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Post by tim on Sept 3, 2014 14:15:02 GMT -5
^I was wondering the same thing myself. I think it's a combination of releasing "Burnin' It Down" during the voting period and his overall attitude at award shows in general. I honesty don't think I've ever seen Jason smile or laugh and he always seems like he's having a horrible time at these things. I tend to lump Jason Aldean in with Toby Keith's lack of success at the CMA's...and both artists could probably really care less.
Still, being snubbed for both Male Vocalist and Entertainer was probably the biggest surprise of all the nominations. I had to read over the list of Entertainer nominees three different times before I probably realized his name wasn't included.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2014 14:16:46 GMT -5
I guess Carrie will never get an EOTY nomination?
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Post by Markus Meyer on Sept 3, 2014 14:21:42 GMT -5
I guess Carrie will never get an EOTY nomination? While I'd agree she's deserved it in the past, she was inactive this year and really didn't deserve it this time.
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Post by Sean on Sept 3, 2014 14:38:31 GMT -5
YES!!!!!! This year is actually pretty amazing! Sure, there are things that baffle me as usual, but this year is definitely my favorite of the past few years! Yay Keith! Yay Dierks! Yay Vince! Yay Tim/Faith! I love that Kacey got nominated again for FV and that "Follow You Arrow" got Single!!! YAY! I was hoping that Jennifer Nettles could squeeze in as the 5th FV nominee, since I love That Girl and she's just amazing, but I guess I can settle with Martina too. Out of all the categories and all the amazing nominations, the one I'm going to be supporting the most and screaming like a little girl if they win is Kenny and Dolly's "You Can't Make Old Friends" nomination! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, have not been so excited for a nomination like this in a while!!!! Overall, I'm hoping for a lot, but I do think that is is going to be a great year! My fingers are crossed for a lot of stuff! Haha!
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Post by McCreerian on Sept 3, 2014 14:47:24 GMT -5
Who the hell is Brandy Clark and what did she do so special to get one of the top 5 nominations for New Artist when there have been many more new successful artists over the last 2 years to deserve that slot?
And I'm so happy about the Kenny/Dolly nomination! What a surprise! Doubt they'll win but it will be awesome of they do!
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Post by Markus Meyer on Sept 3, 2014 14:56:44 GMT -5
Who the hell is Brandy Clark and what did she do so special to get one of the top 5 nominations for New Artist when there have been many more new successful artists over the last 2 years to deserve that slot?And I'm so happy about the Kenny/Dolly nomination! What a surprise! Doubt they'll win but it will be awesome of they do! I honestly can't tell if this is sarcasm.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2014 15:02:44 GMT -5
Well Carrie only sings the theme to Sunday Night Football, had a #1 hit, and starred in a live musical that was seen on TV by 44 million people, no she didn't deserve it.
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Post by Markus Meyer on Sept 3, 2014 15:05:28 GMT -5
Well Carrie only sings the theme to Sunday Night Football, had a #1 hit, and starred in a live musical that was seen on TV by 44 million people, no she didn't deserve it. - I don't believe SYA was within the voting period (I could be wrong though) That is very minimal compared to the likes of: Jason Aldean (selling out stadiums, #1 gold hit) Florida Georgia Line (2 platinum singles, #1 on hot country songs, 4 week airplay #1) Eric Church (platinum #1, huge critically acclaimed album) and that's just who DIDN'T get nominated.
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Post by slowmo on Sept 3, 2014 15:06:25 GMT -5
^I was wondering the same thing myself. I think it's a combination of releasing "Burnin' It Down" during the voting period and his overall attitude at award shows in general. I honesty don't think I've ever seen Jason smile or laugh and he always seems like he's having a horrible time at these things. I tend to lump Jason Aldean in with Toby Keith's lack of success at the CMA's...and both artists could probably really care less. Still, being snubbed for both Male Vocalist and Entertainer was probably the biggest surprise of all the nominations. I had to read over the list of Entertainer nominees three different times before I probably realized his name wasn't included. I agree with the first part up until the not caring about it. I actually think both care a lot, or at least did care in the case of Toby. One of these days, I sure would like to see David Nail's name turn up somewhere on the shows.
