subject: Cma Awards Tickets - Presenters Announced! [print this page] Some of the CMA Awards nominees will be serving as presenters at the upcoming CMA Awards ceremony on Nov. 11. A few of the artists doling out the honors include: Randy Houser, Jake Owen, Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler and LeAnn Rimes. NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. will also fill the shoes of a presenter, as well as actors Neal Flynn and Patricia Heaton. Houser and Owen might be on stage a couple of times during the evening, not only as presenters but possibly as winners, as they're both nominated for the New Artist of the Year Award. Randy Houser also has a nomination for Music Video of the Year for the video "Boots On." Make sure to tune into all of the country music festivities, or if you want to be there in person, go online to get your own pair of CMA Awards tickets.
The CMA Awards is instrumental in providing a spectacular venue for the country music industry to celebrate excellence and to award musicians its highest honor for their work. The first CMA Awards ceremony took place in 1967 and was dubbed the "CMA Awards Banquet and Show." Unlike today's celebrations, this was not a televised event and was a rather small gathering. Sonny James and Bobbie Gentry hosted the inaugural parade, and Eddy Arnold was named the "Entertainer of the Year."
The following year the ceremony was taped by NBC-TV for re-broadcast and 1969 was the first year that the show went live. Since these very first CMA Awards events the gala has expanded and currently features a three hour-long live broadcast that honors an array of country music artists, producers, publishers, songwriters, video directors and industry executives who work in the popular music genre.
This year marks the 43rd CMA Awards ceremony, with several talented artists and bands in the running to receive recognition for their work in country music. Up for Entertainer of the Year are Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. The ladies looking for a little luck that night include Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood (all of whom are nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year). The guys gearing up for the Male Vocalist of the Year category include Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisely, Darius Rucker, George Strait and Keith Urban.
Taylor Swift may be looking to give Kanye West another jab if she wins the Album of the Year Award for Fearless, but she'll have to knock away the competition of Brad Paisely for American Saturday Night; Keith Urban for Defying Gravity; Sugarland for Love on the Inside and Jamey Johnson for That Longsome Song. Also keep an eye out for the Songwriters category, where "Chicken Fried" by Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette is a current favorite to win.
The CMA Awards have been a fixture in the country music world for a few decades now, and each year they just keep getting bigger. This year certainly is a good representation of how much talent is featured in the country music genre, so don't miss it!
