30th Academy of Country Music Awards

30th Academy of Country Music Awards
30th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	May 10, 1995
Location	Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Clint Black; Tanya Tucker; Jeff Foxworthy
Most awards	Reba McEntire; Tim McGraw; John Michael Montgomery; The Mavericks (2 each)
Most nominations	Alan Jackson (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 30th Academy of Country Music Awards was held on May 10, 1995, at the Universal Amphitheatre, in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Clint Black, Tanya Tucker and Jeff Foxworthy.

Winners and nominees[edit]

Winners are shown in bold.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Reba McEntire Alabama Brooks & Dunn Garth Brooks Alan Jackson	Not a Moment Too Soon — Tim McGraw In Pieces — Garth Brooks Stones in the Road — Mary Chapin Carpenter When Love Finds You — Vince Gill Who I Am — Alan Jackson
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Reba McEntire Mary Chapin Carpenter Faith Hill Patty Loveless Pam Tillis	Alan Jackson Garth Brooks Joe Diffie Vince Gill George Strait
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Top Vocal Duo of the Year
The Mavericks Alabama Diamond Rio Little Texas Sawyer Brown	Brooks & Dunn John Anderson and Tracy Lawrence George Jones and Alan Jackson Conway Twitty and Sam Moore Trisha Yearwood and Aaron Neville
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"I Swear" — John Michael Montgomery "Don't Take the Girl" — Tim McGraw "Livin' on Love" — Alan Jackson "Third Rock from the Sun" — Joe Diffie "Tryin' to Get Over You" — Vince Gill	"I Swear" — Frank J. Myers and Gary Baker "Don't Take the Girl" — Craig Martin and Larry W. Johnson "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" — Karen Taylor-Good and Burton Banks Collins "Livin' on Love" — Alan Jackson "When Love Finds You" — Vince Gill and Michael Omartian
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Tim McGraw David Ball John Berry	Chely Wright Lisa Brokop Victoria Shaw
Top New Vocal Duo or Group	Video of the Year
The Mavericks The Tractors John & Audrey Wiggins	"The Red Strokes" — Garth Brooks "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" — Patty Loveless "Independence Day" — Martina McBride "Standing Outside the Fire" — Garth Brooks "This Time" — Sawyer Brown
Pioneer Award
Loretta Lynn

References[edit]

^ "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ "ACM Awards 1995: Loretta Lynn Tears Up". Whiskeyriff. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "Winners of 30th Academy of Country Music Awards". UPI. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[Past_winners_and_nominees-1] "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[2] "ACM Awards 1995: Loretta Lynn Tears Up". Whiskeyriff. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[3] "Winners of 30th Academy of Country Music Awards". UPI. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

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