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Post by McCreerian on Sept 3, 2014 15:12:17 GMT -5
Who the hell is Brandy Clark and what did she do so special to get one of the top 5 nominations for New Artist when there have been many more new successful artists over the last 2 years to deserve that slot?And I'm so happy about the Kenny/Dolly nomination! What a surprise! Doubt they'll win but it will be awesome of they do! I honestly can't tell if this is sarcasm. Nope. I've never heard the name or seen it listed on the Top 40 chart of having a radio hit! There have been plenty of new names who have had a top 40 or better hit who could have got this slot. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Has this Brandy Clark had a top 40 hit in the past year that shot up the chart that she sang, not wrote as just a songwriter?
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Post by Markus Meyer on Sept 3, 2014 15:20:44 GMT -5
I honestly can't tell if this is sarcasm. Nope. I've never heard the name or seen it listed on the Top 40 chart of having a radio hit! There have been plenty of new names who have had a top 40 or better hit who could have got this slot. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Has this Brandy Clark had a top 40 hit in the past year that shot up the chart that she sang, not wrote as just a songwriter? This is a case of critical acclaim overpowering commercial success. 12 Stories received an 89/100 on the meta-critic scale, and has sold 29 thousand copies without major label backing.
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Post by McCreerian on Sept 3, 2014 15:30:36 GMT -5
Nope. I've never heard the name or seen it listed on the Top 40 chart of having a radio hit! There have been plenty of new names who have had a top 40 or better hit who could have got this slot. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Has this Brandy Clark had a top 40 hit in the past year that shot up the chart that she sang, not wrote as just a songwriter? This is a case of critical acclaim overpowering commercial success. 12 Stories received an 89/100 on the meta-critic scale, and has sold 29 thousand copies without major label backing. I looked her up on Wikipedia. I see she has written alot of big hits for others but have had none of her own on the radio. Even if she did release an album that sold near 30K with just critical acclaim, I still don't buy this nomination. There are so many new artists who have put the miles in on radio tours and their labels have fought for critical success over the eligibility period, I just believe one of them should have got a nomination. Dan & Shay is an example of someone who I believe deserved this nomination far more than her, and they sold 29K+ I believe in just their first week of release and had a top 15 debut hit. I'm not even a fan of theirs and I'm saying this. To give them Vocal Duo and not New Artist when they are clearly new is a joke.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Sept 3, 2014 15:39:21 GMT -5
Well Carrie only sings the theme to Sunday Night Football, had a #1 hit, and starred in a live musical that was seen on TV by 44 million people, no she didn't deserve it. I'm a huge Carrie fan, and I always love to see her name on the nomination list, but this year was not Carrie's year to finally receive an EOTY nomination. I hate the fact that she hasn't ever been nominated, but I feel like 2015 will be the year this changes. If she goes through with releasing an album early next year (which I truly think she will), I think she could have a huge year! This would be nice considering it'll be Carrie's ten year anniversary of the beginning of her career. She'll have started a family, and possibly finally earned a nomination for EOTY. Wishful thinking, of course, but I try to remain cautiously optimistic. For now, though, I think Carrie fans should be thrilled with her three nominations. Considering she hasn't had a solo single on the radio in over a year, that's pretty impressive. This was her "off" year, and she has a better shot than ever to actually walk away with one or two trophies (thank you, Miranda)! I'm thrilled with the nominations for everyone, truly an eclectic and well distributed nomination list; full of quality music and singers. I'm looking forward to this year's CMAs more than I have since before Carrie and Brad hosted.
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 3, 2014 15:41:53 GMT -5
The CMAs usually always either go commercially-renowned or critically-renowned. Clearly, this year was the latter. That explains Brandy Clark's (VERY DESERVING) nomination. Also, is she the first openly gay Country artist to get a CMA nomination?! Woohoo!
As for Carrie, she did not deserve an EOTY nom this year and it's aggravating to see that people claim her to have been "snubbed" when she didn't even tour or release any new music during the eligibility period. She got the noms she deserved and didn't get the noms she didn't deserve.
