ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Kenny Chesney
- Alan Jackson
- Toby Keith
- Brad Paisley
- Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist and producer)
- “Alcohol”
Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville
- “As Good As I Once Was”
Toby Keith
Produced by James Stroud/Toby Keith
DreamWorks Records Nashville
- “Baby Girl”
Sugarland
Produced by Garth Fundis
Mercury Records Nashville
- “Bless the Broken Road”
Rascal Flatts
Produced by Mark Bright/Marty Williams/Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records
- “I May Hate Myself In The Morning”
Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore
MCA Nashville
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist and producer)
- Be Here
Keith Urban
Produced by Dann Huff/Keith Urban
Capitol Records Nashville
- Feels Like Today
Rascal Flatts
Produced by Mark Bright/Marty Williams/Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records
- Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Produced by Tim McGraw/Byron Gallimore/Darran Smith
Curb Records
- Somewhere Down In Texas
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown/George Strait
MCA Nashville
- There’s More Where That Came From
Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore/Greg Droman
MCA Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to songwriter and primary publisher)
- “Alcohol”
Brad Paisley
EMI April/Sea Gayle Music
- “As Good As I Once Was”
Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick
Tokeco Tunes/Sony/ATV Songs/Big Yellow Dog Music/Florida Cracker Music
- “Bless The Broken Road”
Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd/Jeff Hanna
Careers-BMG Music/Floyd’s Dream Music/Jeff Diggs Music
- “I May Hate Myself In The Morning”
Odie Blackmon
Cal IV Songs
- “Redneck Woman”
Gretchen Wilson/John Rich
Sony/ATV Cross Keys/Hoosiermama Music/WB Music Corp
- “Whiskey Lullaby”
Bill Anderson/Jon Randall
Sony/ATV/Mr. Bubba Music/Reynsong/Wha Ya Say Music
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Sara Evans
- Alison Krauss
- Martina McBride
- Gretchen Wilson
- Lee Ann Womack
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Kenny Chesney
- Alan Jackson
- Brad Paisley
- George Strait
- Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Alison Krauss + Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
- Diamond Rio
- Lonestar
- Rascal Flatts
- Sugarland
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
- Big & Rich
- Brooks & Dunn
- Montgomery Gentry
- Van Zant
- The Warren Brothers
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
- George Strait (Duet with Lee Ann Womack)
“Good News, Bad News”
MCA Nashville
- Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack
“I’ll Never Be Free”
Lost Highway Records
- Brad Paisley/Sara Evans
“New Again”
Wind Up Records
- Shania Twain (with Billy Currington)
“Party For Two”
Mercury Records Nashville
- Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride
“Trip Around The Sun”
RCA Records
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
- Dann Huff – Electric Guitar
- Brent Mason – Guitar/Electric Guitar
- Randy Scruggs – Guitar/Mandolin
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to artist and director)
- “Alcohol”
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea
- “As Good As I Once Was”
Toby Keith
Directed by Michael Salomon
- “Days Go By”
Keith Urban
Directed by Wayne Isham
- “I May Hate Myself In The Morning”
Lee Ann Womack
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
- “When I Think About Cheatin’”
Gretchen Wilson
Directed by Robert Deaton/George J. Flanigen IV
HORIZON AWARD
- Dierks Bentley
- Big & Rich
- Miranda Lambert
- Julie Roberts
- Sugarland