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2005 ACM Predictions from your AboutCountry staff

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2005 ACM Awards

2005 ACM Awards

It's always fun to try and predict the seemingly unpredictable Award shows. Your AboutCountry staff has decided to give it a go, and post the artists, songs and albums we think will take home the ACM Award on May 17th. See how we do after the show.

Shel:

    Entertainer Of The Year - Kenny Chesney
    Top Male Vocalist - Kenny Chesney
    Top Female Vocalist - Martina McBride
    Top New Artist - Gretchen Wilson
    Top Vocal Group - Rascal Flatts
    Vocal Duo - Brooks & Dunn
    Single Record Of The Year - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
    Song Of The Year - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
    Album Of The Year - Here For The Party - Gretchen Wilson
    Vocal Event Of The Year - Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
    Video Of The Year - Whiskey Lullaby, Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss

Jenn:

    Entertainer Of The Year - Kenny Chesney
    Top Male Vocalist - Keith Urban
    Top Female Vocalist - Martina McBride
    Top New Artist -Gretchen Wilson
    Top Vocal Group - Rascal Flatts
    Vocal Duo - Brooks & Dunn
    Single Record Of The Year - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
    Song Of The Year - Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
    Album Of The Year - Here For The Party - Gretchen Wilson
    Vocal Event Of The Year - Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
    Video Of The Year - Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss

Matt:

    Entertainer Of The Year - Keith Urban
    Top Male Vocalist - Keith Urban
    Top Female Vocalist - Martina McBride
    Top New Artist -Gretchen Wilson
    Top Vocal Group - Rascal Flatts
    Top Vocal Duo - Big & Rich
    Single Record Of The Year - Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
    Song Of The Year - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
    Album Of The Year - Here For The Party - Gretchen Wilson
    Vocal Event Of The Year - Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
    Video Of The Year - Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss

Penny:

    Entertainer Of The Year -Kenny Chesney
    Top Male Vocalist - Tim McGraw
    Top Female Vocalist - Terri Clark
    Top New Artist -Julie Roberts
    Top Vocal Group - Lonestar
    Top Vocal Duo - Montgomery Gentry
    Single Record Of The Year - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
    Song Of The Year - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
    Album Of The Year - Here For The Party - Gretchen Wilson
    Vocal Event Of The Year - Hey Good Lookin' - Jimmy Buffet With Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith And George Strait
    Video Of The Year - Girls Lie Too, Terri Clark

Jolene:

    Entertainer Of The Year - Brooks & Dunn
    Top Male Vocalist - Keith Urban
    Top Female Vocalist - Gretchen Wilson
    Top New Artist - Gretchen Wilson
    Top Vocal Group - Rascal Flatts
    Top Vocal Duo - Big & Rich
    Single Of The Year - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
    Song Of The Year - Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
    Album Of The Year - Live Like You Were Dying, Tim McGraw
    Vocal Event Of The Year - When The Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney (Duet With Uncle Kracker)
    Video Of The Year - Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy), Big & Rich

Kathy:

    Entertainer Of The Year Keith Urban
    Top Male Vocalist - Alan Jackson
    Top Female Vocalist - Gretchen Wilson
    Top New Artist - Josh Turner
    Top Vocal Duo - Brooks & Dunn
    Single of the Year - Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
    Song of the Year - Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
    Album of the Year - Here For The Party - Gretchen Wilson
    Vocal Event Of The Year - Hey Good Lookin' - Jimmy Buffet With Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith And George Strait
    Video of the Year - Whiskey Lullaby, Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss

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