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Post by thewp on Aug 29, 2018 8:47:40 GMT -5
I’m not sure because when I checked yesterday Jason nor Kenny had posted thanks. At least they did on Twitter and within the day when nominations came out. No such thing from Chris Stapleton. Miranda never says thanks for hers. I’m surprised Chris ‘s team wouldn’t post. It seems pretty clear that he doesn’t have anything to do with his SM
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Post by raylatch98 on Aug 29, 2018 10:09:22 GMT -5
14887fan I hope you understand where I'm coming from when I say that I don't think Maren Morris deserves Entertainer of The Year, because while you did bring up a good point with all of what you listed out, I still don't think she deserves the nom. She's just way too new for Entertainer of The Year nom, and I never believe an artist deserves Entertainer of the Year on an opening album cycle. Also I don't personally think outside genre things like the Zedd collaboration or the Niall Horan thing should be considered for a country music award show. Now I am probably gonna get "What about Chris Stapleton? He hasn't been around that long". All true, but I think Chris Stapleton has more critical praise with critics, better sales, and also better touring numbers than Maren Morris (the last one I am unsure about), that and he is on his second album era (I am counting both Volume albums as one collective era) which also helps.
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Post by jhomes87 on Aug 29, 2018 10:20:06 GMT -5
New ArtistLauren Alaina Luke Combs Chris Janson Midland Brett Young Take out Brett Young, Lauren Alaina, and Chris Janson. They. are. not. new. Add in Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and insert any generic male artist that's new and got his obligatory #1. This is the only one of your changes that I don't personally agree with because to me Brett Young is definitely a new artist. "Mercy" is only his 4th single, and he's still on his debut album. In fact, he and Luke Combs are on almost the same timeline. Anyway, here are my predictions for the winners: Entertainer of the YearJason Aldean Kenny ChesneyLuke Bryan Chris Stapleton Keith Urban I think Keith is the least likely to win in this category, even though he's the one I'd want to see win. Keith only won EOTY once, back in 2005, and Kenny hasn't won it since 2008, but I think he's had a big enough year that he could pull it off. Aldean has won EOTY the last 3 years at the ACMs, so I don't know if I see the CMA following suit. Luke Bryan won EOTY in back-to-back years in 2014 and 2015 so he could potentially reclaim it, but the CMA could also go with new blood and give the trophy to Stapleton. I picked Kenny but I think it'll be really close among him, Jason, Luke, and Chris. Female Vocalist of the YearKelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Maren MorrisKacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood I hope that this is finally a competitive category this year. I think a strong case can be made for Maren, Kacey, and Carrie. Carrie made her return and has a new label backing her, Kacey had a critically-acclaimed album, and Maren has been the true breakout among new females in the country industry. I'm giving the slight edge to Maren, with Carrie as my 2nd pick and Kacey as my dark horse 3rd pick. Miranda should be the least likely to win, but given that she's won it 7 out of the last 8 years, she probably can't be counted out. In my opinion Kelsea should be 4th and Miranda 5th, but I doubt the CMA voters see it that way. Miranda's most likely no lower than 4th in most of the voters' eyes, and I could see many of them ranking her 3rd, ahead of Kacey but hopefully behind Maren and Carrie. Male VocalistDierks Bentley Luke Combs Thomas Rhett Chris StapletonKeith Urban I again see Keith as the least likely one to win this category, but I'm pleased with his nomination here, as well as the nominations of the others. I didn't expect to see Luke Combs in there already, and therefore I'd be surprised if he wins, although I don't think he's undeserving. I'm leaning towards Stapleton winning for a 4th year in a row, however, but I could see also the voters giving the edge to Thomas Rhett. In other words, I definitely don't think Stapleton is a slam dunk. As usual, Dierks is the dark horse candidate...this year could be one of his best chances, so maybe he'll finally pull it off? DuoBrothers Osborne Dan + ShayFGL Maddie & Tae Sugarland I'm predicting Dan + Shay as first time winners here, although I wouldn't be surprised to see Brothers Osborne win it for a 3rd year in a row. FGL had a pretty big year largely because of "Meant To Be", but I don't think that song's success will be enough to put them back in the winner's circle. Maddie & Tae have virtually no chance (at least not yet), and Sugarland's comeback hasn't been successful enough to warrant the trophy. GroupLady Antebellum LANCO Little Big Town Old DominionMidland Little Big Town has won this award the last 6 years, but I think this year it'll be a battle between Old Dominion and Midland, and I give the slight edge to Old Dominion. Single of the Year"Broken Halos" - Chris Stapleton "Drinkin' Problem" - Midland "Drowns The Whiskey" - Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert "Meant To Be" - Bebe Rexha with Florida Georgia Line "Tequila" - Dan + ShayI'm going to go with "Tequila" just edging out "Meant To Be", but I think this category will be very close and I wouldn't be surprised by any of the 5 nominees winning. I'd definitely give "Meant To Be" the edge if it were Florida Georgia Line featuring Bebe Rexha and not the other way around, but because it was Rexha's song, I could see the other country-er releases being a bit more appealing to the voters. New ArtistLauren Alaina Luke CombsChris Janson Midland Brett Young With Luke Combs also being nominated for Male Vocalist, I don't see how he doesn't win this one. Male Vocalist is an incredibly tough category to be nominated in (given country radio's love for the guys), so Luke must have a lot of support behind him. I'll give a slight chance to both Midland and Brett Young, but I definitely think Luke is the front-runner. Musical Event"Burning Man" - Dierks Bentley featuring Brothers Osborne "Dear Hate" - Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill "Drowns The Whiskey" - Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" - David Lee Murphy with Kenny Chesney "Meant To Be" - Bebe Rexha with Florida Georgia LineI give the edge to "Meant To Be", simply because it truly has been an 'event', whether you like the song or not. I definitely would not be surprised to see "Dear Hate" win though either. I don't think "Burning Man" has much of a chance because it's still such a new song and hasn't made much of an impact yet. "Drowns The Whiskey" and "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" probably both have a shot in large part due to the artists singing the songs, but I think it's more likely that "Meant To Be" or "Dear Hate" will win. Music Video"Babe" - Sugarland featuring Taylor Swift "Cry Pretty" - Carrie Underwood "Drunk Girl" - Chris Janson "Marry Me" - Thomas Rhett "Tequila" - Dan + Shay"Tequila" absolutely deserves the win here. The only other one that could possibly win (in my opinion) is "Babe", but I don't see enough of the voters throwing Sugarland and Taylor Swift a bone here. Song of the Year"Body Like A Back Road" - Sam Hunt "Broken Halos" - Chris Stapleton "Drowns The Whiskey" - Jason Aldean featuring Miranda Lambert "Drunk Girl" - Chris Janson "Tequila" - Dan + ShayWhat a tough category! If "Drunk Girl" wins I might throw up, as that song is just awful. Fortunately, I think it's the least likely to win. I also don't see "Body Like A Back Road" having much of a shot. I think this will probably come down to "Tequila" vs. "Broken Halos", with "Drowns The Whiskey" as the dark horse 3rd contender. I'll give "Tequila" the slight edge, but I actually think their chances might be a little better if "Tequila" doesn't win Single of the Year. In other words, I could see the CMA awarding one song in Single of the Year and a different song in Song of the Year, even though the two categories share 3 nominees. Album of the YearFrom A Room: Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton Golden Hour - Kacey MusgravesGraffiti U - Keith Urban Life Changes - Thomas Rhett The Mountain - Dierks Bentley Stapleton won last year for From A Room: Volume 1 so it's quite possible that he'll be the front-runner again this year. Honestly I really don't know which way the voters will go. It's either Stapleton winning for the 3rd time in the last 4 years, or they could go with the commercially successful and wildly popular Thomas Rhett album, or one of the critically-acclaimed albums by Kacey or Dierks. Keith Urban's inclusion with Graffiti U is quite the head-scratcher as that album has received mixed reviews at best, so I think Keith is once again the least likely nominee to win in this category. But all the others should have a pretty good shot. I want Kacey to win but I'm not very confident in my pick, mostly because she's so outside the mainstream, and when you look at the list of past CMA Album of the Year winners, all of them going back to 2003 (when Johnny Cash's The Man Comes Around won) have produced at least 1 or 2 radio hits. Because of that I think it's quite possible if not likely that Stapleton or Rhett will win here, but I'll pick Musgraves anyway. Her album is just too damn good.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 10:43:47 GMT -5
New ArtistLauren Alaina Luke Combs Chris Janson Midland Brett Young Take out Brett Young, Lauren Alaina, and Chris Janson. They. are. not. new. Add in Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and insert any generic male artist that's new and got his obligatory #1. This is the only one of your changes that I don't personally agree with because to me Brett Young is definitely a new artist. "Mercy" is only his 4th single, and he's still on his debut album. In fact, he and Luke Combs are on almost the same timeline. You're right, maybe the reason I thought he was around longer, is because I consider him one of those generic male artists, and he just blends in. He can stay...I suppose, lol. Honestly, though, if I could make a bigger change it would be that you could only be nominated once within your first two years. After that, you're done.
