Who will take home the trophies this year at the 42nd Annual CMAs??
View the complete list of nominees on the flip..
Entertainer of the Year
* Kenny Chesney
* Brad Paisley
* George Strait
* Sugarland
* Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
* Alison Krauss
* Miranda Lambert
* Martina McBride
* Taylor Swift
* Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
* Kenny Chesney
* Alan Jackson
* Brad Paisley
* George Strait
* Keith Urban
New Artist of the Year
* Jason Aldean
* Rodney Atkins
* Lady Antebellum
* James Otto
* Kellie Pickler
Vocal Group of the Year
* Eagles
* Emerson Drive
* Lady Antebellum
* Little Big Town
* Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year
* Big & Rich
* Brooks & Dunn
* Montgomery Gentry
* Sugarland
* The Wreckers
Single of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)
* “Don’t Blink”
Kenny Chesney
Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney
BNA Records
* “Gunpowder & Lead”
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Records
* “I Saw God Today”
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville
* “Stay”
Sugarland
Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles
Mercury Nashville
* “You’re Gonna Miss This”
Trace Adkins
Produced by Frank Rogers
Capitol Records Nashville
Album of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)
* Carnival Ride
Carrie Underwood
Produced by Mark Bright
19 Records Limited/Arista Nashville
* Cowboy Town
Brooks & Dunn
Produced by Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks
Arista Nashville
* Good Time
Alan Jackson
Produced by Keith Stegall
Arista Nashville
* Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
Kenny Chesney
Produced by Cannon and Kenny Chesney
BNA Records
* Troubadour
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville
Song of the Year
(Award goes to Songwriter and Primary Publisher)
* “Good Time”
Alan Jackson
EMI-April Music/Tri-Angels Music
* “I Saw God Today”
Rodney Clawson/Monty Criswell/Wade Kirby
Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music/Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music
* “Letter To Me”
Brad Paisley
EMI-April Music/New Sea Gayle Music
* “Stay”
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles Publishing
* “You’re Gonna Miss This”
Ashley Gorley/Lee Thomas Miller
EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah’s Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music
Musical Event of the Year
(Award to each Artist)
* Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood
“Another Try”
MCA Nashville
* Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney
“Every Other Weekend”
MCA Nashville
* Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
“Gone, Gone, Gone”
Rounder Records
* Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen
“Life In A Northern Town”
Mercury Nashville
* Kenny Chesney (duet with George Strait)
“Shiftwork”
BNA Records
Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
* “Don’t Blink”
Kenny Chesney
Directed by Shaun Silva
* “Good Time”
Alan Jackson
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
* “Stay”
Sugarland
Directed by Shaun Silva
* “Waitin’ On A Woman”
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea
* “You’re Gonna Miss This”
Trace Adkins
Directed by Peter Zavadil
Musician of the Year
* Jerry Douglas – Dobro
* Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
* Dann Huff – Guitar Brent
* Mason – Guitar
* Mac McAnally – Guitar
The Broadcast finalists were announced during a press conference following the live announcement of the final nominees for the 2008 CMA Awards on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and on a special edition of “CMT Insider” on CMT.
Broadcast Award winners are not eligible to enter in consecutive years; therefore, those who received trophies in 2007 were not eligible in 2008.
BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR:
National
“American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks” (Kix Brooks) – ABC Radio Networks
“CMT Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton” (Lon Helton) – Westwood One
“The Crook & Chase Countdown” (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase) – Jim Owens Entertainment
Major Market
“The Dr. Don Morning Show” (Don Carpenter, Steve Grunwald, Rachael Hunter, Jason Raithel) – WYCD, Detroit, Mich.
Catherine Lane – WSOC, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.
“Cliff and Company” (Cliff Dumas, Tori Peck, Bill Tanner, and Morgan Thomas) – KSON, San Diego, Calif.
“Jesse and Shotgun in the Morning” (Jesse James and Randy Shannon) – KWLI, Denver-Boulder, Colo.
“Kelly, Mudflap, and JoJo Morning Show” (Kelly Ford, Steve “Mudflap” McGrew, and JoJo) – KYGO, Denver-Boulder, Colo.
“Randy & Dave” (Randy Price and Dave McKay) – WQYK, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
Large Market
“B-105 Morning Show” (Bill Whyte, Amanda Orlando, and Jason Statt) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bob Pickett – KASE, Austin, Texas
“Gerry House & The House Foundation” (Gerry House, Mike Bohan, Duncan Stewart, Al Voecks, and Richard Falklen) – WSIX, Nashville, Tenn.
“The Moo Crew with Karen, Scott and Radar” (Karen Dalessandro, Scott Dolphin, and Tony “Radar” Hess) – WMIL, Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.
“Wake Up with the Wolf” (Darren Wilhite, Tim Wall, and Codie Allen) – WDAF, Kansas City, Mo.
Medium Market
“Andy & Alison and the Morning Crew” (Andy Ritchie and Alison West) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.
Carol Hughes – KFDI, Wichita, Kan.
“Roger and Tom” (Roger Todd and Tom O’Brien) – WPCV, Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.
“Ron and Becky Show” (Ron Bee and Becky Palmer) – WBBS, Syracuse, N.Y
“WIVK at Night with Jack Ryan” (Jack Ryan) – WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn.
Small Market
“Big Al and Dex” (Al McClure and Bill Poindexter) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tenn.
“The Cat Pak Morning Show” (Brent Lane and Dana Cervantes) – WYCT, Pensacola, Fla.
“The Good Morning Guys” (Brian Gary and Todd Harding) – KUAD, Ft. Collins-Greeley, Colo.
“Carol Metz and the More Music Morning Show” (Carol Metz) – WAKG, Danville, Va.
“Mark & Danielle and the Morning Waking Crew” (Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier) – WOKQ, Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, N.H.
STATION OF THE YEAR
Major Market
KMPS – Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.
KNIX – Phoenix, Ariz.
KSON – San Diego, Calif.
WQYK – Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
WXTU – Philadelphia, Penn.
Large Market
KAJA – San Antonio, Texas
KASE – Austin, Texas
WFMS – Indianapolis, Ind.
WTQR – Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, N.C.
WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio
Medium Market
KFDI – Wichita, Kan.
KUZZ – Bakersfield, Calif.
WBBS – Syracuse, N.Y.
WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn.
WYRK – Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Small Market
KUAD – Ft. Collins-Greeley, Colo.
WFYR – Peoria, Ill.
WGSQ – Cookeville, Tenn.
WKML – Fayetteville, N.C.
WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.
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