title: 1996 Country Music Association Awards
text: # 1996 Country Music Association Awards
  
  The 1996 Country Music Association Awards, 30th Ceremony, was held on October 2, 1996 at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winner, Vince Gill.
  
  ## Winners and Nominees
  
  Winner are in Bold.
  
  | Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
  | - | - |
  | Brooks & Dunn Garth Brooks Vince Gill Alan Jackson George Strait | George Strait - Blue Clear Sky Brooks & Dunn - Borderline Vince Gill - High Lonesome Sound Patty Loveless - The Trouble With The Truth Martina McBride - Wild Angels |
  | Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
  | George Strait Vince Gill Alan Jackson Collin Raye Bryan White | Patty Loveless Faith Hill Martina McBride Pam Tillis Shania Twain |
  | Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
  | The Mavericks Alabama BlackHawk Diamond Rio Sawyer Brown | Brooks & Dunn Baker & Myers Bellamy Brothers Sweethearts of the Rodeo John & Audrey Wiggins |
  | Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
  | "Check Yes Or No" - George Strait "Blue" - LeAnn Rimes "Go Rest High On That Mountain" - Vince Gill "My Maria" - Brooks & Dunn "Time Marches On" - Tracy Lawrence | "Go Rest High On That Mountain" - Vince Gill "Any Man Of Mine" - Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Shania Twain "Check Yes Or No" - Dana Hunt Oglesby and Danny M. Wells Keeper of the Stars - Dickey Lee, Danny Mayo, and Karen Staley "Time Marches On" - Bobby Braddock |
  | Horizon Award | Musician of the Year |
  | Bryan White Terri Clark Wade Hayes LeAnn Rimes Shania Twain | Mark O'Connor Eddie Bayers Paul Franklin Brent Mason Matt Rollings |
  | Music Video of the Year | Vocal Event of the Year |
  | My Wife Thinks You're Dead - Junior Brown Check Yes Or No - George Strait Go Rest High On That Mountain - Vince Gill My Maria - Brooks & Dunn Redneck Games - Alan Jackson and Jeff Foxworthy | I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton and Vince Gill Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best - Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt On My Own - Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Linda Davis, Trisha Yearwood One - George Jones and Tammy Wynette Redneck Games - Alan Jackson and Jeff Foxworthy |
  
  ## Hall of Fame
  
  * Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductees
  * Patsy Montana
  * Buck Owens
  * Ray Price
  