43rd CMA Awards Nominees Announced

the Eagles? Seriously?

Big & Rich – how long has it been since they were actually a duo?

Ditto – The Eagles??

Good to see Jamey Johnson, “Everything but Quits” and the Raconteurs/Skaggs/Monroe collaboration get nominated, but I’m pretty indifferent about the majority of the rest.

I’m willing to forgive the Eagles nomination as long as Jamey Johnson wins at least one award (preferably more).

I am surprised to see Darius Rucker jump into the male vocalist category so quickly (actually, maybe not. He’s had 3 #1’s) and Taylor Swift up for Entertainer of the Year. And two of my least favorite songs from the last year are nominated too (”I Run To You” and “Chicken Fried”). Well, at least “It’s America” and “She’s Country” missed the final cut.

I agree..I would love to see Randy Travis “I told you so” win song of the year…escpeccially since it was wrote 15 years ago. And….at least Carrie Underwood isn’t in the Entertainer of the Year catagory by MISTAKE again!! LOL!!!!

I would be okay with The Eagles, except, did they even sing this year? At all?

I’m appalled that Taylor Swift is nominated for Entertainer of the year. Keith Urban has earned that title over and over again and it keeps going to Kenny. As someone who has seen them all in concert at least once, I feel I can at least judge that.

I don’t think Darius Rucker should even be nominated let alone for best NEW artist AND Male Vocalist, that’s rediculous.

I’m glad to see Ran keeps getting nominated, even though with Carrie Underwood in the mix she’ll never win it. I’d be okay with Reba winning it over her (much more then ok) but not Carrie.

I wanted to see more Sugarland, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, and Lady noms. I’m tired of the same old people winnin.

And I’m sorry but Jamey Johnson’s song “Seen it in color” is aweful. I am SO tired of hearing it on the radio!
Don’t even get me started on the ZBB or the Eagels.

I’m surprised that Carrie didn’t get an Entertainer of the Year nod. If Taylor wins, then the CMA Awards will be exposed, for once and for all, as the laughing stock they have been for the last several years.

I kind of expected Taylor to get nominated in the Entertainer category, thinking that the CMA would want to recognize her in some way, and because they couldn’t possibly nominate her in the Female Vocalist category. But they did nominate her for Female Vocalist. What a travesty.

I’d like to Randy Travis win for song. Now that would be cool.

Carrie Underwood’s lack of nominations (ETOY specifically) isn’t surprising since she’s been on the sidelines for about six months. I fear her vocalist streak may come to an end as well.

Wow, Noeller!

People make spelling mistakes and that does not disqualify them from having their comments taken seriously.

The Lambert fanclub is called Ran Fans aren’t they? Therefore, what’s wrong with a Lambert fan using “Ran” if she wants to?

Pretty snippy for a random unsuspecting commenter…unless I’m missing a history with Heather around here or something.

LeeAnn – snippiness is what makes the internet fun. Mocking others who make themselves look intellectually inferior is the basis for this entire site!!

:)

i think i’ll drown myself upon my next spelling mistake.

I actually don’t think that’s the basis for this site…or at least not what it’s intended to be. I have a lot more respect for The9513 than that.

You said: “Heather – Until you can spell R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S properly, we don’t have to take any of your posts seriously. Also, referring to Miranda Lambert by some self-imposed nickname does NOT get you extra bonus OMG!!!!! points on a forum like this.”

Your comment just seemed mean spirited rather than playfully snarky…like she’s being laughed off of a playground or an exclusive group, neither of which The9513 is.

…and I maintain my right to mock the little fan-girls who scream “TaLYor RoXXX – w00t!!” or any form thereof.

I respect a Miranda Lambert fan, tho.

I pray that Miranda Lambert wins Female Vocalist this time around. =) I keep hoping for the day that comes.

And Taylor Swift being nominated for Entertainer isn’t too surprising, she just went on her huge Fearless tour this year. Although, I’d rather see Sugarland in her place, of course.

