No 'Shock': Toby Keith Tops '04 Country Charts
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - In country music, 2004 was the year  of Toby Keith.
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Tim McGraw was among the winners Tuesday at country music&#39;s biggest party of the year. His song Live Like You Were Dying was named song of the year and single of the year at the Country Music Awards.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Country veteran George Strait's  "50 Number Ones" hits package ruled the U.S. pop albums chart  for a second consecutive week, as new releases from Celine  Dion, rapper Mos Def and pop-punk band Sum 41 debuted in the  top 10, according to sales data issued Wednesday.
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Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney are leading contenders for this year's Country Music Awards.
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Alicia Keys led Billboard's Hot 100  singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday with "No One," a  tune that also logged a tenth week atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop  Songs tally.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Due to a reporting error from a  mass merchant, Nielsen SoundScan on Wednesday reprocessed the  U.S. pop albums chart, allowing country veteran George Strait  to claim the No. 1 spot, having initially come in second to R&B  star Usher when the data were released earlier in the day.
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Kenny Chesney. Although he&#39;s been in the business for 12 years, Chesney had never won a Country Music Association award until Tuesday night.
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George Strait led the nominees announced Monday for the Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nominations, including entertainer of the year and top male vocalist.
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Kanye West got beaten up by a woman  on the latest U.S. pop album charts published Wednesday. A week  after the rapper&#39;s third album debuted to the highest numbers  in more than two years, West was bounced from the top spot by  country star Reba McEntire&#39;s &quot;Reba Duets.&quot;
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Country veteran George Strait's "50 Number Ones" hits package ruled the U.S. pop albums chart for a second consecutive week, as new releases from Celine Dion, rapper Mos Def and pop-punk band Sum 41 debuted in the top 10, according to sales data issued Wednesday.
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Alicia Keys began a fourth week at  No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while  another tune from the R&B singer flew up the rankings.
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LAS VEGAS, NV Friday Dec.10.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Usher and Alicia Keys continue to build on an already fantastic year. On Wednesday, Usher took home 11 Billboard Music Awards including Artist of
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George Strait leads nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nominations.
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Shania Twain's "Forever and For Always" won country song of the year honors Monday from the music licensing agency BMI.
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Singer-songwriter Jewel, who is  releasing a country album this summer on Nashville-based  independent Valory Music, is finding early acceptance from  country radio. Her single "Stronger Woman" is the Hot Shot  Debut on Hot Country Songs this week, at No. 50.
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New albums by Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes brought a taste of country back to the top of U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday.
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Toby Keith will become the first country artist to perform on AOL Music Live, the live performance series that has previously tapped Nelly, Usher, Avril Lavigne and Rod Stewart.