WowKeren - Nominasi dalam CMA Awards 2011 didominasi empat musisi yakni Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley dan Jason Aldean. Mereka berempat bersaing dalam kategori Entertainment of the Year dan Album of the Year serta masuk dalam tiga kategori lain.

Tiga kategori lain yang diperoleh Taylor yakni Song of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year dan Music Video of the Year. Sementara Blake masuk dalam Single of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year dan Music Video of the Year.

"'Malam Country Music Terbesar' adalah bentuk perlombaan ketat dengan nominator baru yang luar biasa dan memuncaki daftar nominasi," kata CMA Chief Executive Officer, Steve Moore. "Dengan tanpa pelopor, akan ada kegembiraan dan antisipasi yang tinggi untuk CMA Awards, November."

Keseluruhan nominasi CMA Awards 2011 berjumlah 12 kategori. Ajang ini akan dihelat Rabu (9 November) di Bridgestone Arena, Nashville dan disiarkan langsung oleh stasiun TV ABC. Brad Paisley dan Carrie Underwood yang terpilih untuk memandu ajang penghargaan musik country ini.

Simak daftar nominasi CMA Awards 2011 berikut ini:

Entertainer of the Year

• Jason Aldean
• Brad Paisley
• Blake Shelton
• Taylor Swift
• Keith Urban

Single of the Year

• "A Little Bit Stronger" - Sara Evans (Produser: Tony Brown - RCA Nashville)
• "Colder Weather" - Zac Brown Band (Produser: Keith Stegall dan Zac Brown - Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records)
• "Don't You Wanna Stay" - Jason Aldean feat Kelly Clarkson (Produser: Michael Knox - Broken Bow Records)
• "Honey Bee" - Blake Shelton (Produser: Scott Hendricks - Warner Bros. Nashville)
• "If I Die Young" - The Band Perry (Produser: Paul Worley - Republic Nashville)

Album of the Year (Penghargaan diberikan pada penyanyi dan produser)

• "All About Tonight" - Blake Shelton (Produser: Scott Hendricks - Warner Bros. Nashville)
• "My Kinda Party" - Jason Aldean (Produser: Michael Knox - Broken Bow Records)
• "Speak Now" - Taylor Swift (Produser: Nathan Chapman dan Taylor Swift - Big Machine Records)
• "This Is Country Music" - Brad Paisley (Produser: Frank Rogers - Arista Nashville)
• "You Get What You Give" - Zac Brown Band (Produser: Keith Stegall dan Zac Brown - Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records)

Song of the Year (Penghargaan diberikan pada penulis lagu)

• "Colder Weather" - Penulis: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey dan Coy Bowles
• "Dirt Road Anthem" - Penulis: Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford
• "If I Die Young" - Penulis: Kimberly Perry
• "Mean" - Penulis: Taylor Swift
• "You and Tequila" Penulis: Matraca Berg dan Deana Carter

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Sara Evans
• Miranda Lambert
• Martina McBride
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Jason Aldean
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Blake Shelton
• Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year

• The Band Perry
• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Rascal Flatts
• Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year

• The Civil Wars
• Montgomery Gentry
• Steel Magnolia
• Sugarland
• Thompson Square

Musical Event of the Year

• "As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson
• "Coal Miner's Daughter" - Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow dan Miranda Lambert
• "Don't You Wanna Stay" - Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson
• "Old Alabama" - Brad Paisley featuring Alabama
• "You and Tequila" - Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter

Musician of the Year

• Sam Bush - Mandolin
• Jerry Douglas - Dobro
• Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
• Dann Huff - Guitar
• Mac McAnally - Guitar

Music Video of the Year (Penghargaan diberikan pada penyanyi dan sutradara)

• Blake Shelton - "Honey Bee" (sutradara Trey Fanjoy)
• The Band Perry - "If I Die Young" (sutradara David McClister)
• Taylor Swift - "Mean" (sutradara Declan Whitebloom)
• Brad Paisley featuring Alabama - "Old Alabama" (sutradara Jim Shea)
• Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter - "You and Tequila" (sutradara Shaun Silva)

New Artist of the Year

• The Band Perry
• Luke Bryan
• Eric Church
• Thompson Square
• Chris Young

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