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Post by 14887fan on Sept 21, 2017 0:45:17 GMT -5
What a shame, up until this post I held you in a pretty favorable light from my limited interaction with you as poster. Anyway, I'm very excited for Shania Twain to grace the CMA stage once again with a performance instead of just a brief announcing gig! I'm sure it'll be a memorable moment. She's protooled and autotuned up the whazoo...everything about her is skewed. She's an entertainment package, not a vocalist (Trisha Yearwood for example). She's one of those artists who wanted to be 'a star', not a singer. She was a fair "B" girl singer in the early years, disappeared then came back backed by Mutt Lange...totally over rated. .indulgecountry, we can agree to disagree on this point and still get along just fine...If we all liked the same thing at the same time we wouldn't have anything to talk about.... Liking & disliking someone/agreeing and disagreeing on things is an entirely different concept from calling an artist a "hack" and claiming to know exactly who and what they want/wanted to be. One's expressing an opinion; the other is an attack.
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Post by Troublemaker on Sept 21, 2017 0:57:22 GMT -5
She's protooled and autotuned up the whazoo...everything about her is skewed. She's an entertainment package, not a vocalist (Trisha Yearwood for example). She's one of those artists who wanted to be 'a star', not a singer. She was a fair "B" girl singer in the early years, disappeared then came back backed by Mutt Lange...totally over rated. .indulgecountry, we can agree to disagree on this point and still get along just fine...If we all liked the same thing at the same time we wouldn't have anything to talk about....
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Post by mamasaid on Sept 21, 2017 16:53:12 GMT -5
14887fan, it is my opinion she is a hack. I know a surprising amount about the backside of the music business that probably goes back longer than you've been alive. Much of it is not pretty. I don't have stars in my eyes over any artist. However, that doesn't mean I don't love music, warts & all. That entitles me to my opinion, just like everyone else.
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Post by CoJoFan on Sept 21, 2017 18:20:01 GMT -5
What's the deal with Jason Aldean & Blake Shelton both getting snubbed by the CMA the last couple years? Blake hasn't been nominated by either the ACM or CMA since his divorce with Miranda. Aldean is the 2 time reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year yet the CMA shows him no love.
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Post by stanches2318 on Sept 21, 2017 19:00:56 GMT -5
What's the deal with Jason Aldean & Blake Shelton both getting snubbed by the CMA the last couple years? Blake hasn't been nominated by either the ACM or CMA since his divorce with Miranda. Aldean is the 2 time reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year yet the CMA shows him no love. Once they get off there Miranda and LBT kicks, we might see Blake, Jason, Brad etc nominated.
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 21, 2017 20:33:09 GMT -5
What's the deal with Jason Aldean & Blake Shelton both getting snubbed by the CMA the last couple years? Blake hasn't been nominated by either the ACM or CMA since his divorce with Miranda. Aldean is the 2 time reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year yet the CMA shows him no love. Once they get off there Miranda and LBT kicks, we might see Blake, Jason, Brad etc nominated. Yeah, maybe once Miranda Lambert and LBT stop hogging all the nomination spots for Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year there will be room to nominate those guys for stuff. Oh wait...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 20:37:07 GMT -5
Once they get off there Miranda and LBT kicks, we might see Blake, Jason, Brad etc nominated. Yeah, maybe once Miranda Lambert and LBT stop hogging all the nomination spots for Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year there will be room to nominate those guys for stuff. Oh wait... If Miranda Lambert gets nominated for Male Vocalist. I might have to quit country music award shows forever.
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Post by mamasaid on Sept 21, 2017 20:37:19 GMT -5
I'm hoping this is the year of Eric Church....
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Sept 21, 2017 21:05:53 GMT -5
Err... this thread has had an interesting 24 hours
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 21, 2017 21:57:50 GMT -5
14887fan, it is my opinion she is a hack. I know a surprising amount about the backside of the music business that probably goes back longer than you've been alive. Much of it is not pretty. I don't have stars in my eyes over any artist. However, that doesn't mean I don't love music, warts & all. That entitles me to my opinion, just like everyone else. Keep your knowledge; I've got my own, too. We'll agree to disagree, but study up on what consitutes as an opinion, versus what constitutes as an attack.
