NOMINEES

Entertainer of the Year  
Brooks & Dunn Toby Keith
Kenny Chesney Tim McGraw
Alan Jackson  
Top Male Vocalist  
Kenny Chesney Tim McGraw
Alan Jackson Keith Urban
Toby Keith  
Top Female Vocalist  
Terri Clark Martina McBride
Sara Evans Shania Twain
Patty Loveless  
Top New Artist  
Dierks Bentley Josh Turner
Pat Green Jimmy Wayne
Buddy Jewell  
Top Vocal Group  
Alabama Rascal Flatts
Diamond Rio Trick Pony
Lonestar  
Top Vocal Duo  
The Bellamy Brothers Montgomery Gentry
Blue County The Warren Brothers
Brooks & Dunn  
Single Record of the Year
"American Soldier" -- Toby Keith
Producers: James Stroud, Toby Keith
Record Company: DreamWorks
"Three Wooden Crosses" -- Randy Travis
Producer: Kyle Lehning
Record Company: Word-Curb, Warner Bros. Records
Song of the Year
"Three Wooden Crosses" -- Randy Travis
Composers: Douglas Johnson, Kim Williams
Publisher: Mike Curb Music, Sweet Radical Music (BMI)
 
Album of the Year  
Honkytonkville -- George Strait
Producers: George Strait, Tony Brown
Record Company: MCA Nashville 		Red Dirt Road -- Brooks & Dunn
Producers: Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Mark Wright
Record Company: Arista Nashville
Martina -- Martina McBride
Producers: Martina McBride, Paul Worley
Record Company: RCA Nashville 		Shock 'n Y'all -- Toby Keith
Producers: James Stroud, Toby Keith
Record Company: DreamWorks
Mud on the Tires -- Brad Paisley
Producers: Frank Rogers
Record Company: Arista Nashville 		 
Vocal Event of the Year  
"How's the World Treating You" -- James Taylor, Alison Krauss
Producer: Carl Jackson
Record Company: Universal South
"Working for a Living" -- Phil Vassar, Huey Lewis
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Phil Vassar
Record Company: Arista Nashville
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" -- Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett
Producer: Keith Stegall
Record Company: Arista Nashville
"Young Man's Town" -- Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris
Producer: Vince Gill
Record Company: MCA Nashville
"The Truth About Men" -- Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton, Montgomery Gentry
Producer: Billy Joe Walker Jr.
Record Company: RCA Nashville
 
Video of the Year
"Beer for My Horses" -- Toby Keith
Producer: Mark Kalbfeld
Director: Michael Salomon
"" -- Producer: Lori Stonebraker
Director: Trey Fanjoy
"Hurt" -- Johnny Cash
Producer: Aris McGarry
Director: Mark Romanek
 
Radio Station of the Year  
WSIX/Nashville WUSY/Chattanooga, Tenn.
KYGO/Denver WFMS/Indianapolis
WQYK/Tampa  
On-Air Personality of the Year  
Cornbread With Pat James
KFDI/Wichita, Kan. 		J.D. Cannon
WFMS/Indianapolis
Tim & Willy
KNIX/Phoenix, Ariz. 		Jim, Deb & Kevin
WFMS/Indianapolis
Kelly, Jonathan & Mudflap
KYGO/Denver 		Blair Garner
Syndicated
Producer of the Year  
Tony Brown Dann Huff
Keith Stegall Brent Rowan
James Stroud  
Audio Engineer of the Year  
Billy Sherrill Julian King
Chuck Ainlay Steve Marcantonio
Ben Fowler  
Guitar  
Jeff King Bryan Sutton
J.T. Corenflos Brent Rowan
Larry Beaird  
Bass  
Gary Lunn Mike Brignardello
David Hungate Michael Rhodes
Jimmy Lee Sloas  
Drums  
Shannon Forrest Greg Morrow
Paul Leim Eddie Bayers
Steve Turner  
Steel Guitar  
Scott Sanders Bruce Bouton
Sonny Garrish Paul Franklin
Dan Dugmore  
Piano/Keyboard  
Tim Akers Gordon Mote
Tony Harrell Steve Nathan
John Hobbs  
Fiddle  
Aubrey Haynie Glenn Duncan
Rob Hajacos Jonathan Yudkin
Stuart Duncan  
Specialty Instrument  
Eric Darken Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson
Jim Horn Russ Pahl
Terry McMillan  
Nightclub of the Year  
Billy Bob's
Fort Worth, Texas 		Grizzy Rose
Denver
Buck Owen's Crystal Palace
Bakersfield, Calif. 		The Trap
Nashville, Tenn.
Far West Rodeo
San Antonio, Texas 		 
Casino of the Year  
Ameristar Casino
Kansas City, Mo. 		Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Boulder Station Casino
Las Vegas, Nev. 		Turning Stone Casino
Verona, N.Y.
Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino
Uncasville, Conn. 		 
Don Romeo Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year  
Todd Boltin
Variety Attractions, Zanesville, Ohio 		Fran Romeo
TBA Entertainment, Crescent, Iowa and Omaha, Neb.
Rich Mischell
Mischell Productions, Okeana, Ohio 		Suzanne Wilson
Wilson Events, Petaluma, Calif.
Brian O'Connell
Clear Channel Entertainment, Nashville