And The Nominees Are….
The nominations for the Academy of Country Music were announced Tuesday morning.
Who made the cut????
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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
— Kenny Chesney
— Brad Paisley
— Rascal Flatts
— George Strait
— Keith Urban
TOP MALE VOCALIST
— Rodney Atkins
— Kenny Chesney
— Brad Paisley
— George Strait
— Keith Urban
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
— Miranda Lambert
— Martina McBride
— LeAnn Rimes
— Taylor Swift
— Carrie Underwood
TOP VOCAL GROUP
— Diamond Rio
— Eagles
— Emerson Drive
— Little Big Town
— Rascal Flatts
TOP VOCAL DUO
— Big & Rich
— Brooks & Dunn
— Halfway To Hazard
— Montgomery Gentry
— Sugarland
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
— Luke Bryan
— Jack Ingram
— Jake Owen
TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
— Sarah Buxton
— Kellie Pickler
— Taylor Swift
TOP NEW DUO OR VOCAL GROUP
— Carolina Rain
— Lady Antebellum
— The Wreckers
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
— 5th Gear — Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)
Produced by Frank Rogers
— Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — Miranda Lambert (Columbia)
Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
— Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates — Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
— If You're Going Through Hell — Rodney Atkins (Curb)
Produced by Rodney Atkins, Ted Hewitt
— Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
Produced by Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman
# 6 Produced by Robert Ellis Orrall
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
– Don't Blink Kenny Chesney, Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney BNA — Famous In A Small Town Miranda Lambert, Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke Columbia — Lost In This Moment Big & Rich, Produced by Big Kenny, John Rich Warner Bros/WRN — Stay Sugarland, Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles Mercury — Watching Airplanes Gary Allan, Produced by Gary Allan , Mark Wright MCA Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
– Don't Blink Kenny Chesney Writers: Casey Beathard, Chris Wallin Publishers: Lavender Zoo Music (BMI), Mama's Dream Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) — Lost In This Moment Big & Rich Writers: Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson, John Rich Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Romeo Cowboy Music (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Writer's Extreme Music (BMI) — Moments Emerson Drive Writers: Dave Berg, Annie Tate, Sam Tate Publishers: Gravitron (SESAC), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) — Watching You Rodney Atkins Writers: Rodney Atkins, Steve Dean, Brian White Publishers: Bethar Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Multisongs (SESAC), Songs From The White House (SESAC) — Stay Sugarland Writer: Jennifer Nettles Publishers: Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
– Don't Blink — Kenny Chesney Producer: Tacklebox Films Director: Shaun Silva — Lost In This Moment — Big & Rich Producer: Big Kenny, Steve Lamar, Marc Oswald Director: Robert Deaton and George Flanigen — Online — Brad Paisley Producer: Frames Per Second Director: Jason Alexander — Stay — Sugarland Producer: Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles Director: Shaun Silva — Watching You — Rodney Atkins Producer: Broken Poet Production Director: Eric Welch
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
– Because Of You — Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson Produced by Tony Brown, Reba McEntire MCA Nashville — Find Out Who Your Friends Are — Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Produced by Julian King, Tracy Lawrence Rocky Comfort/CO5 — Shiftwork — Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney BNA — Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore — Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes Produced by Dann Huff Mercury — What You Give Away — Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow Produced by Vince Gill, John Hobbs, Justin Niebank MCA
Listen To This: Drink Up!
Country music SUCKS!!!!
go big & rich!
CARRIE SHOULD BE NOMINATED FOR MORE!!!
Go Carrie!!!!!!!!!!!
1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4TH YEAR HA AND TONKA!
LOVE STORY CAN STILL DO IT FOR KATHARINE MCPHEE
Are we going to blame Bush to because your gay?
Kellie Pickler is still considered "new"? Wow. Guess they had to stick her in there somewhere.
who cares?
