Troublemaker
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Post by Troublemaker on Nov 10, 2021 10:43:01 GMT -5
So happy for Kelsea, I wish it was televised but heck I’ll take it.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Nov 10, 2021 12:11:19 GMT -5
I have an inkling that Miranda will be named EOTY.
If this happens, I’ll be happy for her and for women - but my soul will be crushed as a Carrie fan.
Stapleton also seems to have a ton of momentum going into the show as does Combs. I love that it’s a very tight category this year, but I’m still hopeful Carrie pulls off a win after waiting so long.
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Post by 3chords on Nov 10, 2021 12:44:53 GMT -5
It’s so depressing that a woman winning seems way too good to be true. I feel like male goes to Luke, album to Chris and Entertainer goes to Eric again. But hey they already shocked me with Kelsea this morning so by all means keep it up.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Nov 10, 2021 12:46:00 GMT -5
Carrie has literally worked her ass off this eligibility year--My Gift/My Savior are her record-extending eighth and ninth consecutive #1 albums on the Top Country Albums chart, and have seen her represent the country genre outside the home format, as the music is essentially (for the most part) non-country and features collaborations with John Legend and CeCe Winans. She's also done countless other one-off collabs--Latin Pop with David Bisbal and slightly more soft rock with NEEDTOBREATHE (two more examples of representing the genre outside its home format), a rendition of a soundtrack song with Dan+Shay, an appearance with Reba McEntire on Loretta Lynn's latest album, and "If I Didn't Love You," her latest single with Jason Aldean that has become her biggest hit since "Blown Away." However, Miranda has been no slouch. During the eligibility year she has released The Marfa Tapes, "Drunk" with Elle King (also representing the country genre on what is technically not a country song because it's Elle King, who is classified as non-country--therefore a country crossover success for Elle), and scored two consecutive Top 5 hits (one of which hit #1) off of an album that won a Grammy. I haven't seen the men doing nearly as much as these two.
If anybody deserves to beat Carrie, it's Miranda, so I will be really happy either way...as much as I would love to see Carrie take it, it will not be very productive to the current discussions about her and I can guarantee you that Twitter WILL go straight to town on her and the CMAs. Then again, the CMAs have handled controversy before so who knows?! I'm not holding my breath for a second, but with the way the tides have finally turned for women so far this decade, I am very cautiously optimistic about both women's chances--especially Miranda.
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Post by 14887fan on Nov 10, 2021 12:50:38 GMT -5
Idk. I just don’t see either CU or ML winning Entertainer this year. Would love to be proven wrong, but I’m not convinced. Especially with how damn hard Stapleton is being pushed everywhere, Combs’ continued mega-success, and Church’s multiple albums & Gather Again Tour this year + next (which kickstarted right around CMA voting time).
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Post by 3chords on Nov 10, 2021 12:57:10 GMT -5
I feel like the girls both did more during the actual eligibility periods (miranda even kinda just getting on with the shows post Covid with the Billy Bobs residency in April/ Carrie with her Ryman stuff and the Opry) but when it gets to voting times the boys were starting their tours and idk if people take the actual July to June of it to heart.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Nov 10, 2021 13:24:41 GMT -5
It’s all about how the vote falls, with so many artists being pushed so strongly it’s really anyone’s to win. Maybe three strong guys split the majority of the vote, but just two women getting the rest could result in a pretty even vote distribution.
It’d be really cool if they released the vote tallies - I’d be soooo interested to see how these votes actually go.
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Post by daddy on Nov 10, 2021 14:25:26 GMT -5
It’s all about how the vote falls, with so many artists being pushed so strongly it’s really anyone’s to win. Maybe three strong guys split the majority of the vote, but just two women getting the rest could result in a pretty even vote distribution. It’d be really cool if they released the vote tallies - I’d be soooo interested to see how these votes actually go. I would pay money to see the vote tallies from each race. Wonder how close Carrie has come each time. A part of me hopes Carrie doesn't take home EOTY tonight, as I'm nervous they'll stop nominating her after giving her a win. At least now the narrative every year is how much she deserves it.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Nov 10, 2021 15:24:37 GMT -5
I'll be avoiding Pulse completely until I've seen the show tomorrow on Hulu, as my cable's on the blink currently. Hoping for the best for my picks, and I wonder how well each of us will do in our predictions
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Post by countrymancarriefan on Nov 10, 2021 18:23:29 GMT -5
What I would like/could see tonight.
