2010 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations

2010 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced live on CBS The Early Show by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton.  Lady Antebellum leads with seven nominations; Miranda Lamber and Carrie Underwood with six nominations; Taylor Swift with five nominations; Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Zac Brown Band with four nominations.  Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band are nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

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For the third year, fans will select the winner of the Academy’s most prestigious honor, Entertainer of the Year and for the second year, the three newcomer categories for the annual Academy of Country Music Awards —Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo — will also be opened up to fan voting. The winner in each Top New category will then move on to compete for Top New Artist which is also a fan voted category. Online voting for all fan voted categories will be available at www.voteACM.com. The winners of Entertainer of the Year and Top New Artist will be announced live during the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band

TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR•
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack

TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Randy Rogers Band
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland

TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR *
Luke Bryan
Jamey Johnson
Chris Young

TOP NEW VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR *
Bomshel
Joey + Rory
Steel Magnolia

TOP NEW VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR *
Eli Young Band
Gloriana
The Lost Trailers

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company(s)]
American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers

Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Victoria Shaw, Paul Worley

Play On - Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright
“Quitter” Produced by Max Martin & Shellback for Maratone Productions and Mark Bright

Revolution - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

The Foundation - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Keith Stegall, Zac Brown

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company(s)]

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville)
Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley

People Are Crazy - Billy Currington (Mercury)
Produced by: Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington

Red Light - David Nail (MCA Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

Toes - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Bigger Picture / Atlantic)
Produced by: Keith Stegall, Zac Brown

White Liar - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville)
Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood
Composers: Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood
Publishers: Brett James Cornelius Music (ASCAP), Carrie Okie Music (BMI), Rincon Ave Music
(ASCAP), Stage Three Songs (ASCAP)

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Composers: Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
Publishers: EMI Foray Music (BMI), Darth Buddha (ASCAP), Dwhaywood Music (BMI), Hillary Dawn Publishing (SESAC), Radiobullets Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Year Of The Dog Music (ASCAP)

People Are Crazy - Billy Currington
Composers: Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
Publishers: Crozier Music Enterprises LLC (BMI), Mighty Nice Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tiltawhirl Music (BMI)

White Liar - Miranda Lambert
Composers: Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
Publishers: Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tiltawhirl Music (BMI)

You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
Composers: Liz Rose, Taylor Swift
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Taylor Swift Music (BMI)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] (Off Camera Award)
Boots On – Randy Houser
Producer: Eric Welch
Director: Eric Welch (Drake footage: Vickie Vaughn)

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Producer: Clarke Gallican
Director: David McClister

Welcome To The Future – Brad Paisley
Producers: Mark Kalbfeld, Jim Shea, Peter Tilden
Director: Jim Shea

White Liar – Miranda Lambert
Producer: Tameron Hedge
Director: Chris Hicky

You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
Producer: Randy Brewer
Director: Roman White

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (Off Camera Award)

Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins (Reprise Records / Warner Music Nashville)
Producer: Scott Hendricks

Honky Tonk Stomp - Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons (Arista Nashville)
Producer: Ronnie Dunn, Terry McBride

I Told You So - Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis (19/Arista Nashville)
Producer: Mark Bright

I’m Alive - Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews (Blue Chair/BNA)
Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

Seeing Stars - Jack Ingram featuring Patty Griffin (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Jack Ingram, Jeremy Stover

* Fan voting for Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo began at VoteACM.com on Friday, February 26 and will close on Friday, March 12. The winner in each of the three categories will be announced March 23, and will move on to compete for Top New Artist. Fan voting for Top New Artist and Entertainer of the Year begins on Thursday, April 1 at VoteACM.com. Fan voting for Top New Artist will close at 5pm PT on April 18th (before the LIVE show starts) and fan voting for Entertainer of the Year will close during the third hour of the LIVE broadcast

Lady Antebellum leads with seven nominations, including Album of the Year for Lady Antebellum and Top Vocal Group. In addition, Lady Antebellum was nominated for Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year for “Need You Now.” They were also nominated as a producer for Single Record of the Year and as a composer for Song of the Year.

Miranda Lambert is nominated for six awards, including Album of the Year for Revolution and Top Female Vocalist. Lambert won the 2007 Album of the Year for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. She is nominated for Single Record of the Year and as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for “White Liar,” which is also nominated for Video of the Year.

