2015 CMA Awards Nominations Surprises & Snubs, Looking at the 2015 CMA Awards nominations as a aggregate whole, you can calmly accomplish the altercation that in some categories, the cup runneth over -- and in others, not so much.
The nominees for amateur of the year cover Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, and Miranda Lambert, but acutely missing from the crop are Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton. While the altercation for the closing ability be that Shelton didn’t bout that abundant as he
was active with The Voice, he did account nods for macho diva and articulate event.
In the case of Aldean accepting off the list, it may just be a bearings of too abounding nominees with acute arguments for inclusion. He did at atomic net an anthology of the year nod for Old Boots, New Dirt.
The macho diva of the year class gets even added interesting. Bryan, Church and Shelton go arch to arch with Dierks Bentley and Chris Stapleton. But, you could calmly accomplish cases for four or 5 added macho acts, including Aldean.
Taking a attending at the changeable diva of the year category, the voters activate things up some with Kelsea Ballerini, as able-bodied a giving a nod to Lee Ann Womack’s activating The Way I’m Livin’ disc – but accuracy be told, both artists (as able-bodied as the alarmingly admired Kasey Musgraves) are basically just captivation a atom in the class as the chase continues to be amid Lambert and Carrie Underwood – with Lambert acceptable to affirmation her sixth beeline win in the field.
Speaking of Underwood, it’s a little mystifying that she didn’t acquire a individual of the year nod for “Something in the Water.” The almanac was somewhat arguable because of its Christian tone, but it still was one of the better hits during the year – and one of her best performances.
It was no abruptness that the name of Little Big Town was alleged again during the choice announcements on Wednesday morning. “Girl Crush” was absolutely one of the most-talked about (and most-played) annal during the year, and will be a acceptable admired in both the individual and song of the year categories.
One absorbing trend this year: The CMA accustomed the accomplishments of newcomers, with Sam Hunt, Maddie & Tae, and Stapleton all acrimonious up a leash of nominations each. The aboriginal two accept apparent actual success while mining altered styles of the format, and Stapleton (up for new artisan of the year, anthology of the year for Traveller and macho diva of the year) has become the macho adaptation of Musgraves – a ton of analytical acclamation but no cogent airplay.
As far as added surprises, the Zac Brown Band were nominated for articulate accumulation of the year, but decidedly didn’t amount into added categories with their musically assorted Jekyll & Hyde. Randy Houser, one of country music's a lot of under-appreciated singers, best up a choice for song of the year for "Like A Cowboy," and for all the allocution about the abridgement of changeable choir in country music, one class that does arete advertence is video of the year. Musgraves, Maddie and Tae, Little Big Town, Lambert and Underwood are the contenders: Take abroad Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet from Little Big Town and it’s an all-female crowd. Hopefully, this is a trend of something to follow.
In all, it's potentially abstraction up to be a huge night for Little Big Town – as able-bodied as for Lambert – who could actual able-bodied become the aboriginal woman to win the amateur of the year bays back Taylor Swift . Brooks and Chesney will acceptable abolish anniversary added out with the adept votes, and Bryan and Church getting on the aforementioned characterization ability breach some, admitting Bryan is still the accessible favorite.
For the eighth after year, Underwood and Brad Paisley will co-host the CMA Awards if it affectedness reside from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. ET. For the abounding account of nominees,
The nominees for amateur of the year cover Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, and Miranda Lambert, but acutely missing from the crop are Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton. While the altercation for the closing ability be that Shelton didn’t bout that abundant as he was active with The Voice, he did account nods for macho diva and articulate event.
In the case of Aldean accepting off the list, it may just be a bearings of too abounding nominees with acute arguments for inclusion. He did at atomic net an anthology of the year nod for Old Boots, New Dirt.
The macho diva of the year class gets even added interesting. Bryan, Church and Shelton go arch to arch with Dierks Bentley and Chris Stapleton. But, you could calmly accomplish cases for four or 5 added macho acts, including Aldean.
Taking a attending at the changeable diva of the year category, the voters activate things up some with Kelsea Ballerini, as able-bodied a giving a nod to Lee Ann Womack’s activating The Way I’m Livin’ disc – but accuracy be told, both artists (as able-bodied as the alarmingly admired Kasey Musgraves) are basically just captivation a atom in the class as the chase continues to be amid Lambert and Carrie Underwood – with Lambert acceptable to affirmation her sixth beeline win in the field.
Speaking of Underwood, it’s a little mystifying that she didn’t acquire a individual of the year nod for “Something in the Water.” The almanac was somewhat arguable because of its Christian tone, but it still was one of the better hits during the year – and one of her best performances.
It was no abruptness that the name of Little Big Town was alleged again during the choice announcements on Wednesday morning. “Girl Crush” was absolutely one of the most-talked about (and most-played) annal during the year, and will be a acceptable admired in both the individual and song of the year categories.
One absorbing trend this year: The CMA accustomed the accomplishments of newcomers, with Sam Hunt, Maddie & Tae, and Stapleton all acrimonious up a leash of nominations each. The aboriginal two accept apparent actual success while mining altered styles of the format, and Stapleton (up for new artisan of the year, anthology of the year for Traveller and macho diva of the year) has become the macho adaptation of Musgraves – a ton of analytical acclamation but no cogent airplay.
As far as added surprises, the Zac Brown Band were nominated for articulate accumulation of the year, but decidedly didn’t amount into added categories with their musically assorted Jekyll & Hyde. Randy Houser, one of country music's a lot of under-appreciated singers, best up a choice for song of the year for "Like A Cowboy," and for all the allocution about the abridgement of changeable choir in country music, one class that does arete advertence is video of the year. Musgraves, Maddie and Tae, Little Big Town, Lambert and Underwood are the contenders: Take abroad Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet from Little Big Town and it’s an all-female crowd. Hopefully, this is a trend of something to follow.
In all, it's potentially abstraction up to be a huge night for Little Big Town – as able-bodied as for Lambert – who could actual able-bodied become the aboriginal woman to win the amateur of the year bays back Taylor Swift . Brooks and Chesney will acceptable abolish anniversary added out with the adept votes, and Bryan and Church getting on the aforementioned characterization ability breach some, admitting Bryan is still the accessible favorite.
For the eighth after year, Underwood and Brad Paisley will co-host the CMA Awards if it affectedness reside from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. ET. For the abounding account of nominees,
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