Seems like it's been ages since we saw a country music awards show, well, actually two months. No matter, that'll soon change. The Country Music Association. has announced November 12, 2008 as the date for its 2008 ceremony, airing live on ABC-TV in the USA (8p/7p central). While the nominations have not yet been announced,the 2007 nominees were unveiled at the end of August. The 08 awards show will be broadcast from the Sommet Center Center in Nashville, TN and will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the CMA. From last year's awards, we saw the emergence of Taylor Swift as a country star. Swift walked away with the Horizon Award, and hit the top ten on the U.S. pop charts a week later. In what has become a tradition at a country music award shows, Kenny Chesney was honored as the entertainer of the year! Stay tuned to MNN for more info .
UPDATE 11/23/08 - See list of 2008 CMA Award winners below-
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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
* Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Sugarland
Keith Urban
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
* Carrie Underwood
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
* Brad Paisley
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
George Strait
Keith Urban
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
* Lady Antebellum
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
James Otto
Kellie Pickler
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
* Rascal Flatts
Eagles
Emerson Drive
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
* Sugarland
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
The Wreckers
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
* "I Saw God Today", George Strait
"Don't Blink", Kenny Chesney
"Gunpowder & Lead", Miranda Lambert
"Stay", Sugarland
"You're Gonna Miss This"
Trace Adkins
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
* Troubadour, George Strait
Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood
Cowboy Town, Brooks & Dunn
Good Time, Alan Jackson
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates,Kenny Chesney
SONG OF THE YEAR
* "Stay"
"Good Time"
"I Saw God Today"
"Letter To Me"
"You're Gonna Miss This"
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
* "Waitin' On A Woman", Brad Paisley
"Don't Blink", Kenny Chesney
"Good Time", Alan Jackson
"Stay", Sugarland
"You're Gonna Miss This", Trace Adkins
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
* Mac McAnally - Guitar
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
Dann Huff - Guitar
Brent Mason - Guitar
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