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CMA Award Winners
The following are the winners of the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
The awards were handed out on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 in Las Vegas. In a
special performance, Toby Keith performed from Baghdad, Iraq as part of
a USO tour.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR - KENNY CHESNEY
TOP MALE VOCALIST - KEITH URBAN
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST - GRETCHEN WILSON
TOP NEW ARTIST - GRETCHEN WILSON
TOP VOCAL GROUP - RASCAL FLATTS
TOP VOCAL DUO - BROOKS & DUNN
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR (Award to Artist(s)/ Producer(s)/ Record Company)
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
TIM McGRAW
PRODUCERS: TIM McGRAW, BYRON GALLIMORE, DARRAN SMITH
CURB RECORDS
SONG OF THE YEAR (Award to Composer(s)/ Publisher(s)/ Artist(s)
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
WRITERS: CRAIG WISEMAN & TIM NICHOLS
BIG LOUD SHIRT (ASCAP) ICG/WARNER (BMI)
TIM MCGRAW
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award to Producer(s)/ Artist(s)/ Record Company)
BE HERE
KEITH URBAN
PRODUCERS: dANN HUFF & KEITH URBAN
CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (Award to Artists/ Producer(s)/Record Company)
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))
WHISKEY LULLABY
PRODUCER: DON LEPORE
DIRECTOR: RICK SCHRODER
BRAD PAISLEY (FEATURING ALISON KRAUSS)
HOME DEPOT HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR - NEAL MCCOY
This award was voted on by the fans in an online poll. Home Depot and
KaBOOM! will have a community playground built in McCoy's honor in a
city of his choice.
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