The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
NOMINEES & WINNERS / Winners are bold & red
Entertainer of the Year
» Kenny Chesney » Brad Paisley » Rascal Flatts » George Strait » Keith Urban Top Male Vocalist
» Rodney Atkins » Kenny Chesney » Brad Paisley » George Strait » Keith Urban Top Female Vocalist
» Miranda Lambert» Martina McBride » LeAnn Rimes » Taylor Swift » Carrie Underwood Top Vocal Group
» Diamond Rio » Eagles » Emerson Drive » Little Big Town » Rascal Flatts Top Vocal Duo
» Big & Rich » Brooks & Dunn » Halfway To Hazard » Montgomery Gentry » Sugarland Top New Male Vocalist
» Luke Bryan » Jack Ingram » Jake Owen Top New Female Vocalist
» Sarah Buxton » Kellie Pickler » Taylor Swift Top New Duo or Vocal Group
» Carolina Rain » Lady Antebellum » The Wreckers Album of the Year
» 5th Gear – Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville) Produced by Frank Rogers » Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – Miranda Lambert (Columbia) Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke » Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – Kenny Chesney (BNA) Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney » If You’re Going Through Hell – Rodney Atkins (Curb) Produced by Rodney Atkins, Ted Hewitt » Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift (Big Machine) Produced by Scott Borchetta, Nathan Chapman # 6 Produced by Robert Ellis Orrall Single Record of the Year
» Don’t Blink Kenny Chesney, Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney BNA » Famous In A Small Town Miranda Lambert, Produced by Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke Columbia » Lost In This Moment Big & Rich, Produced by Big Kenny, John Rich Warner Bros/WRN » Stay Sugarland, Produced by Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles Mercury » Watching Airplanes Gary Allan, Produced by Gary Allan , Mark Wright MCA Nashville Song of the Year
» Don’t Blink Kenny Chesney Writers: Casey Beathard, Chris Wallin Publishers: Lavender Zoo Music (BMI), Mama’s Dream Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) » Lost In This Moment Big & Rich Writers: Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson, John Rich Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Romeo Cowboy Music (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Writer’s Extreme Music (BMI) » Moments Emerson Drive Writers: Dave Berg, Annie Tate, Sam Tate Publishers: Gravitron (SESAC), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) » Watching You Rodney Atkins Writers: Rodney Atkins, Steve Dean, Brian White Publishers: Bethar Music (BMI), Mike Curb Music (BMI), Multisongs (SESAC), Songs From The White House (SESAC) » Stay Sugarland Writer: Jennifer Nettles Publishers: Jennifer Nettles Publishing (ASCAP) Video of the Year
» Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney Producer: Tacklebox Films Director: Shaun Silva » Lost In This Moment – Big & Rich Producer: Big Kenny, Steve Lamar, Marc Oswald Director: Robert Deaton and George Flanigen » Online – Brad Paisley Producer: Frames Per Second Director: Jason Alexander Stay – Sugarland Producer: Kristian Bush, Byron Gallimore, Jennifer Nettles Director: Shaun Silva » Watching You – Rodney Atkins Producer: Broken Poet Production Director: Eric Welch Vocal Event of the Year
» Because Of You – Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson Produced by Tony Brown, Reba McEntire MCA Nashville » Find Out Who Your Friends Are – Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney Produced by Julian King, Tracy Lawrence Rocky Comfort/CO5 » Shiftwork – Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait Produced by Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney BNA » Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore – Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes Produced by Dann Huff Mercury » What You Give Away –Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow Produced by Vince Gill, John Hobbs, Justin Niebank MCA Nashville Producer of the Year
» Mark Bright» Tony Brown» Byron Gallimore» Frank Rogers» Mark WrightAudio Engineer of the Year
» Chuck Ainlay» Jeff Balding» Julian King» Kyle Lehning» Justin NiebankTop Bass Player of the Year
» Mike Brignardello» Dennis Crouch» Alison Prestwood» Michael Rhodes» Jimmie Lee SloasTop Percussionist/Drummer of the Year
» Shannon Forrest» Paul Leim» Chris McHugh» Greg Morrow» Lonnie WilsonTop Fiddle Player of the Year
» Glen Duncan» Stuart Duncan» Larry Franklin» Joe Spivey» Jonathan YudkinTop Guitarist of the Year
