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
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JAMES OTTO
Hometown: Nashville
Nominations: The up-and-coming singer, 35, is nominated for the horizon award.
Big Man on Campus: Make that really big. On tour with fellow tall singers Trace Atkins and Alan Jackson, the 6'5" Otto tells PEOPLE that he's working with "the biggest men in country music ... 20 feet of country."
