One of the highlights of the CMA Awards each year is the presentation of the Vocal Group of the Year Award.

2003 Vocal Group of the Year Nominees

Alabama
Diamond Rio
Dixie Chicks
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts

Which nominated group won a 1994 Album of the Year trophy for its involvement in the project Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles?

A) Diamond Rio
B) Lonestar
C) Rascal Flatts
D) Dixie Chicks

Answer: A) Diamond Rio. Diamond Rio added their rendition of the Eagles' "Lyin' Eyes" to the CMA Award-winning album that also featured cuts by 2003 CMA nominees Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson, as well as CMA Awards host Vince Gill.

Which 2003 Vocal Group nominee took home CMA's coveted Horizon Award in 2002?

A) Rascal Flatts
B) Lonestar
C) Diamond Rio
D) Alabama

Answer: A) Rascal Flatts, who received their third CMA Award nomination this year, won the Horizon Award in 2002. The Dixie Chicks won the Horizon Award in 1998. 

Of the 2003 CMA Vocal Group of the Year nominees, which group has received the honor in three consecutive years?

A) Alabama
B) Diamond Rio
C) Dixie Chicks
D) All of the above

Answer: D) All of the above. Alabama was honored as Vocal Group of the Year in 1981-83; Diamond Rio received the Award in 1992-94; and the Dixie Chicks won in 1998-2000. Diamond Rio and the Dixie Chicks both have four wins in the category, as well (in 1997 and 2002, respectively).

Of the 2003 Vocal Group contenders, only one has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Which group's star neighbors the one for R&B legends The Four Tops?

A) Dixie Chicks
B) Alabama
C) Rascal Flatts
D) Lonestar

Answer: B) Alabama. Among a long list of accolades that includes 38 career CMA Awards nominations, the men of Alabama (Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon and Randy Owen) saw their group's star cemented at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in 1999. 

Which 2003 nominated group was the first in CMA history to earn a nomination for Entertainer of the Year after releasing only one album?

A) Alabama
B) Diamond Rio
C) Lonestar
D) Dixie Chicks

Answer: D) Dixie Chicks.  The Dixie Chicks were nominated for Entertainer of the Year in 1999, with only their debut Wide Open Spaces to their credit. While Shania Twain received the evening's top Award, the Dixie Chicks took home Awards for Vocal Group, Single and Music Video of the Year.

Which Vocal Group of the Year hopeful has a song that was chosen as the "No.1 Love Song of All-Time" by Internet voters at America Online?

A) Dixie Chicks
B) Alabama
C) Lonestar
D) Diamond Rio

Answer: C) Lonestar. In a 2002 online poll of AOL users, Lonestar's "Amazed" was indeed deemed the "No. 1 Love Song of All-Time." The hit was also nominated for CMA Single of the Year in 1999.