Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Martina McBride

John Russell (C) 2003 CMA

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Keith Urban

John Russell (C) 2003 CMA

HORIZON AWARD Gretchen Wilson

John Russell (C) 2003 CMA
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR Rascal Flatts

John Russell (C) 2003 CMA
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn (Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn) win Vocal Duo of the Year
Photos: John Russell (C) 2004 CMA
SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist and producer) “Live Like You Were Dying” – Tim McGraw Produced by Byron Gallimore/Tim McGraw/Darran Smith Curb Records

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Dann Huff – Guitar

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist and producer) When The Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney Produced by Buddy Cannon/Kenny Chesney BNA Records

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist and director) “Whiskey Lullaby” – Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss Directed by Rick Schroder
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR Brad Paisley featuring Alison Krauss – “Whiskey Lullaby” Arista Nashville

SONG OF THE YEAR (Award goes to songwriter and primary publisher) “Live Like You Were Dying” Tim Nichols/Craig Wiseman Warner-Tamerlane/Big Loud Shirt

10 things about the
CMA Awards
telecast that you
won't see at home

1. People in the audience wearing red roses are seat fillers, hired volunteers who keep the stars' places while they're onstage or backstage.
2. The red carpet, on which the stars make their entrances into the Opry House, is 1,600 yards long. 3. Stars must share dressing rooms backstage, usually three or four to a room. Some park their tour buses outside and dress there -- but often wind up hanging out backstage anyway to catch up with old friends.
4. The backstage green room, usually a lounge for performers to relax, is referred to as "Guitar Alley" during the CMA event, because the stars' instruments are lined up there to be grabbed
before going onstage.
5. The original CMA trophy was wooden with a marble base. The change to the current crystal version -- which stands 15 inches tall and weighs nearly eight pounds -- was made in 1983.
6. Alan Jackson often sets up a grill by his tour bus, and his crew prepares food for themselves and the crews of other parked buses.
7. About 2,200 people attend the official post CMA Awards party each year. In 2003, more than 1,300 bottles of wine were served at the party.
8. The various sets seen on the show are stacked through the backstage hallways like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle when not in use. The stage crew quickly moves the pieces in and out to create different backdrops for the performances.
9. Last year the Mexican-food chain Baja Fresh catered backstage -- and host Vince Gill grabbed a burrito during a break and brought it out onstage, joking about how he was finally
allowed to eat now that he had lost weight in preparation for the show.
10. In 2000, Kenny Rogers set up his own photography studio in a nearby building to shoot some of his friends, like Faith Hill and Reba McEntire, for his book This Is My country.

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to hear great songs from all
of the above CMA Winners.

• Click here to read Janet Devlin (from Belfast)'s review of
  Shania Twain's 2004 Ulster Concert
  
  
• Click here to read Pierre (from Hot 'n' Gold)'s review of Shania Twain's sell out 2004 Wembley concert

• Victoria Boland's album All Woman Girl

  For the latest news on Victoria please visit her site at www.victoriaboland.com

  

  DJ Andy Sayers With Victoria Boland
  Hear Andy’s interview with Victoria only on Hot 'N' Gold

  That ALL WOMAN GIRL, 22-year old Victoria Boland is certainly made a big impact with her audiences and and Hot’ n’ Gold on her 2nd UK tour back in July 2003.
  
  Victoria received well deserved encores at every gig and stged a very special Media Showcase night at Canada House , London where Hot n Gold's Andy Sayers caught up with her for all the latest news.
  
  Victoria also gained more fans during the Tour which took in Soul Cafe,Maidstone, Astor Theatre Arts Centre,Deal, the huge Americana International Festival in Newark, IE Theatra,Axminster,Devonm,
  Bungalow Inn,Redhill,Bristol, Musician,Leicester, Gravesend Summer Regatta and Brenchley Gardens , Maidstone.
   
  Thanks to Alan Cackett of the UK's Country Magazine MAVERICK for bringing Victoria over
  once again and fixing up a great interview with Victoria and  Hot n Gold’s Andy Sayers.
  

  If you haven't checked Victoria's Web-Site, you might want to check out Victoria's new personal website at
  www.victoriaboland.com
  but don't miss her old one, which has now become her FANSITE.
  It's at
  www.victoriaboland.net
  Bookmark this one as there's no link to it from her personal site.
  This is where you'll find her guestbook, calendar and news before it hits the newsletter.

  
  CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON
  
  FEB 22 2005 London - Borderline
  ALBUM REVIEW
  This is singer-songwriter Carolyn's UK debut playing at London's Borderline
  to promote
  her 2nd album release DRESS REHEARSAL released in UK March 28th
  (album produced by Dan Huff.)
  
  The album has a slightly rootsy vibe, from the slightly blue grassy first
  single 'SIMPLE LIFE' to the wildly joyous 'HEAD OVER HILLS'' to
  the very emotional
  message songs such as 'WE TALKED and ' I'LL LET YOU GO'
  to the
  traditional- edged of DIE OF A BROKEN HEART.' All simply great songs.
  

  Dress Rehearsal, underscores the tough truth that a dress rehearsal is exactly
  what life isn't, that what we have instead is a perpetually brand-new moment
  that you have a single chance to make memorable. That is Carolyns
  philosophy and the new album illustrates it stunningly.
  Listen TO OUR a exclusive Live Chat With Carolyn on
  HOT N GOLD
  Official website and Biog
  click here