Monday, February 16, 2009

Can Carrie Defeat the Country Boys?

The nominees for the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced this morning. And yes, Carrie Underwood is among them…

Carrie was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, Video of the Year (“Just A Dream”) and Entertainer of the Year.

It’s nice to see Carrie get nominated for the big one, but why did they wait until she had a weaker year? It would have made more sense to nominate her during her “Before He Cheats” heyday. But since the fans vote for this one, she might have a chance…

If Carrie does beat Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban (a daunting task indeed), she will be only the seventh female artist to win. If she wins Female Vocalist of the Year, it will be her third straight…

The ACMAs will air Sunday, April 5th at 8 p.m. on CBS…

Photo Credit: Andrew Eccles/Arista Nashville