WEBVTT - #78 - Bobby Predicts 2017 CMA Award Winners 0:00:00.760 --> 0:00:06.400 All right, welcome to episode. It's Labor Day, Monday, and 0:00:07.360 --> 0:00:11.239 I didn't work this morning, but woke up and I 0:00:11.320 --> 0:00:15.360 saw that the two thousand seventeen CMA nominations were out. 0:00:15.360 --> 0:00:18.599 As I thought, we would run through some of these 0:00:18.880 --> 0:00:24.279 and not pick who I want to win or I 0:00:24.320 --> 0:00:29.800 think deserves to win. Oh do we gotta get about 0:00:29.800 --> 0:00:35.839 the studio? Let it keep rolling. This is what we have. 0:00:35.960 --> 0:00:38.239 We have an old table from college that I had, 0:00:38.280 --> 0:00:41.879 and if I went to college, I had two two. 0:00:42.320 --> 0:00:45.640 It's how long ago I've had this equipment. There we 0:00:45.680 --> 0:00:54.440 go putting the microphone back up. Good jeez, I guess 0:00:54.440 --> 0:01:00.400 it gets millions of listen. Okay, So it's not who 0:01:00.480 --> 0:01:02.640 I think is deserving who I like the best, it's 0:01:02.640 --> 0:01:06.720 who I think will win. It makes sense. So it's 0:01:06.720 --> 0:01:09.280 just if I were Vegas, if I were a betting man, 0:01:09.319 --> 0:01:12.479 are I telling you who to bet on? Who I 0:01:12.520 --> 0:01:14.840 think is going to win, not who I think deserves 0:01:14.840 --> 0:01:16.720 to win, not who I want to win, but who 0:01:16.760 --> 0:01:20.920 I think will win. And so here are your full lists. 0:01:21.720 --> 0:01:24.760 I'm gonna start with the big one here, and these 0:01:24.800 --> 0:01:27.959 are the Entertainer of the Year awards and so up 0:01:27.959 --> 0:01:30.920 for Entertainer of the Year Are Garth Brooks one day 0:01:32.480 --> 0:01:35.480 or you'd never find so needn't think you never ever 0:01:35.640 --> 0:01:39.200 spending in all your time. Luke Bryant The Second Town 0:01:39.319 --> 0:01:44.960 feels more like thirty tick, all stop and round, Eric Church, 0:01:47.520 --> 0:02:04.200 cool On, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban's good old. This 0:02:04.320 --> 0:02:08.920 always an interesting category because Garth Brooks one it a 0:02:09.080 --> 0:02:13.240 year ago. I think because it was the fifth right, 0:02:13.400 --> 0:02:16.400 he won the big one because it was like the anniversary. 0:02:17.200 --> 0:02:21.240 It's two years ago, two years ago, and I think 0:02:21.320 --> 0:02:22.920 a lot of that had to do with that. I 0:02:22.960 --> 0:02:25.080 love Garth and he tours like crazy, but he hasn't 0:02:25.120 --> 0:02:31.079 had a lot of radio hits, none actually, um So 0:02:31.160 --> 0:02:36.400 I think Entertainer of the Year kind of accompasses all 0:02:36.520 --> 0:02:38.680 of that, and it comes is what are you touring? 0:02:38.919 --> 0:02:41.280 What do you radio? What do you do anywhere else? 0:02:42.639 --> 0:02:48.160 And so because of the lack of radio I don't 0:02:48.160 --> 0:02:50.880 think Garth Brooks wins it this year. I think he 0:02:50.919 --> 0:02:52.880 deserves to be up there because he's playing shows like 0:02:52.919 --> 0:02:56.919 nobody else is. I'm excited to see the Eric Church 0:02:57.000 --> 0:02:59.639 was nominated because Eric Church gets left out of this 0:02:59.680 --> 0:03:08.280 category a lot when I think he's deservingly so Luke 0:03:08.440 --> 0:03:11.040 is the biggest star in our format, and Luke will 0:03:11.080 --> 0:03:13.520 win at more times than nine. Who won it last year? 0:03:13.600 --> 0:03:17.840 Luke win it last year? Held? Who is it? It was? 0:03:18.160 --> 0:03:22.880 It was Garth last year? Okay. Last year was fiftieth. 