25th Academy of Country Music Awards

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25th Academy of Country Music Awards

Date| April 25, 1990
Location| Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by| The Judds
Alabama
George Strait
Tammy Wynette
Most awards| Clint Black (4)
Most nominations| Clint Black
Hank Williams Jr. (5 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network| NBC
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The 25th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on April 25, 1990, at the Pantages Theatre, in Los Angeles, California . The ceremony was hosted by The Judds, Alabama, George Strait, and Tammy Wynette.

## Winners and nominees[edit]

Winners are shown in bold.[1][2][3][4]

Entertainer of the Year  | Album of the Year

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* George Strait
* Alabama
* Dolly Parton
* Randy Travis
* Hank Williams Jr.

* Killin' Time — Clint Black
* Diamonds & Dirt — Rodney Crowell
* Old 8x10 — Randy Travis
* Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two — Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
* Willow in the Wind — Kathy Mattea

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

* Kathy Mattea
* k.d. lang
* Reba McEntire
* Dolly Parton
* Tanya Tucker

* Clint Black
* Rodney Crowell
* Ricky Van Shelton
* George Strait
* Randy Travis

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

* Restless Heart
* Alabama
* Highway 101
* Shenandoah
* Statler Brothers

* The Judds
* Baillie & the Boys
* Buck Owens and Ringo Starr
* Sweethearts of the Rodeo
* Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr.

Single Record of the Year  | Song of the Year

* "A Better Man" — Clint Black
* "If Tomorrow Never Comes" — Garth Brooks
* "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" — Keith Whitley
* "There's a Tear in My Beer" — Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr.
* "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" — Patty Loveless

* "Where've You Been" — Jon Vezner and Don Henry
* "After All This Time" — Rodney Crowell
* "If Tomorrow Never Comes" — Garth Brooks and Kent Blazy
* "Killin' Time" — Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas
* "There's a Tear in My Beer" — Hank Williams

Top New Male Vocalist  | Top New Female Vocalist

* Clint Black
* Garth Brooks
* Lionel Cartwright

* Mary Chapin Carpenter
* Daniele Alexander
* Jann Browne

Top New Vocal Duo or Group  | Video of the Year

* The Kentucky Headhunters
* Shenandoah
* Wild Rose

* "There's a Tear in My Beer" — Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr.
* "Cathy's Clown" — Reba McEntire
* "High Cotton" — Alabama
* "Planet Texas" — Kenny Rogers
* "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" — Dolly Parton

## Presenters[edit]

Presenter(s)  | Notes

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Eddie Rabbitt
Michele Greene
Gary Morris | Single Record of the Year
Sweethearts of the Rodeo | Video of the Year
Patty Loveless
Josh Taylor | Top Vocal Duo
William Shatner
Baillie & the Boys | Album of the Year
Rodney Crowell
Ricky Van Shelton | Top Female Vocalist
Vince Gill
Nina Blackwood | Top Vocal Group
Eddie Raven
Earl Thomas Conley
Park Overall | Top New Female Vocalist
Top New Vocal Group or Duo
Top New Male Vocalist
Highway 101
Holly Dunn | Song of the Year
Rita Coolidge
Leeza Gibbons | Top Male Vocalist
Wayne Newton
Kitty Wells | Entertainer of the Year

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Strait, Black, Mattea big winners". Herald-Journal. April 25, 1990. p. 34.
2. ^ "Newcomer Black Scores With Four Awards". New Straits Times. May 1, 1990. p. 17.
3. ^ "Singers honored at the 25th Academy of Country Music Awards". Gainesville Sun. April 26, 1990. p. 31.
4. ^ "ACM Names Awards Nominees" (PDF). Billboard. March 10, 1990. pp. 11, 101.