Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The ACM AWARD’S are this Sunday. CBS ~ 7pm

Please feel free to sound off on who you want to win, or who you think will win, or both, since, at least for me, those can be two different things.

Feel free to tell me I am crazy too!

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR (fan voted! ~ go to http://www.acmvote.com)
Kenny Chesney - his fans will prolly come out and crash computers worldwide
**Brad Paisley**
Rascal Flatts
George Strait
Keith Urban

TOP MALE VOCALIST
Rodney Atkins
Kenny Chesney
**Brad Paisley** ~ I want Brad to win!
George Strait ~ I think he wins
Keith Urban

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
LeAnn Rimes
Taylor Swift
**Carrie Underwood**

TOP VOCAL GROUP
Diamond Rio
**Eagles** – Let’s shake it up!
Emerson Drive
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts ~ These guys will win again

TOP VOCAL DUO
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Halfway to Hazard
Montgomery Gentry
**Sugarland** ~ They stole the CMA from B&D and I think they'll do it again.

TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST
Luke Bryan
**Jack Ingram**
Jake Owen

TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
Sarah Buxton ~ Her debut album hasn't been released yet
Kellie Pickler ~ I bet even she knows Taylor is going to win, and is glad!
**Taylor Swift **

TOP NEW DUO OR GROUP
Carolina Rain
**Lady Antebellum ** ~ No contest!
The Wreckers – I would have picked them, but now I will be super peeved if they win ‘cuz they said they aren’t going to make another country record. They don’t deserve to win, if they are not going to stay in our format. And really, BOO to that choice when they were so excellent!

ALBUM of THE YEAR
**5th Gear – Brad Paisley** ~ Awesome!
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Miranda Lambert
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – Kenny Chesney
If You’re Going Thru Hell – Rodney Atkins ~ with 4 straight number ones makes this a serious contender.
Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift ~ This has been a huge album so this is going to give Rodney a run.

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney
Famous in a Small Town – Miranda Lambert
**Lost in This Moment – Big & Rich ** ~ I'd like to see this one win
Stay – Sugarland ~ This song could take it
Watching Airplanes – Gary Allan

SONG OF THE YEAR (award to songwriter)
Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney
Lost in This Moment – Big & Rich
**Stay – Sugarland** ~ No contest! (JK - tough category!)
Moments – Emerson Drive
Watching You – Rodney Atkins

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
**Because of You – Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson** ~ has too!
Find Out Who Your Friends Are – Tracy Lawrence with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
Shiftwork – Kenny Chesney & George Strait
‘Til We Ain’t Strangers Anymore – Bon Jovi featuring LeAnn Rimes
What You Give Away – Vince Gill & Sheryl Crow

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney
Online – Brad Paisley
Lost in This Moment – Big & Rich
Stay – Sugarland
Watching You – Rodney Atkins