NOMINEES FOR THE 2003 CMA AWARDS ARE



ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and Tim McGraw.

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and George Strait.

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Terri Clark, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride and Dolly Parton.

HORIZON AWARD Gary Allan, Buddy Jewell, Joe Nichols, Blake Shelton and Darryl Worley.

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR Alabama, Diamond Rio, Dixie Chicks, Lonestar and Rascal Flatts.

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR Bellamy Brothers, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Sons of the Desert and The Warren Brothers.

SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist and producer)

Beer For My Horses, Toby Keith duet with Willie Nelson, produced by James Stroud/Toby Keith, DreamWorks Records Nashville
Celebrity, Brad Paisley, produced by Frank Rogers, Arista Nashville
Have You Forgotten? Darryl Worley, produced by Frank Rogers/James Stroud, DreamWorks Records Nashville
Hurt, Johnny Cash, produced by Rick Rubin, Lost Highway Records
Three Wooden Crosses, Randy Travis, produced by Kyle Lehning, Word/Curb/Warner Bros. Records

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Jerry Douglas, dobro; Paul Franklin, steel guitar; Aubrie Haynie, fiddle/mandolin; Brent Mason, guitar; Randy Scruggs, guitar.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist and producer)

American IV: The Man Comes Around, Johnny Cash, produced by Rick Rubin, Lost Highway Records
Home, Dixie Chicks, produced by Dixie Chicks/Lloyd Maines, Open Wide/Monument/Columbia Records
Man With A Memory, Joe Nichols, produced by Brent Rowan, Universal South
Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors, Tim McGraw/Dancehall Doctors, produced by Byron Gallimore/Tim McGraw/Darran Smith, Curb Records
Unleashed, Toby Keith, produced by James Stroud/Toby Keith, DreamWorks Records Nashville

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist and director)

Beer For My Horses, Toby Keith duet with Willie Nelson, directed by Michael Salomon
Celebrity, Brad Paisley, directed by Peter Zavadil
Concrete Angel, Martina McBride, directed by Robert Deaton/George J. Flanigen IV
Hurt, Johnny Cash, directed by Mark Romanek
Red Dirt Road, Brooks & Dunn, directed by Steven Goldmann

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

Toby Keith duet with Willie Nelson, Beer For My Horses, DreamWorks Records Nashville
Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere, Arista Nashville
Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow, Picture, Lava/Atlantic Records
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Johnny Cash, Tears in the Holston River, Capitol Nashville
Tracy Byrd (with Andy Griggs, Montgomery Gentry and Blake Shelton), The Truth About Men, RCA Records

SONG OF THE YEAR (Award goes to songwriter and primary publisher)

Beer For My Horses, Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick, Tokeco Tunes/Big Yellow Dog Music
Celebrity, Brad Paisley, EMI April Music/Sea Gayle Music
Have You Forgotten? Darryl Worley/Wynn Varble, EMI April Music/Pittsburg Landing Songs/Warner-Tamerlane Pub.
Red Dirt Road, Kix Brooks/Ronnie Dunn, Sony/ATV
Three Wooden Crosses, Doug Johnson/Kim Williams, Mike Curb Music/Sweet Radical Music/Sony/ATV Tunes

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