The 1989 TNN Viewers' Choice Awards was held on April 25, 1989, at the Grand Ole Opry House, in Nashville, Tennessee . The ceremony was hosted by Kathy Mattea, Rodney Crowell, Ricky Van Shelton and Ralph Emery.
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Favorite Entertainer of the YearFavorite Album of the Year Randy Travis The Judds Reba McEntire Ricky Van Shelton George Strait Hank Williams Jr. Old 8x10 — Randy Travis 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 Shelton This Woman — K.T. OslinFavorite Female Vocalist of the YearFavorite Male Vocalist of the Year Reba McEntire Rosanne Cash Emmylou Harris Kathy Mattea K.T. Oslin Tanya Tucker Ricky Van Shelton Rodney Crowell George Strait Randy Travis Hank Williams Jr. Dwight YoakamFavorite Newcomer of the YearFavorite Group of the Year Shenandoah Baillie & the Boys Skip Ewing David Lynn Jones Jo-El Sonnier Keith Whitley The Oak Ridge Boys Alabama Highway 101 The Judds The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Sweethearts of the RodeoFavorite Song of the YearFavorite Video of the Year "I'll Leave This World Loving You" — Ricky Van Shelton "Don't Close Your Eyes" — Keith Whitley "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" — Kathy Mattea "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" — George Strait "Streets of Bakersfield" — Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens "Strong Enough to Bend" — Tanya Tucker "I'll Leave This World Loving You" — Ricky Van Shelton "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" — Kathy Mattea "Gonna Take a Lot of River" — The Oak Ridge Boys "Streets of Bakersfield" — Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens "Strong Enough to Bend" — Tanya Tucker "Young Country" — Hank Williams Jr.
See also CMT Music Awards
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