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Post by collinkottke on Nov 13, 2018 15:30:04 GMT -5
I wouldn’t be too quick to write off a surprise performance of “Babe” with Sugarland bringing out Taylor Swift. *double posts to quote self b/c I'm now a rulebreaker and a narcissist* Actually, this makes so much sense to me? Sugarland's nom'd for 2 awards, and have yet to be announced as a performer or a presenter. They announced the Dixie Chicks/Beyoncé collab the morning of the 50th. They announced the Stapleton/Timberlake collab the day before. The CMAs clearly know what they're doing when it comes to surprising people with big performances by some of the biggest stars out there (of any genre), so...now I'm actually kind of expecting another performance addition of Sugarland/Taylor Swift to come either today or tomorrow. As much as I'd love to see a Sugarland/Taylor performance, I'm not holding my breath. It appears the label stopped radio promotion of the song recently and it wouldn't make sense to do that if this performance was coming just days later which would seemingly help booster it. Also, is Taylor in the country? She's in between tour dates in Australia/New Zealand and Japan (granted it is an 11 day break). Obviously, if she wants to be at the CMAs she could make it happen... I hope I am wrong and I hope she's on stage in Nashville tomorrow night.
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Post by 14887fan on Nov 13, 2018 15:39:24 GMT -5
*double posts to quote self b/c I'm now a rulebreaker and a narcissist* Actually, this makes so much sense to me? Sugarland's nom'd for 2 awards, and have yet to be announced as a performer or a presenter. They announced the Dixie Chicks/Beyoncé collab the morning of the 50th. They announced the Stapleton/Timberlake collab the day before. The CMAs clearly know what they're doing when it comes to surprising people with big performances by some of the biggest stars out there (of any genre), so...now I'm actually kind of expecting another performance addition of Sugarland/Taylor Swift to come either today or tomorrow. As much as I'd love to see a Sugarland/Taylor performance, I'm not holding my breath. It appears the label stopped radio promotion of the song recently and it wouldn't make sense to do that if this performance was coming just days later which would seemingly help booster it. Also, is Taylor in the country? She's in between tour dates in Australia/New Zealand and Japan (granted it is an 11 day break). Obviously, if she wants to be at the CMAs she could make it happen... I hope I am wrong and I hope she's on stage in Nashville tomorrow night. Ah, I completely spaced on her final 2 Asia dates. I knew she had finished up her Oceania run last week, so my assumption was that she would be back in the states.
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Post by StillTheSame on Nov 13, 2018 15:52:50 GMT -5
If it happens, awesome. If not, that's fine. I'm just looking forward to J&K being there.
Done spamming :)
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Post by classiccountryfan on Nov 13, 2018 15:59:46 GMT -5
As an appetizer for tomorrow night's show here's a classic performance from the 1999 show. Some background: In May 1999, after recovering from his drunk driving accident in March, George Jones released Choices as the lead single from his album The Cold Hard Truth. Choices reached #30 on the country chart, George's final solo top 40 chart appearance. It was nominated for 1999 CMA Single of the Year (which was won by the Dixie Chicks' Wide Open Spaces) and it was the winner of the 2000 Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, breaking Vince Gill's five-year hold on the award. George was invited to sing Choices during the 1999 CMA awards, but it would be an abbreviated performance. He refused and did not attend the ceremony. Alan Jackson was upset with the CMA's decision, so as a protest, midway through his performance of Pop a Top he signaled to his band and sang the chorus of Choices rather than finishing Pop a Top. He then walked offstage to a standing ovation. It was his way of flipping off the CMA for disrespecting one of his heroes.
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Post by austin on Nov 14, 2018 8:40:59 GMT -5
Thomas Rhett won Video of the Year for "Marry Me", and Kenny and David Lee Murphy snagged Vocal Event. These were announced on GMA!
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Post by recordyear on Nov 14, 2018 8:48:43 GMT -5
Everything's Gonna Be Alright does not feel like an event, but okay.
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Post by StillTheSame on Nov 14, 2018 8:51:29 GMT -5
I thought for sure that "Tequila" had Video on lock, but not upset at all, "Marry Me" is wonderful. And the KC/DLM song is one of my favorites. Congrats to both!
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Post by raylatch98 on Nov 14, 2018 8:52:03 GMT -5
I think the David Lee Murphy win was because of how long he has been in the genre and I heard on American Country Countdown that up til today David Lee Murphy had never won a CMA.
