ACM Nominations

[John Macy]

44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES

Entertainer of the Year
* Kenny Chesney
* Brad Paisley
* George Strait
* Carrie Underwood
* Keith Urban


Top Male Vocalist
* Kenny Chesney
* Toby Keith
* Brad Paisley
* George Strait
* Keith Urban

Top Female Vocalist
* Miranda Lambert
* Heidi Newfield
* Taylor Swift
* Carrie Underwood
* Lee Ann Womack

Top Vocal Group
* Lady Antebellum
* Little Big Town
* Rascal Flatts
* Randy Rogers Band
* The Lost Trailers

Top Vocal Duo
* Big & Rich
* Brooks & Dunn
* Joey + Rory
* Montgomery Gentry
* Sugarland

Top New Male Vocalist
* Jamey Johnson
* James Otto
* Jake Owen

Top New Female Vocalist
* Sarah Buxton
* Julianne Hough
* Ashton Shepherd

Top New Vocal Duo or Group
* Eli Young Band
* The Lost Trailers
* Zac Brown Band

Single Record of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
* Gunpowder & Lead - Miranda Lambert, Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke - Columbia
* In Color - Jamey Johnson, Produced by The Ken Hardley Playboys - Mercury
* Johnny & June - Heidi Newfield, Produced by Tony Brown
Asylum-Curb
* Waitin' On A Woman - Brad Paisley, Produced by Frank Rogers - Arista Nashville
* You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins, Produced by Frank Rogers Capitol Nashville

Song of the Year [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]
* I Saw God Today - George Strait / Composers: Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby / Publishers: Big Red Toe Music (BMI), Blind Mule Music (BMI), Extremely Loud Music (BMI), Steel Wheels Music (BMI)
* In Color - Jamey Johnson / Composers: Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto / Publishers: Big Gassed Hitties (BMI), Eldorotto Music Publishing (BMI), EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lucky Thumb Music (BMI), New Song of Sea Gayle (BMI),
Noah's Little Boat Music (BMI)
* Johnny & June - Heidi Newfield / Composers: Deanna Bryant, Heidi Newfield, Stephony Smith / Publishers: Amylase Music (ASCAP), Big Hit Makers Music (BMI), Rainy Graham
Publishing LLC (BMI), Souljet Music Tell Texas Tune III (ASCAP)
* Waitin' On A Woman - Brad Paisley / Composers: Don Sampson, Wynn Varble / Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Sea Gayle Music LLC (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
* You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins / Composers: Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller / Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), Music of Windswept (ASCAP),
Noah's Little Boat Music (BMI), Song of Combustion (ASCAP), Songs of Sea Gayle (BMI)

Video of the Year [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)]
* Johnny & June - Heidi Newfield Producer: Karen Martin /
Director: Eric Welch
* Just A Dream - Carrie Underwood / Producer: Randy Brewer / Director: Roman White
* Love Story - Taylor Swift / Producer: Trent Hardville / Director: Trey Fanjoy
* Troubadour - George Strait / Producer: Dominic Cancilla / Director: Trey Fanjoy
* Waitin' On A Woman - Brad Paisley / Producer: Mark Kalbfeld, Jim Shea / Director: Jim Shea, Peter Tilden

Vocal Event of the Year [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company]
* Another Try - Josh Turner Featuring Trisha Yearwood / Produced by: Frank Rogers / MCA Nashville
* Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn Featuring Reba McEntire / Produced by: Kix Brooks, Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn /
Arista Nashville
* Down The Road - Kenny Chesney With Mac McAnally /
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney / Blue Chair/BNA
* Life In A Northern Town - Sugarland Featuring Little Big Town & Jake Owen / Produced by: Not listed / Mercury
* Start A Band - Brad Paisley Duet With Keith Urban / Produced by: Frank Rogers / Arista Nashville

