Keith, Brooks & Dunn Outstanding in ACM Nominees Field
BMI songwriting giants Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith towered above the competition with six nominations each when finalists were unveiled March 14 for the 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
 Sara Evans |  Brooks & Dunn |  Stuart Duncan |  Travis Tritt |
The duo is nominated for Entertainer Of The Year, Album of The Year (as both producers and recording artists), Song Of The Year, Single Record Of The Year (as both producers and recording artists of "Ain't Nothin' Bout You"), Top Vocal Duo and Country Video Of The Year. Keith is up for Entertainer Of The Year, Top Male Vocalist, Album Of The Year (as both producer and recording artist), Single Record Of The Year (as both producer and recording artist), Song Of The Year and Country Video Of The Year (the single "I Wanna Talk About Me").
 Nickel Creek |  Trick Pony |
Tim McGraw and Travis Tritt each earned four nominations, both vying for Top Male Vocalist. Diamond Rio is on the final ballot with three nominations apiece; Trick Pony, Nickel Creek and the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou?, produced by T-Bone Burnett, earned two nominations each.
The 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be a live primetime television show broadcast by the CBS Television Network. The west coast based Academy will once again hold the highly rated awards show at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. This year's show will air on Wednesday, May 22 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET; delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Nominees and winners of the Academy of Country Music Awards are voted on by members of the Academy Of Country Music, which works to enhance and promote country music throughout the world. Presenters and performers who will appear on the special will be announced at a later date. Also to be presented during the live broadcast will be the Academy's Pioneer Award, which goes to an outstanding pioneer in the field of country music.
BMI'S ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
SARA EVANS
FAITH HILL MARTINA MCBRIDE
TOP MALE VOCALIST
TOBY KEITH
TIM MCGRAW
TRAVIS TRITT
TOP VOCAL DUO
BROOKS & DUNN
MONTGOMERY GENTRY
THE KINLEYS
THE WARREN BROTHERS
TOP VOCAL GROUP
DIAMOND RIO
DIXIE CHICKS
LONESTAR
NICKEL CREEK
TRICK PONY
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
BLAKE SHELTON
TOP NEW VOCAL DUO/GROUP
NICKEL CREEK
TRICK PONY
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
BROOKS & DUNN
TOBY KEITH
TIM MCGRAW
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME -- Toby Keith
ONLY IN AMERICA -- Brooks & Dunn
WHERE THE STARS AND STRIPES AND THE EAGLE FLY -- Baquas (producer)/Aaron Tippin
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
DOWN THE ROAD I GO -- Travis Tritt
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? -- T-Bone Burnett (producer)/Various Artists
PULL MY CHAIN -- James Stroud & Toby Keith (producers)/Toby Keith
SET THIS CIRCUS DOWN -- Byron Gallimore, James Stroud & Tim McGraw (producers)/Tim McGraw
STEERS & STRIPES -- Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Mark Wright (producers)/Brooks & Dunn
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
AIN'T NOTHING 'BOUT YOU -- Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn & Mark Wright (producers)/Brooks & Dunn
I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME -- James Stroud & Toby Keith (producers)/Toby Keith
IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE -- Travis Tritt
ONE MORE DAY -- Diamond Rio
WHERE WERE YOU (When The World Stopped Turning) -- Keith Stegall (producer)
SONG OF THE YEAR
ANGELS IN WAITING -- Stewart Harris (songwriter); Peermusic III Ltd., Wide Ocean Music
I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME -- Bobby Braddock (songwriter); Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Toby Keith
ONE MORE DAY -- Bobby Tomberlin (songwriter); Mike Curb Music/Diamond Rio
ONLY IN AMERICA -- Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Ronnie Rogers (songwriters); Sony/ATV Tree, Buffalo Prairie Songs, Don Cook Music, Route Six Music/Brooks & Dunn
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
BEER RUN -- George Jones; Allen Reynolds (producer)
BRING ON THE RAIN -- Tim McGraw
I AM A MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW -- Soggy Bottom Boys; T-Bone Burnett (producer)
OUT OF CONTROL RAGING FIRE -- Patty Loveless with Travis Tritt; Emory Gordy Jr. (producer)
TOO COUNTRY -- Buck Owens, George Jones & Bill Anderson
BMI'S ACM INSTRUMENTALIST FINALISTS
FIDDLE
Stuart Duncan
Aubrey Haynie
STEEL GUITAR
Jay Dee Maness
GUITAR
Brent Mason
Jimmy Olander
KEYBOARDS
John Hobbs
Matt Rollings
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Gene Johnson - Mandolin
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