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Post by 14887fan on Apr 17, 2015 17:50:23 GMT -5
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Post by josephmorgan on Apr 17, 2015 19:38:46 GMT -5
This is my first time making predictions for any of the award shows. How I will approach this is that I will give who will win, who should win, and a possible third alternate if the above two don't pan out.
Entertainer: Will: Luke Bryan Should: Miranda Lambert Alt.: Garth
Luke won this award from the CMA, and he had a fantastic year with hit after hit. Plus, his CMP album, as well as his new Spring Break CD, are still selling well. Miranda had another great year as well, but her last two singles were not as big on radio as they might've been. As for Garth, MAM has sold pretty well for a comeback, and his live shows sell out in minutes. However, his two songs from the album (especially "Mom") flopped at radio.
Female Vocalist: Will Win: Miranda Should Win: Carrie Alt.: Brandy
Again, Miranda continues her dominating ways with her album and on radio. Carrie's "SITW" did very well on radio, and her current song is doing well too. Brandy, however, has the industry and most of the music critics by her side, so she could surprise here.
Male Vocalist: Will win: Blake Should win: Luke Alt.: Tim
If they award Luke the biggie, they will probably have to award his co-host something, even if it means the current "it" couple win big again. However, this could go either way, and they could cancel each other out, and Tim (thanks to solid song choices from his latest CD) could pull it out.
I won't be providing commentary for the rest of the categories, but my predictions are as follows:
Vocal Duo: Will & Should Win: FGL Alt.: Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group: Will Win: LBT Should Win: ZBB Alt.: Lady A
New Artist: Will & Should Win: Sam Hunt Alt.: Cole Swindell
Album: Will Win: Platinum Should Win: The Outsiders Alt.: Pain Killer
Single: Will Win: "I Don't Dance" Should Win: "Automatic" Alt.: "Dirt"
Song: Will Win: "Follow Your Arrow" Should Win: "Automatic" Alt.: "Give Me Back My Hometown"
Video: Will Win: "Drunk On A Plane" Should Win: "Something Bad" Alt.: "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
Vocal Event: Will Win: "Lonely Tonight" (it was the only nominee to go to #1) Should Win: "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" Alt.: "Somethin' Bad"
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Apr 18, 2015 0:07:58 GMT -5
I might have looked smart had I said this earlier in the week, but I did think that the Cumulus block adding "Games" this week was a sign that Luke wasn't expected to debut a new single on Sunday. I actually think it's a good thing for him to put a little space between albums, even though radio isn't eager to let him. Does anyone have an idea why Tim McGraw isn't performing? His single is out but the only thing I can think of is since it's a duet with his cousin, she may have other obligations. I just found it odd. I find it a bit odd too, although not nearly as bizarre as the lack of the Zac Brown Band. They've just scored one of the biggest hits of the year with "Homegrown", and their album drops in just 11 days. Plus they've performed at virtually every country award show for the last few years, and that was when they were just an independent act...now they have partnerhips with Big Machine and Republic, so you'd think they'd be even more likely to perform than ever before. Tim's absence is strange too, but I really doubt he wouldn't perform if his cousin Catherine couldn't make it. She only sings harmonies on the track, so Tim could have easily performed the song without her. I wonder if the ACM's just aren't that big on Tim for some reason? He scored 2 really big hits in the eligiblity period, yet he didn't get nominated for anything other than Vocal Event, for "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" featuring Faith (but that was pretty much a given since there weren't many duets that were even eligible for the VE category). Tim did pull out of his 2009 ACM performance over a dispute about staging (I believe the ACM producers wanted him on the "B" stage, and he wanted the main stage?), but he has performed on the show since. I'm having a pretty hard time imagining that the producers wouldn't have welcomed him as a performer this year. Perhaps Tim felt that "Diamond Rings & Old Barstools" wouldn't have played well in a stadium setting? As for Zac Brown Band, the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place tomorrow (to air on HBO in late May), and Zac Brown is scheduled to perform in honor of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Dave Grohl is also performing, and it wouldn't surprise me if he had facilitated Zac Brown's involvement. Considering the popularity of "Homegrown," I'm having a hard time imagining the ACM producers didn't invite Zac Brown Band to perform at the ACMs, so I think that they simply chose not to perform. It may be notable that both Tim McGraw and Zac Brown Band have recently had some pretty high-profile televised gigs not typically offered to country artists -- Tim played the Oscars and Zac Brown Band performed on Saturday Night Live. Tim didn't perform his own music on the Oscars and the ACM telecast will be higher rated than SNL, but I would imagine that both feel pretty good about the opportunities they are getting and feel like they can skip the ACMs. Considering what each would have likely sung, it's a loss for the broadcast. I'm disappointed that Kacey didn't snag a performance slot, but considering how shabbily the ACM producers treated her last year (offering only a truncated slot to someone with five nominations who would go on to win Album of the Year -- an offer she rejected), the relationship between them may not be all that great. It's especially a shame because the ACMs are in her home state. I agree with 14887fan that the ACM broadcast is considerably less interesting in the absence of Carrie, Tim, Zac Brown Band, Kacey and The Band Perry. And as spoilers start to leak out about performances, I'm less than inspired so far (Miranda's medley choice strikes me as an odd pairing, and I had kind of hoped she would perform an album track even if it wasn't something slated to be her next single). But there are a lot of performances yet to be revealed from artists I'm eager to hear (Alan, Eric, Keith, and Martina, for example), and I am very much looking forward to Dierks' performance of "Riser," as well as what I assume will be a "Girl Crush" performance from Little Big Town. Speaking of Martina, it appears that she will perform one of her older hits:
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Post by avalyn on Apr 18, 2015 0:44:59 GMT -5
^ Kimberly from Little Big Town confirmed they are doing Girl Crush in various radio interviews this week. She said in one of them that they are doing something special with the performance and couldn't say anything besides that since it's a big secret. UMG hinted there will be a special guest performing with them. But yes, they will be doing Girl Crush
Also according to interviews Thomas did with The Tennessean and Music Choice, he is performing Make Me Wanna.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Apr 18, 2015 1:10:48 GMT -5
The hate towards Carrie is unbelievable.
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Post by Caviar on Apr 18, 2015 8:51:39 GMT -5
I'm sure it's been said previously, does anyone know which carries more weight in the EOTY voting for this show, industry or the fan voting? Personally, I hate adding fan voting to these types of awards, especially the ones that are supposed to be held in such high regard. They are essentially a social media award now and I quite frankly can't muster up enough "give a damn's" about them anymore to get riled up when any of the nominees use the system that is presented to them to gather votes, as very obviously seen with Miranda this year. It's a product of the game. I'm not sure how many people actively engage in voting when other artists tweet out the links as they do, I can't imagine it would be that many although every little bit counts. I'm a fan of Miranda, one of my favorite artists retweeted her voting link yesterday and I still haven't done it. Instead I'll sit here and type this rather than go through the process of voting. ha. In other news, presenters were announced today. Justin Mooretvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/16/presenters-announced-for-the-50th-academy-of-country-music-awards-sunday-april-19-on-cbs/390299/I'm a legend. :'(
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Post by zaclord π on Apr 18, 2015 11:02:43 GMT -5
Here are my predictions for the show:
Entertainer of the Year β’ Jason Aldean β’ Garth Brooks β’ Luke Bryan β’ Miranda Lambert β’ Florida Georgia Line
Should win: Do I have to pick one...? Garth I guess Will win: Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year β’ Jason Aldean β’ Dierks Bentley β’ Luke Bryan β’ Eric Church β’ Brad Paisley β’ Blake Shelton
Should win: Dierks Bentley Will win: Miranda Lambert
Female Vocalist of the Year β’ Brandy Clark β’ Miranda Lambert β’ Martina McBride β’ Kacey Musgraves β’ Carrie Underwood
Should win: Kacey Musgraves Will win: Miranda Lambert
Vocal Duo of the Year β’ Brothers Osborne β’ Dan + Shay β’ Florida Georgia Line β’ Maddie & Tae β’ The Swon Brothers
Should win: FGL (sadly) Will win: Miranda Lambert
Vocal Group of the Year β’ Lady Antebellum β’ Little Big Town β’ Rascal Flatts β’ The Band Perry β’ Zac Brown Band
Should win: LBT Will win: Miranda Lambert
New Artist of the Year β’ Cole Swindell β’ Sam Hunt β’ Thomas Rhett
Should win: Sam Hunt Will in: Miranda Lambert
Album of the Year Awarded to the Artist, Producer(s), and Record Label
β’ "Old Boots, New Dirt" - Jason Aldean | Produced by Michael Knox | Label: Broken Bow Records β’ "Pain Killer" - Little Big Town | Produced by Jay Joyce | Label: Capitol Nashville β’ "Platinum" - Miranda Lambert | Produced by Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, and Glenn Worf | Label: RCA Nashville β’ "Riser" - Dierks Bentley | Produced by Ross Copperman and Jaren Johnston | Label: Capitol Nashville β’ "The Outsiders" - Eric Church | Produced by Jay Joyce | Label: EMI Nashville