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Post by countryfan4life on Sept 3, 2014 16:18:14 GMT -5
This is a case of critical acclaim overpowering commercial success. 12 Stories received an 89/100 on the meta-critic scale, and has sold 29 thousand copies without major label backing. I looked her up on Wikipedia. I see she has written alot of big hits for others but have had none of her own on the radio. Even if she did release an album that sold near 30K with just critical acclaim, I still don't buy this nomination. There are so many new artists who have put the miles in on radio tours and their labels have fought for critical success over the eligibility period, I just believe one of them should have got a nomination. Dan & Shay is an example of someone who I believe deserved this nomination far more than her, and they sold 29K+ I believe in just their first week of release and had a top 15 debut hit. I'm not even a fan of theirs and I'm saying this. To give them Vocal Duo and not New Artist when they are clearly new is a joke. I am not too surprised to see Dan + Shay with a Vocal Duo nomination and not a New Artist one considering the same thing happened for the ACMs and there are not many active duos. Still part of me was kind of expecting and hoping they would be on that list. I assume they will be there next year, but then again who knows with these award shows. I am not going to say that Brandy Clark does not deserve this, but I can see how some people would be confused by her nomination, because if it wasn't for Pulse and a mention from Kacey Musgraves I would have no idea who she is too. I will say that it is nice to see that the CMA is honoring new female talent, even if it is just one for now.
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Post by someguy on Sept 3, 2014 17:44:59 GMT -5
I'm on my phone now, so I'll post more in depth thoughts later but here's what's jumping out at me initially:
- I'm disappointed for Jennifer Nettles. I was hopeful that she would've seen a nomination somewhere, and hopefully for both Female Vocalist and Album.
- I'm surprised at Taylor's nomination. Did she even have anything out during the eligibility period? I thought that "Red"'s run would have counted for last year.
- very glad to see the nomination for Kenny and Dolly, as well as the ones for Tim and Faith.
- Miranda will likely clean up again this year, but I think she deserves it most. She does the best job of balancing critical and commercial success.
- I'm only slightly surprised at Jason Aldean's lack of nominations. It was a very tight year for male vocalists, and Dierks had two big hits, plus he released his album, so I'm not surprised at all that he made it in there.
- I'm pleasantly surprised for Martina McBride. She did release a very good album, is on a successful and critically acclaimed tour and has a long-standing history with the CMA, so I guess it's not all that shocking.
- The lack of nominations for Florida Georgia Line is somewhat surprising. I think that a case could've been made for their inclusion in the majority of categories.
- Overall, a decent nomination list.
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Post by Markus Meyer on Sept 3, 2014 17:54:06 GMT -5
The CMAs usually always either go commercially-renowned or critically-renowned. Clearly, this year was the latter. That explains Brandy Clark's (VERY DESERVING) nomination. Also, is she the first openly gay Country artist to get a CMA nomination?! Woohoo! As for Carrie, she did not deserve an EOTY nom this year and it's aggravating to see that people claim her to have been "snubbed" when she didn't even tour or release any new music during the eligibility period. She got the noms she deserved and didn't get the noms she didn't deserve. Just on this point, I believe so if we're going by individual artists, but if we're going by any nominee I think Shane McAnally beat her to that.
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Post by Andy on Sept 3, 2014 18:09:36 GMT -5
Thrilled to see Brandy Clark and Vince Gill/Paul Franklin be nominated.
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 3, 2014 18:17:43 GMT -5
The CMAs usually always either go commercially-renowned or critically-renowned. Clearly, this year was the latter. That explains Brandy Clark's (VERY DESERVING) nomination. Also, is she the first openly gay Country artist to get a CMA nomination?! Woohoo! As for Carrie, she did not deserve an EOTY nom this year and it's aggravating to see that people claim her to have been "snubbed" when she didn't even tour or release any new music during the eligibility period. She got the noms she deserved and didn't get the noms she didn't deserve. Just on this point, I believe so if we're going by individual artists, but if we're going by any nominee I think Shane McAnally beat her to that. Ah, right. Thanks!
