# 26th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 26th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on April 24, 1991, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by Clint Black, Kathy Mattea, and George Strait.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Garth Brooks Clint Black Reba McEntire Dolly Parton George Strait | No Fences — Garth Brooks Here in the Real World — Alan Jackson Pass It On Down — Alabama RVS III — Ricky Van Shelton When I Call Your Name — Vince Gill |
| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Reba McEntire Mary Chapin Carpenter Patty Loveless Kathy Mattea Tanya Tucker | Garth Brooks Clint Black Vince Gill Ricky Van Shelton George Strait |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Shenandoah Alabama The Desert Rose Band The Kentucky Headhunters Restless Heart | The Judds Baillie & the Boys Vince Gill and Reba McEntire Sweethearts of the Rodeo Tanya Tucker and T. Graham Brown |
| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "Friends in Low Places" — Garth Brooks "Here in the Real World" — Alan Jackson "Jukebox in My Mind" — Alabama "Next to You, Next to Me" — Shenandoah "When I Call Your Name" — Vince Gill | "The Dance" — Tony Arata "Friends in Low Places" — Dewayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee "Here in the Real World" — Alan Jackson, Mark Irwin "Jukebox in My Mind" — Dave Gibson, Ronnie Rogers "When I Call Your Name" — Vince Gill, Tim DuBois |
| Top New Male Vocalist | Top New Female Vocalist |
| Alan Jackson Doug Stone Travis Tritt | Shelby Lynne Matraca Berg Carlene Carter |
| Top New Vocal Duo or Group | Video of the Year |
| Pirates of the Mississippi Canyon Prairie Oyster | "The Dance" — Garth Brooks "Come Next Monday" — K.T. Oslin "Here I Am" — Lyle Lovett "Love Can Build a Bridge" — The Judds "Pass It On Down" — Alabama |
| Pioneer Award ||
| Johnny Cash ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Garth Brooks | Medley "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" "Unanswered Prayers" "Friends in Low Places" "The Dance" |
| Alan Jackson Pirates of the Mississippi | New Artist Medley #1 "Don't Rock the Jukebox" "Feed Jake" |
| The Kentucky Headhunters | "Ballad Of Davy Crockett" |
| Shelby Lynne Travis Tritt | New Artist Medley #2 "What About the Love We Made" "Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" |
| George Strait | "If I Know Me" |
| Matraca Berg Canyon | New Artist Medley #3 "Baby, Walk On" "Dam These Tears" |
| Reba McEntire Joint Service Color Guard | "America the Beautiful" |
| Clint Black | "One More Payment" |
| Carlene Carter Doug Stone Prairie Oyster | New Artist Medley #4 "I Fell in Love" "In a Different Light" "I Don't Hurt Anymore" |
| Kathy Mattea | "Time Passes By" |
| The Judds International Children's Choir | "Love Can Build a Bridge" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Ricky Van Shelton Michele Greene | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Marie Osmond Restless Heart | Video of the Year |
| Buck Owens Lisa Hartman Black | Single Record of the Year |
| Vince Gill Ronnie Milsap | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Robert Duvall | Presented Pioneer Award to Johnny Cash |
| Lee Horsley Patty Loveless | Song of the Year |
| Alan Autry Valerie Harper | Album of the Year |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter Moe Bandy Juice Newton | Top New Female Vocalist Top New Vocal Group or Duo Top New Male Vocalist |
| Lorianne Crook Charlie Chase Steve Gatlin | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Nancy Stafford T. Graham Brown | Top Vocal Group of the Year |
| Alabama | Entertainer of the Year |