0:03:24.080 --> 0:03:26.080 It was last year in Dallas. They go to Dallas 0:03:26.160 --> 0:03:30.960 last year over then day, Um, okay, so I think 0:03:31.320 --> 0:03:32.880 it would be in the fiftieth. Had a lot to 0:03:32.919 --> 0:03:36.160 do with Garth winning it last year, not that he's 0:03:36.160 --> 0:03:38.440 not deserving, but I think that helped in his favor, 0:03:38.920 --> 0:03:41.720 is that it was this big ceremony and a lot 0:03:41.760 --> 0:03:46.200 of grades were back and he is arguably the biggest 0:03:46.200 --> 0:03:50.640 country star we've ever had and he's still active. So um, 0:03:50.840 --> 0:03:54.680 I take Garth out of it. I take Stapleton out 0:03:54.680 --> 0:04:01.600 of it because as much his music assault and that's 0:04:01.600 --> 0:04:05.800 a part of it, he doesn't have the rest of it, 0:04:06.520 --> 0:04:11.120 meaning he doesn't have the entertainer part of it that 0:04:11.120 --> 0:04:15.600 people are gonna want to see. I think it comes 0:04:15.600 --> 0:04:22.560 down to Luke and Keith with I think this year 0:04:23.800 --> 0:04:27.800 some of these Luke Garth Church folks are gonna split themselves. 0:04:27.839 --> 0:04:29.920 I think Keith Urban wins Entertainer of the Year this year. 0:04:34.000 --> 0:04:36.360 I think He's the one probably that people expect least. 0:04:36.360 --> 0:04:39.800 But Keith has radioheads, he tours like crazy, he does television. 0:04:40.680 --> 0:04:45.080 But I think Keiths wins Entertainer of the Year this year. 0:04:46.480 --> 0:04:49.920 Who you got? I got Luke Learning, Yeah, I mean Luke. 0:04:50.640 --> 0:04:53.880 I think Luke's the easy pick. If I were gonna 0:04:53.960 --> 0:04:55.720 tell someone about money out it, I would say bet 0:04:55.800 --> 0:04:58.800 Urban because odds aren't gonna be as bad as Luke's looks. 0:04:58.880 --> 0:05:03.400 Probably favorite, but Keith. I think Keith wins it this year. 0:05:03.400 --> 0:05:04.960 I'll just go into I think Keith winsted this year. 0:05:06.000 --> 0:05:10.560 All right, let's see here these females of the Year. 0:05:12.040 --> 0:05:28.680 Females of the Year Kelsey ballerine by, Miranda Lambert, Reba, 0:05:29.080 --> 0:05:41.479 Maren Morris, and Carrie Underwood. Miranda wins this one, walking 0:05:41.520 --> 0:05:45.239 away like nobody else has a chance one this, But Miranda. 0:05:45.760 --> 0:05:48.240 I think if Carry we're still putting out music, and 0:05:48.279 --> 0:05:51.160 if Carrie were still like HER's you're tired right now. 0:05:51.160 --> 0:05:53.400 Basically she finished tours like I'm not putting out any music. 0:05:53.400 --> 0:05:58.640 I'm good. Yeah. I don't think Carrie wins because of that. 0:05:58.760 --> 0:06:01.000 If she were still cranking it out, I think she 0:06:01.000 --> 0:06:02.880 should have been up in the entertainer of the your category. 0:06:02.920 --> 0:06:07.120 But she's not last year, right, because she kept cranking 0:06:07.120 --> 0:06:09.839 away and ran I had a bunch of songs bombed 0:06:09.960 --> 0:06:12.320 even before this album, like missed a bunch of songs. 0:06:13.400 --> 0:06:19.880 Um it. There's not even outside shot here. I mean 0:06:20.440 --> 0:06:24.120 Reba being in a Reba isn't doing anything. She put 0:06:24.160 --> 0:06:28.599 out this little record here, I say, a little, this 0:06:28.680 --> 0:06:32.440 one record, but she's not like touring like crazy or 0:06:32.960 --> 0:06:35.320 did she have a t I think this goes to 0:06:35.400 --> 0:06:41.800 the lack of females that are making noise right now 0:06:42.320 --> 0:06:44.919 that Reba is in this category. She's obviously one of 0:06:44.920 --> 0:06:46.719 the greatest of all time, and I think she's awesome 0:06:46.720 --> 0:06:49.840 and she's been super nice to me, but I don't. 0:06:49.880 --> 0:06:52.400 I think if any other female had two hits, they 0:06:52.400 --> 0:06:55.719 would be up in this, but I can't think of 0:06:55.760 --> 0:06:59.720 any to do. So it's easier to put and it's 0:06:59.720 --> 0:07:01.560 better to put reb in there then to take someone 0:07:01.600 --> 0:07:04.200 who's like a new artist and throw him up into 0:07:04.240 --> 0:07:06.760 this category. Because I think last year Martina McBride was 0:07:06.800 --> 0:07:09.680 in the category or something like that. You know, there's 0:07:09.680 --> 0:07:13.440 always that that's just because there aren't a lot of 0:07:14.000 --> 0:07:21.200 current females. So Randa Lambert went just went easily. I 0:07:21.280 --> 0:07:23.480 just don't see anyone pressing her for it at all. 0:07:24.200 --> 0:07:27.760 Miranda went it easily. I don't even know who i'd 0:07:27.760 --> 0:07:30.480 picked second, Marin or carry Or I mean, I don't 0:07:30.480 --> 0:07:33.800 know Mike. I mean i'd go, yeah, Miranda, but I 0:07:33.800 --> 0:07:38.080 think second, I'd go with Marion just because she had 0:07:38.080 --> 0:07:40.120 a big year. She had a big year. But I 0:07:40.120 --> 0:07:42.240 think she was didn't she win him one last year? 0:07:43.000 --> 0:07:48.760 She was nominated, like I guess she wanted Graham maybe, Yeah, 0:07:48.800 --> 0:07:51.360 I think it's it's easy. I think Mirandon wins this 0:07:51.400 --> 0:07:56.200 one walking away, So you want Miranda too. Over here, 0:07:56.240 --> 0:08:12.560 let's go to male vocalist Dirks, Eric Church, Thomas Red Drinking, 0:08:13.400 --> 0:08:24.760 Chris Stapleton, Keith Turban Shading. All right, might go first, 0:08:25.200 --> 0:08:28.760 I say Eric Church. Yeah, I think Stapleton wins it 0:08:28.880 --> 0:08:32.880 because when people say male vocalist, it's not entertainer of 0:08:32.920 --> 0:08:37.439 the year, it's who sings. I think Stapleton went to 0:08:37.480 --> 0:08:40.960 male vocalist two years in a row. Yeah, I do, 0:08:41.120 --> 0:08:45.520 because he put out another freaking record that out sells 0:08:45.559 --> 0:08:49.120 everything else I would like to see, and that we're 0:08:49.120 --> 0:08:50.880 not apposed you like to see about a care I 0:08:50.880 --> 0:08:52.800 would like to see Dirk's when this one, because Dirk 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:55.000 is always like second place. I do see whether it's 0:08:54.960 --> 0:08:57.960 a scenario where like the Churches and Stapleton split the votes, 0:08:58.760 --> 0:09:00.400 because I don't think Keith urban one this because like 0:09:00.440 --> 0:09:02.199 people canna vote for him for Entertainer of the Year 0:09:02.480 --> 0:09:04.079 and you're not. You're not going to see someone win 0:09:04.120 --> 0:09:06.559 both categories, or you haven't in recent memories. You're not 0:09:06.559 --> 0:09:08.600 gonna just the one win Entertainer of the Year. And 0:09:08.720 --> 0:09:14.080 male vocalist. Male vocalist is kind of the I don't 0:09:14.280 --> 0:09:17.360 I don't want need the soccer reference, but how about 0:09:17.960 --> 0:09:21.880 male vocalist is kind of the wild card in baseball? 0:09:23.760 --> 0:09:26.080 You know, you know, you didn't quite get the Entertainer 0:09:26.080 --> 0:09:28.160 of the Year, but you got the second place category. 0:09:28.840 --> 0:09:33.520 That and female vocalists like I mean, one could argue 0:09:33.559 --> 0:09:38.040 that Miranda should be an Entertainer of the Year over 0:09:39.120 --> 0:09:41.080 I mean, I could put her over Garth, and I 0:09:41.120 --> 0:09:43.840 love Garth, but for this category, I could put Miranda 0:09:43.880 --> 0:09:48.439 over Garth, But then Miranda hasn't. That's a tough one. 0:09:49.000 --> 0:09:50.959 If they switched those two out, I wouldn't be angry 0:09:51.000 --> 0:09:54.560 with it, but also wouldn't force it. 