43rd Annual Country Music Association Awards Nominees (Full & Complete List Of CMA 2009)

By BJ Jones
Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack today announced nominees for the 43rd annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. The show will air November 11 (8-11 EST) on ABC Television.

Brad Paisley led with six nominations while Keith Urban, Jamey Johnson, George Strait, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown each earned four nominations.

Here's the full & complete list of the nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards:

*Entertainer of the Year
  1. Kenny Chesney
  2. Brad Paisley
  3. George Strait
  4. Taylor Swift
  5. Keith Urban
*Female Vocalist
  1. Miranda Lambert
  2. Martina McBride
  3. Reba McEntire
  4. Taylor Swift
  5. Carrie Underwood
*Male Vocalist
  1. Kenny Chesney
  2. Brad Paisley
  3. Darius Rucker
  4. George Strait
  5. Keith Urban
*New Artist
  1. Randy Houser
  2. Jamey Johnson
  3. Jake Owen
  4. Darius Rucker
  5. Zac Brown Band
*Vocal Group
  1. Eagles
  2. Lady Antebellum
  3. Little Big Town
  4. Rascal Flatts
  5. Zac Brown Band
*Vocal Duo
  1. Big & Rich
  2. Brooks & Dunn
  3. Joey & Rory
  4. Montgomery Gentry
  5. Sugarland
*Single of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer.)
  1. Zac Brown Band "Chicken Fried" Producer: Keith Stegall (Atlantic Records)
  2. Lady Antebellum "I Run to You" Producers: Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley (Capitol Records Nashville)
  3. Jamey Johnson "In Color" Producers: The Kent Hardly Playboys (Mercury Nashville)
  4. Billy Currington "People Are Crazy" Producers: Carson Chamberlain and Billy Currington (Mercury Nashville)
  5. Brad Paisley "Then" Producers: Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois (Arista Nashville)
*Album of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer.)
  1. American Saturday Night Brad Paisley Producers: Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois (Arista Nashville)
  2. Defying Gravity Keith Urban Producers: Dann Huff and Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville)
  3. Fearless Taylor Swift Producers: Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
  4. Love on the Inside Sugarland Producers: Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles (Mercury Nashville)
  5. That Lonesome Song Jamey Johnson Producers: The Kent Hardly Playboys (Mercury Nashville)
*Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters.)
  1.  "Chicken Fried" Songwriters: Zac Brown and Wyatt Durette (Zac Brown Band)
  2. "I Told You So" Songwriter: Randy Travis (Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis)
  3. "In Color" Songwriters: Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto (Jamey Johnson)
  4. "People Are Crazy" Songwriters: Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones (Billy Currington)
  5. "Then" Songwriters: Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley (Brad Paisley)
*Musical Event (Award goes to each artist.)
  1. "Cowgirls Don't Cry" Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire (Arista Nashville)
  2. "Down the Road" Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally) (Blue Chair Records, BNA Records)
  3. "Everything But Quits" Lee Ann Womack - Duet with George Strait (MCA Records)
  4. "I Told You So" Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis (19 Recordings/Arista)
  5. "Old Enough" The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe (Third Man Records, Warner Bros. Records)
*Music Video (Award goes to artist and director.)
  1. "Boots On" Randy Houser Director: Eric Welch
  2. "Love Story" Taylor Swift Director: Trey Fanjoy
  3. "People Are Crazy" Billy Currington Directors: The Brads
  4. "Start a Band" Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban) Directors: Jim Shea
  5. "Troubadour" George Strait Director: Trey Fanjoy
*Musician of the Year
  1. Eddie Bayers -- drums
  2. Paul Franklin -- steel guitar
  3. Dann Huff -- guitar
  4. Brent Mason -- guitar
  5. Mac McAnally -- guitar
Location: Nashville, TN, USA