30th Academy of Country Music Awards

Date| May 10, 1995
Location| Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by| Clint Black
Tanya Tucker
Jeff Foxworthy
Most awards| Reba McEntire
Tim McGraw
John Michael Montgomery
The Mavericks
Garth Brooks (2 each)
Most nominations| Alan Jackson (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network| NBC
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The 30th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 10, 1995, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Clint Black, Tanya Tucker and Jeff Foxworthy.

## Winners and nominees

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

Entertainer of the Year  | Album of the Year

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* Reba McEntire
* Alabama
* Brooks & Dunn
* Garth Brooks
* Alan Jackson

* Not a Moment Too Soon — Tim McGraw
* In Pieces — Garth Brooks
* Stones in the Road — Mary Chapin Carpenter
* When Love Finds You — Vince Gill
* Who I Am — Alan Jackson

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

* Reba McEntire
* Mary Chapin Carpenter
* Faith Hill
* Patty Loveless
* Pam Tillis

* Alan Jackson
* Garth Brooks
* Joe Diffie
* Vince Gill
* George Strait

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

* The Mavericks
* Alabama
* Diamond Rio
* Little Texas
* Sawyer Brown

* Brooks & Dunn
* John Anderson and Tracy Lawrence
* George Jones and Alan Jackson
* Conway Twitty and Sam Moore
* Trisha Yearwood and Aaron Neville

Single Record of the Year  | Song of the Year

* "I Swear" — John Michael Montgomery
* "Don't Take the Girl" — Tim McGraw
* "Livin' on Love" — Alan Jackson
* "Third Rock from the Sun" — Joe Diffie
* "Tryin' to Get Over You" — Vince Gill

* "I Swear" — Frank J. Myers and Gary Baker
* "Don't Take the Girl" — Craig Martin and Larry W. Johnson
* "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" — Karen Taylor-Good and Burton Banks Collins
* "Livin' on Love" — Alan Jackson
* "When Love Finds You" — Vince Gill and Michael Omartian

Top New Male Vocalist  | Top New Female Vocalist

* Tim McGraw
* David Ball
* John Berry

* Chely Wright
* Lisa Brokop
* Victoria Shaw

Top New Vocal Duo or Group  | Video of the Year

* The Mavericks
* The Tractors
* John & Audrey Wiggins

* "The Red Strokes" — Garth Brooks
* "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" — Patty Loveless
* "Independence Day" — Martina McBride
* "Standing Outside the Fire" — Garth Brooks
* "This Time" — Sawyer Brown

Pioneer Award

* Loretta Lynn

Jim Reeves Memorial Award

* Garth Brooks

## Performers

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Performer(s)  | Song(s)

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Vince Gill
The Tractors | "The House Is Rockin'"
Faith Hill
Joe Diffie
Michelle Wright
Shelby Lynne
Collin Raye
Little Texas | Country Hits Medley
"Don't Rock the Jukebox"
"Okie from Muskogee"
"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses"
"Easy Loving"
"Behind Closed Doors"
"All the Gold in California"
"He Stopped Loving Her Today"
"Always on My Mind"
"Forever and Ever, Amen"
"Friends in Low Places"
"For the Good Times"
"Tulsa Time"
"Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Pam Tillis | "In Between Dances"
John Berry
David Ball
Tim McGraw | Top New Male Vocalist Medley
"Standing on the Edge of Goodbye"
"Thinkin' Problem"
"Refried Dreams"
Brooks & Dunn | "Little Miss Honky Tonk"
Alan Jackson | "Livin' on Love"
Clint Black | "Summer's Comin'"
Garth Brooks | Garth's Heroes Medley
"Unwound"
"Mama Tried"
"Gentle on My Mind"
"Whispering Pines"
"Act Naturally"
"White Lightning"
Reba McEntire | "And Still"
Tanya Tucker | "Find Out What's Happening"
Lisa Brokop
Chely Wright
Victoria Shaw | Top New Female Vocalist Medley
"One of Those Nights"
"Sea of Cowboy Hats"
"Forgiveness"
Barbara Mandrell | "In Times Like These"
John Anderson
Tracy Lawrence | "Hillbilly with a Heartache"
John & Audrey Wiggins
The Tractors  | Top New Vocal Duo or Group Medley
"Has Anybody Seen Amy"
"Baby Likes to Rock It"
Jeff Foxworthy | Comedy Performance: "You Might Be a Redneck"
Willie Nelson | "End of Understanding"
Alabama
The International Children's Choir  | "Angels Among Us"

## Presenters

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Presenter(s)  | Notes

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Aaron Tippin
Cybill Shepherd
Doug Supernaw | Single Record of the Year
John Michael Montgomery
Kay Adams | Top New Male Vocalist
Sawyer Brown
Bonnie Owens | Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Heather Whitestone
Joe Diffie  | Top Vocal Group of the Year
Mac Davis
Jane Seymour | Song of the Year
Linda Davis
Toby Keith
Holly Dunn | Top New Female Vocalist
Tom Wopat
Kathy Mattea | Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Leeza Gibbons | Presented Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award to Loretta Lynn
Trisha Yearwood
Don Edwards
Waddie Mitchell | Video of the Year
Martina McBride
Diamond Rio | Top New Vocal Duo or Group
Lorianne Crook
Charlie Chase
Ray Benson | Album of the Year
Jay Leno | Presents Jim Reeves Memorial Award to Garth Brooks
Buck Owens
Dyan Cannon | Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Ashley Judd
Naomi Judd | Entertainer of the Year

## References

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1. ^ "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
2. ^ "ACM Awards 1995: Loretta Lynn Tears Up". Whiskeyriff. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
3. ^ "Winners of 30th Academy of Country Music Awards". UPI. Retrieved January 19, 2023.