Cornbread Show Nominated for CMA Award

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2009 CMA Nominees Announced

Nominees for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards were announced Wednesday morning on ABC-TV's Good Morning America and at CMT's Nashville studios in a special edition of CMT Insider. The winners will be announced during the CMA Awards telecast airing on ABC-TV Wednesday, Nov. 11 8-11pm ET.

Also, RCA/Nashville artist Chuck Wicks revealed the 2009 CMA Broadcast Personality and Radio Station of the Year finalists, and the Cornbread Show is a finalist for the first time in the Major Market Category!  Here are the 5 finalists:

• The All New Dr. Don Morning Show with Doc, Grunwald, Rachael, and Jason, WYCD/Detroit.
• Cliff and Company: Cliff, Morgan, Tanner, and Tori, KSON/San Diego.
• The Cornbread Morning Show featuring Cornbread, Pat James, Producer Annie, Father Harry and Captain Mac, WIL/St. Louis.
• The Laurie De Young Morning Show, WPOC/Baltimore.
• Paul Schadt and Sarah in the Morning, WKKT/Charlotte.

WISH US LUCK!  And to celebrate this amazing year, we're bringing the entire Cornbread Show to a breakfast diner near you!  Listen for details soon on the return of FREE BREAKFAST FRIDAYS!

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The musical artists nominated for the 2009 CMA's were:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney

Brad Paisley

George Strait

Taylor Swift

Keith Urban

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

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Randy Houser

Jamey Johnson

Jake Owen

Darius Rucker

Zac Brown Band 

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

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

“Chicken Fried”

Zac Brown Band

Produced by Keith Stegall

Atlantic Records

 “I Run To You”

Lady Antebellum

Produced by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley

Capitol Records Nashville

“In Color”

Jamey Johnson

Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys

Mercury Nashville

 “People Are Crazy”

Billy Currington

Produced by Carson Chamberlain and Billy Currington

Mercury Nashville

 “Then”

Brad Paisley

Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois

Arista Nashville

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

American Saturday Night

Brad Paisley

Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois

Arista Nashville

Defying Gravity

Keith Urban

Produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban

Capitol Records Nashville

Fearless

Taylor Swift

Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift

Big Machine Records

Love On The Inside

Sugarland

Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush, and Jennifer Nettles

Mercury Nashville

That Lonesome Song

Jamey Johnson

Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys

Mercury Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Songwriter(s))

“Chicken Fried”

Zac Brown/Wyatt Durrette

“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

(Award goes to each Artist)

“Cowgirls Don’t Cry”

Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire

Arista Nashville

“Down The Road”

Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally)

Blue Chair Records, LLC & BNA Records

“Everything But Quits”

Lee Ann Womack (duet with George Strait)

MCA Nashville

“I Told You So”

Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis

19 Recordings/Arista Nashville

“Old Enough”

The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe

Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Artist and Director)

“Boots On”

Randy Houser

Directed by Eric Welch

“Love Story”

Taylor Swift

Directed by Trey Fanjoy

“People Are Crazy”

Billy Currington

Directed by The Brads

 “Start A Band”

Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)

Directed by Jim Shea

“Troubadour”

George Strait

Directed by Trey Fanjoy

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Eddie Bayers– Drums

Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar

Dann Huff – Guitar

Brent Mason – Guitar

Mac McAnally – Guitar