CMA Nominees Announced

Who Will Take Home The Trophies?

The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION has announced the final nominees for the 41st ANNUAL CMA AWARDS. Country star SARA EVANS and JENNIFER NETTLES and KRISTIAN BUSH from SUGARLAND revealed the nominees in several categories during a live broadcast from NEW YORK CITY'S TIMES SQUARE on GOOD MORNING AMERICA this morning (8/30).

The remaining nominees were announced by MONTGOMERY GENTRY and TAYLOR SWIFT during a special edition of CMT INSIDER broadcast live from NASHVILLE'S SOMMET CENTER. The 41st ANNUAL CMA AWARDS will broadcast live on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7th at 8p (ET) from MUSIC CITY on ABC-TV.

And the nominees are:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
KENNY CHESNEY
BRAD PAISLEY
RASCAL FLATTS
GEORGE STRAIT
KEITH URBAN

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
KENNY CHESNEY
BRAD PAISLEY
GEORGE STRAIT
JOSH TURNER
KEITH URBAN

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
ALISON KRAUSS
MIRANDA LAMBERT
MARTINA MCBRIDE
REBA MCENTIRE
CARRIE UNDERWOOD

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
BIG & RICH
BROOKS & DUNN
MONTGOMERY GENTRY
SUGARLAND
THE WRECKERS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (awarded to artist/producers)
BRAD PAISLEY - 5th Gear - producers CHRIS DUBOIS and FRANK ROGERS
GEORGE STRAIT - It Just Comes Natural - producers TONY BROWN and GEORGE STRAIT
DIERKS BENTLEY - Long Trip Alone - producer BRETT BEAVERS
KEITH URBAN - Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing - producers KEITH URBAN and DAN HUFF
VINCE GILL - These Days - producers VINCE GILL, JOHN HOBBS and JUSTIN NIEBANK

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION
DIXIE CHICKS
EMERSON DRIVE
LITTLE BIG TOWN
RASCAL FLATTS

SINGLE OF THE YEAR (awarded to the artist/producer)
"Anyway" - MARTINA MCBRIDE - - produced by MARTINA MCBRIDE
"Before He Cheats" - CARRIE UNDERWOOD - produced by MARK BRIGHT
"Lost In This Moment" - BIG & RICH - produced by KENNY ALPHIN and JOHN RICH
"Ticks" - BRAD PAISLEY - produced by CHRIS DUBOIS and FRANK ROGERS
"Wrapped" - GEORGE STRAIT - produced by GEORGE STRAIT and TONY BROWN

SONG OF THE YEAR (awarded to songwriter)
"Anyway" - MARTINA MCBRIDE, BRAD WARREN and BRETT WARREN
"Before He Cheats" - JOSH KEAR and CHRIS TOMPKINS
"Give It Away" - BILL ANDERSON, BUDDY CANNON and JAMEY JOHNSON
"Lost In This Moment" - RODNEY CLAWSON, JOHN RICH and KEITH ANDERSON
"Stupid Boy" - DEANNA BRYANT, SARAH BUXTON and DAVE BERG

VIDEO OF THE YEAR (awarded to artist and director)
"Anyway" - MARTINA MCBRIDE - directed by ROBERT DEATON and GEORGE FLANIGEN
"Before He Cheats" - CARRIE UNDERWOOD - directed by ROMAN WHITE
"Moments" - EMERSON DRIVE -- directed by STEVEN GOLDMANN
Online" - BRAD PAISLEY -- directed by JASON ALEXANDER
"You Save Me" - KENNY CHESNEY - directed by SHAUN SILVA

HORIZON AWARD
JASON ALDEAN
RODNEY ATKINS
KELLIE PICKER
LITTLE BIG TOWN
TAYLOR SWIFT

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Because of You" - REBA MCENTIRE with KELLY CLARKSON
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" - TRACY LAWRENCE with KENNY CHESNEY and TIM MCGRAW
"Hey Good Lookin' (Live)" - JIMMY BUFFETT with ALAN JACKSON and GEORGE STRAIT
"Missing You" - ALISON KRAUSS with JOHN WAITE
"The Reasons Why" - VINCE GILL with ALISON KRAUSS

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
EDDIE BAYERS, JR. - drums
JERRY DOUGLAS - dobro
DANN HUFF - guitar
RANDY SCRUGGS - guitar
MAC MACANALLY - guitar

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