The Academy of Country Music Awards are Sunday at 7pm on CBS.
Reba McEntire is hosting for a record 11th time.
This is where you can find ACM Scoopage. Make sure to click on the ACM icon on the side to take you to the ACM site.
The 2009 ACM Award Nominees are...
(My picks will be in this lovely shade - in italics:)
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney (2008 winner)
Braid Paisley
George Strait
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban (Go ahead Keith Urban - prove me wrong:)
** This is a fan voted award so click on the ACM icon on the left and you can vote
TOP MALE VOCALIST
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith (????? - I know I just thought this last album really showcased his fab voice again)
Brad Paisley (2008 winner)
George Strait
Keith Urban
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert
Heidi Newfield
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood (2008 winner) [It is still her year!]
Lee Ann Womack
TOP VOCAL GROUP
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts (2008 winner) [I think that they are still the leaders of this group]
Randy Rogers Band
The Lost Trailers
TOP VOCAL DUO
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn (2008 winner)
They have won this award 15 times - there have only been three years that they have not won! Last year was the 9th consecutive year that they won.
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
"Gunpowder & Lead" - Miranda Lambert
"In Color" - Jamey Johbnson
"Johnny & June" - Heidi Newfield
"Waitin' on a Woman" - Brad Paisley
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
"I Saw God Today" - George Strait
writers: Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson
writers: Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
"Johnny & June" - Heidi Newfield
writers: Deanna Bryant, Heidi Newfieild, Stephony Smith
"Waitin' on a Woman" - Brad Paisley
writers: Don Sampson, Wynn Varble
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
writers: Ashley gorley, Lee Thomas Miller
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
George Strait - Troubadour
Jamey Johnson - High Lonesome Sound
Taylor Swift - Fearless
Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride
Montgomery Gentry - Back When I Knew It All
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Another Try" - Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn featurning Reba McEntire
"Down the Road" - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
"Life in a Northern Town" - Sugarland featuring Little Big Town & Jake Owen
"Start a Band" - Brad Paisley duet with Keith Urban ** - winner (announced early)
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
Jamey Johnson
James Otto
Jake Owen - fan voted winner
TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
Sarah Buxton
Julianne Hough - fan voted winner
Ashton Shepherd
TOP NEW DUO OR GROUP
Eli Young Band
The Lost Trailers - congrats to lead guitarist Stokes Nielson and his wife Maria who are expecting their 2nd child to follow 18 month old Averly. The baby is due July 4th.
Zac Brown Band - fan voted winner
From the TOP NEW MALE, FEMALE, AND DUO or GROUP nominees, the fan voted winners will vie for the TOP NEW ARTIST AWARD.
So, competing for...
TOP NEW ARTIST
Jake Owen
Julianne Hough
Zac Brown Band
PERFORMERS ON THE SHOW
Toby Keith
Rascal Flatts
Taylor Swift
Miranda Lambert
Tim McGraw
Heidi Newfield
Sugarland
Reba McEntire - sings her new single "Strange"
Miley Cyrus - sings her new single "The Climb" - it's her ACM debut
Lady Antebellum
John Rich
Lee Ann Womack
Garth Brooks
George Strait
Kenny Chesney
Carrie Underwood
LeAnn Rimes
Brooks & Dunn
Rodney Atkins
Trace Adkins **
Montgomery Gentry
Dolly Parton
Kellie Pickler
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
** Trace is teaming up with the West Point Glee Club on "'Til the Last Shot's Fired" from his "X" album. You can download the performance with all the profits going to the Wounded Warrior Project thru iTunes. Trace calls it, "a privilege to perform this song with such a distinguished choir for the great servicemen and women in whose honor it was writen. We should always let our military know how much we appreciate them putting their lives on the line for us every day. The WWP provides an incredible service to those wounded in combat, so it's an honor to donate proceeds of the performance downloads to support this important and worthy charity."
PRESENTERS
Clint Black
Sara Evans
Jewel
Brooks & Dunn
Little Big Town
Lady Antebellum
Brad Mates (of Emerson Drive)
John Rich
Carrie Underwood
Randy Owen
Clay Walker
Trisha Yearwood
Martina McBride
Dierks Bentley
Kellie Pickler
Billy Ray Cyrus
Darius Rucker
The winner of the Video of the Year has been announced.
Nominees for VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Johnny & June" - Heidi Newfield
"Just a Dream" - Carrie Underwood
"Love Story" - Taylor Swift
"Troubadour" - George Strait
And the winner is....
"Waitin' On a Woman" - Brad Paisley
Watch it here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvKgnkIN8C8