Friday, September 09, 2005
CMA Award nominations
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny ChesneyAlan JacksonToby KeithBrad PaisleyKeith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Alcohol” - Brad Paisley
“As Good As I Once Was” - Toby Keith
“Baby Girl” - Sugarland
“Bless the Broken Road” - Rascal Flatts
“I May Hate Myself In The Morning” - Lee Ann Womack
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Be Here - Keith Urban
Feels Like Today - Rascal Flatts
Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
Somewhere Down In Texas - George Strait
There’s More Where That Came From - Lee Ann Womack
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Alcohol” - Brad Paisley
“As Good As I Once Was” - Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick
“Bless The Broken Road” - Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd
“I May Hate Myself In The Morning” - Odie Blackmon
“Redneck Woman” - Gretchen Wilson/John Rich
“Whiskey Lullaby” - Bill Anderson/Jon Randall
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”
Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack - “I’ll Never Be Free”
Brad Paisley/Sara Evans - “New Again”
Shania Twain (with Billy Currington) - “Party For Two"
Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride - “Trip Around The Sun”
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Electric Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar/Electric Guitar
Randy Scruggs – Guitar/Mandolin
HORIZON AWARD
Dierks Bentley
Big & Rich
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Sugarland
Kenny ChesneyAlan JacksonToby KeithBrad PaisleyKeith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Alcohol” - Brad Paisley
“As Good As I Once Was” - Toby Keith
“Baby Girl” - Sugarland
“Bless the Broken Road” - Rascal Flatts
“I May Hate Myself In The Morning” - Lee Ann Womack
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Be Here - Keith Urban
Feels Like Today - Rascal Flatts
Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
Somewhere Down In Texas - George Strait
There’s More Where That Came From - Lee Ann Womack
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Alcohol” - Brad Paisley
“As Good As I Once Was” - Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick
“Bless The Broken Road” - Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd
“I May Hate Myself In The Morning” - Odie Blackmon
“Redneck Woman” - Gretchen Wilson/John Rich
“Whiskey Lullaby” - Bill Anderson/Jon Randall
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”
Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack - “I’ll Never Be Free”
Brad Paisley/Sara Evans - “New Again”
Shania Twain (with Billy Currington) - “Party For Two"
Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride - “Trip Around The Sun”
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Electric Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar/Electric Guitar
Randy Scruggs – Guitar/Mandolin
HORIZON AWARD
Dierks Bentley
Big & Rich
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Sugarland