Regardless happy "Meant to Be" lost although if I had my choice "Burning Man" would be the righteous winner.
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Post by collinkottke on Nov 14, 2018 9:11:48 GMT -5
The music video category was stacked this year. Personally, I voted for "Tequila" but I also loved the "Marry Me" video so there's no shame in that. I voted for "Dear Hate" for event and I am fairly bummed that it didn't end up winning, but hopefully this just clears the way for Maren winning Female Vocalist tonight.
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Post by CoJoFan on Nov 14, 2018 14:36:06 GMT -5
I wonder if we will have any new single premiere’s besides Garth’s?? I’ve just had this feeling all week Eric Church might hit us with a new single from Desperate Man.
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Post by 14887fan on Nov 14, 2018 15:00:51 GMT -5
Alrighty, making my predictions.
Entertainer: Chris Stapleton Female: Maren Morris Male: Chris Stapleton New Artist: Luke Combs Album: Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves Duo: Dan + Shay Group: Old Dominion Single: "Tequila," Dan + Shay Song: "Tequila," Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, & Dan Smyers
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Post by collinkottke on Nov 14, 2018 15:02:05 GMT -5
I wonder if we will have any new single premiere’s besides Garth’s?? I’ve just had this feeling all week Eric Church might hit us with a new single from Desperate Man. I also have a feeling that it'll be something not "Desperate Man" from the Desperate Man album. With as talented as Eric and his band are they could play anything from the album.
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Post by bigfan101 on Nov 14, 2018 15:33:06 GMT -5
I’ll go too.
Entertainer: Luke Bryan Female: Maren Morris Male: Luke Combs New Artist: Lauren Alaina Album: Life Changes, Thomas Rhett Duo: Dan + Shay Group: Old Dominion Single: "Tequila," Dan + Shay Song: "Tequila," Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, & Dan Smyers
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Post by phil1996 on Nov 14, 2018 15:50:44 GMT -5
I wonder if we will have any new single premiere’s besides Garth’s?? I’ve just had this feeling all week Eric Church might hit us with a new single from Desperate Man. I also have a feeling that it'll be something not "Desperate Man" from the Desperate Man album. With as talented as Eric and his band are they could play anything from the album. Have a feeling they could go Monsters and announce it as the next single, given recent events.
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Post by slowmo on Nov 14, 2018 16:04:54 GMT -5
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Nov 14, 2018 16:36:56 GMT -5
I would love to see Golden Hour getting Album of the Year, but I have a feeling that a more ‘basic’ option (like Life Changes) will end up getting it unfortunately. Still, I’m glad Kacey got a performance slot! I’ll be looking forward to that!
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 14, 2018 16:43:06 GMT -5
For those who have complained about Garth Brooks winning Entertainer of the Year (for 2016 and 2017), today is his last day as Entertainer. Tomorrow will be a dawning of a new era.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Nov 14, 2018 16:56:10 GMT -5
My predictions:
Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Chris Stapleton Keith Urban
Alternate: Jason Aldean
Single of the Year
"Broken Halos," Chris Stapleton "Drinkin' Problem," Midland "Drowns the Whiskey," Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert "Meant to Be," Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line "Tequila," Dan + Shay
Alternate: Meant to Be
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood
Alternate: Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley Luke Combs Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban
Alternate: Thomas Rhett
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie & Tae Sugarland
Alternate: Brothers Osborne
New Artist of the Year
Lauren Alaina Luke Combs Chris Janson Midland Brett Young
Alternate: Brett Young
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum LANCO Little Big Town Midland Old Dominion
Alternate: Midland
Album of the Year
From A Room: Volume 2, Chris Stapleton Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves Graffiti U, Keith Urban Life Changes, Thomas Rhett The Mountain, Dierks Bentley
Alternate: Golden Hour (hoping this wins but the CMAs are up Stapleton's ass so I think he'll win again)
Song of the Year
“Body Like A Back Road,” Sam Hunt “Broken Halos,” Chris Stapleton “Drowns the Whiskey,” Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert “Drunk Girl,” Chris Janson “Tequila,” Dan + Shay
Alternate: Broken Halos
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Post by collinkottke on Nov 14, 2018 16:59:22 GMT -5
For those who have complained about Garth Brooks winning Entertainer of the Year (for 2016 and 2017), today is his last day as Entertainer. Tomorrow will be a dawning of a new era. Or until he's nominated again next year after a year of his Stadium Tour, a book and a new album.
