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Esta es una lista de eventos notables en la música country que tuvieron lugar en 2008.
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Eventos [ editar ]
- 27 de abril: una historia en el New York Daily News informó sobre una posible relación a largo plazo entre Mindy McCready y la estrella del béisbol Roger Clemens que comenzó cuando ella tenía 15 años. [1] Aunque el abogado de Clemens, Rusty Hardin , reconoció que McCready era un "amigo cercano de la familia", Hardin negó el asunto y amenazó con presentar una demanda por difamación en su contra. [1] Sin embargo, McCready diría que la relación era sexual, [2] y habló sobre su romance con Clemens con más detalle en la transmisión del 17 de noviembre de Inside Edition . [3]
- 15 de mayo - La revista People informó que la cantante canadiense Shania Twain y su esposo, el productor musical Robert John "Mutt" Lange , se habían separado después de 14 años de matrimonio. La pareja se casó el 28 de diciembre de 1993, después de que Twain conoció a Lange en la Fan Fair de Nashville a principios de año. [4]
- 23 de mayo: Anne Murray realiza su último concierto en Toronto, Ontario , Canadá y se retira del mundo del espectáculo.
- 14 de junio: Sara Evans y el presentador de programas de radio y ex mariscal de campo de la Universidad de Alabama Jay Barker se casan en Franklin, Tennessee, con sus hijos como asistentes. [5] [6]
- 11 de noviembre - La superestrella de la música country Reba McEntire deja su antiguo sello discográfico MCA Nashville , después de 24 años, y firma con The Valory Music Co., sello hermano de Big Machine Records . McEntire y el director ejecutivo de Big Machine, Scott Borchetta, habían trabajado juntos anteriormente en la década de 1990 cuando Borchetta era presidente senior de promoción de MCA Nashville. [7]
- 20 de noviembre: Julianne Hough anuncia que no volverá en un futuro previsible a Dancing with the Stars para avanzar en su carrera de música country. [8]
- 7 de diciembre: el Centro John F. Kennedy para las Artes Escénicas honra a George Jones por sus contribuciones de toda la vida a las artes.
- 18 de diciembre: Equity Music Group , un sello propiedad de Clint Black , cierra después de cinco años en funcionamiento. [9]
Top éxitos del año [ editar ]
Las siguientes canciones ubicadas dentro del Top 20 en las listas de Hot Country Songs en 2008:
nosotros | Único | Artista | Referencia |
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1 | Chica americana | Carrie Underwood | |
14 | Todo lo que quería | Chuck Wicks | |
1 | Todo lo que quiero hacer | La tierra del azúcar | |
4 | Todo el verano | Niño roca | |
15 | Otro intento | Josh Turner con Trisha Yearwood | |
dieciséis | Todo vale | Randy Houser | |
1 | Cuando lo sabía todo | Montgomery Gentry | |
1 | Mejor como un recuerdo | Kenny Chesney | |
15 | Bob esa cabeza | Rascal Flatts | |
1 | Pollo frito | Banda Zac Brown | |
1 | Limpiando esta pistola (vamos, chico) | Rodney Atkins | |
18 | Ven aquí | Jessica Simpson | |
10 | Hombre de campo | Luke Bryan | |
1 | Me crees ahora | Jimmy Wayne | |
1 | No creas que no pienso en eso | Darius Rucker | |
5 | Todos | Keith Urban | |
1 | Todo el mundo quiere ir al cielo | Kenny Chesney con The Wailers | |
2 | Diario | Rascal Flatts | |
15 | Cualquier otro fin de semana | Reba McEntire con Kenny Chesney | |
11 | Consiga mi bebida | Toby Keith | |
11 | Dios debe estar ocupado | Brooks y Dunn | |
1 | Buen tiempo | Alan Jackson | |
7 | Pólvora y plomo | Miranda Lambert | |
9 | Grito de vuelta | Los remolques perdidos | |
1 | Casa | Blake Shelton | |
1 | Vi a Dios hoy | George Strait | |
2 | Todavía te extraño | Keith Anderson | |
10 | Caminaré | Bucky Covington | |
1 | Sigo siendo un chico | Brad Paisley | |
10 | Cosechadora internacional | Craig Morgan | |
dieciséis | No es ningún crimen | Joe Nichols | |
11 | Es bueno ser nosotros | Bucky Covington | |
11 | Johnny y junio | Heidi Newfield | |
1 | Solo un sueño | Carrie Underwood | |
1 | Acabo de empezar a amarte | James Otto | |
dieciséis | Kristofferson | Tim McGraw | |
1 | Apellido | Carrie Underwood | |
6 | Reí hasta que lloramos | Jason Aldean | |
13 | Aprender a doblar | Gary Allan | |
2 | Déjalo ir | Tim McGraw | |
