2006 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations

Carrie Underwood at ACM press conference
(Photo by Brian Tipton)

Brad Paisley leads the 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees with six nominations, including Top Male Vocalist and Album of the Year for "Time Well Wasted." Sugarland and Brooks and Dunn received five nominations each. Sugarland's nominations include Album of the Year for "Twice The Speed Of Life" and Song of the Year for "Baby Girl. Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood received four nominations each. Big & Rich, Dolly Parton and Lee Ann Womack received three nominations each. The 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS Television Network. Brad Paisley is nominated for Top Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for "Time Well Wasted," Single Record of the Year for "Alcohol," and Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for "When I Get Where I'm Going," a duet with Dolly Parton. Paisley has previously won three Academy of Country Music Award honors.

Sugarland is nominated for Album of the Year for "Twice the Speed of Life," Top New Duo or Vocal Group of the Year and Top Vocal Group of the Year, Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Baby Girl." Jennifer Nettles was also nominated for Vocal Event of the Year for "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with Bon Jovi.

Brooks & Dunn were nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Top Vocal Duo of the Year and Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Believe." They have previously been awarded 19 Academy of Country Music Awards including the Academy's prestigious Triple Crown Award.

The nominees were announced at a press conference held today (March 8) at the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Participating in the press conference was multi-platinum selling group Rascal Flatts and double-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood, both nominated in four categories each. It was also announced that Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood will be performing on the upcoming show.

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.

41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees:

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

Top Vocal Group
Alabama
Little Big Town
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland

Top Vocal Duo
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Warren Brothers

Top Female Vocalist
Sara Evans
Martina McBride
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
Lee Ann Womack

Top Male Vocalist
Dierks Bentley
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

Top New Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Carrie Underwood

Top New Male Vocalist
Jason Aldean
Billy Currington
Craig Morgan

Top New Duo or Vocal Group
Big & Rich
Little Big Town
Sugarland

Video of the Year
"As Good as I Once Was" --Toby Keith
Producer: Mark Kalbfeld
Director: Michael Salomon

"Believe" -- Brooks & Dunn
Producer: Steve Lamar
Directors: Robert Deaton and George Flanigen

"I May Hate Myself in the Morning" -- Lee Ann Womack
Producer: Ivy Dane
Director: Trey Fanjoy

"Kerosene" -- Miranda Lambert
Producer: Holly Millar
Director: Trey Fanjoy

"When I Get Where I'm Going" -- Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Producers: Mark Kalbfeld and Peter Tilden
Director: Jim Shea

Vocal Event of the Year
"I Play Chicken With the Train" -- Cowboy Troy and Big & Rich
Producers: Big Kenny, John Rich and Paul Worley
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records / Raybaw

"Like We Never Loved at All" -- Faith Hill With Tim McGraw
Producers: Faith Hill and Dann Huff
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records

"When I Get Where I'm Going" -- Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Producers: Chris DuBois and Frank Rogers
Record Label: Arista Nashville

"Who Says You Can't Go Home" -- Bon Jovi With Jennifer Nettles
Producers: Jon Bon Jovi, Dann Huff, Richie Sambora and John Shanks
Record Label: The Island Def Jam Music Group

Song of the Year
"Baby Girl" -- Sugarland
Writers: Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles, Lisa Simonton, Robert Hartley and Troy Bieser
Publishers: DirkPit Music (BMI), Greatergood Songs (ASCAP), Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP), Telegrammusic (ASCAP), Drumbum Music (ASCAP), Tremolo Blue (ASCAP), The World Asleep (ASCAP), Simonton Music (ASCAP)

"Believe" -- Brooks & Dunn
Writers: Ronnie Dunn and Craig Wiseman
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing Co. (BMI), Showbilly Music (BMI), Big Loud Shirt Industries (ASCAP)

"Jesus, Take the Wheel" -- Carrie Underwood
Writers: Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordon Sampson
Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing (ASCAP), Onaly Music/Raylene Music (ASCAP), No Such Music (SOCAN), Passing Stranger Music (ASCAP), 1609 Songs (ASCAP), Music of Windswept (ASCAP)

"Skin (Sarabeth)" -- Rascal Flatts
Writers: Doug Johnson and Joe Henry
Publishers: Cool Hand Music 2004 (ASCAP), Mike Curb Music/Sweet Radical Music (BMI), Administered by Mike Curb Music c/o Karen Schauben Publishing Administration

"When I Get Where I'm Going" -- Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Writers: Rivers Rutherford and George Teren
Publishers: Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP), Memphersfield Music (ASCAP), House of Full Circle Music Publishing (BMI)

Single Record of the Year

"Alcohol" -- Brad Paisley
Producers: Chris DuBois and Frank Rogers
Record Label: Arista Nashville

"Baby Girl" -- Sugarland
Producer: Garth Fundis
Record Label: Mercury Records

"Believe" -- Brooks & Dunn
Producers: Tony Brown, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn
Record Label: Arista Nashville

"Best I Ever Had" -- Gary Allan
Producers: Gary Allan and Mark Wright
Record Label: MCA Nashville