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Post by stanches2318 on Aug 29, 2018 11:08:49 GMT -5
it's not always about the girls. Do you follow country music? It's never about the girls. So females not being nominated for a lot is not important. Wow Here's how I'd improve the the nominations EntertainerJason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Chris Stapleton Keith Urban I'm actually okay, with this. I wouldn't put a woman in here for this year. Overall, the whole year felt extremely weak for everyone. But these ones had albums and tours, so... Next year is a different story though. FemaleKelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood I'd swap Miranda for Carly Pearce or Lauren Alaina. MaleCan't really add any women here, lol! AlbumFrom A Room Vol. 2 Golden Hour Graffiti U Life Changes The MountainEasily remove Graffiti U, and sub in Girl Going NowhereNew ArtistLauren Alaina Luke Combs Chris Janson Midland Brett Young Take out Brett Young, Lauren Alaina, and Chris Janson. They. are. not. new. Add in Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and insert any generic male artist that's new and got his obligatory #1. Song"Body Like a Back Road" "Broken Halos" "Drowns the Whiskey" "Drunk Girl" "Tequila" Eradicate the plague first and foremost (BLABR). Insert "Cry Pretty". Take out "Drunk Girl" and put in "Space Cowboy". And I'm okay the rest of the way. Single"Broken Halos" "Drinkin' Problem" "Drowns the Whiskey" "Meant to Be" "Tequila" Remove "Meant to Be". I don't care if it is popular, or if Billboard thinks it's the greatest country song of all time. It is pop by a pop artist, riding the coattails of country, and it's not even done well. Insert "Cry Pretty". And again, I'm good. I think the Duo and Group categories are good. Musical Event"Burning Man" "Dear Hate" "Drowns the Whiskey" "Everything’s Gonna Be Alright" "Meant to Be" Take out "Meant to Be", and trade it for "Babe". Music Video"Babe" "Cry Pretty" "Drunk Girl" "Marry Me" "Tequila" This is fine. I never really know with this one. I’ve been following Country Music since I was 5 that’s about 26 yrs now, btw I really support the Females in country music, look at my icon for example. Looking at that icon my favorite song this yr is “Worth It” by Danielle Bradbery.. but a lot of these young females haven’t really promoted themselves to be recognized by the media. I also like the Country Females artists and songs better if u look at my Facebook u would see, I’m just trying to be real that these nominations were understandable at most. Let’s just hope for a good award show.
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Post by jhomes87 on Aug 29, 2018 11:09:52 GMT -5
This is the only one of your changes that I don't personally agree with because to me Brett Young is definitely a new artist. "Mercy" is only his 4th single, and he's still on his debut album. In fact, he and Luke Combs are on almost the same timeline. You're right, maybe the reason I thought he was around longer, is because I consider him one of those generic male artists, and he just blends in. He can stay...I suppose, lol. Honestly, though, if I could make a bigger change it would be that you could only be nominated once within your first two years. After that, you're done. Maybe to you he blends in, which is totally understandable -- not everyone has to like him. But from a numbers standpoint, Brett Young has definitely made more of a splash than just about all the other new male artists in the last couple of years, with the only exceptions being Luke Combs and Kane Brown. I'd put those three on fairly equal footing. They're probably the most successful new male artists since Thomas Rhett and Sam Hunt broke through, although neither Young, Combs, or Brown has yet reached the heights that Rhett and Hunt have reached so far in their young careers.