I pray that the Female Vocalist trophy goes to Taylor, and not Carrie. Preferably Reba or Miranda, but not Carrie. She isn’t worthy of tying with Reba and Martina for most wins.

Vocalist – Hell NO! not know…lol!

I think the categories are all what we should’ve expected from them. The CMA isn’t gonna put JTE in Male Vocalist and other categories. Also, Darius Rucker as Male Vocalist makes sense and he WAS a new artist to country so I can see why he’s there. That award is likely to go to him or Jamey Johnson.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Darius walked away with the Male Vocalist award too.

As for the Eagles, that’s just crazy because The Lost Trailers and Eli Young Band both had Top 10 hits during the eligibility period.

Big & Rich have toured during the eligibility period so perhaps that’s why they got the duo nom.

The biggest question is regarding the wording of the awards. Male VOCALIST. Female VOCALIST.

Come on folks, I know some of you like them, but nobody here with any kind of musical knowledge can say with a straight face that Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney can actually sing well. Certainly not in the Top 5 in Nashville right now.

Kenny is “supposedly” an entertainer, but doesn’t do much else and certainly can’t sing.

Brad has been notorious for his use of AutoTune for a long time now. GREAT guitar player – maybe the best in music today – but not a singer.

Taylor is a decent writer, for a 19 year old, and knows how to entertain the ‘Tween set, but sing?? No, sir. Painful, to some degree.

I really believe we’re losing focus on what the point of the Category is. V-O-C-A-L-I-S-T.

I agree. Taylor is a talented songwriter, she’s hot (sorry, I needed to throw that in there), and she seems entertaining enough, but a vocalist she is not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sg2DAHGHlw

I saw that and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Since I know you’re not a Swift fan, I can only think your vote for her female win is only out of spite toward some unknown dislike for Carrie (since you’re obviously not adverse to pop country in the least).”

Eric aka Rainbow has said in previous discussions that Carrie shrieks and hurts his ears. (lol!)

Good call Jim – the effect of one music label ganging up should NOT be over-looked.

Vicki, here are my votes:

Vocal Duo of the Year: Joey + Rory
New Artist of the Year: Jamey Johnson
Album of the Year: That Lonesome Song
Single of the Year: In Color
All the other categories: None Of The Above! (lol)

I don’t expect any of my choices to win as my musical tastes are opposite those of the CMA types. I would love to be surprised though.

“Joey + Rory has exactly zero chance of winning. It’s about bloc voting, and it ain’t gonna happen for a Sugar Hill act.”

I don’t want to understate the effect that significant CMA membership at the various labels might have on the voting, but at the same time, it can be overstated. In a 5 candidate field, a nominee can win with as little as 20% of the vote plus 1 more – a number which I believe exceeds by a substantial amount the total number of CMA voting members employed by any one label or label group – which explains why dark horse candidates sometimes win despite conventional wisdom. If it was simply about bloc voting, Joey + Rory probably wouldn’t have gotten nominated in the first place.

Carrie for Female Vocalist and Montgomery Gentry for Duo!! That would be awesome!!

Fast Ryde’s single wasn’t released in the eligibility period. Caitlin & Will’s debut single peaked at #42 in June and they haven’t had a follow-up; clearly, their label isn’t gunning them for awards consideration yet. Bomshel had a #30 single this year but no album release, which Joey + Rory at least had (and have done well with, too). I would hardly call any of those three viable contenders for Duo of the Year.

Dan, if I recall correctly, having a record released during the eligibility period isn’t a specific requirement for an artist (as opposed to recording) award. I agree with you that they’d be poor candidates, but that’s not really the point, which is about bloc voting. The three acts I named are all on bigger, more CMA-wired labels than Sugar Hill, especially the first two, and that didn’t help them get nominated over Joey + Rory.

-The Raconteurs?? ….Really?? Interesting pick.
It’s probably the most country recording in that category.

