CMA Awards nods are out and Eric Church, Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton have five each. I wanna get your pick on a few of the tougher categories…Entertainer of the Year; Garth, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban. Female Vocalist; Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and Carrie Underwood. Male Vocalist; Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Chris Stapleton & Keith Urban. New Artist; Kelsea Ballerini, Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Old Dominion & Cole Swindell. Interestingly 4 big stars were shut out; Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean and Sam Hunt. The CMA’s air Nov. 2 with hosts Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood.

Zac Brown Band are among those helping honor those who serve our country at the USO Gala in Washington DC October 20 with host Ryan Seacrest.

Next time you’re in Nashville, I’m pretty sure you’ll find Kelsea Ballerini eating at 5th and Taylor, it’s in an old factory in Germantown and she also loves the Mexican food at Bartaco.

Carrie Underwood’s tour took her to Alaska last night so yesterday she, Mike and Isaiah took a hike to see the beauty but her son was asleep for most of it.

Finally – Brett Eldredge tweeted last night, “my bed feels like a cloud…and I love to sing in it….”

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