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Post by stanches2318 on Sept 21, 2017 22:20:04 GMT -5
Yeah, maybe once Miranda Lambert and LBT stop hogging all the nomination spots for Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year there will be room to nominate those guys for stuff. Oh wait... If Miranda Lambert gets nominated for Male Vocalist. I might have to quit country music award shows forever. I’m talking about Single, Song, Video, Album. It just seems like every time they release music it’s nominated for a lot of ACM and CMA awards. It’s kind of annoying.
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Post by tim on Sept 21, 2017 23:11:03 GMT -5
If Miranda Lambert gets nominated for Male Vocalist. I might have to quit country music award shows forever. I’m talking about Single, Song, Video, Album. It just seems like every time they release music it’s nominated for a lot of ACM and CMA awards. It’s kind of annoying. . Yes, The Weight of These Wings was nowhere near the artistic accomplishment of If I'm Honest and They Don't Know. In all honesty, Jason Aldean has never been a favorite of the CMA members for whatever reason (maybe it was that black face incident?); Blake Shelton's music has been about as bland as can be going on for almost ten years now so I'm not surprised the CMA members finally decided to move on from him. He's probably one of the most overrated artists to ever receive the CMA Male Vocalist award multiple years in a row. Miranda was well deserving of the nominations she received this year (but I agree she has certainly been nominated for or won awards in the past she shouldn't have).
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Post by sabre14 on Sept 21, 2017 23:48:06 GMT -5
Stickied the thread. :)
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 22, 2017 3:01:19 GMT -5
Genuinely wouldn't be surprised if BS' handling of his personal life/the divorce/his way of introducing and navigating his relationship with Gwen Stefani put off a lot of folks in Nashville. May very well have affected his connections with folks in the awards academies.
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Post by tim on Sept 22, 2017 3:12:40 GMT -5
Genuinely wouldn't be surprised if BS' handling of his personal life/the divorce/his way of introducing and navigating his relationship with Gwen Stefani put off a lot of folks in Nashville. May very well have affected his connections with folks in the awards academies. I agree with this actually. I think the way in which he handled the divorce did irreparable damage to his career within the Nashville community. It's almost as if he's been blacklisted from the CMA's.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 10:59:39 GMT -5
I'll make my predictions, because I don't think I did yet, and if I did, then these are my final predictions.
Entertainer: Garth Brooks • Eric Church • Luke Bryan • Keith Urban • Chris Stapleton
I'll go with Eric. Garth stole this last year, so he shouldn't be so desperate this year. Luke's already won before, but he's my number two pick here. Keith just seems past his prime, and Chris doesn't seem ready. Plus, Eric was a massive touring force, so I'll be happy with him winning, hopefully.
Female: Kelsea Ballerini • Maren Morris • Miranda Lambert • Reba McEntire • Carrie Underwood
Since Miranda released an album, regardless of it's entire performance she wins by default. I think it's one of their rules. They won't reward Carrie again, and since we have foregone conclusion as to who the winner is, I'm rooting for Reba, expecting Miranda.
Male: Dierks Bentley • Eric Church • Keith Urban • Thomas Rhett • Chris Stapleton
I think Chris is the front runner. Usually, the CMAs like the be different than the ACMs, so maybe not Thomas Rhett. Dierks is the perennial bridesmaid, so I don't think he'll get it, I also don't think he deserves it. And if Eric wins Entertainer, then probably someone different here.
Duo: Florida Georgia Line • Dan + Shay • Maddie & Tae • Brothers Osborne • LOCASH
Hopefully, it's anyone but FGL.
Group: Lady Antebellum • Rascal Flatts • Old Dominion • Little Big Town • Zac Brown Band
I don't really see a shake up here. Maybe Lady A sneaks in, but i think LBT takes it again.
New Artist: Lauren Alaina • Luke Combs • Jon Pardi • Brett Young • Old Dominion
I have no clue. Whether I like the artists here or not, I can't deny it is a strong field. I would have liked to see Midland here, but that's...okay. Literally just picked someone to win, it's a total tossup to me.
