Country Music Awards..Here Are The Nominees

The Country Music Awards will air on Wed November 12 at 8/7 central. Here are the nominees:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney

Brad Paisley

George Strait

Sugarland

Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Lady Antebellum
James Otto
Kellie 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

SINGLE OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist and Producer)
"Don't Blink" Kenny Chesney
Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney
BNA Records

"Gunpowder & Lead" Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Records

"I Saw God Today" George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

"Stay" Sugarland
Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles
Mercury Nashville

"You're Gonna Miss This" Trace Adkins
Produced by Frank Rogers
Capitol Records Nashville

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist and Producer)
Carnival Ride Carrie Underwood
Produced by Mark Bright
19 Records Limited/Arista Nashville

Cowboy Town Brooks & Dunn
Produced by Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks
Arista Nashville
Good Time Alan Jackson
Produced by Keith Stegall
Arista Nashville

Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates Kenny Chesney
Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney
BNA Records

Troubadour George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

SONG OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Songwriter and Primary Publisher)
"Good Time" Alan Jackson
EMI-April Music/Tri-Angels Music

"I Saw God Today" Rodney Clawson/Monty Criswell/Wade Kirby
Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music/Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music

"Letter To Me" Brad Paisley
EMI-April Music/New Sea Gayle Music

"Stay" Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles Publishing

"You're Gonna Miss This" Ashley Gorley/Lee Thomas Miller
EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR (Award to each Artist)
Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood
"Another Try"
MCA Nashville

Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney
"Every Other Weekend"
MCA Nashville

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
"Gone, Gone, Gone"
Rounder Records

Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen
"Life In A Northern Town"
Mercury Nashville

Kenny Chesney (duet with George Strait)
"Shiftwork"
BNA Records

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Award goes to Artist and Director)
"Don't Blink" Kenny Chesney

Directed by Shaun Silva

"Good Time" Alan Jackson
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

"Stay" Sugarland
Directed by Shaun Silva

"Waitin' On A Woman" Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea

"You're Gonna Miss This" Trace Adkins
Directed by Peter Zavadil

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar
Mac McAnally - Guitar