1989 TNN Viewers' Choice Awards explained

1989 Viewers' Choice Awards
Date:	April 25, 1989
Location:	Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Most Nominations:	Ricky Van Shelton (5)
Most Wins:	Ricky Van Shelton (3)
Network:	TNN
Host:	Ricky Van Shelton Rodney Crowell Kathy Mattea Ralph Emery
Previous:	1988
Main:	CMT

The 1989 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.^{[1] [2]}

Favorite Entertainer	Favorite Album
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. Oslin
Favorite Female Vocalist	Favorite Male Vocalist
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 Yoakam
Favorite Newcomer	Favorite Group
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 Rodeo
Favorite Song	Favorite Video
"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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nashville Then: 1989 TNN Viewers' Choice Awards. Tennessean. en-US. 2024-12-02.
2. Awards Offered Surprising Points Of View. Billboard. 36. May 13, 1989.