AND THE 2012 CMA AWARD NOMINEES ARE ...

Our predictions are noted with an asterisk *

Nominations announced this morning by Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan include:

Entertainer

Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton *
Taylor Swift

Female

Kelly Clarkson
Miranda Lambert *
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton *
Keith Urban

Group

Eli Young Band
The Band Perry
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town *
Zac Brown Band

Album

Chief, Eric Church *
Four The Record, Miranda Lambert
Own The Night, Lady Antebellum
Home, Dierks Bentley
Tailgates And Tanlines, Luke Bryan


Lee Brice announced this year's CMA Broadcast Personality and Radio Station of the Year finalists moments ago at CMA's Nashville office. Winners will be notified next month and will be honored at the 46th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 1.

CMA Personality of the Year

National

Whitney Allen, The Big Time, Dial Global
Lorianne Crook & Charlie Chase, Crook & Chase Countdown, Premiere
Lon Helton, Country Countdown USA, Dial Global *

Major Market

Cory "Fitz" Fitzner, Ellen Tailor, Tony Russell, Randy "Biscuit" Stein, Fitz In The Morning, KKWF/Seattle
Donna Valentine, Mike Mussman, K102 Wakeup Crew, KEEY/Minneapolis
Laurie DeYoung, Laurie DeYoung Morning Show, WPOC/Baltimore
Mike Chase, Amy Faust, Mike & Amy, KWJJ/Portland
Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly, Paul Schadt Morning Show, WKKT/Charlotte

Large Market

Angie Ward, WTQR/Greensboro
Dave Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Big Dave & Chelsie, WUBE/Cincinnati
Dave O'Brien, Mornings with Dave O'Brien, WLHK/Indianapolis
Mike Wheless, Marty Young, Janie Carothers, Q Morning Crew, WQDR/Raleigh *
Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin, KJ & Friends, KAJA/San Antonio

Medium Market

Tom O'Brien, Roger Todd & Melissa Moran, The 97 Country Breakfast Club, WPCV/Lakeland, FL
Andy Ritchie, Alison Mencer, Andy & Alison And The Morning Crew, WIVK/Knoxville, TN
Buzz Jackson, KIIM/Tucson, AZ
Bill Ellis & Beth Bradley, Ellis and Bradley Morning Show, WSSL/Greenville, SC
Kevin Richards, Kevin Richards Show, WGNA/Albany, NY
Marty Mitchell, Party Marty Mitchell & The Morning Tailgate, WKMK/Monmouth, NJ *

Small Market

Bill Barrett, Tim Fox & Tracy Berry, Barrett, Fox & Berry, KKNU/Eugene, OR
Bill Poindexter, Melissa Turner, Dex & Mo Show, WUSY/Chattanooga, TN
Eddie Foxx & Sharon Green, The Eddie Foxx Show, WKSF/Asheville, NC
Gary Greenwood, Josh Nelson, Kellie Wesslund, Gary, Nelson & Kellie, KFGE/Lincoln, NE *
Don Chase, DeAnn Stephens, Officer Don & DeAnn, WBUL/Lexington, KY

CMA Radio Station of the Year

Major Market: WPOC/Baltimore, WKLB/Boston, KNIX/Phoenix, KWJJ/Portland, OR, WMZQ/Washington

Large Market: WUBE/Cincinnati, WFMS/Indianapolis, WLHK/Indianapolis, WCTK/Providence, KAJA/San Antonio

Medium Market: KUZZ/Bakersfield; WSSL/Greenville, SC; WIVK/Knoxville, TN; KXKT/Omaha, NE; KFDI/Wichita, KS

Small Market: WKSF/Asheville, NC; WKXC/Augusta, GA; WUSY/Chattanooga, TN; WGSQ/Cookeville, TN; WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL