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Sep. 23, 2005
TRIVIA FOR “THE 39TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”
Music Video of the Year
NASHVILLE – On Tuesday, Nov. 15 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST), the “39th Annual CMA Awards” will air live on the CBS Television Network from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Each week leading up to the CMA Awards, CMA will spotlight one of the Award categories with trivia about the nominees.
The Music Video of the Year Award is for an original music video less than 10 minutes in length featuring the performance of one song or medley. The Award is presented to the artist and director.
2005 Music Video of the Year Nominees
“Alcohol” – Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea
“As Good As I Once Was” – Toby Keith
Directed by Michael Salomon
“Days Go By” – Keith Urban
Directed by Wayne Isham
“I May Hate Myself In The Morning” – Lee Ann Womack
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
“When I Think About Cheatin’” – Gretchen Wilson
Directed by Robert Deaton/George J. Flanigen IV
Which 2005 Music Video of the Year nominee lands in this category for the first time in their career?
Answer: Keith Urban, who makes his debut appearance in this category. Keith won the Horizon Award in 2001 and the Male Vocalist of the Year Award in 2004. In addition to being nominated in the Music Video category this year, he is also nominated for Album, Male and Entertainer of the Year.
Which Music Video of the Year nominee has won this category twice in the past five years?
Answer: Brad Paisley, who won the Music Video of the Year Award in 2002 for “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song),” and in 2004 for his collaboration with Alison Krauss, “Whiskey Lullaby.”
This Music Video Director usually collaborates with Pop and Rock artists, but for the first time in 2004, he directed a Country Music artist’s video which earned him his first CMA Award nomination this year. Who is he?
Answer: Wayne Isham, who has directed 169 videos in his career, including videos for Bon Jovi, Metallica, Motley Crue and Pink Floyd. His directorial debut for a Country artist came in 2004 for Keith Urban’s “Days Go By.” Since directing Urban’s video, Wayne has also worked with Faith Hill and Shania Twain.
Which Music Video of the Year nominee recently started up his own record label, Show Dog Records?
Answer: Toby Keith, who announced in August that he would be forming his own label, Show Dog Records.
Which Music Video of the Year nominee’s debut album spent nine weeks atop the Country Albums chart last year, selling more than four million copies?
Answer: Gretchen Wilson’s Here for the Party debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and #1 on the Country Albums Chart, where it spent nine weeks on top.
Which Music Video of the Year nominee has garnered 17 CMA Award nominations in their career, with six of them in 2005?
Answer: Lee Ann Womack, who has been nominated 17 times since her first nomination in 1997 in the Horizon Award Category. In 2000, she won Single of the Year for “I Hope You Dance.” In addition, she won Female Vocalist of the Year in 2001, and Vocal Event of the Year in 2002 for “Mendocino County Line” with Willie Nelson.