1 | Carta para mi | Brad Paisley | |
11 | Buscando un buen momento | Lady Antebellum | |
3 | El amor no vive aquí | Lady Antebellum | |
2 | El amor es una cosa hermosa | Phil Vassar | |
9 | El amor recuerda | Craig Morgan | |
1 | Historia de amor | Taylor Swift | |
3 | Imagen para grabar | Taylor Swift | |
3 | Poner a una chica en ella | Brooks y Dunn | |
4 | Listo, listo, no te vayas | Billy Ray Cyrus with Miley Cyrus | |
15 | Relentless | Jason Aldean | |
1 | Roll with Me | Montgomery Gentry | |
1 | She Never Cried in Front of Me | Toby Keith | |
13 | She's a Hottie | Toby Keith | |
2 | Shiftwork | Kenny Chesney duet with George Strait | |
1 | Should've Said No | Taylor Swift | |
1 | Small Town Southern Man | Alan Jackson | |
15 | Something About a Woman | Jake Owen | |
2 | Stay | Sugarland | |
5 | Stealing Cinderella | Chuck Wicks | |
13 | Stronger Woman | Jewel | |
12 | Suspicions | Tim McGraw | |
20 | Takin' Off This Pain | Ashton Shepherd | |
18 | That Song in My Head | Julianne Hough | |
16 | Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind | Kellie Pickler | |
7 | Troubadour | George Strait | |
5 | Trying to Stop Your Leaving | Dierks Bentley | |
1 | Waitin' on a Woman | Brad Paisley | |
2 | Watching Airplanes | Gary Allan | |
10 | We Weren't Crazy | Josh Gracin | |
3 | What Do Ya Think About That | Montgomery Gentry | |
3 | What Kinda Gone | Chris Cagle | |
2 | Winner at a Losing Game | Rascal Flatts | |
19 | Workin' for a Livin' | Garth Brooks & Huey Lewis | |
1 | You Look Good in My Shirt | Keith Urban | |
1 | You're Gonna Miss This | Trace Adkins |
Top new album releases[edit]
The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2008:
US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
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1 | 35 Biggest Hits | Toby Keith | Show Dog | May 6 | |
4 | All I Intended to Be | Emmylou Harris | Nonesuch | June 10 | |
8 | Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends | Anne Murray | Manhattan/EMI | January 15 | |
3 | Around the Bend | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. Nashville | July 15 | |
3 | Back When I Knew It All | Montgomery Gentry | Columbia Nashville | June 10 | |
2 | Backwoods Barbie | Dolly Parton | Dolly | February 26 | |
1 | Beautiful Eyes | Taylor Swift | Big Machine | July 15 | |
4 | Call Me Crazy | Lee Ann Womack | MCA Nashville | October 21 | |
3 | Christmas Duets | Elvis Presley | RCA | October 14 | |
3 | C'mon! | Keith Anderson | Columbia Nashville | August 5 | |
2 | Damn Right, Rebel Proud | Hank Williams III | Bruc | October 21 | |
4 | Do You Believe Me Now | Jimmy Wayne | Valory Music Group | August 26 | |
1 | Do You Know | Jessica Simpson | Epic/Columbia Nashville | September 9 | |
1 | Fearless | Taylor Swift | Big Machine | November 11 | |
2 | The Foundation | Zac Brown Band | Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture | November 18 | |
7 | Going All Out | Dan Evans | Edje-Executive | October 7 | |
1 | Good Time | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville | March 4 | |
1 | Greatest Hits 3 | Tim McGraw | Curb | October 7 | |
2 | Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008 | Dierks Bentley | Capitol Nashville | May 6 | |
1 | Greatest Hits: Limited Edition | Tim McGraw | Curb | April 29 | |
2 | Greatest Hits Volume 1 | Rascal Flatts | Lyric Street | October 28 | |
5 | Holler Back | The Lost Trailers | BNA | August 26 | |
5 | Jet Black & Jealous | Eli Young Band | Universal South | September 16 | |
1 | Julianne Hough | Julianne Hough | Mercury Nashville | May 20 | |
2 | Joy to the World | Faith Hill | Warner Bros. Nashville | September 30 | |
1 | Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler | BNA | September 30 | |
1 | Lady Antebellum | Lady Antebellum | Capitol Nashville | April 15 | |
1 | Learn to Live | Darius Rucker | Capitol Nashville | September 16 | |
10 | The Life of a Song | Joey & Rory | Vanguard/Sugar Hill | October 28 | |
2 | Little Bit of Everything | Billy Currington | Mercury Nashville | October 14 | |
1 | Love on the Inside | Sugarland | Mercury Nashville | July 22 | |
1 | Lucky Old Sun | Kenny Chesney | Blue Chair/BNA | October 14 | |
8 | Moment of Forever | Willie Nelson | Lost Highway | January 29 | |
