The Juno Awards of 1990, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 18 March 1990 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Rick Moranis was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.
| Juno Awards of 1990 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 March 1990 |
| Venue | O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Rick Moranis |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
Alannah Myles won in three Juno categories on the strength of her internationally successful debut album.
Specialty television service YTV would broadcast a repeat of the televised awards ceremony one week later, according to a five-year agreement announced before the 1990 Juno Awards.
Nominees and winners edit
Canadian Entertainer of the Year edit
This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.
Winner: The Jeff Healey Band
Other Nominees:
Best Female Vocalist edit
Winner: Rita MacNeil
Other Nominees:
Best Male Vocalist edit
Winner: Kim Mitchell
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Female Vocalist edit
Winner: Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Male Vocalist edit
Winner: Daniel Lanois
Other Nominees:
Group of the Year edit
Winner: Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Group edit
Winner: The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees:
Best Composer edit
Winner: David Tyson and Christopher Ward (for Alannah Myles)
Other Nominees:
Best Country Female Vocalist edit
Winner: k.d. lang
Other Nominees:
Best Country Male Vocalist edit
Winner: George Fox
Other Nominees:
Best Country Group or Duo edit
Winner: The Family Brown
Other Nominees:
- Alibi
- Great Western Orchestra
- Silver and Degazio
- Stoker Brothers
Best Instrumental Artist edit
Winner: Manteca
Other Nominees:
International Entertainer of the Year edit
Winner: Melissa Etheridge
Other Nominees:
Best Producer edit
Winner: Bruce Fairbairn, Pump by Aerosmith
Other Nominees:
- Daniel Lanois, Acadie by Daniel Lanois
- Bob Rock, Dr. Feelgood by Mötley Crüe & Blue Murder by Blue Murder
- Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson (with Co-producer Rupert Hine), "Force Ten" from Hold Your Fire & "Presto" from Presto by Rush
- David Tyson, Alannah Myles by Alannah Myles
Best Recording Engineer edit
Winner: Kevin Doyle, Alannah Myles by Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
- Jean Claude Beaudoin, Tell Somebody by Sass Jordan
- Lenny DeRose, Bodyrock by Lee Aaron & she by Dalbello
- John Naslen, Big Circumstance by Bruce Cockburn
- Rick Starks, Perfect Foot by Manteca
- Michael Phillip Wojewoda, As the Crow Flies by Chalk Circle
Hall of Fame Award edit
Winner: Maureen Forrester
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award edit
Winner: Rush
Nominated and winning albums edit
Album of the Year edit
Winner: Alannah Myles, Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
- Now the Bells Ring, Rita MacNeil
- Rita, Rita MacNeil
- See the Light, The Jeff Healey Band
- Victory Day, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider
Best Children's Album edit
Winner: Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Susan Hammond and Barbara Nichol
Other Nominees:
- The Boy Who Wanted to Talk to Whales, Robert Minden Ensemble
- Footeprints, Norman Foote
- Improvise with Eric Nagler, Eric Nagler
- The People on My Street, Bob King
Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble) edit
Winner: 20th Century Original Piano Transcriptions, Louis Lortie
Other Nominees:
- Beethoven: The Complete Quartets, The Orford String Quartet
- Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
- Gabrieli and Monteverdi: Antiphonal Music, Canadian Brass
- Kevin McMillan, baritone Kevin McMillan
Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble) edit
Winner: Boccherini: Cello Concertos and Symphonies, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Other Nominees:
- Fête à la Français, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit, piano Louis Lortie
- Haydn Symphonies No. 1 and 5, National Arts Centre Orchestra, conductor Gabriel Chmura
- Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
Best Album Design edit
Winner: Hugh Syme, Presto by Rush
Other Nominees:
- Jamie Bennett and Nuala Byles, Perfect Foot by Manteca
- Robert LeBeuf and J.W. Stewart, The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century by Men Without Hats
- Mary Margaret O'Hara, Miss America by Mary Margaret O'Hara
- Hugh Syme, Rockland by Kim Mitchell
International Album of the Year edit
Winner: Girl You Know It's True, Milli Vanilli (disqualified)
Other Nominees:
- Forever Your Girl, Paula Abdul
- The Raw & the Cooked, Fine Young Cannibals
- Hangin' Tough, New Kids on the Block
- Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, Traveling Wilburys
Best Jazz Album edit
Winner: Skydance, Jon Ballantyne Trio featuring Joe Henderson
Other Nominees:
- Friday the 14th, Bernie Senesky
- Off Centre, Time Warp
- Pas de Probleme, The Hugh Fraser Quintet
- Something's Here, The Edmonton Jazz Ensemble
Best Roots & Traditional Album edit
Winner: Je Voudrais Changer D'Chapeau, La Bottine Souriante
Other Nominees:
- Humor Me, Jesse Winchester
- I Make My Home in Shoes, Amos Garrett
- Jubilation II, Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
- You Were on My Mind, Sylvia Tyson
Nominated and winning releases edit
Single of the Year edit
Winner: "Black Velvet", Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
- "All the Things I Wasn't", The Grapes of Wrath
- "Love Is", Alannah Myles
- "Rock n Roll Duty", Kim Mitchell
- "Under Your Spell", Candi
Best Classical Composition edit
Winner: Concerto For Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Oskar Morawetz
Other Nominees:
- Introduction and Three Folk Songs, Jean Coulthard
- Sonata No. 1, Pat Carrabré
- The Sons of Jacob, Sid Robinovitch
- Third Chamber Concerto, Gary Kulesha
International Single of the Year edit
Winner: "Swing The Mood", Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
Other Nominees:
- "Hangin' Tough", New Kids on the Block
- "Like a Prayer", Madonna
- "She Drives Me Crazy", Fine Young Cannibals
- "Straight Up", Paula Abdul
Best R&B/Soul Recording edit
Winner: Spellbound, Billy Newton-Davis
Other Nominees:
- Your Love, George Banton
- Mega Love, Debbie Johnson
- Another Love in Your Life, Jay W. McGee
- Never Be Lonely, Lorraine Scott
Best Reggae/Calypso Recording edit
Winner: Too Late To Turn Back Now, Sattalites
Other Nominees:
- Chuckie Prophesy, Clifton Joseph
- Soca Band, Elsworth James
- South Africa is a Disgrace, Leroy Sibbles
- Tribute to Ben Johnson, Elsworth James
Best Dance Recording edit
Winner: "I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)", Kon Kan
Other Nominees:
- "Yada Yada", Jam Jam Jam
- "Let Your Backbone Slide", Maestro Fresh-Wes
- "Missing You", Candi
- "Under Your Spell", Candi
Best Video edit
Winner: Cosimo Cavallaro, "Boomtown" by Andrew Cash
Other Nominees:
- Don Allan, "Watcha Do to My Body" by Lee Aaron
- Chris Hooper, Kevin Kane, Robert Longevall, "All the Things I Wasn't" by The Grapes of Wrath
- Greg Masuak, "Giving Away a Miracle" by Luba
- Kari Skogland, "Waterline" by Spoons
References edit
- Nunes, Julia (8 February 1990). "Alannah Myles and Rita MacNeil lead the pack of Juno nominees". The Globe and Mail. p. C5.
- Nunes, Julia (19 March 1990). "Myles scores musical hat trick (Rocker picks up three Juno Awards)". The Globe and Mail. p. C7.