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Post by sapphire on Sept 3, 2014 18:24:57 GMT -5
There are only 2 things I love on this year's nomination list: Dierks Bentley getting all these recognition, and ALL the Miranda love which is very well-deserved, especially this year. Shocked at Jason Aldean not getting any nom, since I think he should've been for EOTY and Male, or atleast Male. And though not a fan, I would choose Brantley (is he still eligible?), Scotty (if he's eligible), Cassadee and even Dan + Shay over Kip Moore and Brandy Clark for this year's Best New Artist, not because I like them but I see them more deserving on the eligibility period.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2014 20:00:13 GMT -5
I'm surprised at Taylor's nomination. Did she even have anything out during the eligibility period? I thought that "Red"'s run would have counted for last year. "Red" (the song) didn't go for adds until late June 2013, so nearly all of its chart run fell within the eligibility period. I figured Taylor would get in--who else would they put in there? Martina's the bigger shock to me, given that she has no major label-backing right now, but you make a good point about her history with the CMA. I guess I just figured the voters would move on since she doesn't have a chance to win. I was thinking the final 5 would be Carrie, Miranda, Taylor, Kacey, and then either Jennifer Nettles or Cassadee Pope. But I don't have an objection to Martina's nomination--I'm just surprised by it is all. ** Anyway, I feel like every year there's always this big discussion about "wow, why is Artist A nominated when Artist B had a HUGE year?" These aren't the "country radio awards". These are industry-voted, which means artists can be nominated based off critical acclaim, commercial success, and radio success, among other things. Generally the nominees are big names at radio but I'm glad that the CMA doesn't vote strictly by who had success (or a lack of it) at radio. Brandy Clark earned that New Artist nomination, and George Strait earned that EOTY nomination. McCreerian, you're absolutely right that Brandy didn't have any success at radio. You know why? No major label would release that album, and country radio wouldn't touch it. But thank God that the CMA voters don't let radio success be the measure of what is 'worthy' of being nominated and what isn't worthy. Bottom line is, they are never going to be able to please every member of an online music discussion board (although I personally find almost all of the nominations from this year to be very well-deserved). As for George Strait, I have absolutely no problem with his nomination either. Should he be punished because radio is ageist and will no longer play his current singles? He still went out on a huge farewell tour and he absolutely shattered the all-time indoor concert attendance record for all of North America, when he played to 105,000 people at his final tour stop at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, back on June 7th. Now if George got nominated next year without releasing any new music or doing any touring, then I would object and feel that his spot should've been filled by someone else, but for this year, I was completely expecting him to get an EOTY nomination, and I think it's well-deserved.
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Sept 3, 2014 20:04:15 GMT -5
My Picks
Entertainer of the Year - The King George Freakin' Strait all the way Luke Bryan Miranda Lambert Black Shelton George Strait - Always the King Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the Year - Blake Shelton Dierks Bentley Luke Bryan Eric Church Blake Shelton - just rename this as the Shelton Award Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year - Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert - Also The Lambert Award Martina McBride Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood Taylor Swift
Album of the Year - Miranda Or Dierks the only 2 good albums here (And Yes i've heard them all) Crash My Party – Luke Bryan Fuse – Keith Urban Platinum – Miranda Lambert - this album better win it loved most of it Riser – Dierks Bentley - this album could too it was pretty good The Outsiders – Eric Church
Vocal Group of the Year - Little Big Town Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum Little Big Town - the only band that should win The Band Perry Zac Brown Band
New Artist of the Year - Brandy Clark Brandy Clark - If she doesn't win its a damn crying shame Brett Eldredge Kip Moore Thomas Rhett Cole Swindell
Vocal Duo of the Year - Thompson Square Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Love and Theft The Swon Brothers Thompson Square - not big fans of them but they're the only ones who i can tolerate
Single of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer) - Drunk On A Plane or Automatic "Automatic," Miranda Lambert - Love this song so much "Drunk on a Plane," Dierks Bentley - this one gets me everytime "Give Me Back My Hometown," Eric Church "Meanwhile Back at Mama's," Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill "Mine Would Be You," Blake Shelton
Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters) - Automatic or I Hold On "Automatic," written by Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert - Read Above "Follow Your Arrow," written by Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally "Give Me Back My Hometown," written by Eric Church and Luke Laird "I Don't Dance," written by Lee Brice, Rob Hatch, and Dallas Davidson "I Hold On," written by Brett James and Dierks Bentley - great song love it
Musical Event of the Year - Bakersfield - Vince Gill and Paul Franklin "Bakersfield," Vince Gill and Paul Franklin - the whole album is nominated and it deserves it i have the deluxe edition and its one of my all time favs "Meanwhile Back at Mama's," Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "Something Bad," Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood "We Were Us," Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert "You Can't Make Old Friends," Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
Music Video of the Year - Drunk On A Plane "Automatic," Miranda Lambert "Bartender," Lady Antebellum "Drunk on a Plane," Dierks Bentley - Dierks easily takes this one "Follow Your Arrow," Kacey Musgraves "Something Bad," Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
Musician of the Year - Paul Franklin Sam Bush Jerry Douglas Paul Franklin - no brainer Dann Huff Mac McAnally
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Post by Marv on Sept 3, 2014 20:16:53 GMT -5
FGL had a much bigger year in 2013 than in 2014 thanks to the unprecedented recurrent airplay for 'Cruise', since neither of their 2014 singles will finish in the Mediabase top 20 this year since recurrent airplay for 'Stay' was downright normal as opposed to 'Cruise'.
