32nd Annual Grammy Awards
Award ceremony
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]
The Milli Vanilli duo pose with Michael Greene , chairman of NARAS , during the 1990 Grammys rehearsal.
Performers
Presenters
Award winners
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at all on their album, Girl You Know It's True .[6] As of the 2023 ceremony, this is the only time where a Grammy has been revoked.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
Blues
Children's
Classical
Comedy
Composing and arranging
Country
Folk
Gospel
Historical
Jazz
Latin
Musical show
Music video
New Age
Packaging and notes
Polka
Pop
Production and engineering
R&B
Rap
Reggae
Rock
Spoken
Fine Young Cannibals rehearsing for the Grammys.
Special Merit Awards
Nat "King" Cole , Miles Davis , Vladimir Horowitz , and Paul McCartney were each awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award .[7]
References
Special awards Ceremonies
(years are of music release; ceremonies are the next year)
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