25th Academy of Country Music Awards

25th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 25, 1990
Location	Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	The Judds Alabama George Strait Tammy Wynette
Most awards	Clint Black (4)
Most nominations	Clint Black Hank Williams Jr. (5 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 25th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on April 25, 1990, at the Pantages Theatre, in Los Angeles, California . The ceremony was hosted by The Judds, Alabama, George Strait, and Tammy Wynette.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
George Strait Alabama Dolly Parton Randy Travis Hank Williams Jr.	Killin' Time — Clint Black Diamonds & Dirt — Rodney Crowell Old 8x10 — Randy Travis Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two — Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Willow in the Wind — Kathy Mattea
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Kathy Mattea k.d. lang Reba McEntire Dolly Parton Tanya Tucker	Clint Black Rodney Crowell Ricky Van Shelton George Strait Randy Travis
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
Restless Heart Alabama Highway 101 Shenandoah Statler Brothers	The Judds Baillie & the Boys Buck Owens and Ringo Starr Sweethearts of the Rodeo Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr.
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"A Better Man" — Clint Black "If Tomorrow Never Comes" — Garth Brooks "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" — Keith Whitley "There's a Tear in My Beer" — Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr. "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" — Patty Loveless	"Where've You Been" — Jon Vezner and Don Henry "After All This Time" — Rodney Crowell "If Tomorrow Never Comes" — Garth Brooks and Kent Blazy "Killin' Time" — Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas "There's a Tear in My Beer" — Hank Williams
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Clint Black Garth Brooks Lionel Cartwright	Mary Chapin Carpenter Daniele Alexander Jann Browne
Top New Vocal Duo or Group	Video of the Year
The Kentucky Headhunters Shenandoah Wild Rose	"There's a Tear in My Beer" — Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr. "Cathy's Clown" — Reba McEntire "High Cotton" — Alabama "Planet Texas" — Kenny Rogers "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" — Dolly Parton

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Notes
Eddie Rabbitt Michele Greene Gary Morris	Single Record of the Year
Sweethearts of the Rodeo	Video of the Year
Patty Loveless Josh Taylor	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
William Shatner Baillie & the Boys	Album of the Year
Rodney Crowell Ricky Van Shelton	Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Vince Gill Nina Blackwood	Top Vocal Group of the Year
Eddie Raven Earl Thomas Conley Park Overall	Top New Female Vocalist Top New Vocal Group or Duo Top New Male Vocalist
Highway 101 Holly Dunn	Song of the Year
Rita Coolidge Leeza Gibbons	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Wayne Newton Kitty Wells	Entertainer of the Year