NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Miranda Lambert made history Wednesday when she scored a recond nine nominations for the 2010 CMA Awards, the most for any female artist in the history of the awards ceremony.
Lambert received nominations for entertainer of the year, female vocalist of the year, album of the year for Revolution, single of the year for both "White Liar" and "The House That Built Me," song of the year for "White Liar," musical event for "Bad Angel" with Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson, and video of the year for both "White Liar" and "House." She fell just short of breaking the CMA record of 10 established by Alan Jackson in 2002.
Lady Antebellum garnered the second highest number of nominations with five, including entertainer of the year, album of the year for Need You Now and single of the year for "Need You Now."
The Zac Brown Band and Lambert's fiancé, Blake Shelton, followed just behind with four nominations apiece.
For the fifth time, the announcement of the final nominees in five of the 12 CMA Awards categories were made on ABC's Good Morning America. Nominees Dierks Bentley and Lambert delivered the news from the GMA studios in the heart of New York City's Times Square. Finalists in the other seven categories were announced yesterday in Nashville at the historic Ryman Auditorium by Justin Moore and first-time nominee Chris Young.
"Records were set and the bar has been raised with this exciting group of nominees," said Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "There will be a heightened level of excitement and anticipation for the CMA Awards in November."
The 44th annual CMA Awards, hosted for the third time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air live on ABC from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Nov. 10.
2010 CMA Awards Nominations List:
Entertainer of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band
Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Keith Urban
Album of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum
Capitol 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
Musical Event of the Year
(Award goes to each Artist)
"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
Previously Announced in Nashville:
New Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Easton Corbin
Jerrod Niemann
Chris Young
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland
Single of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))
"A Little More Country Than That"
Easton Corbin
Produced by Carson Chamberlain
Mercury Nashville
"Hillbilly Bone"
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Produced by Scott Hendricks
Reprise Records
"Need You Now"
Lady Antebellum
Produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum
Capitol Records Nashville
"The House That Built Me"
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Nashville
"White Liar"
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Nashville
Song of the Year
(Award goes to Songwriter(s))
"A Little More Country Than That"
Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, and Wynn Varble
"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Josh Kear
"The House That Built Me"
Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin
"Toes"
Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, John Driskell Hopkins, and Shawn Mullins
"White Liar"
Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby
Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
"Hillbilly Bone"
Blake Shelton featuring Trace Adkins
Directed by Roman White
"Need You Now"
Lady Antebellum
Directed by David McClister
"The House That Built Me"
Miranda Lambert
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
"Water"
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea
"White Liar"
Miranda Lambert
Directed by Chris Hicky
Musician of the Year
Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
Dann Huff - Guitar
Brent Mason - Guitar
Mac McAnally - Guitar
Randy Scruggs - Guitar
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