2003 in country music

All you want to know about 2003 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2003.

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March 10 – During a concert in London, England, Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines said that the band was "ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas" (referring to Maines' hometown of Lubbock and President Bush hailing from the same state). The comment sparked intense controversy and outrage among Americans, including a large share of country music fans.

Those who took offense to Maines' comments based their feelings on a number of grounds, including that the country was then on the verge of declaring war on Iraq (which happened less than two weeks later) and that Maines made the comments on foreign soil. Chicks' supporters, meanwhile, cited their right to free speech. Radio stations – perhaps riding the wave of fan sentiment – refuse to play their music on the air, including their then-current hit, "Travelin' Soldier" (which ironically was about a soldier who is about to go to war); some even sponsor anti-Dixie Chicks promotional events, such as disposing and destroying Chicks' compact discs and other merchandise. Maines, meanwhile, defended her stance during a televised interview with Diane Sawyer

Maines and her bandmates – Emily Robison and Martie Maguire – appeared nude (with private parts strategically covered) on the May 2 cover of Entertainment Weekly. Their bodies were covered with words such as "Saddam's Angels" and "Traitor." [1]

July – The Rascal Flatts video, "I Melt," comes under fire by conservative groups because it contains brief scenes of nudity. The video stars band member Joe Don Rooney and model Christina Auria. Groups called for the video to be banned from airplay on CMT and Great American Country. Eventually, Rascal Flatts released an edited version of the video, which aired during daytime hours on the two country music-oriented networks. [2]
December — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honors Loretta Lynn for her lifetime contributions to the arts.

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Throughout the year, country music was beset by the deaths of numerous legends. Headlining the list was Johnny Cash, whose vastly influential musicianship transcended genres. His wife of 35 years (and longtime singing partner), June Carter Cash, had passed away just four months earlier. Both had appeared in a CMT-aired interview, discussing their lives and careers; it was taped earlier in the year.

Other notables that died during the year: Johnny Paycheck, Felice Bryant, Floyd Tillman, Wilma Burgess, Don Gibson, Dave Dudley and Gary Stewart.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard)

Date	Song Name	Artist	Wks. No. 1	Spec. Note
January 11	19 Somethin'	Mark Wills	6	^[B]
February 22	The Baby	Blake Shelton	3
March 15	Man to Man	Gary Allan	1	^[A]
March 22	Travelin' Soldier	Dixie Chicks	1	^[B] After falling to No. 3 after just one week atop the chart, the song disappeared from the Billboard charts as part of the radio backlash to Natalie Maines' remarks made about George W. Bush during a concert a few weeks earlier in London.
March 29	Brokenheartsville	Joe Nichols	1	^[A] First Number One for the Universal South Records label.
April 5	Have You Forgotten?	Darryl Worley	7	Reached #1 in its fifth chart week. Contains references to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and Iraq War.
May 24	Three Wooden Crosses	Randy Travis	1	^[B] Travis' first Billboard Number One since "Whisper My Name" in 1994.
May 31	I Believe	Diamond Rio	2	^[B]
June 14	Beer for My Horses	Toby Keith with Willie Nelson	6	^{[B] - Willie Nelson} At age 70 years, one month and four days, Willie Nelson became the oldest country singer to have a #1 on the Billboard country chart, breaking a three-year old record set by Kenny Rogers. Nelson's first Billboard #1 since "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" in 1989.
July 26	My Front Porch Looking In	Lonestar	1
August 2	Red Dirt Road	Brooks & Dunn	1
August 9	It's Five O'Clock Somewhere	Alan Jackson (with Jimmy Buffett)	8	^{[1], [2]} ^{[C] - Jimmy Buffett} This song became the second song since 1966 to spend eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (the other is Lonestar's "Amazed"). Fell to #2 on the week of September 27. Buffett's first Top 40 country hit since ""If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me" in 1985.
September 27	What Was I Thinkin'	Dierks Bentley	1	^[A]
October 11	Real Good Man	Tim McGraw	2
October 25	Tough Little Boys	Gary Allan	2
November 8	Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me	Keith Urban	1
November 15	I Love This Bar	Toby Keith	5
December 20	There Goes My Life	Kenny Chesney	7

Notes

1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Peak	Single	Artist	Notes
10	99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)	Brian McComas
6	Almost Home	Craig Morgan	Morgan's first Top 40 single since "Something to Write Home About" in 2000.
18	At the End of the Day	Kellie Coffey
16	Backseat of a Greyhound Bus	Sara Evans
16	Beautiful Goodbye	Jennifer Hanson
2	Big Star	Kenny Chesney
3	Celebrity	Brad Paisley
5	Chicks Dig It	Chris Cagle
10	Chrome	Trace Adkins
5	Concrete Angel	Martina McBride
2	Cowboys Like Us	George Strait
24	Days Like This	Rachel Proctor
3	Fall into Me	Emerson Drive
9	A Few Questions	Clay Walker
4	Forever and for Always	Shania Twain
4	Hell Yeah	Montgomery Gentry
3	Help Pour out the Rain (Lacey's Song)	Buddy Jewell	This was the debut single for Jewell, the first winner of the talent show Nashville Star.
16	I Can't Be Your Friend	Rushlow	The only Top 40 single for Rushlow, a short-lived sextet fronted by former Little Texas vocalist Tim Rushlow.
24	I Can't Take You Anywhere	Scotty Emerick with Toby Keith	Emerick's only Top 40 country single.
2	I Just Wanna Be Mad	Terri Clark
2	I Melt	Rascal Flatts	Featured a controversial music video which was banned from the television network GAC.
15	I Wish	Jo Dee Messina
7	I Wish You'd Stay	Brad Paisley
14	I'm Gonna Take That Mountain	Reba McEntire
6	A Lot of Things Different	Kenny Chesney
8	The Love Song	Jeff Bates
3	Love You Out Loud	Rascal Flatts
18	Lovin' All Night	Patty Loveless	Cover of Rodney Crowell's Top Ten hit from 1990.
17	Next Big Thing	Vince Gill
2	No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems	Kenny Chesney
19	On a Mission	Trick Pony
23	Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)	Emerson Drive
21	Picture	Kid Rock with Sheryl Crow or Allison Moorer
24	Playboys of the Southwestern World	Blake Shelton
3	Raining on Sunday	Keith Urban	Co-written and previously recorded by Radney Foster.
13	Rock You Baby	Toby Keith
17	She Only Smokes When She Drinks	Joe Nichols
2	She's My Kind of Rain	Tim McGraw
5	Speed	Montgomery Gentry
3	Stay Gone	Jimmy Wayne
18	Streets of Heaven	Sherrié Austin	Austin's first Top 40 hit since "Never Been Kissed" in 1999.
11	Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa	George Strait	Cover of a Merle Haggard song.
2	That'd Be Alright	Alan Jackson
9	Then They Do	Trace Adkins
17	There's More to Me Than You	Jessica Andrews
14	There's No Limit	Deana Carter	Carter's first Top 40 chart single since "Angels Working Overtime" in 1999.
17	This Is God	Phil Vassar	Due to positive reception among test audiences, this song was added onto later presses of Vassar's American Child album and released as a single.
3	This One's for the Girls	Martina McBride	Reached Number One on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
13	The Truth About Men	Tracy Byrd	Featured uncredited guest vocals from Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton and Montgomery Gentry.
12	Unusually Unusual	Lonestar
12	Up!	Shania Twain
8	Walk a Little Straighter	Billy Currington
8	Walking in Memphis	Lonestar	Cover of the Marc Cohn song.
21	Was That My Life	Jo Dee Messina
3	Wave on Wave	Pat Green
3	What a Beautiful Day	Chris Cagle
14	What the World Needs	Wynonna	Wynonna's first Top 40 single since "Can't Nobody Love You (Like I Do)" in 2000.
24	Why Ain't I Running	Garth Brooks
16	Wrinkles	Diamond Rio
4	You Can't Hide Beautiful	Aaron Lines

Top new album releases

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
5	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	Toby Keith	Mercury Nashville
4	All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan	Kenny Chesney	BNA
12	All the Best	Glen Campbell	Capitol Nashville
6	The American Farewell Tour	Alabama	RCA Nashville
5	And the Crowd Goes Wild	Mark Wills	Mercury Nashville
17	Bering Strait	Bering Strait	Universal South
10	The Best of Jeff Foxworthy: Double Wide, Single Minded	Jeff Foxworthy	Warner Bros.
17	Billy Currington	Billy Currington	Mercury Nashville
15	Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie Soundtrack	Various Artists	Warner Bros.
21	Brian McComas	Brian McComas	Lyric Street
1	Buddy Jewell	Buddy Jewell	Columbia
1	Chris Cagle	Chris Cagle	Capitol Nashville
21	The Christmas Guest: Songs and Stories of Christmas	Andy Griffith	Sparrow
20	Classic Country: Christmas	Various Artists	Time Life
11	CMT Presents Most Wanted, Volume 1	Various Artists	Capitol Nashville
3	Comin' On Strong	Trace Adkins	Capitol Nashville
4	Dierks Bentley	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville
2	The Dreamer	Blake Shelton	Warner Bros.
11	Drunk in Public	Ron White	Hip-O
24	The Essential Willie Nelson	Willie Nelson	Legacy
24	Farm Fresh Onions	Robert Earl Keen	Koch
3	A Few Questions	Clay Walker	RCA Nashville
23	For God and Country	Dolly Parton	Blue Eye
2	For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome	George Strait	MCA Nashville
1	From There to Here: Greatest Hits	Lonestar	BNA
19	The Gospel Collection	George Jones	Bandit
1	Greatest Hits	Jo Dee Messina	Curb
3	Greatest Hits	LeAnn Rimes	Asylum-Curb
1	Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1	Trace Adkins	Capitol Nashville
2	Greatest Hits Volume II	Alan Jackson	Arista Nashville
1	Greatest Hits Volume II (And Some Other Stuff)	Alan Jackson	Arista Nashville
1	Have You Forgotten?	Darryl Worley	DreamWorks Nashville
1	Honkytonkville	George Strait	MCA Nashville
24	Horsepower	Chris LeDoux	Capitol Nashville
16	I Love It	Craig Morgan	Broken Bow
6	I'm Just a Girl	Deana Carter	Arista Nashville
24	I'm One of You	Hank Williams, Jr.	Asylum-Curb
19	I've Always Been Crazy: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings	Various Artists	RCA Nashville
4	In the Mood: The Love Songs	Alabama	RCA Nashville
20	Jennifer Hanson	Jennifer Hanson	Capitol Nashville
7	Jimmy Wayne	Jimmy Wayne	DreamWorks Nashville
6	Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton	Various Artists	Sugar Hill
4	Live and Kickin'	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway
9	Living Out Loud	Aaron Lines	RCA Nashville
3	Long Black Train	Josh Turner	MCA Nashville
1	Martina	Martina McBride	RCA Nashville
1	Mud on the Tires	Brad Paisley	Arista Nashville
15	Music Through Heartsongs: Songs Based on the Poems of Mattie J.T. Stepanek	Billy Gilman	Epic
7	My Baby Don't Tolerate	Lyle Lovett	Lost Highway
25	Nashville Star: The Finalists	Various Artists	Columbia
4	Next Big Thing	Vince Gill	MCA Nashville
4	Now	Jessica Andrews	DreamWorks Nashville
14	Nut Sack	Rodney Carrington	Capitol Nashville
7	On Your Way Home	Patty Loveless	Epic
18	The Other Side	Billy Ray Cyrus	Word/Curb
5	Pain to Kill	Terri Clark	Mercury Nashville
8	Population Me	Dwight Yoakam	Audium
14	Rainbow Man	Jeff Bates	RCA Nashville
1	Red Dirt Road	Brooks & Dunn	Arista Nashville
8	Remembering Patsy Cline	Various Artists	MCA Nashville
3	Restless	Sara Evans	RCA Nashville
4	Room to Breathe	Reba McEntire	MCA Nashville
16	Rules of Travel	Rosanne Cash	Capitol Nashville
2	See If I Care	Gary Allan	MCA Nashville
1	Shock'n Y'all	Toby Keith	DreamWorks Nashville
19	A Six Pack of Judd	Cledus T. Judd	Koch
22	Streets of Heaven	Sherrié Austin	Broken Bow
6	Stumble into Grace	Emmylou Harris	Nonesuch
24	Three Pickers	Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson & Ricky Skaggs	Rounder
3	Top of the World Tour: Live	Dixie Chicks	Open Wide
2	Totally Country Vol. 3	Various Artists	Warner Bros.
5	The Truth About Men	Tracy Byrd	RCA Nashville
20	Ultimate Dolly Parton	Dolly Parton	RCA Nashville
11	The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery	John Michael Montgomery	Warner Bros.
24	A Very Special Acoustic Christmas	Various Artists	Lost Highway
2	Wave on Wave	Pat Green	Republic
1	What the World Needs Now Is Love	Wynonna	Asylum-Curb
9	Worship & Faith	Randy Travis	Word/Curb