Should win: Dierks Will win: Miranda Lambert
Single Record of the Year Awarded to the Artist(s), Producer(s), and Record Label
β’ "American Kids" - Recorded by Kenny Chesney | Produced by Kenny Chesney and Buddy Cannon | Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville β’ "Automatic" - Recorded by Miranda Lambert | Produced by Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, and Glenn Worf | Label: RCA Nashville β’ "Dirt" - Recorded by Florida Georgia Line | Produced by Joey Moi | Label: Republic Nashville β’ "Drunk On A Plane" - Recorded by Dierks Bentley | Produced by Ross Copperman | Label: Capitol Nashville β’ "I Don't Dance" - Recorded by Lee Brice | Produced by Lee Brice | Label: Curb Records
Should win: Dierks Will win: Miranda Lambert
Song of the Year Awarded to the Songwriter(s), Artist(s), and Publisher(s)
β’ "American Kids" - Recorded by Kenny Chesney; Written by Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally β’ "Automatic" - Recorded by Miranda Lambert; Written by Miranda Lambert, Nicolle Galyon, and Natalie Hemby β’ "Drink A Beer" - Recorded by Luke Bryan; Written by Chris Stapleton and Jim Beavers β’ "Follow Your Arrow" - Recorded by Kacey Musgraves; Written by Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark, and Shane McAnally β’ "Give Me Back My Hometown" - Recorded by Eric Church; Written by Eric Church and Luke Laird β’ "I Hold On" - Recorded by Dierks Bentley; Written by Dierks Bentley and Brett James
Should win: Kacey Will win: Miranda Lambert
Video of the Year (Off-Camera Award) Awarded to the Artist(s), Director(s), and Producer(s)
β’ "American Kids" - Kenny Chesney | Director - Shaun Silva | Producer - Don Lepore β’ "Cop Car" - Keith Urban | Director - John Urbano | Producer - Michelle Abnet β’ "Drunk On A Plane" - Dierks Bentley | Director - Wes Edwards | Producer - Clarke Gallivan β’ "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell | Director - James Keach | Producer - Julian Raymond β’ "Somethin' Bad" - Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood | Director - Trey Fanjoy | Producer - Trent Hardville
Should win: Miranda/Carrie Will win: Miranda Lambert (Carrie will still somehow be snubbed here)
Vocal Event of the Year (Off-Camera Award) Awarded to the Artist(s), Producer(s), and Record Label
β’ "Lonely Tonight" - Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe | Produced by Scott Hendricks | Label: Warner Music Nashville β’ "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" - Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill | Produced by Tim McGraw and Byron Gallimore | Label: Big Machine Records β’ "Somethin' Bad" - Miranda Lambert duet with Carrie Underwood | Produced by Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, and Glen Worf | Label: RCA Nashville β’ "The South" - The Cadillac Three featuring Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, and Mike Eli | Produced by Dann Huff and Justin Niebank | Label: Big Machine Records β’ "This Is How We Roll" - Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan | Produced by Joey Moi | Label: Republic Nashville
Should win: Blake/Ashley Will win: Miranda Lambert (no award for Carrie again)
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Post by 14887fan on Apr 18, 2015 11:20:35 GMT -5
^I cackled.
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Post by onebuffalo on Apr 18, 2015 11:44:03 GMT -5
Why? The A.C.M.s would be a great opportunity for Luke Bryan to showcase a lead single from an upcoming CD. The Crash My Party CD is two years old! Move on! For slowmo: Is Justin Moore up for another New Artist Award this year? For zaclord: We should just call it the Miranda Lambert show. She shouldn't get a seat because she'll be at the stage receiving ALL those awards!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 18, 2015 12:26:43 GMT -5
Luke Bryan performing "I See You" is such a waste of a performance. If he wasn't going to debut a new single (which I feel is a missed opportunity), then he shouldn't have even bothered to perform. But I guess since he's co-hosting and nominated for two of the bigger awards of the night, the least he could've done was perform "Games." Not sure why Miranda Lambert is doing a mash-up with "Mama's Broken Heart." Both songs are pretty rocking and I'm sure she'll pull it off well and all, but it's a strange choice since that single is two years old now and not from her current album. I also agree with others that the absence of a Tim McGraw or Zac Brown Band performance is unfortunate as well. Carrie not performing is understandable, and Kacey getting to showcase "Biscuits" would've been nice, but I can see why she didn't get a slot this time. I'm sure she'll easily get to perform on the CMAs in the fall though and most likely next year's ACMs, especially once her new album comes out, supposedly this summer.