Album: The Breaker, Little Big Town • Heart Break, Lady Antebellum • From A Room, Vol. 1, Chris Stapleton • The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert • The Nashville Sound, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
I expect Miranda to win here. I love this album so that's completely cool if she does, but I also really want to see Chris win again. Can they tie? Those are really the only two competitors here.
Single: "Tin Man," Miranda Lambert • "Body Like A Back Road," Sam Hunt • "Dirt On My Boots," Jon Pardi • "Blue Ain't Your Color," Keith Urban • "Better Man," Little Big Town
"Better Man" seems to be the best combination of commercial and critical hit, so hopefully it takes it. "Blue" seems old, I like it, but it's old. "Dirt On My Boots" got old for me. "Body Like A Trash Heap" could sneak out the win here, but has no business existing, period! "Tin Man" while great, just see the next category.
Song: "Tin Man," Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, Jon Randall • "Body Like A Back Road," Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osbourne • "Dirt On My Boots," Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley, Jesse Frasure • "Blue Ain't Your Color," Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen, Clint Lagerberg • "Better Man," Taylor Swift
"Tin Man" for the win. The only option for me. And a side note: Shame on the CMA's for their laziness to not differentiate these categories!
Video: "Vice," Miranda Lambert • "Craving You," Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris • "It Ain't My Fault," Brothers Osborne • "Blue Ain't Your Color," Keith Urban • "Better Man," Little Big Town
I haven't watched many music videos lately. I've seen "Vice", it was good. I really don't know.
Musical Event: "Kill A Word," Eric Church ft. Rhiannon Giddens • "Funny How Time Slips Away," Willie Nelson ft. Glen Campbell • "Craving You," Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris • "Speak To A Girl," Tim McGraw & Faith Hill • "Setting the World On Fire," Kenny Chesney ft. P!nk
I really liked "Speak To A Girl", would be happy with a win. Really any are fine to win, except "Craving You", can't stand it.
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Post by seak05 on Sept 22, 2017 15:11:15 GMT -5
Genuinely wouldn't be surprised if BS' handling of his personal life/the divorce/his way of introducing and navigating his relationship with Gwen Stefani put off a lot of folks in Nashville. May very well have affected his connections with folks in the awards academies. I agree with this actually. I think the way in which he handled the divorce did irreparable damage to his career within the Nashville community. It's almost as if he's been blacklisted from the CMA's. I am curious what part of "handling the divorce" you think was/is problematic? And if it's true it's rather ridiculous considering that everyone in Nashville knew by 2015 cma's that Anderson and Miranda were dating. Blake already only had one nomination that yr (2015) and had seen a decrease in his acm nominations (& no wins). To be honest it seems much more likely that he was just graduated. No male has ever won more than 5 cma male vocalist. Blake also spends very little time in Nashville. People's insistence on the divorce narrative, or moralizing who handled it better is exhausting and tired. Move on, they both have.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 16:27:53 GMT -5
I agree with this actually. I think the way in which he handled the divorce did irreparable damage to his career within the Nashville community. It's almost as if he's been blacklisted from the CMA's. I am curious what part of "handling the divorce" you think was/is problematic? And if it's true it's rather ridiculous considering that everyone in Nashville knew by 2015 cma's that Anderson and Miranda were dating. Blake already only had one nomination that yr (2015) and had seen a decrease in his acm nominations (& no wins). To be honest it seems much more likely that he was just graduated. No male has ever won more than 5 cma male vocalist. Blake also spends very little time in Nashville. People's insistence on the divorce narrative, or moralizing who handled it better is exhausting and tired. Move on, they both have. The hoeing with Gwen was rather problematic.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 16:36:47 GMT -5
I am curious what part of "handling the divorce" you think was/is problematic? And if it's true it's rather ridiculous considering that everyone in Nashville knew by 2015 cma's that Anderson and Miranda were dating. Blake already only had one nomination that yr (2015) and had seen a decrease in his acm nominations (& no wins). To be honest it seems much more likely that he was just graduated. No male has ever won more than 5 cma male vocalist. Blake also spends very little time in Nashville. People's insistence on the divorce narrative, or moralizing who handled it better is exhausting and tired. Move on, they both have. The hoeing with Gwen was rather problematic. That's pretty strong to say he was "Hoeing with Gwen Stefani" Besides not to turn this into the Miranda Lambert/Blake Shelton divorce thread, didn't Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani get together after he and Miranda Lambert got divorced.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 17:17:54 GMT -5
The hoeing with Gwen was rather problematic. That's pretty strong to say he was "Hoeing with Gwen Stefani" Besides not to turn this into the Miranda Lambert/Blake Shelton divorce thread, didn't Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani get together after he and Miranda Lambert got divorced. Don't take it so seriously. It was a joke. However they are a pretty repulsive couple to me. I have my own thoughts about the divorce that aren't appropriate in this thread, so I'll leave my comment to what I've said.
