Country Music Awards 2008

The CMA Nominees You Have to Know

From the well-known (Sugarland! Carrie!) to hot newcomers (Rodney Atkins!), take a look at who will battle for country glory Nov. 12. By Katie Kauss

BRAD PAISLEY

Hometown: Glen Dale, W.V.
Nominations: Paisley, 36, who is co-hosting the awards alongside Carrie Underwood, is nominated for four trophies, including entertainer and male vocalist of the year – which he won in 2007.
Big Daddy: Paisley and wife actress Kimberly recently announced they are expecting a second child. "We're having so much fun with our little boy Huck, and we are thrilled that he will have a sibling," he told PEOPLE.