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Area Artists Make Strong Showing as CMA’s Nominees Announced

By Stoney ⋅ September 11, 2008 ⋅

The nominee’s for this year’s CMA’s were announced over a pair of television shows this past Wednesday morning with Georgia artists making a super showing. Announced by four of this year’s nominees, five categories were revealed on ABC’s Good Morning America by Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift while the remainder of the 12 categories were announced during a special edition of CMT Insider live from Nashville’s Sommet Center by James Otto and trio Lady Antebellum. While Kenny Chesney grabbed seven nominations Georgia artists made a strong case with 13 total nominations including four for Alan Jackson, and single nominations for Jason Aldean and Trisha Yearwood.

Over half the nominations went to artists with close ties to Augusta.

Jennifer Nettles, who once made regular rounds as a solo artist and as part of duo Soul Miner’s Daughter through Augusta, was nominated for six VMA’s. One as songwriter for Sugarland single “Stay” and as part of Sugarland’s nominations for Entertainer of the Year, vocal Duo, Singer of the Year, Song of the Year, and Music video.

Two more nominations went to Lady Antebellum, featuring former Augusta residents Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, in the New Artist and Vocal Group categories.

Here’s a complete list of nominees for the 42nd annual CMA Awards:

Entertainer of the Year

Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Sugarland
Keith Urban

Female Vocalist

Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist

Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

New Artist

Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Lady Antebellum
James Otto
Kellie Pickler

Vocal Group

Eagles
Emerson Drive
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts

Vocal Duo

Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
The Wreckers

Single of the Year
(Award goes to artist and producer.)

“Don’t Blink”
Kenny Chesney
Producers: Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney
BNA Records

“Gunpowder & Lead”
Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Records

“I Saw God Today”
George Strait
Producers: Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

“Stay”
Sugarland
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles
Mercury Nashville

“You’re Gonna Miss This”
Trace Adkins
Producer: Frank Rogers
Capitol Records Nashville

Album of the Year
(Award goes to artist and producer.)

Carnival Ride
Carrie Underwood
Producer: Mark Bright
19 Records Limited/Arista Nashville

Cowboy Town
Brooks & Dunn
Producers: Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks
Arista Nashville

Good Time
Alan Jackson
Producer: Keith Stegall
Arista Nashville

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

Troubadour
George Strait
Producers: Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

Song of the Year
(Award goes to songwriter and primary publisher.)

“Good Time”
Songwriter: Alan Jackson
Publishers: EMI-April Music, Tri-Angels Music

“I Saw God Today”
Songwriters: Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell and Wade Kirby
Publishers: Big Red Toe, Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music, Blind Mule Music

“Letter to Me”
Songwriter: Brad Paisley
Publishers: EMI-April Music, New Sea Gayle Music

“Stay”
Songwriter: Jennifer Nettles
Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing

“You’re Gonna Miss This”
Songwriters: Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, New Songs of Sea Gayle, Noah’s Little Boat Music, Songs of Combustion Music

Musical Event
(Award goes to each artist.)

“Another Try”
Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood
MCA Nashville

“Every Other Weekend”
Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney
MCA Nashville

“Gone, Gone, Gone”
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Rounder Records

“Life in a Northern Town”
Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen
Mercury Nashville

“Shiftwork”
Kenny Chesney (duet with George Strait)
BNA Records

Music Video
(Award goes to artist and director.)

“Don’t Blink”
Kenny Chesney
Director: Shaun Silva

“Good Time”
Alan Jackson
Director: Trey Fanjoy

“Stay”
Sugarland
Director: Shaun Silva

“Waitin’ on a Woman”
Brad Paisley
Director: Jim Shea

“You’re Gonna Miss This”
Trace Adkins
Director: Peter Zavadil