2015 CMA Awards Announced

    Lots of LBT and Eric Church, and some great newcomers!

    The 49th CMA Awards have been announced, and we're seeing lots of Eric Church, Little Big Town and some of our favourite newcomers in there!

    Great to see Kacey Musgraves being nominated, along with Kelsea Ballerini and Maddie & Tae. Goes to show all the Saladgate nonsense about female performers wasn't worth listening to!

    The award ceremony takes place on November 4th on the ABC Network in the states.

    Here are the nominations in full...

    ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
    Garth Brooks
    Luke Bryan
    Kenny Chesney
    Eric Church
    Miranda Lambert 

    SINGLE OF THE YEAR
    (Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))

    “American Kids”
    Kenny Chesney
    Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney
    Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville 

    “Girl Crush”
    Little Big Town
    Produced by Jay Joyce
    Capitol Records Nashville 

    “I Don’t Dance”
    Lee Brice
    Produced by Lee Brice
    Curb Records 

    “Take Your Time”
    Sam Hunt
    Produced Zach Crowell and Shane McAnally
    MCA Nashville 

    “Talladega”
    Eric Church
    Produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
    EMI Records Nashville 

    ALBUM OF THE YEAR
    (Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))

    Old Boots, New Dirt
    Jason Aldean
    Produced by Michael Knox
    Broken Bow 

    Pageant Material
    Kacey Musgraves
    Produced by Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally
    Mercury Nashville 

    Pain Killer
    Little Big Town
    Produced by Jay Joyce
    Capitol Records Nashville 

    The Big Revival
    Kenny Chesney
    Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney
    Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville 

    Traveller
    Chris Stapleton
    Produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton
    Mercury Nashville 

    SONG OF THE YEAR
    (Award goes to Songwriter(s))

    “American Kids”
    Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally 

    “Girl Crush”
    Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, and Hillary Lindsey 

    “Like a Cowboy”
    Randy Houser and Brice Long 

    “Like a Wrecking Ball”
    Eric Church and Casey Beathard 

    “Take Your Time”
    Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne 

    FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
    Kelsea Ballerini
    Miranda Lambert
    Kacey Musgraves
    Carrie Underwood
    Lee Ann Womack 

    MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
    Dierks Bentley
    Luke Bryan
    Eric Church
    Blake Shelton
    Chris Stapleton 

    VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
    Lady Antebellum
    Little Big Town
    Rascal Flatts
    The Band Perry
    Zac Brown Band 

    VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
    Brothers Osborne
    Dan + Shay
    Florida Georgia Line
    Maddie & Tae
    Thompson Square 

    MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
    (Award goes to each artist)

    Django and Jimmie
    Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
    Legacy Recordings

    “Lonely Tonight”
    Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe
    Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville 

    “Raise ‘Em Up”
    Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
    Hit Red Records/Capitol Records Nashville 

    “Smokin’ and Drinkin’”
    Miranda Lambert featuring Little Big Town
    RCA Nashville 

    “Wild Child”
    Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter
    Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville 

    MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
    Sam Bush (Mandolin)
    Jerry Douglas (Dobro)
    Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
    Dann Huff (Guitar)
    Mac McAnally (Guitar) 

    MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
    “Biscuits”
    Kacey Musgraves
    Directed by Marc Klasfeld 

    “Girl Crush”
    Little Big Town
    Directed by Karla Welch and Matthew Welch 

    “Girl in a Country Song”
    Maddie & Tae
    Directed by TK McKamy 

    “Little Red Wagon”
    Miranda Lambert
    Directed by Trey Fanjoy 

    “Something in the Water”
    Carrie Underwood
    Directed by Raj Kapoor

    NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
    Kelsea Ballerini
    Sam Hunt
    Maddie & Tae
    Thomas Rhett
    Chris Stapleton

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