Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift up for CMAs
Us Magazine - September 10, 2008 6:04 AM PDT
Us Magazine
Carrie Underwood,
Taylor Swift,
Kenny Chesney and
Keith Urban are
among the nominees for the Country Music Association Awards,
announced Wednesday.
Competing for album of the year: Underwood (
Carnival Ride),
Chesney (
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates),
Alan Jackson
(
Good Time), George Strait (
Troubadour) and Brooks
& Dunn (
Cowboy Town).
Entertainer of the year is also a close race between Chesney,
Strait,
Brad Paisley, Sugarland and Urban.
Swift is up against Underwood, Alison Krauss,
Miranda Lambert and
Martina McBride for female vocalist of the year.
"I can't believe it!" a giggling Swift said as the nominees were
announced live on
Good Morning America. "I'm having a really
good morning!"
See photos of the worst dressed country
stars.
Nominees for male vocalist of the year: Chesney, Jackson, Strait,
Urban, and Paisley.
Nominees for vocal group of the year: Rascal Flatts, Eagles,
Emerson Drive, Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town.
The CMA awards will air Nov. 12 on ABC.
See photos of the ACM's best dressed stars.
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