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Aug 29, 2018 11:42:48 GMT -5
Album of the YearFrom A Room: Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton Golden Hour - Kacey MusgravesGraffiti U - Keith Urban Life Changes - Thomas Rhett The Mountain - Dierks Bentley Stapleton won last year for From A Room: Volume 1 so it's quite possible that he'll be the front-runner again this year. Honestly I really don't know which way the voters will go. It's either Stapleton winning for the 3rd time in the last 4 years, or they could go with the commercially successful and wildly popular Thomas Rhett album, or one of the critically-acclaimed albums by Kacey or Dierks. Keith Urban's inclusion with Graffiti U is quite the head-scratcher as that album has received mixed reviews at best, so I think Keith is once again the least likely nominee to win in this category. But all the others should have a pretty good shot. I want Kacey to win but I'm not very confident in my pick, mostly because she's so outside the mainstream, and when you look at the list of past CMA Album of the Year winners, all of them going back to 2003 (when Johnny Cash's The Man Comes Around won) have produced at least 1 or 2 radio hits. Because of that I think it's quite possible if not likely that Stapleton or Rhett will win here, but I'll pick Musgraves anyway. Her album is just too damn good.
I agree with everything that you said here. Even though I also think Chris and Thomas have a great chance of winning (for the reasons you mentioned already), Kacey is also my personal favorite and who I think deserves the win here, but I also wanted point out something: the stat you gave about having to go back to 2003 to find a winner who didn't produce at least 1 or 2 radio hits, made me think about Kacey winning Song of the Year for "Follow Your Arrow" a couple of years ago when the song itself couldn't even go Top 40 on radio. When she won that award, we needed to go back to 2000 to find a winning song in that category that wasn't at least a Top 10 radio hit ("Murder on Music Row"). I think that if there's anyone who can challenge this unfavorable stat, it's Kacey.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 12:32:49 GMT -5
I’ve been following Country Music since I was 5 that’s about 26 yrs now, btw I really support the Females in country music, look at my icon for example. Looking at that icon my favorite song this yr is “Worth It” by Danielle Bradbery.. but a lot of these young females haven’t really promoted themselves to be recognized by the media. I also like the Country Females artists and songs better if u look at my Facebook u would see, I’m just trying to be real that these nominations were understandable at most. Let’s just hope for a good award show. A true icon of the genre. Honestly though, there are a ton of women who have done more than enough deserve recognition recently, it's just the industry chooses not to recognize. That's wrong. You're right, maybe the reason I thought he was around longer, is because I consider him one of those generic male artists, and he just blends in. He can stay...I suppose, lol. Honestly, though, if I could make a bigger change it would be that you could only be nominated once within your first two years. After that, you're done. Maybe to you he blends in, which is totally understandable -- not everyone has to like him. But from a numbers standpoint, Brett Young has definitely made more of a splash than just about all the other new male artists in the last couple of years, with the only exceptions being Luke Combs and Kane Brown. I'd put those three on fairly equal footing. They're probably the most successful new male artists since Thomas Rhett and Sam Hunt broke through, although neither Young, Combs, or Brown has yet reached the heights that Rhett and Hunt have reached so far in their young careers. I feel really stupid right now. I typed Brett Young in my initial post when I meant Chris Janson. Take Chris Janson out, because he had a hit in 2015, with "Buy Me a Boat". But, I did make the case for male artists sounding the same, lol. I'll edit my original post.
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Post by stanches2318 on Aug 30, 2018 15:59:50 GMT -5
I agree with u. I would change the New Artist Category back to Horiszon. And change the Entertainer to Artist of the year. For each category they should go by stats. That would make it fair and square. My sister says less glitz and glamour and more concentration on the awards,
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Post by onebuffalo on Aug 30, 2018 16:36:12 GMT -5
I agree with u. I would change the New Artist Category back to Horiszon. And change the Entertainer to Artist of the year. For each category they should go by stats. That would make it fair and square. My sister says less glitz and glamour and more concentration on the awards, I think I've said this before, but if you went by statistics, you would know who already won. There would be no need for nominations. All you have to do is see who was #1 the longest and there are your winners. I don't see the glitz and glamour part disappearing, though. Nice thought, but not gonna happen. Sorry.
