2000 Country Music Association Awards

2000 Country Music Association Awards
Date	October 4, 2000
Location	Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by	Vince Gill
Most awards	Dixie Chicks (4)
Most nominations	Faith Hill(6) Brad Paisley (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

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