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
KEITH URBAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully Brad Paisley will get entertainer of the year. "5th Gear" was an amazing album!
country music blows!!! Who gives a shit about any of this? I say its all shitty depressing losery music for a bunch if hillbilly inbreds. Thank you.
taylor swift
No women in performer of the year! Not cool.
country music makes me sad
Taylor Swift is the ultimate up and coming country star. I can't stand the over-hyped Carrie Underwood. They should stop pushing her down our throats, there are many more talented country singers than her.
its a conspiracy! its the same people every year!!!!!… i think their secretely aliens.
GO GARY ALLAN!!!!!!!!!!
HOPE BRAD PAISLEY WINS ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR!
COUNTRY MUSIC???
Come ON Perezoso.
Who gives a flying fuck.
LOL!!
Oh apparently females are not entertainers, yet again….
also, to the person that thinks Taylor is more talented than Carrie. Have you ever heard either live? I am not trying to drive Carrie done your thoart, but honestly I am a huge country music fan and I have attended many events in which both have sung live. Taylor sounds dreadful live, I kept giving her a chance and time after time was disappointed with the lack of live vocals, where as each time I hear Carrie sing I get goosebumps, maybe thats just me but…
UUHGG…..new country is the worst fucking kind of noise there is on this planet. What fucking dorkwads followed by even dorkierwads….and while you're at it some fashion sense. t-t-t-tacky.
GO TAYLOR SWIFT and GEORGE STRAIT!!! They both kick ass!
and for all of you who wasted 2minutes of their time to write "country music blows" go to hell =)
Carrie's done. Stick a fork in her. She's done.
GO SUGARLAND!
ummm Erica… Taylor Swift actually sounds great live, AND she writes all of her songs, AND she just turned 18.
COUNTRY MUSIC IS FOR:
HILLBILLY'S
INBREEDS
POOR SLOBS
CRACK HEADS
LOSERS
BARN RATS
FAT PEOPLE
REALLY FAT PEOPLE
REALLY FAT, STUPID PEOPLE FROM ARKANSAS
So exciting for Sugarland! They deserve it and we love them!
X17 practices CENSORSHIP>>>while they run pictures of Britney's bloody twat..KLASSY>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Re: Erica – You're dead on about that…Taylor seems like a nice girl, but she is not good at all live. Carrie, or any of the other female nominees for that matter, are WAY better singers. I love country…can't wait to watch this on TV!
saw taylor swift live last saturday. she was AMAZING. gave me chills the whole time. wonderful show. met her, got a personalized autograph, and a picture with her. she deserves any award she is nominated for because she really is very talented!
Why are females hardly ever nominated for entertainer of the year?
COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS!!!!!!
#23 is right!
george jones, marty robbins, hank williams, etc.
that was when country was still music
the shit they make now is swill for pigs
Kenny Chesney is nominated many times. I think he resembles a turtle…Perez, put a comparison up of him next to a cartoon turtle!!
CARRIE UNDERWOOD BUGS !!!!!!!
Re: James – …and some hot southern women! You've obviously never been to a country concert. Bitches run wild! haha shut your pie hole. Southern girl forever
GO COUNTRY…and Taylor Swift, Sugarland, and Keith!!!!
Taylor Swift BETTER win
[B]FFDFDS[/B]
rascal flatts should win every category they are in and "dont blink" needs to win everything its nominated for. other than that who cares!
Yay for taylor swift!
Carrie got screwed!!
i say go carrie and go sugarland…Stay is by far one of the best songs of the year…and an incredible video too.
OMG I hate country music. IT SUCKS!!!!!!
Re: Brunette Barbie –
of course 'bitches run wild' at country concerts…cause you are all toothless retarded inbred whores
go Taylor Swift!!
Lets go TAYLOR and LADY A!
HAHAHAHH to those who hate country. HAHAH. Your all funny.
when's it airing on tv????
Luv Country, but how come Kenny Chesney wins so much - don't really like any of his stuff and I think he looks like a turtle too!
And how come Toby Keith never gets any nominations??? I luv him!
GO AVRIL LAVIGNEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: bugman –
are you kidding me? taylor swift isn't even that good of a singer.. she is NOT good live atttt all.. carrie underwood has an AMAZING voice and is a much better entertainer than taylor swift
I'd take country music any day over the crappy pop music of today! Oh, and when I say country music I don't mean Carrie Underwood or anyone else like her who isn't really country. You want to hear real country music listen to Miranda Lambert.
Re: Erica –
Umm. Taylor doesn't suck live. Sure, she isn't the same as Carrie, but Carrie is also how much older? And writes how many of her own songs? Carrie does have an amazing voice though, and I do like her. I just like Taylor more.
Re: hader – My teeth are all accounted for. Naturally perfect alignment and pearly white. Guess what else…I'm neither an inbred nor a whore! Country girls love running wild at concerts though. GO COUNTRY!
i can't believe carrie underwood is only nominated for one award :S
I for sure think taylor swift shoulve been nominated for more….and carrie underwood probally shouldve to but i hate her so WHO CARES??
Miranda Lambert & Sarah Buxton are the best there is in country music!! I'll be rooting them on to win!
Re: Brunette Barbie – Hey Barbie - it doesn't matter what he looks like, they don't have an awards show for being good looking. Have you ever heard his voice? Kenny rules!!
Carrie underwood sucks. Taylor Swift should win them all.
And the Wreckers are far from new.
KENNY CHESNEY is going to blow the competition AWAY!!! He does every year!!!
#23- Yeah, a lot of the songs that come out now-a-days aren't as good as when I was growing up. Or even rock for that matter. But I'm proud to say that I was born a country girl and listened/listen to the greats still.
and as for you, James, I won't lower myself to the level of an ignorant baboon b/c I was brought up with manners and class unlike you. FYI, country music is for the everyday hard working man and woman; not for whom you described. Just show a bit more respect…
How can Carrie only be nominated for 1 award?! not cool.
as long as that bitch Carrie is only nominated for one thing …. the milkmaid or whatever she was doing before Idol has a head too big for her britches me thinks … and she dances like ass … white girl can't shake her booty … they give her stairs so she can climb up and down them in performances to mask her non-dancing ability
I love Miranda Lambert. I am listening to her right now at work! Good for her. Taylor Swift is way over-rated. Have you ever seen her sing live? It is PAINFUL! I'm also rooting for Carrie and Sugarland. Powerhouse female singers!
carrie is the best…
kellie is dumb.
taylor can't sing for shit… she is bubblegum
martina is ok..
leanne is a bitch lol.
and everything else is boring
so go carrie!
dude that taylor girl sucks. Why do they even say she is country? she isn't. My mom bought her cd and then threw it away because she said they were clearly mistaken if they thought that was "country"
She is like a suckier version of miley cyrus.
Anyways go carrie underwood and brad paisley for top female and male vocalists
GO CARRIE UNDERWOOOD! SHE ROCKS!
I saw her and Keith Urban last week! I also saw Carrie's carnival ride tour show with Josh turner a couple of weeks ago. This girl is amazing.. I can not believe the voice on her live.. IT IS INSANE!
She is the female vocalist of the year!
all the other female country singers SUCK!
Carrie was only nominated for one because her new album is too new to be nominated. She will get tons more nominations at the cma awards in November. Carrie won 3 of these acm awards last year on stuff. So this year she didn't really have anything to be elligable. But she should get female vocalist of the year. She is "country" music's #1 girl.
I am rooting for Carrie, Miranda.. all the other females suck.
I also think Brad is great… and wtf is so special about Kenny Chesney? lol
YAY!!! I love country music! Go miranda lambert and little big town!!!
go carrie go!!
her new song all-american girl is also #1 on billboard! her 6th #1 in a row! and it's her 2nd number one song that she wrote!
her and miranda rock! I also heard a thing about miranda saying they are good friends
And tayler swift's cd sucks so bad.. it's not even funny. She isn't even country? wtf lol
RASCAL FLATTS!!! & TAYLOR SWIFT!!
