CMA Awards 2008

De nominerede til Country Music Association Awards 2008

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
The Wreckers

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Eagles
Emerson Drive
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cowboy Town — Brooks & Dunn ~ read review
Good Time — Alan Jackson ~ read review
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates — Kenny Chesney ~ read review
Troubadour — George Strait ~ read review
Carnival Ride — Carrie Underwood ~ read review

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
"Don’t Blink Kenny Chesney; Buddy Cannon
"Gun Powder and Lead" Miranda Lambert; Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke
"I Saw God Today" George Strait; Tony Brown, George Strait
"Stay" Sugarland; Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush
"You’re Gonna Miss This" Trace Adkins; Frank Rogers

SONG OF THE YEAR
"Good Time" writer/artist Alan Jackson
"I Saw God Today" George Strait; writers: Rodney Clawson, Monte Criswell, Wade Kirby
"Letter To Me" writer/artist Brad Paisley
"Stay" Sugarland; writer: Jennifer Nettles
"You’re Gonna Miss This" Trace Adkins; writers: Lee Thomas Miller, Ashley Gorley

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Lady Antebellum
James Otto
Kellie Pickler

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Another Try" Josh Turner/Trisha Yearwood
"Every Other Weekend" Reba McEntire/Kenny Chesney
"Gone, Gone, Gone" Robert Plant/Alison Krauss
"Life In A Northern Town" Sugarland/Little Big Town/Jake Owen
"Shiftwork" Kenny Chesney/George Strait

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Don’t Blink"; Kenny Chesney; directed by Shaun Silva
"Good Time"; Alan Jackson; directed by Trey Fanjoy
"Stay"; Sugarland; directed by Shaun Silva
"Waitin’ On A Woman"; Brad Paisley; directed by Jim Shea
"You’re Gonna Miss This"; Trace Adkins; directed by Peter Zavidill

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas, Dobro
Paul Franklin, Steel
Dann Huff, Guitar
Brent Mason, Guitar
Mac McAnally, Guitar