I am surprised to see Darius Rucker jump into the male vocalist category so quickly
It’s a trifle surprising, although no undeserved. While the songs on his record are mediocre, the vocals are stellar throughout.

Most of those new artist nominees are about 10 years or more into their careers!

It’s about damn time for Urban to take home that EOTY trophy – he’s one of the greatest live acts I’ve ever seen. How has Kenny freaking Chesney been beating him?

And fingers crossed for Jamey Johnson for Album. But we all know that ain’t happening.

Taylor Swift? Come on, anyone over 16 knows she has no talent

Taylor Swift? Come on, anyone over 16 knows she has no talent

Except, apparently, members of the CMA.

“Taylor Swift? Come on, anyone over 16 knows she has no talent”

“Except, apparently, members of the CMA.”

Granted, maybe not the best singer, but i do think she is a decent songwriter. Besides, in terms of sales, who really comes close to her? She probably should win Entertainer of The year, to be honest.

The fact that Taylor Swift has had great CD sales, shows that she has a huge fanbase. Clearly there’s several million people who think she is a good singer, or she wouldn’t sell any albums. If the CMAs didn’t at least include her, it wouldn’t be well-received with her fans.

I think Miranda Lambert would make a good entertainer of the year =)

Steve Harvey
September 9, 2009 at 7:37 pm Permalink -The Raconteurs?? ….Really?? Interesting pick.
It’s probably the most country recording in that category.

Or any category…..

Do you think the fact that Carrie took so much time off to do her next album cost her ETOY? She did do radio, and special performances besides the Opry but she didn’t do a complete spring/summer tour.

Also, could this be backlash because she didn’t do the CMA Music Festival Coliseum performance?(She did do about everything else but that). I even had a friend at work whose daughter stayed up last week waiting for Carrie to perform on the ABC recap of those nightly performances. I had to tell her no, Carrie didn’t perform there. Even her fans were a little shocked that she didn’t do it, although she did skip it to celebrate her Mom’s 60th birthday.

“This brings us back to the equating popularity with quality debate. I don’t care how many CDs she’s sold; I don’t think she belongs there with the rest of the nominees.”

Ok we all know you hate her. Fine. But Entertainer Of The Year is usually given to artist who have had the greatest music sales and concert ticket sales.
On that Taylor probably should win, doesn’t matter
what you or other critics might think.

The Eagles??? Really? Ridiculous. I’d rather see Rascal Flatts win!!!

Keith Urban should win them all! Absolutely, Entertainer of the Year!!!

Ok we all know you hate her. Fine. But Entertainer Of The Year is usually given to artist who have had the greatest music sales and concert ticket sales.

There is no point in even voting, then, if the person with the greatest CD and ticket sales is the winner. There are other factors to consider.

Hoping for a suprise win by Miranda Lambert.

My choices

Entertainer of the Year

Brad Paisley

Male Vocalist of the Year

Brad Paisley (yes, he can sing..)

Female Vocalist of the Year

Miranda Lambert

Vocal Group of the Year

Little Big Town

Vocal Duo of the Year

Joey + Rory

New Artist of the Year

Jamey Johnson

Album of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

American Saturday Night, Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois

Defying Gravity, Keith Urban
Produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban

Fearless, Taylor Swift
Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift

Love On The Inside, Sugarland
Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush, and Jennifer Nettles

That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys

Single of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

“Chicken Fried” – Zac Brown Band
Produced by Keith Stegall

“I Run To You” – Lady Antebellum
Produced by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley

“In Color” – Jamey Johnson
Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys

“People Are Crazy” – Billy Currington
Produced by Carson Chamberlain and Billy Currington

“Then” – Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois

Song of the Year

“In Color”
Jamey Johnson/Lee Thomas Miller/James Otto

Music Video of the Year

“Start A Band” – Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
Directed by Jim Shea