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Post by seak05 on Sept 22, 2017 18:03:32 GMT -5
I am curious what part of "handling the divorce" you think was/is problematic? And if it's true it's rather ridiculous considering that everyone in Nashville knew by 2015 cma's that Anderson and Miranda were dating. Blake already only had one nomination that yr (2015) and had seen a decrease in his acm nominations (& no wins). To be honest it seems much more likely that he was just graduated. No male has ever won more than 5 cma male vocalist. Blake also spends very little time in Nashville. People's insistence on the divorce narrative, or moralizing who handled it better is exhausting and tired. Move on, they both have. The hoeing with Gwen was rather problematic. this language is just in no way appropriate regardless if you're joking or not
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 18:57:15 GMT -5
The hoeing with Gwen was rather problematic. this language is just in no way appropriate regardless if you're joking or not I've seen worse on here and I'm sure you have too.
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Post by mamasaid on Sept 22, 2017 20:27:03 GMT -5
this language is just in no way appropriate regardless if you're joking or not I've seen worse on here and I'm sure you have too. Blake has shown to be a serial cheater...he cheated on his first wife with Miranda, now is accused of getting involved with Gwen before he & Miranda split...since we weren't there, we'll never know. However, the music industry being what it is, dropped Blake like a hot potato when he was no longer Mr. Miranda Lambert.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 23, 2017 2:26:13 GMT -5
People barely know who Miranda Lambert's new boyfriend is and Blake Shelton just conveniently happened to get with a big name celebrity who'd been a recent co-worker on a show he's been doing for years, so whether something fishy actually happened there that led to the divorce or not, it still looked bad either way you spin it. Miranda taking some time off and crafting the raw, masterpiece album she did while much more quietly dating someone hardly anyone had even heard of while her ex-husband paraded around with Gwen Stefani on his arm like someone who buys a new dog the day their old one passes away while cranking out music with no time off. None of us is ever gonna know all the details of what went down and how the two of them felt about each other, etc. -- and speculating about it and pointing fingers and stuff is tired by this point -- but it's not a wild statement to say that there was a... difference, so to speak, in how he reacted post-divorce. I think 14887fan has a solid case there imo and I'm inclined to agree to an extent. That said, it really didn't feel like the industry gave much care to giving him awards until he got with Miranda Lambert anyway, because she was becoming a critical darling already, so I think they liked the idea of trying to make them the new Tim & Faith (since Faith stepped away from the spotlight). So, it doesn't surprise me that the industry is back to not giving him the time of day in the awards show because it always felt like they mainly did it in the first place was because of the power couple status, and now that that's gone... yeah. The short version: I'm honestly not surprised he's no longer getting a bunch of nominations, let alone awards. The male categories are always super-competitive (unlike the female ones), and Blake's never been critically acclaimed (so he loses out there to artists like Chris Stapleton and Eric Church) nor is he the "hot ticket item" (he's still up there, but with so many viable males to be nominated for stuff from Sam Hunt to Thomas Rhett to Luke Bryan to Keith Urban to Dierks Bentley, there's gonna be someone getting the snub).
