The 32nd Grammy Awards were held in 1990. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Record of the Year
Arif Mardin (producer) & Bette Midler for "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Album of the Year
Don Was (producer) & Bonnie Raitt for Nick of Time
Song of the Year
Jeff Silbar & Larry Henley (songwriters) for "Wind Beneath My Wings" performed by Bette Midler
Best New Artist
Milli Vanilli (revoked)
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 In Step
Children's
Best Recording for Children
David R. Lehman, J. Aaron Brown (producers) & Tanya Goodman for The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Vol. 1
Classical
Best Classical Album
Wolf Erichson (producer) & the Emerson String Quartet for Bartók: 6 String Quartets
Best Orchestral Performance
Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor
Best Opera Recording
Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Christa Ludwig, Gary Lakes, Hildegard Behrens, James Morris, Jessye Norman, Kurt Moll & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Wagner: Die Walkuere
Best Choral Performance, Classical
Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Britten: War Requiem
Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
David Zinman (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for Barber: Cello Concerto, Op. 22/Britten: Symphony For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 68
Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
Andras Schiff for Bach: English Suites
Best Chamber Music Performance
The Emerson String Quartet for Bartók: 6 String Quartets
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
David Zinman (conductor), Dawn Upshaw & the Orchestra of St. Luke's for ''Knoxville - Summer Of 1915 (Music of Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Steve Reich (composer) & the Kronos Quartet for Reich: Different Trains
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording
Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults
Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental
Danny Elfman (composer) for "The Batman Theme" performed by the Sinfonia of London Orchestra
Best Album or Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Dave Grusin (composer) for The Fabulous Baker Boys
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
Carly Simon (songwriter) for "Let The River Run"
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War"
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Dave Grusin (arranger) for "My Funny Valentine" performed by Michelle Pfeiffer
Country
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
k.d. lang for Absolute Torch and Twang
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Lyle Lovett for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for Will The Circle Be Unbroken Volume Two
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Hank Williams Jr & Hank Williams Sr for "There's a Tear in My Beer"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Randy Scruggs for "Amazing Grace"
Best Country Song
Rodney Crowell (songwriter) for "After All This Time"
Best Bluegrass Recording
Bruce Hornsby & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for "The Valley Road"
Folk
Best Traditional Folk Recording
Marcel Cellier (producer) for Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II performed by the Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir
Best Contemporary Folk Recording
Indigo Girls for Indigo Girls
Gospel
Best Gospel Performance, Female
CeCe Winans for "Don't Cry"
Best Gospel Performance, Male
BeBe Winans for "Meantime"
Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Take 6 for "The Savior Is Waiting"
Best Soul Gospel Performance
Al Green for "As Long as We're Together"
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Daniel Winans for "Let Brotherly Love Continue"
Historical
Best Historical Album
Andy McKaie (producer) for Chuck Berry - The Chess Box performed by Chuck Berry
Jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
Ruth Brown for Blues on Broadway
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
Harry Connick Jr for When Harry Met Sally
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones for "Makin' Whoopee"
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Pat Metheny Group for Letter From Home
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
Miles Davis for Aura
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
Chick Corea Akoustic Band for Chick Corea Akoustic Band
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Big Band
Miles Davis for Aura
Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance
Jose Feliciano for "Cielito Lindo"
Best Tropical Latin Performance
Celia Cruz & Ray Barretto for "Ritmo En El Corazon"
Best Mexican-American Performance
Los Lobos for La Pistola y el Corazon
Musical Show
Best Musical Cast Show Album
Jay David Saks (producer) & the original cast with Jason Alexander & Debbie Shapiro for Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Music Video
Best Music Video, Short Form
Jim Blashfield (video director) Frank DiLeo, Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield, Paul Diener (video producers) & Michael Jackson for "Leave Me Alone"
Best Music Video, Long Form
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris ((video directors & producers), Dominic Sena (video director), Aris McGarry (video producer) & Janet Jackson for Rhythm Nation 1814
New Age
Best New Age Album
Peter Gabriel for Passion - Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ
Packaging and Notes
Best Album Package
Roger Gorman (art director) for Sound + Vision performed by David Bowie
Best Album Notes
Phil Schaap (notes writer) for Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve performed by Charlie Parker
Polka
Best Polka Album
Jimmy Sturr for ''All in My Love for You"
Pop
Best Vocal Performance, Female
Bonnie Raitt for Nick of Time
Best Vocal Performance, Male
Michael Bolton for "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt for "Don't Know Much"
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
The Neville Brothers for "Healing Chant"
Production and engineering
Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
George Massenburg (engineer) for Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like The Wind performed by Linda Ronstadt
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Peter Asher
Best Classical Engineered Recording
Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor), the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & the Atlanta Boy Choir for Britten: War Requiem
Classical Producer of The Year
Robert Woods
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Anita Baker for Giving You The Best That I Got
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Bobby Brown for "Every Little Step"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Caron Wheeler & Soul II Soul for "Back To Life"
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
Soul II Soul for "African Dance"
Best R&B Song
Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff (songwriters) for "If You Don't Know Me By Now" performed by Simply Red
Rap
Best Rap Performance
Young MC for "Bust a Move"
Reggae
Best Reggae Recording
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers for One Bright Day
Rock
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
Bonnie Raitt for Nick of Time
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
Don Henley for The End of the Innocence
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Traveling Wilburys for Traveling Wilburys Volume One
Best Hard Rock Performance
Living Colour for Cult of Personality
Best Metal Performance
Metallica for One
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas for Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas
