This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2002.
Overview of the events of 2002 in country music
January 13 - CMT premieres CMT Crossroads , which features country music artists being paired with artists from other genres. The show has since become one of the channel's most successful programs; the first episode featured Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello .
May 27 - Toby Keith releases "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) "; written in response to the death of Keith's father and the September 11, 2001 attacks , the song stirs up controversy for the line "We'll put a boot in your ass/It's the American way". Canadian-born newsman Peter Jennings and Dixie Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines both express criticism of the song, with a feud with the latter lasting for a year.
October 7 - Toby Keith begins airing in television spots as the spokesman for Ford , with his original composition, "Ford Truck Man", during that night's broadcast of Monday Night Football .
November 19 – Shania Twain returned with her fourth album, Up! . It opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 874,000 copies; the album remained atop the chart until the new year. Top hits of the year [ edit ] The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2002:
Top new album releases [ edit ] The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2002:
Hall of Fame inductees [ edit ] Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees [ edit ] Country Music Hall of Fame inductees [ edit ] Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees [ edit ] Anne Murray
Art Snider
Bev Munro
D'Arcy Scott
Elmer Tippe CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards [ edit ] Video of the Year – "Young ", Kenny Chesney
Male Video of the Year – "Young", Kenny Chesney
Female Video of the Year – "Blessed ", Martina McBride
Group / Duo Video of the Year – "Only in America ", Brooks & Dunn
Breakthrough Video of the Year – "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out ", Chris Cagle
Video Collaboration of the Year – "Mendocino County Line ", Willie Nelson Featuring Lee Ann Womack
Hottest Video of the Year – "The Cowboy in Me ", Tim McGraw
Concept Video of the Year – "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) ", Brad Paisley
Fashion Plate Video of the Year – "Jezebel ", Chely Wright
"LOL" (Laugh Out Loud) Video of the Year – "I Wanna Talk About Me ", Toby Keith
Love Your Country Video of the Year – "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) ", Alan Jackson
Video Director of the Year – "I Wanna Talk About Me ", Toby Keith (Director: Michael Salomon )
Video Visionary Award – Dixie Chicks Americana Music Honors & Awards[ edit ] Academy of Country Music [ edit ] Canadian Country Music Association [ edit ] Country Music Association [ edit ] Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.