ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

2008 Nominees

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

 

• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• Rascal Flatts
• George Strait
• Keith Urban

 

TOP MALE VOCALIST

 

• Rodney Atkins
• Kenny Chesney
• Brad Paisley
• George Strait
• Keith Urban

 

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST

 

• Miranda Lambert
• Martina McBride
• LeAnn Rimes
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

 

TOP VOCAL GROUP

 

• Diamond Rio
• Eagles
• Emerson Drive
• Little Big Town
• Rascal Flatts

 

TOP VOCAL DUO

 

• Big & Rich
• Brooks & Dunn
• Halfway To Hazard
• Montgomery Gentry
• Sugarland

 

TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST

 

• Luke Bryan
• Jack Ingram
• Jake Owen

 

TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST

 

•Sarah Buxton
•Kellie Pickler
•Taylor Swift

 

TOP NEW DUO OR VOCAL GROUP

 

•Carolina Rain
•Lady Antebellum
•The Wreckers

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

 

•5th Gear/Brad Paisley
•Crazy Ex-Girlfriend/Miranda Lambert
•Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates/Kenny Chesney
•If You're Going Through Hell/Rodney Atkins
•Taylor Swift/Taylor Swift

 

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR

 

•Don't Blink/Kenny Chesney
•Famous In A Small Town/Miranda Lambert
•Lost In This Moment/Big & Rich
•Stay/Sugarland
•Watching Airplanes/Gary Allan

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

 

•Don't Blink/Kenny Chesney
•Lost In This Moment/Big & Rich
•Moments/Emerson Drive
•Watching You/Rodney Atkins
•Stay/ Sugarland

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

 

•Don't Blink/Kenny Chesney
•Lost In This Moment/Big & Rich
•Online/Brad Paisley
•Stay/Sugarland
•Watching You/Rodney Atkins

 

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

 

•Because Of You/Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson
•Find Out Who Your Friends Are/Tracy Lawrence With Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
•Shiftwork/Kenny Chesney Duet With George Strait
•Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore/Bon Jovi Featuring LeAnn Rimes
•What You Give Away/Vince Gill With Sheryl Crow