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Contents 1 Events 2 Top hits of the year 2.1 Number one hits 2.1.1 United States 2.1.2 Canada 2.2 Other major hits 2.2.1 United States 2.2.2 Canada 3 Top new album releases 3.1 Other top albums 3.2 Announced 4 Deaths 5 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees 6 Major Awards 6.1 United States 6.1.1 Grammy awards 6.1.2 CMT Music Awards 6.1.3 Academy of Country Music 6.1.4 Country Music Association 6.2 Canada 6.2.1 Canadian Country Music Association 7 Further reading 8 References 9 Other links 10 External links

Events

• April 27 — A story in the New York Daily News reported a possible long-term relationship between Mindy McCready and baseball star Roger Clemens that began when she was 15 years old.^[1] Though Clemens' attorney, Rusty Hardin, acknowledged that McCready was a "close family friend," Hardin denied the affair and threatened to bring a defamation suit against him.^[1]
• May 15 — People Magazine reported Canadian singer Shania Twain and her husband, music producer Robert Lange, had separated after 14 years of marriage. The couple were married on December 28, 1993, after Twain met Lange at Nashville's Fan Fair earlier in the year.^[2]

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	Spec. Note
February 2	Letter to Me	Brad Paisley	4
March 1	Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)	Rodney Atkins	2
March 15	All-American Girl	Carrie Underwood	2
March 29	Small Town Southern Man	Alan Jackson	2	Jackson's first No. 1 since "Remember When" in February 2004.
April 12	You're Gonna Miss This	Trace Adkins	3
May 3	I Saw God Today	George Strait	2	With this song, Strait broke the overall record for the most #1 singles (on all trade charts) with 56, a record previously held by Conway Twitty with 55.
May 17	Just Got Started Lovin' You	James Otto	2	[A]
May 31	I'm Still a Guy	Brad Paisley	3
June 21	Last Name	Carrie Underwood	1
June 28	Better as a Memory	Kenny Chesney	2
July 12	Back When I Knew It All	Montgomery Gentry	1
July 19	Home	Blake Shelton	2	Shelton's first No. 1 since "Some Beach" in December 2004. Cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit from 2005.
August 2	Good Time	Alan Jackson	2
August 16	All I Want to Do	Sugarland	1
August 23	Should've Said No	Taylor Swift	2
September 6	You Look Good in My Shirt	Keith Urban	1	Urban's first No. 1 since "Better Life" in October 2005. Re-recording of a song previously found on 2002's Golden Road.
September 13	Do You Believe Me Now	Jimmy Wayne	1	[A] Current No. 1 song. First Number One for the Valory Music Group, an imprint of Big Machine Records.

Canada

Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	Spec. Note
January 4	Letter to Me	Brad Paisley	5	[2] The song fell to #2 on the chart dated January 11.
January 11	Our Song	Taylor Swift	1	[2] Stayed at No. 1 for 3 weeks in late 2007. The song fell to #2 on the chart dated January 4.
February 15	In My Next Life	Terri Clark	1	Clark's first #1 in Canada since 1998's "You're Easy on the Eyes", which was also a #1 in the U.S.
February 22	All-American Girl	Carrie Underwood	5
March 28	You're Gonna Miss This	Trace Adkins	3
April 18	I Saw God Today	George Strait	1
April 25	Picture to Burn	Taylor Swift	1
May 2	I'm Still a Guy	Brad Paisley	6
June 13	Good Time	Alan Jackson	7	[2] The song fell to #2 on the chart dated July 25.
July 25	Put a Girl in It	Brooks & Dunn	1
August 8	You Look Good in My Shirt	Keith Urban	4
September 5	Waitin' on a Woman	Brad Paisley	1	Current No. 1 song.

