CMA Nominations

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How about those CMA nominations today?? Woot-woot!!!!

Lady A nominated for best vocal group AND new artist!! :D :D :D

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Kenny Chesney Leads Cma Nominations
Kenny Chesney leads the list of nominees for the Country Music Association Awards. He received seven nominations, including entertainer of the year, an award he's won the past two years. Also nominated in that category are George Strait, Brad Paisley, Sugarland and Keith Urban. Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles trails Chesney with six nominations -- five for Sugarland and a solo nod for her songwriting on "Stay." George Strait received five nominations. He now has 75 career CMA nods, trailing only Alan Jackson, who has 79 with this year's four nominations. Brad Paisley also received four nominations. Brooks and Dunn, who hold the title of most career CMA Awards wins with 19, may increase that total by two this year with nominations for vocal duo and album of the year. The guys have won vocal duo a record-setting 14 times. The CMA awards are set for November 12th.

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Female Vocalist Of The Year

Carrie Underwood is going for a three-peat in the CMA female vocalist of the year category. After winning in 2006 and 2007, she's nominated again this year. She's also up for album of the year. Underwood's was ecstatic about the nomination, saying "This is awesome!" She says "There is nothing more rewarding than to be recognized by your peers and to know your fans are enjoying the same ride!" Other female vocalist nominees include Taylor Swift, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert and Martina McBride. McBride has won the category four times. She's currently tied with Reba McEntire for the most female vocalist wins in CMA Awards history - even surpassing Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette's previous records.

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Reba Mcentire Is The Most Nominated Lady In The Cma's

Reba McEntire continues to hold her position as the female artist with the highest number of nominations in the 42-year history of the CMA Awards with 46. This year she's nominated with Kenny Chesney for musical event of the year.

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Musical event of the year should go to the SugarLand, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen song. It stops me in my tracks every time the video comes on. On the ACM awards show, it again was awesome.

Entertainer of the year, of course, will go to the Hillbilly Rockstar--Kenny Chesney.