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It's a whole different story if we 0:11:38.559 --> 0:11:40.240 pick who I want to win, but that ends up 0:11:40.240 --> 0:11:46.079 getting me in trouble. Uh, let's see. How about Single 0:11:46.200 --> 0:11:48.760 of the Year. Now, what this is and here's the difference, 0:11:49.600 --> 0:11:52.360 is that Single of the Year means it's an award 0:11:52.360 --> 0:11:56.080 to the artist, the producers, the mixed engineers. It's like 0:11:56.120 --> 0:11:59.079 how they make the song sound like when you hear 0:11:59.120 --> 0:12:02.040 it through speakers. It's not just how good the song is. 0:12:02.840 --> 0:12:04.959 It's remember John Mercham in the studio, I'll being like, 0:12:05.000 --> 0:12:07.440 listen to just the recording of this song talking about gravity, 0:12:08.320 --> 0:12:10.840 and that's kind of what single is like, the recording 0:12:10.880 --> 0:12:14.520 of the song, the instruments, the voices, how they're layered. 0:12:15.240 --> 0:12:19.440 And so here are the nominees. A Little Big Town 0:12:19.520 --> 0:12:26.000 better Man, I just kiss you and I'll just tsh 0:12:26.080 --> 0:12:35.240 you Blue Anchor Color from Keith Urban's It's good o 0:12:37.440 --> 0:12:43.319 Body like a back room back. It wanna be funny 0:12:43.320 --> 0:12:46.680 if sam ha won, not because he shouldn't, but because 0:12:47.400 --> 0:12:51.120 the old the regard of they don't want him to win. 0:12:52.400 --> 0:12:54.959 You know, I would love to Samhan win. This guy 0:12:55.040 --> 0:12:57.640 like just out of my own one. I would love 0:12:57.679 --> 0:13:01.840 to see that, or John Party darted my boot because 0:13:01.880 --> 0:13:04.360 this is the most progressive old school album I've ever 0:13:04.400 --> 0:13:06.320 heard in my life, because it sounds like a Sam 0:13:06.360 --> 0:13:09.000 Hunt record with the cowboy hat. Might have a little 0:13:10.559 --> 0:13:19.840 but I'm taking You. And then Miranda tin Man alright, 0:13:20.000 --> 0:13:23.360 you don't who do you think wins? It might d 0:13:25.080 --> 0:13:34.720 I would say a little Big Town Wow. Really, I'm 0:13:34.800 --> 0:13:37.120 torn between one the Miranda Lambert vote, where a lot 0:13:37.120 --> 0:13:38.679 of people feel bad for her, but this she's not 0:13:39.000 --> 0:13:41.360 getting played on the radio, but radio is not the 0:13:41.440 --> 0:13:44.400 end all be all, but she's still selling records. It's 0:13:44.400 --> 0:13:46.480 like Stapleton not only can play on the radio that much. 0:13:46.640 --> 0:13:49.440 But it doesn't matter. Radio people always go radio. Doing 0:13:49.480 --> 0:13:51.120 that matters. It doesn't look at these artists who are 0:13:51.160 --> 0:13:55.839 selling records with that radio. I think people, well, if 0:13:55.840 --> 0:13:58.080 they just see Miranda's name up there, because they feel 0:13:58.160 --> 0:14:04.319 like she's one been in a bad life situations, why 0:14:04.360 --> 0:14:06.319 she made the record and to it's such an arts 0:14:06.400 --> 0:14:08.040 the record. I think people like the arts the record, 0:14:08.040 --> 0:14:10.360 it's a good record, saying it's not. I think it's 0:14:10.400 --> 0:14:14.120 Miranda or Keith because of the old school sound of this. 0:14:17.000 --> 0:14:22.000 It's good on I mean that would just sounds so 0:14:22.160 --> 0:14:27.160 different than anything else. I think Party and Hunt they 0:14:27.160 --> 0:14:29.840 had