Other major hits

United States

Peak	Single	Artist	Notes
18	All I Ever Wanted	Chuck Wicks	B
7	All Summer Long	Kid Rock	B Kid Rock's third release to country radio, and his first Top 40 country hit since "Picture" (with Sheryl Crow or Allison Moorer) in late 2002-early 2003.
15	Another Try	Josh Turner with Trisha Yearwood
15	Bob That Head	Rascal Flatts	B
18	Come on Over	Jessica Simpson	Simpson's first release to country radio.
16	Country Man	Luke Bryan	B
5	Don't Think I Don't Think About It	Darius Rucker	B This is the first solo single for Rucker, who is also the lead singer of the rock band Hootie & The Blowfish. This is also the first Top 20 country hit by an African-American artist since Charley Pride's "I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio" in 1988.
5	Everybody	Keith Urban
6	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven	Kenny Chesney	B Chesney's first release on his personal Blue Chair label (in association with BNA).
2	Every Day	Rascal Flatts
15	Every Other Weekend	Reba McEntire	The radio edit of this song featured Skip Ewing as a duet partner, while the album version featured Kenny Chesney. Neither duet partner was credited on the charts.
11	Get My Drink On	Toby Keith
11	God Must Be Busy	Brooks & Dunn
7	Gunpowder & Lead	Miranda Lambert
10	Holler Back	The Lost Trailers	B
21	I Can Sleep When I'm Dead	Jason Michael Carroll
2	I Still Miss You	Keith Anderson
21	I'll Walk	Bucky Covington	B
23	In Color	Jamey Johnson	B Johnson's first chart single since "The Dollar" in late 2005-early 2006.
10	International Harvester	Craig Morgan
16	It Ain't No Crime	Joe Nichols
11	It's Good to Be Us	Bucky Covington
14	Johnny & June	Heidi Newfield	B This is the first solo single for Newfield, who was lead singer for the group Trick Pony until 2007.
12	Just a Dream	Carrie Underwood	B
16	Kristofferson	Tim McGraw
6	Laughed Until We Cried	Jason Aldean
13	Learning How to Bend	Gary Allan
20	Let It Go	Tim McGraw	B
28	Life in a Northern Town	Sugarland with Little Big Town and Jake Owen	This song, a cover of British band The Dream Academy's 1985 debut single, charted in the Top 30 based on unsolicited airplay of a live recording from Sugarland's 2007 tour.
24	Lookin' for a Good Time	Lady Antebellum	B
3	Love Don't Live Here	Lady Antebellum
2	Love Is a Beautiful Thing	Phil Vassar	This song was previously released in late 1999 by Paul Brandt under the title "It's a Beautiful Thing".
22	Love Remembers	Craig Morgan	B
24	Maybe She'll Get Lonely	Jack Ingram
3	Picture to Burn	Taylor Swift
3	Put a Girl in It	Brooks & Dunn
4	Ready, Set, Don't Go	Billy Ray Cyrus with Miley Cyrus	This song marked Billy Ray's return to the Top 5 since "Busy Man" in 1998-1999, and Miley's first Top 5 on any Billboard chart.
19	Relentless	Jason Aldean	B
25	Rollin' with the Flow	Mark Chesnutt	Cover of Charlie Rich's Number One hit from 1977.
9	She Never Cried in Front of Me	Toby Keith	B
13	She's a Hottie	Toby Keith
2	Shiftwork	Kenny Chesney with George Strait	This song was credited only to Chesney from its release until the chart week of February 9, when Strait's name was added.
15	Something About a Woman	Jake Owen
2	Stay	Sugarland	A
5	Stealing Cinderella	Chuck Wicks
13	Stronger Woman	Jewel	Jewel's first release to country radio.
12	Suspicions	Tim McGraw	Cover of Eddie Rabbitt's Number One hit from 1979.
20	Takin' Off This Pain	Ashton Shepherd
18	That Song in My Head	Julianne Hough	Originally a professional ballroom dancer, Hough had previously been a two-time winner of the show Dancing with the Stars. This is her first release as a singer.
16	Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind	Kellie Pickler
25	This Is Me You're Talking To	Trisha Yearwood
8	Troubadour	George Strait	B
5	Trying to Stop Your Leaving	Dierks Bentley
2	Waitin' on a Woman	Brad Paisley	B Re-recording of a song originally included on Paisley's 2006 album Time Well Wasted.
2	Watching Airplanes	Gary Allan	A
10	We Weren't Crazy	Josh Gracin
3	What Do Ya Think About That	Montgomery Gentry
3	What Kinda Gone	Chris Cagle
2	Winner at a Losing Game	Rascal Flatts
19	Workin' for a Livin'	Garth Brooks with Huey Lewis	Cover of Huey Lewis and the News's single from 1982.
21	You Can Let Go	Crystal Shawanda	B
22	You Still Own Me	Emerson Drive	Cover of Johnny Reid's single from 2004, which was a Top 20 country hit in Canada.

