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Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance.
Singles or Tracks only)
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Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance.
Singles or Tracks only)
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Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group
With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals.
Singles or Tracks only)
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The Connection
Emmylou Harris
Track from: The Very Best Of Emmylou Harris:
Heartaches & Highways
[Warner Bros. Records/Rhino]
Mississippi Girl
Faith Hill
Track from: Fireflies
[Warner Bros.]
All Jacked Up
Gretchen Wilson
Track from: All Jacked Up
[Epic Records]
I May Hate Myself In The Morning
Lee Ann Womack
Track from: There's More Where That Came From
[MCA Nashville]
Georgia Rain
Trisha Yearwood
Track from: Jasper County
[MCA Nashville]
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Funny How Time Slips Away
George Jones
Track from: Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't
[Bandit Records]
As Good As I Once Was
Toby Keith
Track from: Honkytonk University
[DreamWorks Records Nashville]
Midnight Communion
Delbert McClinton
Track from: Cost Of Living
[New West Records]
Good Ol' Boys
Willie Nelson
Track from: The Dukes Of Hazzard - Soundtrack
(Various Artists)
[Columbia Records]
Alcohol
Brad Paisley
[Arista Nashville]
You'll Think Of Me
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]
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Comin' To Your City
Big & Rich
[Warner Bros.]
Play Something Country
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Hillbilly Deluxe
[Arista]
I Hope
Dixie Chicks
[Columbia]
Restless
Alison Krauss And Union Station
Track from: Lonely Runs Both Ways
[Rounder]
Bless The Broken Road
Rascal Flatts
Track from: Feels Like Today
[Lyric Street Records]
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Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by
artists who do not normally perform together.
Singles or Tracks only)
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Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances,
without vocals. Singles or Tracks only)
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Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in
parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only)
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Building Bridges
Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill
Track from: Hillbilly Deluxe
[Arista Nashville]
Shelter From The Storm
Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris
Track from: The Outsider
[Columbia Records]
Like We Never Loved At All
Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
Track from: Fireflies
[Warner Bros.]
Dreams Come True
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
Track from: It Always Will Be
[Lost Highway]
Politically Uncorrect
Gretchen Wilson & Merle Haggard
Track from: All Jacked Up
[Epic Records]
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I'll Fly Away
Charlie Daniels
Track from: Songs From The Longleaf Pines
[Blue Hat Records / Koch Records Nashville]
Who's Your Uncle?
Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush & Béla Fleck
Track from: The Best Kept Secret
[Koch Records]
Unionhouse Branch
Alison Krauss And Union Station
Track from: Lonely Runs Both Ways
[Rounder]
Scotch & Chocolate
Nickel Creek
Track from: Why Should The Fire Die?
[Sugar Hill Records]
Time Warp
Brad Paisley
Track from: Time Well Wasted
[Arista Nashville]
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Alcohol
Brad Paisley, songwriter (Brad Paisley)
[Arista Nashville; Publishers: EMI April Music, Sea
Gayle Music.]
All Jacked Up
Vicky McGehee, John Rich & Gretchen Wilson,
songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
Track from: All Jacked Up
[Epic Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys
Publishing, Hoosierman Music, WB Music, Rich Texan
Music, EMI Blackwood, Oklahoma Girl Music.]
Bless The Broken Road
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon,
songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
Track from: Feels Like Today
[Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG
Music, Floyd's Dream Music, Jeff Diggs Music.]
I Hope
Keb Mo, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines & Emily
Robison, songwriters (Dixie
Chicks)
[Columbia; Publishers: Woolly Puddlin' Music, Scrapin'
Toast Music, Keb Note Music.]
I May Hate Myself In The Morning
Odie Blackmon, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
Track from: There's More Where That Came From
[MCA Nashville; Publisher: Cal IV Songs.]
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Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental)
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Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental)
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Fireflies
Faith Hill
[Warner Bros.]