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Aug 30, 2018 16:41:21 GMT -5
I agree with u. I would change the New Artist Category back to Horiszon. And change the Entertainer to Artist of the year. For each category they should go by stats. That would make it fair and square. My sister says less glitz and glamour and more concentration on the awards,
We already have that award...
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 30, 2018 16:58:24 GMT -5
14887fan I hope you understand where I'm coming from when I say that I don't think Maren Morris deserves Entertainer of The Year, because while you did bring up a good point with all of what you listed out, I still don't think she deserves the nom. She's just way too new for Entertainer of The Year nom, and I never believe an artist deserves Entertainer of the Year on an opening album cycle. Also I don't personally think outside genre things like the Zedd collaboration or the Niall Horan thing should be considered for a country music award show. Now I am probably gonna get "What about Chris Stapleton? He hasn't been around that long". All true, but I think Chris Stapleton has more critical praise with critics, better sales, and also better touring numbers than Maren Morris (the last one I am unsure about), that and he is on his second album era (I am counting both Volume albums as one collective era) which also helps. Just curious why you don't think an artist deserves an EOTY award if they're on their debut album cycle?
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Post by thewp on Aug 30, 2018 17:50:31 GMT -5
I agree with u. I would change the New Artist Category back to Horiszon. And change the Entertainer to Artist of the year. For each category they should go by stats. That would make it fair and square. My sister says less glitz and glamour and more concentration on the awards,
We already have that award...
Maybe awards voted on by opinion of merit and not voting blocks, then 🤷♀️
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Post by raylatch98 on Aug 30, 2018 19:56:33 GMT -5
14887fan I hope you understand where I'm coming from when I say that I don't think Maren Morris deserves Entertainer of The Year, because while you did bring up a good point with all of what you listed out, I still don't think she deserves the nom. She's just way too new for Entertainer of The Year nom, and I never believe an artist deserves Entertainer of the Year on an opening album cycle. Also I don't personally think outside genre things like the Zedd collaboration or the Niall Horan thing should be considered for a country music award show. Now I am probably gonna get "What about Chris Stapleton? He hasn't been around that long". All true, but I think Chris Stapleton has more critical praise with critics, better sales, and also better touring numbers than Maren Morris (the last one I am unsure about), that and he is on his second album era (I am counting both Volume albums as one collective era) which also helps. Just curious why you don't think an artist deserves an EOTY award if they're on their debut album cycle? I just feel like Entertainer of The Year nominees should be artists who have been around for a while and are definitively not new. I mean since Maren Morris is still on her debut album she is still a new Artist to me.
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Post by classiccountryfan on Aug 30, 2018 21:10:03 GMT -5
Just curious why you don't think an artist deserves an EOTY award if they're on their debut album cycle? I just feel like Entertainer of The Year nominees should be artists who have been around for a while and are definitively not new. I mean since Maren Morris is still on her debut album she is still a new Artist to me. It’s Entertainer of the YEAR, not Entertainer of the Half Decade. I don’t think longevity needs to be a qualification. (I’m not saying you’re wrong, I just have a different opinion.)
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Post by raylatch98 on Aug 30, 2018 21:56:47 GMT -5
I just feel like Entertainer of The Year nominees should be artists who have been around for a while and are definitively not new. I mean since Maren Morris is still on her debut album she is still a new Artist to me. It’s Entertainer of the YEAR, not Entertainer of the Half Decade. I don’t think longevity needs to be a qualification. (I’m not saying you’re wrong, I just have a different opinion.) I think longevity should at least be a factor in the selection process. I do see where you are coming from however.
