Die CMA-Awards Nominierungen

Entertainer of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw

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

Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Brad Paisley
George Strait

Horizon Award
Gary Allan
Buddy Jewell
Joe Nichols
Blake Shelton
Darryl Worley

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

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

Single of the Year
(Award für den Künstler und den Produzenten)
"Beer For My Horses" - Toby Keith Duett mit Willie Nelson
"Celebrity" - Brad Paisley
"Have You Forgotten?" - Darryl Worley
"Hurt" - "American IV: The Man Comes Around" - "Unleashed" - Toby Keith

Musicvideo of the Year

"Beer For My Horses" - Toby Keith Duett mit Willie Nelson
"Celebrity" - Brad Paisley
"Concrete Angel" - Martina McBride
"Hurt" - Johnny Cash
"Red Dirt Road" - Brooks & Dunn

Vocal Event of the Year
Toby Keith Duett mit Willie Nelson - "Beer For My Horses"
Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett - "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"
Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow - "Picture"
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Johnny Cash - "Tears in the Holston River"
Tracy Byrd (mit Andy Griggs, Montgomery Gentry und Blake Shelton) - "The Truth About Men"

Songs of the Year
"Beer For My Horses"
"Celebrity"
"Have You Forgotten?"
"Red Dirt Road"
"Three Wooden Crosses"