2014 CMA Awards Predictions

Country Music’s Biggest Night has finally arrived!! The 48^th Annual CMA Awards will be held tonight LIVE from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will host the night for the 7^th year in a row that will feature performances from country’s biggest stars. In between those performances there will be a few awards handed out to recognize the best in country music this past year. Here’s a look at whom I think should win and whom I believe will win.

Dear Kacey Musgraves: An Open Letter

The following is an open letter to one of the best artists to hit country music in years. It’s extremely personal and gives y’all a look into who I am as a person.

Best of 2013: Singles Part 3 (10-1)

The final ten songs on my list of the best singles of the year feature only one male artist, one group, and a handful of outstanding female artists. These are the ten songs that, in my eyes, have been landmark singles on country radio (though not many have experienced chart success). They tackle various social issues, heartache, and love, but ultimately they are outstanding representations of what country music should be and needs to be. In my opinion, 2013 has been one of the best years for country music thanks to these ten songs. 

Best of 2013: Singles – Part 2 (20-11)

A continuation of the Best Singles of 2013, this set offers the middle 10 songs found on my top 30 singles of the year. Any guesses on who the final 10 will be? Am I missing any songs so far? Let me know!

Best of 2013: Singles – Part 1 (30-21)

The year is winding down as we’ve reached the middle part of December. That means it is time to unveil the list of Best Singles of the year, as ranked by me of course. When I starting putting together this list, I realized that 1) there are several artists who appear twice this year and 2) that female artists have been the most creative, authentic, and truly country artists this year. This first of three parts includes the majority of the male artists that appear on the top 30 list.

Jamie Lynn Spears, “How Could I Want More”

Jamie Lynn Spears is professionally known as the star of the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101. However, she is most known as the little sister of pop superstar Britney Spears. The younger Spears sister is showing that she has talent as well by releasing her first country music single. Let’s just say the song isn’t what you’d expect.

Little Big Town, “Sober”

Little Big Town has been on the biggest high since last year’s “Pontoon” barreled them into the top of the charts. Their album, Tornado, was one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2012 and scored them a CMA nomination for Album of the Year. After stumbling a bit on the charts with the album’s third single, “Your Side of the Bed,” the quartet is ready to top the charts with one of the group’s finest singles of its career.

Me and Country Music: The Internship

If you’ve gotten the opportunity to look back at the number of posts made in 2012 and 2013, you would see that there haven’t been many. My life has become extremely busy with juggling work and school as well as getting the opportunity to complete an internship at the local CBS Radio Station offices. To date, it is one of the best experiences of my life.

Wrapping Up the 2013 CMAs

George Strait wins Entertainer of the Year for the first time since 1990

Country Music’s Biggest Night is officially in the books as the lights go down on the 2013 CMA Awards. The night was filled with plenty of music from some of the genre’s biggest stars. The awards featured a few surprise winners and some familiar favorites. ATC is wrapping up the night and revealing how my predictions went.

2013 CMA Awards: Official Predictions

My favorite day of the year has finally arrived! Tonight all eyes will be on Nashville as the 47^th Annual CMA Awards will be held live from Bridgestone Arena. Hosted for the sixth time by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, the night promises to be filled with plenty of glitz and glamour as country music’s biggest superstars take the stage. Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood, and many, many, more are performing during the telecast as well as a special tribute to George Jones by George Strait and Alan Jackson. Of course the night will also honor the “best” of country music this past year. Coming into the night Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves are tied for the most nominations with six apiece. Here are my official predictions for who will walk away big winners tonight.