Absolutely thrilled for the nominations for Dierks Bentley, and the nod for CD of the year was downright wonderful, since that's an extremely prestigious category, and with 'I Hold On' headed for a top-ten finish on the Mediabase chart, that's even better. Better late than never, huh?
The five nominees for 'Song Of The Year?' What a superb quintet; I wouldn't even try to pick a winner, although I was hoping that 'Meanwhile Back At Mama's' would have made that category.
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Post by whynotnow on Sept 3, 2014 21:15:16 GMT -5
I'm surprised at Taylor's nomination. Did she even have anything out during the eligibility period? I thought that "Red"'s run would have counted for last year. "Red" (the song) didn't go for adds until late June 2013, so nearly all of its chart run fell within the eligibility period. I figured Taylor would get in--who else would they put in there? Martina's the bigger shock to me, given that she has no major label-backing right now, but you make a good point about her history with the CMA. I guess I just figured the voters would move on since she doesn't have a chance to win. I was thinking the final 5 would be Carrie, Miranda, Taylor, Kacey, and then either Jennifer Nettles or Cassadee Pope. But I don't have an objection to Martina's nomination--I'm just surprised by it is all. ** Anyway, I feel like every year there's always this big discussion about "wow, why is Artist A nominated when Artist B had a HUGE year?" These aren't the "country radio awards". These are industry-voted, which means artists can be nominated based off critical acclaim, commercial success, and radio success, among other things. Generally the nominees are big names at radio but I'm glad that the CMA doesn't vote strictly by who had success (or a lack of it) at radio. Brandy Clark earned that New Artist nomination, and George Strait earned that EOTY nomination. McCreerian, you're absolutely right that Brandy didn't have any success at radio. You know why? No major label would release that album, and country radio wouldn't touch it. But thank God that the CMA voters don't let radio success be the measure of what is 'worthy' of being nominated and what isn't worthy. Bottom line is, they are never going to be able to please every member of an online music discussion board (although I personally find almost all of the nominations from this year to be very well-deserved). As for George Strait, I have absolutely no problem with his nomination either. Should he be punished because radio is ageist and will no longer play his current singles? He still went out on a huge farewell tour and he absolutely shattered the all-time indoor concert attendance record for all of North America, when he played to 105,000 people at his final tour stop at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, back on June 7th. Now if George got nominated next year without releasing any new music or doing any touring, then I would object and feel that his spot should've been filled by someone else, but for this year, I was completely expecting him to get an EOTY nomination, and I think it's well-deserved. Also, the airing of his last concert jut broke a record for the highest CMT ratings for a single show in 4 years. I think his nomination is very well validated. And as you mentioned, I Got A Car got top 20 despite radio's aversion to play the song. George does not need to make any excuses for his nomination.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Sept 3, 2014 21:48:33 GMT -5
I honestly can't tell if this is sarcasm. Nope. I've never heard the name or seen it listed on the Top 40 chart of having a radio hit! There have been plenty of new names who have had a top 40 or better hit who could have got this slot. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Has this Brandy Clark had a top 40 hit in the past year that shot up the chart that she sang, not wrote as just a songwriter? In the past, you have been among the critical voices here against country radio, and you have railed against the degree to which it refuses to support traditional country music ( here), as well as women other than Carrie/Miranda/Taylor (for example, here and here). How do you square your disgust with country radio with the insistence that airplay on country radio should dictate a person's qualification for a CMA Award nomination? As you have noted in the past, country radio is going through an incredibly narrow phase. And since country radio remains the most effective way to accrue mass awareness of new music and thereby achieve a certain level of commercial impact, much of what has achieved a certain level of commercial impact has been in a very narrow lane. Awards shows, with their televised platform, could just serve as an echo chamber for radio's narrowness. But they have the opportunity to represent the broader country music spectrum. I, for one, have been grateful for the times that the ACM and CMA have done so. In fact, neither organization goes far enough for my taste, but I'll take the George Strait Entertainer win last year and nomination (hopefully a win) this year, I'll take the "Follow Your Arrow" nominations, I'll take the Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton nomination that you also celebrated (even if it is in a non-televised category), I'll take the Vince Gill/Paul Franklin nomination (even if it is in a non-televised category), and yes, I'll take the Brandy Clark nomination because at the very least, it sends the message that the industry is occasionally interested in giving high quality pure country music from a female at least a brief moment of mainstream exposure somewhere, if not on radio. I generally don't take much from the nominations of any of these shows, but I think it's healthy when the major outlets for mass exposure are not in lockstep with each other, in particular when one of those major outlets has been so musically limiting. As for the CMA Awards show itself, it will no doubt be designed to mazimize viewership, so I think it's likely that several non-nominees will be invited to perform over some lesser-known nominees like Brandy Clark. For example, does anyone think the CMA producers would pass up the opportunity to welcome Garth Brooks back as a performer on the show? The only question is whether Trisha Yearwood will also get to perform her single with Kelly Clarkson, right? I don't think there is any doubt that Jason Aldean will perform too despite being shut out of the nominations. I do hope that female solo artists are much better represented among the CMA Awards telecast performers than they were on the ACM Awards telecast.
