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The 43rd Annual Country Music Association nominees were announced this past weekend on ABC by Lee Ann Womack and Darius Rucker.
There are a lot of familiar names on the list, and Brad Paisley is leading the pack with a grand total of seven nominations. Taylor Swift managed to break into the “boys club” for Entertainer of the Year, something that Carrie Underwood managed to do earlier this year at the ACM Awards. A female has not been nominated for Entertainer of the Year in the CMAs since Faith Hill in 2000.
What do you think of the nominations? Who do you think would or should win?
The 43rd Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, on Wednesday, November 11 at 8:00 pm on ABC.
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
MORE nominations under the cut!
New Artist Of The Year
Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
Album of the Year
‘American Saturday Night’ – Brad Paisley
‘Defying Gravity’ – Keith Urban
‘Fearless’ – Taylor Swift
‘Love on the Inside’ – Sugarland
‘That Lonesome Song’ – Jamey Johnson
Single of the Year
‘Chicken Fried’ – Zac Brown Band
‘I Run to You’ – Lady Antebellum
‘In Color’ – Jamey Johnson
‘People Are Crazy’ – Billy Currington
‘Then’ – Brad Paisley
Song of the Year
‘Chicken Fried’ – Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette
‘I Told You So’ – Randy Travis
‘In Color’ – Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
‘People Are Crazy’ – Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
‘Then’ – Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley
Musical Event of the Year
‘Cowgirl’s Don’t Cry’ – Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire
‘Down The Road’ – Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
‘Everything But Quits’ – Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
‘I Told You So’ – Carrie Underwood with Randy Travis
‘Old Enough’ – The Raconteurs with Ricky Skaggs & Ashley Monroe
‘Start a Band’ – Brad Paisley with Keith Urban
Music Video of the Year
‘Boots On’ – Randy Houser
‘Love Story’ – Taylor Swift
‘People Are Crazy’ – Billy Currington
‘Start a Band’ – Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
‘Troubadour’ – George Strait
Musician of the Year
Eddie Bayers
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Mac McAnally
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