18th Music City News Country Awards

18th Music City News Country Awards
Date	June 6, 1984
Location	Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Larry Gatlin The Statlers Sylvia
Most awards	The Statlers (4)
Most nominations	The Statlers (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Syndication

The 18th Music City News Country Awards was held on June 6, 1984, at the Grand Ole Opry House, in Nashville, Tennessee . The ceremony was hosted by Larry Gatlin, The Statlers, and Sylvia.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.

Female Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Janie Fricke Loretta Lynn Barbara Mandrell Charly McClain Reba McEntire	Lee Greenwood George Jones Ricky Skaggs Conway Twitty Don Williams
Vocal Group of the Year	Vocal Duo of the Year
The Statlers Alabama The Gatlin Brothers Oak Ridge Boys The Whites	Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton David Frizzell and Shelly West Mickey Gilley and Charly McClain Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Vocal Band of the Year	Bluegrass Act of the Year
Alabama The Do-Rights Oak Ridge Boys Marty Robbins Band Ricky Skaggs Band	Ricky Skaggs Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Emmylou Harris Hot Band Bill Monroe The Whites
Single of the Year	Album of the Year
"Elizabeth" — The Statlers "I.O.U." — Lee Greenwood "Islands in the Stream" — Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers "Lady Down on Love" — Alabama "You Look So Good in Love" — George Strait	The Closer You Get... — Alabama Don't Cheat in Our Hometown — Ricky Skaggs Some Memories Just Won't Die — Marty Robbins Spun Gold — Barbara Mandrell Today — The Statlers
Star of Tomorrow	Comedy Act of the Year
Ronny Robbins Lee Greenwood Gary Morris George Strait Steve Wariner	The Statlers Jerry Clower Minnie Pearl Jerry Reed Ray Stevens
Gospel Act of the Year	TV Series of the Year
The Hee Haw Gospel Quartet The Blackwood Brothers Tennessee Ernie Ford Amy Grant Christy Lane	Hee Haw Austin City Limits Music City USA Nashville Now This Week in Country Music
TV Special of the Year	Living Legend Award
Another Evening with the Statler Brothers – Heroes, Legends and Friends Blowout at Billy Bob's Country Music Association's 25th Anniversary Show Janie Fricke: You Ought To Be In Pictures Barbara Mandrell: The Lady Is A Champ	Ernest Tubb Eddy Arnold George Jones Minnie Pearl Conway Twitty

See also

• CMT Music Awards