THE NOMINEES \ CMA Awards

The final nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards are:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney

Brad Paisley

George Strait

Taylor Swift

Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Miranda Lambert

Martina McBride

Reba McEntire

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney

Brad Paisley

Darius Rucker

George Strait

Keith Urban

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Randy Houser

Jamey Johnson

Jake Owen

Darius Rucker

Zac Brown Band

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Eagles

Lady Antebellum

Little Big Town

Rascal Flatts

Zac Brown Band

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Big & Rich

Brooks & Dunn

Joey + Rory

Montgomery Gentry

Sugarland

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

“Chicken Fried”

Zac Brown Band

Produced by Keith Stegall

Atlantic Records

“I Run To You”

Lady Antebellum

Produced by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley

Capitol Records Nashville

“In Color”

Jamey Johnson

Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys

Mercury Nashville

“People Are Crazy”

Billy Currington

Produced by Carson Chamberlain and Billy Currington

Mercury Nashville

“Then”

Brad Paisley

Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois

Arista Nashville

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

American Saturday Night

Brad Paisley

Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois

Arista Nashville

Defying Gravity

Keith Urban

Produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban

Capitol Records Nashville

Fearless

Taylor Swift

Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift

Big Machine Records

Love On The Inside

Sugarland

Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush, and Jennifer Nettles

Mercury Nashville

That Lonesome Song

Jamey Johnson

Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys

Mercury Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Songwriter(s))

“Chicken Fried”

Zac Brown/Wyatt Durrette

“I Told You So”

Randy Travis

“In Color”

Jamey Johnson/Lee Thomas Miller/James Otto

“People Are Crazy”

Bobby Braddock/Troy Jones

“Then”

Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois/Ashley Gorley