CMA Awards: 2008 nominees announced
Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, and George Strait are among the nominees for the 42nd Country Music Association Awards, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 10). This year’s CMAs will air on ABC Nov. 12.
2008 CMA AWARD 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
Keith Urban
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
“Don?t Blink,” Kenny Chesney
”Gunpowder & Lead,” Miranda Lambert
”I Saw God Today,” George Strait
”Stay,” Sugarland
”You?re Gonna Miss This,” Trace Adkins
Album of the Year
Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood
Cowboy Town, Brooks & Dunn
Good Time, Alan Jackson
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Kenny Chesney
Troubadour, George Strait
Song of the Year
”Good Time,” Alan Jackson
”I Saw God Today,” Rodney Clawson/Monty Criswell/Wade Kirby
”Letter To Me,” Brad Paisley
”Stay,” Jennifer Nettles
”You?re Gonna Miss This,” Ashley Gorley/Lee Thomas Miller
Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas — dobro
Paul Franklin — steel guitar
Dann Huff — guitar brent
Mason — guitar
Mac McAnally — guitar