Carrie Underwood: Princess of Country Music!
“The 41st Annual CMA Awards” will November 7 on ABC, live from Nashville, of course. The nominees are pretty much the same lineup of suspects as every year, with a few originalities thrown in to keep things interesting. I put a * by each artist I WANT to win – and a @ by the one I THINK will win. I had a few ties, but I just couldn’t make up my mind.
Entertainer of the Year:
* Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
@ George Strait (Country Music loves, loves, loves their veteran artists.)
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
*@Reba McEntire (Reba’s pretty much the queen of Country Music and has always represented it with class.)
*Carrie Underwood (She’s been so amazing for Country Music, and is definitely the beautiful reigning princess.)
Male Vocalist of the Year:
*Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Josh Turner
*@Keith Urban (I think his popularity might cause them to give him the award, but it’s a toss up between him and Kenny.)
Horizon Award:
*Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Little Big Town
*Kellie Pickler
@Taylor Swift
Vocal Group of the Year:
*@Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Dixie Chicks
Emerson Drive
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
*Montgomery Gentry
*@Sugarland
The Wreckers (Love them, but it seems like they should be in the Horizon Award category.)
Single of the Year:
(Award goes to artist and Producer.)
“Anyway”
Martina McBride
*“Before He Cheats”
Carrie Underwood
*“Lost In This Moment”
Big & Rich
“Ticks”
Brad Paisley
“Wrapped”
George Strait
Album of the Year:
5th Gear
Brad Paisley
It Just Comes Natural
George Strait
Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley
@ Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing
Keith Urban
* These Days
Vince Gill
Song of the Year:
(Award goes to Songwriter and Primary Publisher.)
“Anyway”
Martina McBride/Brad Warren/Brett Warren
*“Before He Cheats”
Josh Kear/Chris Tompkins
“Give It Away”
Bill Anderson/Buddy Cannon/Jamey Johnson
*@ “Lost In This Moment”
John Rich/Keith Anderson/Rodney Clawson
“Stupid Boy”
Dave Berg/Deanna Bryant/Sarah Buxton
Musical Event of the Year:
(Award to each Artist)
*Reba McEntire with Kelly Clarkson
“Because of You”
Tracy Lawrence featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
“Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
@ Jimmy Buffett with George Strait and Alan Jackson
“Hey Good Lookin’” Live
Alison Krauss and John Waite
“Missing You”
* Vince Gill with Guest Vocalist Alison Krauss
“The Reason Why”
Music Video of the Year:
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
“Anyway”
Martina McBride
*“Before He Cheats”
Carrie Underwood
“Moments”
Emerson Drive
“Online”
Brad Paisley
* “You Save Me”
Kenny Chesney
Okay, you know that for the occasional American Idol gripe, I try to ride on a positive wave….and avoid negative currents (there’s far too much negativity everywhere else, right?). Eh, throwing that aside for just a minute or two. How in the name of all sanity can the Dixie Chicks be considered for anything? Why would Country Music want to acknowledge them at all? They’ve trashed the genre and tried to distance themselves as far from it as possible. – I’d have loved to see a complete snubbing.
I also don’t get Sugarland and The Wreckers not being in the Single of the Year or Song of the Year categories. I didn’t care for Martina’s, George Strait’s, and Brad Paisley’s songs. Fact is, I wanted to punch my radio every time “Ticks came on.” I know, I know, I”m off that positive wave but good, here, but I’m just saying…
I’m also surprised that Kenny Chesney’s “You Save Me” wasn’t a nominee for song of the year and single of the year. Beautiful song…beautifully done.
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I love all your picks…. I am SO UNSURE about the horizon award, it really could go to ANYONE except maybe Little Big Town, I don’t think they’re gonna get it. =/
I was wanting to know why the Dixie Chicks would have been up for the award of vocal group of the year, when they are not even around anymore. And I see on the website a line is through their name?? Please explain
I have no idea why they were nominated – I can’t remember the last time I heard them on the radio!
As for the line through their name – that was just my way of saying, “I don’t like them…I really, really, really don’t like them.”
I mean I really, really, really don’t. – Joi