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.
Performers
Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings
Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Michael Bolton & Kenny G - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
Rodney Crowell - After All This Time
k.d. lang - Luck in My Eyes
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Bonnie Raitt - Thing Called Love
Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years
Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
Presenters
Anita Baker, Sting & Stevie Wonder - Record of the Year
Natalie Cole & Ella Fitzgerald - Album of the Year
Michael Bolton & Kenny G - Song of the Year
Kris Kristofferson & Young MC - Best New Artist
Exposé & Randy Travis - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Patrick Swayze & Paula Abdul - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Olivia Newton-John & Sam Kinison - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
B.B. King & John Lee Hooker - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Dwight Yoakam - Best Male & Female Country Vocal Performance New Kids on the Block - Best Rap Performance Taylor Dayne & Mötley Crüe - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
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 after producer Frank Farian admitted the duo did not sing at all on their album, Girl You Know It's True. As of the 2021 ceremony, this is the only time where a Grammy has been revoked.
General
Record of the Year
Arif Mardin (producer) & Bette Midler (artist) for "Wind Beneath My Wings" Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby (producers) & Don Henley (artist) for "The End of the Innocence" Christopher Neil, Mike Rutherford (producers) & Mike + The Mechanics (artist) for "The Living Years" David Z. Fine, Fine Young Cannibals (producers) & Fine Young Cannibals (artist) for "She Drives Me Crazy" Mick Jones, Billy Joel (producers) & Billy Joel (artist) for "We Didn't Start The Fire"
Album of the Year
Don Was (producer) & Bonnie Raitt for Nick of Time
Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar (producers) & Don Henley (artist) for The End of the Innocence Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell (producers) & Tom Petty (artist) for Full Moon Fever Fine Young Cannibals (producers) & Fine Young Cannibals (artist) for The Raw & the Cooked Jeff Lynne, George Harrison (producers) & Traveling Wilburys (artists) for Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 Song of the Year Jeff Silbar & Larry Henley (songwriters) for "Wind Beneath My Wings" performed by Bette Midler
Blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording
Bonnie Raitt & John Lee Hooker for "I'm in the Mood" Best Contemporary Blues Recording Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for In Step
Children's
Best Recording for Children
J. Aaron Brown, David R. Lehman (producers) & Tanya Goodman for The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Vol. 1