CMA Nominations Released – Sean’s Picks

CMA nominations were released!

Every year I do a little contest to see who knows country music better in my house!  So I thought I would give you my picks!

And the winners are..... (my picks are bolded)

Entertainer of the Year
Luke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year

Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year

Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Love & Theft
The Swon Brothers
Thompson Square

New Artist of the Year
Brandy Clark
Brett Eldredge
Kip Moore
Thomas Rhett
Cole Swindell (although Andrea would leave me in heartbeat for him!)

Single of the Year

Automatic, Miranda Lambert
Drunk on a Plane, Dierks Bentley
Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church
Meanwhile Back at Mama's, Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill
Mine Would Be You, Blake Shelton

Song of the Year
Automatic, recorded by Miranda Lambert
Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves
Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church
I Don't Dance, Lee Brice
I Hold On, Dierks Bentley

Video of the Year
Automatic, Miranda Lambert
Bartender, Lady Antebellum
Drunk on a Plane, Dierks Bentley
Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves
Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood

Musical Event of the Year

Bakersfield, Vince Gill and Paul Franklin
Meanwhile Back at Mama's, Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill
Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
We Were Us, Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert
You Can't Make Old Friends, Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton

Musician of the Year
Sam Bush, mandolin
Jerry Douglas, Dobro
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Dann Huff, guitar
Mac McAnally, guitar

Album of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer(s)

Crash My Party, Luke Bryan, produced by Jeff Stevens, Capitol Records Nashville

Fuse, Keith Urban, produced by Benny Blanco, Nathan Chapman, Ross Copperman,Zach Crowell, Mike Elizondo, Dann Huff, Jay Joyce, Stargate, Keith Urban, and Butch Walker, Capitol Records Nashville

Platinum, Miranda Lambert, produced by Frank Liddell, Chuck Ainlay, and Glenn Worf, RCA Nashville

Riser, Dierks Bentley, produced by Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston, and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., Capitol Records Nashville

The Outsiders, Eric Church, produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., EMI Records Nashville