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Post by seak05 on Sept 23, 2017 8:24:23 GMT -5
People barely know who Miranda Lambert's new boyfriend is and Blake Shelton just conveniently happened to get with a big name celebrity who'd been a recent co-worker on a show he's been doing for years, so whether something fishy actually happened there that led to the divorce or not, it still looked bad either way you spin it. Miranda taking some time off and crafting the raw, masterpiece album she did while much more quietly dating someone hardly anyone had even heard of while her ex-husband paraded around with Gwen Stefani on his arm like someone who buys a new dog the day their old one passes away while cranking out music with no time off. None of us is ever gonna know all the details of what went down and how the two of them felt about each other, etc. -- and speculating about it and pointing fingers and stuff is tired by this point -- but it's not a wild statement to say that there was a... difference, so to speak, in how he reacted post-divorce. I think 14887fan has a solid case there imo and I'm inclined to agree to an extent. That said, it really didn't feel like the industry gave much care to giving him awards until he got with Miranda Lambert anyway, because she was becoming a critical darling already, so I think they liked the idea of trying to make them the new Tim & Faith (since Faith stepped away from the spotlight). So, it doesn't surprise me that the industry is back to not giving him the time of day in the awards show because it always felt like they mainly did it in the first place was because of the power couple status, and now that that's gone... yeah. The short version: I'm honestly not surprised he's no longer getting a bunch of nominations, let alone awards. The male categories are always super-competitive (unlike the female ones), and Blake's never been critically acclaimed (so he loses out there to artists like Chris Stapleton and Eric Church) nor is he the "hot ticket item" (he's still up there, but with so many viable males to be nominated for stuff from Sam Hunt to Thomas Rhett to Luke Bryan to Keith Urban to Dierks Bentley, there's gonna be someone getting the snub). Ok, I've been into no doubt way longer than I've been into country music. So let's be clear, Gwen is a person not a dog or pony, and she is more famous than either Blake or Miranda. Gwen wasn't a coach on season 8 of the voice. I don't know if Blake or Miranda cheated, though there are plenty of rumors around both, but it had nothing to do with Gwen. Also living in LA, you go to the grocery store or to a restaurant you get pap'd. Paparazzi literally sit outside the gates of residential developments so they can follow you. Years ago (well before Blake), Gwen posted a pic of about 10-15 paparazzi literally camped out on the sidewalk in front of her parents place on thanksgiving. They didn't parade around, they didn't do the voice interviews together in season 9 (unless it was all 4 coaches) they've barely done a red carpet together (one). Miranda lives in Nashville, you can go to the grocery store in Nashville and not have photos taken by paparazzi. When Miranda goes to LA, she too ends up on tmz. It literally has nothing to do with how they acted, it does have to do with where Gwen lives (just for fun on the paparazzi sites now they have photos of Gwen dropping her kid off at a play date & of her and Blake picking up liquor from a store, thurs/fri, Gwen literally gets photographed almost everytime she goes out, it actually has little to do with Blake, unless he's with her). As to albums, Blake did what he always does (outside of saviors shadow), Miranda did what she usually does (except for platinum). They have always been different. But this idea of conflating artistry with morality is dumb. See Steve earl and Luke Bryan, & no I don't believe all of Steve earls 7 ex-wives have done him wrong, as he wails on his albums. We literally have had this discussion every awards season cma & acm since 2015. Meanwhile Aldean won ACM EOTY, I really don't think morality comes into it for the voters. Industry politics, absolutely, I mean how much stuff does Dierks do? I honestly feel bad for him. But yet pple on this board still seem to feel the need to drag it out & then resort to name calling & slut shaming.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 8:29:20 GMT -5
^Each of them seem to be happy being each other's dog or pony. Never said they were hoes, used it as a verb. If I said you were running one time I'm not calling you a runner, but that you are doing what a runner does. There's a difference, not everyone is trying to shame everybody else.
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Post by seak05 on Sept 23, 2017 8:43:05 GMT -5
^Each of them seem to be happy being each other's dog or pony. Never said they were hoes, used it as a verb. If I said you were running one time I'm not calling you a runner, but that you are doing what a runner does. There's a difference, not everyone is trying to shame everybody else. I'm just curious is Anderson Miranda's dog? What about Nicole and Keith? Garth and Trisha? Luke and Caroline? I'm just curious about your standards for calling people dogs or when you find it ok to call people hoe's?
