Juno Awards of 1990


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.
Singer-songwriter 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">Juno Award for Entertainer of the Year">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">Juno Award for Artist of the Year">Best Female Vocalist

Winner: Rita MacNeil
Other Nominees:

Best Male Vocalist">Juno Award for Artist of the Year">Best Male Vocalist

Winner: Kim Mitchell
Other Nominees:

Most Promising Female Vocalist">Juno Award for New Artist of the Year">Most Promising Female Vocalist

Winner: Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:

Most Promising Male Vocalist">Juno Award for New Artist of the Year">Most Promising Male Vocalist

Winner: Daniel Lanois
Other Nominees:

Group of the Year">Juno Award for Group of the Year">Group of the Year

Winner: Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:

Most Promising Group">Juno Award for New Group of the Year">Most Promising Group

Winner: The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees:

Best Composer">Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year">Best Composer

Winner: David Tyson and Christopher Ward
Other Nominees:

Best Country Female Vocalist">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Best Country Female Vocalist

Winner: k.d. lang
Other Nominees:

Best Country Male Vocalist">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Best Country Male Vocalist

Winner: George Fox
Other Nominees:

Best Country Group or Duo">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: The Family Brown
Other Nominees:
  • Alibi
  • Great Western Orchestra
  • Silver and Degazio
  • Stoker Brothers

[Juno Award for [Instrumental Album of the Year|Best Instrumental Artist]]

Winner: Manteca
Other Nominees:

International Entertainer of the Year">Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year">International Entertainer of the Year

Winner: Melissa Etheridge
Other Nominees:

Best Producer">Jack Richardson Producer of the Year">Best Producer

Winner: Bruce Fairbairn, Pump by Aerosmith
Other Nominees:

Best Recording Engineer">Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year">Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Kevin Doyle, Alannah Myles by Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:

Hall of Fame Award">Canadian Music Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame Award

Winner: Maureen Forrester

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Rush

Nominated and winning albums

Album of the Year">Juno Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year

Winner: Alannah Myles, Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:Now the Bells Ring, Rita MacNeilRita, Rita MacNeilSee the Light, The Jeff Healey BandVictory Day, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider

[Juno Award for [Children's Album of the Year|Best Children's Album]]

Winner: Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Susan Hammond and Barbara Nichol
Other Nominees:The Boy Who Wanted to Talk to Whales, Robert Minden EnsembleFooteprints, Norman FooteImprovise with Eric Nagler, Eric NaglerThe People on My Street, Bob King

[Juno Award for Classical [Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble|Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)]]

Winner: 20th Century Original Piano Transcriptions, Louis Lortie
Other Nominees:Beethoven: The Complete Quartets, The Orford String QuartetCorelli: Concerti Grossi, Tafelmusik Baroque OrchestraGabrieli and Monteverdi: Antiphonal Music, Canadian BrassKevin McMillan, baritone Kevin McMillan

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)">Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment">Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

Winner: Boccherini: Cello Concertos and Symphonies, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Other Nominees:Fête à la Français, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles DutoitGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit, piano Louis LortieHaydn Symphonies No. 1 and 5, National Arts Centre Orchestra, conductor Gabriel ChmuraProkofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit

Best Album Design">Juno Award for CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year">Best Album Design

Winner: Hugh Syme, Presto by Rush
Other Nominees:

International Album of the Year">Juno Award for International Album of the Year">International Album of the Year

Winner: Girl You Know It's True, Milli Vanilli
Other Nominees:Forever Your Girl, Paula AbdulThe Raw & the Cooked, Fine Young CannibalsHangin' Tough, New Kids on the BlockTraveling Wilburys Vol. 1, Traveling Wilburys

Best Jazz Album">Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year">Best Jazz Album

Winner: Skydance, Jon Ballantyne Trio featuring Joe Henderson
Other Nominees:Friday the 14th, Bernie SeneskyOff Centre, Time WarpPas de Probleme, The Hugh Fraser QuintetSomething's Here, The Edmonton Jazz Ensemble

Best Roots & Traditional Album">Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album">Best Roots & Traditional Album

Winner: Je Voudrais Changer D'Chapeau, La Bottine Souriante
Other Nominees:Humor Me, Jesse WinchesterI Make My Home in Shoes, Amos GarrettJubilation II, Montreal Jubilation Gospel ChoirYou Were on My Mind, Sylvia Tyson

Nominated and winning releases

Single of the Year">Juno Award for Single of the Year">Single of the Year

Winner: "Black Velvet", Alannah Myles
Other Nominees:

Best Classical Composition">Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year">Best Classical Composition

Winner: Concerto For Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Oskar Morawetz
Other Nominees:Introduction and Three Folk Songs, Jean CoulthardSonata No. 1, Pat CarrabréThe Sons of Jacob, Sid RobinovitchThird Chamber Concerto, Gary Kulesha

[Juno Award for [Best Selling Single|International Single of the Year]]

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

Best R&B/Soul Recording">Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year">Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: Spellbound, Billy Newton-Davis
Other Nominees:Your Love, George BantonMega Love, Debbie JohnsonAnother Love in Your Life, Jay W. McGeeNever Be Lonely, Lorraine Scott

Best Reggae/Calypso Recording">Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year">Best Reggae/Calypso Recording

Winner: Too Late To Turn Back Now, Sattalites
Other Nominees:Chuckie Prophesy, Clifton JosephSoca Band, Elsworth JamesSouth Africa is a Disgrace, Leroy SibblesTribute to Ben Johnson, Elsworth James

Best Dance Recording">Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year">Best Dance Recording

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

Best Video">Juno Award for Video of the Year">Best Video

Winner: Cosimo Cavallaro, "Boomtown" by Andrew Cash
Other Nominees: