Below is the list of final nominees for the 2003 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, which will be presented Nov. 5 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville and broadcast live on CBS.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Terri Clark
Alison Krauss
Patty Loveless
Martina McBride
Dolly Parton
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Brad Paisley
George Strait
HORIZON AWARD
Gary Allan
Buddy Jewell
Joe Nichols
Blake Shelton
Darryl Worley
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alabama
Diamond Rio
Dixie Chicks
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Bellamy Brothers
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Sons of the Desert
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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