Juno Awards of 1990

Juno Awards of 1990
Date18 March 1990
VenueO'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byRick Moranis
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC
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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.

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

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This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.

Winner: The Jeff Healey Band

Other Nominees:

Winner: Rita MacNeil

Other Nominees:

Winner: Kim Mitchell

Other Nominees:

Winner: Alannah Myles

Other Nominees:

Winner: Daniel Lanois

Other Nominees:

Winner: Blue Rodeo

Other Nominees:

Winner: The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:

Winner: David Tyson and Christopher Ward (for Alannah Myles)

Other Nominees:

Winner: k.d. lang

Other Nominees:

Winner: George Fox

Other Nominees:

Winner: The Family Brown

Other Nominees:

  • Alibi
  • Great Western Orchestra
  • Silver and Degazio
  • Stoker Brothers

Winner: Manteca

Other Nominees:

Winner: Melissa Etheridge

Other Nominees:

Winner: Bruce Fairbairn, Pump by Aerosmith

Other Nominees:

Winner: Kevin Doyle, Alannah Myles by Alannah Myles

Other Nominees:

Winner: Maureen Forrester

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

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Winner: Rush

Nominated and winning albums

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Winner: Alannah Myles, Alannah Myles

Other Nominees:

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

Winner: 20th Century Original Piano Transcriptions, Louis Lortie

Other Nominees:

Winner: Boccherini: Cello Concertos and Symphonies, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Other Nominees:

Winner: Hugh Syme, Presto by Rush

Other Nominees:

Winner: Girl You Know It's True, Milli Vanilli (disqualified)

Other Nominees:

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

Winner: Je Voudrais Changer D'Chapeau, La Bottine Souriante

Other Nominees:

Nominated and winning releases

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Winner: "Black Velvet", Alannah Myles

Other Nominees:

Winner: Concerto For Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Oskar Morawetz

Other Nominees:

Winner: "Swing The Mood", Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Other Nominees:

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

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

Winner: "I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)", Kon Kan

Other Nominees:

Winner: Cosimo Cavallaro, "Boomtown" by Andrew Cash

Other Nominees:

References

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  • 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.
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