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - NATIONAL
* Blair Garner - After MidNite with Blair Garner
* Crook & Chase - Crook and Chase Countdown
* Danny Wright - Danny Wright All Night
* Lon Helton - Country Countdown USA

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - MAJOR MARKET
* KEEY‐FM (Minneapolis, MN) - Donna Valentine, Muss and Fish
* KSCS‐FM (Arlington, TX) - Dorsey Gang
* KSON‐FM (San Diego, CA) - Cliff & Company: Cliff, Morgan, Tanner and
Tori
* KYGO‐FM (Denver, CO) - Kelly Ford & Mudflap McGrew with Ed Greene
* WIL ‐FM (St. Louis, MO) - The Cornbread Show featuring Cornbread, Pat
James, Producer Annie, Captain Mac Douglas & Father Harry Shroeder

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - LARGE MARKET
* WFMS‐FM (Indianapolis, IN) - JD Cannon
* WFMS‐FM (Indianapolis, IN) - Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt & Kevin
Freeman
* WMIL‐FM (Milwaukee, WI) - Karen, Scott & Radar ‐ The Moo Crew
* WTQR‐FM (Greensboro, NC) - Jeff Roper & Angie Ward
* WUBE‐FM (Cincinnati, OH) - Chris Carr & Amanda Orlando

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM MARKET
* WBBS‐FM (Syracuse, NY) - Tom and Becky ‐ B104.7 Morning Show
* WBCT‐FM (Grand Rapids, MI) - The Electric Barnyard with Broadway (and
Crawl)
* KFDI‐FM (Wichita, KS) - Brian Pierce & Kellie Michaels
* WIVK‐FM (Knoxville, TN) - Gunner
* WIVK‐FM (Knoxville, TN) - Andy Ritchie, Alison West, Jimmy Holt

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - SMALL MARKET
* KUAD‐FM (Ft. Collins, CO) - Brian Gary and Todd Harding (The Good
Morning Guys)
* WCTY‐FM (Norwich, CT) - Jimmy Lane and Shelly Martinez
* WFYR‐FM (Peoria, IL) - Rick Stephenson & Lisa Franks
* WOKQ‐FM (Dover, NH) - Mark & Danielle
* WYCT‐FM (Pensacola, FL) - Brent Lane and Dana Cervantes

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - MAJOR MARKET
* KMPS‐FM (Seattle, WA) - Today's Country
* KYGO‐FM (Denver, CO) - Denver's #1 For New Country
* WKLB‐FM (Boston, MA) - Country 102.5
* WQYK‐FM (Tampa, FL) - Tampa Bay's Country Station
* WSOC‐FM (Charlotte, NC) - Charlotte's # 1 Country

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - LARGE MARKET
* WFMS‐FM (Indianapolis, IN) - The Country Station
* WMIL‐FM (Milwaukee, WI) - Continuous Country Favorites of Yesterday
and Today
* WQDR‐FM (Raleigh, NC) - Today's Best Country
* WSIX‐FM (Nashville, TN) - The Big 98 WSIX
* WUBE‐FM (Cincinnati, OH) - Cincinnati's Country!

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM MARKET
* KFDI‐FM (Wichita, KS) - Today's KFDI
* KUZZ AM/FM (Bakersfield, CA) - Bakersfield's Best Country
* WGNA‐FM (Albany, NY) - Country 107.7
* WIVK‐FM (Knoxville, TN) - Today's Best Music and the All‐Time
Country Legends
* WYRK‐FM (Buffalo, NY) - Today's Country & Your All Time Favorites

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - SMALL MARKET
* WFYR‐FM (Peoria, IL) - River Country
* WKXC‐FM (Augusta, GA) - Number One for New Country and More Variety
* WXCL‐FM (Peoria, IL) - Number One For New Country
* WXXQ‐FM (Rockford, IL) - Rockford's Country
* WYCT‐FM (Pensacola, FL) - Cat Country

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
* Buddy Cannon
* Dann Huff
* Frank Rogers
* Nathan Chapman
* Tony Brown

AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
* Chuck Ainlay
* Greg Droman
* John Kelton
* Mills Logan
* Steve Marcantonio

TOP BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
* Dave Hungate
* Glenn Worf
* Jimmie Lee Sloas
* Larry Paxton
* Mike Brignardello

TOP PERCUSSIONIST/DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
* Chad Cromwell
* Eddie Bayers
* Greg Morrow
* Lonnie Wilson
* Paul Leim

TOP FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
* Aubrey Haynie
* Joe Spivey
* Jonathan Yudkin
* Larry Franklin
* Rob Hajacos

TOP GUITARIST OF THE YEAR
* Brett Mason
* Bryan Sutton
* J.T. Corenflos
* Kenny Greenberg
* Tom Bukovac

TOP PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
* Gordon Mote
* John Hobbs
* John Jarvis
* Steve Nathan
* Tony Harrell

TOP SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR
* Eric Darken
* Ilya Toshinsky
* Jelly Roll Johnson
* Randy Kohrs
* Rob Ickes

TOP STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
* Bruce Bouton
* Dan Dugmore
* Mike Johnson
* Russ Pahl
* Steve Hinson

VENUE OF THE YEAR
* DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI
* Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion - Gilford, NH
* The Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
* Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC
* Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre - Virginia Beach, VA

NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR
* Buck Owens' Crystal Palace - Bakersfield, CA
* Coyote Joe's - Charlotte, NC
* Joe's Bar - Chicago, IL
* The Grizzly Rose - Denver, CO
* Wild Bill's - Duluth, GA

CASINO OF THE YEAR
* Casino Rama - Orillia, Ontario
* Chumash Casino - Santa Ynez, CA
* Mystic Lake - Minneapolis, MN
* The Peppermill Resorts at Wendover - West Wendover, NV
* Turning Stone Casino - Verona, NY

DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
* David Snowden - Triangle Talent
* Fran Romeo - Romeo Entertainment
* Gary Osier - Gary Osier Presents
* Suzanne Wilson - Wilson Events
* Todd Boltin - Variety Attractions

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
* Ben Farrell - Varnell Enterprises
* Darin Lashinsky - Outback Concerts
* Gary Weinberger - Red Mountain Entertainment
* Louis Messina - The Messina Group
* Steve Moore - AEGLive

[LJ Eiffert]

Here's your winners. Entertainer of the year- Kenny Chesney. > Top Male Vocalist - George Strait > Top Female Vocalist - Taylor Swift >Top Vocal Duo- Sugarland > Top Vocal Group - Rascal Flats > Top New Male Vocalist - Jamey Johnson > Top New Female - Julianne Hough > Top New Vocal duo or Group - Zac Brown Band . That by pick as to how I see it. Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

[Joe Casey]

Leo There you go..Picking all your friends again

[Ken Lang]

We've got one more round of voting left to pick the final ones. Course we won't know the final picks till the show.

[LJ Eiffert]

Hey Joe,You're wrong. all those picks are not my friends. That's the political Music Industry winners. If it was for me to pick I'd pick Toby Keith,George Strait,Brad Paisley,Heidi Newfield,The Lost Trailers,Jamey Johnson & Laura Bryna. I don't know the rest my case. Good shot at me tho. Leo

[Joe Casey]

Leo I guess I agree with most of your picks except Chesney and Rascal Flats..I'd lke to see Joe Nichols somewhere in that mix.

[Roger Rettig]

Joe Nichols? Nah!! He's too good a singer!

[Barry Blackwood]

A lotta bandwidth wasted here ....

[LJ Eiffert]

Joe Casey,Joe Nichols is to real of a deal for the Industry country music business folks who are running the show. You know the ones who pay for the Billing. It's all about big money. I don't fit in that kiss them to me in the circle that we gave, or was it high-jacked to be who I am. My 38 years of service to the Academy of Country Music for the love of Country music as a whole is all but gone. Now,I'm just starting over as a new comer and hope the new younger don't steel my gig.You think I got a chance? When radio stations became booking agents and mother against musicians, you can say it all over but the crying. Take care my friend and hope our neighborhoods can pull together to change what the President of The United States of Country music was. Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

[Theresa Galbraith]

Thanks John!