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Post by onebuffalo on Sept 23, 2017 8:50:50 GMT -5
Can we get this thread back to actually talking about the awards themselves? Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 9:18:25 GMT -5
^Each of them seem to be happy being each other's dog or pony. Never said they were hoes, used it as a verb. If I said you were running one time I'm not calling you a runner, but that you are doing what a runner does. There's a difference, not everyone is trying to shame everybody else. I'm just curious is Anderson Miranda's dog? What about Nicole and Keith? Garth and Trisha? Luke and Caroline? I'm just curious about your standards for calling people dogs or when you find it ok to call people hoe's? There's an incredibly clear difference between those couples and Blake and Gwen and it's very obvious. When you put your boyfriend's face on your shoes that's just annoyingly weird. You don't see Nicole Kidman doing that. But yes, I'd like to get back to the awards. Sorry for derailing the thread everybody.
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Sept 25, 2017 10:43:15 GMT -5
My predictions for CMA awards.
I did a little resarch on how many nominations did CAA artist get vs. How many nomintions did WME artists get. I didn't count song, musician and event of the year categories. To my surprise WME and CAA artists got 21 nominations each. In the most prestigious category (Entertainer of the year) WME leads with 4 nominations and Keith Urban is the only CAA artist. Last year WME artists won in 6 categories (including Entertainer) and CAA artists won in 3 categories. A year before that it was very similar situation. Agancy might be a factor in deciding who is going to win an award or even being nominated for one (I'm looking at you Maddie & Tae who are under WME) but it certainly isn't the only important thing. If someone do something outstanding he will probably win an award for that (for example Girl Crush) and if all nominees are pretty much equal than being WME artist can help a lot.
WME and CAA by categories WME: 4, 1, 2, 2, 4, 1, 3, 3, 1 ---> 21 CAA: 1, 4, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3 ---> 21
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Who will win: Garth Brooks He can sell out more or less as many shows as he likes and he is still some kind of present on charts.
Who I want to win: Eric Church I don't know much about Eric Church music but the songs I know are great. And I also read a few reviewes about his concerts and everybody said that it was amazing.
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Which song will win: Body Like A Back Road – Sam Hunt It's the biggest country hit of a last few years.
Which song I want to win: Anything but Body Like A Back Road
I don't like Body Like A Back Road at all and I will never understand how did song like this became such a hit. I like both Better Man and Blue Ain’t Your Color and I would be happy with either of this two taking the win. Tin Man is my absolute favourite song that was released this year so I hope that it wins in both song and single categorie. Miranda did excellent job singing it, ACM performance was amazing, it's selling resonable well for the airplay it get's and it's not Miranda's fault that radio don't know how good song sounds like.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Will win: The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert Which song I want to win: The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert This album is amazing. It's the second best selling album on the list (behind From A Room: Volume 1). And I thnik that Chris is the only one who can take this award away from Miranda.
SONG OF THE YEAR Will win: Tin Man Which song I want to win: Tin Man
This song is beyond amazing and that's all I will write about it.
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Will win: Miranda Lambert Kelsea, Maren and Carrie are all between albums with Maren being the biggest threat to Miranda because of I Could Use A Love Song, Craving You and being on tour with Sam Hunt. Reba McEntire won the last CMA female vocalist of the year award in 1987 (ACM in 1994) and it's kind of miracle that she was even nominated.
Who I want to win: Reba McEntire She's a living legend, one of the greatest country singers of all time, she can still sell out shows, her voice is still amazing and I like her very much.
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Will win: Chris Stapleton He is the best male country vocalist at the moment.
Who I want to win: anybody but Thomas Rhett, anybody but Thomas Rhett, anybody but Thomas Rhett …
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Will win: Little Big Town Who I want to win: Little Big Town
There will be two way race between Little Big Town and LA. Both groups released new album this year but both groups released better stuff in the past. LBT have a big hit with Better Man and I think this will be the factor that will make them win.
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
I don't know much about any of the duos but I hope FLG don't win because I don't like their music.
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR Will win: Better Man – Little Big Town It's beautiful video.
I wan't to win: Blue Ain’t Your Color, Better Man, Vice I like music video for Vice. The dark atmosphere it creates is amazing. It would be nice if Blue Ain’t Your Color wins because it looks like Keith Urban will go home empty handed once again and he would deserve to win something.
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD It can go to anyone of the nominated singers. They all have potential to become big one day . I hope Jon Pardi will win because I like his songs Head Over Boots and Up All Night.
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