• ^A Reached #1 on U.S. Mediabase 24/7 country singles charts.
• ^B Current singles.

Canada

Peak	Single	Artist
3	All I Want to Do	Sugarland
4	All Summer Long	Kid Rock
8	Back When I Knew It All	Montgomery Gentry
5	Beautiful Life	Doc Walker
19	Best of Me	Jessie Farrell
2	Better as a Memory	Kenny Chesney
21	Breakin' on the Love Thing	Alex J. Robinson
20	Break It	Lisa Brokop
5	Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)	Rodney Atkins
16	Come on Over	Jessica Simpson
4	Crazy Days	Adam Gregory
15	Do You Believe Me Now	Jimmy Wayne
14	Don't Think I Don't Think About It	Darius Rucker
8	Don't Waste Your Pretty	Willie Mack
11	Drive Me Home	Shane Yellowbird
5	Every Day	Rascal Flatts
16	Every Other Weekend	Reba McEntire
8	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven	Kenny Chesney
9	Everyday Woman	Emerson Drive
17	Fly Girl	Tara Oram
10	First Time in a Long Time	Deric Ruttan
5	Flirtin' With Me	Jason Blaine
14	Flower Child	The Higgins
8	Get My Drink On	Toby Keith
11	God Must Be Busy	Brooks & Dunn
19	Golden Years	Willie Mack
19	Gunpowder & Lead	Miranda Lambert
9	I Still Miss You	Keith Anderson
6	Just a Dream	Carrie Underwood
2	Just Got Started Lovin' You	James Otto
19	Kristofferson	Tim McGraw
3	Last Name	Carrie Underwood
6	Laughed Until We Cried	Jason Aldean
23	Learning How to Bend	Gary Allan
24	Let It Go	Tim McGraw
13	Let's Get Rowdy	Aaron Pritchett
5	Love Don't Live Here	Lady Antebellum
17	Love Is a Beautiful Thing	Phil Vassar
23	Lovin' You Is Killin' Me	Deric Ruttan
8	Moments That Matter	Aaron Lines
11	My First Car	Jason Blaine
13	Old Fashioned Girl	Jaydee Bixby
7	Out of the Blue	Johnny Reid
21	Postcard from Pasadena	Gord Bamford
7	Ready, Set, Don't Go	Billy Ray Cyrus with Miley Cyrus
9	Risk	Paul Brandt
12	She Never Cried in Front of Me	Toby Keith
17	She's a Hottie	Toby Keith
2	Shiftwork	Kenny Chesney with George Strait
5	Should've Said No	Taylor Swift
3	Small Town Southern Man	Alan Jackson
5	Stay	Sugarland
6	Stayed 'Til Two	Gord Bamford
11	Stealing Cinderella	Chuck Wicks
12	Suspicions	Tim McGraw
13	Thank You	Johnny Reid
10	That Train	Doc Walker
10	That's All	Doc Walker
10	That's Worth Fighting For	Paul Brandt
3	Troubadour	George Strait
13	Trying to Stop Your Leaving	Dierks Bentley
11	Watching Airplanes	Gary Allan
5	What Do I Have to Do	Crystal Shawanda
8	What Do Ya Think About That	Montgomery Gentry
4	What Kinda Gone	Chris Cagle
2	Winner at a Losing Game	Rascal Flatts
19	Workin' for a Livin'	Garth Brooks with Huey Lewis
5	You Can Let Go	Crystal Shawanda

