ACM AWARDS 2005

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
AND
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Tuesday’s (May 17) 2005 40th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards,

Australia's Keith Urban is up for honors in the category of Entertainer Of The Year, Best Male Vocalist, and Best Single Of The Year. Urban is now considered to be one of country music's top entertainers and insiders are betting that things will only get better for him. Wade Jessen, the country chart director at Billboard magazine, told The Tennessean newspaper, ''We saw something similar happen with Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith a few years back. I really think this is Keith's time to get that kind of notice and that kind of ink. He's due the crown of country's new groove king.''

However, fans won't be seeing Urban onstage during tomorrow night's CBS telecast live from the Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino in Las Vegas, because Urban will be in Ireland, where he's touring with rocker Bryan Adams.
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Keith Urban beat out a great group of male entertainers to take home the Male Vocalist of the Year award. He accepted his award via satellite because he was in Ireland performing. His acceptance showed just how much the award meant to him, shock and excitement were written all over his face.

source:http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32353.asp

A complete list of winners:
Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney
Male Vocalist of the Year: Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year: Gretchen Wilson
Song of the Year: Live Like You Were Dying
Top Vocal Group: Rascal Flatts
Top Vocal Duo: Brooks & Dunn
Video of the Year: Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
Vocal Event of the Year: Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
Single of the Year: Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
Album of the Year: Be Here by Keith Urban
Pioneer Award: Chris LeDoux
Cover Girl Face of Country Music: Miranda Lambert

"I'm blown away," Urban said via satellite from Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he is touring. "It's like 20 to two in the morning, but this is the best wake-up call I've had."

Urban, who was nominated for four awards, also was named male vocalist of the year.

Keith Urban won in two prestigious categories!!
from Bill Aldacushion
May 17 2005: The US Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards show has concluded
in Las Vegas, and Keith Urban won in two prestigious categories:
Album of the Year for "Be Here" and Male Vocalist of the Year.

Keith was nominated for the top prize, Entertainer of the Year, which was awarded to Kenny Chesney.

Earlier in the three-hour, live TV broadcast Keith performed "Days Go By" remotely from
the UK . He delivered his gracious acceptance speeches for both awards
from Belfast via satellite at about 4AM local time.

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DID YOU KNOW?
Keith has won an ACM award before?
It actually was Keith's first American award!
Back in 2001, he won for TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST

2001 ACM Awards
May 9, 2001
Keith was up against Phil Vassar & Billy Gilman for Top New Male Vocalist. When Bryan White and his wife Erika announced Keith as the winner,

KEITH NOW JOINS THESE AMAZING PEOPLE, AND GOES DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE BEST, ALONG WITH THESE OTHER AMAZING TALENTS!

TOP NEW MALE VOCALISTS
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1965 Merle Haggard
1966 Billy Mize
1967 Jerry Inman
1968 Ray Sanders
1969 Freddy Weller
1970 Buddy Alan
1971 Tony Booth
1972 Johnny Rodriguez
1973 Dorsey Burnette
1974 Mickey Gilley
1975 Freddy Fender
1976 Moe Bandy
1977 Eddie Rabbit
1978 John Conlee
1979 R.C. Bannon
1980 Johnny Lee
1981 Rickey Skaggs
1982 Michael Martin Murphey
1983 Jim Glaser
1984 Vince Gill
1985 Randy Travis
1986 Dwight Yoakam
1987 Ricky Van Shelton
1988 Rodney Crowell
1989 Clint Black
1990 Alan Jackson
1991 Billy Dean
1992 Tracy Lawrence
1993 John Michael Montgomery
1994 Tim McGraw
1995 Bryan White
1996 Trace Adkins
1997 Kenny Chesney
1998 Mark Wills
1999 Brad Paisley
2000 keith urban
2001 Phil Vassar
2002 Joe Nichols
2003 Dierks Bentley

BEST MALE ARTIST
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1965 Buck Owens
1966 Merle Haggard
1967 Glen Campbell
1968 Glen Campbell
1969 Merle Haggard
1970 Merle Haggard
1971 Freddy Hart
1972 Merle Haggard
1973 Charlie Rich
1974 Merle Haggard
1975 Conway Twitty
1976 Mickey Gilley
1977 Kenny Rogers
1978 Kenny Rogers
1979 Larry Gatlin
1980 George Jones
1981 Merle Haggard
1982 Ronnie Milsap
1983 Lee Greenwood
1984 George Strait
1985 George Strait
1986 Randy Travis
1987 Randy Travis
1988 George Strait
1989 Clint Black
1990 Garth Brooks
1991 Garth Brooks
1992 Vince Gill
1993 Vince Gill
1994 Alan Jackson
1995 Alan Jackson
1996 George Strait
1997 George Strait
1998 Tim McGraw
1999 Tim McGraw
2000 Toby Keith
2001 Alan Jackson
2002 Kenny Chesney
2003 Toby Keith
2004 KEITH URBAN

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
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1967 Gentle on my Mind - Glen Campbell
1968 Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry - Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry
1969 Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard
1970 For The Good Times - Ray Price
1971 Easy Lovin' - Freddy Hart
1972 Happiest Girl - Donna Fargo
1973 Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
1974 Back Home Again - John Denver
1975 Feelings - Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty
1976 Gilley's Smoking - Mickey Gilley
1977 Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers
1978 Y'all Come Back Saloon - Oak Ridge Boys
1979 Straight Ahead - Larry Gatlin
1980 Urban Cowboy Soundtrack - Various
1981 Feels So Right - Alabama
1982 Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
1983 The Closer You Get - Alabama
1984 Roll On - Alabama
1985 Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - George Strait
1986 Storms of Life - Randy Travis
1987 Trio - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
1988 This Woman - K.T. Oslin
1989 Killin' Time - Clint Black
1990 No Fences - Garth Brooks
1991 Don't Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson
1992 Brand New Man - Brooks & Dunn
1993 A Lot About Livin' - Alan Jackson
1994 Not a Moment Too Soon - Tim McGraw
1995 The Woman in Me - Shania Twain
1996 Blue Clear Sky - George Strait
1997 Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait
1998 Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
1999 Fly - Dixie Chicks
2000 How Do You Like Me Now?! - Toby Keith
2001 O Brother Where Art Thou - Various Artists
2002 Drive - Alan Jackson
2003 Shock 'n Y'all - Toby Keith
2004 be here KEITH URBAN