Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack Big Winners on 'Country Music's Biggest Night'

Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack Big Winners on 'Country Music's Biggest Night'

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Apple provided a big night for some of Country Music's biggest stars. "The 39th Annual CMA Awards" was broadcast on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for the first time outside of Nashville, live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on the CBS Television Network.

Keith Urban won his second consecutive CMA Male Vocalist of the Year and his first Entertainer of the Year Award, making him the only Country artist in CMA Awards history to win the Horizon, Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year Awards. Urban won the Horizon Award in 2001.

"I have been out with Kenny [Chesney] this year and last year," Urban said of his tour mate. "So I want to thank Kenny for teaching me so much about entertaining."

"Country Music's Biggest Night(TM)" was an understatement for top-nominee Lee Ann Womack, who picked up three CMA Awards for Album, Single and Musical Event of the Year.

"I love Country Music," Womack said. "If you listen to music that doesn't touch you or mean anything to you, listen to Country Music. We have songs that speak to you and songs that will touch you."

The winners of "The 39th Annual CMA Awards" are:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Keith Urban

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Gretchen Wilson

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Rascal Flatts

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn

HORIZON AWARD
Dierks Bentley

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
There's More Where That Came From
Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore and Greg Droman
MCA Nashville

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
"I May Hate Myself In The Morning"
Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore
MCA Nashville

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Whiskey Lullaby"
Written by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall
Sony/ATV Cross Keys / Mr. Bubba Music / Reynsong / Wha Ya Say Music

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
George Strait (Duet with Lee Ann Womack)
"Good News, Bad News"
MCA Nashville

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"As Good As I Once Was"
Toby Keith
Directed by Michael Salomon

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas - Dobro

In 1958, CMA was the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. Its membership includes nearly 6,000 companies and music industry professionals around the globe.

The CMA Awards was first broadcast on network television in 1968 -- making it the longest running, music awards program on network TV. The CMA Awards is a Country Music Association production. Walter C. Miller is Executive Producer, Paul Miller is the director and David Wild is the writer. MJI Programming, a division of Premiere Radio Networks, is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards, which includes Red Carpet coverage and a stereo-radio simulcast of the gala event. Chevy, An American Revolution, is the official automotive sponsor of the 2005 CMA Awards. American Airlines is the official airline of the 2005 CMA Awards. Additional promotional partners include Prilosec OTC, Country Weekly, Creme Savers(R) Candy and Gibson Guitars. Charles Fazzino is the official artist of the 2005 CMA Awards. FilmMagic.com is the official photographer of the 2005 CMA Awards.

For CMA Awards information, history and to download high-resolution images visit http://www.cmapress.com/. For additional photography visit http://www.filmmagic.com/. These sites are not for use by the general public, who should be directed to http://www.cmaawards.com/.

Source: Country Music Association

CONTACT: Wendy Pearl, +1-615-244-2840, or Scott Stem, +1-615-244-2840,
both of CMA

Web site: http://www.cmaworld.com/
http://www.cmapress.com/
http://www.filmmagic.com/

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