DATE: May 7, 1990
PLACE: St. Paul Radisson Hotel
HOST: Comedian Scott Hansen
SPONSORS:
- City Pages
- BMI
NOTES:
The show was produced by Gary Marx
Showcase concerts were held on May 8 and 9 at the:
- Fine Line
- Bunker’s
- Mirage
- Iron Horse
PERFORMANCES BY:
- The Belfreys
- Powermad
- Jayhawks
- Hoopsnakes
- Dr. Mambo’s Combo
- Ipso Facto
- Ann Reed
MAJOR AWARDS
Readers voted for published nominees in the following six categories:
*** For each category, the winner is at the top of the list
the other nominees follow in alphabetical order. ***
the other nominees follow in alphabetical order. ***
ALBUM/CD OF THE YEAR:
Boiled in Lead – From the Ladle to the Grave
Greg Brown – One Big Town
Jayhawks – Blue Earth
Bob Mould – Workbook
Replacements – Don’t Tell a Soul
SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
Replacements – I’ll be You
Halo of Flies – Death of a Fly
Bob Mould – See a Little Light
Prince – Batdance
Sonny Rodgers – One Leg Woman
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Ann Reed
Greg Brown
Peter Himmelman
Bob Mould
Prince
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Ipso Facto
Gear Daddies
Jayhawks
Replacements
Trip Shakespeare
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
J.D. Steele
Karen Paurus – Holiday Ranch
Prince
Paul Westerberg – Replacements
Martin Zellar – Gear Daddies
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Soul Asylum – P9
Magnolias – Pardon Me
Bob Mould – See a Little Light
Prince – Batdance
Replacements – I’ll be You
OTHER MAJOR AWARDS
The recipients below were chosen by music industry workers surveyed by City Pages publisher Tom Bartel and his associates.
ENTERTAINER/GROUP OF THE YEAR: The Replacements
CONNIE HECHTER AWARD: Engineer Steve Wiese
HALL OF FAME: David Rivkin, introduced by his brother, Bobby “Z” Rivkin
1990 MMA RECIPIENTS
POP/ROCK – INDIVIDUAL: Prince
POP/ROCK – GROUP: Replacements
POP/ROCK RECORDING: Replacements, “Don’t Tell a Soul”
CONTEMPORARY URBAN-DANCE-RAP – INDIVIDUAL: J.D. Steele
CONTEMPORARY URBAN-DANCE-RAP – GROUP: Dr. Mambo’s Combo
CONTEMPORARY URBAN-DANCE-RAP – RECORDING: Janet Jackson, ” Rhythm Nation 1814″
JAZZ – INDIVIDUAL: Jay Young – Moore by Four
JAZZ – GROUP: Moore by Four
JAZZ – RECORDING: Patty Peterson, “The More I See you”
COUNTRY AND COUNTRY/ROCK – INDIVIDUAL: Barb Cohen, Farm Accident
COUNTRY AND COUNTRY ROCK – GROUP: Farm Accident
COUNTRY AND COUNTRY ROCK – RECORDING: Jayhawks – “Blue Earth”
NEW AGE – INDIVIDUAL: Steve Tibbetts
NEW AGE – GROUP: Billy McLaughlin Group
NEW AGE – RECORDING: Steve Tibbetts – “Big Map Idea”
GOSPEL – INDIVIDUAL: Jevetta Steele
GOSPEL – GROUP: The Steeles
GOSPEL – RECORDING: Gaylen Paul – “The Only One”
VINTAGE R&B AND BLUES – INDIVIDUAL: Charlie Bingham, Hoopsnakes
VINTAGE R&B AND BLUES – GROUP: Hoopsnakes
VINTAGE R&B AND BLUES – RECORDING: 3 Below, “Demo”
POLKA AND OLDTIME: The Chmielewskis
HEAVY METAL – HARD ROCK – INDIVIDUAL: Grant Hart
HEAVY METAL – HARD ROCK – GROUP: Powermad
HEAVY METAL – HARD ROCK – RECORDING: Grant Hart, “Intolerance”
FOLK – INDIVIDUAL: Paul Metsa
FOLK – GROUP: Farm Accident
FOLK – RECORDING: Greg Brown, “One Big Town”
WORLD BEAT – INDIVIDUAL: Wain McFarlane
WORLD BEAT GROUP: Ipso Facto
WORLD BEAT – RECORDING: Boiled in Lead, “Ladle to the Grave”
OTHER CATEGORIES
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Oliver Leiber (wrote three hits for Paula Abdul)
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: David Rivkin