“That’s exactly what I meant, Steve. If I could compose the Female Vocalist category for 09 freely, it’d be:

Reba McEntire
Martina McBride
Patty Loveless
Wynonna
Dolly Parton”

Mine would be, in order of preference:

Patty Loveless
Sara Evans (for being robbed in the past)
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire

Steve from Boston, Carrie winning a fourth FVOY award takes nothing away from Reba or Martina’s legacy and the fact that she has as many as Tammy and Loretta certainly hasn’t diminished their many achievements and current status as icons of the genre. It is an annual award not a career achievement award. Rascal Flats winning best vocal group year after year hasn’t catapulted them right up there with Alabama, The Statler Brothers, or the Oak Ridge Boys as one of the greatest groups of all time has it? You spitting on her artistic acumen and numerous achievements seems disproportionate to her so called negative effect she’s had on the genre as a whole which as far as I’m concerned is zero negative effect. How hard do you think women have to work in what I would call the most chauvinistic genre in the music business to get the appreciation and acknowledgment that the men seem to gain with ease? It takes double the effort for women to achieve the same status as the men and there is no argument that proves otherwise.

What are you talking about, Stormy? The good women don’t have this problem?

If Sara had released anything, I’d nominate her too.

She did release something: two singles that each peaked at #59.

Carrie might be shut out of CMA awards this year. First, in the Female Vocalist catagory, I wonder if the CMA voters are ready to put her in the same elite category as Reba and Martina with 4 wins. They may instead decide to reward someone else this year and wait for Carrie to prove her longevity before giving her that 4th Vocalist award. In the Musical Event category, I think Carrie and Randy have a good chance to win, but the competition is stiff. Personally, I would vote for Carrie in both categories if I had a vote.

I think Taylor has effectively taken over the country world. Her sales and star power are now nearing the SuperNova stage (she has completely saturated all entertainment media) and the country music industry wants to bask in her monetized glory. I read that the CMT awards show this year, where Taylor was the featured performer, saw a huge TV audience increase of around 25% or so. Guess who is going to get credit for that. The VMA’s coming up this weekend also are featuring her in their ads and in performances. I would not be surprised, therefore, if the CMA voters throw everything including the kitchen sink award at her in the hopes of converting her star power into dollar bills. Her dedicated and fervent fan base of tween and teen girls have a direct line into their parents pocketbooks, and that spells lots of money for the country music industry.

And I love how Stormy reduces “achieving the same status as the men” to “being taken seriously as an artist”…by Stormy.

Jon: Neko Case and Kasey Chambers have easily reached the same level of sucess and respect as their male peers.

“Jon: Neko Case and Kasey Chambers have easily reached the same level of sucess and respect as their male peers.”

So why didn’t you say that in the first place? And unless you’re their bookkeeper, that has about as much objective content – and as much value – to it as the “good” part that Leeann loved.

“Neko Case and Kasey Chambers have easily reached the same level of sucess [sic] and respect as their male peers.”

Now, there’s a tautology.

Gavin, I don’t accept she was the best choice in ANY of the years she has won…no,

And I escpecially think Sara was robbed the first time, (or was it the second time Carrie won?)..after many nominations, it was her time..then along comes the latest trendsetter, and she left the Academy saying “Sara who”? Sara’s offerings were far better that year, and she deserved to win. (do I have to preface or follow all my assertions with “in my opinion?”)

You’re right though, a fourth Carrie win would not detract from Reba or Martina, but it would diminish the credibilty of the CMA institution, imo, and thus somewhat devalue the award. I still think Martina and Reba are far more deserving of four time honors than Carrie. And another Carrie win would put her on par with them in the minds of some, even though, admittedly it is not a lifetime or career achivement award.

