45th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards Predicitons
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
�Kenny Chesney
�Toby Keith
�Brad Paisley
�George Strait
�Taylor Swift
�Carrie Underwood
�Keith Urban
�Zac Brown Band
Who will win: Taylor Swift
TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
�Kenny Chesney
�Brad Paisley
�Darius Rucker
�George Strait
�Keith Urban
Who will win: Brad Paisley although with 3 No. 1’s to his credit, Darius Rucker should also be a strong contender.
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
�Miranda Lambert
�Reba McEntire
�Taylor Swift
�Carrie Underwood
�Lee Ann Womack
Who will win: Carrie Underwood although Taylor Swift will be a strong contender with her huge success at radio.
TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
�Lady Antebellum
�Little Big Town
�Randy Rogers Band
�Rascal Flatts
�Zac Brown Band
Who will win: Zac Brown Band has had a strong year in country music, but our prediction goes to Lady Antebellum for their smash success.
TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
�Brooks & Dunn
�Joey + Rory
�Montgomery Gentry
�Steel Magnolia
�Sugarland
Who will win: Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland seem to always be the top two contenders in this category, but neither one of them sticks out as a sure thing. Given their historic break-up on the horizon, we’ll go with Brooks & Dunn.
TOP NEW ARTIST
�Luke Bryan
�Joey + Rory
�Gloriana
Who will win: Luke Bryan has had the most success at country radio in this group, but given the legions of Taylor Swift fans voting on this award, we’ll give the edge to Gloriana.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
�American Saturday Night – Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers
�Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Victoria Shaw, Paul Worley
�Play On – Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright
“Quitter” Produced by Max Martin & Shellback for Maratone Productions and Mark Bright
�Revolution – Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
�The Foundation – Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Keith Stegall, Zac Brown
Who will win: “American Saturday Night” by Brad Paisley
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
�Need You Now – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley
�People Are Crazy – Billy Currington (Mercury)
Produced by: Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington
�Red Light – David Nail (MCA Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
�Toes – Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Keith Stegall, Zac Brown
�White Liar – Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
Who will win: “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum
SONG OF THE YEAR
�Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood
Composers: Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood
Publishers: Brett James Cornelius Music (ASCAP), Carrie Okie Music (BMI), Rincon Ave Music
(ASCAP), Stage Three Songs (ASCAP)
�Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Composers: Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
Publishers: EMI Foray Music (BMI), Darth Buddha (ASCAP), Dwhaywood Music (BMI), Hillary Dawn Publishing (SESAC), Radiobullets Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Year Of The Dog Music (ASCAP)
�People Are Crazy – Billy Currington
Composers: Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
Publishers: Crozier Music Enterprises LLC (BMI), Mighty Nice Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tiltawhirl Music (BMI)
�White Liar – Miranda Lambert
Composers: Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
Publishers: Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tiltawhirl Music (BMI)
�You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Composers: Liz Rose, Taylor Swift
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Taylor Swift Music (BMI)
Who will win: “White Liar” by Miranda Lambert
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
�Boots On – Randy Houser
Producer: Eric Welch
Director: Eric Welch (Drake footage: Vickie Vaughn)
�Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Producer: Clarke Gallican
Director: David McClister
�Welcome To The Future – Brad Paisley
Producers: Mark Kalbfeld, Jim Shea, Peter Tilden
Director: Jim Shea
�White Liar – Miranda Lambert
Producer: Tameron Hedge
Director: Chris Hicky
�You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Producer: Randy Brewer
Director: Roman White
Who will win: Brad Paisley seems to have the edge on this award in recent years, but we wouldn’t count out Lady A’s “Need You Now”… amazing video!
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
�Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins (Reprise Records / Warner Music Nashville)
Producer: Scott Hendricks
�Honky Tonk Stomp – Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons (Arista Nashville)
Producer: Ronnie Dunn, Terry McBride
�I Told You So – Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis (19/Arista Nashville)
Producer: Mark Bright
�I'm Alive – Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews (Blue Chair/BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
�Seeing Stars – Jack Ingram featuring Patty Griffin (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Jack Ingram, Jeremy Stover
Who will win: “Hillbilly Bone” by Blake Shelton feat. Trace Adkins
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