# 39th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 39th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on May 26, 2004, at the Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Paradise, Nevada. The ceremony was hosted by ACM Award winner, Reba McEntire.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Toby Keith Brooks & Dunn Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Tim McGraw | Shock'n Y'all — Toby Keith Honkytonkville — George Strait Martina — Martina McBride Mud On the Tires — Brad Paisley Red Dirt Road — Brooks & Dunn |
| Top Male Vocalist of the Year | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Toby Keith Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Tim McGraw Keith Urban | Martina McBride Terri Clark Sara Evans Patty Loveless Shania Twain |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Rascal Flatts Alabama Diamond Rio Lonestar Trick Pony | Brooks & Dunn Blue Country Montgomery Gentry The Bellamy Brothers The Warren Brothers |
| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" — Alan Jackson (feat. Jimmy Buffett) "American Soldier" — Toby Keith "Red Dirt Road" — Brooks & Dunn "Remember When" — Alan Jackson "Three Wooden Crosses" — Randy Travis | "Three Wooden Crosses" — Doug Johnson, Kim Williams "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" — Jim Brown, Donald Rollins "Red Dirt Road" — Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn) "Remember When" — Alan Jackson "There Goes My Life" — Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher |
| Top New Artist of the Year | Video of the Year |
| Dierks Bentley Pat Green Buddy Jewell Josh Turner Jimmy Wayne | "Beer For My Horses" — Toby Keith, Willie Nelson "Celebrity" — Brad Paisley "Concrete Angel" — Martina McBride "Hurt" — Johnny Cash "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" — Alan Jackson (feat. Jimmy Buffett) |
| Vocal Event of the Year ||
| "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" — Alan Jackson (feat. Jimmy Buffett) "How's The World Treating You" — James Taylor and Alison Krauss "The Truth About Men" — Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton and Montgomery Gentry "Workin' for a Livin'" — Phil Vassar and Huey Lewis "Young Man's Town" — Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Montgomery Gentry | "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" |
| Kenny Chesney Uncle Kracker | "When the Sun Goes Down" |
| Brooks & Dunn | "That's What It's All About" |
| Toby Keith | "Whiskey Girl" |
| Rascal Flatts | "Mayberry" |
| Alan Jackson | "Remember When" |
| Terri Clark | "Girls Lie Too" |
| Willie Nelson Toby Keith Kenny Chensey | "Stay a Little Longer" |
| Martina McBride | "How Far" |
| George Strait | "Desperately" |
| LeAnn Rimes Dan Tyminski | "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" |
| Sara Evans | "Suds in the Bucket" |
| Brad Paisley Alison Krauss | "Whiskey Lullaby" |
| Lonestar | "Let's Be Us Again" |
| Tim McGraw | "Live Like You Were Dying" |
| Loretta Lynn Vince Gill | "Miss Being Mrs." |
| Keith Urban | "You'll Think of Me" |
| Gretchen Wilson Big & Rich | "Redneck Woman" "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" |
| Reba McEntire | "Somebody" |
| Clint Black | "The Boogie Man" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Phil McGraw Robin McGraw | Introduced Brooks & Dunn |
| Carrie Turner Buddy Jewell | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Marty Roe Dana Williams | Teased Home Depot Humanitarian Award & Introduced Sterling Marlin |
| Sterling Marlin | Introduced Rascal Flatts |
| Josh Turner Lance Burton | Single Record of the Year |
| Dierks Bentley Sasha Alexander | Song of the Year |
| Jimmy Wayne Penn & Teller | Album of the Year |
| Pat Green Jaci Velasquez | Vocal Event of the Year |
| Eric Close Kimberly Williams-Paisley | Introduced Sara Evans |
| The Warren Brothers Julie Roberts | Video of the Year |
| Trick Pony | Introduced Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss |
| Joe Nichols Kellie Coffey Nancy O'Dell | Top New Artist of the Year |
| Jeff Foxworthy Bill Engvall | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Randy Travis Michelle Stafford | Presented Home Depot Humanitarian Award for Martina McBride |
| Martina McBride Kid Rock | Introduced Gretchen Wilson |
| Eddie George Kevin Carter Cledus T. Judd | Top Vocal Group of the Year |
| Emily Procter Tracy Lawrence | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Dwayne Johnson | Entertainer of the Year |