Top new album releases

US	CAN	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date
1	1	35 Biggest Hits	Toby Keith	Show Dog	May 6
4	2	All I Intended to Be	Emmylou Harris	Nonesuch	June 10
8	1	Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends	Anne Murray	Manhattan/EMI	January 15 (US)
3	17	Around the Bend	Randy Travis	Warner Bros. Nashville	July 15
3	26	Back When I Knew It All	Montgomery Gentry	Columbia Nashville	June 10
2	11	Backwoods Barbie	Dolly Parton	Dolly	February 26
1		Beautiful Eyes	Taylor Swift	Big Machine	July 15
	3	Beautiful Life	Doc Walker	Open Road	April 29
17		Beer for My Horses (soundtrack)	Various Artists	Show Dog	August 12
22		Bulletproof	Reckless Kelly	Yep Roc	June 24
15		Burn Your Playhouse Down	George Jones	Bandit	August 19
3	32	C'mon!	Keith Anderson	Columbia Nashville	August 5
	2	Country Hits 2008	Various Artists	UMG Canada	April 1
15	34	Country Sings Disney	Various Artists	Walt Disney	July 8
	1	Cowboys and Cadillacs	Jaydee Bixby	Her Royal Majesty's Records	July 8
16	2	Dawn of a New Day	Crystal Shawanda	RCA Nashville	June 24 (CAN) August 19 (US)
4		Do You Believe Me Now	Jimmy Wayne	Valory Music Group	August 26
	25	First Time in a Long Time	Deric Ruttan	On Ramp/EMI Canada	April 1
1	1	Good Time	Alan Jackson	Arista Nashville	March 4
2	4	Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville	May 6
1		Greatest Hits: Limited Edition	Tim McGraw	Curb	April 29
5		Holler Back	The Lost Trailers	BNA	August 26
18	55	How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites from the Grand Ole Opry	Various Artists	RCA Nashville	February 5
1	4	Julianne Hough	Julianne Hough	Mercury Nashville	May 20
1	28	Lady Antebellum	Lady Antebellum	Capitol Nashville	April 15
1	1	Love on the Inside	Sugarland	Mercury Nashville	July 22
	5	Make My Move	Jason Blaine	Koch Canada	May 20
8	21	Moment of Forever	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway	January 29
	3	More Country Heat 2008	Various Artists	Sony BMG Canada	May 20
1	31	My Life's Been a Country Song	Chris Cagle	Capitol Nashville	February 19
19	14	Martina McBride: Live In Concert	Martina McBride	RCA Nashville	April 29
1		Now That's What I Call Country	Various Artists	UMG/Sony BMG/Capitol	August 26
1	2	Perfectly Clear	Jewel	Valory Music Group	June 3
8		Phil Stacey	Phil Stacey	Lyric Street	April 29
3		Prayer of a Common Man	Phil Vassar	Universal South	April 22
16		Sounds So Good	Ashton Shepherd	MCA Nashville	March 4
7		Starting Now	Chuck Wicks	RCA Nashville	January 22
2	25	Sunset Man	James Otto	Raybaw/Warner Bros.	April 8
6		That Lonesome Song	Jamey Johnson	Mercury Nashville	August 5
1	1	Troubadour	George Strait	MCA Nashville	April 1
11		Vintage Country: The Golden Age of Country Music	Various Artists	Sony BMG	March 25
4	40	We Weren't Crazy	Josh Gracin	Lyric Street	April 1
2	66	What Am I Waiting For	Heidi Newfield	Curb	August 5

