November — 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.The Statler Brothers retire from touring and singing at their Farewell Concert in Salem, Virginia apart from Jimmy Fortune who is a solo artist.
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2002:
The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2002:
February 13 — Waylon Jennings, 64, singer and guitarist (diabetic complications)March 3 — Harlan Howard, 74, songwriterMay 26 — Orville Couch, 67, singer-songwriter (acute limphoblastic leukemia)Bill Carlisle (1908-2003)Porter Wagoner (1927-2007)Anne MurrayArt SniderBev MunroD'Arcy ScottElmer TippeBest Female Country Vocal Performance — "Cry," Faith HillBest Male Country Vocal Performance — "Give My Love to Rose," Johnny CashBest Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Long Time Gone," Dixie ChicksBest Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson and Lee Ann WomackBest Country Instrumental Performance — "Lil' Jack Slade," Dixie ChicksBest Country Song — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan JacksonBest Country Album — Home, Dixie ChicksBest Bluegrass Album — Lost in the Lonesome Pines, Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain BoysCountry Recording of the Year — "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!," Shania TwainVideo of the Year — "Young," Kenny ChesneyMale Video of the Year — "Young," Kenny ChesneyFemale Video of the Year — "Blessed," Martina McBrideGroup / Duo Video of the Year — "Only in America," Brooks & DunnBreakthrough Video of the Year — "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out," Chris CagleVideo Collaboration of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson Featuring Lee Ann WomackHottest Video of the Year — "The Cowboy in Me," Tim McGrawConcept Video of the Year — "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)," Brad PaisleyFashion Plate Video of the Year — "Jezebel," Chely Wright"LOL" (Laugh Out Loud) Video of the Year — "I Wanna Talk About Me," Toby KeithLove Your Country Video of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan JacksonVideo Director of the Year — "I Wanna Talk About Me," Toby Keith (Director: Michael Salomon)Video Visionary Award — Dixie ChicksEntertainer of the Year — Toby KeithSong of the Year — "I'm Movin' On," Rascal FlattsSingle of the Year — "The Good Stuff," Kenny ChesneyAlbum of the Year — Drive, Alan JacksonTop Male Vocalist — Kenny ChesneyTop Female Vocalist — Martina McBrideTop Vocal Duo — Brooks & DunnTop Vocal Group — Rascal FlattsTop New Male Vocaliast — Joe NicholsTop New Female Vocaliast — Kellie CoffeyTop New Vocal Duo or Group — Emerson DriveVideo of the Year — "Drive (For Daddy Gene)," Alan Jackson (Director: Steven Goldmann)Vocal Event of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson and Lee Ann WomackFans' Choice Award — Terri ClarkMale Artist of the Year — Paul BrandtFemale Artist of the Year — Carolyn Dawn JohnsonGroup or Duo of the Year — Emerson DriveSOCAN Song of the Year — "Ten Million Teardrops," Jason McCoy, Tim TaylorSingle of the Year — "I Don't Want You to Go," Carolyn Dawn JohnsonAlbum of the Year — Small Towns and Big Dreams, Paul BrandtTop Selling Album — Scarecrow, Garth BrooksCMT Video of the Year — "I Don't Want You to Go," Carolyn Dawn JohnsonChevy Trucks Rising Star Award — Emerson DriveRoots Artist or Group of the Year — Jimmy RankinEntertainer of the Year — Alan JacksonSong of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan JacksonSingle of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan JacksonAlbum of the Year — Drive, Alan JacksonMale Vocalist of the Year — Alan JacksonFemale Vocalist of the Year — Martina McBrideVocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & DunnVocal Group of the Year — Dixie ChicksMusician of the Year — Jerry DouglasHorizon Award — Rascal FlattsMusic Video of the Year — "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)," Brad Paisley (Director: Peter Zavadil)Vocal Event of the Year — "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson and Lee Ann WomackMusician of the Year — Jerry DouglasCountry Music AssociationInductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame 