And The Nominees Are….
Filed under: AwardzThe 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
Yay for Kenny Chesney!
Re: ArmPitt™ – so does ur daddy but perez still loves him!!!!!
Kenny Chesney deserves every Entertainer of the Year he's won. I've seen him over 10 times and each time gets better and better. He just knows how to put on a concert. Carrie Underwood is definitely the best female vocalist. She's amazing live! I just saw her on Friday and did amazing. I'm also happy for Emerson Drive getting some nominations. Btw..the people who said people who like country are just rednecks. Have you ever seen Carrie Underwood? She's beautiful!!
GO MIRANDA!! It's about time this girl is recognized for her unbelievable talent!
She's got more talent in her little finger than Taylor or Carrie-she's a singer, guitar player & an amazing songwriter. Take a listen to "Gunpowder & Lead" (it's what "little girls are made of") or ANY song on her "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" album-she wrote or co-wrote 8 or 9 of them (and 11 of 12 on her 1st album). She's a gorgeous little blonde w/ blue eyes & dimples that'll kick your ass & make no apologies. She deserves, more than anyone, to win every category she's nominated in! I'm def a "Ran Fan".
I fucking love taylor swift
Re: Yellow Rose of Texas – your an idiot! taylor writes all her songs she plays the guitar and piano . other coutry singers are now asking her to write from them. so please get your facts straight taylor doesnt have the strongest vocals. but she has talent. !!
ive watched carrie perform live and I do think she has strong vocals but she does not impress me any more then Taylor has I love taylor because she is real!! her music is her Life. duh it sounds somewhat "bubble gum" she is 18 her music will mature as she grows older. I love taylor because all her songs have meaning the songs released on the radio arent as good as the ones on her CD . but anywho I love Taylor i Like Carrie but for those wondering why carrie doesnt impress me much because the top vocalist of this generation goes to …. CHRISTINA AGUILERA.
Thank you !!please refer to Christina performances At last and at the grammys in 2007. Carrie performed that year as well and her vocals failed to outshine Christina's . That is why she doesnt impress me.
WHAT ABOUT KEITH URBAN, HE ROCKS, YOU SHOULD SEE HIM LIVE.
Perez, I love how you say Kelly is shit and Carrie is god, but look at this…
Carrie and Kelly are both nominated for 1 award.
And is this Kelly's genre? N-Fucking-O.
So, I think that this tells us who the better artist is.
Kelly Fucking Clarkson.
I love Kelly! So glad she's nominated!
Carrie Underwood sucks ass
What I find funny all you Taylor fans is that you all say Carrie doesn't even write her own music but yet, Carrie has had more #1 songs that she's written on than Taylor. I am not, not a Taylor fan, the girl can write really well, but that's where all her talent is, in writing. As for singing, it's not there, at all.