Alan Jackson dominates 36th Annual CMA Awards nominations
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Alan Jackson picked up a record 10 CMA award nominations on Thursday (8/29), topping the old record of nine nominations in a single year set by Merle Haggard in 1970.
Alan Jackson picked up a record 10 CMA award nominations on Thursday (8/29), topping the old record of nine nominations in a single year set by Merle Haggard in 1970.
Jackson could win awards for top entertainer and male vocalist, and is also nominated in the top album category (for “Drive”) and top vocal event (for “Designated Drinker,” a duet with George Strait). Jackson songs “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” and “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” are each nominated in the top single, song and video categories.
Strait still holds the title of having the most career CMA nominations with 70 to Jackson’s 60.
A dozen artists picked up multiple nominations, including Toby Keith with six; Brad Paisley and George Strait with four each; Kenny Chesney and Alison Krauss with three each; and Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Willie Nelson, Lee Ann Womack, Nickel Creek and Rascal Flatts with two apiece.
The 36th Annual CMA awards, which Vince Gill will host for the 11th consecutive year, will be broadcast live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on Nov. 6 on CBS network.
The complete list of nominees for the 2002 CMA Awards are:
Entertainer of the Year:
Brooks & Dunn
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
George Strait
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Sara Evans
Alison Krauss
Martina McBride
Lee Ann Womack
Trisha Yearwood
Horizon Award:
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Nickel Creek
Rascal Flatts
Phil Vassar
Darryl Worley
Vocal Group of the Year:
Diamond Rio
Dixie Chicks
Lonestar
Nickel Creek
Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Bellamy Brothers
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Sons of the Desert
The Warren Brothers
Single of the Year:
“Blessed,” Martina McBride (produced by Martina McBride / Paul Worley)
“Courtesy Of The Red, White & Blue (The Angry American),” Toby Keith (James Stroud / Toby Keith)
“Drive (For Daddy Gene),” Alan Jackson (Keith Stegall)
“I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song),” Brad Paisley (Frank Rogers)
“Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning),” Alan Jackson (Keith Stegall)
Album of the Year:
“Drive,” Alan Jackson (produced by Keith Stegall)
“New Favorite,” Alison Krauss & Union Station (Alison Krauss)
“No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem,” Kenny Chesney (Buddy Cannon / Norro Wilson / Kenny Chesney)
“Pull My Chain,” Toby Keith (James Stroud / Toby Keith
“The Great Divide,” Willie Nelson (Matt Serletic)
“The Road Less Traveled,” George Strait (Tony Brown / George Strait)
Song of the Year:
“Courtesy Of The Red, White & Blue (The Angry American),” Toby Keith (Tokeco Tunes, publisher)
“Drive (For Daddy Gene),” Alan Jackson (EMI April Music / Tri-Angels Music)
“I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow,” arranged by Carter Stanley (Peer International Corp.)
“I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song),” Brad Paisley / Frank Rogers (EMI April Music / Sea Gayle Music)
“Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning),” Alan Jackson (EMI April Music / Tri-Angels Music)
Vocal Event of the Year:
Garth Brooks (duet with George Jones), “Beer Run (B-double E-double Are You In?)”
Jo Dee Messina with Tim McGraw, “Bring On the Rain”
Alan Jackson (duet with George Strait), “Designated Drinker”
Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch – “I’ll Fly Away” (live)
Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack, “Mendocino County Line”
Musician of the Year:
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Dann Huff – guitar
Brent Mason – guitar
Music Video of the Year:
“Drive (For Daddy Gene), Alan Jackson (Steven Goldmann, director)
“I Wanna Talk About Me,” Toby Keith (Michael Salomon)
“I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song),” Brad Paisley (Peter Zavadil)
“Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde,” Travis Tritt (Michael Merriman)
“Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning),” Alan Jackson (Paul Miller)