CmaAwards

The first round of CMA Awards presenters has been set, along with another CMA first-timer to score a coveted performance slot on the show. The Country Music Association confirms exclusively with The Boot that Lauren Alaina, Dierks Bentley, Billy Currington, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, Reba and LeAnn Rimes will all present awards on the November 9 live broadcast...

During awards-show season, the oft-repeated phrase "just to be nominated is an honor" is frequently used just to console the losers -- uh, sorry, the ones who didn't win. And while there will be plenty of "honored" attendees at the industry-voted 45th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov...

This year's CMA Awards telecast will feature three guitar slingers honoring a legendary picker. Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Brad Paisley will team up with previous CMA Entertainers of the Year Vince Gill and Keith Urban to pay tribute to Country Music Hall of Famer and former CMA Entertainer of the Year Glen Campbell, as part of the star-studded ceremony...

Broken Bow The 2011 CMA Awards nominees were announced today (Sept. 6), revealing that Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift lead this year's pack with five nods apiece. It's particularly sweet news for Jason, who has never won a CMA...

"We've got a good thing goin'" could be the slogan of the Country Music Association (CMA), which announced today that Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return to host the 2011 CMA Awards, marking the duo's fourth year to serve as the evening's emcees...

Luke Bryan is nominated for four trophies going into the American Country Awards, which air live from Las Vegas on Monday, December 6. He is up for Artist of the Year - Male; Album of the Year for 'Doin' My Thing,' Single of the Year - Male and overall Single of the Year for 'Do I...

Sugarland have been up against their predecessors, Brooks & Dunn, in various award show Vocal Duo categories for the past several years, taking home the trophy the last four times at the CMA Awards, as well as at the 2009 ACM Awards. With this being Brooks & Dunn's last year as a duo, many thought the retiring twosome would grab the nostalgic vote to be named the CMA Vocal Duo of the Year,

Blake Shelton picked up his first trophy for CMA Male Vocalist of the Year this week, a feat he's been looking forward to for a while. A couple of years ago, Blake admitted that he wanted to be considered a guy who sings songs that are hard to sing, pushing himself as a vocalist...

While an estimated 33.8 million viewers tuned in to ABC for the 44th Annual CMA Awards, during which Brad Paisley earned his first Entertainer of the Year trophy (after six nominations!), those were not the only numbers swirling around in our heads after the three-hour telecast...

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were the IT couple of the CMA Awards this year, taking home the crowns for Male Vocalist and Female Vocalist of the Year, respectively. The two, who got engaged earlier this year, were probably happier for each other than they were about their own wins...