Carrie Underwood is nominated for six awards, including Entertainer of Year. Underwood is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, and, if she wins that category again, she will be the first female in Academy
history to capture two Entertainer of the Year trophies. Underwood is also nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for “Cowboy Casanova,” as well as Vocal Event of the Year for “I Told You So” with Randy Travis. In addition, Underwood is nominated for Top Female Vocalist and Album of the Year for Play On. If she wins Top Female Vocalist, it will be the fourth consecutive year she has won the category. Underwood also won the 2006 Album of the Year for Some Hearts.

Taylor Swift is nominated for five awards, including her first nod for Entertainer of the Year. If Swift wins Entertainer of the Year, she will be the eighth female in Academy history to win in this category. Swift is nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for “You Belong With Me,” for which she is also nominated for Video of the Year and she also received a nomination for Top Female Vocalist.

Kenny Chesney is nominated for four awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. If he wins Entertainer of the Year, it will be his fifth win in the category. He is currently one of only 3 acts in Academy history to achieve four wins for Entertainer of the Year. He is also nominated as an artist and producer for Vocal Event of the Year for “I’m Alive” with multi-platinum recording artist Dave Matthews.

Brad Paisley is nominated for four awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. Paisley is the reigning Top Male Vocalist, and, if Paisley wins the category, it will be his fourth consecutive Top Male Vocalist title. Paisley is also nominated for Album of the Year for American Saturday Night and for Video of the Year for “Welcome to the Future.” Paisley won the 2005 Album of the Year for Time Well Wasted.

Zac Brown Band is nominated for four awards including Entertainer of the Year, their first nomination in the category. If Zac Brown Band wins Entertainer of the Year they will be the third vocal group in Academy history ever to win the award. Zac Brown Band is also nominated for Album of the Year for The Foundation, Single Record of the Year for “Toes,” and Top Vocal Group. They are the reigning Top New Vocal Group.

Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band also received two additional individual nominations as the producer for both Album of the Year for The Foundation and Single Record of the Year for “Toes.”

Also, in its ninth year, the Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award will be given to Montgomery Gentry for their ongoing community service and charitable giving of their time and talent. The award recognizes country music artists who serve others, have a generous spirit and help build the dreams of those in need..

MUSICIAN/BANDLEADER/INSTRUMENTALIST (MBI) AWARDS
(MBI awards are presented to honorees at “ACM Honors,” an annual event held in Nashville in the fall.)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Buddy Cannon
Nathan Chapman
Dann Huff
Frank Liddell
Frank Rogers

AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Ben Fowler
Steve Marcantonio
Justin Niebank
Ed Seay
Clarke Schleicher

TOP BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dennis Crouch
Mike Brignardello
Mark Hill
Michael Rhodes
Jimmie Lee Sloas

TOP PERCUSSIONIST/DRUMMMER OF THE YEAR
Eddie Bayers
Mark Beckett
Chad Cromwell
Shannon Forrest
Chris McHugh

TOP GUITARIST OF THE YEAR
Pat Buchannan
J.T. Corenflos
Kenny Greenberg
Brent Mason
Bryan Sutton

TOP FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Stuart Duncan
Larry Franklin
Rob Hajacos
Deanie Richardson
Jonathan Yudkin

TOP PIANO/KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tim Akers
John Hobbs
Charles Judges
Steve Nathan
Michael Rojas

TOP SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nashville String Machine
Randy Scruggs
Bryan Sutton
Ilya Toshinsky
Jonathan Yudkin

TOP STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bruce Bouton
Paul Franklin
Mike Johnson
Gary Morse
Russ Pahl

INDUSTRY AWARDS
(Industry awards are presented to honorees at “ACM Honors,” an annual event held in Nashville in the fall.)

VENUE OF THE YEAR
BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion - Gilford, NH
Sommet Center - Nashville, TN (effective March 2, 2010, this venue was renamed the Bridgestone Arena)
Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion – Raleigh, NC

NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR
Billy Bob’s Texas - Ft. Worth, TX
Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace - Bakersfield, CA
Cotton Eyed Joe - Knoxville, TN
George’s Majestic Lounge - Fayetteville, AR
Wild Bill’s - Duluth, GA

CASINO OF THE YEAR
Agua Caliente Casino - Rancho Mirage, CA
Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino - Las Vegas, NV
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel - Prior Lake, MN
Peppermill Casino - Wendover, NV
WinStar World Casino - Thackerville, OK

DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR
Todd Boltin - Variety Attractions, Inc.
Jimmy Jay - Jayson Promotions, Inc.
Gary Osier - Gary Osier Presents
David Snowden - Triangle Talent, Inc.
Suzanne Wilson - Wilson Events, Inc.

