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.
Canadian Entertainer of the Year.
This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.
Winner: The Jeff Healey Band
Other Nominees:
Best Female Vocalist.
Winner: Rita MacNeil
Other Nominees:
Best Male Vocalist.
Winner: Kim Mitchell
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Female Vocalist.
Winner: Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Male Vocalist.
Winner: Daniel Lanois
Other Nominees:
Group of the Year.
Winner: Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:
Most Promising Group.
Winner: The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees:
Best Composer.
Winner: David Tyson and Christopher Ward (for Alannah Myles)
Other Nominees:
Best Country Female Vocalist.
Winner: k.d. lang
Other Nominees:
Best Country Male Vocalist.
Winner: George Fox
Other Nominees:
Best Country Group or Duo.
Winner: The Family Brown
Other Nominees:
Best Instrumental Artist.
Winner: Manteca
Other Nominees:
International Entertainer of the Year.
Winner: Melissa Etheridge
Other Nominees:
Best Producer.
Winner: Bruce Fairbairn, "Pump" by Aerosmith
Other Nominees:
Best Recording Engineer.
Winner: Kevin Doyle, "Alannah Myles" by Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
Hall of Fame Award.
Winner: Maureen Forrester
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.
Winner: Rush
Nominated and winning albums.
Album of the Year.
Winner: "Alannah Myles", Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
Best Children's Album.
Winner: "Beethoven Lives Upstairs", Susan Hammond and Barbara Nichol
Other Nominees:
Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble).
Winner: "20th Century Original Piano Transcriptions", Louis Lortie
Other Nominees:
Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble).
Winner: "Boccherini: Cello Concertos and Symphonies", Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Other Nominees:
Best Album Design.
Winner: Hugh Syme, "Presto" by Rush
Other Nominees:
International Album of the Year.
Winner: "Girl You Know It's True", Milli Vanilli (disqualified)
Other Nominees:
Best Jazz Album.
Winner: "Skydance", Jon Ballantyne Trio featuring Joe Henderson
Other Nominees:
Best Roots &amp; Traditional Album.
Winner: "Je Voudrais Changer D'Chapeau", La Bottine Souriante
Other Nominees:
Nominated and winning releases.
Single of the Year.
Winner: "Black Velvet", Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:
Best Classical Composition.
Winner: "Concerto For Harp and Chamber Orchestra", Oskar Morawetz
Other Nominees:
International Single of the Year.
Winner: "Swing The Mood", Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
Other Nominees:
Best R&amp;B/Soul Recording.
Winner: "Spellbound", Billy Newton-Davis
Other Nominees:
Best Reggae/Calypso Recording.
Winner: "Too Late To Turn Back Now", Sattalites
Other Nominees:
Best Dance Recording.
Winner: "I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)", Kon Kan
Other Nominees:
Best Video.
Winner: Cosimo Cavallaro, "Boomtown" by Andrew Cash
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