CMA Award Nominations 2005

So they are picking the nominees for the CMA Awards today. I'm kind of pissed that Kenny Chesney wasn't nominated in a couple of categories like Single of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year or Video of the Year, but hey... He can't win everything, right?

Hopefully, Kenny will take Entertainer of the Year again and it would be nice if he gets Male Vocalist of the Year.

Man... Choices are so hard to pick in the Female Vocalist of the Year and the Horizon Award. It will be interesting to see how close I am with my picks. It would be nice if Montgomery Gentry would win Duo of the Year, but I'm thinking Brooks & Dunn will probably take it. Don't get me wrong... I love B&D, but I also really like Montgomery Gentry as well. You know, Van Zant might just surprise us with that category. I haven't really watched every video, but I did think Toby Keith's As Good As I Once Was was a pretty funny video. He needs to win something, ya know? Musician of the Year -- I have no idea who will win it, I just had to pick something. :)

So what are your choices? If you want, go ahead and post a response if you like.

Following are the final nominees (my picks are in red):

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year
Sara Evans
Alison Krauss
Martina McBride
Gretchen Wilson
Lee Ann Womack

Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

Horizon Award
Dierks Bentley
Big & Rich
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Sugarland

Vocal Group of the Year
Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland

Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Warren Brothers

Single of the Year
(Award Goes to Artist and Producer)

"Alcohol"
Artist: Brad Paisley
Producer: Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville

"As Good As I Once Was"
Artist: Toby Keith
Producers: Toby Keith, James Stroud
DreamWorks Records Nashville

"Baby Girl"
Artist: Sugarland
Producer: Garth Fundis
Mercury Records Nashville

"Bless the Broken Road"
Artist: Rascal Flatts
Producers: Mark Bright, Rascal Flatts, Marty Williams
Lyric Street Records

"I May Hate Myself in the Morning"
Artist: Lee Ann Womack
Producer: Byron Gallimore
MCA Nashville

Album of the Year
(Award Goes to Artist and Producer)

Be Here
Artist: Keith Urban
Producers: Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Capitol Records Nashville

Feels Like Today
Artist: Rascal Flatts
Producers: Mark Bright, Rascal Flatts, Marty Williams
Lyric Street Records

Live Like You Were Dying
Artist: Tim McGraw
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw, Darran Smith
Curb Records

Somewhere Down in Texas
Artist: George Strait
Producers: Tony Brown, George Strait
MCA Nashville

There's More Where That Came From
Artist: Lee Ann Womack
Producers: Greg Droman, Byron Gallimore
MCA Nashville

Song of the Year
(Award Goes to Songwriter and Primary Publisher)

"Alcohol"
Songwriter: Brad Paisley
Publishers: EMI April, Sea Gayle Music

"As Good As I Once Was"
Songwriters: Scotty Emerick, Toby Keith
Publishers: Tokeco Tunes, Sony/ATV Songs, Big Yellow Dog Music, Florida Cracker Music

"Bless the Broken Road"
Songwriters: Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna, Marcus Hummon
Publishers: Careers-BMG Music, Floyd's Dream Music, Jeff Diggs Music

"I May Hate Myself in the Morning"
Songwriter: Odie Blackmon
Publisher: Cal IV Songs

"Redneck Woman"
Songwriters: John Rich, Gretchen Wilson
Publishers: Sony/ATV, Cross Keys, Hoosiermama Music, WB Music

"Whiskey Lullaby"
Songwriters: Bill Anderson, Jon Randall
Publishers: Sony/ATV, Mr. Bubba Music, Reynsong, Wha Ya Say Music

Musical Event of the Year
"Good News, Bad News"
George Strait With Lee Ann Womack
MCA Nashville

"I'll Never Be Free"
Willie Nelson With Lee Ann Womack
Lost Highway Records

"New Again"
Brad Paisley and Sara Evans
Wind Up Records

"Party for Two"
Shania Twain With Billy Currington
Mercury Records Nashville

"Trip Around the Sun"
Jimmy Buffett With Martina McBride
RCA Records

Music Video of the Year
(Award Goes to Artist and Director)

"Alcohol"
Artist: Brad Paisley
Director: Jim Shea

"As Good As I Once Was"
Artist: Toby Keith
Director: Michael Salomon

"Days Go By"
Artist: Keith Urban
Director: Wayne Isham

"I May Hate Myself in the Morning"
Artist: Lee Ann Womack
Director: Trey Fanjoy

"When I Think About Cheatin'"
Artists: Gretchen Wilson
Directors: Robert Deaton, George J. Flanigen IV

Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas -- Dobro
Paul Franklin -- Steel Guitar
Dann Huff -- Electric Guitar
Brent Mason -- Guitar/Electric Guitar
Randy Scruggs -- Guitar/Mandolin