Lonely Runs Both Ways
Alison Krauss And Union Station
[Rounder]
Time Well Wasted
Brad Paisley
[Arista Nashville]
All Jacked Up
Gretchen Wilson
[Epic Records]
Jasper County
Trisha Yearwood
[MCA Nashville]
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Marbletown
Blue Highway
[Rounder]
Cherryholmes
Cherryholmes
[Skaggs Family Records]
The Grascals
The Grascals
[Rounder]
The Company We Keep
The Del McCoury Band
[McCoury Music/Sugar Hill Records]
Ragin' Live
Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
[Rounder]
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Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental)
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Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental)
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Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental)
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Live From Dublin - A Tribute To Derek Bell
The Chieftains
[RCA Victor]
Come On Back
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
[Rounder]
Fiddler's Green
Tim O'Brien
[Sugar Hill Records]
Live In The UK
Tom Paxton
[Pax Records]
Cajun Mardi Gras!
Jo-EL Sonnier
[Green Hill Productions]
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Chávez Ravine
Ry Cooder
[Nonesuch/Perro Verde]
The Outsider
Rodney Crowell
[Columbia Records]
Why Should The Fire Die?
Nickel Creek
[Sugar Hill Records]
Fair & Square
John Prine
[Oh Boy Records]
Devils & Dust
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]
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More Kids' Pow-Wow Songs
Black Lodge
[Canyon Records]
Intonation: Harmonized Songs From The Southern Plains
Alex E. Smith & Cheevers Toppah
[Canyon Records]
Sacred Ground - A Tribute To Mother Earth
Various Artists
Jim Wilson, producer
[Silverwave Records/Katahdin Productions]
Our Love Will Never Die
Randy Wood
[Canyon Records]
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Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was
first released or if it first achieved prominence
during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in
parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only)
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Bless The Broken Road
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon,
songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
Track from: Feels Like Today
[Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music,
Floyd's Dream Music, Jeff Diggs Music.]
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Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility
Year, the first recording which establishes the
public identity of that artist)
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Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances,
without vocals. Singles or Tracks only)
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Caravan
Les Paul
Track from: American Made, World Played
[Capitol Records]
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Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances,
without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and
Metal. Singles or Tracks only)
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69 Freedom Special
Les Paul & Friends
Track from: American Made World Played
[Capitol Records]
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Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time
of VOCAL tracks)
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Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of
VOCAL tracks)
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental)
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Lifesong
Casting Crowns
[Beach Street/Reunion Records]
All I Really Want For Christmas
Steven Curtis Chapman
[Sparrow Records]
Redemption Songs
Jars Of Clay
[Essential Records]
Hymns
Out Of Eden
[Gotee Records]
Healing Rain
Michael W. Smith
[Reunion Records]
Live Wire
Third Day
[Essential Records]
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Live At Brooklyn Tabernacle
The Crabb Family
[Daywind Music Group]
Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
[Dualtone Music Group]
Rock Of Ages...Hymns & Faith
Amy Grant (Co-produced by Vince Gill)
[Word Records]
Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee
The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie
Edwards & Larry "T-Byrd"
Gordon
[Greenhaw Records]
Common Thread
The Oak Ridge Boys
[Spring Hill Music Group]
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Cost Of Living
Delbert McClinton
[New West Records]
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Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or
song vs. spoken word)
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Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
[Rounder Records Corp.]
Songs From The Neighborhood - The Music Of
Mister Rogers
Various Artists
Dennis Scott, producer
[Memory Lane Syndications, Inc.]
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Features Ricky Skaggs ("Let's Think of
Something to Do While We're Waiting")
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Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
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The Right To Bare Arms
Larry The Cable Guy
[Warner Bros.]
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Best Recording Package
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O God, The Aftermath
Ryan Clark, art director (Norma Jean)
[Solid State Records]
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Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
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The Legend
Ian Cuttler, art director (Johnny Cash)
[Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]
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Best Historical Album
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The Legend
Gregg Geller, compilation producer; Vic Anesini,
mastering engineer (Johnny Cash)
[Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]
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Production, Non-Classical Category
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Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in
parenthesis))
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Deceiver
Gary Paczosa & Chris Thile, engineers (Chris Thile)
[Sugar Hill Records]
Lonely Runs Both Ways
Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison Krauss And Union
Station)
[Rounder Records]
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Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional
clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video
Director/Producer)
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God's Will
Martina McBride
Robert Deaton & George Flanigen IV, video
directors;
Mark Kalbfeld & Steve Lamar, video producers
[RCA Nashville]
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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