2000 Country Music Association Awards
# 2000 Country Music Association Awards

The 2000 Country Music Association Awards, 34th Ceremony, was held on October 4, 2000 at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winner, Vince Gill. Faith Hill lead the night with 6 nominations, including Album of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.

## Winners and Nominees

Winner are in Bold.

| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| - | - |
| Dixie Chicks Faith Hill Alan Jackson Tim McGraw George Strait | Fly — Dixie Chicks Breathe — Faith Hill I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack Under the Influence — Alan Jackson Who Needs Pictures — Brad Paisley |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Tim McGraw Vince Gill Alan Jackson Brad Paisley George Strait | Faith Hill Martina McBride Jo Dee Messina Lee Ann Womack Trisha Yearwood |
| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Dixie Chicks Alabama Asleep At The Wheel Diamond Rio Lonestar | Montgomery Gentry Bellamy Brothers Brooks & Dunn The Kinleys The Warren Brothers |
| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "I Hope You Dance" — Lee Ann Womack "Breathe" — Faith Hill "Buy Me A Rose" — Kenny Rogers "He Didn't Have to Be" — Brad Paisley "How Do You Like Me Now?!" — Toby Keith | "I Hope You Dance" — Tia Sillers and Mark D. Sanders "Amazed" — Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey and Marv Green "Breathe" — Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar "He Didn’t Have To Be" — Brad Paisley and Kelley Lovelace "Murder on Music Row" — Larry Cordle and Larry Shell |
| Horizon Award | Musician of the Year |
| Brad Paisley Sara Evans Montgomery Gentry SHeDAISY Chely Wright | Hargus "Pig" Robbins Paul Franklin Dann Huff Brent Mason Brent Rowan |
| Music Video of the Year | Music Event of the Year |
| Goodbye Earl - Dixie Chicks Breathe — Faith Hill He Didn't Have to Be — Brad Paisley How Do You Like Me Now?! — Toby Keith I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack | Murder on Music Row — Alan Jackson and George Strait I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack and Sons of the Desert Let's Make Love — Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Roly Poly — Dixie Chicks and Asleep at the Wheel When I Said I Do — Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black |
