CMA Awards Nominations Boast A Whole Lotta Toby Keith

Posted in News on August 26, 2003

With recognition in seven categories, Toby Keith led the list of nominees for the 37th Annual CMA Awards (August 26). Nominated for Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year, in addition to an Album of the Year mention for Unleashed, Keith also picked up Song, Single, Music Video and Vocal Event nominations for "Beer for My Horses," a duet with Willie Nelson that he co-wrote with Scotty Emerick.

Toby Keith

Willie Nelson

Tim McGraw

Other BMI talents collecting multiple CMA nominations are Brooks & Dunn with four; Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, and James Stroud with three each; and the Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry and Blake Shelton with two each.

Brooks & Dunn

Martina McBride

In addition to Keith and Emerick, BMI songwriters honored in the Song of the Year category are Wynn Varble ("Have You Forgotten?"), Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn ("Red Dirt Road"), and Doug Johnson ("Three Wooden Crosses").

Dixie Chicks

The CMA Awards show takes place November 5 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Vince Gill will host the CBS broadcast for the 12th consecutive year.

Montgomery Gentry

Blake Shelton

BMI's 2003 CMA Awards Nominees

Entertainer of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw

Male Vocalist of the Year
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw

Female Vocalist of the Year
Alison Krauss
Patty Loveless
Martina McBride
Dolly Parton

Vocal Group of the Year
Alabama
Diamond Rio
Dixie Chicks
Lonestar
Rascal
Flatts

Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
The Warren Brothers

Horizon Award
Gary Allan
Buddy Jewell
Blake Shelton

Vocal Event of the Year (Awards presented to artists and producer(s))
"Beer for My Horses"
Toby Keith duet with Willie Nelson

"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"
Jimmy Buffett

"Picture"
Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow

"Tears in the Holston River"
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

"The Truth About Men"
Tracy Byrd (with Andy Griggs, Montgomery Gentry and Blake Shelton)

Album of the Year
Home
Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks and Lloyd Maines, producers

Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw and Darran Smith, producers

Unleashed
Toby Keith
James Stroud and Toby Keith, producers

Song of the Year
"Beer for My Horses"
Toby Keith duet with Willie Nelson
Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick, songwriters
Tokeco Tunes, Big Yellow Dog Music and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, publishers

"Have You Forgotten?"
Wynn Varble, songwriter
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., publisher

"Red Dirt Road"
Brooks & Dunn
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, songwriters
Buffalo Prairie Songs, Showbilly Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, publishers

"Three Wooden Crosses"
Doug Johnson, songwriter
Mike Curb Music and Sweet Radical Music, publishers

Single of the Year
"Beer for My Horses"
Toby Keith duet with Willie Nelson
James Stroud and Toby Keith, producers

"Have You Forgotten?"
James Stroud, producer

Music Video of the Year
"Beer for My Horses"
Toby Keith duet with Willie Nelson

"Concrete Angel"
Martina McBride

"Red Dirt Road"
Brooks & Dunn

Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Dobro

Aubrie Haynie
Fiddle/Mandolin

Brent Mason
Guitar

Randy Scruggs
Guitar

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