It’s time for the Country Music Association Awards. Tonight, country’s biggest stars including Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and not Toby Keith will take the stage at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
The 46th annual CMA Awards will be hosted for the fifth consecutive time by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. The show will include performances from more than 20 artists as Swift, Chesney, Paisley, Jason Aldean, and Blake Shelton fight for the Entertainer of the Year Award.
The CMA Awards will be broadcast live on ABC tonight at 7 pm CST. You can watch a live stream of the red carpet arrivals below.
The CMA Awards will feature several of country music’s hottest stars, but this year the show will also be used to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Underwood and Paisley are expected to ask for donations to the Red Cross during tonight’s broadcast.
Underwood said:
“Country fans are so amazing and so giving. To make sure everybody can pitch in, that’s going to be really important.”
Here’s the live feed from the red carpet at the CMA Awards.
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Here’s the full list of nominees courtesy of ABC .
Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Taylor Swift
Single of the Year (Award goes to Artist and Producer(s)) “Dirt Road Anthem” – Jason Aldean and Produced by Michael Knox of Broken Bow Records “God Gave Me You” – Blake Shelton and Produced by Scott Hendricks of Warner Bros. Records “Home” – Dierks Bentley and Produced by Brett Beavers and Luke Wooten of Capitol Records Nashville “Pontoon” – Little Big Town and Produced by Jay Joyce and Capitol Records Nashville “Springsteen” – Eric Church and Produced by Jay Joyce of EMI Records Nashville
Album of the Year (Award goes to Artist and Producer(s)) Chief – Eric Church – Produced by Jay Joyce – EMI Records Nashville Four The Record – Miranda Lambert – Produced by Frank Liddell, Chuck Ainlay, and Glenn Worf – RCA Nashville Home – Dierks Bentley – Produced by Brett Beavers, Luke Wooten, and Jon Randall Stewart – Capitol Records Nashville Own The Night – Lady Antebellum – Produced by Paul Worley and Lady Antebellum – Capitol Records Nashville tailgates & tanlines – Luke Bryan – Produced by Jeff Stevens and Mark Bright – Capitol Records Nashville
Song of the Year (Award goes to Songwriter(s)) “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Will Hoge and Eric Paslay “God Gave Me You” – Dave Barnes “Home” – Dan Wilson, Brett Beavers, and Dierks Bentley “Over You” – Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton “Springsteen” – Eric Church, Ryan Tyndell, and Jeff Hyde
Female Vocalist of the Year Kelly Clarkson Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Blake Shelton Keith Urban
Vocal Group of the Year Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum Little Big Town The Band Perry Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year Big & Rich Love and Theft Sugarland The Civil Wars Thompson Square
Musical Event of the Year (Award goes to each Artist) “Dixie Highway” – Alan Jackson featuring Zac Brown – ACR/EMI Records Nashville “Feel Like A Rock Star” – Kenny Chesney (duet with Tim McGraw) – Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” – Willie Nelson with Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson, and Jamey Johnson – Legacy Recordings “Safe & Sound” – Taylor Swift (featuring The Civil Wars) – Big Machine Records/Universal Republic Records “Stuck On You” – Lionel Richie (with Darius Rucker) – Mercury Records Nashville
Musician of the Year Sam Bush – Mandolin Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar Dann Huff – Guitar Brent Mason – Guitar Mac McAnally – Guitar
Music Video of the Year (Award goes to Artist and Director) “Come Over” – Kenny Chesney – Directed by Shaun Silva “Over You” – Miranda Lambert – Directed by Trey Fanjoy “Pontoon” – Little Big Town – Directed by Declan Whitebloom “Red Solo Cup” – Toby Keith – Directed by Michael Salomon “Springsteen” – Eric Church – Directed by Peter Zavadil
New Artist of the Year Lee Brice Brantley Gilbert Hunter Hayes Love and Theft Thompson Square