And regarding your rhetorical question, I think Razor makes a good poinit:

“How hard do you think women have to work in what I would call the most chauvinistic genre in the music business to get the appreciation and acknowledgment that the men seem to gain with ease? It takes double the effort for women to achieve the same status as the men and there is no argument that proves otherwise.

and Razor’s answer:

What does the fact that women have a tougher time in the music business than men have to do with whether Carrie is worthy of a fourth Female Vocalist trophy?

Yes…it’s not like Carrie would be losing out to a man if she doesn’t win FEMALE Vocalist of the Year…Gavin your agument could be applied to Taylor Swift as well, and if Miranda wins, (as I hope she does,) that does not set the women’s cause back in the least…All these ladies have worked very hard, not just Carrie.

I’ve heard that argument before, as though Carrie is the last and only hope for women, and all attempts to interfere with her complete and utter domination of the industry are simply the result of misogynistic motivations and chauvinism. No, many of us simply want more worthy women for all the top honors.

But on a somewhat related point, there does seem to be a double standard these days. The Nashville establishment and the buying public seem to want their female Country singers to be Pop-princesses, and seem quite reluctant to embrace and celebrate a female Country artist who is true to Tradition. This is not the case with the men, folks like Alan Jackson, George Strait and even Brad Paisley can be as Traditional as they want and still have overwhelming sucess. It’s been like that for at least these past ten years, and I just don’t get it. Does anyone have some insight on this situation?

Where are you getting that I said that? I’m basically saying that she had to work her ass off for whatever accomplishments she has achieved so far as all women do in this business.

Exactly … they all had to work that hard. So why does that make her more worthy of the Female Vocalist award than the others?

I say Carrie wins female vocalist this year, ties record for most consecutive wins with 4 and breaks record with 5 next year!!
What about Montgomery Gentry for duo?? They deserve it!!

Exactly … they all had to work that hard. So why does that make her more worthy of the Female Vocalist award than the others?

Again, I don’t think I implied that as I used the word women as a whole in the first post. Point out where I said she is more worthy?

“I apologize. In the future I will be much more literal for your benefit.”

If literal means saying one thing instead of something else, have at it. “Being taken seriously as an artist” doesn’t mean the same as selling CDs, does it? It’s funny how you look to sales as vindication for some artists, and then turn around and dismiss them for others. You were calling Dierks Bentley a failure not long ago for “only” selling a couple million CDs, and now you’re calling Neko Case a success for selling a couple hundred thousand. “Literal” indeed; trying being consistent instead.

“How much of a bookkeeper do you have to be to know that the 96,000 copies that Middle Cyclone sold its first week (and her appearance on at #3 on the charts was news) is equal to the 96,000 that Easy Tiger sold? This isn’t hard nor is it subjective math.”

Ryan Adams is your measure of success and respect for country – that’s what you’ve referred to Case and Chambers as – artists? Now that’s funny.

“How hard do you think women have to work in what I would call the most chauvinistic genre in the music business to get the appreciation and acknowledgment that the men seem to gain with ease? It takes double the effort for women to achieve the same status as the men and there is no argument that proves otherwise.”

Again, Steve, where are the word’s “Carrie is more worthy” in this paragraph?

“It use to take years of hard work to win any of the CMAs. It took Tanya Tucker many many to win Female Vocalist of the year.”

On the other hand, it didn’t take Tammy Wynette, Crystal Gayle or K. T. Oslin very long at all. In fact, I think Tucker probably took longer than anyone else, male or female, as measured between debut as a solo artist and year of first award.

I shouldn’t have said Taylor Swift had no talent, she’s a great songwriter but she can’t sing worth a damn even with the tricks in the studio. as far as all her fans, like I said before teeny-boppers that wouldn’t know good country music if it fell & hit them in the head

“The Swift-tards will cry when Swift goes home with 0 awards.”

Intelligent view here.

Jon: I don’t have to be a bookkeeper to have a brain in my head.

Again, I don’t think I implied that as I used the word women as a whole in the first post. Point out where I said she is more worthy?

