32nd Annual Grammy Awards

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]

32nd Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 21, 1990
LocationShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted byGarry Shandling
Most awardsBonnie Raitt (4)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The Milli Vanilli duo pose with Michael Greene, chairman of NARAS, during the 1990 Grammys rehearsal.

Performers

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Presenters

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Award winners

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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at all on their album, Girl You Know It's True.[6] As of the 2023 ceremony, this is the only time where a Grammy has been revoked.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

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Fine Young Cannibals rehearsing for the Grammys.

Special Merit Awards

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Nat "King" Cole, Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, and Paul McCartney were each awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Bonnie Raitt wins this thing called Grammy 4 times". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 22 February 1990. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ "1989 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Milli Vanilli is stripped of Grammy for fakery". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 20 November 1990. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. ^ Shriver, Jerry (January 28, 2010). "Milli Vanilli frontman says duo were musical 'scapegoats'". USA Today. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  5. ^ Philips, Chuck (November 16, 1990). "It's True: Milli Vanilli Didn't Sing : Pop music: The duo could be stripped of its Grammy after admitting it lip-synced the best-selling 'Girl You Know It's True.'". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ Philips, Chuck (November 20, 1990). "Milli Vanilli's Grammy Rescinded by Academy : Music: Organization revokes an award for the first time after revelation that the duo never sang on album". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  7. ^ "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT GRAMMY AWARD". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.