2014 Country Music Awards Nominees List Out
Nominations for the 48th Country Music Awards were revealed Wednesday on Good Morning America and there were some big surprises.
The announcement was made by Darius Rucker and Little Big Town as usual.
"I know what it feels like to be nominated for a CMA Award, and I was happy to accept the invitation to announce the final nominees and have this opportunity to deliver good news to my friends in the industry. Set the alarm guys, this is worth waking up for," Rucker said in a statement.
Miranda Lambert received seven nominations this time and is one performer to watch this time. Below is the complete list of nominees:
Entertainer of the year
Luke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban
Album of the year (Award goes to artist and producer(s))
Crash My Party, Luke Bryan, produced by Jeff Stevens, Capitol Records Nashville
Fuse, Keith Urban, produced by Benny Blanco, Nathan Chapman, Ross Copperman, Zach Crowell, Mike Elizondo, Dann Huff, Jay Joyce, Stargate, Keith Urban, and Butch Walker, Capitol Records Nashville
Platinum, Miranda Lambert, produced by Frank Liddell, Chuck Ainlay, and Glenn Worf, RCA Nashville
Riser, Dierks Bentley, produced by Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston, and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., Capitol Records Nashville
The Outsiders, Eric Church, produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., EMI Records Nashville
Female vocalist of the year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male vocalist of the year
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Vocal group of the year
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Vocal duo of the year
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Love & Theft
The Swon Brothers
Thompson Square
New artist of the year
Brandy Clark
Brett Eldredge
Kip Moore
Thomas Rhett
Cole Swindell
Single of the year
Automatic, Miranda Lambert
Drunk on a Plane, Dierks Bentley
Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church
Meanwhile Back at Mama's, Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill
Mine Would Be You, Blake Shelton
Song of the year
Automatic, recorded by Miranda Lambert
Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves
Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church
I Don't Dance, Lee Brice
I Hold On, Dierks Bentley
Video of the year
Automatic, Miranda Lambert
Bartender, Lady Antebellum
Drunk on a Plane, Dierks Bentley
Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves
Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
Musical event of the year
Bakersfield, Vince Gill and Paul Franklin
Meanwhile Back at Mama's, Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill
Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
We Were Us, Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert
You Can't Make Old Friends, Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
Musician of the year
Sam Bush, mandolin
Jerry Douglas, Dobro
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Dann Huff, guitar
Mac McAnally, guitar
The 48th Annual CMA Awards will air on ABC Nov. 5 from Nashville, Tenn., with Carrie Underwood and Brad paisley returning to host the show this year too.
