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2012 CMA Nominees Announced!

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Nominees for the 2012 Country Music Association Awards were announced this morning and Eric Church takes the lead! With FIVE nominations on his tally, Eric Church stands to make a clean sweep at this years CMA Awards. The awards, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will be broadcast live on ABC Thursday, November 1st. And now for th complete list of nominees: 2012 CMA Nominees: Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Taylor Swift 2012 CMA Nominees: Album of the Year Eric Church – Chief Miranda Lambert – Four the Record Dierks Bentley – Home Lady Antebellum – Own the Night Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines 2012 CMA Nominees: Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Blake Shelton Keith Urban 2012 CMA Nominees: Female Vocalist of the Year Kelly Clarkson Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood 2012 CMA Nominees: Vocal Group of the Year Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum Little Big Town The Band Perry Zac Brown Band 2012 CMA Nominees: Musician of the Year Sam Bush (mandolin) Paul Franklin (steel guitar) Dann Huff (guitar) Brent Mason (guitar) Mac McAnally (guitar) 2012 CMA Nominees: Single of the Year “Dirt Road Anthem” – Jason Aldean “God Gave Me You” – Blake Shelton “Home” – Dierks Bentley “Pontoon” – Little Big Town “Springsteen” – Eric Church 2012 CMA Nominees: Song of the Year “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Eli Young Band “God Gave Me You” – Blake Shelton “Home” – Dierks Bentley “Over You” – Miranda Lambert “Springsteen” – Eric Church 2012 CMA Nominees: Musical Event of the Year “Dixie Highway” – Alan Jackson and Zac Brown “Feel like a Rock Star” – Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw “Roll Me Up” – Wilie Nelson, with Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson and Jamey Johnson “Safe and Sound” – Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars “Stuck on You” – Lionel Richie and Darius Rucker 2012 CMA Nominees: Duo of the Year Big & Rich Love and Theft Sugarland The Civil Wars Thompson Square 2012 CMA Nominees: New Artist Lee Brice Brantley Gilbert Hunter Hayes Love and Theft Thompson Square 2012 CMA Nominees: Video of the Year “Come Over” – Kenny Chesney “Over You” – Miranda Lambert “Pontoon” – Little Big Town “Red Solo Cup” – Toby Keith “Springsteen” – Eric Church

2012 CMA Hosts Announced

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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood Host 2012 CMA Awards! As we have grown accustom over the past few years…Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will again be hosting the CMA Awards! This one night includes performances from some of the hottest country stars, tributes to icons, and of course, a salute to all those singers that make our country music world go round. Clearly, the Country Music Association thinks they have a good thing going with Brad and Carrie…So, why rock the boat? Do you remember last year’s awards? Check out our recap! The awards show will broadcast LIVE from Nashville on November 1st on ABC.

2012 CMA Awards Date Set

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Country Music Association Announces Date for 2012 CMA Awards! . The Country Music Association has set the date for country music’s biggest night! The 2012 CMA Awards will be airing live on ABC on November 1st from 8pm-11pm ET from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. Voting begins for CMA members on June 25th, and the eligibility period for the 2012 awards runs from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. The second round of voting will kick off on August 9th with the final list of industry selected nominees being officially released in September.

Thompson Square Volunteer On Santa Train

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Thompson Square Break from Tour to Aid Santa Train Charity. Thompson Square took a break from performing to give back! The husband and wife duo who recently performed on the 2011 CMA Awards, spent time on Saturday, November 19th working on the 69th Annual CSX Santa Train, and gave a helping hand by handing out 15 tons of toys to children and families in the coal mining towns in and around the Appalachian Mountains throughout Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. They were 2 out of over 100 volunteers who traveled aboard the train covering 110 miles between 5:30am and 3pm. The charity train ride concluded in Kingsport, TN where the duo ended the day with a performance. You can check out Thompson Square’s CMA Performance of “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” Below. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kOJjaqar_A]

Keith Urban Thanks Fans

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A Thankful Keith Urban Sends Message to Fans Pre-Surgery. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Keith Urban took just a couple of minutes to thanks his fans! This personal message from Keith to his multitude of fans comes at an especially important time for the country rock star, as he recently announced that he required throat surgery due to the formation of a polyp on his vocal chords. While this is considered a minor operation with out-patient status, it has meant that Urban has had to do some rescheduling of shows and performances. However, he did maintain his scheduled appearances at the 2011 CMA Awards including a stellar performance of “You Gonna Fly” that really had the crowd going, and a collaboration with Vince Gill and Brad Paisley saluting Glen Campbell. During the “You Gonna Fly” performance (which you can view below), the strain on Urban’s vocal chords is audible, but he still seriously rocked it, showing his dedication to his fans! Take a couple minutes and hear Urban give thanks before he has to take a break to rest up his vocal chords! Watch Keith’s Personal Message to Fans Here! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLqr_iwKo0A] In case you missed it…Watch Keith perform at the 2011 CMA Awards [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X08w2MiR4s]