a nice they get nominated. It's good for them, 0:14:29.880 --> 0:14:32.200 but there's no way they win, not because they don't 0:14:32.240 --> 0:14:34.680 deserve it, but because they don't get voted for by 0:14:35.080 --> 0:14:38.480 the voters that be. I think it's it's hard for 0:14:38.520 --> 0:14:41.160 anybody to vote against Miranda. But I'm gonna go Keith 0:14:41.200 --> 0:14:50.240 Urban blew Out Your Color's good. But this sounds more different, 0:14:50.280 --> 0:14:53.280 more distinct than any of the other songs. Dude, But 0:14:53.520 --> 0:15:04.360 Darling and all right, moving on, let's do the album 0:15:04.400 --> 0:15:06.920 of the Year. The Breaker from a Little Big Town, 0:15:07.520 --> 0:15:12.440 From a Room Chris Stapleton, Heartbreak Lady and a Bellum, 0:15:12.480 --> 0:15:15.440 The Nashville Sound, Jason Isabel in The four Unit, and 0:15:15.480 --> 0:15:18.400 The Weight of These Wings Miranda Lambert. I think Miranda 0:15:18.480 --> 0:15:20.680 Lambert wins this one again. Oh boy. The Chris Stapleton 0:15:20.720 --> 0:15:23.680 win is the is the tough one there when you 0:15:23.760 --> 0:15:25.480 have too that are so heavy, you can have a 0:15:25.480 --> 0:15:27.320 split and people can vote for both of them as 0:15:27.320 --> 0:15:30.000 someone else could sneak through. I think it's pretty funny 0:15:30.000 --> 0:15:32.160 that Jason Isabel is in this because not that he 0:15:32.200 --> 0:15:35.680 doesn't deserve to be, because I listen to ISAB music. 0:15:35.880 --> 0:15:39.720 I mean, it's not my thing, but here's the guy 0:15:39.720 --> 0:15:42.360 who's always talking about not being accepted by country music 0:15:43.400 --> 0:15:51.960 is being accepted by country music. Um. Boyth that Miranda 0:15:52.000 --> 0:15:56.440 and Stapleton thing is tough. I'm gonna go with Miranda 0:15:56.480 --> 0:16:02.080 again because Stapletons have to have From a Room Volume two. 0:16:02.880 --> 0:16:05.120 It doesn't feel like a full project. Maybe there are 0:16:05.240 --> 0:16:08.840 as many tracks rand it was a double album. I 0:16:08.880 --> 0:16:12.480 think that probably gives her Album of the Year. Who 0:16:12.520 --> 0:16:14.640 would you pick for it gave you that great argument. 0:16:14.960 --> 0:16:20.720 I go Stables. Yeah, I think it's just stronger. It's 0:16:20.720 --> 0:16:22.720 a tough one, and I think people want to vote 0:16:22.720 --> 0:16:29.080 for Chris too. But Miranda put out a double album, 0:16:29.680 --> 0:16:33.400 a double album, and she's the underdog. Yeah, I think 0:16:33.440 --> 0:16:35.640 Miranda win. I ain't Miranda wins this, but she won 0:16:36.560 --> 0:16:39.480 the a CM Album of the Year, but Stabled it 0:16:39.600 --> 0:16:43.880 wasn't in that one yet. You don't know how hay 0:16:44.440 --> 0:16:47.280 all right. Song of the Year. This goes to the 0:16:47.320 --> 0:16:52.320 songwriters Better Man, which is written by Taylor Swift, Blew 0:16:52.360 --> 0:16:56.800 Out Your Color, Body Like a Back Road, Dirt on 0:16:56.880 --> 0:17:04.439 My Boots, or Tin Man Song of the Year. I 0:17:04.520 --> 0:17:06.320 just don't think people are gonna vote like Body for 0:17:06.359 --> 0:17:10.199 a backgroupd by Like a Back Road. That's the biggest 0:17:10.200 --> 0:17:13.600 song our form had a scene in years, in five years, 0:17:13.640 --> 0:17:16.119 it's the biggest song our format a scene in years. 