Other top albums

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
64	20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection	Burl Ives	Decca
67	20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection	Reba McEntire	MCA Nashville
60	20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection	George Strait	MCA Nashville
59	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	Billy Ray Cyrus	Mercury Nashville
64	22 All-Time Greatest Hits	Charley Pride	Teevee
52	Back to the Well	Kenny Rogers	Dreamcatcher
57	Best of Bluegrass Gospel	Various Artists	Madacy Christian
63	Best of Country	Various Artists	Madacy
33	Bill Gaither Presents: A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming Volume One	Various Artists	Gaither
34	Bill Gaither Presents: A Gospel Bluegrass Homecoming Volume Two	Various Artists	Gaither
48	Bluegrass Today	Various Artists	Time Life
58	Christmas with Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Legacy
55	Classic Country: Queens of Country	Various Artists	Time Life
72	Classic Country: Road Songs	Various Artists	Time Life
45	Classic Country: The '80s	Various Artists	Time Life
53	Colors	The Oak Ridge Boys	Spring Hill
56	Country Gospel	Various Artists	Madacy Christian
40	Country Music	Marty Stuart	Columbia
32	Crazy: The Demo Sessions	Willie Nelson	Sugar Hill
70	Cross Canadian Ragweed	Cross Canadian Ragweed	Universal South
44	Delbert McClinton Live	Delbert McClinton	New West
30	Dusty Drake	Dusty Drake	Warner Bros.
30	Elvis: Christmas Peace	Elvis Presley	RCA
41	Elvis: Close Up	Elvis Presley	RCA
60	The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Legacy
29	Fate's Right Hand	Rodney Crowell	Epic
55	Freedom and Justice for All	Charlie Daniels	Blue Hat
40	Full Exposure	Cory Morrow	Write On
28	Further Down the Old Plank Road	The Chieftans	RCA
44	Genuine	The Derailers	Lucky Dog
40	Haggard Like Never Before	Merle Haggard	Capitol Nashville
46	Heart Full of Country	Various Artists	Capitol Nashville
66	Heaven Bound: The Best of Bluegrass Gospel	Various Artists	Time Life
37	Here's Your Sign Reloaded	Bill Engvall	Warner Bros.
50	Honesty	Rodney Atkins	Curb
39	I Want My Money Back	Sammy Kershaw	Audium
58	In My Dreams	Rick Trevino	Warner Bros.
59	In Other's Words	Dwight Yoakam	Reprise
71	Into the Cauldron	Mike Marshall & Chris Thile	Sugar Hill
37	It'll Come to You… The Songs of John Hiatt	Various Artists	Vanguard
47	It's Just the Night	Del McCoury Band	McCoury
67	The Jealous Kind	Chris Knight	Dualtone
69	Joy for Christmas Day	Kathy Mattea	Narada
43	Just an American Boy	Steve Earle	E-Squared
52	Kiss My Grass: A Hillbilly Tribute to Kiss	Hayseed Dixie	Dualtone
51	Live	Charlie Robison	Columbia
71	Live at Billy Bob's Texas	David Allan Coe	Image
61	Live at Billy Bob's Texas	Deryl Dodd	Smith
32	Live at the Charleston Music Hall	Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder	Skaggs Family
44	Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers	Various Artists	Universal South
47	Lonesome, On'ry and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings	Various Artists	Razor & Tie
63	Long Way to Mexico	Roger Creager	Dualtone
53	Lord, I Apologize	Larry the Cable Guy	Ark 21
32	The Mavericks	The Mavericks	Sanctuary
51	O Mickey, Where Art Thou?	Various Artists	Walt Disney
54	Old Hands	Yonder Mountain String Band & Benny Galloway	Frog Pad
62	One Day at a Time	Cristy Lane	LS
30	One Step Ahead	Rhonda Vincent	Rounder
62	The Original Dixie Hick	Cledus T. Judd	Koch
68	The Party Never Ends	Robert Earl Keen	Sugar Hill
37	Pure Country Classics: The #1 Hits	Various Artists	UTV
31	Roy D. Mercer Hits the Road	Roy D. Mercer	Capitol Nashville
62	Run That By Me One More Time	Willie Nelson & Ray Price	Lost Highway
49	Show	Allison Moorer	Universal South
37	The Songs of Hank Williams, Jr.	Various Artists	Warner Bros.
31	Steal Another Day	Steve Wariner	Selectone
51	Streets of Sin	Joe Ely	Rounder
57	Super Bad Sounds of the '70s	Tim Wilson	Capitol Nashville
53	Super Hits 2	Clint Black	RCA Nashville
66	Swing	Suzy Bogguss	Compadre
56	Time Flies	Billy Ray Cyrus	Madacy
27	The Time-Life Treasury of Bluegrass	Various Artists	Time Life
58	Today's Country	The Countdown Singers	Madacy
74	Traveler	Tim O'Brien	Howdy Skies
39	Ultimate Clint Black	Clint Black	RCA Nashville
74	Ultimate Dolly Party	Dolly Parton	RCA Nashville
67	Under the Table and Above the Sun	Reckless Kelly	Sugar Hill
33	Unearthed	Johnny Cash	Lost Highway
69	The Very Best of Country Love: 32 of Country's Biggest Love Songs	Various Artists	Madacy
63	View from the Top Soundtrack	Various Artists	Curb
64	Waylon Live: The Expanded Edition	Waylon Jennings	RCA Nashville
33	Wildwood Flower	June Carter Cash	Dualtone
48	You, Me and the Windshield	Marcel	Lyric Street

Deaths

February 19 - Johnny Paycheck, legendary singer and songwriter, best known for "Take This Job and Shove It." (died from a lengthy battle with asthma and emphysema
April 22 - Felice Bryant, 77, songwriter and husband of collaborator Boudleaux Bryant.
May 15 – June Carter Cash, 73, member of the Carter Family and wife of Johnny Cash (complications from heart surgery).
August 22 – Floyd Tillman, 88, 1930s and 1940s singer instrumental in creating the genre's western swing and honky-tonk styles.
August 26 - Wilma Burgess, 64, country vocalist of the 1960s best known for "Misty Blue."
September 12 - Johnny Cash, 71, vastly influential singer/songwriter/guitarist whose music transcended musical boundaries; best known for hits like "Ring of Fire," "I Walk the Line," "Hurt," and "A Boy Named Sue" (diabetic complications).
November 17 - Don Gibson, 75, influential songwriter (best known for "I Can't Stop Loving You") and singer who helped introduce the Nashville Sound (natural causes).
December 16 - Gary Stewart, 58, rough, outlaw-styled country singer known for his drinking songs ("She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)") (suicide).
December 22 - Dave Dudley, 75, best known for his 1960s-era truck driving songs, such as "Six Days on the Road" (heart attack).

Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Floyd Cramer (1933-1997)
Carl Smith (born 1927)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Sylvia Tyson
J. Edward Preston
Fred King
Charlie Russell
Art Wallman

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "Keep on the Sunny Side," June Carter Cash
Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "Next Big Thing," Vince Gill
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal -- "A Simple Life," Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals -- "How's the World Treating You," Alison Krauss and James Taylor
Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Cluck Old Hen," Alison Krauss & Union Station
Best Country Song -- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins
Best Country Album -- Livin', Lovin', Losin' – Songs of the Louvin Brothers, Various Artists (Producer: Carl Jackson)
Best Bluegrass Album -- Live, Alison Krauss & Union Station

Juno Awards

Country Recording of the Year -- Up!, Shania Twain

CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards

Video of the Year -- "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," Toby Keith
Male Video of the Year -- "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," Toby Keith
Female Video of the Year -- "Concrete Angel," Martina McBride
Group/Duo Video of the Year -- "These Days," Rascal Flatts
Breakthrough Video of the Year -- "Brokenheartsville," Joe Nichols
Hottest Male Video of the Year -- "She's My Kind of Rain," Tim McGraw
Hottest Female Video of the Year -- "When the Lights Go Down," Faith Hill
Cocky Video of the Year -- "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," Toby Keith
Concept Video of the Year -- "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!," Shania Twain
Fashion Plate Video of the Year -- "She's My Kind of Rain," Tim McGraw
Video Director of the Year -- "Concrete Angel," Martina McBride (Director: Deaton Flanigen)
Special Achievement Award -- Johnny Cash

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer of the Year -- Toby Keith
Song of the Year -- "Three Wooden Crosses," Douglas Johnson, Kim Williams
Single of the Year -- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett
Album of the Year -- Shock'n Y'all, Toby Keith
Top Male Vocalist -- Toby Keith
Top Female Vocalist -- Martina McBride
Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
Top Vocal Group -- Rascal Flatts
Top New Artist -- Dierks Bentley
Video of the Year -- "Beer for My Horses," Toby Keith and Willie Nelson (Director: Michael Salomon)
Vocal Event of the Year -- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett

Canadian Country Music Association

Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award -- Terri Clark
Male Artist of the Year -- Aaron Lines
Female Artist of the Year -- Shania Twain
Group or Duo of the Year -- Emerson Drive
SOCAN Song of the Year -- "Rocket Girl," Jason McCoy, Denny Carr
Single of the Year -- "I Just Wanna Be Mad," Terri Clark
Album of the Year -- Up!, Shania Twain
Top Selling Album -- Up!, Shania Twain
CMT Video of the Year -- "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!," Shania Twain
Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award -- Aaron Lines
Roots Artist or Group of the Year -- Sean Hogan

Country Music Association

Entertainer of the Year -- Alan Jackson
Song of the Year -- "Three Wooden Crosses," Doug Johnson, Kim Williams
Single of the Year -- "Hurt," Johnny Cash
Album of the Year -- American IV: The Man Comes Around, Johnny Cash
Male Vocalist of the Year -- Alan Jackson
Female Vocalist of the Year -- Martina McBride
Vocal Duo of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn
Vocal Group of the Year -- Rascal Flatts
Horizon Award -- Joe Nichols
Video of the Year -- "Hurt," Johnny Cash (Director: Mark Romanek)
Vocal Event of the Year -- "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett
Musician of the Year -- Randy Scruggs

External links

Country Music Hall of Fame

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