» Tom Bukovac» J.T. Corenflos» Kenny Greenberg» Dann Huff» Bryan SuttonTop Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year
» Tony Harrell» John Jarvis» Steve Nathan» Michael Rojas» Matt RollingsTop Specialty Instrument(s)
» Eric Darken» Jerry Douglas» Dan Dugmore» Aubrey Haynie» Jim HornTop Steel Guitar Player of the Year
» Dan Dugmore» Paul Franklin» Lloyd Green» Gary Morse» Russ PahlRadio Station of the Year -- Major Market
» KYGO (Denver, CO)» WMIL (Greenfield, WI)» WQYK (St. Petersberg, FL)» WUBE (Cincinnati, OH)» WXTU (Philadelphia, PA)Radio Station of the Year -- Medium Market
» KSSN (Little Rock, AR)» KUAD (Windsor, CO)» WGNA (Schenectady, NY)» WUSY-FM (Chattanooga, TN)» WYRK (Buffalo, NY)Radio Station of the Year -- Small Market
» WFRY (Watertown, NY)» WGSQ (Cookeville, TN)» WJCL (Savannah, GA)» WTCR (Huntington, WV)» WWJO (St. Cloud, MN)On-Air Personality of the Year -- National
» The Big D and Bubba Show» Bill Cody's Classic Country Weekend» Blair Garner After MidNite» Danny Wright All Night» The Lia ShowOn-Air Personality of the Year -- Major Market
» KEEY (Minneapolis, MN) - Chris Carr» KSON (San Diego, CA) - Cliff and Company: Cliff, Morgan, Tanner and Tori» WMIL (Greenfield, WI) - Karen, Scott and Radar» WSIX (Nashville, TN) - Gerry House & The House Foundation: Mike Bohan, Al Voecks, Duncan Stewart and Richard Falklen» WUSN (Chicago, IL) - Trish BiondoOn-Air Personality of the Year -- Medium Market
» WBBS (Syracuse, NY) - Ron Bee and Becky Palmer» WOKQ (Dover, NH) Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier» WWGR (Bonita Springs, FL) - Valleri St. John» WYCT (Pensacola, FL) - Brent Lane, Dana Cervantes and Jim Sanborn» WYNK (Baton Rouge, LA) - Scott InnesOn-Air Personality of the Year -- Small Market
» KCLR (Columbia, MO) - Carrie Bremer & Scotty Cox» WBKR (Owensboro, KY) - Moon, Chad and Kelly» WGSQ (Cookeville, TN) - Gator & The StyckMan» WGSQ (Cookeville, TN) - McFly and The Ride Home: Marty McFly and Stewart James» WKDQ (Evansville, IN) - The Donut Holes: Jon Prell, Lori Mae, Gene Stewart and Kim KavanawVenue of the Year
» Crystal Grand Music Theatre, Lake Delton, WI» DTE Energy Music Center, Detroit, MI» Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA» RialtoSquare Theatre, Joliet, IL» Star Plaza Theatre, Merriville, INNightclub of the Year
» Billy Bob’s, Ft. Worth, TX» Cowboy’s, Colorado Springs, CO-» Wild Bill’s, Duluth, GA» Joe’s, Chicago, IL» Coyote Joe’s, Charlotte, NCCasino of the Year
» Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT » Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mt. Pleasant, MI » Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY» Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, NV» Casino Rama, Orillia, ONTDon Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year
» Todd Boltin, Variety Attractions» Gary Osier, Gary Osier Presents» Gil Cunningham, Neste Event Marketing» Fran Romeo, Romeo Entertainment Group» Randy Wright, Integrity EventsPromoter of the Year
» Darin Lashinsky, Outback Concerts» Brad Garrett, Police Productions» Brian O’Connell, LiveNation» Don Kronberg, Nitelite Promotions» Glenn Smith, Glenn Smith Presents
2008 ACM AWARDS - QUICK FACTS
The Academy of Country Music Awards air live on CBS, May 18, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
TAYLOR SWIFT
Taylor Swift leads the field of female nominees for this year's ACM Awards with three - Album of the Year, Top Female Vocalist and Top New Female Vocalist. She will be performing live on the show as well...
KENNY CHESNEY
Kenny Chesney leads the ACM Awards with 11 nominations, including Album of the Year for Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Male Vocalist of the Year, Song, Single and Video of the Year as well as the coveted Entertainer of the Year. Chesney has scored 3 consecutive ACM Entertainer of the Year awards.
KELLIE PICKLER
Kellie Pickler will debut her new single "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" on the ACM Awards. The single is from her upcoming sophomore album. Her debut album, Small Town Girl, had 3 hit singles including "Red High Heels," and "I Wonder."
SUGARLAND
Sugarland will premiere their brand new single, “All I Want To Do” live at the ACM Awards. The single is from their upcoming third album, Love On The Inside, which will hit stores on July 22.
KEITH URBAN
Keith Urban is nominated for the ACM Entertainer of the Year and the Top Male Vocalist of the Year and he will be performing live on the show. Urban has chosen to sing “Tu Compania” – it’s not his new single or one of his hits… This performance will be the first shown on TV of the song – and likely the only time shown on TV.
