The 16th Grammy Awards were held in 1974, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1973.

Children's

Classical

Comedy

Composing and arranging

Country

Folk

  • Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
Gospel

  • Best Gospel Performance
    • Blackwood Brothers for Release Me (From My Sin)
  • Best Soul Gospel Performance
    • Dixie Hummingbirds for "Loves Me Like a Rock"
  • Best Inspirational Performance
    • The Bill Gaither Trio for Let's Just Praise the Lord

Jazz

  • Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
  • Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
    • Supersax for Supersax Plays Bird
  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
Musical Show

  • Best Musical Show Album
    • Stephen Sondheim (composer) & Goddard Lieberson (producer) for A Little Night Music performed by Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, Hermoine Gingold, Victoria Mallory, Patricia Elliott & Teri Ralston

Packaging and Notes

  • Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
  • Best Album Notes
    • Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for God Is in the House performed by Art Tatum
  • Best Album Notes, Classical
Pop

Production and engineering

  • Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
    • Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff (engineers) for Innervisions performed by Stevie Wonder
  • Best Classical Engineered Recording
R&B

Spoken

  • Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album

Other Grammy Award Years

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