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Brad Garett - Police Productions
Ali Harnell - AEG/The Messina Group
Darin Lashinsky - Outback Concerts of TN, Inc.
Brian O’Connell - LiveNation
John Ruffino - Red Mountain Entertainment

RADIO AWARDS
(NOTE: Radio awards nominees were previously announced. Winners will be presented awards at a reception in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 17, prior to the ACM Award telecast.)

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL
Blair Garner After MidNite with Blair Garner
Cody Alan CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan
Crook & Chase Crook and Chase Countdown
Kix Brooks American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks
Lia The Lia Show

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
KNIX-FM (Phoenix, AZ) Ben Campbell & Matt McAllister
KSON‐FM (San Diego, CA) Cliff & Company: Cliff, Morgan, Tanner and Tori
KYGO‐FM (Denver, CO) Kelly Ford & Rider
WIL ‐FM (St. Louis, MO) The Cornbread Show featuring: Cornbread, Pat James, Annie Henson, Harry Schroeder, Mac Douglas
WSOC-FM (Charlotte, NC) Catherine Lane

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
KUBL-FM (Salt Lake City, UT) Tommy & Joe Johnson
WFMS‐FM (Indianapolis, IN) Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt & Kevin Freeman (Jim, Deb & Kevin)
WSIX-FM (Nashville, TN) Gerry House, Mike Bohan, Al Voecks, Duncan Stewart, Richard Falken
WTQR‐FM (Greensboro, NC) The Jeff Roper in the Morning Show (Jeff Roper, Angie Ward & Adam “Flash” Dellinger)
WUBE‐FM (Cincinnati, OH)) Chris Carr & Company (Chris Carr, Statt & Maverick)

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
KIIM-FM (Tucson, AZ) Buzz Jackson
WBBS‐FM (Syracuse, NY) Tom and Becky ‐ B104.7 Morning Show Tom Owens and Becky Palmer)
WKSJ-FM (Mobile, AL) Dan Brennan & Shelby Mitchell, The 95 KSJ Breakfast Club
WPCV-FM (Lakeland, FL) Roger Todd, Tom O’Brien & Melissa Moran
WYRK-FM (Buffalo, NY) Clay and Dale

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
KCLR-FM (Columbia, MO) Scotty & Carissa in the Morning
KKNU-FM (Eugene, OR) Barrett, Fox & Berry
WFRE-FM (Frederick, MD) Jess Wright
WGSQ-FM (Cookeville, TN) Gator & The Styckman
WKSF-FM (Asheville, NC) Eddie Foxx and Sharon Green

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
KKGO-FM (Los Angeles, CA) Southern California’s Country Station
KMPS‐FM (Seattle, WA) Today’s Country
KSCS-FM (Dallas, TX) The Texas Original
KYGO‐FM (Denver, CO) Denver’s #1 For New Country
WUSN-FM (Chicago, IL) America’s Country Station

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
KNCI-FM (Sacramento, CA) News Country 105.1
WFMS‐FM (Indianapolis, IN) The Country Station
WQDR‐FM (Raleigh, NC) Today’s Best Country
WUBE‐FM (Cincinnati, OH) Cincinnati’s Country!

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
KIZN-FM (Boise, ID) Kissin’ 92
KUZZ AM/FM (Bakersfield, CA) Bakersfield’s Best Country
WGNA‐FM (Albany, NY) Country 107.7
WKSJ-FM (Mobile, AL) 95 KSJ
WYRK‐FM (Buffalo, NY) Today’s Country & Your All Time Favorites

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
KMDL-FM (Lafayette, LA) Acadiana’s Best Country
WGSQ-FM (Cookeville, TN) The Country Giant
WKSF-FM (Asheville, NC) 99.9 Kiss Country
WKXC‐FM (Augusta, GA) Number One for New Country and More Variety
WUSY-FM (Chattanooga, TN) Chattanooga’s Best Country & The Legends!

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