2005 Country Music Association Awards


The 2005 Country Music Association Award, 39th Annual Ceremony, took place on November 15, 2005 and was the first ceremony to be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, hosted by Brooks & Dunn. This was the final ceremony to air on CBS after 34 years dating back to 1972, before the ceremonies' switch to ABC.

Winners and Nominees

Bold denotes the winners
Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year
Keith Urban
There's More Where That Came From — Lee Ann Womack
  • *Be Here — Keith Urban
  • * Feels Like Today — Rascal Flatts
  • * Live Like You Were Dying — Tim McGraw
  • * Somewhere Down In Texas — George Strait
    • Male Vocalist of the YearFemale Vocalist of the Year
    Keith Urban
  • * Kenny Chesney
  • * Alan Jackson
  • * Brad Paisley
  • * George Strait
    		• Gretchen Wilson
  • * Sara Evans
  • * Alison Krauss
  • * Martina McBride
  • * Lee Ann Womack
    • Vocal Group of the YearVocal Duo of the Year
    Rascal Flatts
  • * Alison Krauss & Union Station
  • * Diamond Rio
  • * Lonestar
  • * Sugarland
    		• Brooks & Dunn
  • * Big & Rich
  • * Montgomery Gentry
  • * Van Zant
  • * The Warren Brothers
    • Single of the YearSong of the Year
    "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" — Lee Ann Womack
  • *"Alcohol" — Brad Paisley
  • * "As Good As I Once Was" — Toby Keith
  • * "Baby Girl" — Sugarland
  • * "Bless the Broken Road" — Rascal Flatts
    		• "Whiskey Lullaby" — Bill Anderson and Jon Randall
  • * "Alcohol" — Brad Paisley
  • * "As Good As I Once Was" — Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick
  • * "Bless The Broken Road" — Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd and Jeff Hanna
  • * "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" — Odie Blackmon
  • * "Redneck Woman" — Gretchen Wilson and John Rich
    • Horizon AwardMusician of the Year
    Dierks Bentley
  • * Big & Rich
  • * Miranda Lambert
  • * Julie Roberts
  • * Sugarland
    		• Jerry Douglas, Dobro
  • *Paul Franklin, Steel guitar
  • * Dann Huff, Electric guitar
  • * Brent Mason, Guitar/Electric Guitar
  • * Randy Scruggs, Guitar/Mandolin
    • Music Video of the YearMusical Event of the Year
    "As Good As I Once Was" — Toby Keith
  • * "Alcohol" — Brad Paisley
  • * "Days Go By" — Keith Urban
  • * "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" — Lee Ann Womack
  • * "When I Think About Cheatin'" — Gretchen Wilson
    		• "Good News, Bad News" — George Strait with Lee Ann Womack
  • * "I'll Never Be Free" — Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack
  • * "New Again" — Brad Paisley with Sara Evans
  • * "Party For Two" — Shania Twain with Billy Currington
  • * "Trip Around The Sun" — Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride