# 26th TNN/Music City News Country Awards

The 26th TNN/Music City News Country Awards was held on June 8, 1992, at the Grand Ole Opry House, in Nashville, Tennessee . The ceremony was hosted by Alan Jackson and Tanya Tucker.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Garth Brooks Vince Gill Alan Jackson Ricky Van Shelton George Strait | Don't Rock the Jukebox — Alan Jackson Backroads — Ricky Van Shelton Chill of an Early Fall — George Strait Pocket Full of Gold — Vince Gill Ropin' the Wind — Garth Brooks |
| Female Artist of the Year | Male Artist of the Year |
| Reba McEntire Patty Loveless Lorrie Morgan Tanya Tucker Trisha Yearwood | Alan Jackson Garth Brooks Vince Gill Ricky Van Shelton George Strait |
| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| The Statlers Alabama Diamond Rio Oak Ridge Boys Sawyer Brown | The Judds Baillie and the Boys Bellamy Brothers Brooks & Dunn Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
| Single of the Year | Video of the Year |
| "Don't Rock the Jukebox" — Alan Jackson "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" — Travis Tritt "Keep It Between the Lines" — Ricky Van Shelton "Look at Us" — Vince Gill "Shameless" — Garth Brooks | "Rockin' Years" — Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton "Anymore" — Travis Tritt "Don't Rock the Jukebox" — Alan Jackson "Look at Us" — Vince Gill "The Thunder Rolls" — Garth Brooks |
| Star of Tomorrow | Vocal Collaboration of the Year |
| Travis Tritt Mark Chesnutt Joe Diffie Doug Stone Trisha Yearwood | Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton Alan Jackson and George Jones Patty Loveless and Vince Gill Mark O'Connor, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart |
| Gospel Act of the Year | Comedian of the Year |
| The Chuck Wagon Gang The Cathedrals Cumberland Boys Fox Brothers J.D. Sumner and the Stamps | Ray Stevens Andy Andrews The Geezinslaw Brothers Steve Hall and Shotgun Red Williams and Ree |
| Instrumentalist of the Year ||
| Vince Gill Chet Atkins Mark O'Connor Ricky Skaggs Mike Snider ||
| Living Legend Award ||
| Roy Rogers ||
| Minnie Pearl Award ||
| Emmylou Harris ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Tanya Tucker | "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight" |
| Travis Tritt Marty Stuart | "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" |
| Vince Gill | "Look at Us" |
| Sawyer Brown | "Some Girls Do" |
| Alan Jackson | "Midnight in Montgomery" |
| Steve Wariner | "Midnight Fire" |
| Joe Diffie Trisha Yearwood Mark Chesnutt Doug Stone | Star of Tomorrow Medley "Ships That Don't Come In" "Wrong Side of Memphis" "Old Flames Have New Names" "Come In Out of the Pain" |
| Ricky Van Shelton | "Backroads" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Patty Loveless T. Graham Brown | Single of the Year |
| Diamond Rio Shotgun Red | Gospel Act of the Year |
| Oak Ridge Boys Crystal Gayle | Male Artist of the Year |
| Oak Ridge Boys Crystal Gayle | Vocal Collaboration of the Year |
| The Statlers | Presented Living Legend Award to Roy Rogers |
| Brooks & Dunn Linda Davis | Comedian of the Year |
| The Geezinslaw Brothers Baillie & the Boys | Vocal Group of the Year |
| Sweethearts of the Rodeo Williams and Ree | Video of the Year |
| Aaron Tippin Michelle Wright | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Billy Dean Ricky Skaggs | Album of the Year |
| Holly Dunn John Anderson | Instrumentalist of the Year |
| George Jones | Star of Tomorrow |
| Suzy Bogguss Randy Travis | Female Artist of the Year |
| Richard Petty | Presented Minnie Pearl Award to Emmylou Harris |
| Reba McEntire | Entertainer of the Year |