Country Music Association Chooses Nominees
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - The Country Music Association  on Monday announced the nominees for its annual awards show  that will feature the induction of veteran singer Kris  Kristofferson into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Kenny Chesney waited 12 years to win a Country Music Association award &#151; but had less than two minutes to give his acceptance speech. Chesney won album of the year honors Tuesday for "When The Sun Goes Down," and, at the end of the night, received the coveted entertainer of the year award.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Kenny Chesney won the Country  Music Association's top "Entertainer of the Year" award along  with the "Album of the Year" prize at Tuesday night's 38th  annual CMA awards show telecast in the Grand Ole Opry.
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Perennial award favorite Allison Krauss and Union Station are the top nominees, with 11, for the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Kenny Chesney captured country music's top prize -- Entertainer of the Year -- for the third time on Wednesday in an awards show that also saw big wins for Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
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Kenny Chesney. Although he&#39;s been in the business for 12 years, Chesney had never won a Country Music Association award until Tuesday night.
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R+b and country ruled last night&#39;s American Music Awards as Usher carried on his award winning year by picking up four accolades.
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Loretta Lynn, Macy Gray and the rock group The Killers are among the 73 artists being considered for the annual Shortlist Music Prize, which honors artists whose albums were critically acclaimed but fell short of mainstream commercial success.
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Country star Alan Jackson is nominated for seven awards by the Country Music Association (CMA).
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The Shortlist is finally short. After an initial 73 nominations for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, the 10 finalists have been announced. Among them are Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, quirky chanteuse Nellie McKay and country veteran Loretta Lynn, whose comeback album was produced by the White Stripes' Jack White.
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Texan George Strait, once  called a "honky tonk Sinatra," led the list of the 42nd Academy  of Country Music Awards nominees announced on Monday at  Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Kenny Chesney won the Country Music Association's top "Entertainer of the Year" award along with the "Album of the Year" prize at Tuesday night's 38th annual CMA awards show telecast in the Grand Ole Opry.
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Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin and the Avett Brothers lead the nominees for the sixth annual Americana Honors and Awards with three apiece.
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Usher (news) leads the pack of nominees for this year&#39;s American Music Awards ceremony, scoring a total of four nods; OutKast (news) and Kanye West (news) follow with three nominations each.
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Toby Keith, who is nominated for six Country Music Awards, will also perform at the annual Nashville award show.
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Mark Hall of the Christian group Casting Crowns has a leading six nominations for this year's Dove Awards.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Usher, Kanye West and OutKast are  the top nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards.