Written By Rick Ellis
George Strait and newcomer Deanna Carter are
the top nominees for the 31st Annual Country
MusicAssociation Awards.
Strait and Carter both recieved five nominations,
and the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill duet "It's Your
Love", recieved three nominations, as did the
Pam Tillis ballad "All The Good Ones Are Gone."
These five nods gave Strait 42 nominations since
1981--second only to Merle Haggard's 43. On
the other hand, Kathy Mattea recieved two
nominations this season, her first since 1991.
The nominees were selected by about 7,000 country
music industry workers who are members of the CMA.
They then vote for the winner from the finalists
in each category. The winners will be announced on
September 24th, with the program being broadcast
on CBS.
There are two other major country music awards
shows. The Academy of Country Music awards are an
industry-voted show that airs in the spring and
is produced by Dick Clark. After a number of years
on NBC, it moves to CBS this year. The TNN Music
City News Awards are chosen by the vote of fans
and the show takes place during the summer and it
airs on TNN.
HERE ARE THIS YEAR'S NOMINATIONS:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
Brooks and Dunn
Garth Brooks
Vince Gill
Alan Jackson
George Strait
MALE VOCALIST:
Vince Gill
Alan Jackson
Colin Raye
George Strait
Bryan White
FEMALE VOCALIST:
Deana Carter
Patty Loveless
LeAnn Rimes
Pam Tillis
Trisha Yearwood
SINGLE OF THE YEAR(awarded to singer):
"All the Good Ones Are Gone," Pam Tillis
"It's Your Love," Tim McGraw(with Faith Hill)
"Carried Away," George Strait
"Strawberry Wine," Deana Carter
"One Night At A Time," George Strait
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
"Blue," LeAnn Rimes
"Carrying Your Love With Me," George Strait
"Did I Shave My Legs For This?," Deana Carter
"Everything I Love," Alan Jackson
"Everybody Knows," Trisha Yearwood
VOCAL GROUP:
Sawyer Brown
Alabama
Ricochet
Diamond Reo
The Mavericks
HORIZON AWARD(for career progress):
Trace Adkins
Deana Carter
Terri Clark
LeAnn Rimes
Lee Ann Womack
VOCAL DUO:
Bellamy Brothers
Brooks and Dunn
Raybon Brothers
Thrasher Silver
John and Audrey Wiggins
MUSIC VIDEO:
"Strawberry Wine," Deana Carter
"455 Rocket," Kathy Mattea
"Every Light in the House," Trace Adkins
"All the Good Ones are Gone," Pam Tillis
"It's Your Love," Tim McGraw(with Faith Hill)
SONG(awarded to the songwriters):
"All The Good Ones Are Gone," Dean Dillon & Bob
McDill
"Blue," Bill Mack
"Butterfly Kisses," Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas
"Strawberry Wine," Matreca Berg & Gary Harrison
"Time Marches On," Bobby Braddock
VOCAL EVENT(for special teamings):
The Charlie Daniels Band with John Berry and
Hal Ketchem for "Long Haired Country Boy"
Clint Black and Martina McBride for "Still Holding On"
George Jones and Kathy Mattea for "You've Got a Friend
In Me"
Lee Roy Parnell & The Fairfield Four for "John The
Revelator"
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill for "It's Your Love"
MUSICIAN(for instrumental musicians):
Eddie Bayers
Paul Franklin
Brent Mason
Matt Rollings
Brent Rowan
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