1989 Country Music Association Awards

{{Infobox award|host=Anne Murray
Kenny Rogers|date=October 9, 1989|most_nominations=Hank Williams Jr. (4)
Ricky Van Shelton (4)
Rodney Crowell (4)|network=CBS|next=1990|previous=1988|main=CMA|most_wins=Hank Williams Jr. (2)
Hank Williams Sr. (2)|location=Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee}}The 1989 Country Music Association Awards, 23rd Ceremony, was held on October 9, 1989, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winners, Anne Murray and Kenny Rogers.

Winners and nominees

Winner are in Bold.{{Cite web|title=Past Winners And Nominees|url=https://cmaawards.com/past-winners-and-nominees/|website=2019 CMA Awards {{!}} Wednesday, November 13 on ABC|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-11}}

class="wikitable" ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \|Entertainer of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD85; width=50%" \|Album of the Year
valign="top" \| George Strait Reba McEntire Ricky Van Shelton Randy Travis Hank Williams, Jr. \| valign="top" \| Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. II - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Beyond the Blue Neon - George Strait Loving Proof - Ricky Van Shelton Old 8×10 - Randy Travis Willow in the Wind - Kathy Mattea
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Male Vocalist of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Female Vocalist of the Year
valign="top" \| Ricky Van Shelton Rodney Crowell George Strait Randy Travis Keith Whitley \| valign="top" \| Kathy Mattea Rosanne Cash Patty Loveless Reba McEntire Tanya Tucker
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Vocal Group of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Vocal Duo of the Year
valign="top" \| Highway 101 Alabama Desert Rose Band Restless Heart Shenandoah \| valign="top" \| The Judds Baillie & The Boys Bellamy Brothers Foster & Lloyd Sweethearts of the Rodeo
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Single of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Song of the Year
valign="top" \| "I'm No Stranger To The Rain" - Keith Whitley "A Better Man" - Clint Black "After All This Time" - Rodney Crowell "Chiseled in Stone" - Vern Gosdin "I'll Leave This World Loving You" - Ricky Van Shelton \| valign="top" \| "Chiseled in Stone" - Max D. Barnes and Vern Gosdin "A Better Man" - Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas "After All This Time" - Rodney Crowell "Don't Close Your Eyes" - Bob McDill "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" - Gene Nelson and Paul Nelson
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Horizon Award ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Musician of the Year
valign="top" \| Clint Black Desert Rose Band Patty Loveless Shenandoah Keith Whitley \| valign="top" \| Johnny Gimble Jerry Douglas Paul Franklin Mark O'Connor Don Potter
style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Music Video of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" \|Vocal Event of the Year
valign="top" \| There's a Tear In My Beer - Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams, Sr. After All This Time - Rodney Crowell Dear Me - Lorrie Morgan Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That - Dolly Parton Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. II - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band \| valign="top" \| There's a Tear In My Beer - Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams, Sr. Buck Owens and Ringo Starr Hank Williams, Jr. and Johnny Cash John Denver and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, The Everly Brothers

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style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Single of the Year

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style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Horizon Award

! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Musician of the Year

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Hall of Fame

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! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees{{Cite web|title=Timeline {{!}} The 2019 CMA Awards – Wednesday, November 13th on ABC|url=https://cmaawards.com/timeline/|website=2019 CMA Awards {{!}} Wednesday, November 13 on ABC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-14}}

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References

Country Music Association

CMA

Country Music Association Awards

Category:Country Music Association Awards

Country Music Association Awards

Category:20th century in Nashville, Tennessee

Category:Events in Nashville, Tennessee