Brooks & Dunn will co-host the 40th Annual Country Music Assocation Awards
Photo courtesy of CMA Awards
Brad Paisley Photo Courtesy of Arista Records
August 30, 2006--Nominations for The 40th Annual CMA Awards were announced this morning--and Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley lead the pack with with six each. Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, and Carrie Underwood received four nods; and Rascal Flatts and Dolly Parton scored three nominations each.
Here are the nominees:
Entertainer of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Faith Hill
Martina McBride
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
Horizon Award
Miranda Lambert
Little Big Town
Sugarland
Josh Turner
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Group of the Year
Alison Krauss + Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Little Big Town
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Wreckers
Single of the Year
(Award goes to artist and producer)
"Believe" by Brooks & Dunn; Produced by Tony Brown/Kix Brooks/ Ronnie Dunn; Arista Nashville
"Better Life" by Keith Urban; Produced by Dann Huff/Keith Urban; Capitol Records Nashville
"Jesus Take The Wheel" by Carrie Underwood; Produced by Mark Bright; Arista Nashville
"Summertime" by Kenny Chesney; Produced by Buddy Cannon/Kenny Chesney; BNA Records
"When I Get Where I’m Going" by Brad Paisley (Featuring Dolly Parton); Produced by Frank Rogers/Chris DuBois; Arista Nashville
Musician of the Year
Eddie Bayers – Drums
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar/Electric Guitar
Randy Scruggs – Guitar
Album of the Year
(Award goes to artist and producer)
Hillbilly Deluxe by Brooks & Dunn; Produced by Ronnie Dunn/Kix Brooks/Mark Wright/Tom Shapiro/Tony Brown/Bob DiPiero; Arista Nashville
Me And My Gang by Rascal Flatts; Produced by Dann Huff/Rascal Flatts; Lyric Street Records
Precious Memories by Alan Jackson; Produced by Keith Stegall; Arista Nashville
The Road And The Radio by Kenny Chesney; Produced by Buddy Cannon/Kenny Chesney; BNA Records
Time Well Wasted by Brad Paisley; Produced by Chris DuBois/Frank Rogers; Arista Nashville
Music Video of the Year
"8th of November" by Big & Rich; Directed by Robert Deaton/George J. Flanigen IV/Marc Oswald
"Believe" by Brooks & Dunn; Directed by Robert Deaton/George J. Flanigen IV
"Jesus Take The Wheel" by Carrie Underwood; Directed by Roman White
"Kerosene" by Miranda Lambert; Directed by Trey Fanjoy
"When I Get Where I’m Going" by Brad Paisley (Featuring Dolly Parton); Directed by Jim Shea
Musical Event of the Year
Brooks & Dunn (Guest vocals by Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill) for "Building Bridges"; Arista Nashville
Faith Hill Featuring Tim McGraw for "Like We Never Loved At All"; Warner Bros. Records
Gretchen Wilson (Featuring Merle Haggard) for "Politically Uncorrect"; Epic Records
Brad Paisley (Featuring Dolly Parton) for "When I Get Where I’m Going"; Arista Nashville
Bon Jovi (Duet with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland) for "Who Says You Can’t Go Home"; Island Records
Song of the Year
(Award goes to songwriter and primary publisher)
"8th of November" by Big Kenny/John Rich; Big Love Music/WB Music/Rich Texas Music
"Believe" by Craig Wiseman/Ronnie Dunn; Sony/ATV Tree/Showbilly Music/Big Loud Shirt
"Jesus Take The Wheel" by Hillary Lindsey/Brett James/Gordie Sampson; Dimensional Music of 1091/Raylene Music/No Such Music/Passing Stranger
"Tonight I Wanna Cry" by Keith Urban/Monty Powell; Universal Music/Lanark Village Tunes/Guitar Monkey Music/Coburn Music
"When I Get Where I’m Going" by Rivers Rutherford/George Teren; Universal Music/Memphersfield Music/House of Full Circle Music
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