24th Academy of Country Music Awards

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24th Academy of Country Music Awards

Date| April 10, 1989
Location| Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Hosted by| Patrick Duffy
George Strait
K.T. Oslin
Most awards| K.T. Oslin
Hank Williams Jr.
Kathy Mattea (2 each)
Most nominations| K.T. Oslin (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network| NBC
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The 24th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on April 10, 1989, at Disney Studios, Burbank, California. It was hosted by Patrick Duffy, K.T. Oslin, and George Strait.

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are shown in bold.[1][2]

Entertainer of the Year  | Album of the Year

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* Hank Williams Jr.
* Alabama
* The Judds
* George Strait
* Randy Travis

* This Woman — K.T. Oslin
* Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room — Dwight Yoakam
* Chiseled in Stone — Vern Gosdin
* If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' — George Strait
* Loving Proof — Ricky Van Shelton

Top Female Vocalist of the Year  | Top Male Vocalist of the Year

* K.T. Oslin
* Rosanne Cash
* Kathy Mattea
* Reba McEntire
* Tanya Tucker

* George Strait
* Ricky Van Shelton
* Randy Travis
* Hank Williams Jr.
* Dwight Yoakam

Top Vocal Group of the Year  | Top Vocal Duo of the Year

* Highway 101
* Alabama
* Desert Rose Band
* Oak Ridge Boys
* Restless Heart

* The Judds
* Bellamy Brothers
* Rosanne Cash and Rodney Crowell
* Sweethearts of the Rodeo
* Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens

Single Record of the Year  | Song of the Year

* "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" — Kathy Mattea
* "Don't Close Your Eyes" — Keith Whitley
* "I Told You So" - Randy Travis
* "I'll Always Come Back" — K.T. Oslin
* "I'll Leave This World Loving You" — Ricky Van Shelton
* "Strong Enough to Bend" — Tanya Tucker

* "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" — Gene Nelson and Paul Nelson
* "Don't Close Your Eyes" — Bob McDill
* "I Know How He Feels" — Rick Bowles and Will Robinson
* "Set 'Em Up Joe" — Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Buddy Cannon, and Vern Gosdin
* "Strong Enough to Bend" — Beth Nielsen Chapman and Don Schlitz

Top New Male Vocalist  | Top New Female Vocalist

* Rodney Crowell
* J.C. Crowley
* Skip Ewing
* David Lynn Jones
* Paul Overstreet

* Suzy Bogguss
* Vicki Bird
* Cee Cee Chapman
* Linda Davis
* Donna Meade

Video of the Year

* "Young Country" — Hank Williams Jr.
* "Hold Me" — K.T. Oslin
* "I'll Always Come Back" — K.T. Oslin
* "The Old Man No One Loves" — George Jones
* "Sunday Kind of Love" — Reba McEntire

Pioneer Award

* Buck Owens

Artist of the Decade Award

* Alabama

## References

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1. ^ "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
2. ^ "Winners of 24th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards". AP News. Retrieved January 19, 2023.