My Award Show Picks 2

Now I’m going to continue with my picks for the Country Music Association Awards Show.  The first award that I make a pick for is Musical Event of the Year, which the award goes to the artist.  To be nominated for this award, an event is defined as a collaboration of two or more people either or all of whom are known primarily as individual artists.  They must have performed together, as a unit, on a single or album released domestically within the eligibility period with each artist prominently featured and live performances are not eligible.  The nominees are

"Bad Angel"
Dierks Bentley featuring Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson
Capitol Records Nashville

"Can't You See"
Zac Brown Band featuring Kid Rock
Southern Ground/Atlantic Records

"Hillbilly Bone"
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Reprise Records

"I'm Alive"
Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews
BNA Records

"Till the End"
Alan Jackson with Lee Ann Womack
Arista Nashville

My pick to win is “Hillbilly Bone”, because I believe that this was a major event that happened in the country music world. 

The next award is Album of the Year, which the award goes to the artist and producer.  To be nominated for this award, the album should be judged on all aspects including, but not limited to, artist’s performance, musical background, engineering, packaging, design, art, layout, and liner notes.  At least 75% of the product in the album must have first achieved national prominence during the eligibility period.  The nominees are

Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum
Capital Records Nashville

Play On
Carrie Underwood
Produced by Mark Bright and Max Martin
19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville

Revolution
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Nashville

Twang
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville

Up On the Ridge
Dierks Bentley
Produced by Jon Randall Stewart
Capitol Records Nashville

My pick to win is Revolution, because I believe that this album had good music and was overall good to listen to. 

The award for Male Vocalist of the Year is next.  To be nominated for this award, the award is based on individual musical performance on a solo album release.  The nominees are

Dierks Bentley

Brad Paisley

Blake Shelton

George Strait

Keith Urban.

My pick is Brad Paisley, because I believe that Brad does a great job on performing Country Music. 

The next award is Female Vocalist of the Year.  To be nominated for this award, the award is based on individual performance on a solo career.  The nominees are

Miranda Lambert

Martina McBride

Reba McEntire

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood.

My pick is Miranda Lambert, because I have become to really enjoy her music and she has made some great strides in Country Music.

The last and big award is Entertainer of the Year.  To be nominated for this award, the award is for the act displaying the greatest competence in all aspects of the entertainment field.  To pick, you should give consideration not only to recorded performance, but also to the in-person performance, staging, public acceptance, attitude, leadership, and overall contribution to the country music image.  The nominees are

Lady Antebellum

Miranda Lambert

Brad Paisley

Keith Urban

Zac Brown Band

My pick is Miranda Lambert, because in the past year Miranda has had her first number one single and created her own headlining tour.