I'm pulling for George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Rascal Flatts, Jake Owen, and of course, all the musicians nominated are all WINNERS! They all come first!

[Steve Hinson]

Thank you,Theresa...

[Theresa Galbraith]

It's true, it's true!

[Rick Campbell]

I'm voting for Ray Price, George Jones, Darrell McCall, Amber Digby, and Justin Trevino.

Seriously, it's a shame that people have become so mixed and confused with country, pop, and rock that there's no place for true country artist in the awards anymore. Real country has become a niche music. I think that instead of redefining country music, the new Nashville artist should create a music category of their own. The term "country" is already taken, so they should leave it alone.

[LJ Eiffert]

It's coming soon! The Winners of The Academy Of Country Music Award Show from Las Vegas in April.See'ya all there! Leo J.Eiffert,Jr. & Pigeons

[Charles Davidson]

Must have missed it,did'nt see the BEST country singer we have today on that list. Mr. Dale Watson. Oh now I get it,HE'S TOO COUNTRY FOR COUNTRY. DYKBC.

[LJ Eiffert]

Charles,you are totally right about Dale Watson. He's should be on that list. But,he don't have big money behind him to put him there. It's a big money game for the fame. If it was for real talent 80% of them wouldn't be there. The real art of a Musicians or Entertainer is all but gone. The big plow shows are for the hearth people who just want to be a part of some. I was there people. But,it fun seeing all them Artist being so happy to controled by the people they pay. The Music Business is a crazy game and I love it. Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

[Theresa Galbraith]

Top male vocalist: George Strait

[LJ Eiffert]

Theresa,That would be great for Strait. But, it's a " Chesney " thing. All these winning things are of big money in a ring around the rosie game. It's so fixed you might as well dance in the mud. You'd get a better reaction of what is true. The only good thing out of all of this is we still have some Steel Guitar in them songs coming out for awhile. Sincerely in music,Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

[David Pinkston]

Okay... I'll ask the question others are thinking...

How are nominations done and by whom?

[LJ Eiffert]

Hello David Pickston,Are you a memeber of the Academy Of Country Music Or the CMA? If you are you would know the answer.But,If you're just another Musician who lives in Nashville Circle you would know. Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

[Dave Burr]

Okay... I'll ask the question others are thinking...

How are nominations done and by whom?

The absence of some folks and inclusion of others denegrates the list as far as I'm concerned. How are Paul Franklin and Stuart Duncan "not" on the list of nominated musicians?!?!

[Dave Burr]

Hello David Pickston,Are you a memeber of the Academy Of Country Music Or the CMA? If you are you would know the answer.But,If you're just another Musician who lives in Nashville Circle you would know. Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

Leo, You obviously know the answer to David's question, why can't you just tell him how it's done?

[Steve Hinson]

...just my luck...now I'm on a denegrated list...

[Rick Campbell]

This explains the nomination and voting process. First you have to be a member of the ACM $75.00 for an individual. A board has to review the nominations to make sure they meet their standards. If you won in the previous year, you can't be nominated for the current year. After a year has passed, you can be nominated again.


http://www.acmcountry.com/awards/votingcriteria.php

[Dave Burr]

...just my luck...now I'm on a denegrated list...

Sorry Steve. I certainly didn't intend to diminish your accomplishments or those of other nominees... Although, it seems that's exactly what I did. It just seems there are some glaring omissions. Since I posted that comment earlier, I was informed that previous winners are excluded for some period of time... (it appears this only applies to "special" awards). Once again, I apologize if I offended you. I posted an opinion in haste without any facts... for what it's worth; my opinion and $0.25 won't get you a cup of coffee in most places.