| Brad Paisley Leads the ACM Nominations Pack |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Wednesday, 15 April 2009 20:00 |
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The nominees for the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced Wednesday morning (Feb. 11) at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Leading the list were Brad Paisley (six nominations) and former Trick Pony vocalist Heidi Newfield (five).
Other artists receiving multiple nominations include Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson, George Strait, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Little Big Town, James Otto, Jake Owen, Taylor Swift and Sugarland.
The album of the year nominees will be announced in March. In the meantime, here’s a complete list of the nominations so far: Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley George Strait Keith Urban Carrie Underwood Top Male Vocalist Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Brad Paisley George Strait Keith Urban Top Female Vocalist Miranda Lambert Heidi Newfield Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Lee Ann Womack Top Vocal Group Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Rascal Flatts Randy Rogers Band The Lost Trailers Top Vocal Duo Big & Rich Brooks & Dunn Joey & Rory Montgomery Gentry Sugarland Top New Male Vocalist Jamey Johnson James Otto Jake Owen Top New Female Vocalist Sarah Buxton Julianne Hough Ashton Shepherd Top New Vocal Duo or Group Eli Young Band The Lost Trailers Zac Brown Band Single Record of the Year “Gunpowder & Lead” Miranda Lambert Producers: Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke “In Color” Jamey Johnson Producers: The Ken Hardley Playboys “Johnny and June” Heidi Newfield Producer: Tony Brown “Waitin’ on a Woman” Brad Paisley Producer: Frank Rogers “You’re Gonna Miss This” Trace Adkins Producer: Frank Rogers Song of the Year “I Saw God Today” George Strait Writers: Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby “In Color” Jamey Johnson Writers: Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto “Johnny and June” Heidi Newfield Writers: Deanna Bryant, Heidi Newfield, Stephony Smith “Waitin’ on a Woman” Brad Paisley Writers: Don Sampson, Wynn Varble “You’re Gonna Miss This” Trace Adkins Writers: Ashley Gorley, Lee Thomas Miller Video of the Year “Johnny and June” Heidi Newfield Producer: Karen Martin Director: Eric Welch “Just a Dream” Carrie Underwood Producer: Randy Brewer Director: Roman White “Love Story” Taylor Swift Producer: Trent Hardville Director: Trey Fanjoy “Troubadour” George Strait Producer: Dominic Cancilla Director: Trey Fanjoy “Waitin’ on a Woman” Brad Paisley Producers: Mark Kalbfeld, Jim Shea Directors: Jim Shea, Peter Tilden Vocal Event of the Year “Another Try” Josh Turner Featuring Trisha Yearwood Producer: Frank Rogers “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” Brooks & Dunn Featuring Reba McEntire Producers: Kix Brooks, Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn “Down the Road” Kenny Chesney With Mac McAnally Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney “Life in a Northern Town” Sugarland Featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen Producers: Sugarland, Byron Gallimore “Start a Band” Brad Paisley Duet With Keith Urban Producer: Frank Rogers |
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