Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Kacey Musgraves and Taylor Swift Lead 2013 CMA Award Nominations

The nominees for the 47th Annual CMA Awards were announced this morning andTaylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves  lead the way with six nods each. Country duo Florida Georgia Line and Sheryl Crow read the categories that were revealed live on ABC’s Good Morning America from Best Buy Theater in New York City. The CMA Awards, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 6 at 8:00PM ET on ABC.
Here are the nominations:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEARJason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Taylor Swift

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Kelly Clarkson
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR 
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lee Brice
Brett Eldredge
Florida Georgia Line
Kacey Musgraves
Kip Moore

DUO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich
Florida Georgia Line
Sugarland
Love and Theft
Civil Wars
Thompson Square

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Cruise”
Florida Georgia Line
Produced by Joey Moi
Republic Nashville

“Highway Don’t Care”
Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
Produced by Byron Gallimore and Tim McGraw
Big Machine Records

“Mama’s Broken Heart”
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf, and Chuck Ainlay
RCA Nashville

“Merry Go ‘Round”
Kacey Musgraves
Produced by Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and Kacey Musgraves
Mercury Records

“Wagon Wheel”
Darius Rucker
Produced by Frank Rogers
Capitol Records Nashville

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Based on a True Story
Blake Shelton
Produced by Scott Hendricks
Warner Bros. Records

Blown Away
Carrie Underwood
Produced by Mark Bright
19 Recordings/Arista Nashville

Red
Taylor Swift
Produced by Jeff Bhasker, Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker, and Dan Wilson
Big Machine Records

Same Trailer Different Park
Kacey Musgraves
Produced by Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and Kacey Musgraves
Mercury Records

Tornado
Little Big Town
Produced by Jay Joyce
Capitol Records Nashville

SONG OF THE YEAR
“I Drive Your Truck”
Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Jimmy Yeary

“Mama’s Broken Heart”
Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Kacey Musgraves

“Merry Go ‘Round”
Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne, and Shane McAnally

“Pontoon”
Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, and Barry Dean

“Wagon Wheel”
Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Boys ‘Round Here”
Blake Shelton (featuring Pistol Annies)
Warner Bros. Records

“Cruise”
Florida Georgia Line (with Nelly)
Republic Nashville

“Don’t Rush”
Kelly Clarkson (featuring Vince Gill)
19 Recordings/RCA Nashville

“Highway Don’t Care”
Tim McGraw (with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban)
Big Machine Records

“The Only Way I Know”
Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric Church
Broken Bow Records

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

“Blown Away”
Carrie Underwood
Directed by Randee St. Nicholas

“Boys ‘Round Here”
Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

“Downtown”
Lady Antebellum
Directed by Peter Zavadil

“Highway Don’t Care”
Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban
Directed by Shane Drake

“Mama’s Broken Heart”
Miranda Lambert
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

“Tornado”
Little Big Town
Directed by Shane Drake

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Sam Bush
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Mac McAnally

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