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Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Bring NASCAR to CMA Awards
Originally posted 10/27/2009 09:00AM
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will make a pit stop with country's finest when he appears as a presenter at the Nov. 11 Country Music Awards, the Nashville-based CMA tells PEOPLE.
Earnhardt is part of a round of presenters announced by the CMA for ceremony, which will air on ABC. Others include LeAnn Rimes, Kellie Pickler, Julianne Hough, and nominees Randy Houser (for new artist and video of the year) and Jake Owen (for new artist), along with the network's Robin Roberts and the stars of ABC's Wednesday night comedy The Middle, Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn.
They join the previously announced performers, who include Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Dave Matthews (with Kenny Chesney), Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Sugarland, George Strait, Zac Brown Band and rockers Daughtry (with Vince Gill).
The show will be co-hosted for the second consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, both of whom are also set to perform.
– Eileen Finan
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Dave Matthews & Kenny Chesney to Duet at CMA Awards
Originally posted 10/19/2009 08:00AM
Dave Matthews will join country's biggest names at this year's CMA Awards, delivering a duet with Kenny Chesney and adding another rock presence to the ceremony's lineup. Last week, it was announced that Daughtry – along with Vince Gill – would perform on the show, which will air on ABC Wednesday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m. ET.
Matthews, 42, will be making his debut appearance on the awards show, where he will perform "I'm Alive," a Top 10 country hit from Chesney's Lucky Old Sun album.
Already announced to perform on the awards show are Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and others.
– Eileen Finan
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Brad Paisley Leads CMA Nominations
Originally posted 09/09/2009 09:50AM
Brad Paisley led the Country Music Association Awards nominations with six nods, it was announced Wednesday morning.
Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jamey Johnson, George Strait and Zac Brown Band each received four nods.
Paisley, the two-time reigning male vocalist of the year is once again up for the award, along with video of the year for "Start a Band," his duet with Keith Urban. He'll also be rivaling four-time entertainer of the year Kenny Chesney for the top honor.
Strait, who was honored earlier this year by the Academy of Country Music, as the Artist of the Decade, received nominations for musical event of the year (for his performance with Lee Ann Womack), male vocalist and entertainer of the year.
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Brad Paisley's Favorite CMA Moment: Kissing Wife's Baby Bump
Originally posted 11/13/2008 01:10PM
Brad Paisley ruled the stage at Wednesday night's Country Music Association Awards as the show co-host, a two-time performer and the winner of the male vocalist award, but his jubilant celebration offstage provided his sweetest moment.
After his name was announced as best male vocalist, Paisley, 36, trotted offstage into the front row of the audience, where his pregnant wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley, 37, was sitting. He embraced her, kissed her and then bent down to plant a kiss on her baby bump.
"I've got four more months to go with this pregnancy and that's going to get me through some stuff – I got that in my back pocket now," Paisley jokes of his spontaneous show of affection. "The next time I'm not performing up to par, I can say, 'Remember that?' "
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Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney Headline CMA Awards
Originally posted 09/29/2008 03:10PM
Country's best and hottest not only received multiple nominations for this year's 42nd Annual CMA Awards, they're going to perform as well.
Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney and George Strait are among the star-studded lineup of performers for the Nov. 12 show, the CMA announced Monday.
The performers are all up for some impressive awards.
Swift, 18, received her first female vocalist of the year nomination. Her single "Love Story," off her second album Fearless is currently No. 5 on Billboard's Hot 100.
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Kellie Pickler Breaks Down at CMA Awards
Originally posted 11/08/2007 12:00AM
Kellie Pickler broke down crying during the CMA Awards on Wednesday night while performing "I Wonder," a song about her estranged mother, who abandoned her when she was 2.
"Oh, I hear the weather's nice in California," the former American Idol finalist sang at the end of the song, as the tears began to fall down her cheeks. "And just in case you're wondering about me/ From now on I won't be in Carolina/ Your little girl is off to Tennessee."
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UpdatePosted 11/07/2007 11:45PMCMAs 2007: Big Night for Carrie Underwood
Originally posted 11/07/2007 09:25PM
If 2006 was Carrie Underwood's coming-out party at the CMA Awards, 2007 solidified her place among the current greats of country music.
For the second year in a row, Underwood, 24, won two big awards in Nashville on Wednesday night, repeating as female vocalist of the year and nabbing single of the year for "Before He Cheats." (Last year, she also took the Horizon Award.)
"God had blessed me with so many wonderful things in my life, and I will spend my entire life trying to figure out why," Underwood, 24, said after beating out Reba McEntire and other veterans for the vocalist award. "If you had told me a few years ago I would have been nominated with the people that I have been nominated with, I would have called you absolutely insane."
Kenny Chesney won the top award, entertainer of the year, for the second year in a row and third time overall.
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Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock Ready for CMAs
Originally posted 11/07/2007 06:35PM
Jessica Simpson, Jamie Foxx, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow – not your typical country-music lineup, but they are among the stars expected to join country superstars like Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley at the 41st Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday night, to be broadcast live on ABC from the Sommet Center in Nashville.
Former Miss Tennessee Ashley Eicher will co-host the show with country singer Luke Bryan.
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Brad Paisley, George Strait Lead CMA Nominations
Originally posted 08/30/2007 12:15PM
Brad Paisley and George Strait led the Country Music Association Awards nominations with five nods each, it was announced Thursday.
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Kenny Chesney Country Music's Big Winner
Originally posted 11/10/2004 08:00AM
Kenny Chesney had a big night in Nashville Tuesday, being named the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year and taking prizes for his album of the year, When the Sun Goes Down, as well as for producing it.
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