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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 wins| 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

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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, Don Henry
* "After All This Time" — Rodney Crowell
* "If Tomorrow Never Comes" — Garth Brooks, Kent Blazy
* "Killin' Time" — Clint Black, 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

## Performers

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Performer(s)  | Song(s)

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Alabama
The Judds
George Strait
Tammy Wynette | "Pass It On Down"
Lionel Cartwright
Daniele Alexander | New Artist Medley #1
"I Watched It All (On My Radio)"
"She's There"
The Judds  | "Guardian Angels"
The Kentucky Headhunters
Jann Browne | New Artist Medley #2
"Dumas Walker"
"Tell Me Why"
Randy Travis | "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart"
Clint Black
Mary Chapin Carpenter | New Artist Medley #3
"A Better Man"
"Never Had It So Good"
Kathy Mattea | "Where've You Been"
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers
Dwight Yoakam
Lacy J. Dalton
T. Graham Brown
Restless Heart
Janie Fricke
Mickey Gilley | 25th Anniversary Country Medley
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
"The Most Beautiful Girl"
"All the Gold in California"
"He Stopped Loving Her Today"
"Lucille"
"Okie from Muskogee"
"Help Me Make It Through the Night"
"Satin Sheets"
"Coal Miner's Daughter"
"It's Four in the Morning"
"King of the Road"
"A Boy Named Sue"
"Forever and Ever, Amen"
"Elvira"
"Mountain Music"
"Easy Loving"
"Stand by Your Man"
"9 to 5"
"For the Good Times"
"Gentle on My Mind"
"Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"
"Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Hank Williams Jr. | "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'"
Wild Rose
Garth Brooks
Shenandoah | New Artist Medley #4
"Breaking New Ground"
"If Tomorrow Never Comes"
"Two Dozen Roses"
George Strait  | "Love Without End, Amen"
Tammy Wynette  | "Let's Call It a Day Today"

## Presenters

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Presenter(s)  | Notes

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

## References

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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.