Pop sensation NSYNC joined Alabama for their hit single "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" at "The 33th Annual CMA Awards" Sept. 22, 1999, at the Grand Ole Opry House, live telecast on the CBS Television Network. The song, which first went to number one on the pop charts as recorded by ?N Sync, is now a Country hit as the first single from Alabama's new album TWENTIETH CENTURY featuring ?N Sync as well. It will be the first performance of the song by the two groups together. Alabama is nominated for Vocal Group of the Year.

Hall of Fame member Merle Haggard and multi-platinum pop artist Jewel also received a standing ovation for Merle's classic hit "That's The Way Love Goes."at "The 33th Annual CMA Awards" Sept. 22, 1999, at the Grand Ole Opry House, live telecast on the CBS Television Network. Haggard is nominated with a group of stars for Vocal Event of the Year for "Same Old Train.?

Faith Hill gave the first television performance of her next single "Breathe"at "The 33th Annual CMA Awards" Sept. 22, 1999, at the Grand Ole Opry House, live telecast on the CBS Television Network. "Breathe" was written by songwriters Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff and Robin Lerner, who won the Song of the Year honors for "This Kiss."

For the final musical performance of the evening, Dolly Parton joined Vince Gill for "My Kind Of Woman/My Kind Of Man"at "The 33th Annual CMA Awards" Sept. 22, 1999, at the Grand Ole Opry House, live telecast on the CBS Television Network. Gill won the Vocal Event of the Year with Patty Loveless for the song. Dolly exclaimed as the song ended, "I'm no Patty Loveless, but you're no Porter Wagoner either."The award gives Gill 18 CMA Awards - more than any other artist.

After Shania Twain performed the title track from her multi-platinum album COME ON OVER she was surprised with the presentation of the CMA International Artist Achievement Award by host Vince Gill at "The 33th Annual CMA Awards" Sept. 22, 1999, at the Grand Ole Opry House, live telecast on the CBS Television Network.