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Post by carrieidol1 on Sept 14, 2015 18:47:20 GMT -5
Entertainer of the Year: Luke Bryan Male Vocalist of the Year: Eric Church Female Vocalist of the Year: Carrie Underwood Album of the Year: "Pageant Material" - Kacey Musgraves Song of the Year: "Girl Crush," Little Big Town Single of the Year: "Girl Crush," Little Big Town Vocal Group of the Year: Little Big Town New Artist of the Year: Chris Stapleton Vocal Duet: "Smokin' and Drinkin'," Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town Video of the Year: "Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood
I'm going for it... Carrie for Female Vocalist, why not? All signs lead to Miranda being the winner, but Carrie did get in there for "Something in the Water", so she does have some amount of voting clout behind her. Miranda was a shoe-in for Vocal Event with LBT, and her Entertainer of the Year nomination seems more or less to be a filler/token female slot. So, I'm not fully convinced the love-fest for Miranda will continue. Two of her four nominations were kind of shoe in, in my opinion, and the other (Video of the Year) wasn't exactly shocking. So I don't think she's as favored as her four nominations (by face value) would suggest. We'll see, I won't be shocked if Miranda wins Female Vocalist, but I have to go with Carrie for this one. My fingers are crossed! The other predictions are straightforward, I think. For Video of the Year, I think it could go any way, but I'll go with Carrie for this one, too...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2015 19:15:26 GMT -5
Can Chris Stapleton please win all three? Please, please, please! I wasn't familiar with him before the CMAs, but now I'm a full blown fan.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2015 7:13:02 GMT -5
Stapleton will win one of the three, with Album and Male Vocalist ahead of new artist (they may decide to give that to Hunt for his sales success). I fully expect Sam to win something but I also wouldn't be completely surprised if he won nothing. The CMAs tend to lean more traditional, regardless of radio or digital successes. They also seem to like "making a point" which isn't really the best way to describe it, but it's the only way I can think of it. That being said, he's most likely had too much success this year to ignore.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 5, 2015 13:29:51 GMT -5
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Post by 14887fan on Oct 5, 2015 13:31:01 GMT -5
Eric Church & Hank Williams, Jr. will be opening the show. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are both confirmed to perform, as well.
Edit - Ah, I see I was beat.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 5, 2015 13:32:56 GMT -5
Color me puzzled. Are they revealing the awards in a different order this year? Or is this just a little ploy to get some extra ratings early on? "Depending upon who you voted for, this may be the biggest 15 minutes of the three-hour extravaganza"... what could this mean!?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 13:33:47 GMT -5
I'm definitely curious to see what Eric and Hank Williams Jr bring together on the stage as both are artists I tend to enjoy for the most part. Brad and Carrie's monologue has to be better than last years that one was a little lame (Still referencing Taylor Swift really?)
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 5, 2015 17:34:26 GMT -5
Hank Williams, Jr. gets to be part of the show opener? Bleck. And to think there are a bunch of talented artists who won't get to perform because they aren't quite "superstars" but that clown gets to go up on stage.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 17:46:22 GMT -5
Hank Williams, Jr. gets to be part of the show opener? Bleck. And to think there are a bunch of talented artists who won't get to perform because they aren't quite "superstars" but that clown gets to go up on stage. The mans one of the all time legends in the country music genre I'm surprised you seem to have a lot of hate about him. Who would've made a better option with the exception I'll give you Martina McBride but who else could be picked? I feel like with Hank Jr we could be in for one of the countrier moments for the CMA Awards as the more I thought about the more the idea of him being on the stage is just really cool
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 5, 2015 18:21:52 GMT -5
Nothing against Hank Williams Jr., but if they're going the legend-route, I'd rather see someone like Kenny Rogers (who just announced retirement). HWJ is one of the "outlaws" and I just never liked that stuff at all. I just think someone down the lane of Rogers has a wider appeal and has more well-known music, generally. But I'll live... I'll have Carrie and Brad to look forward to immediately after the opening performance.
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Post by stanches2318 on Oct 5, 2015 18:23:29 GMT -5
I'm hoping this means one of the big awards will be fan-voted. This will help negate the usual CMA politics. I hope it doesn't mean more performances all at once. Cus I think it was last year when one of the Country Award shows went a whole hour with out giving any awards away.
