CMA Award winners

Entertainer: Kenny Chesney.

Male vocalist: Keith Urban.

Female vocalist: Gretchen Wilson.

New artist: Gretchen Wilson.

Single: “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim McGraw.

Song: “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim McGraw, writers Craig Wiseman and Tim Nichols.

Album: “Be Here,” Keith Urban.

Vocal group: Rascal Flatts.

Vocal duo: Brooks & Dunn.

Vocal event: “Whiskey Lullaby,” Brad Paisley (featuring Alison Krauss).

Video: “Whiskey Lullaby,” Brad Paisley (featuring Alison Krauss).

Humanitarian Award: Neal McCoy.

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Awarded in advance:

Jim Reeves Memorial Award: Charlie Nagatani.

Producer: James Stroud.

Audio engineer: Ron “Snake” Reynolds.

Bass player: Glenn Worf.

Fiddle player: Stuart Duncan.

Guitar player: Brent Mason.

Percussionist/drummer: Lonnie Wilson.

Piano/keyboard player: Steve Nathan.

Specialty instrument player: Randy Scruggs (guitar).

Steel guitar player: Dan Dugmore.

On-air personality: Tim & Willy, KNIX, Phoenix.

Radio station: WIVK , Knoxville, Tenn.

Casino: Mandalay Bay Resort.

Talent buyer/promoter: Brian O’Connell (Clear Channel Entertainment).

Nightclub: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace, Bakersfield, Calif.

Associated Press