1 | My Life's Been a Country Song | Chris Cagle | Capitol Nashville | February 19 | |
1 | Now That's What I Call Country | Various Artists | UMG/Sony BMG/Capitol | August 26 | |
1 | Perfectly Clear | Jewel | Valory Music Group | June 3 | |
8 | Phil Stacey | Phil Stacey | Lyric Street | April 29 | |
1 | Play | Brad Paisley | Arista Nashville | November 4 | |
3 | Prayer of a Common Man | Phil Vassar | Universal South | April 22 | |
3 | Randy Rogers Band | Randy Rogers Band | Mercury Nashville | September 23 | |
2 | Sounds of the Season:The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection | Julianne Hough | Mercury Nashville | October 12 | |
7 | Startin' Fires | Blake Shelton | Warner Bros. Nashville | November 18 | |
7 | Starting Now | Chuck Wicks | RCA Nashville | January 22 | |
2 | Sunset Man | James Otto | Raybaw/Warner Bros. | April 8 | |
7 | Tennessee Pusher | Old Crow Medicine Show | Nettwerk | September 23 | |
1 | That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy | Toby Keith | Show Dog | October 28 | |
6 | That Lonesome Song | Jamey Johnson | Mercury Nashville | August 5 | |
8 | That's Why | Craig Morgan | BNA | October 21 | |
1 | Troubadour | George Strait | MCA Nashville | April 1 | |
4 | We Weren't Crazy | Josh Gracin | Lyric Street | April 1 | |
2 | What Am I Waiting For | Heidi Newfield | Curb | August 5 | |
8 | Why Wait | Kristy Lee Cook | Arista Nashville | September 16 | |
7 | X | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville | November 25 |
Other top albums[edit]
US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
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41 | 50 Greatest Hits | Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville | October 28 | |
50 | America | Johnny Cash | Legacy | October 28 | |
28 | Angels & Outlaws | Aaron Watson | Thirty Tigers | April 1 | |
35 | Anne Murray's Christmas Album | Anne Murray | Manhattan/EMI | October 7 | |
21 | Anything Goes | Randy Houser | Universal South | November 18 | |
17 | Beer for My Horses (soundtrack) | Various Artists | Show Dog | August 12 | |
47 | The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show | Johnny Cash | Sony BMG | January 8 | |
27 | Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition | Blake Shelton | Warner Bros. Nashville | February 26 | |
50 | Blood, Sweat, and Steel | The Road Hammers | Montage | June 24 | |
33 | Broken In | Trent Willmon | Compadre | February 26 | |
22 | Bulletproof | Reckless Kelly | Yep Roc | June 24 | |
15 | Burn Your Playhouse Down | George Jones | Bandit | August 19 | |
48 | Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe | The Cherryholmes | Skaggs Family | September 30 | |
16 | Classic Christmas | George Strait | MCA Nashville | October 7 | |
26 | Classic Chris LeDoux | Chris LeDoux | Capitol Nashville | April 29 | |
30 | Comal County Blue | Jason Boland & the Stragglers | Thirty Tigers | August 26 | |
30 | Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Zoe | September 30 | |
26 | Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volume One | Bill Gaither | Gaither | August 19 | |
32 | Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volume Two | Bill Gaither | Gaither | August 19 | |
44 | Country Love Songs | Various Artists | Compass/BMG | November 11 | |
15 | Country Sings Disney | Various Artists | Walt Disney | July 8 | |
16 | Dawn of a New Day | Crystal Shawanda | RCA Nashville | August 19 | |
42 | God Bless the USA | Various Artists | Word | April 29 | |
35 | Good Thing Going | Rhonda Vincent | Rounder | January 8 | |
16 | Greatest Hits | Craig Morgan | Broken Bow | September 30 | |
37 | Heart of Stone | Chris Knight | Drifter's Church | September 2 | |
39 | Here It Is | Roger Creager | Thirty Tigers | August 26 | |
18 | How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favoritesfrom the Grand Ole Opry | Various Artists | RCA Nashville | February 5 | |
29 | Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass:Tribute to 1946 and 1947 | Ricky Skaggs | Skaggs Family | March 25 | |
11 | The Imus Ranch Record | Various Artists | New West | September 16 | |
19 | I Turn to You | Richie McDonald | Lucid | June 3 | |