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Post by stanches2318 on Oct 5, 2015 18:27:11 GMT -5
Nothing against Hank Williams Jr., but if they're going the legend-route, I'd rather see someone like Kenny Rogers (who just announced retirement). HWJ is one of the "outlaws" and I just never liked that stuff at all. I just think someone down the lane of Rogers has a wider appeal and has more well-known music, generally. But I'll live... I'll have Carrie and Brad to look forward to immediately after the opening performance. I have no problem with JR. I understand where your coming from. I hope Carrie and Brad's singing jokes are funnier this year. Last year they were a little boring. I also hope the CMA'S Arent doing a publicity stint just to get us to watch.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 5, 2015 18:28:03 GMT -5
I'm not sure what's up but I never said "I'm hoping this means... CMA politics". Someone misquoted me. EDIT: So Gold Derby released their predictions... I'd conclude they're pretty out-of-touch, at least the Editors are... They predict that Kenny Chesney will win Single, Song, and Album of the Year. They also see "Girl Crush" only winning Video of the Year. If "Girl Crush" doesn't win Song and/or Single, then I'd expect Hell to also freeze over. Gold Derby's Predictions: www.goldderby.com/odds/experts/327/
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 7, 2015 11:24:06 GMT -5
Fall Out Boy will perform with Thomas Rhett on the CMA Awards, via Thomas' twitter.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2015 11:38:06 GMT -5
Fall Out Boy will perform with Thomas Rhett on the CMA Awards, via Thomas' twitter. Aw man they should have thrown Sam Hunt in there since well it's going for the most uncountry moment ever in the history of the CMA. Seriously my reaction was Why???????? What's the point in this? It was equally stupid last year when Ariana Grande performed btw (worst performance ever) I can only imagine the snark on Twitter for that performance
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Post by drummerman2009 on Oct 7, 2015 11:59:11 GMT -5
These CMA Awards have gotten weirder and weirder in the past few years what with Fall Out Boy, Ariana Grande or God knows who else next. Same goes for the presenters of awards which will probably be actors, actresses or reality stars who basically have little to nothing to do with country music.
I'm guessing with most of the legends gone they have to fill the lineup with something.
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Post by 14887fan on Oct 7, 2015 12:22:07 GMT -5
(Presenters are usually selected by affiliation with whatever network the show is being broadcast. Hence, the consistent "Modern Family"/"Nashville"/past ABC show actors. Expect more this year.)
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 7, 2015 12:40:56 GMT -5
Dang it. I was hoping for a Reba female vocalist nomination so that she'd at least have a chance to perform. Surprised to see Lee Ann Womack there over her. My thoughts exactly. I'm really disappointed not to see her there; I thought that she was basically a lock. I guess it's not overly shocking, since the CMAs haven't been overly kind to Reba over the course of her career, especially the last two decades of it. Still, it's a big disappointment though. She won 4 Female Vocalist awards, and Entertainer. They haven't exactly been unkind.
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Post by missbehaving on Oct 7, 2015 13:29:48 GMT -5
These CMA Awards have gotten weirder and weirder in the past few years what with Fall Out Boy, Ariana Grande or God knows who else next. Same goes for the presenters of awards which will probably be actors, actresses or reality stars who basically have little to nothing to do with country music. I'm guessing with most of the legends gone they have to fill the lineup with something. Pretty sure the point of this is boost in ratings and bringing in more views from non country fans.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2015 16:40:24 GMT -5
Fall Out Boy will perform with Thomas Rhett on the CMA Awards, via Thomas' twitter. Aw man they should have thrown Sam Hunt in there since well it's going for the most uncountry moment ever in the history of the CMA. Seriously my reaction was Why???????? What's the point in this? It was equally stupid last year when Ariana Grande performed btw (worst performance ever) I can only imagine the snark on Twitter for that performance They do these mash-ups every year. The point is to draw in non-country audiences and increase ratings. If Carrie Underwood is ever going to win Female Vocalist, this is her best shot since Miranda's absolutely been flopping on the charts and she released "Little Red Wagon" which was also met with mixed to negative critical reception. But I'm still doubtful it'll be anyone but Miranda for years.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 7, 2015 16:51:45 GMT -5
Aw man they should have thrown Sam Hunt in there since well it's going for the most uncountry moment ever in the history of the CMA. Seriously my reaction was Why???????? What's the point in this? It was equally stupid last year when Ariana Grande performed btw (worst performance ever) I can only imagine the snark on Twitter for that performance They do these mash-ups every year. The point is to draw in non-country audiences and increase ratings. If Carrie Underwood is ever going to win Female Vocalist, this is her best shot since Miranda's absolutely been flopping on the charts and she released "Little Red Wagon" which was also met with mixed to negative critical reception. But I'm still doubtful it'll be anyone but Miranda for years. She ain't winning it this year. Incredibly unfortunate, especially since she didn't win in 2013 when she absolutely should have. So now Miranda will have SIX Female Vocalist trophies. I was optimistic going into nominations that things would change, but Carrie's massive "Something in the Water" couldn't even get into Song/Single of the Year... So if she couldn't get the votes for that, I doubt she has enough support to beat Miranda; who received four nominations despite having a very quiet year, relatively. We'll see, but if I was betting money, I'd put it on Miranda for Female Vocalist.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2015 16:56:38 GMT -5
I completely understand Carrie's fans' frustration, but I think of it this way: The CMAs have kind of become a "protest show" where the artists who don't get mainstream success are recognized for their critically acclaimed work, so what would you prefer - Carrie to win all these awards and struggle to get airplay, or Carrie to be one of the top names at country radio and get snubbed at some of these award shows? That's the best consolation I can think of, lol.
Hank Jr. may perform a new single at the CMAs, since he's now signed to Nash Icons. I imagine he'll be the next project after Ronnie Dunn's album is out.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 7, 2015 17:08:57 GMT -5
I completely understand Carrie's fans' frustration, but I think of it this way: The CMAs have kind of become a "protest show" where the artists who don't get mainstream success are recognized for their critically acclaimed work, so what would you prefer - Carrie to win all these awards and struggle to get airplay, or Carrie to be one of the top names at country radio and get snubbed at some of these award shows? That's the best consolation I can think of, lol. Good point, except Miranda (Carrie's main competitor) doesn't really fit into that. Miranda wins these awards, and hasn't really ever struggled until recently (aside from before her career took off in 2009/2010). She has had sales success and massive critical acclaim. In the end, the award should go to the top female vocalist in the genre. Since 2010, Miranda and Carrie have been neck and neck, but in at least one year since 2010, Carrie was far and away the top female in the genre. If she won in 2013, I don't think there would be any reason to complain now. Having lost then, though, makes the tally six-to-three (assuming Miranda wins this year), and that doesn't really match up to each artist's respective success in the genre. Ideally, they should be tied at 4 and competing for their 5th. I think that would have made this year VERY interesting, too. But whatever, Carrie is going to smash with "Storyteller" and she will win in 2016, calling it now!
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Post by 14887fan on Oct 7, 2015 17:29:26 GMT -5
I completely understand Carrie's fans' frustration, but I think of it this way: The CMAs have kind of become a "protest show" where the artists who don't get mainstream success are recognized for their critically acclaimed work, so what would you prefer - Carrie to win all these awards and struggle to get airplay, or Carrie to be one of the top names at country radio and get snubbed at some of these award shows? That's the best consolation I can think of, lol. Hank Jr. may perform a new single at the CMAs, since he's now signed to Nash Icons. I imagine he'll be the next project after Ronnie Dunn's album is out. The CMAs are hardly a "protest show" where the lower-key artists are recognized for critically acclaimed work. The nominees for this year and last have seen a shift in quality over quantity, but all you have to do is look at the last decade of winners to see that the people receiving the awards usually have the airplay, sales, and touring to back it up. They're not always the most deserving winners for that year (see: half of Lambert & Shelton's Vocalist Award wins), but they have cases made for them. Last year, we saw Luke Bryan win Entertainer and Miranda Lambert take 4 awards. In 2013, we saw Blake Shelton's Based On A True Story beat Blown Away, Red, Same Trailer Different Park, and Tornado for Album of the Year, and Florida Georgia Line won Duo and Single of the Year. In 2012, we saw Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton win half of the 9 awards presented on the telecast, including Song, Male, Female, and Entertainer. In 2011, the big winners were Taylor Swift, The Band Perry (their breakout year), and, again, Miranda Lambert. ...etc. The big names of the genre have been getting awarded. It's the Grammys that are the ones awarding names, big and not-as-big, for critically-acclaimed work. See: "Gentle On My Mind"'s win for The Band Perry this past January, Glen Campbell's "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" and Kacey Musgraves' "Merry Go Round" wins for Country Song in 2015 and 2014, and The Civil Wars' Duo/Group/Collaborative Vocal wins in 2012 and 2014. The latest pool of CMA winners aren't struggling (barring the Kacey Musgraves radio ordeal). I'm not seeing the dichotomy that you're trying to portray.
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Post by sbp17 on Oct 7, 2015 17:41:04 GMT -5
Yeah, back in the 90s, the emphasis was more on critical than commercial but certainly in the past decade, the CMAs have shifted to a more commercial focus.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2015 17:51:39 GMT -5
Yeah, back in the 90s, the emphasis was more on critical than commercial but certainly in the past decade, the CMAs have shifted to a more commercial focus. Except in the Female category, where Carrie has far and away more commercial success and not too shabby critical success.
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Post by someguy on Oct 10, 2015 22:58:24 GMT -5
My thoughts exactly. I'm really disappointed not to see her there; I thought that she was basically a lock. I guess it's not overly shocking, since the CMAs haven't been overly kind to Reba over the course of her career, especially the last two decades of it. Still, it's a big disappointment though. She won 4 Female Vocalist awards, and Entertainer. They haven't exactly been unkind. Yes and no. She was a lock to get most of those. Besides those awards, she only has one other (Vocal Event for "Does He Love You"). If you look at other major stars from her time, she hasn't won many at all. George Strait - 22 Garth Brooks - 9 Alan Jackson - 16 Vince Gill - 12 Brooks & Dunn - 17 (though lack of Duo competition does add to this) To me, someone of her stature should have more than 6 CMAs.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 11, 2015 8:29:39 GMT -5
^ Can't you say that about most female artists apart from Miranda, though? Look at Shania's lack of wins. Carrie hasn't even been nominated for Entertainer. In other words, I think it's a female issue, not a Reba one.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 10:01:28 GMT -5
^True, but someone of Reba and Shania's caliber deserved much more than they got. Reba was one of, if not THE biggest female star ever in country music, and the CMAs stiffed her, in my opinion.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 12, 2015 8:47:18 GMT -5
^True, but someone of Reba and Shania's caliber deserved much more than they got. Reba was one of, if not THE biggest female star ever in country music, and the CMAs stiffed her, in my opinion. Sure, my point was just that I don't think it's Reba-specific.
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