The CMA awards are the biggest of the Nashville Awards and have been run since 1967. They are voted by the music industry. This year will be the 39th year that the awards have been run.
The awards ceremony will be held in New York on the 15th November.
The nominess have been announced, and are as follows;
Entertainer Of The Year |
Kenny Chesney |
Alan Jackson |
Toby Keith |
Keith Urban |
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Album Of The Year |
Keith Urban |
Be Here |
Rascal Flatts |
Feels Like Today |
Tim McGraw |
Live Like You Were Dying |
George Strait |
Somewhere Down In Texas |
Lee Ann Womack |
There's More Where That Came From |
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Female Vocalist Of The Year |
Sara Evans |
Alison Krauss |
Martina McBride |
Gretchen Wilson |
Lee Ann Womack |
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Male Vocalist Of The Year |
Kenny Chesney |
Alan Jackson |
Brad Paisley |
Keith Urban |
George Strait |
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Vocal Group Of The Year |
Alison Krauss and Union Station |
Diamond Rio |
Lonestar |
Rascal Flatts |
Sugarland |
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Vocal Duo Of The Year |
Big and Rich |
Brooks and Dunn |
Montgomery Gentry |
Van Zant |
The Warren Brothers |
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Horizon Award |
Big and Rich |
Dierks Bentley |
Miranda Lambert |
Julie Roberts |
Sugarland |
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