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Post by McCreerian on Sept 3, 2014 21:59:07 GMT -5
^^^Artists like D&S, Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbury and others who have had their breakthrough top 20 hits have grown up watching this show and dreamed of getting a nomination like Best New Artist. I'm speaking more for them than anything. I'm sure that they were a bundle of nerves going into today thinking "maybe, just maybe," then someone who has never had a radio hit (as a vocalist) like them got nominated instead. I have not missed watching a CMA or ACM since I can remember, going all the way back to the very early 90s. Horizon/Best New Artist has always been the one award that has interested me the most and some now legendary artists have won it. In all those years I can't remember a time where a non-radio artist has ever been nominated. That in itself seems very strange. So it has nothing to do with the narrowness of radio, more about that award's history and the current new artists who thought maybe they had a shot. But hey anything can happen.
And you don't need to link my old posts to prove to me what I've said in the past. I know what I've wrote before.
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 3, 2014 22:57:32 GMT -5
I don't see what's so wrong with someone getting a New Aritst nom when that someone has received more critical acclaim than D&S, Pope, and Bradbury combined. They have their commercial successes and Clark has her critical successes. Doesn't make her any more or less deserving. And I'm sure Clark was a bundle of nerves going into the ceremony, too. I'm sure all Country artists were.
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Post by someguy on Sept 3, 2014 23:00:57 GMT -5
Brandy Clark has also been opening up for Jennifer Nettles on her "That Girl" tour. Not that they've been playing huge arenas or anything like that, but I'm sure the tour has helped with her critical acclaim and overall visibility.
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Post by jlatn5b on Sept 3, 2014 23:28:24 GMT -5
Taylor getting a FV nom was a given. There was no way she wasn't getting nominated along with Miranda, Carrie, and Kacey. The 5th spot was always the wild card. Personally glad to see Martina slide in there.
George Strait played to 105,000 people at one show. 105,000!!! Name ANY artist ANY genre who could pull in that kind of crowd today. That alone qualifies him for an EOTY nomination in my book. Add to that a sold out arena tour prior to the farewell show, a respectable run on radio for a guy who is on the verge of being pushed out, and selling nearly 500,000 copies of his latest album. Now I love George and would be thrilled to see him win it again, but in all honesty, don't think he should or will. But to be nominated this year? Definitely appropriate.
Miranda will likely win Album, but if I had to pick a dark horse, it would be Dierks. I could see him pulling a bit of an upset there.
Good for Brandy Clark. Well deserved recognition. New Artist category is really wide open, which is unusual. This is typically an easy award to pick, but there isn't a clear front runner this year in my opinion.
Re: the Aldean snubs, I really think it's just a combination of not being on a major label and the likability factor. Not that he's disliked in the industry, but the way he comes across at award shows makes him harder to root for. If you put him up against Luke Bryan and they had the exact same qualifications, Luke's likely to get more votes just because (generally speaking) he's more likable, humble, and would come across as more appreciative. Not saying that Jason isn't... and that it should matter in terms of voting criteria... but I can't help but think it plays a role when people are picking nominees. I think the Toby Keith comparison made earlier in the thread is a good one.
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14887fan
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 3, 2014 23:39:49 GMT -5
Nah, I don't buy for a second that George Strait deserves the EOTY nom this year. Hell, Carrie played LIVE musical theater to over 18 million people on national TV. Don't care if he's "The King;" his nomination is ridiculous. Awarding his legacy is robbing others of the nomination they deserve. As much as I dislike them, FLAGA did more than Strait did this year.
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