43rd CMA Awards: TAYLOR SWIFT WINS FOUR, INCLUDING ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
NASHVILLE – Before Taylor Swift even enters her 20s, she adds four CMA Awards to her collection, winning Entertainer, Female Vocalist, Album and Music Video of the Year at “The 43rd Annual CMA Awards,” which aired live on the ABC Television Network and before a sold-out crowd at the Sommet Center in Downtown Nashville. Continue reading about the 43rd Annual Academy of CMA Awards for 2009.
Winners of the 2009 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
LAS VEGAS, April 6, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners have been announced for the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, a star-studded ceremony broadcast LIVE tonight on the CBS Television Network from MGM GRAND in Las Vegas. More than half a million fans voted in the Entertainer of the Year category, and named Carrie Underwood for the evening's biggest honor.
THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC also honored Jennifer Nettles and Taylor Swift with the Crystal Milestone Award. This award is given to artists or industry leaders to commemorate a specific, remarkable achievement. Continue reading about the 2009 CMA presentation and list of winners.
Kenny Chesney wins Entertainer of the Year at “The 42nd Annual CMA Awards,” on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network. Photographer: John Russell / CM
The 2009 CMA Music Festival will bring artists and fans together Thursday through Sunday, June 11-14, 2009 in Downtown Nashville and tickets are now available.
ABC Invites You to Summer's Hottest Music Event, 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock'. Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler and Julianne Hough Host show date Monday, September 8 (9:00-11:00 PM/ET)
The 2009 CMA Music Festival will bring artists and fans together Thursday through Sunday, June 11-14, 2009 in Downtown Nashville and tickets are now available.
ABC Invites You to Summer's Hottest Music Event, 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock'. Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler and Julianne Hough Host show date Monday, September 8 (9:00-11:00 PM/ET)
ACM 2008 Nominations Announced for the 43rd ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (R) AWARDS Country Music's Party of the Year (TM)
For The First Time In Academy Of Country Music History Fans Will Vote For Entertainer Of The Year 2008!
Nominations have been announced for the 43rd ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Winners will receive their awards during the star-studded event to be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
The nominees were announced at a press conference held today at the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame(R) and Museum in Nashville. Participating in the press conference were multi-platinum recording artists Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, the Academy's current Top Male Vocalist and Top Female Vocalist. Paisley and Underwood read nominations live during a CBS' The Early Show broadcast, which also included live performances by Rodney Atkins and Miranda Lambert, the Academy's reigning Top New Male Vocalist and Top New Female Vocalist, respectively.
It was also announced that for the first time in Academy of Country Music history, fans will choose the winner of the Academy's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. Fan voting begins May 5 and more details on how to participate will be announced at a later date.
This morning Kenny Chesney led with eleven nominations, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. In addition, Chesney was nominated as an artist and producer for Album of the Year for Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Don't Blink." If Kenny Chesney wins Entertainer of the Year, it will be his fourth consecutive win.
Rodney Atkins is nominated for six awards including Top Male Vocalist. He is also nominated for Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Watching You" and Album of the Year for If You're Going Through Hell. He won Top New Male Vocalist last year.
Brad Paisley is nominated in four categories, including Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist, Album of the Year for 5th Gear and Video of the Year for "Online." Last year, Paisley won Top Male Vocalist.
Big & Rich received four nominations including Top Vocal Duo and, for the song "Lost in this Moment," Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year. John Rich is nominated for a producer and writer award, and Big Kenny is nominated for two producing awards.
Sugarland was also nominated for four awards including Top Vocal Duo, and for the song "Stay," Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year. Jennifer Nettles also received two nominations for writing and producing, and Kristian Bush received one for producing.
Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift received three nominations each. Both received nominations this year for Top Female Vocalist. Lambert was also nominated for her album Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and for Single Record of the Year for "Famous in a Small Town." She was last year's Top New Female Vocalist. Swift was also nominated this year for Top New Female Vocalist and her album Taylor Swift was nominated for Album of the Year.
Members of the Academy of Country Music select the nominees and winners of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, including selection of the final top five nominees of the Entertainer of the Year category. This year, for the first time ever, fans will have the opportunity to select the winner from the Entertainer of the Year nominees (more information to be released at a later date). Presenters and performers who will appear on the special will be announced.
Following is the list of final nominees in the 13 categories voted on by the membership. Winners in each of the following categories will be presented with an ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD during the television broadcast and posted here online.
Find music and MP3s from these artists on CMA's Music Store on Amazon.
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• George Strait
• Sugarland
• Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
• Alison Krauss
• Miranda Lambert
• Martin McBride
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
• Alan Jackson
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• George Strait
• Keith Urban
New Artist of the Year
• Jason Aldean
• Rodney Atkins
• Lady Antebellum
• James Otto
• Kelly 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
Album of the Year
• Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood
• Cowboy Town, Brooks & Dunn
• Good Time, Alan Jackson
• Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Kenny Chesney
• Troubador, George Strait
Song of the Year Award (Songwriter and Primary Publisher)
• "I Saw God Today," Rodney Clawson/Monty Criswell/Wade Kirby
• "Good Time," Alan Jackson
• "Letter to Me," Brad Paisley
• "Stay," Jennifer Nettles
• "You're Gonna Miss This," Ashley Gorley/Lee Thomas Mille
Single of the Year (Artist and Producer)
• "Gunpowder & Lead," Miranda Lambert
• "Don't Blink," Kenny Chesney
• "Gunpowder & Lead," Miranda Lambert
• "I Saw God Today," George Strait
• "Stay," Sugarland
• "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins
Award-Winning Songs of the Country Music Association Vol. 3: 1997-2000 (Paperback)
by Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)
This collector's edition folio features all 20 of the nominated and winning entries for the Country Music Association's highly coveted "Song of the Year" for 1997-2000. It includes hits by superstars such as Lonestar, LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Brooks and Dunn, George Strait and others, as well as an introduction, photos of all the nominated artists, and facts about the beautiful trophy the winners receive. Songs include: Amazed * Blue * Breathe * Butterfly Kisses * Holes in the Floor of Heaven * I Hope You Dance * Strawberry Wine * This Kiss * Time Marches On * and more.
Kenny Chesney wins Entertainer of the Year at “The 42nd Annual CMA Awards,” on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network. Photographer: John Russell / CM
