Comments on: Kenny Chesney Dominates ACM Awards Nominations

By: Guy

Guy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:25:59 +0000

Kenny Chesney has somehow had the biggest career with the smallest amount of talent since Ernest Tubb. How does he do it? Hypnotism?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:44:13 +0000

Jim, thanks. I felt the same way regarding the seemingly “xeroxed” list of nominations. It’s as boring as the emmys, where friggin “Frasier” can win 8 or 9 times in a row, and generally the same shows get the same nominations every year…..

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:44:06 +0000

Rick, I have acoustic versions of “Austin” and “Playboys of the Southwestern World” and “Ol’ Red” that blow the studio versions out of the water. there’s no contest.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:42:15 +0000

Dave, I like Dierks alot and don’t think touring/headlining has ANYTHING to do with a vocalist nomination. It’s what has done well on radio. And since this is the ‘elegibilty period’ I would think Rodney Atkins trumps Dierks. That being said, Dierks is an awesome artist and one of my favorite mainstream artists.

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:09:47 +0000

I like mainstream country, for the most part (and as a whole), but I am appalled because these nominations seem to be based on little more than casual observation.

It’s a tough sell to say that these nominations represent the “best” or mainstream country, OR the most popular.

Did they pick names out of a hat?

These nominations show zero sophistication of thought, even within the framework of a format that often shows little sophistication of thought.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:05:27 +0000

Its nice to see the nominations for Jake Owen, Sarah Buxton, and Carolina Rain mixed in with the ultra popular, totally commercial, country crap-meisters that dominate Top 40 country radio. Sarah B. and Carolina Rain don’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of winning, but Jake doesn’t have such stiff competition so there’s hope! Yee-Haw! The fact The Wreckers are kaput obviously doesn’t matter to the folks making the nominations. Does one have to undergo a frontal lobotomy to vote on this?

The fact Kenny Cheesy would dominate the nominations is solid proof that shallow and mediocre music rules the mainstream country roost these days. Pathetic…

As for the cool Blake Shelton EP, they blew it on one minor point. I have a CDX CD that has Blake performing a solo acoustic version of “Austin” that makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. It is far superior to the fully instrumented bombastic version included on the EP. Oh well……..

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:32:59 +0000

What was the eligibility period?

By: Dave S

Dave S — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:50:45 +0000

Unlike Rodney Atkins, Dierks Bentley has headlined a tour… several times. Based on performances that I have seen (and in Dierks’ case, live shows), I would say Dierks Bentley deserved the nomination over him. I would also say that after three artistically-sound albums that all sold well, Dierks is the proven vocalist/entertainer. Don’t forget; Dierks also hit #1 in the eligibilty period.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:41:00 +0000

Dave S,

Why shouldn’t Rodney Atkins be nominated for vocalist. If these awards are for purely mainstream reasons, he’s had four consecutive #1 hits. It’s pretty obvious to me. He deserves to be there just as his album deserves to be nominated for “Album.” Eventhough that being nominated seems odd since the record was released in 2006.

By: Jobi

Jobi — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:49:47 +0000

All I can say is “Shiftwork” for Vocal Performance….I think I’m going to scream!! I vote for Keith Urban for Entertainer! He is absolutely the best Entertainer!