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Brad Paisley, Lee Ann Womack rack up CMA nominations

With six nods each, country singers Brad Paisley and Lee Ann Womack lead the pack of nominees for this November's 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards.

Paisley pulled down nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year; Single, Song and Music Video of the Year for his hit "Alcohol"; and Musical Event of the Year for "New Again," a duet with Sara Evans.

Womack, meanwhile--who, along with fellow singer Keith Urban , announced this year's nominees during a Wednesday (9/7) press conference in New York City--is vying for Female Vocalist of the year; Single and Music Video of the Year for "I May Hate Myself in the Morning"; Album of the Year for "There's More Where That Came From"; and two Musical Event of the Year awards for her duets "I'll Never Be Free" with Willie Nelson and "Good News, Bad News" with George Strait.

Urban and Toby Keith follow with four nominations each. Urban is up for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for "Be Here," and Music Video of the Year for "Days Go By," while Keith is in contention for Entertainer of the Year, as well as Single, Song and Music Video of the Year for "As Good As I Once Was." Keith is also eligible for an additional trophy as co-producer of "As Good As I Once Was."

Rascal Flatts , George Strait, Sugarland and Gretchen Wilson each pulled down three nominations, while Big & Rich, Alison Krauss, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Sara Evans and Martina McBride each scored two nominations.

A complete list of nominees is included below.

The 39th Annual Country Music Awards are scheduled for Nov. 15 and will air live on CBS. Country duo Brooks & Dunn will host the show, which, for the first time, won't take place in Nashville. Organizers have instead moved the ceremony to New York City's Madison Square Garden in order to "reach a broader consumer base, placing country music in the heart of the media and marketing capital of the world," according to a press release.

Along with the move comes the first time in the event's history that the public can purchase tickets to attend the ceremony. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale via Ticketmaster Sept. 17 a 12 noon ET, according to a press release. (Ticketmaster is liveDaily's parent company.)

Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban


Single of the Year
(Award goes to artist and producer)

"Alcohol"
Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers
Arista Nashville

"As Good As I Once Was"
Toby Keith
Produced by James Stroud/Toby Keith
DreamWorks Records Nashville

"Baby Girl"
Sugarland
Produced by Garth Fundis
Mercury Records Nashville

"Bless the Broken Road"
Rascal Flatts
Produced by Mark Bright/Marty Williams/Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records

"I May Hate Myself In The Morning"
Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore
MCA Nashville


Album of the Year
(Award goes to artist and producer)

"Be Here"
Keith Urban
Produced by Dann Huff/Keith Urban
Capitol Records Nashville

"Feels Like Today"
Rascal Flatts
Produced by Mark Bright/Marty Williams/Rascal Flatts
Lyric Street Records

"Live Like You Were Dying"
Tim McGraw
Produced by Tim McGraw/Byron Gallimore/Darran Smith
Curb Records

"Somewhere Down In Texas"
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown/George Strait
MCA Nashville

"There's More Where That Came From"
Lee Ann Womack
Produced by Byron Gallimore/Greg Droman
MCA Nashville


Song of the Year

(Award goes to songwriter and primary publisher)
"Alcohol"
Brad Paisley
EMI April/Sea Gayle Music

"As Good As I Once Was"
Toby Keith/Scotty Emerick
Tokeco Tunes/Sony/ATV Songs/Big Yellow Dog Music/Florida Cracker Music

"Bless The Broken Road"
Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd/Jeff Hanna
Careers-BMG Music/Floyd's Dream Music/Jeff Diggs Music

"I May Hate Myself In The Morning"
Odie Blackmon
Cal IV Songs

"Redneck Woman"
Gretchen Wilson/John Rich
Sony/ATV Cross Keys/Hoosiermama Music/WB Music Corp

"Whiskey Lullaby"
Bill Anderson/Jon Randall
Sony/ATV/Mr. Bubba Music/Reynsong/Wha Ya Say Music


Female Vocalist of the Year

Sara Evans
Alison Krauss
Martina McBride
Gretchen Wilson
Lee Ann Womack


Male Vocalist of the Year

Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban


Vocal Group of the Year

Alison Krauss + Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Diamond Rio
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland


Vocal Duo of the Year

Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Van Zant
The Warren Brothers


Musical Event of the Year

George Strait with Lee Ann Womack
"Good News, Bad News"
MCA Nashville

Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack
"I'll Never Be Free"
Lost Highway Records

Brad Paisley/Sara Evans
"New Again"
Wind Up Records

Shania Twain with Billy Currington
"Party For Two"
Mercury Records Nashville

Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride
"Trip Around The Sun"
RCA Records


Musician of the Year

Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
Dann Huff - Electric Guitar
Brent Mason - Guitar/Electric Guitar
Randy Scruggs - Guitar/Mandolin


Music Video of the Year
(Award goes to artist and director)

"Alcohol"
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea

"As Good As I Once Was"
Toby Keith
Directed by Michael Salomon

"Days Go By"
Keith Urban
Directed by Wayne Isham

"I May Hate Myself In The Morning"
Lee Ann Womack
Directed by Trey Fanjoy

"When I Think About Cheatin'"
Gretchen Wilson
Directed by Robert Deaton/George J. Flanigen IV


Horizon Award

Dierks Bentley
Big & Rich
Miranda Lambert
Julie Roberts
Sugarland