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2010
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“The year just keeps getting better and better. Charles, Hillary and I are so thankful for our families and also the family we’ve made in Nashville within the music industry who continue to support us on this crazy ride.” – Lady Antebellum‘s Dave Haywood
“And country radio…and our fans! They’ve given us the most incredible life…we definitely wouldn’t be here without them. Thanks for playing our songs and coming out to the shows…and just believing in us and our music.” – Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott
“Five nominations is absolutely unbelievable…wow! I also want to give a shout-out to our all of our buddies who are having their moment right now too. Going on this ride with other artists who you can call your friends is just awesome!” – Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley
“It’s unbelievable. I’m really shocked at some of my nominations! 2010 is definitely my lucky year.”I’ve started putting ’10′ on everything. I got engaged, now the CMAs … I didn’t even think I was eligible for nine awards!”- Miranda Lambert
“After 10 years of being in this business I finally began to tell myself that nominations don’t matter anyway… turns out that’s bull crap… Daddy likey!!!! Thanks to all!” – Blake Shelton
“It’s Country Music’s biggest night. I’ve watched my idols perform on the CMAs since I was a little girl. Walking alongside them on the red carpet is just like a dream. To see our names and pictures flashed up on the big screen with all the superstars truly was a dream come true.” – Meghan Linsey of Steel Magnolia
“We are so humbled and just downright excited to be nominated for CMA ‘Vocal Group Of The Year. The three of us are huge Country music fans and are honored to be in this category with some of our favorite artists. Big love and our deepest thanks to everyone for your rich support.”- Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry
“It’s such a privilege to be acknowledged alongside all of these talented artists in the ‘New Artist’ category and an honor that ‘A Little More Country Than That’ was my first single and #1 song and is being given this kind of recognition. Rory, Don and Wynn are great writers and did an excellent job putting this one together… I was driving to a writing appointment today when I got the news. My phone was ringing off the hook from my management and label and I thought ‘Oh no! Is this good or bad?’. I didn’t know the nominations were coming out today so I was a little scared. But it all ended up better than I could’ve imagined.”- Easton Corbin
“We’re both very proud to be nominated for CMA Duo of the Year again, it’s a thrill just to have our name on the same list as the other great duos in the category. Personally, I’m especially excited my husband Rory’s song is nominated in two categories…for single and song of the year. This nomination is truly a testament to not only what a great artist he is…but also what an incredible songwriter he is and has been all these years.”- Joey of Joey +Rory
“Just an unbelievable feeling, because I’ve been in Nashville a long time and been part of the community. Nashville’s been my home…I got started as a songwriter, so I’ve been in the trenches a long time and so for everybody to recognize that and give you a pat on the back and say thank you for hangin’ in there — although you had your puppies ran over a couple times. (he laughs) It is, it’s a huge honor, and for it to be the Country Music Association, and for all the members to give me that opportunity is very, very unbelievable, and I’m very excited and thankful, of course.”- Jerrod Niemann
“It was just pretty awesome for me. I mean, anytime you get nominated for anything…I’ve actually never been nominated for a CMA award before, so this is really cool for me, and especially ’cause me and Justin are buddies, so I’m sittin’ there watching who he’s reading, going, ‘Okay, I know that I have a possibility of being in this category.’ So it was cool when he said my name.” -Chris Young
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Entertainer of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band
Male Vocalist of the Year
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban
Dierks Bentley
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Album of the Year
(Goes To Artist & Producer)
Need You Now- Lady Antebellum
Play On- Carrie Underwood
Revolution- Miranda Lambert
Twang- George Strait
Up On The Ridge- Dierks Bentley
Vocal Event of the Year
“Bad Angel”- Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson
“Can’t See You” Zac Brown Band and Kid Rock
“Hillbilly Bone” Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
“I’m Alive”- Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews
“Till the End”- Alan Jackson and Lee Ann Womack
New Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Easton Corbin
Jerrod Niemann
Chris Young
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
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 of the Year
(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 Frankin — Steel Guitar
Dann Huff — Guitar
Brent Mason — Guitar
Mac McAnally — Guitar
Randy Scruggs — Guitar
What do you think of the nominations so far? Did your favorite artists get nominated? Who do you think was left off the list?
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Justin Moore and Chris Young announced the first round of nominees in seven categories for “The 44th Annual CMA Awards” today at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Steel Magnolia was also in attendance to announce the CMA Broadcast Awards finalists. All three artists also performed.
***Images have been provided to CountryMusicIsLove.com by the Country Music Association
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Chris Young is the only performer on Rascal Flatts‘ “Nothing Like This” tour who wears a cowboy hat. Listen below as he and fellow tour opener, Kellie Pickler, discuss who on the tour uses the most hair product!
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“Country Music’s Biggest Morning” is too big for one day! The CMA announced today that the final nominees for The 44th Annual CMA Awards will be announced over two mornings, from two cities.
On Wednesday, September 1, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert will announce the final nominees in five CMA Awards categories live from ABC’s Good Morning America studios in New York City’s Times Square. The announcement will air in the 8:30 AM/ET half-hour segment of the morning news program.
On Tuesday, August 31, Justin Moore and Chris Young will announce the finalists in seven CMA Awards categories from Nashville at a press conference at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
Also in Nashville, Steel Magnolia will announce the finalists for the 2010 CMA Broadcast Award Personality and Radio Station of the Year in four categories (small, medium, large, and major markets), as well as the finalists for the CMA National Broadcast Personality.
CMT Insider Special Edition: 2010 CMA Awards Nominations featuring in-depth coverage of all the nominations, artist interviews, and more, will premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 1 (11:00 AM/ET). The 30-minute special will re-air on Saturday, Sept. 4 (1:30 PM/ET), and again on Sunday, Sept. 5 (11:00 AM/ET).
CMA’s official radio partner, Premiere Radio Networks, will carry the Awards and Broadcast Award nominations live to Country Radio as they are announced each day.
“The CMA Awards final nominations are the most anticipated annual announcements in Country Music,” said Steve Moore, CMA Chairman of the Board. “By making the announcements over two days, we hope to focus even more attention on all the deserving nominees and their accomplishments.”
The 44th Annual CMA Awards known as “Country Music’s Biggest Night,” will be broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 10 (8:00-11:00 PM ET) on ABC.
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Earlier this week Chris Young did his first ever live streaming performance from his record label headquarters in Nashville. Listen below as Chris talks about how he’s been wanting to do a live stream for a while now and how he thinks it went…
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If you missed the live stream, you can watch Chris’s performance of “Voices” below…
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Clear your calendars because you’ve got a date with Chris Young tonight!
Chris will be performing an acoustic set LIVE from the Sony Music building in Nashville, TN online tonight at 6:30 PM EST. He’ll be playing some of his recent hits and fans will have the chance to chat with each other during the live stream.
Click HERE for more info about the live event.
CONTEST: Would you like to win an autographed copy of Chris Young’s sophomore release The Man I Want To Be? To enter for your chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post with your name and e-mail address and let us know which song you’d like to hear Chris perform most tonight and why. We’ll randomly select 3 winners at 5pm EST.
PS: Our Twitter followers will have another chance to win today, so make sure you stay tuned to our Twitter account.
Please note: DO NOT leave your email address in the body of the comment. Your entry will not be accepted if your email address isn’t left in the email field.
Congrats to our winners:
Melissa, Pat H, and Toni
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Morrie Yohai, the creator of Cheez Doodles, passed away late last month at age 90 and perhaps the saddest country music artist about this is Chris Young! Listen below as Chris talks about the greatness of a Cheez Doodle…
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