36 | I Will Always Love You: 17 Inspirational Songs | Various Artists | Word | January 15 | |
29 | If We Ever Make It Home | Wade Bowen | Sustain | September 30 | |
32 | Jeff Bates | Jeff Bates | Black River | April 8 | |
43 | Keep on Walkin' | The Grascals | Rounder | July 15 | |
38 | Limited Edition: Greatest Hits Volumes 1, 2 & 3 | Tim McGraw | Curb | October 7 | |
19 | Live in Concert | Martina McBride | RCA Nashville | April 29 | |
35 | Love Songs | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville | January 15 | |
27 | Meet Glen Campbell | Glen Campbell | Capitol Nashville | August 19 | |
40 | More Greatest Fits | Roy D. Mercer | Capitol Nashville | June 10 | |
43 | Naïve | Micky & the Motorcars | Smith | July 29 | |
46 | One Hell of a Ride | Willie Nelson | Lost Highway | April 1 | |
14 | One on One | Randy Owen | Broken Bow | November 4 | |
27 | Patriotic Country 3 | Various Artists | Razor & Tie | June 24 | |
48 | Playlist: The Very Best of Brooks & Dunn | Brooks & Dunn | Sony BMG | December 2 | |
39 | Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver | John Denver | Sony BMG | April 29 | |
37 | Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash | Sony BMG | April 29 | |
50 | Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | Sony BMG | April 29 | |
24 | Ride Through the Country | Colt Ford | Average Joe's | December 2 | |
35 | Rollin' with the Flow | Mark Chesnutt | Lofton Creek | June 24 | |
38 | Sex and Gasoline | Rodney Crowell | Yep Roc | September 2 | |
13 | Sleepless Nights | Patty Loveless | Saguaro Road | September 9 | |
16 | Sounds So Good | Ashton Shepherd | MCA Nashville | March 4 | |
35 | Time Flies | John Michael Montgomery | Stringtown | October 14 | |
41 | 'Tis the Season: A Country Christmas – 15 Christmas Classics | Various Artists | |||
42 | The Unreleased Recordings | Hank Williams | Time Life | October 28 | |
49 | The Unreleased Recordings | Hank Williams | Time Life | October 28 | |
45 | Vagrants & Kings | Cory Morrow | Sustain | May 20 | |
11 | Vintage Country: The Golden Age of Country Music | Various Artists | Sony BMG | March 25 | |
28 | Waylon Forever | Waylon Jennings | Vagrant | October 21 | |
32 | Wheels | Dan Tyminski | Rounder | June 17 |
Deaths[edit]
- January 6 – Ken Nelson, 96, record producer for artists including Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and many others.
- April 22 – Paul Davis, 60, crossover artist whose collaborations with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker reached No. 1 in the 1980s. (heart attack)
- May 1 – Jim Hager, 66, country singer and actor who along with his twin brother Jon were regulars on Hee Haw from 1969 to 1986. (heart attack)
- May 5 – Jerry Wallace, 79, crossover artist who scored several country hits during the 1970s including the No. 1 "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" in 1972. (congestive heart failure)
- May 8 – Eddy Arnold, 89, country and pop singer whose career spanned seven decades. (natural causes)
- May 11 – Dottie Rambo, 74, southern gospel singer-songwriter. (bus accident)
- July 16 – Jo Stafford, 90, crossover artist from the 1940s with hits "Feudin’ and Fightin" and "Temptation". (congestive heart failure)
- August 11 – Don Helms, 81, steel guitarist and member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys. (heart attack) [10]
- August 31 – Jerry Reed, 71, country singer and actor best known for his 1971 crossover hit "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (emphysema)
- September 12 – Charlie Walker, 81, honky tonk singer best known for "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" (colon cancer)
- December 24 – Alf Robertson, 67, Swedish country musician.
Hall of Fame inductees[edit]
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees[edit]
- Bill Clifton
- Charles Wolfe
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[edit]
- Tom T. Hall (born 1936), singer and songwriter, known as "The Storyteller"
- Emmylou Harris (born 1947), neo-traditional singer and songwriter
- The Statler Brothers (Harold Reid (born 1939), Don Reid (born 1945), Phil Balsley (born 1939), Lew DeWitt (1938–1990), Jimmy Fortune (born 1955)), diverse country music group known for pop-styled, nostalgic and gospel songs.