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Post by classiccountryfan on Aug 30, 2018 23:07:59 GMT -5
It’s Entertainer of the YEAR, not Entertainer of the Half Decade. I don’t think longevity needs to be a qualification. (I’m not saying you’re wrong, I just have a different opinion.) I think longevity should at least be a factor in the selection process. I do see where you are coming from however. I think of this similar to sports awards. The top award in most sports leagues is Most Valuable Player or Player of the Year. To me that award is comparable to Entertainer of the Year for the CMAs or ACMs. The sports award goes to the best player in a given season regardless of longetivity. In fact, although it’s not common, players have occasionally won the top player award in their first season. Longevity is required for the Hall of Fame but not individual season awards. To me music awards should be the same way; we’re not talking about Hall of Fame nominees. Again that’s my opinion; I’m not trying to change yours.
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Post by thewp on Aug 31, 2018 11:00:43 GMT -5
I think longevity should at least be a factor in the selection process. I do see where you are coming from however. I think of this similar to sports awards. The top award in most sports leagues is Most Valuable Player or Player of the Year. To me that award is comparable to Entertainer of the Year for the CMAs or ACMs. The sports award goes to the best player in a given season regardless of longetivity. In fact, although it’s not common, players have occasionally won the top player award in their first season. Longevity is required for the Hall of Fame but not individual season awards. To me music awards should be the same way; we’re not talking about Hall of Fame nominees. Again that’s my opinion; I’m not trying to change yours. Well, you’d think entertainer, male and female , even group or duo would go to the ones who accomplished or contributed the most during the eligibility period, but that’s clearly not how they do it.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 31, 2018 11:08:40 GMT -5
Not including someone in EOTY because they're still "new" seems silly to me... it'd be like saying if so and so is on their debut album so they shouldn't be nominated for Album of the Year yet or something. Maren Morris performed well across enough metrics that I think she would've been a viable candidate for EOTY regardless of her seniority level in country music.
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Post by tim on Aug 31, 2018 12:26:23 GMT -5
While it's somewhat rare for the CMA to nominate "newer" artists, it's not at all unprecedented. I did some digging going back to 1980 and here's a list of artists who would've been deemed "new" at the time and yet achieved enough success to be nominated for Entertainer:
Alabama - first major label album released in May, 1980; nominated in 1981 and won in 1982
The Judds - first album released in October, 1984; nominated in 1986
Randy Travis - first album released in June, 1986; nominated in 1987
Ricky Van Shelton - first album released in May, 1987; nominated in 1989
Clint Black - first album released in May, 1989; nominated in 1990
Garth Brooks - first album released in April, 1989; nominated and won in 1991
Alan Jackson - first album released in February, 1990; nominated in 1992
Travis Tritt - first album released in February, 1990; nominated in 1992
Brooks & Dunn - first album released in August, 1991; nominated in 1993
Dixie Chicks - first major label album released in January, 1998; nominated in 1999 and won in 2000
Lady Antebellum - first album released in April, 2008; nominated in 2010
Zac Brown Band - first major label album released in November, 2008; nominated in 2010
Chris Stapleton - first solo album released in May, 2015; nominated in 2016
In the case of Maren Morris she released her first album in June of 2016 so I think she's well within the timeframe of seeing a nomination in the Entertainer category; it wouldn't surprise me to see her nominated in 2019 or 2020 depending on when her next era kicks off.
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Post by CoJoFan on Sept 2, 2018 17:55:43 GMT -5
My predictions
Entertainer - Jason Aldean
Aldean would become the 33rd different artist to win EOTY if he did win it.
Male Vocalist - Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs gets his first nomination but don't expect a Gretchen Wilson win for him yet. I could see Combs winning this award in the near future.
Female Vocalist - Maren Morris
Miranda move over and make way for some new blood to win this award. If Maren releases her sophomore album next year she could win this back to back. That is if Carrie Underwood doesn't take it back next year.
Vocal Group - Old Dominion
This is Old Dominion's for the taking. Should be an easy win for them
Vocal Duo - Dan + Shay
Great year for these guys so far with their stellar single "Tequila". Brothers Osborne could easily win this too but my gut says it's Dan + Shay's year.
New Artist - Luke Combs
I was torn between Brett And Luke. Both have had amazing debut albums and an amazing year.
Album - From A Room: Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton
Stapleton's From A Room: Volume 1 won this last year I believe. Wouldn't surprise me if The Mountain or Golden Hour won this either though.
