[silent_jonny]

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Sara Evans
Alison Krauss
Martina McBride
Gretchen Wilson
Lee Ann Womack

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

HORIZON AWARD
Dierks Bentley
Big & Rich
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Sugarland

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss + Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Warren Brothers

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

"Alcohol"--Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville

"As Good As I Once Was"--Toby Keith
Produced by James Stroud/Toby Keith
DreamWorks Records Nashville

"Baby Girl"--Sugarland
Produced by Garth Fundis
Mercury Records Nashville

"Bless the Broken Road"--Rascal Flatts
Produced by Mark Bright/Marty Williams/Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records

"I May Hate Myself In The Morning"--Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore
MCA Nashville

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas--Dobro
Paul Franklin--Steel Guitar
Dann Huff--Electric Guitar
Brent Mason--Guitar/Electric Guitar
Randy Scruggs--Guitar/Mandolin

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Be Here--Keith Urban
Produced by Dann Huff/Keith Urban
Capitol Records Nashville

Feels Like Today--Rascal Flatts
Produced by Mark Bright/Marty Williams/Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records

Live Like You Were Dying--Tim McGraw
Produced by Tim McGraw/Byron Gallimore/Darran Smith
Curb Records

Somewhere Down In Texas--George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown/George Strait
MCA Nashville

There's More Where That Came From--Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore/Greg Droman
MCA Nashville

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

"Alcohol"--Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea

"As Good As I Once Was"--Toby Keith
Directed by Michael Salomon

"Days Go By"--Keith Urban
Directed by Wayne Isham

"I May Hate Myself In The Morning"--Lee Ann Womack
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

"When I Think About Cheatin'"--Gretchen Wilson
Directed by Robert Deaton/George J. Flanigen IV

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

George Strait (Duet with Lee Ann Womack)
"Good News, Bad News"
MCA Nashville

Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack
"I'll Never Be Free"
Lost Highway Records

Brad Paisley/Sara Evans
"New Again"
Wind Up Records

Shania Twain (with Billy Currington)
"Party For Two"
Mercury Records Nashville

Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride
"Trip Around The Sun"
RCA Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

"Alcohol"
Brad Paisley
EMI April / Sea Gayle Music

"As Good As I Once Was"
Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick
Tokeco Tunes/Sony/ATV Songs/Big Yellow Dog Music/Florida Cracker Music

"Bless The Broken Road"
Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd/Jeff Hanna
Careers-BMG Music/Floyd's Dream Music/Jeff Diggs Music

"I May Hate Myself In The Morning"
Odie Blackmon
Cal IV Songs

"Redneck Woman"
Gretchen Wilson/John Rich
Sony/ATV Cross Keys/Hoosiermama Music/WB Music Corp

"Whiskey Lullaby"
Bill Anderson/Jon Randall
Sony/ATV/Mr. Bubba Music/Reynsong/Wha Ya Say Music

- Dierks Bentley
- Alison Krauss
- Big & Rich
- Jennifer Nettles
- Bon Jovi
- Brad Paisley
- Kenny Chesney
- Dolly Parton
- Sara Evans
- Julie Roberts
- Rascal Flatts
- Paul Simon
- Faith Hill
- George Strait
- Alan Jackson
- Carrie Underwood
- Elton John
- Keith Urban
- Martina McBride
- Gretchen Wilson
- Willie Nelson
- Lee Ann Womack

- Trace Adkins
- James Gandolfini
- Vince Gill
- Billy Joel
- Kris Kristofferson
- Willie Nelson
- Olivia Newton John
- Joaquin Phoenix
- Reese Witherspoon
- Paul Simon
- Shania Twain
- Carrie Underwood
- Trisha Yearwood

[silent_jonny]

(((Idol and TAR Ping)))

What else are you gonna watch--Commander In Chief?

[saganite]

Dwight won't be there. Not watching.

[Vision]

I don't think this years country music is as strong as the previous years.

The only thing I don't want to see is rascal flats. Those doughboys make me want to puke

[CO Gal]

Shouldn't Kenny Chesney be up for Best Actor award? ;o) Go George Strait!!!

[jwalsh07]

Bon Jovi????????????

[Cecily]

Elton John is supposed to sing with Dolly Parton. I wish I could see it, but I will miss the show.

[Liberty Valance]

I miss Marty Robbins ;o)

[Vision]

I'm surprised Chesney starts off with a song talking about his life being out of control...ballsy

[skaterboy]

SARA EVANS...OH YES
CARRIE UNDERWOOD..OH YES
GRETCHEN WILSON..OH YES
MIRANDA LAMBERT..OH YES

[GregB]

I want to throw up...RINO ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mdittmar]

I'm getting old,Roy Clark or Patsy Cline is country to me.

[colorcountry]

I missed the event, but thanks for the ping jonny. It's fun to read the FReep reviews.

I was dissappointed that Trace Adkins was not featured in any other way except as a presenter. As conservatives, we need to support this fine vocalist, performer, and sexxxy, Great American, and OUTSPOKEN CONSERVATVE.

Adkins, who has not been afraid to speak his mind as a frequent guest on Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, says someone has to represent his side of the great debate rending the nation. That's why he performed at a party during the Republican National Convention. ''I've always been conservative,'' says Adkins, adding he is the first Republican in a long familial line of Southern Democrats. ``I knew when I was going to register to vote for the first time, for Reagan, that I was a Republican because I was conservative.''

Here's a response Trace gave during an interview about Nashville:

QUESTION: Why is Nashville, unlike the other entertainment capitals of Hollywood and New York, culturally and politically conservative?

TRACE ADKINS: Because it’s the South. I think this area of the country breeds conservatism. That’s just how the people were raised around here. Their values and sense of right and wrong are instilled at a very early age. But there are a lot of liberals in the music business, I’ll guarantee you that. I run into them everyday and most of them are very vocal and outspoken because they know I’m vocal and outspoken as a conservative—and they like to rub it in a little bit.

Go out and buy his single "Arlington"(if nothing else.) Let's show the libs in the recording business that we support our own!

Artist/Band: Adkins Trace
Lyrics for Song: Arlington
Lyrics for Album: Songs About Me

ARLINGTON

I never thought that this is where I'd settle down,
I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown,
They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men, for a job well done,
There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road,
The man inside he cried the day they brought me home,
They folded up a flag and told my mom and dad, we're proud of your son

Chorus:

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property,
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company,
I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done,
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones, I made it to Arlington

I remember daddy brought me here when i was eight,
We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay,
And when we finally found that cross,
He said, "son this is what it cost to keep us free"
Now here I am, a thousand stones away from him,
He recognized me on the first day i came in,
And it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels, and saluted me.

(Repeat Chorus)

And every time I hear twenty-one guns,
I know they brought another hero home to us
We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done,
We can rest in peace, 'cause we are the chosen ones,
We made it to Arlington, yea dust to dust,
Don't cry for us,we made it to Arlington.