"Jesus, Take the Wheel" -- Carrie Underwood
Producer: Mark Bright
Record Label: Arista

Album of the Year
eels Like Today -- Rascal Flatts
Producers: Mark Bright, Rascal Flatts and Marty Williams
Record Label: Lyric Street Records

There's More Where That Came From -- Lee Ann Womack
Producers: Greg Droman and Byron Gallimore
Record Label: MCA Nashville

Time Well Wasted -- Brad Paisley
Producers: Chris DuBois and Frank Rogers
Record Label: Arista Nashville

Tough All Over -- Gary Allan
Producers: Gary Allan and Mark Wright
Record Label: MCA Nashville

Twice the Speed of Life -- Sugarland
Producer: Garth Fundis
Record Label: Mercury Records

Venue of the Year
Ameristar Casino -- Kansas City, Mo.
Casino Rama Resort -- Orilla, Ontario
Mohegan Sun Casino -- Uncasville, Conn.
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort -- Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Turning Stone Casino -- Verona, N.Y.

Nightclub of the Year
8 Seconds -- Indianapolis.
Billy Bob's -- Fort Worth, Texas
Cowboy's -- Atlanta
Coyote's -- Louisville, Ky.
Grizzly Rose -- Denver
Joe's Bar -- Chicago

Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year
Brad Combs -- Meridian Entertainment
Gary Osier -- Gary Osier Presents
Terrye Seigel -- Terrye Seigel Productions
David Snowden -- Triangle Talent, Inc.
Suzanne Wilson -- Wilson Events, Inc.

Promoter of the Year
Ben Farrell -- Varnell Enterprises
Brad Garrett -- Police Productions
Gary Marx -- Game Inc.
Louis Messina -- The Messina Group
Mike Smardak -- Outback Concerts of Tenn., Inc.

Radio Station of the Year - Major Market
KNIX Phoenix
KYGO Denver
WFMS Indianapolis
WPOC Baltimore
WUSN Chicago

Radio Station of the Year - Medium Market
KIZN Boise, Idaho
KTTS Springfield, Mo.
WBBS Syracuse, N.Y.
WGNA Schenectady, N.Y.
WUSY Chattanooga, Tenn.

Radio Station of the Year - Small Market
WGSQ Cookville, Tenn.
WIXY Champaign, Ill.
WPAP Panama City, Fla.
WTCR Huntington, W.Va.
WYCT Pensacola, Fla.

On-Air Personality of the Year - National
Jon Anthony -- Highway 16 (XM Radio)
Blair Garner -- After MidNite
Lia Knight -- (Jones Radio Networks)
Darren Tandy -- Thee Country Station (Superadio Network)
Danny Wright -- All Night (Jones Radio Network)

On-Air Personality of the Year -- Major Market
Lisa Dent -- WUSN Chicago, Ill.
Dex & Kim -- WUSY Chattanooga, Tenn.
Gunner -- WIVK Knoxville, Tenn.
Skip Mahaffey -- WQYK Tampa, Fla.
Tim & Willy -- KNIX Phoenix, Ariz.

On-Air Personality of the Year - Medium Market
Bill Barrett, Tim Fox & Tracy Berry -- KKNU Eugene, Ore.
Mark Ericson & Danielle Carrier -- WOKQ Dover, N.H.
Gunner -- WIVK Knoxville, Tenn.
Scott Innes -- WYNK Baton Rouge, La.
Buzz Jackson -- KIIM Tuscon, Ariz.

On-Air Personality of the Year -- Small Market
Becky Austin & Brad Austin -- KLUR Wichita Falls, Texas
Buddy Baron & Allyson Scott -- WBBN Laurel, Miss.
Carrie & Uncle -- KCLR Columbia, Mo.
Marty McFly & Stew James -- WGSQ Cookville, Tenn.
Scott Schuler & Angie Foster -- KRKT Albany, Ore.

Producer of the Year
Mark Bright
Buddy Cannon
Byron Gallimore
Dann Huff
Frank Rogers

Audio Engineer of the Year
Chuck Ainlay
Julian King
Steve Marcantonio
Justin Niebank
Gary Paczoza

Musicians of the Year

Bass
Mike Brignardello
David Hungate
Larry Paxton
Michael Rhodes
Jimmy Lee Sloas

Drums
Steve Brewster
Chad Cromwell
Shannon Forrest
Paul Leim
Greg Morrow

Fiddle
Glen Duncan
Larry Franklin
Rob Hajacos
Aubrey Haynie
Jonathan Yudkin

Guitar
Richard Bennett
Pat Buchanan
Tom Bukovac
J.T. Corenflos
Kenny Greenberg

Piano/Keyboards
Jim Brown
Gordon Mote
Michael Omartian
Mike Rojas
Reese Wynans

Specialty Instrument
Eric Darken
Jim Hoke
Jim Horn
Rob Ickes
Brian Sutton

Steel
Paul Franklin
Sonny Garrish
John Hughey
Mike Johnson
Russ Pahl

source: Academy of Country Music

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