44th Annual CMA Awards First Round & Broadcast Nominees Announced

First Few Nominations Announced

The 44th Annual CMA (COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION) AWARDS will be held in NASHVILLE on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, and the first round of nominations were announced this morning (08/31) from the RYMAN AUDITORIUM. RCA/NASHVILLE artist CHRIS YOUNG and VALORY MUSIC CO. artist JUSTIN MOORE announced the first seven categories of nominees for the CMA AWARDS. The first round of nominees are:

New Artist
LUKE BRYAN
EASTON CORBIN
JERROD NIEMANN
CHRIS YOUNG
ZAC BROWN BAND

Vocal Group
LADY ANTEBELLUM
LITTLE BIG TOWN
RASCAL FLATTS
THE BAND PERRY
ZAC BROWN BAND

Vocal Duo
BROOKS & DUNN
JOEY & RORY
MONTGOMERY GENTRY
STEEL MAGNOLIA
SUGARLAND

Single of the Year
(Award goes to artist and producer.)
"A Little More Country Than That"
EASTON CORBIN
Producer: CARSON CHAMBERLAIN

"Hillbilly Bone"
BLAKE SHELTON featuring TRACE ADKINS
Producer: SCOTT HENDRICKS

"Need You Now"
LADY ANTEBELLUM
Producers: PAUL WORLEY and LADY ANTEBELLUM

"The House That Built Me"
MIRANDA LAMBERT
Producers: FRANK LIDDELL and MIKE WRUCKE

"White Liar"
MIRANDA LAMBERT
Producers: FRANK LIDDELL and MIKE WRUCKE

Song of the Year
(Award goes to songwriter.)
"A Little More Country Than That"
Songwriters: RORY LEE FEEK, DON POYTHRESS and WYNN VARBLE

"Need You Now"
Songwriters: DAVE HAYWOOD, CHARLES KELLEY, HILLARY SCOTT and JOSH KEAR

"The House That Built Me"
Songwriters: TOM DOUGLAS and ALLEN SHAMBLIN

"Toes"
Songwriters: ZAC BROWN, WYATT DURRETTE, JOHN DRISKELL HOPKINS and SHAWN MULLINS

"White Liar"
Songwriters: MIRANDA LAMBERT and NATALIE HEMBY

Music Video
(Award goes to artist and director.)
"Hillbilly Bone"
BLAKE SHELTON featuring TRACE ADKINS
Director: ROMAN WHITE

"Need You Now"
LADY ANTEBELLUM
Director: DAVID McCLISTER

"The House That Built Me"
MIRANDA LAMBERT
Director: TREY FANJOY

"Water"
BRAD PAISLEY
Director: JIM SHEA

"White Liar"
MIRANDA LAMBERT
Director: CHRIS HICKEY

Musician
PAUL FRANKLIN -- Steel Guitar
DANN HUFF -- Guitar
BRENT MASON -- Guitar
MAC McANALLY -- Guitar
RANDY SCRUGGS -- Guitar

The CMA BROADCAST AWARD nominees were also announced this morning by BIG MACHINE duo STEEL MAGNOLIA. The nominees are as follows:

CMA Personality of the Year

National
LORIANNE CROOK & CHARLIE CHASE - CROOK & CHASE COUNTDOWN (PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS)
LON HELTON - CMT's COUNTRY COUNTDOWN USA (WESTWOOD ONE)
LIA KNIGHT - THE LIA SHOW (DIAL GLOBAL) 

Major Market
The BEN & MATT Show (BEN CAMPBELL & MATT McALLISTER) - KNIX/PHOENIX
LISA DENT and RAMBLIN' RAY in the Morning – WUSN/CHICAGO
RANDY PRICE and DAVE MCKAY – WQYK/TAMPA
The LAURIE DeYOUNG Morning Show (LAURIE DeYOUNG) – WPOC/BALTIMORE
STEVE AUSTIN – WQYK/TAMPA 
PAUL SCHADT Morning Show (PAUL SCHADT, MEG BUTTERLY and GEOF KNIGHT) - WKKT/CHARLOTTE

Large Market
BUCKY & BOB: The Talk of AUSTIN (BUCKY GODBOLT, BOB COLE) – KVET/AUSTIN
CHRIS CARR & Company (CHRIS CARR, JEFF "MAVERICK" BOLEN, JASON STATT) – WUBE/CINCINNATI
EDDIE STUBBS – WSM-AM/NASHVILLE
GERRY HOUSE & THE HOUSE FOUNDATION (GERRY HOUSE, MIKE BOHAN, RICHARD FALKEN, AL VOECKS, DUNCAN STEWART) – WSIX/NASHVILLE
KAREN, SCOTT & RADAR … The Morning Crew (KAREN DALESSANDRO, SCOTT DOLPHIN, TONY "RADAR" HESS) – WMIL/MILWAUKEE

Medium Market
ANDY & ALISON and The Morning Crew (Andy Ritchie, Alison Mencer, Jimmy Holt) – WIVK/KNOXVILLE
The KEVIN RICHARDS Show (KEVIN RICHARDS) – WGNA/ALBANY
Mornings with BRIAN & KELLIE (BRIAN PIERCE, KELLIE MICHAELS) – KFDI/WICHITA
The KAT 103 Morning Show with STEVE LUNDY, GINA AND CRAIG (STEVE LUNDY, GINA MELTON, CRAIG ALLEN) – KXKT/Omaha
TOM & BECKY In The Morning (TOM OWENS, BECKY PALMER) – WBBS/SYRACUSE

Small Market
BARRETT, FOX & BERRY (BILL BARRETT, TIM FOX, TRACY BERRY) – KKNU/EUGENE, OR
SCOTTY & CARISSA in the Morning (SCOTTY COX, CARISSA LOETHEN) – KCLR/COLUMBIA, MO
The DEX AND MO Show – WUSY/CHATTANOOGA
The Good Morning Guys (BRIAN GARY, TODD HARDING, SUSAN MOORE) – KUAD/FT. COLLINS, CO
The JESS WRIGHT Show (JESS WRIGHT, DAVE CONRAD) – WFRE/FREDERICK, MD

CMA Radio Station of the Year

Major Market
KEEY/MINNEAPOLIS
KWJJ/PORTLAND
WIL/ST. LOUIS
WSOC/CHARLOTTE
WYCD/DETROIT

Large Market
KAJA/SAN ANTONIO
KASE/AUSTIN
KVET/AUSTIN
WQDR/RALEIGH
WTQR/GREENSBORO

Medium Market
KFDI/WICHITA
KXKT/OMAHA
WBBS/SYRACUSE
WGNA/ALBANY
WIVK/KNOXVILLE

Small Market
KCLR/COLUMBIA, MO
KUAD/FT. COLLINS, CO
WFRE/FREDERICK, MD
WGSQ/COOKEVILLE, TN
WUSY/CHATTANOOGA, TN

The 44th Annual CMA AWARDS will be broadcast live from NASHVILLE's BRIDGESTONE ARENA on NOVEMBER 10th at 8p (ET) on ABC-TV. Tickets for the show will go on sale SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th at 10a (CT). 

Tickets can be purchased by logging on to www.ticketmaster.com; calling (800) 745-3000; or in person at the BRIDGESTONE ARENA box office at 501 Broadway (corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, in NASHVILLE). 

For more info visit www.cmaawards.com.

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