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 Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the Year Album of the Year 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 Performer(s)Song(s)AlabamaThe JuddsGeorge StraitTammy Wynette"Pass It On Down"Lionel CartwrightDaniele AlexanderNew Artist Medley #1"I Watched It All (On My Radio)""She's There"The Judds"Guardian Angels"The Kentucky HeadhuntersJann BrowneNew Artist Medley #2"Dumas Walker""Tell Me Why"Randy Travis"Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart"Clint BlackMary Chapin CarpenterNew Artist Medley #3"A Better Man""Never Had It So Good"Kathy Mattea"Where've You Been"Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin BrothersDwight YoakamLacy J. DaltonT. Graham BrownRestless HeartJanie FrickeMickey Gilley25th 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 RoseGarth BrooksShenandoahNew 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 Presenter(s)NotesEddie RabbittMichele GreeneGary MorrisSingle Record of the YearNed BeattySweethearts of the RodeoVideo of the YearPatty LovelessJosh TaylorTop Vocal Duo of the YearWilliam ShatnerBaillie & the BoysAlbum of the YearRodney CrowellRicky Van SheltonTop Female Vocalist of the YearVince GillNina BlackwoodTop Vocal Group of the YearEddie RavenEarl Thomas ConleyPark OverallTop New Female VocalistTop New Vocal Duo or GroupTop New Male VocalistHighway 101Holly DunnSong of the YearRita CoolidgeLeeza GibbonsTop Male Vocalist of the YearWayne NewtonKitty Wells Entertainer of the Year
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