Ok so Carrie does have vocals no one can deny that personally she can't out shine Christina aguilera and never willbut that a diff subject since they are not in the same category but to say Taylor has no talent please she writes all her music Carrie just sings what's given to her yaylor can play her own guitar Carrie can only hold a micro phone Taylor worked her ass of since she was 11 Carrie can only thank American idol for her fame otherwise we would never know who she was
Taylor swift all the wayyyy
BRAD PAISLEY BRAD PAISLEY BRAD PAISLEY
For those hating on taylor saying she is not country and praising Carrie are idiots I've heard carries album both of them and only 2 songs out of each actually sound country everthing else is mixed with pop so Carrie is NOT real country and true country fans know that personally I'm not a fan of old country but I'm smart enough to know the difference that Carrie herself is fake country who does not even write any of her songs
Re: Lacy –
TRUE DAT!
Re: K –
Kenny Chesney wins so much because he is truly an amazing entertainer. You can't go to one of his shows and not saw it was amazing. I've seen him 4 times on his tour and once in Nashville for music fest. He is the best one out there right now. And I agree that carrie underwood is a better singer then Taylor Swift. I've seen them both live, like both of them a lot, but Carrie has a WAY more powerful voice and knows how ot use it.
GEORGE STRAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First of all Pukez…..Kelly Clarkson has as many nomiations as your dear Carrie! Girl isn't even country! I bet you're crying all over your pizza and tacos. Second of all….Taylor Swift is very talented, esp for being so young. Not only can she sing and write, but she plays guitar. Those saying she isn't country are retarded. Go Kelly and Reba!
I've never heard of a single person listed here nominated. I guess I'm not a hillbilly. I must be literate. I must not sleep with members of my family. I guess I'm not a Republican. I guess I'm not a homophobe/bigot.
Re: Taylor all the way! –
Excuse me. Carrie can play the guitar. She can sing and play the guitar at the same time and sing about 100X better than Taylor can while doing it.
Re: horseface –
So why comment?
(By the way, I'm an educated lady from New England, thus disproving your theory.)
yay wreckers!
I'm a little upset that every year there are never any females included in the entertainer of the year nominees! I love love love country music and love all these male nominees but female artists like carrie underwood and martina mcbride should definately be nominees too!
Its great to see a CANADIAN act in there Emerson Drive! Way to go guys!
go Kelly Clarkson and Reba!
ANNNNDDDD…nobody cares.
I love Kellie Pickler …….. I hope she wins , she deserves it she sounds amaizing live !
Not suprised. A bunch of douche bags. CHeck out www.ericchurch.com if you want some REAL country music
KENNY!
taylor swift fo shiz.
:)
Carrie was snubbed! 1 nomination only? come on! That horrid taylor swift is the britney spears of country music- she can't sing at all and is the worst singer in all of country music! She is bubble gum country and horrid! Carrie BLOWS her away in every way!
*yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnn*
who cares
UH??? Tim McGraw left out? wtf
Re: Cody Alaniz – NEW means they have just had their first album out in the yr nominated, thats why she is nominated in that catagory. if shr qyalifys by voters she can be n other catagorys alos.
Luke Bryan is the most AMAZING singer he should def. have the new male vocal!!!!
AAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why the heck is taylor swift nominated for top female vocalist???? all her stupid songs are like the same freakin' note over and over….she doesn't even have that great of a voice!!!!!!! And why isn't Faith Hill nominated for anything?? With the exception of Martina McBride, she is sooooo much more better than all those other female freakin' singers
were's jessica simpsons???
c'mon brad paisley!
Go BRAD Go! .. you deserve the Win ! Hope you get it all.