Strait & McEntire Pick Up CMA Nominations

The Country Music Association announced the nominees in the last five categories this morning on ABC's Good Morning America.  The first seven were announced yesterday. 

Miranda Lambert added four more nominations today bring her grand total to nine, the most ever for a female artist in the 44 year history of the awards.  She is tied for the second most nominations overall with her personal idol, Merle Haggard.  Only Alan Jackson has received more in one year (10 in 2002). 

Lady Antebellum was second with five and Lambert's fiance, Blake Shelton, and the Zac Brown Band each received four.

Veteran artists, who only received the five nominations for Musician of the Year yesterday, managed to pick up three more today.  Reba McEntire gets a nod for Female Vocalist of the Year while George Strait receives two for Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year (Twang which he also co-produced).  Unlike most years in the past, no veteran artist was nominated in the Event category.

The awards ceremony is November 10 and will be hosted for the third year in a row by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley.

The nominees in the final five categories. 


Entertainer of the Year

• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert
• Brad Paisley
• Keith Urban
• Zac Brown Band

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Miranda Lambert
• Martina McBride
• Reba McEntire
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Dierks Bentley
• Brad Paisley
• Blake Shelton
• George Strait
• Keith Urban

Album of the Year (Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))

• Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - Produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum
• Play On - Carrie Underwood - Produced by Mark Bright and Max Martin
• Revolution - Miranda Lambert - Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
• Twang - George Strait - Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
• Up On The Ridge - Dierks Bentley - Produced by Jon Randall Stewart

Musical Event of the Year

• Bad Angel - Dierks Bentley featuring Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson
• Can't You See - Zac Brown Band featuring Kid Rock
• Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
• I'm Alive - Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews
• Till The End - Alan Jackson with Lee Ann Womack