McGraw and ‘Live Like You Were Dying’ Inspire Most ACM Nominations
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| Tim McGraw | Keith Urban | Toby Keith |
BMI songwriters nominated for Song of the Year were Tim Nichols for "Live Like You Were Dying"; Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon for "American Soldier"; Bobby E. Boyd, Marcus Hummon and Jeff Hanna for "Bless the Broken Road"; and Bill Anderson and Jon Randall for "Whiskey Lullaby."
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| Alison Krauss | Byron Gallimore |
Alison Krauss scored five nominations: one for Alison Krauss + Union Station as Top Vocal Group and four courtesy of song, video, single, and vocal event nominee "Whiskey Lullaby." Keith Urban, reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Toby Keith and producer Byron Gallimore received four nods each. Big & Rich, Rascal Flatts and producer Mark Wright received three nominations each.
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| Big & Rich | Mark Wright |
Diamond Rio paired their Top Vocal Group nomination with one for the Home Depot Humanitarian Award; online voting is underway for the fan-voted honor.
The ACM Awards show, set for May 17 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, will be broadcast live on CBS-TV.
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| Rascal Flatts | Julie Roberts |
BMI nominees for the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Keith Urban
Top Vocal Group
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
The Notorious Cherry Bombs
Top New Artist
Big & Rich
Julie Roberts
Top Vocal Duo
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
The Warren Brothers
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| Diamond Rio | Sara Evans |
Top Female Vocalist
Sara Evans
Martina McBride
Top Male Vocalist
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Keith Urban
Video of the Year
"Live Like You Were Dying"
Tim McGraw
"Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"
Big & Rich
"Whiskey Lullaby"
Alison Krauss
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| Brooks & Dunn | Martina McBride |
Vocal Event of the Year
"Creepin' In"
Norah Jones and Dolly Parton
Arif Mardin and Norah Jones, producers
"Hey Good Lookin'"
with Clint Black and Toby Keith
Michael Utley, producer
"Party for Two"
Shania Twain
"When the Sun Goes Down"
Uncle Kracker
"Whiskey Lullaby"
Alison Krauss
Song of the Year
"American Soldier"
Toby Keith
Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon, writers
Tokeco Tunes and Wacissa River Music, Inc.
"Bless the Broken Road"
Rascal Flatts
Marcus Hummon, Bobby E. Boyd and Jeff Hanna, writers
Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Jeff Diggs Music
"Live Like You Were Dying"
Tim McGraw
Tim Nichols, writer
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
"Whiskey Lullaby"
Alison Krauss
Bill Anderson and Jon Randall, writers
Mr. Bubba Music, Inc., Reynsong Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Tree and WhaYa Say Music
Single Record of the Year
"Bless the Broken Road"
Rascal Flatts, artist/producer
"Days Go By"
Keith Urban, artist/producer
"I May Hate Myself in the Morning"
Byron Gallimore, producer
"Live Like You Were Dying"
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw, Byron Gallimore and Darran Smith, producers
"Redneck Woman"
Mark Wright and Joe Scaife producers
"Whiskey Lullaby"
Alison Krauss
Album of the Year
Be Here
Keith Urban
Producers: Keith Urban
Here for the Party
Mark Wright and Joe Scaife, producers
Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw, Byron Gallimore and Darran Smith, producers
Restless
Sara Evans, artist/producer
Producer of the Year
Bryon Gallimore
James Stroud
Mark Wright
Engineer of the Year
Justin Niebank
Musicians of the Year
Bass
Mike Brignardello
David Hungate
Larry Paxton
Drums
Eric Darken
Fiddle
Glen Duncan
Stuart Duncan
Larry Franklin
Rob Hajacos
Jonathan Yudkin
Guitar
J.T. Corenflos
John Jorgenson
Brent Mason
Bryan Sutton
Piano/Keyboards
Gordon Mote
Specialty Instrument
Jim Hoke
Jim Horn
Rob Ickes
Randy Scruggs
Steel
Dan Dugmore
Sonny Garrish
John Hughey
Mike Johnson
Robby Turner
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