“….. You started off challenging the assertion that Carrie wasn’t worthy of a 4th Female Vocalist win, and then you went on to talk about how hard she worked to get ahead in a chauvinistic industry. I’m just not sure what one has to do with the other, because every other Female Vocalist nominee faced the same situation.”

At the very least Gavin, it was by implication that you stated Carrie is AS worthy of 4 CMAs in that category. Maybe not in the paragraph you cited there, but the overall thrust of your comments. If I misunderstood your intention, then I apologize.

But Razor continues to speak my mind, eloquently and more concisely than is my custom.

The negative effect on the genre I have been alluding to has nothing to do with any gains she may have made for women’s equity in the industry, but rather it has everything to do with the way her brand of “country” is diluting the meaning of the word, and weakening the musical identity of an entire genre. I have posed the question before and still have not recieved a good answer..

Just what is Country about most of Carrie’s music?

With the exception of some token steel and fiddle, and some song titles and lyrics, I just don’t see a significant Country current in most of her songs.

The token attributes qualify her as a Nashville Pop singer, not a true Country singer, imo. Now if she would record more songs like How Great Thou Art, Stand By Your Man, and I Told You So, I would probably have a differnt take on the situation.

I want to know why we are discussing if Carrie is Country or not when I ask why don’t we discuss the male vocalists of the year and if they are country or not?

Gavin, I never said a 4th Carrie win would taint Reba or Martina’s careers, I just said it would diminish the crediblility of the CMAs,and thus lessen the value of the awards, I should have added specifically in Carrie’s case anyway, because yes, I don’t feel she deserves any of the FVOTY awards she has recieved, I think there were better candidates in each of those years …maybe that newcomer award back when Faith said “WHAT?!”, but not female vocalist, especially in that same year.

Oh, and I agree, Razor puts it very well, and again usually far more concisely than I do.

And you say, Gavin: “I do know she has a fiddle player in her band so I suppose Randy Owens would consider her country. The arms of country music reach out far and wide these days. Carries brand of country has nothing to with what country radio gravitated toward.”

Does Carrie have a steel guitar player in her band as well? Just curious…even so, the inclusion of *token* fiddle (or steel) makes one Nashville Pop at best, just “country” enough to be distinquished from mainstream Pop.

And to address the whole man vs woman thing again, the men are not off the hook, as Stormy indicated in response to Vicki’s point.

I think Rascall Flatts and Keith Urban especially have been as destructive to the identity of the genre as Carrie and Taylor have. (But I gotta say, Keith Urban is a heck of a great talent, for whatever his kind of music is.)

Again, the men can be Traditonal and sucessfull, even though some clearly are not. And it is a double standard that the women MUST be pop or country pop to succeed in Nashville nowadays. So maybe Carrie is just playing Nashville’s game, and better than just about anyone else.

Again, it is a ridiculous assertion to attribute misogynistic (chauvinistic) motives to everyone who objects to Carrie’s pop inspired diluting of Country music to “bring in new fans”.

It seems that the bulk of Carrie’s fanbase will be satisfied with nothing less that her complete, eternal and utter domination of the genre.

To those who say that we detractors are “too narrow” in our definition of real Country, and (Gavin) “the arms of country music reach far and wide these days” and that there is “room for everybody”…Well, apparently there is not much room for the ladies who stay true to Tradition. They are the ones who are struggling for spins, not Carrie and Taylor.

And Carrie fans who claim there is room for all, fine, easy to say when you’re sitting on top, getting all the awards and airplay…. how would you like to trade places with us, the fans of the more traditonal women and see YOUR hero struggle for spins and airtime?

Didn’t think so…

I should have added specifically in Carrie’s case anyway, because yes, I don’t feel she deserves any of the FVOTY awards she has recieved, I think there were better candidates in each of those years …maybe that newcomer award back when Faith said “WHAT?!”, but not female vocalist, especially in that same year.

