Every Grammys Best Male Country Vocal Performance winner

12 ceremonies, 2000–2011. 7 different winners. The longest run was Keith Urban, 2 years straight (2010–2011).

It was awarded for the last time in 2011.

From 2012 the Grammys awarded Best Country Solo Performance instead.

Keith Urban ×4Johnny Cash ×2Vince Gill ×2

Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by label; hover for details.

George Jones'00

Johnny Cash'01

Ralph Stanley'02

Johnny Cash'03

Vince Gill'04

Tim McGraw'05

Keith Urban'06

Vince Gill'07

Keith Urban'08

Brad Paisley'09

Keith Urban'10–'11×2

Wins by label

Universal758%
American18%
BANG18%
Curb18%
Sony18%
Warner18%

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2011.

Most nominated, never won

George Strait4 noms
Lyle Lovett4 noms
Jamey Johnson3 noms
Willie Nelson3 noms
Alan Jackson2 noms
Dierks Bentley2 noms

Most losses

Tim McGraw5L · 1W
George Strait4L · 0W
Lyle Lovett4L · 0W
Jamey Johnson3L · 0W
Willie Nelson3L · 0W
Alan Jackson2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2011	Keith Urban ('Til Summer Comes Around)repeat beat 4 others Jamey Johnson (Macon) Toby Keith (Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)) David Nail (Turning Home) Chris Young (Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song))	Capitol Nashville
2010	Keith Urban (Sweet Thing) beat 4 others Trace Adkins (All I Ask for Anymore) Billy Currington (People Are Crazy) Jamey Johnson (High Cost of Living) George Strait (Living for the Night)	Capitol Nashville
2009	Brad Paisley (Letter to Me) beat 4 others Trace Adkins (You're Gonna Miss This) Jamey Johnson (In Color) James Otto (Just Got Started Lovin' You) George Strait (Troubadour)	Arista Nashville
2008	Keith Urban (Stupid Boy) beat 4 others Dierks Bentley (Long Trip Alone) Alan Jackson (A Woman's Love) Tim McGraw (If You're Reading This) George Strait (Give It Away)	Capitol Nashville
2007	Vince Gill (The Reason Why) beat 4 others Dierks Bentley (Every Mile a Memory) George Strait (The Seashores of Old Mexico) Josh Turner (Would You Go with Me) Keith Urban (Once in a Lifetime)	MCA Nashville
2006	Keith Urban (You'll Think of Me) beat 5 others George Jones (Funny How Time Slips Away) Toby Keith (As Good as I Once Was) Delbert McClinton (Midnight Communion) Willie Nelson (Good Ol' Boys) Brad Paisley (Alcohol)	Capitol Nashville
2005	Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying) beat 4 others Johnny Cash (Engine One-Forty-Three) Lyle Lovett (In My Own Mind) Willie Nelson (You Are My Flower) Keith Urban (You'll Think of Me)	Curb
2004	Vince Gill (Next Big Thing) beat 5 others Ray Benson (Annabelle) Lyle Lovett (My Baby Don't Tolerate) Tim McGraw (She's My Kind of Rain) Joe Nichols (Brokenheartsville) Randy Travis (Three Wooden Crosses)	MCA Nashville
2003	Johnny Cash (Give My Love to Rose) beat 4 others Pat Green (Three Days) Alan Jackson (Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)) Joe Nichols (The Impossible) Brad Paisley (I'm Gonna Miss Her)	American/Lost Highway
2002	Ralph Stanley (O Death) beat 5 others Ryan Adams (Lovesick Blues) Johnny Cash (I Dreamed About Mama Last Night) Lyle Lovett (San Antonio Girl) Tim McGraw (Grown Men Don't Cry) Willie Nelson (Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me))	Lost Highway/Mercury
2001	Johnny Cash (Solitary Man) beat 4 others Vince Gill (Feels Like Love) Billy Gilman (One Voice) Tim McGraw (My Best Friend) Dwight Yoakam (A Thousand Miles from Nowhere (Live))	BANG
2000	George Jones (Choices) beat 4 others Vince Gill (Don't Come Cryin' to Me) Lyle Lovett (That's Right (You're Not from Texas)) Tim McGraw (Please Remember Me) Dwight Yoakam (Crazy Little Thing Called Love)	Asylum

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