Wednesday, November 12, 2008

That Nashville Sound's CMA Award Predictions

Here are the nominees for the 42nd CMA Awards which will be broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville tonight on ABC. And just to prove that I'm willing to crawl out on a limb and prove just how wrong I can be, here are That Nashville Sound's predictions for the winners:

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Sugarland & Keith Urban
Winner: Brad Paisley

Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, George Strait & Keith Urban
Winner: Brad Paisley

Female Vocalist of the Year
Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift & Carrie Underwood
Winner: Carrie Underwood (wish it was Alison Krauss)

Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles, Emerson Drive, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town & Rascal Flatts
Winner: Rascal Flatts

Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Sugarland & The Wreckers
Winner: Sugarland

New Artist of the Year (Formerly the Horizon Award)
Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Lady Antebellum, James Otto & Kellie Pickler
Winner: Rodney Atkins

Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas - Dobro, Paul Franklin - Steel, Dana Huff - Guitar, Brent Mason - Guitar, Mac McAnally - Guitar
Winner: Mac McAnally

Album of the Year
Carnival Ride- Carrie Underwood, Cowboy Town- Brooks & Dunn, Good Time- Alan Jackson, Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates- Kenny Chesney & Troubadour- George Strait
Winner: Kenny Chesney

Single of the Year
“Don’t Blink” - Kenny Chesney, “Gunpowder & Lead” - Miranda Lambert, “I Saw God Today” - George Strait, “Stay” - Sugarland, “You’re Gonna Miss This” - Trace Adkins
Winner: Kenny Chesney

Song of the Year- (Award goes to Songwriter and Primary Publisher)
“Good Time”Alan JacksonEMI-April Music/Tri-Angels Music
“I Saw God Today”Rodney Clawson/Monty Criswell/Wade KirbyBig Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music/Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music
“Letter To Me”Brad PaisleyEMI-April Music/New Sea Gayle Music
“Stay”Jennifer NettlesJennifer Nettles Publishing
“You’re Gonna Miss This”Lee Thomas Miller/Ashley GorleyEMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah’s Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music
Winner: "You're Gonna Miss This"

Musical Event of the Year
“Every Other Weekend” - Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney
“Another Try” - Josh Turner and Trisha Yearwood
“Gone Gone Gone” - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
“Life in a Northern Town” - Sugarland, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen
“Shiftwork” - Kenny Chesney and George Strait
Winner: "Life in a Northern Town"

Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
“Don’t Blink” - Kenny ChesneyDirected by Shaun Silva
“Good Time” - Alan JacksonDirected by Trey Fanjoy
“Stay” - SugarlandDirected by Shaun Silva
“Waitin’ On A Woman” - Brad PaisleyDirected by Jim Shea
“You’re Gonna Miss This” - Trace AdkinsDirected by Peter Zavadil
Winner: "Waitin' On A Woman"- Brad Paisley

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