43rd Annual CMA Award Nominations
Musician of the Year
Eddie Payers
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Mac McAnally
Single of the Year (Award goes to artist & producer)
“Chicken Fried”- Zac Brown Band
“I Run To You”- Lady Antebellum
“In Color”- Jamey Johnson
“People Are Crazy”- Billy Currington
“Then”- Brad Paisley
Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriter(s))
“Chicken Fried”- Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette
“I Told You So”- Randy Travis
“In Color”- Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
“People Are Crazy”- Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
“Then”- Brad Paisley, Chris Debois, Ashley Gorley
Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey & Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
Music Video of the Year (Award goes to artist and director)
“Boots On”- Randy Houser, Directed by Eric Welch
“Love Story”- Taylor Swift, Directed by Trey Fanjoy
“People Are Crazy”- Billy Currington, Directed by The Brads
“Start A Band”- Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban), Directed by Jim Shea
“Troubadour”- George Strait, Directed by Trey Fanjoy
Album of the Year (Award goes to Artist and Producer)
American Saturday Night- Brad Paisley, Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois
Defying Gravity- Keith Urban, Produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban
Fearless- Taylor Swift, Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift
Love On The Inside- Sugarland, Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush, and Jennifer Nettles
That Lonesome Song- Jamey Johnson, Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys
Musical Event of the Year (Award goes to each Artist)
“Cowgirl’s Don’t Cry” Brooks & Dunn w/ Reba McEntire
“Down The Road”- Kenny Chesney w/ Mac McAnally
“Everything But Quits”- Lee Ann Womack w/ George Strait
“I Told You So”- Carrie Underwood w/ Randy Travis
“Old Enough”- The Raconteurs w/ Ricky Skaggs & Ashley Monroe
New Artist Of The Year
Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
