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CMA Nominations Announced-Stacy McCloud
Nominees for the Country Music Association Awards have been announced.
Brad Paisley leads the nominations with six and Taylor Swift snagged a nomination for the show's highest honor, entertainer of the year.
Swift's nomination is the first time since 2000 that a solo female artist has been nominated in the top category.
Swift joins Keith Urban, George Straight, Jamey Johnson and Zac Brown with four nominations each.
Her competitors in the top category are Kenny Chesney, Strait, Paisley, and Urban.
The awards will be on November 11 in Nashville at the Sommet Center.
Here is a complete list of nominations:
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
New Artist Of The Year
Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
Album of the Year
'American Saturday Night' - Brad Paisley
'Defying Gravity' - Keith Urban
'Fearless' - Taylor Swift
'Love on the Inside' - Sugarland
'That Lonesome Song' - Jamey Johnson
Single of the Year
'Chicken Fried' - Zac Brown Band
'I Run to You' - Lady Antebellum
'In Color' - Jamey Johnson
'People Are Crazy' - Billy Currington
'Then' - Brad Paisley
Song of the Year
'Chicken Fried' - Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette
'I Told You So' - Randy Travis
'In Color' - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
'People Are Crazy' - Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
'Then' - Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley
Musical Event of the Year
'Cowgirl's Don't Cry' - Brooks & Dunn with Reba McEntire
'Down The Road' - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
'Everything But Quits' - Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
'I Told You So' - Carrie Underwood with Randy Travis
'Old Enough' - The Raconteurs with Ricky Skaggs & Ashley Monroe
Music Video of the Year
'Boots On' - Randy Houser
'Love Story' - Taylor Swift
'People Are Crazy' - Billy Currington
'Start a Band' - Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
'Troubadour' - George Strait
Musician of the Year
Eddie Bayers
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Mac McAnallyCMA Nominations Announced-Stacy McCloud
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