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 14, 2018 17:00:29 GMT -5
For those who have complained about Garth Brooks winning Entertainer of the Year (for 2016 and 2017), today is his last day as Entertainer. Tomorrow will be a dawning of a new era. Or until he's nominated again next year after a year of his Stadium Tour, a book and a new album. I know you're a huge Garth Brooks fan, but I would look up the 2016 and 2017 C.M.A. threads for those who commented on those wins by Brooks.
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Post by raylatch98 on Nov 14, 2018 17:04:23 GMT -5
Besides me and I assume carriekins is anyone else really rooting for Dierks Bentley for album? I feel like Dierks Bentley is really overdue for a televised CMA Award
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Nov 14, 2018 17:06:58 GMT -5
Besides me and I assume carriekins is anyone else really rooting for Dierks Bentley for album? I feel like Dierks Bentley is really overdue for a televised CMA Award Kacey Musgraves or bust. But I'd be ecstatic for Dierks to win any other award any other year :)
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Post by carriekins on Nov 14, 2018 17:19:52 GMT -5
Besides me and I assume carriekins is anyone else really rooting for Dierks Bentley for album? I feel like Dierks Bentley is really overdue for a televised CMA Award Bless, I gave up rooting for him in like 2010. No point.
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Post by collinkottke on Nov 14, 2018 17:20:37 GMT -5
Or until he's nominated again next year after a year of his Stadium Tour, a book and a new album. I know you're a huge Garth Brooks fan, but I would look up the 2016 and 2017 C.M.A. threads for those who commented on those wins by Brooks. I can just imagine what was being said knowing how people feel about Garth on here. That being said, Garth has himself setup well for another Entertainer of the Year nomination next year. I'd be saying that of anyone who has the same plans as Garth.
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 14, 2018 17:22:01 GMT -5
I know you're a huge Garth Brooks fan, but I would look up the 2016 and 2017 C.M.A. threads for those who commented on those wins by Brooks. I can just imagine what was being said knowing how people feel about Garth on here. That being said, Garth has himself setup well for another Entertainer of the Year nomination next year. I'd be saying that of anyone who has the same plans as Garth. I agree. I remember saying a year ago that I would not be surprised to see Garth Brooks walk away with a sixth award for Entertainer. He could very well win another a year from now.
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Post by 14887fan on Nov 14, 2018 17:29:12 GMT -5
I just can't really see the CMAs being that dense and blind and awarding AOTY to one of the 4 dudes nominated, when none of them have received the critical acclaim that Kacey has. But then again...*recalls 2013 AOTY results*
In any case, I have zero hope for anything at the show for this year, except for Golden Hour winning. I just need to see that happen. She (/the album) deserves it so, so badly.
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Post by Troublemaker on Nov 14, 2018 17:30:18 GMT -5
Besides me and I assume carriekins is anyone else really rooting for Dierks Bentley for album? I feel like Dierks Bentley is really overdue for a televised CMA Award I'm rooting for either him or Kacey because those are the real deserving winners
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Post by McCreerian (Harris 2024!) on Nov 14, 2018 17:31:20 GMT -5
I'm ready for Maren to walk away with FVOTY! She's had the biggest year of any female. They certainly couldn't justify giving it to Miranda again. Even Carrie, her year wasn't nearly as good as Maren's.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Nov 14, 2018 17:36:21 GMT -5
I just can't really see the CMAs being that dense and blind and awarding AOTY to one of the 4 dudes nominated, when none of them have received the critical acclaim that Kacey has. But then again...*recalls 2013 AOTY results* In any case, I have zero hope for anything at the show for this year, except for Golden Hour winning. I just need to see that happen. She (/the album) deserves it so, so badly. I want to agree with your first statement, but Same Trailer, Different Park lost to some forgettable, bland Blake Shelton album that I can't remember the name or any songs off of so...
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Post by 14887fan on Nov 14, 2018 17:42:04 GMT -5
I just can't really see the CMAs being that dense and blind and awarding AOTY to one of the 4 dudes nominated, when none of them have received the critical acclaim that Kacey has. But then again...*recalls 2013 AOTY results* In any case, I have zero hope for anything at the show for this year, except for Golden Hour winning. I just need to see that happen. She (/the album) deserves it so, so badly. I want to agree with your first statement, but Same Trailer, Different Park lost to some forgettable, bland Blake Shelton album that I can't remember the name or any songs off of so... Hence the "2013 AOTY results" bit that I mentioned ;)
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