CMA Awards Afterthoughts

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The 45th Annual CMA Awards, Did They Hit Or Miss? Well another year of the CMA Awards is over and done with. To be honest it wasn’t what I was expecting, I guess I had my hopes a little high. I think the winners of the night were a shock to many and the performances as well. With that being said, congrats to all. I’m just going to give a quick rundown of the highlights of my night… I loved Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood’s intro! Every year it supplies me with enough laughs for 3 days! The Tim McGraw and Faith Hill dolls were hilarious and Hank Jr. made an appearance that I’m sure made some people angry, but I found quite comical! Keith Urban’s performance was not what I’m use to from him, but we definitely wouldn’t want him to overdo it with his surgery coming up. I really do love that song of his though, “You Gonna Fly!” Miranda Lambert paid tribute to her “Kerosene” days when she had fire during her performance of “Baggage Claim!” I thoroughly enjoyed Eric Church and Chris Young’s performances with their current singles. BUT…by far the best performance of the night was Martina McBride! Her song, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” is such a touching song that gives me chills each time I hear it. Her voice to go along with the lyrics made it beyond amazing! Each time the camera showed Reba McIntire she looked stunning! She looked like she was really enjoying her evening and very happy for each artist who won. She is such a classy lady and I wished we could have seen more of her! They couldn’t of done a more perfect tribute to Glen Campbell! They picked the right people to honor him and it was so touching. I’m not going to lie…I teared up a little. There were 3 awards that I 100% agreed with and they were Album Of The Year, Male Vocalist and Female Vocalist Of The Year. My Kinda Party has done great things and definitely deserved that recognition! The newlyweds (Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert) both winning for the second year in a row was priceless, both genuinely deserved this award! I sure did miss seeing people like Alan Jackson and George Strait. Were they not there or the camera people just didn’t show them? I’m not sure, but they were greatly missed! Again, congratulations to all the winners and everyone who was involved in the huge event in Nashville!

2011 CMA Awards Winners

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Complete List of Award Recipients for 45th Annual CMA Awards ! The 2011 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards have come and gone. It was a pretty great night overall. Maybe there was just a little too much sparkle (for example, several sequin blazers from a variety of male performers or Luke Bryan‘s rhinestone studded jeans…), but there were some really strong performances, two great hosts (Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood proved to be a great comedic team…again), and a really amazing tribute to Glen Campbell by Brad Paisley, Vince Gill and Keith Urban. My favorite part might be that both Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton won in their categories (Female and Male vocalist) for the second year in a row! It really has been a great year for them! If you didn’t have the chance to watch it with us live, you can find the complete list of the winners below (to see a complete list of all the nominees, click here). Check it out, and see if you agree with who walked away with a CMA Award this year! Let us know what you think, and comment below. Congratulations to all the winners, and to the nominees as well! 2011 45th Annual CMA Awards Winners Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift Male Artist of the Year Blake Shelton Female Artist of the Year Miranda Lambert Vocal Duo of the Year Sugarland Vocal Group of the Year Lady Antebellum New Artist of the Year The Band Perry Album of the Year My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean Single of the Year “If I Die Young“, The Band Perry Song of the Year “If I Die Young“, The Band Perry Musical Event of the Year Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson “Don’t You Wanna Stay” Music Video of the Year “You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter Musician of the Year Mac McAnally – Guitar

Watch 2011 CMA Awards

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HaleighT Wants To Remind YOU To Watch The 2011 CMA Awards! Are you ready for the 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards? Well…HaleighT is, and she has all the details for the awards show tonight! Remember, you can watch with us by following us on Twitter (@CountryMusicNB, @HaleighT_CMNB, @MissMollyCMNB) and Facebook! So, watch the short video below, and don’t forget to tell us how you like to watch the CMAs! Watch the Video Below for 2011 CMA Awards Details [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVwDuTsu78] The 2011 CMA Awards will air on LIVE out of Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, November 9th on ABC at 7pm, and will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

Luke Bryan And The Ellen Degeneres Show

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Luke Bryan Will Be The Red Carpet Correspondent At The CMA Awards For The Ellen Degeneres Show. Luke Bryan has been asked to be the Nashville red carpet correspondent for the “Ellen Degeneres Show” at the 45th Annual CMA Awards! As we have been saying, the show will be November 9, Wednesday. Luke’s segment will air on Thursday’s episode of Ellen. The first time the country star appeared on the comedian’s show was late September, where he performed “Country Girl (Shake It For Me).” He also portrayed “Pierre” in Ellen’s ongoing soap opera, “As The Tide Turns.” [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWkX_iWFDKE] Luke is also nominated in the New Artist category and will be performing during the show!

2011 CMA Award Promotional Spoof

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Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley Spoof Olay for CMA Award Show Promotion. The 2011 CMA Awards are coming up in just under a week, and ABC has started airing some pretty amusing promotions! The first aired about a week ago featuring Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, this year’s hosts, being upstaged at auditions by Donny and Marie Osmond. Another promo has been released and it’s just as funny…cheesy, but funny. This time, Carrie and Brad, are spoofing an Olay advertisement, and its all in good fun! You can watch it below, and don’t forget to tune into the CMA Awards next week! Watch Carrie and Brad Spoof Olay! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Au55_g98hE] The 2011 CMA Awards will air LIVE on Wednesday, November 9th on ABC at 7pm.