By James Wray Mar 4, 2005, 9:04 GMT
Nominations have been announced for the 40th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Winners will receive their awards during a star-studded event to be broadcast LIVE from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The ceremony, which honors country music's top talent as well as the industry's hottest emerging talent, will be broadcast on Tuesday, May 17th, 2005 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS Television Network.
This morning Tim McGraw led with six nominations. He is also nominated in two of these categories as Producer. Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss and Gretchen Wilson, a first time nominee, all received five nominations each. Krauss is nominated for five awards this year, four for her duet with Brad Paisley and one with Union Station for Top Vocal Group. Chesney is also nominated in two categories for producer.
Toby Keith, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban received four nominations each. Toby Keith is recognized as co-writer for "American Soldier" and Keith Urban is recognized in two of these categories as Producer. Big & Rich, also first time nominees, Rascal Flatts and Lee Ann Womack are up for three awards. John Rich has received two additional nominations as associate producer of "Redneck Woman" (nominated for Single Record of the Year) and "Here For The Party" (nominated for Album of the Year). Rascal Flatts also received a producer nomination in the Single Record of the Year category.
DIAMOND RIO, NEAL McCOY and BRAD PAISLEY were nominated for the 4th annual Academy of Country Music / Home Depot Humanitarian Award. Known as the first "Fan-Voted" award in the Academy's history, this honor salutes an artist or group in the country music industry who is committed to serving others, has a generosity of spirit and a dedication to helping build the dreams of those in need. The recipient of The Home Depot Humanitarian Award will have a community playground built in a city of their choice through the efforts of The Home Depot and KaBOOM!, a non-profit organization that brings together volunteers to build a much-needed playground in one-day "barn-raising" construction events.
Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Presenters and performers who will appear on the special will be announced at a later date.
Following is the list of final nominees in the 11 categories voted on by the membership. Winners in each of the following categories will be presented with an ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD during the television broadcast:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR BROOKS & DUNN KENNY CHESNEY TOBY KEITH TIM McGRAW KEITH URBAN
TOP MALE VOCALIST KENNY CHESNEY ALAN JACKSON TOBY KEITH TIM McGRAW KEITH URBAN
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST TERRI CLARK SARA EVANS MARTINA McBRIDE GRETCHEN WILSON LEE ANN WOMACK
TOP NEW ARTIST BIG & RICH JOSH GRACIN JULIE ROBERTS JOSH TURNER GRETCHEN WILSON
TOP VOCAL GROUP ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION DIAMOND RIO LONESTAR RASCAL FLATTS THE NOTORIOUS CHERRY BOMBS
TOP VOCAL DUO BIG & RICH BLUE COUNTY BROOKS & DUNN MONTGOMERY GENTRY THE WARREN BROTHERS
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD RASCAL FLATTS PRODUCERS: MARK BRIGHT, MARTY WILLIAMS, RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET RECORDS
DAYS GO BY KEITH URBAN PRODUCERS: DANN HUFF & KEITH URBAN CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
I MAY HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING LEE ANN WOMACK PRODUCER: BYRON GALLIMORE MCA NASHVILLE
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING TIM MCGRAW PRODUCERS: TIM McGRAW, BYRON GALLIMORE, DARRAN SMITH CURB RECORDS
REDNECK WOMAN GRETCHEN WILSON PRODUCERS: MARK WRIGHT & JOE SCAIFE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: JOHN RICH EPIC
WHISKEY LULLABY BRAD PAISLEY (FEATURING ALISON KRAUSS) PRODUCER: FRANK ROGERS ARISTA NASHVILLE
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)] AMERICAN SOLDIER WRITERS: TOBY KEITH & CHUCK CANNON TOKECO TUNES (BMI); WACISSA RIVER MUSIC, INC. (BMI) (ADMINISTERED BY BPJ ADMINISTRATION) TOBY KEITH
BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD WRITERS: MARCUS HUMMON, BOBBY BOYD, JEFF HANNA CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC. (BMI) / FLOYD'S DREAM MUSIC (BMI) ALL RIGHTS FOR THE U.S. ON BEHALF OF FLOYD'S DREAM MUSIC ADMIN. BY CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, JEFF DIGGS MUSIC (BMI) JEFF DIGGS MUSIC ADMIN. Y BUG MUSIC RASCAL FLATTS
I MAY HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING WRITER: ODIE BLACKMON CAL IV SONGS, ADMIN BY CAL IV ENTERTAINMENT, LLC (ASCAP) LEE ANN WOMACK
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING WRITERS: CRAIG WISEMAN & TIM NICHOLS BIG LOUD SHIRT (ASCAP) ICG/WARNER (BMI) TIM MCGRAW
WHISKEY LULLABY WRITERS: BILL ANDERSON & JON RANDALL SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING CO/MR. BUBBA MUSIC, INC. ADMIN BY SONY ATV MUSIC PUB (BMI)/ REYNSONGPUB CORP. AMIN BY WRENSONG WHA YA SAY MUSIC ADMIN BY WRENSONG (BMI) BRAD PAISLEY (FEATURING ALISON KRAUSS)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] BE HERE KEITH URBAN PRODUCERS: DANN HUFF & KEITH URBAN CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
HERE FOR THE PARTY GRETCHEN WILSON PRODUCERS: MARK WRIGHT & JOE SCAIFE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: JOHN RICH EPIC
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING TIM MCGRAW PRODUCERS: TIM McGRAW, BYRON GALLIMOR, DARRAN SMITH CURB RECORDS
RESTLESS SARA EVANS PRODUCERS: SARA EVANS & PAUL WORLEY THE RCA RECORDS LABEL
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN KENNY CHESNEY PRODUCERS: BUDDY CANNON & KENNY CHESNEY BNA RECORDS
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] CREEPIN' IN NORAH JONES AND DOLLY PARTON PRODUCED BY: ARIF MARDIN AND NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE/ CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
HEY GOOD LOOKIN' JIMMY BUFFET WITH CLINT BLACK, KENNY CHESNEY, ALAN JACKSON, TOBY KEITH AND GEORGE STRAIT PRODUCED BY: MICHAEL UTLEY & MAC MCANALLY THE RCA RECORDS LABEL NASHVILLE
PARTY FOR TWO SHANIA TWAIN WITH BILLY CURRINGTON PRODUCED BY: ROBERT "MUTT" LANGE MERCURY RECORDS
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN KENNY CHESNEY (DUET WITH UNCLE KRACKER) PRODUCED BY: BUDDY CANNON & KENNY CHESNEY BNA RECORDS
WHISKEY LULLABY BRAD PAISLEY (FEATURING ALISON KRAUSS) PRODUCED BY: FRANK ROGERS ARISTA NASHVILLE
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] GIRLS LIE TOO PRODUCER: ROBIN RUCKER DIRECTOR: SHAUN SILVA ARTIST: TERRI CLARK
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING PRODUCER: SHERMAN HALSEY DIRECTOR: SHERMAN HALSEY ARTIST: TIM McGRAW
REDNECK WOMAN PRODUCER: ANASTASIA SPENCER DIRECTOR: DAVID HOGAN ARTIST: GRETCHEN WILSON
SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) PRODUCER: ROBERT DEATON, GEORGE FLANIGEN, MARC OSWALD, STEVE LAMAR DIRECTOR: DAVID HOGAN ARTIST: BIG & RICH
WHISKEY LULLABY PRODUCER: DON LEPORE DIRECTOR: RICK SCHRODER BRAD PAISLEY( FEATURING ALISON KRAUSS)
Source: Academy of Country Music
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