Entertainer: Carrie Underwood. Come on y’all. She deserves it. She just knocks if out of the park every time! A My Gift Christmas special on HBO Max, and the My Savior concert from the Ryman Auditorium! TWO SPECIALS in one year!! Pretty pleae Sweet Baby Jesus!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻. I could see anyone else as a possibility. So nothing will entirely shock me. But I want it for Carrie and I’m not gonna shut up until she is a CMA Entertainer Of The Year winner at some point. #CU4EOTY
Female:I think Maren and Ashley are great and are contenders. Maren more likely out of the two since she is still riding the success of The Bones. I feel like this is between Carly, Gabby, and Miranda. Carly is possible because of all of her momentum! They album release and Opry induction! Gabby is a contender with all the noms for The Good Ones and all the awards she garnered this year for I Hope. Miranda has the success of the Marfa tapes and still riding the goodwill of Bluebird. And she has been pretty visible this as much as anybody else could! I think it will be one of those three.
Male: it’s between Chris and Luke. Both could happen. Chris is riding the success of Starting Over. And Luke is never gone from radio for too long. Maybe Eric as a consolation prize.
Album: It’s gotta be Chris Stapleton right?! Starting over already won this at the ACM’s and is a front runner to take this at the Grammy’s next year. It could also go to Eric. Maybe Brothers Osborne or Carly if they are going for more critical acclaim. I guess Dangerous if they are feeling controversial.
Vocal Duo: it’s Brothers Osborne VS. Dan + Shay right?! Idk Brothers have the album nom, but DNS have the hits. Torn
Vocal Group: Old Dominion with an outside shot to Little Big Town.
Song of the year: it’s a race between Chris, Eric, Gabby, and Luke. Any of them could take it and I wouldn’t be shocked. Now watch it go to Ashley.
Single of The Year: Three Horse Race between Chris, Eric, Gabby. Outside shot to Ashley. I thought maybe Chris and Kane but not looking that way since they lost the other noms.
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carrieidol1
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Post by carrieidol1 on Nov 10, 2021 19:35:38 GMT -5
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Post by zdm1998 on Nov 10, 2021 20:01:08 GMT -5
Secure your weaves ladies; the show is about to begin.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on Nov 10, 2021 20:06:01 GMT -5
Miranda didn't even perform her new song. Still a great performance though.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 10, 2021 20:06:27 GMT -5
Jenee Fleenor won Musician of the Year.
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Post by Troublemaker on Nov 10, 2021 20:10:13 GMT -5
A tribute to Aretha at the CMAs???
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Post by josephmorgan on Nov 10, 2021 20:12:39 GMT -5
CMA Song Of the year is first!
And the winner is...
"Starting Over!"
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Post by tim on Nov 10, 2021 20:13:15 GMT -5
Song of the Year is the first award up tonight and goes to "Starting Over"!
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Post by bigfan101 on Nov 10, 2021 20:15:15 GMT -5
Feel like this is going to be the first of many for Chris tonight.
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Post by tim on Nov 10, 2021 20:15:20 GMT -5
Ugh, Dierks really is going to perform "Beers On Me"
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Post by zdm1998 on Nov 10, 2021 20:17:28 GMT -5
They should’ve saved Luke, Lional, & Katy to present an award that Gabby wins (bearing she does.) It would’ve been a full circle moment since they saw her start on American idol.
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 10, 2021 20:18:27 GMT -5
Half Of My Hometown took both Music Video and Musical Event of the Year. Was this expected? Isn't the song a mid-level hit still rising?
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Post by schnetzka on Nov 10, 2021 20:20:51 GMT -5
I like the running joke that Luke needs someone to help him host.
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Post by josephmorgan on Nov 10, 2021 20:21:07 GMT -5
Three of the other four ("Buy Dirt", "Drunk..." and "Chasing After You") are still on the charts right now. Only "Famous Friends" has completed its run.
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Post by bigfan101 on Nov 10, 2021 20:21:43 GMT -5
Ugh, Dierks really is going to perform "Beers On Me" And it’s rough… really rough. 😳
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Post by tim on Nov 10, 2021 20:22:22 GMT -5
Ugh, Dierks really is going to perform "Beers On Me" And it’s rough… really rough. 😳 Yea I was just thinking that...this is for sure in the running as my least favorite performance of the night
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 10, 2021 20:24:45 GMT -5
A tribute to Aretha at the CMAs??? Someone must have paid for this as part of J Hud's Oscar campaign.
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Post by bigfan101 on Nov 10, 2021 20:24:47 GMT -5
I will never understand the appeal of Eric Church. It’s like nails on a chalkboard.
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Post by tim on Nov 10, 2021 20:28:25 GMT -5
I know that Eric isn't everyone's cup of tea, but that was a lot of fun to watch and is probably one of my favorite award show performances from him.
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Post by schnetzka on Nov 10, 2021 20:30:07 GMT -5
I thought Eric's performance was great. Definitely better than Dierks performance.
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Post by seak05 on Nov 10, 2021 20:31:35 GMT -5
Are Carrie and Jason performing f'science let's all get covid together?
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