32nd Annual Grammy Awards
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| 32nd Annual Grammy Awards | |
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| Date | February 21, 1990 |
| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
| Hosted by | Garry Shandling |
| Most awards | Bonnie Raitt (4) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 1990, and hosted by Garry Shandling. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[1][2]
Performers
[edit]- Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings
- Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
- Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
- Michael Bolton & Kenny G - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
- Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
- Rodney Crowell - After All This Time
- k.d. lang - Luck in My Eyes
- Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
- Bonnie Raitt - Thing Called Love
- Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years
- Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much
- Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
- Ray Charles - Eleanor Rigby
- Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson
Presenters
[edit]- Anita Baker, Sting & Stevie Wonder - Record of the Year
- Natalie Cole & Ella Fitzgerald - Album of the Year
- Michael Bolton & Kenny G - Song of the Year
- Kris Kristofferson & Young MC - Best New Artist
- Exposé & Randy Travis - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Patrick Swayze & Paula Abdul - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Olivia Newton-John & Sam Kinison - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- B.B. King & John Lee Hooker - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Dwight Yoakam - Best Male & Female Country Vocal Performance
- New Kids on the Block - Best Rap Performance
- Taylor Dayne & Mötley Crüe - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- Meryl Streep - Presents Paul McCartney with the Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bob Seger & Melissa Etheridge - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Lou Reed & Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) - Producer of the Year
Award winners
[edit]The Grammy Award for Best New Artist was originally awarded to Milli Vanilli. However, on November 20, 1990, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences revoked the award[3][4][5] after producer Frank Farian admitted the duo did not sing at all on their album, Girl You Know It's True.[6] As of the 2023 ceremony, this is the only time where a Grammy has been revoked.
General
[edit]- Record of the Year
- Arif Mardin (producer) & Bette Midler (artist) for "Wind Beneath My Wings"
- Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby (producers) & Don Henley (artist) for "The End of the Innocence"
- Christopher Neil, Mike Rutherford (producers) & Mike + The Mechanics (artist) for "The Living Years"
- David Z. Fine, Fine Young Cannibals (producers) & Fine Young Cannibals (artist) for "She Drives Me Crazy"
- Mick Jones, Billy Joel (producers) & Billy Joel (artist) for "We Didn't Start The Fire"
- Album of the Year
- Don Was (producer) & Bonnie Raitt for Nick of Time
- Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar (producers) & Don Henley (artist) for The End of the Innocence
- Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell (producers) & Tom Petty (artist) for Full Moon Fever
- Fine Young Cannibals (producers) & Fine Young Cannibals (artist) for The Raw & the Cooked
- Jeff Lynne, George Harrison (producers) & Traveling Wilburys (artists) for Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
- Song of the Year
- Jeff Silbar & Larry Henley (songwriters) for "Wind Beneath My Wings" performed by Bette Midler
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Special Merit Awards
[edit]Nat "King" Cole, Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, and Paul McCartney were each awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bonnie Raitt wins this thing called Grammy 4 times". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 22 February 1990. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "1989 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Milli Vanilli is stripped of Grammy for fakery". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 20 November 1990. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Shriver, Jerry (January 28, 2010). "Milli Vanilli frontman says duo were musical 'scapegoats'". USA Today. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Philips, Chuck (November 16, 1990). "It's True: Milli Vanilli Didn't Sing : Pop music: The duo could be stripped of its Grammy after admitting it lip-synced the best-selling 'Girl You Know It's True.'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Philips, Chuck (November 20, 1990). "Milli Vanilli's Grammy Rescinded by Academy : Music: Organization revokes an award for the first time after revelation that the duo never sang on album". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT GRAMMY AWARD". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.