40th Annual CMA Nominations

The final nominees for the 40th Annual CMA Awards are:

My predictions are in italics.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
Keith Urban

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Sara Evans
Faith Hill
Martina McBride
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Little Big Town
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist, producer, & record company)
"Hillbilly Deluxe" Brooks & Dunn (Ronnie Dunn, Kix Brooks, Mark Wright, Tom Shapiro, Tony Brown, Bob DiPiero)
"Me & My Gang" Rascal Flatts (Dan Huff & Rascal Flatts)
"Precious Memories" Alan Jackson (Keith Steagall)
"The Road & The Radio" Kenny Chesney (Buddy Cannon & Kenny Chesney)
"Time Well Wasted" Brad Paisley (Chris Dubois & Frank Rogers)

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Wreckers

HORIZON AWARD
Miranda Lambert
Little Big Town
Sugarland
Josh Turner
Carrie Underwood

SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist and producer)
"Believe" Brooks & Dunn (Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn & Kix Brooks, Arista/Nashville)
"Better Life" Keith Urban (Dan Huff & Keith Urban, Capitol/Nashville)
"Jesus Take The Wheel" Carrie Underwood (Mark Bright, Arista/Nashville)
"Summertime" Kenny Chesney (Buddy Cannon & Kenny Chesney, BNA Records)
"When I Get Where I'm Going" Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton (Frank Rogers & Chris Dubois, Arista/Nashville)

SONG OF THE YEAR (Award goes to songwriter and primary publisher)
"8th Of November" Big & Rich (Big Kenny & John Rich)
"Believe" Brooks & Dunn (Craig Wiseman & Ronnie Dunn)
"Jesus Take The Wheel" Carrie Underwood (Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, & Gordon Sampson)
"Tonight I Wanna Cry" Keith Urban (Keith Urban & Monty Powell)
"When I Get Where I'm Going" Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton (Rivers Rutherford)

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Building Bridges" Brooks & Dunn With guest vocals by Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill
"Like We Never Loved At All" Faith Hill featuring Tim McGraw
"Politically Uncorrect" Gretchen Wilson featuring Merle Haggard
"When I Get Where I'm Going" Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton
"Who Says You Can't Go Home" Jon Bon Jovi featuring Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award goes to artist and director)
"8th Of November" Big & Rich (Robert Deaton, George J. Flanigen IV, Marc Oswald)
"Believe" Brooks & Dunn (Robert Deaton & George J. Flanigen IV)
"Jesus Take The Wheel" Carrie Underwood (Roman White)
"Kerosene" Miranda Lambert (Trey Fanjoy)
"When I Get Where I'm Going" Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton (Jim Shea)

BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - National Market
“Country Countdown USA” (Lon Helton) – Westwood One
“Danny Wright All Night” (Danny Wright) – Jones Radio Networks
“The Crook & Chase Countdown” (Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase) – Jim Owens Entertainment