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 Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year 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 SheltonTop Female Vocalist of the YearTop 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 YoakamTop Vocal Group of the YearTop Vocal Duo of the Year Highway 101 Alabama Desert Rose Band Oak Ridge Boys Restless Heart The Judds The Bellamy Brothers Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash Sweethearts of the Rodeo Dwight Yoakam and Buck OwensSingle Record of the YearSong 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, Paul Nelson "Don't Close Your Eyes" — Bob McDill "I Know How He Feels" — Rick Bowles, Will Robinson "Set 'Em Up Joe" — Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, Buddy Cannon, Vern Gosdin "Strong Enough to Bend" — Beth Nielsen Chapman, Don SchlitzTop New Male VocalistTop 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 MeadeVideo 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 McEntirePioneer Award Buck OwensArtist of the Decade Award Alabama
Performers Performer(s)Song(s)Randy Travis"Is It Still Over?"Skip EwingVicki BirdNew Artist Medley #1"I Don't Have Far to Fall""Mem'ries"The Judds"Let Me Tell You About Love"J. C. CrowleyDonna MeadeNew Artist Medley #2"Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight""Love's Last Stand"Reba McEntire"Cathy's Clown"Paul OverstreetLinda DavisNew Artist Medley #3"Sowin' Love""Weak Nights"Hank WilliamsHank Williams Jr."There's a Tear in My Beer"K.T. Oslin"Hey Bobby"David Lynn JonesCee Cee ChapmanNew Artist Medley #4"Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)""Frontier Justice"George Strait"What's Going On in Your World"Willie Nelson"Better Part Over"Suzy BoggussRodney CrowellNew Artist Medley #5"Somewhere Between""After All This Time"Highway 101"Setting Me Up"
Presenters Presenter(s)NotesGeorge PeppardPatty LovelessBuck OwensTop Vocal Group of the YearMary FrannThe Bellamy BrothersAlbum of the YearJuice NewtonThe Oak Ridge BoysVideo of the YearCarl PerkinsCharlie DanielsPresented Artist of the Decade Award to AlabamaEddie RabbittBruce JennerTop Female Vocalist of the YearEddy RavenLisa Hartman BlackKeith WhitleyTop Vocal Duo of the YearDon WilliamsMorgan BrittanyMoe BandySingle Record of the YearJanie FrickeRonnie MilsapTammy WynetteSong of the YearRoger MillerDwight YoakamPresented Pioneer Award to Buck OwensLeeza GibbonsKathy MatteaTop Male Vocalist of the YearRestless HeartLacy J. DaltonTop New Female VocalistTop New Male VocalistDennis WeaverValerie HarperEntertainer of the Year
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