel from Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five) (3) Best Rock Performance By A Group for Purple Rain.Prince closed the show with Baby Im A Star Live. 1988,Prince was nominated for 3 awards, including Album Of The Year for Sign O' The Times, Prince attended but didnt will any awards. U2 won for the Joshua Tree.

I believe he was nominated but didn't win for both The Gold Experience and I Hate U in 1996. Can't remember what the categories were, but I imagine they were something like Best R&B album and Best R&B single.

And of course NEWS was nominated last year for Best Instrumental Album.

Thanks!
But is that really all? I've heard that "International lover" was nominated for Best R'n'b vocal performance, or something like that (must have been in -82 or -83, right?). And I'm sure there must be more...anybody who knows?

Grammy Wins:

Feb 85
Best Album of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture or Television Special: Purple Rain
Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter): "I Feel For You"
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group: Purple Rain

Feb 87
Best R&B Performance by Duo or Group: "Kiss"
[Edited 12/15/04 14:02pm]

This is all I could find -- there might be more?


Grammy Noms:

Feb 2005
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Cinnamon Girl"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Call My Name"
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "Musicology"
Best R&B Song: "Call My Name"
Best R&B Album: Musicology

Feb 2004
Best Pop Instrumental Album: N.E.W.S.

Feb 1996
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Eye Hate U"
Best R&B Album: The Gold Experience

Feb 1995
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"

Feb 1991
Song of the Year (awarded to songwriter): "Nothing Compares 2 U"
(this is the same year Sinead turned down her Grammy win for best album)

Feb 1990
Pop Male Vocalist: Prince (Batman)
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Batdance"
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television: "Partyman"
Producer of the Year: Prince

Feb 1988
Album of the Year: Sign O' The Times
Best R&B Song: "U Got The Look"
Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: "U Got The Look"

Feb 1987
Best R&B Song -- "Kiss"
Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group -- "Kiss" *won

Feb 1986
Best Music Video -- Long Form: Prince & The Revolution Live

Feb 1985
Album of the Year: Purple Rain
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group: Purple Rain *won
Best R&B Song (awarded to songwriter): "I Feel For You" *won
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special: Purple Rain *won
Producer of the Year: Prince & The Revolution

Feb 1984
Pop Male Vocalist: Prince (1999)
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "International Lover"
[Edited 12/15/04 17:27pm]

He was nominated but didn't win for "Nothing Compares 2 U" in 1990.

we definitely need a BETTER Prince FAQ around here
[Edited 12/17/04 17:45pm]

Related artists (for which Prince wrote most of the songs):

Grammy Noms:

Feb 1985
SHEILA E. -- New Artist
SHEILA E. -- Pop Female Vocalist -- "The Glamorous Life"
SHEILA E. -- Best R&B Instrumental Performance -- "Shortberry Strawcake"
SHEILA E. -- Best R&B Song (awared to songwriter) -- "The Glamorous Life"
(This same year Prince won this award with another song: "I Feel For You")


Hmm... that's all I could find. There must be more?