Other top albums

US	CAN	Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date
28		Angels & Outlaws	Aaron Watson	Thirty Tigers	April 1
	42	Beautiful Tragedy	Lisa Brokop	Ellbea	August 19
47		The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show	Johnny Cash	Sony BMG	January 8
54		The Best of SHeDAISY	SHeDAISY	Lyric Street	February 5
27		Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition	Blake Shelton	Warner Bros. Nashville	February 26
50		Blood, Sweat, and Steel	The Road Hammers	Montage	June 24
33		Broken In	Trent Willmon	Compadre	February 26
59		Carter's Chord	Carter's Chord	Show Dog	June 17
26		Classic Chris LeDoux	Chris LeDoux	Capitol Nashville	April 29
64		Coal	Kathy Mattea	Narada	April 1
72		Collector's Edition	Tim McGraw	Curb	May 6
30		Comal County Blue	Jason Boland & the Stragglers	Thirty Tigers	August 26
26		Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volume One	Bill Gaither	Gaither	August 19
32		Country Bluegrass Homecoming Volume Two	Bill Gaither	Gaither	August 19
57		Country's Got Hits	Various Artists	Time Life	February 5
57		Dailey & Vincent	Dailey & Vincent	Rounder	June 3
	65	The Definitive Collection	Terri Clark	Mercury Nashville	February 5
53		Every Night	Brandon Rhyder	Reserve	August 19
		The Foundation	Zac Brown Band	Live Nation Artists	September 2
69		Glide	Jerry Douglas	Koch	August 19
59		God Bless the USA: 17 Inspirational Songs	Various Artists	Word	April 29
70		The Good Life	Justin Townes Earle	Bloodshot	March 25
		The Good Life	Andy Griggs	Montage	May 27
35		Good Thing Going	Rhonda Vincent	Rounder	January 8
57		The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Gaither/EMI	February 26
56		Gravity's Our Enemy	Cadillac Sky	Skaggs Family	August 19
67		Hank Jr.: Collector's Edition	Hank Williams, Jr.	Curb	May 6
		Heart of Stone	Chris Knight	Drifter's Church	September 2
39		Here It Is	Roger Creager	Thirty Tigers	August 26
29		Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947	Ricky Skaggs	Skaggs Family	March 25
73		I Turn to You	Richie McDonald	Lucid	June 3
44		I Will Always Love You: 17 Inspirational Songs	Various Artists	Word	January 15
62		Infamous Stringdusters	Infamous Stringdusters	Sugar Hill	June 10
32		Jeff Bates	Jeff Bates	Black River	April 8
		Jypsi	Jypsi	Arista Nashville	May 27
43		Keep On Walkin'	The Grascals	Rounder	July 15
67		Last of the Good Guys	One Flew South	Decca	May 27
		Love Revival	Reba McEntire	Hallmark	January 2
53		A Love Song Collection	Kenny Rogers	Capitol Nashville	January 15
63		Love Songs	Billy Ray Cyrus	Mercury Nashville	January 29
35	42	Love Songs	Trisha Yearwood	MCA Nashville	January 15
27		Meet Glen Campbell	Glen Campbell	Capitol Nashville	August 19
51		Moneyland	Del McCoury Band	McCoury	July 8
41		More Greatest Fits	Roy D. Mercer	Capitol Nashville	June 10
67		Mountain Tracks: Volume 5	Yonder Mountain String Band	Frog Pad	April 15
43		Naïve	Micky & the Motorcars	Smith	July 29
	54	Never Say Never	Alex J. Robinson	Dale Speaking	March 25
69		No Rules	Rebecca Lynn Howard	Saguaro Road	June 17
46		One Hell of a Ride	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway	April 1
27		Patriotic Country 3	Various Artists	Razor & Tie	June 24
68		Pickin', Praisin' & Singin'	Pine Mountain Railroad	Rural Rhythm	August 26
68		Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama	Alabama	Sony BMG	April 29
61		Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton	Dolly Parton	Sony BMG	April 29
52		Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver	John Denver	Sony BMG	April 29
47		Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Sony BMG	April 29
75		Playlist: The Very Best of Lonestar	Lonestar	Sony BMG	June 17
64		Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison	Roy Orbison	Sony BMG	April 29
54		Playlist: The Very Best of Waylon Jennings	Waylon Jennings	Sony BMG	April 29
63		Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson	Willie Nelson	Sony BMG	April 29
	28	Real Thing	The Higgins	Open Road	June 24
35		Rollin' with the Flow	Mark Chesnutt	Lofton Creek	June 24
		Sex and Gasoline	Rodney Crowell	Yep Roc	September 2
57		The Steeldrivers	The Steeldrivers	Rounder	February 26
69		Stronger	Carlene Carter	Eleven Thirty	March 4
66		Super Hits	Kenny Chesney	BNA	March 18
		Thankful	Jennifer Hanson	Universal South	June 3
70		Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary Country	Various Artists	Shout	January 8
45		Vagrants & Kings	Cory Morrow	Sustain	May 20
51		The Very Best of Neal McCoy	Neal McCoy	Rhino	June 3
32		Wheels	Dan Tyminski	Rounder	June 17
	48	XOK	NQ Arbuckle	Six Shooter	June 17

