1990 Country Music Association Awards


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.
Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year
George Strait
  • 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 YearFemale 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 YearVocal 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 YearSong 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 AwardMusician 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 YearVocal 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