Hilarious stuff. You are so completely wrong here it is ridiculous. No one was even close to Carrie in what qualifies someone for a nomination and win. It was complete and utter domination. Where do you come up with this stuff. Dude you might as well slit your wrists now and get it over with because if she wins this year and next that would make five and check mate. Hell you might blow a gasket or something.

isn’t being a fan all about being totally irrational,biased and finding everything triple awesome, anymore?

i think Taylor should win every award
Album b cuz she sold more albums then Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, and the Jonas Brothers
Video b cuz she always comes up with such beautiful and awsom videos :)
Entertainer, welll… you can see why entertainer
Female Vocalist b cuz she is an awesome vocalist and Carrie underwood is really good but i think that Taylor shud win this year… sorry carrie
if she dosnt win at least one award then the CMA’s are most likely the laffstock of country music awards

REALLY TAYLOR SWIFT AS ENT. OF THE YEAR U HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME SHE IS THE WORST SINGER EVER HER VOICE SUCKS AND HER SONGS ARE ALL THE SAME(ABOUT HER NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP A BF) AND I REALLY DONT GET HOW SHE EVEN BECAME A SINGER IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!! CARRIE UNDERWOOD DESERVES THAT SPOT AND TO WIN NOT HER!! AND TAYLOR AS FEMALE VOCALIST WTF REALLY

Aren’t most of Carrie’s songs about how she can’t keep a BF?

if she dosnt win at least one award then the CMA’s are most likely the laffstock of country music awards

Aren’t they already?

Currently it’s a tossup between the ACMs and the CMT Awards as to which one gets the “laffstock” designation. If the CMA does indeed give the Entertainer of the Year award to Taylor, then they will have earned the title of “laffstock” for sure.

Come on, Folks. Taylor Swift is an awful vocalist. I think she is a talented songwriter for her age group but she needs quite a bit of maturing before she truly blooms as an artist. Entertainer of the Year—no way.
Chesney is boring; so i think the EOTY will go to Brad this year. Male Vocalist should be George Strait–he’s the best singer there is.

the female voice of sugarland (jennifer) voice is like nails on a chalk board to me. i just want to cover my ears.

I have a feeling that Reba will win the Female Vocalist. It’s great to have her back!
Musical Event of the Year should not go to Start a Band. Keith and Brad may be good musicians, but i do not think the video was hot. In taste and simplicity, Troubadour was the best video.
Brad can not sing; keith is okay; kenny stinks; darius drucker??? George Strait is the best.
Entertainer of the year will go to Brad this year.

DAUGHTRY will be performing at these CMA awards. They will be singing “Tennessee Line” with Vince Gill. This song is from their second CD, Leave This Town, and it is amazing! There are going to be so many wonderful performances this night, and I’m so glad that Daughtry is going to be in the lineup.

Other scheduled performers include Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Billy Currington, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban.

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood wil again be hosting this year. They did a wonderful job last year. It should be a lot of fun come November 11, 2009!

I don’t really consider Taylor Swift country. She plays the acoustic guitar, but I’m sorry, some of her songs are strictly pop, and if I didn’t know who she was, I’d think it was some song from the Disney Channel. Nominating her for Entertainer of the Year is kind of a joke.

Carrie Underwood… she has had kind of a low key year, for her anyway. Maybe next year. But didn’t she just win the top award at the Academy of Country Music’s award show this year? It was a little surprised she wasn’t nominated, but not totally, since her last CD came out nearly two years ago. But it’s not like her and Taylor are rivals or anything. I’m sure they wish one another well as they’ve both secured their places in the music industry.

I really do like Joey and Rory. That girl has a voice a sweet as I’ve ever heard. Too bad their songs aren’t all that spectacular. But good for them anyway.

Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney… boring, boring, boring. Actually I like the first two okay, but the CMA’s make them all out to be geniuses or something, and a lot of the time, they’re just gimmicky dorks. These are cowboys who wear designer jeans while singing about wranglers! I’ve had enough of them.