{"id":1314107,"date":"2019-08-29T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T19:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1811252"},"modified":"2019-08-29T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T19:27:30","slug":"we-should-probably-talk-about-the-artists-who-werent-nominated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/we-should-probably-talk-about-the-artists-who-werent-nominated\/","title":{"rendered":"We Should Probably Talk About the Artists Who Weren\u2019t Nominated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 46m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

Obviously, not every single country star can get a CMA Awards nomination every single year. At some point, they drop off the list for a variety of reasons. It could be that they took a well-deserved break from the road, that they didn\u2019t release any new music, or that they legitimately just weren\u2019t doing their thing at the same level as the folks who were nominated.<\/p>\n

But still.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to look at the entire list<\/a> of this year\u2019s CMA Awards nominations and not see one mention of Luke Bryan<\/a>. (Who barely took a night off of his tour and had two massive top five hits in the CMA time frame.)<\/p>\n

Or Jason Aldean<\/a>. (Who also toured his ass off and released the kind of country I never want to put in my rearview mirror.)<\/p>\n

Or Kane Brown<\/a>. (Because he was on country radio stations across the country 24,7. You couldn\u2019t unhear him if you tried.)<\/p>\n

Or Chris Young<\/a>. (Who released easily the best album of his career, Raised on Country<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

Or Kenny Chesney<\/a>. (Because he took his tour to smaller venues in smaller towns, just to keep things interesting.)<\/p>\n

Or Eli Young Band<\/a>. (Because the band scored their first No. 1 hit in about five years with \u201cLove Ain\u2019t.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Or Tim McGraw<\/a>. (Who released two big hits from his upcoming 15th studio album.)<\/p>\n

Or Brad Paisley<\/a>. (Who graciously stepped aside to let Carrie Underwood host the show without him, and because he brought his good timin\u2019 country music to his fans all over the country.)<\/p>\n

Or Lee Brice<\/a>. (Because there\u2019s a rumor goin\u2019 \u2019round that he had a No. 1 song with \u201cRumor.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Or Jake Owen<\/a>. (Because he brought us all \u201cDown to the Honky-Tonk\u201d and then brought that same exact energy to all his shows throughout the year.)<\/p>\n

Or Jimmie Allen<\/a>. (Who gave us his \u201cBest Shot,\u201d and the debut took him to the top of the charts.)<\/p>\n

Or Brett Young<\/a>. (Because he taught us what it would feel like if we could all just stay \u201cHere Tonight.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Or George Strait<\/a>. (Because, George Strait.)<\/p>\n

I repeat, George Strait. The man has released an outstanding album Honky Tonk Time Machine<\/em>, he is still out on the road performing, and he has been the CMA\u2019s entertainer of the year a few times. So why is an artist of that caliber not in at least one category?<\/p>\n

The Country Music Association\u2019s Board of Directors maintains that the eligibility for this year\u2019s awards is based on the 12 months from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. The very same 12 months that the artists who didn\u2019t make the cut were touring like crazy and releasing songs that climbed all the right charts. They are all very much alive and are by no means retired or pivoting to another career.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s one of those years that makes you just shake your head, and then wonder what next year\u2019s list might look like.<\/p>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n

@alisonbonaguro<\/a><\/div>\n

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