20th Music City News Country Awards

20th Music City News Country Awards
Date	June 14, 1986
Location	Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Roy Clark Reba McEntire The Oak Ridge Boys Mel Tillis
Most awards	The Statlers (5)
Most nominations	The Statlers (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Syndication

The 20th Music City News Country Awards was held on June 14, 1986, at the Grand Ole Opry House, in Nashville, Tennessee . The ceremony was hosted by Roy Clark, Reba McEntire, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Mel Tillis.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
The Statlers Alabama The Oak Ridge Boys Ricky Skaggs George Strait	Pardners in Rhyme — The Statlers 40-Hour Week — Alabama Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind — George Strait Step On Out — The Oak Ridge Boys Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes — George Jones Why Not Me — The Judds
Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Reba McEntire Janie Fricke Loretta Lynn Barbara Mandrell Charly McClain Anne Murray	George Strait Lee Greenwood Gary Morris Ricky Skaggs Conway Twitty Hank Williams Jr.
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
The Statlers Alabama Exile Oak Ridge Boys Sawyer Brown	The Judds Lee Greenwood and Barbara Mandrell Charly McClain and Wayne Massey Marie Osmond and Dan Seals Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
Gospel Act of the Year	Comedy Act of the Year
The Hee Haw Gospel Quartet Tennessee Ernie Ford Vern Gosdin Amy Grant Christy Lane	Ray Stevens Jerry Clower Irlene Mandrell Minnie Pearl Shotgun Red The Statlers
Single of the Year	TV Series of the Year
"My Only Love" — The Statlers "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" — Mel McDaniel "Somebody Should Leave" — Reba McEntire "Too Much on My Heart" — The Statlers "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" — George Jones	Nashville Now Austin City Limits Grand Ole Opry Live Hee Haw This Week in Country Music
Star of Tomorrow	Video of the Year
John Schneider Exile Forester Sisters Lorrie Morgan Sawyer Brown Dan Seals	"My Only Love" — The Statlers "Country Boy" — Ricky Skaggs "Highwayman" — The Highwaymen "Little Things" — The Oak Ridge Boys "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" — George Jones
TV Special of the Year
Farm Aid Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember Barbara Mandrell: Something Special The Mandrell Sisters & Family George Strait: Strait From the Heart of Texas
Living Legend Award
Loretta Lynn

See also

• CMT Music Awards