Make sure to check back to this post. If I get any new performers or presenters I’m just going to add them to the list.
Hosting (& performing separately)
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
Performers
Darius Rucker - was going to be just a presenter!
Trace Adkins
Brooks & Dunn
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
George Strait
Sugarland
Miranda lambert
Kellie Pickler
Lady Antebellum
The Eagles
Kid Rock
Kenny Chesney & The Wailers
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Alan Jackson
James Otto
A Surprise Presenter!
Presenters
Vince Gill
John Rich from Big & Rich
Jimmy Wayne
Jake Owen
Julianne Hough
Reese Witherspoon
Billy Ray & Miley Cyrus
Heidi Newfield
Josh Turner
Lee Ann Womack
A Surprise Presenter!
AWARDS - my picks will be italicized
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Sugarland (YAY! First nomination for them in this category)
Keith Urban
I would like Sugarland to win this award but think it's too soon, so I pick Kenny Chesney to tie Garth Brooks with 4 wins in this category!
Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Group of the Year
The Eagles
Emerson Drive
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts have won this baby 5 times in a row. I would like to see Little Big Town break that streak. I know they are on a slow rise, but they are soooo good. So they are my pick.
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland - let's make it two in a row!!!
The Wreckers
New Artist of the Year (formally The Horizon Award)
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Lady Antebellum
James Otto
Kellie Pickler
This is a tough category but I am picking Rodney to win since he had 4 straight number ones from his CD "If You're Going Through Hell."
Single of the Year (award to the artist)
"Don’t Blink” – Kenny Chesney
“Gunpowder & Lead” – Miranda Lambert
“I Saw God Today” – George Strait
“Stay” – Sugarland
“You’re Gonna Miss This” – Trace Adkins
I really want Trace to win an award for this song so I'm going against my heart (which is screaming "STAY" and picking him.
Song of the Year (award to Songwriter)
“Good Time” – Alan Jackson (Alan Jackson)
“I Saw God Today” – George Strait (Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby)
“Letter To Me” – Brad Paisley (Brad Paisley)
“Stay” – Sugarland (Jennifer Nettles)
“You’re Gonna Miss This” – Trace Adkins (Lee Thomas, Ashley Gorley)
Musical Event of the Year
“Another Try” – Josh Turner & Trisha Yearwood
“Every Other Weekend” – Reba McEntire & Kenny Chesney
“Gone, Gone, Gone” – Alison Kraus & Robert Plant
“Life in a Northern Town” – Sugarland featuring Little Big Town & Jake Owen
“Shiftwork” – Kenny Chesney & George Strait
I would love "Gone, Gone, Gone" to win, but with the reaction to "Life in a Northern Town" I'm picking that one.
Music Video of the Year - I still haven't watched them, so can't pick...yet!
“Don’t Blink” – Kenny Chesney
“Good Time” – Alan Jackson
“Stay” – Sugarland
“Waitin’ on a Woman” – Brad Paisley
“You’re Gonna Miss This” – Trace Adkins
Album of the Year - I haven't listened to them all so will abstain from this category
“Carnival Ride” – Carrie Underwood
“Cowboy Town” – Brooks & Dunn
“Good Time” – Alan Jackson
“Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates” – Kenny Chesney
“Troubadour” – George Strait