CMA, Country Music Awards - complete nominee list; Underwood, Paisley host; Taylor Swift opens

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Country Music Awards will be hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The CMA, Country Music Awards, nominees for 2009 are listed below.  This year's awards ceremony will be hosted by singers Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. Four-time nominee Taylor Swift will sing the opening song of the night.

This is the 43rd year the Country Music Association has staged an award ceremony honoring those who made significant contributions to the genre of country music in the previous year.

Performers include: Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Dave Mathews, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and Daughtry, Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band.
 

Presenters of the awards during the telecast include: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Neil Flynn, Patricia Heaton, Julianne Hough, Randy Houser, The Judds, Kid Rock, Kris Kristofferson, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes, Robin Roberts, and Lee Ann Womack.

Billed as "Country Music's Biggest Night" by the CMA, this year's celebration will broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

According to the CMA website,

The 2009 CMA NOMINATIONS 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
"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
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
"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

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
"Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
Arista Nashville

"Down The Road"
Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally)
Blue Chair Records, LLC & BNA Records

"Everything But Quits"
Lee Ann Womack (duet with George Strait)
MCA Nashville

"I Told You So"
Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
19 Recordings/Arista Nashville

"Old Enough"
The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Boots On"
Randy Houser
Directed by Eric Welch

"Love Story"
Taylor Swift
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

"People Are Crazy"
Billy Currington
Directed by The Brads

"Start A Band"
Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
Directed by Jim Shea

"Troubadour"
George Strait
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Eddie Bayers – Drums
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar
Mac McAnally – Guitar

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