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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
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
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
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