1989 TNN Viewers' Choice Awards

1989 TNN Viewers' Choice Awards
Date	April 25, 1989
Location	Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Ricky Van Shelton Rodney Crowell Kathy Mattea Ralph Emery
Most awards	Ricky Van Shelton (3)
Most nominations	Ricky Van Shelton (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network	TNN

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.^[1][2]

Favorite Entertainer of the Year	Favorite 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. Oslin
Favorite Female Vocalist of the Year	Favorite 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 Yoakam
Favorite Newcomer of the Year	Favorite 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 Rodeo
Favorite Song of the Year	Favorite 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

References

1. "Nashville Then: 1989 TNN Viewers' Choice Awards". Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
2. "Awards Offered Surprising Points Of View" (PDF). Billboard. May 13, 1989. p. 36.