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The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards tonight on CBS

  • killer_ewok
    The show starts at 8:00. Reba McEntire hosts.

    So, who besides Taylor Swift takes home an award tonight? Any performers that you're looking forward to seeing?
  • I Wear Pants
    No.
  • GoChiefs
    Entertainer of the Year
    Kenny Chesney
    Toby Keith
    Brad Paisley
    George Strait
    Taylor Swift
    Carrie Underwood
    Keith Urban
    Zac Brown Band

    Top Male Vocalist of the Year
    Kenny Chesney
    Brad Paisley
    Darius Rucker
    George Strait
    Keith Urban

    Top Female Vocalist of the Year
    Miranda Lambert
    Reba McEntire
    Taylor Swift
    Carrie Underwood
    Lee Ann Womack

    Top Vocal Group of the Year
    Lady Antebellum
    Little Big Town
    Randy Rogers Band
    Rascal Flatts
    Zac Brown Band

    Top Vocal Duo of the Year
    Brooks & Dunn
    Joey + Rory
    Montgomery Gentry
    Steel Magnolia
    Sugarland

    Top New Solo Vocalist of the Year
    Luke Bryan
    Jamey Johnson
    Chris Young

    Top New Vocal Duo of the Year
    Bomshel
    Joey + Rory
    Steel Magnolia

    Top New Vocal Group of the Year
    Eli Young Band
    Gloriana
    The Lost Trailers

    Album of the Year
    American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley
    Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum
    Play On - Carrie Underwood
    Revolution - Miranda Lambert
    The Foundation - Zac Brown Band

    Single Record of the Year
    Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
    People Are Crazy - Billy Currington
    Red Light - David Nail
    Toes - Zac Brown Band
    White Liar - Miranda Lambert

    Song Of The Year
    Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood
    Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
    People Are Crazy - Billy Currington
    White Liar - Miranda Lambert
    You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift

    Video of the Year
    Boots On – Randy Houser
    Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
    Welcome To The Future – Brad Paisley
    White Liar – Miranda Lambert
    You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

    Vocal Event of the Year
    Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
    Honky Tonk Stomp - Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons
    I Told You So - Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
    I’m Alive - Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews
    Seeing Stars - Jack Ingram featuring Patty Griffin


    I think Zac Brown Band is gonna to surprise a few people tonight. I can see them walking away with 3 awards. Looking forward to Brooks & Dunn's last performance as well. Fans got to vote on the song they want to see them perform. The choices were Red Dirt Road, My Maria, or You're Gonna Miss Me. Hoping to catch them at Blossom when they come through for the final time.
  • justincredible
    I'll just say that the best country music out there is stuff that will never be up for a CMA Award.

    What I would consider to be by far the best country song of the year won an academy award for best original song, actually.
  • GoChiefs
    Agreed completely. The mainstream shit is far from the best.
  • Big Red Monster
    Song Of The Year went to Lady Antebellum
  • Ankle Breaker
    What happened when Miranda Lambert received her award? They panned the camera away immediately and went to commercial in a hurry. Looked from a distance like someone was being subdued.
  • Thunder70
    I was/am a big Brooks & Dunn fan growing up. Pretty sad to see them ending things...
  • Swamp Fox
    I didn't really start out as a big country fan, but I guess my "roots" took over and I became a big supporter. I am the only person in my entire family not counting my cousin, who was born North of the Mason-Dixon Line. In fact, my family comes from South Carolina on my mom's side and the Virginia, DC area on my father's side. I really like George Strait. There are many artists I like to listen to beyond George but other than Johnny Cash, he may be number one for me. The greatest female country singer of all time who left us way too early, is the unforgettable Patsy Cline.
  • bartsimpson
    The sad thing about Taylor Swift is that she is a horrible live singer. It just goes to show you how much "recording" does to a singer's voice. I've always kind of had the attitude that if you can't sound decent live then I would never buy your album. We had a year end choir concert at our HS this past weekend and there were at least 3 girls who were much, much better live than I've ever heard Taylor Swift sound. One was not even close.
  • Benny The Jet
    Watched parts of it last night. Caught Dierks performance, Brooks and Dunn, and a couple others. But good god, is there a woman out there hotter than Carrie Underwood? She is unreal. Plus, I had a friend in college who went to High School with her, said she used to drink the guys under the table....my kind of woman.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    I agree about Taylor Swift. She just sounds plain AWFUL live....off key and the whole gambit....each and every time I have heard her perform live.
  • Ankle Breaker
    It was striking how much difference there was in vocals between Swift and Underwood performing only about a half hour apart. Night vs. day. It will be interesting to see how long Swift's career lasts. She is a great songwriter but can't sing any better than an average person entering a local karaoke contest.
  • Benny The Jet
    Ankle Breaker wrote: It was striking how much difference there was in vocals between Swift and Underwood performing only about a half hour apart. Night vs. day. It will be interesting to see how long Swift's career lasts. She is a great songwriter but can't sing any better than an average person entering a local karaoke contest.
    I think she'll last a while because of her cross-over capability she has. She can write a more pop song and have that on MTV for a while, then come back and write a more country song and have it played there. Even though personally, I'm not a fan. There's tons of teenage girls that are.
  • vball10set
    did tey say why Kenny wasn't there last night?
  • Benny The Jet
    vball10set wrote: did tey say why Kenny wasn't there last night?
    He wasn't? I swore I saw him performing Aint Back Yet...remember it cuz it looked like he had his eyebrows shaved off or something. I could be wrong though.
  • voewoody
    He was there...
  • hang_loose
    Where did the cowgirl (Bundy was her last name I think) come from? Hot, Hot singer and dancer!!!
  • Thunder70
    yeah...laura bell bundy...wow...

    her music video is even better...
  • bases_loaded
    vball10set wrote: did tey say why Kenny wasn't there last night?
    Kenny was there, George Strait wasn't
  • gibby08
    ^^^

    That's a good thing
  • GoChiefs
    George Strait is the best in country music today! How the hell is that a good thing?
  • hang_loose
    Can anybody post Laura Bell Bundy's video "Giddy On Up"? I would If I knew how.

    She's hot!!!
  • Thunder70
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  • bases_loaded
    gibby08 wrote: ^^^

    That's a good thing
    GTFO