1990 Country Music Association Awards Explained

Host:	Reba McEntire Randy Travis
Date:	October 8, 1990
Most Nominations:	Garth Brooks (5)
Network:	CBS
Next:	1991
Previous:	1989
Main:	CMA
Most Wins:	Garth Brooks Kentucky HeadHunters (2)
Location:	Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee

The 1990 Country Music Association Awards, 24th Ceremony, was held on Monday October 8, 1990, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winners, Reba McEntire and Randy Travis.

Winners and nominees

Winners are in Bold.^[1]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
George Strait Clint Black Kathy Mattea Randy Travis Ricky Van Shelton	Pickin' on Nashville - Kentucky HeadHunters Here in the Real World - Alan Jackson I Wonder Do You Think of Me - Keith Whitley Livin' It Up - George Strait RVS III - Ricky Van Shelton
Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year
Clint Black Garth Brooks Rodney Crowell Ricky Van Shelton George Strait	Kathy Mattea Patty Loveless Reba McEntire Lorrie Morgan Tanya Tucker
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
Kentucky HeadHunters Desert Rose Band Highway 101 Restless Heart Shenandoah	The Judds Baillie & The Boys Bellamy Brothers Foster & Lloyd Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Single of the Year	Song of the Year
"When I Call Your Name" - Vince Gill "Here In The Real World" - Alan Jackson "If Tomorrow Never Comes" - Garth Brooks "Killin' Time" - Clint Black "Where've You Been" - Kathy Mattea	"Where've You Been" - Don Henry and Jon Vezner "Here In The Real World" - Alan Jackson and Mark Irwin "If Tomorrow Never Comes" - Garth Brooks and Kent Blazy "Killin' Time" - Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas "When I Call Your Name" - Vince Gill and Tim DuBois
Horizon Award	Musician of the Year
Garth Brooks Alan Jackson Kentucky HeadHunters Lorrie Morgan Travis Tritt	Johnny Gimble Jerry Douglas Paul Franklin Mark O'Connor Matt Rollings
Music Video of the Year	Vocal Event of the Year
The Dance - Garth Brooks Dumas Walker - Kentucky HeadHunters He Walked on Water - Randy Travis Hillbilly Rock - Marty Stuart Where've You Been - Kathy Mattea	Til A Tear Becomes A Rose - Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan Highwaymen - Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings Oklahoma Swing - Reba McEntire and Vince Gill Tanya Tucker and T. Graham Brown Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
The Judds	"This Country's Rockin"
Tanya Tucker and T. Graham Brown	"Don't Go Out"
Alan Jackson	"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"
Clint Black	"Put Yourself in My Shoes"
Lorrie Morgan	"Out of Your Shoes"
Mary Chapin Carpenter	"Opening Act"
Ricky Van Shelton	Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire"
Garth Brooks	"Friends in Low Places"
Vince Gill (with Patty Loveless)	"When I Call Your Name"
Kathy Mattea	"Time Passes By"
Travis Tritt	"Put Some Drive in Your Country"
Randy Travis George Jones Tammy Wynette Roy Rogers Vern Gosdin	"A Few Good Ol' Country Boys Around" "Heroes and Friends"
The Kentucky Headhunters	"Oh, Lonesome Me"
George Strait	"I've Come to Expect It from You"
Reba McEntire	"You Lie"
The Oak Ridge Boys	Tribute to Tennessee Ernie Ford "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" "Sixteen Tons"
U.S Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale Reba McEntire Randy Travis Vince Gill The Judds Lee Greenwood	"This Is My Country" "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" "God Bless America" "America the Beautiful" "God Bless the U.S.A."

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Award
Tanya Tucker and T. Graham Brown	Single of the Year
Marie Osmond	Vocal Event of the Year
Ray Stevens	Song of the Year
Mary Chapin Carpenter	Vocal Group of the Year
Crystal Gayle and Lyle Lovett	Album of the Year
Patty Loveless and Vince Gill	Vocal Duo of the Year
K. T. Oslin	Male Vocalist of the Year
Reba McEntire	Musician of the Year
	Music Video of the Year
Clint Black	Horizon Award
Roger Miller	Female Vocalist of the Year
Barbara Mandrell	Entertainer of the Year

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Winners And Nominees. 2019 CMA Awards Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. en-US. 2020-01-11.
2. Web site: Timeline The 2019 CMA Awards – Wednesday, November 13th on ABC. 2019 CMA Awards Wednesday, November 13 on ABC. en-US. 2019-09-14.