2008 Country Music Association Awards | |
Location: | Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Host: | Brad Paisley Carrie Underwood |
Network: | ABC |
Main: | CMA |
Previous: | 2007 |
Next: | 2009 |
Most Wins: | Brad Paisley George Strait Sugarland (2 each) |
Most Nominations: | Kenny Chesney Sugarland (6 each) |
The 2008 Country Music Association Awards, 42nd Annual Ceremony, was held on November 12, 2008, at the Sommet Center (later the Bridgestone Arena) in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by CMA Award winners Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Kenny Chesney and Sugarland led the night with 6 nomination each.
[1] Winners are shown in bold.
Artist(s) | Song(s) | |
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Brad Paisley Keith Urban | "Start A Band" | |
Kellie Pickler | "Best Days of Your Life" | |
Alan Jackson | "Good Time" | |
Miranda Lambert | "More Like Her" | |
Lady Antebellum | "Love Don't Live Here" | |
Martina McBride | "I Don't Want to See You Again" | |
Rodney Atkins | "It's America" | |
Taylor Swift | "Love Story" | |
Kid Rock | "All Summer Long" | |
George Strait | "River of Love" | |
Jason Aldean | "She's Country" | |
Brooks & Dunn Reba McEntire | "Cowgirls Don't Cry" | |
Darius Rucker | "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" | |
Brad Paisley | "Waitin' on a Woman" | |
Keith Urban | "Sweet Thing" | |
Carrie Underwood | "Just a Dream" | |
Sugarland | "Love" | |
James Otto | "Just Got Started Lovin' You" | |
Kenny Chesney | "Everyone Wants to Go to Heaven" | |
Trace Adkins | "You're Gonna Miss This" | |
The Eagles | "Busy Being Fabulous" |
Presenter(s) | Award | |
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Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman | Single of the Year | |
Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus | Song of the Year | |
Heidi Newfield and John Rich | Vocal Group of the Year | |
New Artist of the Year | ||
Julianne Hough, Jimmy Wayne, and Jake Owen | Vocal Duo of the Year | |
Lee Ann Womack and Josh Turner | Album of the Year | |
Female Vocalist of the Year | ||
Male Vocalist of the Year | ||
Shania Twain | Entertainer of the Year |