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Post by carriekins on Apr 18, 2015 14:26:54 GMT -5
zaclord π literally laughed out loud. Hilarious. And sadly close to accurate.
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Post by justme60 on Apr 18, 2015 14:45:28 GMT -5
I read an article that stated Keith Urban and Eric Church were opening the show.
Anybody else heard that?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2015 14:47:31 GMT -5
I read an article that stated Keith Urban and Eric Church were opening the show. Anybody else heard that? Windmills also confirmed this on her Twitter. :)
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Post by onebuffalo on Apr 18, 2015 14:50:08 GMT -5
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Post by drummerman2009 on Apr 18, 2015 18:47:37 GMT -5
Guinness World Records for the most wins for Male and Female Vocalists of the Year? They would give awards for anything especially something as earth shattering as that.
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Post by :) KUFan on Apr 18, 2015 20:36:52 GMT -5
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Post by zaclord π on Apr 18, 2015 21:44:06 GMT -5
Lol Luke was probably just assuming she was performing because she has for the last 10 years. She posted on the FC that she's going to be watching from home this year though, so it's definitely not happening.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Apr 18, 2015 22:06:56 GMT -5
Where's Carrie's Guinness World Record and ACM Special Awards for being the YOUNGEST person to win Triple Crown Awards??
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Post by carrieidol1 on Apr 18, 2015 23:12:12 GMT -5
Unless Carrie is a part of and/or planning the ultimate surprise, I don't think this is true. She posted on her fan club that she will be watching the ACMs from home with Isaiah (her baby). I guess it's possible she's planning a surprise, but I highly doubt it.
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Post by phil1996 on Apr 18, 2015 23:18:35 GMT -5
So with "Raise em Up" being the opener, will Keith/Eric have separate performances later in the show or no?
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Post by onebuffalo on Apr 19, 2015 11:07:14 GMT -5
This is a sad day. It is George Strait's last day to be A.C.M. Entertainer of the Year. In my mind, he is ALWAYS the Entertainer. Way to go, George. I hope life off the road is treating you well.
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Post by drummerman2009 on Apr 19, 2015 12:26:03 GMT -5
That bit about labels and performances...who picks the songs for these award shows? The Academy, the labels, or the artists? dick clark productions picks the songs along with the ACM and the artists representatives (label, management, etc.). How about the presenters especially those who have virtually nothing to do with country music?
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Post by drummerman2009 on Apr 19, 2015 12:37:14 GMT -5
Non-country presenters: Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboy quarterback - once dated Lorrie Morgan - not country Beth Behrs - not country Miss America - not country Dr. Phil - not country Tara Kyle - not country Nancy O'Dell - not country Tony Romo - Dallas Cowboy quarterback - not country Steven Tyler - Aerosmith lead singer - recording a country album - doesn't make him country Sofia Vergara - not country Reese Witherspoon - not country Jason Witten - Dallas Cowboy player - not country In betweeners: Kelly Clarkson - had several country singles - married to Reba's stepson - hasn't officially became a country singer Hunter Hayes - had several country singles - slightly headed towards pop
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Post by onebuffalo on Apr 19, 2015 12:40:28 GMT -5
Tony Romo - Dallas Cowboy quarterback - not country
Dated Carrie Underwood
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Post by blueguitar on Apr 19, 2015 13:25:30 GMT -5
I'd say Reese Witherspoon gets a pass for playing June Carter so beautifully! And the Cowboys players definitely get a pass. The ACM's are in THEIR house. (not a Cowboy's fan, but come on) :)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 13:29:21 GMT -5
On days like today, I hate that I'm in the Pacific time zone...by the time the show airs here, it'll be practically done in eastern and central time zones. >:(
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 19, 2015 13:32:44 GMT -5
On days like today, I hate that I'm in the Pacific time zone...by the time the show airs here, it'll be practically done in eastern and central time zones. >:( It's not live there?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 13:36:16 GMT -5
On days like today, I hate that I'm in the Pacific time zone...by the time the show airs here, it'll be practically done in eastern and central time zones. >:( It's not live there? Nope. It's like that for most shows here, most networks. If it airs at 8 eastern...then it airs at 8 pacific time too :( -- Was just browsing Facebook, apparently Alan Jackson is performing "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)?" ETA: Not sure if this was posted, but Kenny is doing "Wild Child". Not sure if Grace Potter is gonna be there or not.
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