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2005 CMA Awards Winners
Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack pulled down the big prizes at the Nov. 15 CMA Awards, held for the first time in New York City. Keith repeated as Male Vocalist champ, then took home the night's top honor, Entertainer of the Year, beating out defending titlist, and odds-on favorite, Kenny Chesney. Lee Ann was the overall winner in terms of numbers, copping three CMA trophies: Musical Event (with George Strait), Album and Single. Hosts Brooks & Dunn won for the 13th time in the Vocal Duo category, which they essentially have dominated since their career began in 1991.
Keith repeated as Male Vocalist champ, then took home the night's top honor, Entertainer of the Year, beating out defending titlist, and odds-on favorite, Kenny Chesney. Lee Ann was the overall winner in terms of numbers, copping three CMA trophies: Musical Event (with George Strait), Album and Single. Hosts Brooks & Dunn won for the 13th time in the Vocal Duo category, which they essentially have dominated since their career began in 1991.
Country Weekly handicapped the big night in our Nov. 21 issue. And we'll 'fess up—as CMA pickers, we didn't hit too many right notes.
To see how we did, here's a complete list of all the winners, along with Country Weekly's predictions:
Keith Urban
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Entertainer—Keith Urban
Country Weekly pick—Kenny Chesney
Male Vocalist—Keith Urban
Country Weekly pick—Keith Urban
Gretchen Wilson
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Female Vocalist—Gretchen Wilson
Country Weekly pick—Lee Ann Womack
Rascal Flatts
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Vocal Group—Rascal Flatts
Country Weekly pick—Rascal Flatts
Brooks & Dunn
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Vocal Duo—Brooks & Dunn
Country Weekly pick—Brooks & Dunn
Dierks Bentley
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Horizon—Dierks Bentley
Country Weekly pick—Sugarland
Lee Ann Womack
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Album—There's More Where That Came From Lee Ann Womack
Country Weekly pick—There's More Where That Came From Lee Ann Womack
Single—"I May Hate Myself in the Morning" Lee Ann Womack
Country Weekly pick—"Baby Girl" Sugarland
Musical Event—"Good News, Bad News" George Strait (duet with Lee Ann Womack)
Country Weekly pick—"Party for Two" Shania Twain (with Billy Currington)
Bill Anderson and Jon Randall
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Song (award to writers)—"Whiskey Lullaby" Jon Randall, Bill Anderson
Country Weekly pick—"Bless the Broken Road"
Music Video—"As Good as I Once Was" Toby Keith
Country Weekly pick—"When I Think about Cheatin' " Gretchen Wilson
So, how did Country Weekly do as CMA prognosticators? Well, not so great—we didn't even bat .500. Country Weekly picked 4 of the 11 main categories correctly, for a score of 36 percent.
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