And The Nominees Are…
I’ll tell you what…The nominations for the Academy of Country Music were announced Tuesday morning.Who made the cut????
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
— Kenny Chesney
— Brad Paisley
— Rascal Flatts
— George Strait
— Keith Urban
TOP MALE VOCALIST
— Rodney Atkins
— Kenny Chesney
— Brad Paisley
— George Strait
— Keith Urban
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
— Miranda Lambert
— Martina McBride
— LeAnn Rimes
— Taylor Swift
— Carrie Underwood
TOP VOCAL GROUP
— Diamond Rio
— Eagles
— Emerson Drive
— Little Big Town
— Rascal Flatts
TOP VOCAL DUO
— Big & Rich
— Brooks & Dunn
— Halfway To Hazard
— Montgomery Gentry
— Sugarland
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
— Luke Bryan
— Jack Ingram
— Jake Owen
TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
— Sarah Buxton
— Kellie Pickler
— Taylor Swift
TOP NEW DUO OR VOCAL GROUP
— Carolina Rain
— Lady Antebellum
— The Wreckers
ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
— 5th Gear — Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)
Produced by Frank Rogers
— Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — Miranda Lambert (Columbia)
Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
— Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates — Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
— If You’re Going Through Hell — Rodney Atkins (Curb)
Produced by Rodney Atkins, Ted Hewitt
— Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
Produced by Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman
# 6 Produced by Robert Ellis Orrall
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
– Don’t Blink Kenny Chesney, Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney BNA— Famous In A Small Town Miranda Lambert, Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke Columbia — Lost In This Moment Big & Rich, Produced by Big Kenny, John Rich Warner Bros/WRN — Stay Sugarland, Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles Mercury — Watching Airplanes Gary Allan, Produced by Gary Allan , Mark Wright MCA Nashville
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
– Don’t Blink Kenny Chesney Writers: Casey Beathard, Chris Wallin Publishers: Lavender Zoo Music (BMI), Mama’s Dream Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) — Lost In This Moment Big & Rich Writers: Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson, John Rich Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Romeo Cowboy Music (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Writer’s Extreme Music (BMI) — Moments Emerson Drive Writers: Dave Berg, Annie Tate, Sam Tate Publishers: Gravitron (SESAC), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) — Watching You Rodney Atkins Writers: Rodney Atkins, Steve Dean, Brian White Publishers: Bethar Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Multisongs (SESAC), Songs From The White House (SESAC) — Stay Sugarland Writer: Jennifer Nettles Publishers: Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
– Don’t Blink — Kenny Chesney Producer: Tacklebox Films Director: Shaun Silva — Lost In This Moment — Big & Rich Producer: Big Kenny, Steve Lamar, Marc Oswald Director: Robert Deaton and George Flanigen — Online — Brad Paisley Producer: Frames Per Second Director: Jason Alexander — Stay — Sugarland Producer: Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles Director: Shaun Silva — Watching You — Rodney Atkins Producer: Broken Poet Production Director: Eric Welch
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
– Because Of You — Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson Produced by Tony Brown, Reba McEntire MCA Nashville — Find Out Who Your Friends Are — Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Produced by Julian King, Tracy Lawrence Rocky Comfort/CO5 — Shiftwork — Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney BNA — Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore — Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes Produced by Dann Huff Mercury — What You Give Away — Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow Produced by Vince Gill, John Hobbs, Justin Niebank MCA