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Oct. 6, 2006
Trivia For "The 40th Annual CMA Awards"
Album of the Year
NASHVILLE – The “40th Annual CMA Awards” will air on Monday, Nov. 6 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) for the first time on the ABC Television Network live from the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn. Each week leading up to “Country Music’s Biggest Night™,” CMA will spotlight one of the Award categories with trivia about this year’s nominees and past winners.
This award is presented to the full albums that are released domestically for the first time during the eligibility period. This award goes to the artist and producer.
2006 Album of the Year Nominees
Hillbilly Deluxe - Brooks & Dunn
Produced by Ronnie Dunn/Kix Brooks/Mark Wright/Tom Shapiro/Tony Brown/
Bob DiPiero
Arista Nashville
Me And My Gang - Rascal Flatts
Produced by Dann Huff/Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records
Precious Memories - Alan Jackson
Produced by Keith Stegall
Arista Nashville
The Road And The Radio - Kenny Chesney
Produced by Buddy Cannon/Kenny Chesney
BNA Records
Time Well Wasted - Brad Paisley
Produced by Chris DuBois/Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville
This 2006 Album of the Year contender sold more than 700,000 units in it’s first week of release, making the artist only one of four other Country artists who have done so. Which album is it?
Answer: Rascal Flatts’ Me And My Gang sold 721,747 units in its first week of release. Since the inception of SoundScan, only four other artists (Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Dixie Chicks and Tim McGraw) have surpassed the 700,000 mark in the first week of release. Me And My Gang is now certified double platinum, according to RIAA. Rascal Flatts was nominated for the first time in the CMA Album of the Year category in 2005 for Feels Like Today.
The first Album of the Year award was given out in 1967. Who did the award go to?
Answer: Jack Greene’s There Goes My Everything won in the CMA Album of the Year category in 1967. That same year, Greene won in the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year category and CMA Single of the Year for “There Goes My Everything.” Greene, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, has garnered seven total CMA nominations.
In the last five years, this 2006 Album of the Year nominee has sold nearly five million seats to his shows. Who is he?
Answer: Kenny Chesney has sold nearly five million tickets to his shows over the last five years, according to Billboard. Chesney is now on par with the likes of such global touring artists as U2 and The Rolling Stones. Chesney won in the CMA Album of the Year category in 2004 for When The Sun Goes Down, and was named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 2004.
Which 2006 Album of the Year nominee won the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award in 1996?
Answer: Brooks & Dunn won the Entertainer of the Year Award in 1996. They have been nominated for a CMA Award 44 times and have won a total of 15 awards, including 13 in the Vocal Duo of the Year category.
This 2006 Album of the Year nominee is slated to release his first Christmas album in October 2006. Who is he?
Answer: Brad Paisley is set to release his first Christmas album ever on October 10th, 2006. Paisley’s Christmas features classic favorites and a few of Paisley’s originals. In Paisley’s short career, he has already garnered 33 CMA nominations and has won five awards. He was nominated in the CMA Album of the Year category in 2000 and 2004.
Which 2006 CMA Album of the Year nominee is actually a Gospel album, which debuted on the Country album chart at #1?
Answer: Alan Jackson’s Precious Memories was originally recorded as a Gospel album, but debuted on the Country album chart at #1. Jackson recorded Precious Memories as a gift to his mother. Jackson continues to remain the most nominated Country artist in CMA Awards history with 74 nominations. He has won 16 awards, including CMA Album of the Year in 1994 for Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles and in 2002 for Drive.
Which Country music icon has received the most nominations in the Album of the Year category?
Answer: George Strait has received 16 Album of the Year nominations in his career. He won Album of the Year in 1985 for Does Fort Worth Cross Your Mind, in 1996 for Blue Clear Sky and in 1997 for Carrying Your Love With Me. Strait will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during the 2006 CMA Awards show.
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