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2000 CMA Entertainers of the Year: Dixie Chicks

34th Annual CMA Awards

Host: Vince Gill
Venue: Grand Ole Opry House
City: Nashville, Tenn.
Date: Oct. 4, 2000

Entertainer of the Year: Dixie Chicks

34th Annual CMA Awards Summary

The Dixie Chicks are the night's biggest winners, taking home four awards. The trio receive the coveted entertainer of the year, as well as vocal group of the year. Fly is named album of the year, and their star-filled video "Goodbye Earl" wins video of the year. The crossover hit "I Hope You Dance" earns Lee Ann Womack the single of the year award and gives co-writers Mark Sanders and Tia Sillers the song of the year honor. Montgomery Gentry unseat Brooks & Dunn in the duo category, while hot new singer-songwriter Brad Paisley receives the Horizon Award. Country's hot couple, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, win the male and female vocalist awards. The ode to traditional country, "Murder on Music Row," gives a surprised Alan Jackson and George Strait the vocal event of the year nod. The legendary Faron Young and Charley Pride are both inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Entertainer of the Year

Winner: Dixie Chicks
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Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Tim McGraw
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Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Faith Hill
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Vocal Group of the Year

Winner: Dixie Chicks
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Vocal Event of the Year

Winners: Alan Jackson and George Strait
Song Title: "Murder on Music Row"
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Album of the Year

Winner: Dixie Chicks
Album Title: Fly
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Song of the Year

Winners: Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers
Song Title: "I Hope You Dance"
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Single of the Year

Winners: Lee Ann Womack and Sons of the Desert
Song Title: "I Hope You Dance"
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Musician of the Year

Winner: Hargus "Pig" Robbins
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Music Video of the Year

Winners: Dixie Chicks and Evan Bernard
Video Title: "Goodbye Earl"
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