Taylor Swift Is “Having A Really Good Day” (Video)
Kenny Chesney received seven Country Music Association award nominations Tuesday, but it was newcomer Taylor Swift who had the most excited and immediate reaction.
Swift, who is barely out of high school, exclaimed, “I’m having a really good day. This is awesome!” She is up for female vocalist of the year against, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood.
Rascal Flatts, Jay DeMarcus, told swift “Get used to it,” as the band and Swift announced the five big CMA categories on Good Morning America. Rascal Flatts has won vocal group the past five years.
See her reaction and the nominees for the 2008 CMAs? View below.
2008 CMA Award Nominations
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Sugarland
Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Group of the Year
Eagles
Emerson Drive
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brooks and Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
The Wreckers
New Artist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Lady Antebellum
James Otto
Kellie Pickler
Album of the Year
‘Carnival Ride’ – Carrie Underwood
‘Cowboy Town’ – Brooks and Dunn
‘Good Time’ – Alan Jackson
‘Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates’ – Kenny Chesney
‘Troubadour’ – George Strait
Single of the Year (award goes to artist and producer)
‘Don’t Blink’ – Kenny Chesney
‘Gunpowder and Lead’ – Miranda Lambert
‘I Saw God Today’ – George Strait
‘Stay’ – Sugarland
‘You’re Gonna Miss This’ – Trace Adkins
Song of the Year (award goes to songwriter)
‘Good Time’ – Alan Jackson
‘I Saw God Today’ – George Strait, written by Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell and Wade Kirby
‘Letter to Me’ – Brad Paisley
‘Stay’ – Sugarland, written by Jennifer Nettles
‘You’re Gonna Miss This’ – Trace Adkins, written by Lee Thomas Miller and Ashley Gorley
Musical Event of the Year
‘Another Try’ – Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood
‘Every Other Weekend’ – Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney
‘Gone, Gone, Gone’ – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
‘Life in a Northern Town’ – Sugarland, featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen
‘Shiftwork’ – Kenny Chesney and George Strait
Music Video of the Year
‘Don’t Blink’ – Kenny Chesney, directed by Shaun Silva
‘Good Time’ – Alan Jackson, directed by Trey Fanjoy
‘Stay’ – Sugarland, directed by Shaun Silva
‘Waitin’ on a Woman’ – Brad Paisley, directed by Jim Shea
‘You’re Gonna Miss This’ – Trace Adkins, directed by Peter Zavadil
Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Mac McAnally
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