Song - "Broken Halos" - Chris Stapleton
Another award I was torn on but the award shows love Stapleton so I feel this award will go to him. I'll be ecstatic if "Drunk Girl" or "Tequila" won this as both are great deserving tunes for this award.
Single - "Meant To Be" - Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line
I honestly don't think this will be a competition.
Musical Event - "Meant To Be" - Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line
I mean this would not be my favorite but you can't look pass the success this song has had. If I had to pick my favorite in this category it'd be a toss up between "Burning Man" and "Drowns The Whiskey".
Music Video - "Marry Me" - Thomas Rhett
I think it will be between "Marry Me" and "Tequila". I like both but just because it's Thomas Rhett I have to pick him to win.
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Post by onebuffalo on Sept 27, 2018 8:45:27 GMT -5
Can we get this thread stickied? It was on page two of the subforum. Thanks!
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Post by 14887fan on Oct 14, 2018 6:39:02 GMT -5
With how much attention the songwriters on the A Star is Born soundtrack are getting (Hillary Lindsey, Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna), it wouldn’t surprise me if we saw a Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper performance at the show this year.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 7:07:47 GMT -5
With how much attention the songwriters on the A Star is Born soundtrack are getting (Hillary Lindsey, Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna), it wouldn’t surprise me if we saw a Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper performance at the show this year. I'd take that in a minute. Cooper's my favorite actor, and Gaga has some pipes. Plus, the music from the movie is countrier than most of what will be performed. Also, that random Pink performance last year happened, so why not this?
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Post by tim on Oct 14, 2018 12:22:05 GMT -5
With how much attention the songwriters on the A Star is Born soundtrack are getting (Hillary Lindsey, Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna), it wouldn’t surprise me if we saw a Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper performance at the show this year. I'd take that in a minute. Cooper's my favorite actor, and Gags has some pipes. Plus, the music from the movie is countrier than most of what will be performed. Also, that random Pink performance last year happened, so why not this? I’m going to see the movie tonight and I can’t wait as I’ve heard nothing but great things. Not sure if we’ll see them at the CMA’s (seems unlikely but who knows!) but I can’t believe the show is one month away.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 6:43:32 GMT -5
I'd take that in a minute. Cooper's my favorite actor, and Gags has some pipes. Plus, the music from the movie is countrier than most of what will be performed. Also, that random Pink performance last year happened, so why not this? I’m going to see the movie tonight and I can’t wait as I’ve heard nothing but great things. Not sure if we’ll see them at the CMA’s (seems unlikely but who knows!) but I can’t believe the show is one month away. How'd you like the movie?
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Post by tim on Oct 15, 2018 8:21:19 GMT -5
I’m going to see the movie tonight and I can’t wait as I’ve heard nothing but great things. Not sure if we’ll see them at the CMA’s (seems unlikely but who knows!) but I can’t believe the show is one month away. How'd you like the movie? It was just as good as I was hoping it would be! Bradley Cooper did a terrific job developing his character and Lady Gaga is flawless as usual. I was also excited to see Lukas Nelson get more exposure (he also had a huge hand in the soundtrack). Speaking of the soundtrack I still need to check that out, but with the likes of Jason Isbell, Lori McKenna, and Diane Warren it’s no wonder the songs are great. I will add I’m not familiar with the original and wasn’t at all prepared for the ending...what a tearjerker that was as it hit really close to home.
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Post by collinkottke on Oct 15, 2018 8:36:33 GMT -5
With how much attention the songwriters on the A Star is Born soundtrack are getting (Hillary Lindsey, Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna), it wouldn’t surprise me if we saw a Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper performance at the show this year. I'd take that in a minute. Cooper's my favorite actor, and Gaga has some pipes. Plus, the music from the movie is countrier than most of what will be performed. Also, that random Pink performance last year happened, so why not this? Music movies seem to be all the rage this year ( A Star Is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, whatever the upcoming Elton John movie is titled), so it'd be a good time for the CMA's to feature something to the tune of "Country Music in the Movies". There's plenty of country to be found in movies, plus it would give an even more solid reasoning to anyone questioning a Cooper/Gaga performance. Whatever they do, I'd be all in for a Cooper/Gaga performance slot.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 16, 2018 16:31:07 GMT -5
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