31st TNN/Music City News Country Awards

31st TNN/Music City News Country Awards
31st TNN/Music City News Country Awards
Date	June 16, 1997
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	George Jones; LeAnn Rimes; Randy Travis
Most awards	Alan Jackson; Lorrie Morgan (2 each)
Most nominations	Alan Jackson (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	TNN

The 31st TNN/Music City News Country Awards was held on June 16, 1997, at the

Nashville, Tennessee . The ceremony was hosted by George Jones, LeAnn Rimes, and Randy Travis

.

Winners and nominees

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

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Alan Jackson Billy Ray Cyrus Vince Gill Reba McEntire George Strait	Blue Clear Sky — George Strait Between Now and Forever — Bryan White Everything I Love — Alan Jackson High Lonesome Sound — Vince Gill Trail of Tears — Billy Ray Cyrus
Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Lorrie Morgan Terri Clark Faith Hill Patty Loveless Reba McEntire	Alan Jackson Billy Ray Cyrus Vince Gill George Strait Bryan White
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
The Statlers 4 Runner The Forester Sisters The Moffatts Oak Ridge Boys	Brooks & Dunn Bellamy Brothers Darryl & Don Ellis Regina Regina Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Vocal Band of the Year	Vocal Collaboration of the Year
Sawyer Brown Alabama BlackHawk Diamond Rio The Mavericks	Lorrie Morgan and Jon Randall Alan Jackson and Jeff Foxworthy Dolly Parton and Vince Gill LeAnn Rimes and Eddy Arnold Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart
Single of the Year	Video of the Year
"Trail of Tears" — Billy Ray Cyrus "Blue" — LeAnn Rimes "Blue Clear Sky" — George Strait "Little Bitty" — Alan Jackson "Worlds Apart" — Vince Gill	"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" — Neal McCoy "Games Rednecks Play" — Alan Jackson and Jeff Foxworthy "Little Bitty" — Alan Jackson "Trail of Tears" — Billy Ray Cyrus "Worlds Apart" — Vince Gill
Male Star of Tomorrow	Female Star of Tomorrow
Wade Hayes Trace Adkins Paul Brandt Ty England Ty Herndon	LeAnn Rimes Deana Carter Mindy McCready Jo Dee Messina MC Potts
Christian Country Artist of the Year	Comedian of the Year
Ricky Van Shelton Amy Grant Susie Luchsinger Paul Overstreet Ricky Skaggs	Jeff Foxworthy Gary Chapman Cledus T. Judd Mike Snider Ray Stevens
Living Legend Award
Charley Pride
Minnie Pearl Award
George Lindsey

References

^ "Jackson, Gill top TNN Music City News Country Awards nominees". Harlan Daily Enterprise. February 1, 1997. p. 5.
^ "Rimes, Jackson big Music City winners". The Madison Courier. June 17, 1997. p. 9.

[1] "Jackson, Gill top TNN Music City News Country Awards nominees". Harlan Daily Enterprise. February 1, 1997. p. 5.

[2] "Rimes, Jackson big Music City winners". The Madison Courier. June 17, 1997. p. 9.

[2]

Winners and nominees

See also

References