Announced

Album	Artist	Record Label	Release Date
50 Greatest Hits	Reba McEntire	MCA Nashville	October 28
Adam Gregory	Adam Gregory	Midas/Big Machine	TBA
Anything Goes	Randy Houser	Universal South	November 18
Back to Tennessee	Billy Ray Cyrus	Lyric Street	November 18
Billy: The Early Years (soundtrack)	Various Artists	Arista Nashville/Essential	October 7
Call Me Crazy	Lee Ann Womack	MCA Nashville	October 28
Carolina	Eric Church	Capitol Nashville	TBA
Classic Christmas	George Strait	MCA Nashville	October 7
Damn Right, Rebel Proud	Hank Williams III	Bruc	October 7
Do You Know	Jessica Simpson	Columbia Nashville	September 9
Father Time	Hal Ketchum	Curb	September 9
Fearless	Taylor Swift	Big Machine	November 11
The Future Is Now	Lonestar	Lonestar/CO5	TBA
Greatest Hits	Craig Morgan	Broken Bow	September 30
Greatest Hits	Tim McGraw	Curb	October 7
Greatest Hits Volume 1	Rascal Flatts	Lyric Street	October 28
I'm About to Come Alive	David Nail	MCA Nashville	TBA
I Got Your Country Right Here	Gretchen Wilson	Columbia Nashville	TBA
Jet Black & Jealous	Eli Young Band	Universal South	September 16
Joy to the World	Faith Hill	Warner Bros.	September 30
Kellie Pickler	Kellie Pickler	BNA	September 30
Learn to Live	Darius Rucker	Capitol Nashville	September 23
The Life of a Song	Joey & Rory	Vanguard/Sugar Hill	October 28
Little Bit of Everything	Billy Currington	Mercury Nashville	October 14
Lucky Old Sun	Kenny Chesney	Blue Chair/BNA	October 14
Muddy Water	Trace Adkins	Capitol Nashville	November 25
One on One	Randy Owen	Broken Bow	November 11
Picture of Me	Lee Brice	Asylum-Curb	November 18
Play	Brad Paisley	Arista Nashville	November 4
Randy Rogers Band	Randy Rogers Band	Mercury	September 23
Right Road Now	Whitney Duncan	Warner Bros. Nashville	TBA
Sleepless Dreams	Patty Loveless	Saguaro Road	September 9
That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy	Toby Keith	Show Dog	October 28
That's Why	Craig Morgan	BNA	October 7
Time Flies	John Michael Montgomery	Stringtown	October 14
Unmistakable	Jo Dee Messina	Curb	November 11
Voices	Chris Young	RCA Nashville	TBA
What I'm For	Pat Green	BNA	November 18
Why Wait	Kristy Lee Cook	Arista Nashville	September 16

