Toby Keith and Trick Pony Lead ACM Race
 Toby Keith |  Trick Pony |  Willie Nelson |
Keith has eight nominations, and as the artist and co-producer on four entries, he could receive as many as 12 trophies. Keith is up for Entertainer Of The Year, Top Male Vocalist, Album Of The Year [Unleashed], Single Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year ["Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue [The Angry American]"], Vocal Event Of The Year with Willie Nelson, plus two nominations in the Video Of The Year category.
 James Stroud |  Dixie Chicks |  Tim McGraw |
High-energy trio Trick Pony collected five nominations: Top Vocal Group, Album Of The Year [On A Mission], Single Record Of The Year and Video Of The Year ["Just What I Do"] and Vocal Event Of The Year with Willie Nelson.
 Keith Stegall |  Brooks & Dunn |  Bill Anderson |
Three-time BMI nominees include the Dixie Chicks, who are recognized in the Entertainer, Top Vocal Group and Album [Home] categories; Willie Nelson, with mentions all within the Vocal Event of the Year field; and producers Chuck Howard and James Stroud.
 Blake Shelton |  Rascal Flatts |  Dean Dillon |
BMI affiliates receiving two nods each are Brooks & Dunn, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and producers Keith Stegall and Norro Wilson.
 Diamond Rio |  Faith Hill |
Brooks & Dunn, and Lonestar were honored as finalists for the second annual The Home Depot Humanitarian Award.
 Jennifer Hanson |  Hometown News |  Keith Urban |
The 38th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards, held for the first time at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, will be hosted by Reba McEntire. The show will air on Wednesday, May 21 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET; delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
 Martina McBride |  Lonestar |
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Dixie Chicks
Toby Keith
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Faith Hill
Martina McBride
Shania Twain
 Phillip White |  Montgomery Gentry |  Sheryl Crow |
TOP MALE VOCALIST
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
TOP VOCAL DUO
Brooks & Dunn
Hometown News
Montgomery Gentry
 Shania Twain |  Pinmonkey |  Kid Rock |  Chuck Howard |
TOP VOCAL GROUP
Diamond Rio
Dixie Chicks
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Trick Pony
TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
Jennifer Hanson
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
Blake Shelton
TOP NEW VOCAL DUO/GROUP
Pinmonkey
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Drive -- Keith Stegall, producer
Home -- Dixie Chicks; Dixie Chicks and Lloyd Maines, producers
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems -- Norro Wilson, producer
On A Mission -- Trick Pony; Chuck Howard, producer
Unleashed -- Toby Keith; James Stroud and Toby Keith, producers
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue [The Angry American]" -- Toby Keith; James Stroud and Toby Keith, producers
"Just What I Do" -- Trick Pony; Chuck Howard, producer
"Somebody Like You" -- Keith Urban, artist/producer
"The Good Stuff" -- Norro Wilson, producer
SONG OF THE YEAR
"A Lot Of Things Different" -- Bill Anderson and Dean Dillon, songwriters; Mr. Bubba Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, publishers
" Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue [The Angry American]" -- Toby Keith, songwriter/artist; Tokeco Tunes, publisher
"I'm Movin' On" -- Phillip White, D. Vincent Williams, songwriters; Murrah Music Corp., publisher; Rascal Flatts, artists
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Beer For My Horses" -- Toby Keith with Willie Nelson; James Stroud and Toby Keith, producers
"Designated Drinker" -- Keith Stegall, producer
"Mendocino County Line" -- Willie Nelson
"Picture" -- Kid Rock with Sheryl Crow; Kid Rock, producer
"Whiskey River" -- Trick Pony with Willie Nelson; Chuck Howard, producer
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue [The Angry American]" -- Toby Keith
"Just What I Do" -- Trick Pony
"She's My Kind Of Rain" -- Tim McGraw
"Who's Your Daddy" -- Toby Keith
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