# 2006 Country Music Association Awards

The 2006 Country Music Association Award, 40th Annual Ceremony, took place on November 6, 2006, and was the first ceremony to be held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center (later known as Bridgestone Arena) in Nashville, Tennessee. This was also the first ceremony to be broadcast live from ABC. Brooks & Dunn, and Brad Paisley led with 6 nominations each including Album of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.

## Winners and Nominees

| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Kenny Chesney Brooks & Dunn Rascal Flatts Brad Paisley Keith Urban | Time Well Wasted — Brad Paisley Hillbilly Deluxe — Brooks & Dunn Me And My Gang — Rascal Flatts Precious Memories — Alan Jackson The Road And The Radio — Kenny Chesney |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Keith Urban Dierks Bentley Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Brad Paisley | Carrie Underwood Sara Evans Faith Hill Martina McBride Gretchen Wilson |
| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Rascal Flatts Alison Krauss + Union Station (feat. Jerry Douglas) Little Big Town Lonestar Sugarland | Brooks & Dunn Big & Rich Montgomery Gentry Van Zant The Wreckers |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
| “Believe” — Brooks & Dunn “Better Life” — Keith Urban “Jesus Take The Wheel” — Carrie Underwood “Summertime” — Kenny Chesney “When I Get Where I’m Going” — Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton | “Believe” — Craig Wiseman and Ronnie Dunn “8th of November” — Big Kenny and John Rich “Jesus Take The Wheel” — Hillary Lindsey, Brett James, and Gordie Sampson “Tonight I Wanna Cry” — Keith Urban and Monty Powell “When I Get Where I’m Going” — Rivers Rutherford and George Teren |
| Horizon Award | Musician of the Year |
| Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Little Big Town Sugarland Josh Turner | Randy Scruggs – Guitar Eddie Bayers – Drums Jerry Douglas – Dobro Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar Dann Huff – Guitar Brent Mason -Guitar/Electric Guitar |
| Music Video of the Year | Musical Event of the Year |
| “Believe” — Brooks & Dunn “8th of November” — Big & Rich “Jesus Take The Wheel” — Carrie Underwood “Kerosene” — Miranda Lambert “When I Get Where I’m Going” — Brad Paisley (feat. Dolly Parton) | “When I Get Where I’m Going” — Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton “Building Bridges” — Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow, and Vince Gill “Like We Never Loved At All” — Billy Joel and Tim McGraw “Politically Uncorrect” — Gretchen Wilson and Merle Haggard “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” — Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles |

## Hall of Fame

* Country Music Hall of Fame
* George Strait
* Sonny James
* Harold Bradley

## Performers and presenters

Performers
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Brooks & Dunn Vince Gill Sheryl Crow | "Building Bridges" |
| Carrie Underwood | "Before He Cheats" |
| Brad Paisley | "She's Everything" |
| Sugarland | "Settlin'" |
| Gretchen Wilson John Rich | "Come to Bed" |
| Alan Jackson | "Like Red on a Rose" |
| Little Big Town | "Bones" |
| Rascal Flatts | "My Wish" |
| Martina McBride | "Anyway" |
| George Strait | "Give It Away" |
| Kenny Chesney | "You Save Me" |
| The Wreckers | "Leave the Pieces" |
| Dierks Bentley | "Every Mile a Memory" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" |
| Faith Hill | "Stealing Kisses" |
| Josh Turner | "Would You Go with Me" |
| Jason Aldean | "Hicktown" |
| Sara Evans | "A Real Fine Place to Start" |
| Vince Gill Sheryl Crow Amy Grant Jennifer Gill | "What You Give Away" |
Presenters
| Presenter(s) | Award |
| LeAnn Rimes, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Single of the Year |
| Lee Ann Womack and Cameron Mathison | Song of the Year |
| Gary Allan and Kimberly Williams-Paisley | Vocal Group of the Year |
| Kris Kristofferson | George Strait |
| Trisha Yearwood And James Denton | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Eva Longoria | Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Kellie Pickler and Billy Currington | Horizon Award |
| Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Montgomery Gentry | Album of the Year |
| Barbara Mandrell | Entertainer of the Year |