Deaths

• January 6 — Ken Nelson, 96, record producer for artists including Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and many others.
• April 22 — Paul Davis, 60, crossover artist whose collaborations with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker reached No. 1 in the 1980s. (heart attack)
• May 1 - Jim Hager, 61, country singer and actor who along with his twin brother Jon were regulars on Hee Haw from 1969 to 1986. (heart attack)
• May 5 - Jerry Wallace, 79, crossover artist who scored several country hits during the 1970's including the No. 1 "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" in 1972. (congestive heart failure)
• May 8 - Eddy Arnold, 89, country and pop singer whose career spanned 7 decades. (natural causes)
• May 11 - Dottie Rambo, 74, southern gospel singer-songwriter. (bus accident)
• July 16 - Jo Stafford, 90, crossover artist from the 1940s with hits "Feudin’ and Fightin" and "Temptation". (congestive heart failure)
• August 11 – Don Helms, 81, steel guitarist and member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys. (heart attack) ^[3]
• August 31 - Jerry Reed, 71, country singer and actor best known for his 1971 crossover hit "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (emphysema)

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Tom T. Hall (born 1936), singer and songwriter, known as "The Storyteller"
• Emmylou Harris (born 1947), neo-traditional singer and songwriter
• The Statler Brothers (Harold Reid (born 1939), Don Reid (born 1945), Phil Balsley (born 1939), Lew DeWitt (1938-1990), Jimmy Fortune (born 1955), diverse country music group known for pop-styled, nostalgic and gospel songs.
• Ernest "Pop" Stoneman (1893-1968), singer, songwriter, and musician, patriarch of the family group The Stonemans

Major Awards

United States

Grammy awards

(Presented on February 10 in Los Angeles)

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Stupid Boy", Keith Urban
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "How Long", Eagles
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Lost Highway", Willie Nelson and Ray Price
• Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Throttleneck", Brad Paisley
• Best Country Song — "Before He Cheats", Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins
• Best Country Album — These Days, Vince Gill
• Best Bluegrass Album — The Bluegrass Diaries, Jim Lauderdale

CMT Music Awards

(Presented April 14 in Nashville)

• Video of the Year — "Our Song", Taylor Swift
• Male Video of the Year — "I Got My Game On", Trace Adkins
• Female Video of the Year — "Our Song", Taylor Swift
• Group Video of the Year — "Take Me There", Rascal Flatts
• Duo Video of the Year — "Stay", Sugarland
• USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
• Collaborative Video of the Year — "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore", Bon Jovi & LeAnn Rimes
• Performance of the Year — "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
• Supporting Character of the Year — Rodney Carrington in "I Got My Game On"
• Wide Open Country Video of the Year — "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)", Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
• Tearjerker Video of the Year — "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
• Comedy Video of the Year — "Online", Brad Paisley
• Video Director of the Year — Michael Salomon

Academy of Country Music

(Presented May 18 in Las Vegas)

• Entertainer of the Year — Kenny Chesney
• Song of the Year — "Stay", Sugarland
• Single of the Year — "Stay", Sugarland
• Album of the Year — Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Miranda Lambert
• Top Male Vocalist — Brad Paisley
• Top Female Vocalist — Carrie Underwood
• Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group — Rascal Flatts
• Top New Male Vocalist — Jack Ingram
• Top New Female Vocalist — Taylor Swift
• Top New Duo or Group — Lady Antebellum
• Video of the Year — "Online", Brad Paisley
• Vocal Event of the Year — "Find out Who Your Friends Are", Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
• ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian Award — Rascal Flatts
• Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award — Brenda Lee, The Oak Ridge Boys, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner
• Crystal Milestone Award — Garth Brooks
• Poets Award — Bill Anderson and Fred Rose

Country Music Association

Canada

Canadian Country Music Association

Further reading

• Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
• Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
• Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

References

Other links

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

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