See also: 2007 in country music, 2008 in music, other events of 2008, 2009 in country music and the List of years in Country Music
Events
- April 27 — A story in the New York Daily News reported a possible long-term relationship between Mindy McCready and baseball star Roger Clemens that began when she was 15 years old.[1] Though Clemens' attorney, Rusty Hardin, acknowledged that McCready was a "close family friend," Hardin denied the affair and threatened to bring a defamation suit against him.[1]
- May 15 — People Magazine reported Canadian singer Shania Twain and her husband, music producer Robert Lange, had separated after 14 years of marriage. The couple were married in 1993 after Twain met Lang at the 1993 Fan Fair.[2]
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
United States
- A - First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
Canada
- 2 Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
Other major hits
United States
- A Reached #1 on U.S. Mediabase 24/7 country singles charts.
- B Current single(s).
Canada
Top new album releases
Other top albums
Announced
Deaths
- January 6 — Ken Nelson, 96, record producer for artists including Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and many others.
- April 22 — Paul Davis, 60, crossover artist whose collaborations with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker reached No. 1 in the 1980s. (heart attack)
- May 1 - Jim Hager, 61, country singer and actor who along with his twin brother Jon were regulars on Hee Haw from 1969 to 1986. (heart attack)
- May 5 - Jerry Wallace, 79, crossover artist who scored several country hits during the 1970's including the No. 1 "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" in 1972. (congestive heart failure)
- May 8 - Eddy Arnold, 89, country and pop singer whose career spanned 7 decades. (natural causes)
- May 11 - Dottie Rambo, 74, southern gospel singer-songwriter. (bus accident)
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Tom T. Hall (born 1936), singer and songwriter, known as "The Storyteller"
- Emmylou Harris (born 1947), neo-traditional singer and songwriter
- The Statler Brothers (Harold Reid (born 1939), Don Reid (born 1945), Phil Balsley (born 1939), Lew DeWitt (1938-1990), Jimmy Fortune (born 1955)), diverse country music group known for pop-styled, nostalgic and gospel songs.
- Ernest "Pop" Stoneman (1893-1968), singer, songwriter, and musician, patriarch of the family group The Stonemans
Major Awards
United States
Grammy awards
(Presented on February 10 in Los Angeles)
CMT Music Awards
(Presented April 14 in Nashville)
- Video of the Year -- "Our Song", Taylor Swift
- Male Video of the Year -- "I Got My Game On", Trace Adkins
- Female Video of the Year -- "Our Song", Taylor Swift
- Group Video of the Year -- "Take Me There", Rascal Flatts
- Duo Video of the Year -- "Stay", Sugarland
- USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year -- "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
- Collaborative Video of the Year -- "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore", Bon Jovi & LeAnn Rimes
- Performance of the Year -- "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
- Supporting Character of the Year -- Rodney Carrington in "I Got My Game On"
- Wide Open Country Video of the Year -- "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)", Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
- Tearjerker Video of the Year -- "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
- Comedy Video of the Year -- "Online", Brad Paisley
- Video Director of the Year -- Michael Salomon
Academy of Country Music
(To be presented May 18 in Las Vegas)
Country Music Association
Canada
Canadian Country Music Association
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
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