- Ernest "Pop" Stoneman (1893–1968), singer, songwriter, and musician, patriarch of the family group The Stonemans
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[edit]
- Prairie Oyster
- Brian Ferriman
- Wes Montgomery
Major awards[edit]
Grammy Awards[edit]
(presented February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles)
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "Last Name", Carrie Underwood
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Letter to Me", Brad Paisley
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Stay", Sugarland
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "Killing the Blues", Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Cluster Pluck", Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, and Steve Wariner
- Best Country Song – "Stay", Jennifer Nettles
- Best Country Album – Troubadour, George Strait
- Best Bluegrass Album – Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Juno Awards[edit]
(presented March 29, 2009 in Vancouver)
- Country Recording of the Year – Beautiful Life, Doc Walker
CMT Music Awards[edit]
(presented April 14 in Nashville)
- Video of the Year – "Our Song", Taylor Swift
- Male Video of the Year – "I Got My Game On", Trace Adkins
- Female Video of the Year – "Our Song", Taylor Swift
- Group Video of the Year – "Take Me There", Rascal Flatts
- Duo Video of the Year – "Stay", Sugarland
- USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year – "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
- Collaborative Video of the Year – "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore", Bon Jovi & LeAnn Rimes
- Performance of the Year – "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
- Supporting Character of the Year – Rodney Carrington in "I Got My Game On"
- Wide Open Country Video of the Year – "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)", Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
- Tearjerker Video of the Year – "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
- Comedy Video of the Year – "Online", Brad Paisley
- Video Director of the Year – Michael Salomon
Academy of Country Music[edit]
(presented April 5, 2009 in Las Vegas)
- Entertainer of the Year – Carrie Underwood
- Top Male Vocalist – Brad Paisley
- Top Female Vocalist – Carrie Underwood
- Top Vocal Group – Rascal Flatts
- Top Vocal Duo – Sugarland
- Top New Male Vocalist – Jake Owen
- Top New Female Vocalist – Julianne Hough
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group – Zac Brown Band
- Top New Artist – Julianne Hough
- Album of the Year – Fearless, Taylor Swift
- Single Record of the Year – "You're Gonna Miss This", Trace Adkins
- Song of the Year – "In Color", Jamey Johnson
- Video of the Year – "Waitin' on a Woman", Brad Paisley
- Vocal Event of the Year – "Start a Band", Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
- Poets Award – Merle Haggard and Harlan Howard
- Jim Reeves International Award – Dolly Parton
- Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Hank Williams, Jr., Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis and Jerry Reed
- Tex Ritter Award – Beer for My Horses
Americana Music Honors & Awards[edit]
- Album of the Year – Raising Sand (Robert Plant and Alison Krauss)
- Artist of the Year – Levon Helm
- Duo/Group of the Year – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
- Song of the Year – "She Left Me For Jesus" (Brian Keane and Hayes Carll
- Emerging Artist of the Year – Mike Farris
- Instrumentalist of the Year – Buddy Miller
- Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Joan Baez
- Lifetime Achievement: Trailblazer – Nanci Griffith
- Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – John Haitt
- Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Jason & the Scorchers
- Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Larry Campbell
- Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Terry Licknola
- Lifetime Achievement: Producer/Engineer – Tony Brown
ARIA Awards[edit]
(presented in Sydney on October 19, 2008)
- Best Country Album – Rattlin' Bones (Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson)
Canadian Country Music Association[edit]
(presented September 8 in Winnipeg)
- Fans' Choice Award – Doc Walker
- Male Artist of the Year – Johnny Reid
- Female Artist of the Year – Jessie Farrell
- Group or Duo of the Year – Doc Walker
- Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Beautiful Life", written by Murray Pulver, Chris Thorsteinson and Dave Wasyliw
- Single of the Year – "Beautiful Life", performed by Doc Walker
- Album of the Year – Beautiful Life, Doc Walker
- Top Selling Album – The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks
- Top Selling Canadian Album – Kicking Stones, Johnny Reid
- CMT Video of the Year – "Beautiful Life", Doc Walker
- Rising Star Award – Jessie Farrell
- Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Corb Lund
Country Music Association[edit]
(presented November 12 in Nashville)
- Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney
- Female Vocalist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
- Male Vocalist of the Year – Brad Paisley
- New Artist of the Year – Lady Antebellum
- Vocal Group of the Year – Rascal Flatts
- Vocal Duo of the Year – Sugarland
- Single of the Year – "I Saw God Today", George Strait
- Album of the Year – Troubadour, George Strait
- Song of the Year – "Stay", Sugarland
- Musical Event of the Year – "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)", Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
- Music Video of the Year – "Waitin' on a Woman", Brad Paisley and Andy Griffith
- Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally
See also[edit]
- Country Music Association
- Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Bibliography[edit]
- Whitburn, Joel, Top Country Songs 1944–2005, 6th Edition. 2005, ISBN 9780898201659
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