Mar 18, 2002 12:00 PM, Editors

The final nominations for the 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced with Brooks & Dunn atop the list, each with six nominations. The awards will be presented during a live, prime-time television show broadcast by CBS at the Universal Ampitheater in L.A., Wednesday, May 22, 2002.

And the nominees are...

Top Female Vocalist
Sara Evans
Faith Hill
Martina McBride
Lee Ann Womack
Trisha Yearwood

Top Male Vocalist
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Travis Tritt

Album of the Year (awarded to producer/artist/record company)
Down the Road I Go (Travis Tritt). Billy Joe Walker Jr. and Travis Tritt.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack). T Bone Burnett.
Pull My Chain (Toby Keith). James Stroud and Toby Keith.
Set This Circus Down (Tim McGraw). Byron Gallimore, James Stroud and Tim McGraw.
Steers & Stripes (Brooks and Dunn). Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn and Mark Wright.

Song of the Year (awarded to composer/publisher/artist)
"Angels in Waiting" (Tammy Cochran). Tammy Cochran, Jim McBride, Stewart Harris.
"I Wanna Talk About Me" (Toby Keith). Bobby Braddock.
"One More Day" (Diamond Rio). Steven Dale Jones, Bobby Tomberlin.
"Only In America" (Brooks & Dunn). Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Ronnie Rogers.
"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" (Alan Jackson). Alan Jackson.

Nominees and winners of the Academy of Country Music Awards are voted on by members of the Academy of Country Music.

In addition to these nominations, the Home Depot Humanitarian Award is a new addition to the Academy of Count Music Awards lineup. The award will become the first "Fan-voted" award in teh 37-year history of the ACM Awards.

The Home Depot Humanitarian Award was created to recognize an artist or group in the country music industry who is commited to serving others, has a generosity of spirit and a dedication to helping build the dreams of those in need. Nominees for this award are due by March 28 to the Academy of Country Music L.A. offices: 4100 West Alemeda, #208 Burbank, CA 91505; 818/842-8400.

For a complete listing, visit www.acmcountry.com.

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