The 21st Music City News Country Awards was held on June 9, 1987, at the Grand Ole Opry House, in Nashville, Tennessee . The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Cash, Marie Osmond, and Hank Williams Jr.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year The Statlers Alabama Reba McEntire George Strait Randy Travis Storms of Life — Randy Travis #7 — George Strait Four for the Show — The Statlers Lost in the Fifties Tonight — Ronnie Milsap Whoever's in New England — Reba McEntire |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Female Artist of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Male Artist of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | Reba McEntire Janie Fricke Loretta Lynn Barbara Mandrell Kathy Mattea | style="vertical-align:top" | Randy Travis Lee Greenwood Gary Morris John Schneider George Strait |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Vocal Group of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Vocal Duo of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | The Statlers Alabama The Forester Sisters Oak Ridge Boys Sawyer Brown | style="vertical-align:top" | The Judds Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Barbara Mandrell and Lee Greenwood Marie Osmond and Dan Seals Anita Pointer and Earl Thomas Conley |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Gospel Act of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Comedy Act of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | The Hee Haw Gospel Quartet Tennessee Ernie Ford Amy Grant Christy Lane Sandi Patti | style="vertical-align:top" | Ray Stevens Irlene Mandrell Minnie Pearl Shotgun Red Mike Snider |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Single of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Video of the Year |- | style="vertical-align:top" | "On the Other Hand" — Randy Travis "Bop" — Dan Seals "Count On Me" — The Statlers "She and I" — Alabama "Whoever's in New England" — Reba McEntire | style="vertical-align:top" | "Whoever's in New England" — Reba McEntire "The Chair" — George Strait "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" — The Judds "She and I" — Alabama "Sweeter and Sweeter" — The Statlers |- ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" |Star of Tomorrow ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" |TV Series of the Year
Randy Travis T. Graham Brown Kathy Mattea Sawyer Brown Dwight Yoakam | style="vertical-align:top" | Nashville Now Austin City Limits Grand Ole Opry Live Hee Haw This Week in Country MusicTV Special of the Year The Statlers Christmas Present Grand Ole Opry Live The Mandrell Sisters & Family Marty Robbins: Super Legend George Strait: Strait From the Heart of TexasLiving Legend Award George Jones
See also CMT Music Awards
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