CMA Awards

So today, I am gonna discuss the CMA awards that are set to air tomorrow (November 10.) I love watching award shows, generally, we (fans) get to see the stars we love reap the benefits of being awesome. However, I am starting to get a little ticked off when the SAME select few people get nominated for EVERY award. I am not saying that those particular performers don't deserve credit, but I think we need to broaden the horizon!

So for entertainer of the year you have 5 people/groups: Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band. Not saying that those aren't great performers, just saying that every single one of them is nominated in other categories. Miranda Lambert for Female vocalist, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Video of the Year, heck she is even in musical event of the year. Now I have been stating that she had been severely under rated, but just b/c now you decide you like her doesn't mean she needs to be in every category. Brad is in the Male vocalist of the year. Lady Antebellum and Zac Brown are in Best Group. I just honestly think that if you are in the entertainer of the year category you should NOT be allowed in the Male/Female/Group/Due of the year group. I mean, we obviously know that you had a rockin' year or you wouldn't be in the Entertainer of the Year category. Now I understand that Entertainer and Vocalist are different, but honestly if people didn't like the way you sing, then you wouldn't be that great of an entertainer, right??

I guess I am just frustrated b/c these shows are super predictable and no one new every gets nominated. Heck they even put people in the Best New Artist category more than once. There are a few performers I do think they left off...of course we all know who I like best...Yup, Mr. Jason Aldean. He is absent from any category even though his album sells were better than most this past year. He isn't up for a darn thing, not song, not album, not entertainer, not vocalist. Where is the justice in that? Where is Eric Church, he had some great songs out this year! What about Toby Keith, they always leave him off! He is like the black sheep of country. He is country, but they sure don't want to show him off at all. Heck they even left off Tim McGraw. He has been doing good lately too! (He has his ups and downs w/ me)

Now one thing that is REALLY upsetting to me is the commercials for the CMA awards. They do not know how to advertise for the country fan. Its like they don't care if I watch, they only care if everyone else watches. What I mean is that they are hyping Gwyneth Paltrow. She does ONE movie where she PRETENDS to be a country singer and now she is suppose to be a big country star! I don't care if she has a good voice, I don't care how sweet she is, she is NOT country, nor will she ever be. So why would they hype up an actress? First off I have never been a Gwyneth Paltrow fan, Secondly, she seems to be a know it all about everything.This is a lady that named her kid Apple for goodness sakes! Lets stop hyping her up, she already has a big enough head. Also, Jason Aldean is suppose to sing his new duet with Kelly Clarkson off his new cd. (see cd review in previous post) So a commercial came on for the CMAs and what do they say..."and a duet with Kelly Clarkson." They didn't even mention Jason Aldean's name! WTF--that is what was going through my head! Why can't they say "and Jason Aldean will perform a duet with Kelly Clarkson?" Why do they feel the need to hype Kelly Clarkson more than the actual country singer?

Well, many many things I will never understand. I am just hope that someday it will all get back on track! Who knows though! I am not saying that these performers do not deserve recognition...Miranda Lambert was very much under rated for a long amount of time. One thing I will say thank goodness for is the fact that Taylor Swift is only nominated in ONE category! She is a great role model for young girls, but she can not sing live at all. Her voice if purely a studio voice! She has talent as a song writer and her stuff is catchy, but less country than it used to be.

OK, I think I will take a big breath and let out slowly. I am done with my complaining for now! And for those of you that are new...I do not complain all the time. However, getting this is the perfect forum for getting things off my chest!! If you have any opinions on this topic please feel free to comment!