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TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26th AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON CBS
Alan Jackson Receives Eight Nominations;
Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith Receive Five Nominations Each;
Jimmy Buffett and Martina McBride, Four Each;
Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley, Three Each;
Tim McGraw, Montgomery Gentry and Randy Travis, Two Each
BURBANK (March 10, 2004) - Nominations have been announced for the 39TH ANNUAL
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Winners will receive their awards
during a star-studded event to be broadcast LIVE from the Mandalay Bay
Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The ceremony, which honors country music's
top talent as well as the industry's hottest emerging talent, will be broadcast
on Wednesday, May 26th, 2004 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS Television Network.
The Academy of Country Music's Leading Lady, Reba McEntire, will host.
This morning Alan Jackson received eight nominations. Brooks & Dunn and Toby
Keith received five nominations each. Jimmy Buffett and Martina McBride received four
nominations while Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley received three each. Tim McGraw,
Montgomery Gentry and Randy Travis each received two nominations.
The nominees were announced at a press conference held today at the St.
Regis Hotel in Los Angeles. Among those participating in the press conference
were ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS executive producer Dick Clark; country music
superstars Terri Clark, Montgomery Gentry and Brad Paisley; and Bob Romeo,
Executive Director for the Academy of Country Music.
Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Presenters and performers who will appear
on the special will be announced at a later date.
Charlie Daniels, Martina McBride and Brad Paisley were nominated for the Academy
of Country Music / Home Depot Humanitarian Award. Known as the first "Fan-Voted"
award in the Academy's history, this honor salutes an artist or group in the
country music industry who is committed to serving others, has a generosity of
spirit and a dedication to helping build the dreams of those in need.
The recipient of The Home Depot Humanitarian Award will have a community playground
built in a city of their choice through the efforts of The Home Depot and
KaBOOM!, a non-profit organization that brings together volunteers to build
much-needed playgrounds in one-day "barn raising" construction events.
2004 also marks the renaming of the ACM/LAUNCH Video of the Year
category (formerly known as Video of the Year). For the very first time
Associate Members of the Academy of Country Music will vote for their
favorite video through this premium online fan club, available on
the Web at http://www.acmcountry.com or http://acm.launch.yahoo.com.
Following is the list of final nominees in the 11 categories voted on by
the membership. Winners in each of the following categories will be presented
with an ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD during the television broadcast:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- BROOKS & DUNN
- KENNY CHESNEY
- ALAN JACKSON
- TOBY KEITH
- TIM McGRAW
TOP MALE VOCALIST
- KENNY CHESNEY
- ALAN JACKSON
- TOBY KEITH
- TIM McGRAW
- KEITH URBAN
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
- TERRI CLARK
- SARA EVANS
- PATTY LOVELESS
- MARTINA McBRIDE
- SHANIA TWAIN
TOP NEW ARTIST
- DIERKS BENTLEY
- PAT GREEN
- BUDDY JEWELL
- JOSH TURNER
- JIMMY WAYNE
TOP VOCAL GROUP
- ALABAMA
- DIAMOND RIO
- LONESTAR
- RASCAL FLATTS
- TRICK PONY
TOP VOCAL DUO
- BLUE COUNTY
- BROOKS & DUNN
- MONTGOMERY GENTRY
- THE BELLAMY BROTHERS
- THE WARREN BROTHERS
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR (Award to Artist(s)/ Producer(s)/ Record Company)
- AMERICAN SOLDIER/Toby Keith/James Stroud, Toby Keith/DreamWorks Records
- IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE/Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett/Keith Stegall/Arista Nashville
- RED DIRT ROAD/Brooks & Dunn/Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Mark Wright/Arista Nashville
- REMEMBER WHEN/Alan Jackson/Keith Stegall/Arista Nashville
- THREE WOODEN CROSSES/Randy Travis/Kyle Lehning/Word-Curb, Warner Bros. Records
SONG OF THE YEAR (Award to Composer(s)/ Publisher(s)/ Artist(s)
- IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE/Jim Brown, Donald Rollins/R. Joseph Publishing BMI, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. BMI/Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett
- RED DIRT ROAD/Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn/ Buffalo Prairie Songs BMI, Showbilly Music BMI, Sony-ATV Tree Publishing BMI/ Brooks & Dunn
- REMEMBER WHEN/Alan Jackson/EMI April Music, Inc. ASCAP, Tri-Angels Music ASCAP/ Alan Jackson
- THERE GOES MY LIFE/Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. BMI/Kenny Chesney
- THREE WOODEN CROSSES/Douglas Johnson, Kim Williams/Mike Curb Music BMI, Sweet Radical Music BMI/Randy Travis
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award to Producer(s)/ Artist(s)/ Record Company)
- HONKYTONKVILLE/George Strait, Tony Brown/George Strait/MCA Nashville
- MARTINA/Martina McBride, Paul Worley/Martina McBride/RCA Nashville
- MUD ON THE TIRES/Frank Rogers/Brad Paisley/Arista Nashville
- RED DIRT ROAD/Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Mark Wright/Brooks & Dunn/Arista Nashville
- SHOCK 'N Y'ALL/James Stroud, Toby Keith/Toby Keith/DreamWorks
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (Award to Artists/ Producer(s)/Record Company)
- HOW'S THE WORLD TREATING YOU/ James Taylor, Alison Krauss/Carl Jackson/Universal South Records
- IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE/Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett/Keith Stegall/Arista Nashville
- THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN/Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton, Montgomery Gentry/Billy Joe Walker Jr., Tracy Byrd/RCA Nashville
- WORKING FOR A LIVING/Phil Vassar, Huey Lewis/Byron Gallimore, Phil Vassar/Arista Nashville
- YOUNG MAN'S TOWN/Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris/Vince Gill/MCA Nashville
ACM/LAUNCH VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award to Producer(s)/ Director(s)/ Artist(s))
- BEER FOR MY HORSES/Mark Kalbfeld/Michael Salomon/Toby Keith, Willie Nelson
- CELEBRITY/Mark Kalbfeld, Peter Tilden/Peter Zavadil/Brad Paisley
- CONCRETE ANGEL/Steve Lamar, George Flanigen, Robert Deaton/George Flanigen, Robert Deaton/Martina McBride
- HURT/Aris McGarry/Mark Romanek/Johnny Cash
- IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE/Lori Stonebraker/Trey Fanjoy/Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett
FAST FACTS ON THIS YEAR'S NOMINATIONS:
- Martina McBride is the most nominated female artist this year, with four nominations.
- The following artists received their first-ever ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD nominations today: Dierks Bentley, Blue County, Jimmy Buffett, Pat Green, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Huey Lewis, James Taylor and Josh Turner.
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 with a mission to support, promote, and enhance the advancement of the country music industry worldwide. The Academy is best known for presenting its annual ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which are televised live on CBS and honor excellence among the industry's brightest stars. The Academy, which is comprised of 3,000+ professional members and a newly established Associate Membership, is headquartered in Burbank, CA. For more information on the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS and the Academy of Country Music, please visit www.acmcountry.com.
The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS is produced for television by dick clark productions. The show is executive produced by Dick Clark, and produced by R.A. Clark and Barry Adelman. The executive in charge of production is Bob Bardo, and the executive in charge is Fran LaMaina.
The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS will be broadcast LIVE on CBS Wednesday, May 26th, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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