0:17:17.680 --> 0:17:20.320 They're not gonna vote on it. I just removed Dirt 0:17:20.359 --> 0:17:22.280 in My Boots and Body Like a Back Road because 0:17:22.280 --> 0:17:25.720 those two artists haven't paid their dues in the mind 0:17:25.800 --> 0:17:28.159 of the voter. Because you gotta remember, this show is 0:17:28.160 --> 0:17:36.880 a little different than a fan voted show. I think 0:17:36.960 --> 0:17:40.000 Dart I think blew out your color wins again, Keith 0:17:40.200 --> 0:17:43.600 been blowing your color Song of the year you I 0:17:43.600 --> 0:17:46.040 think Tim Man wins for this one. You're going with 0:17:46.080 --> 0:17:51.880 the cool Mirando vote. There see where we got your 0:17:52.000 --> 0:17:54.400 Vocal Group of the Year, Lady. It's always a tough one. 0:17:54.760 --> 0:17:57.280 The tough part is always who do you vote for? 0:17:57.320 --> 0:18:00.480 A Little Big Town or Zach Brown Band. That's always 0:18:00.520 --> 0:18:04.520 the thing, lady. A little big town, Old Dominion, Rascal Flats, 0:18:04.640 --> 0:18:07.920 Zack Brown Band. It's just between Little Big Town and 0:18:07.960 --> 0:18:09.760 Zach Brown Band. And I think it's a little big 0:18:09.800 --> 0:18:16.480 town because they actually stay in town, are really nice 0:18:16.480 --> 0:18:18.920 to everybody. Not the Zach Brown isn't, but he's not around. 0:18:19.400 --> 0:18:21.920 And I think the political game is a big part 0:18:21.960 --> 0:18:25.560 of it too. Like they play the Rheman, they do 0:18:25.680 --> 0:18:29.000 the residencies that Rheman. They're more a little big town 0:18:29.000 --> 0:18:33.760 wins again. Bocal Group of the Year, Nuts, Mike d Nuts. 0:18:34.440 --> 0:18:37.119 I always Zack Brown Band is the best band I 0:18:37.160 --> 0:18:39.560 think in the history of country music. Now do they 0:18:39.560 --> 0:18:43.120 have the accolades yet that Alabama has no nor will 0:18:43.240 --> 0:18:45.919 they on the awards or record selling side because the 0:18:45.920 --> 0:18:49.879 culture is different. But as far there there's never been 0:18:49.920 --> 0:18:53.199 a better banded country music in Zack Brown Band, just 0:18:53.240 --> 0:18:56.080 from all the pieces and how amazing each of the 0:18:56.160 --> 0:18:58.320 artists are in that band, the show they put on, 0:18:58.960 --> 0:19:01.639 they're they're at. In my opinion, arguably there's never been 0:19:01.640 --> 0:19:03.000 a better band. And he's like Brown Band and Cutch 0:19:03.040 --> 0:19:06.359 of music. But I don't think they win a little 0:19:06.359 --> 0:19:07.800 big talent went to Vocal Group of the Year in 0:19:07.840 --> 0:19:11.480 my opinion. Vocal Duo of the Year Dan and Shay 0:19:11.840 --> 0:19:18.560 Florida Georgia Line low Cash, Maddie and Tay Brother's Osborne. Now, 0:19:18.600 --> 0:19:20.160 a couple things stick out to me. One here. Maddie 0:19:20.160 --> 0:19:21.960 and Tay got dropped from the record label just a 0:19:21.960 --> 0:19:24.280 bit ago, and I think they resigned with someone else, 0:19:24.320 --> 0:19:26.960 but they got dropped because they had they had no nothing, 0:19:26.960 --> 0:19:29.840 They had no hits, no songs. I like them, but 0:19:30.480 --> 0:19:34.840 this again, this shows you lack of vocal duos that 0:19:35.080 --> 0:19:38.160 I mean, the Raging Idiots probably sold more albums than 0:19:38.200 --> 0:19:41.200 Maddie and Tay. Like I'm not I would check that, 0:19:41.480 --> 0:19:46.240 but I mean that's probably They're probably close there. Um, 0:19:46.280 --> 0:19:49.560 A couple of these people I've actually talked to today, uh, 0:19:49.720 --> 0:19:53.600 Dan and Jay. I talked to Dan and low Cash. 0:19:53.640 --> 0:19:55.800 One of the guys had their baby and they did 0:19:55.800 --> 0:19:57.639 they weren't. The first tax they got about was for me. 0:19:58.080 --> 0:20:00.920 I text President. I was like, dude, I'm of everybody 0:20:00.920 --> 0:20:02.359 on the list, I'm happy it's for you that you 0:20:02.800 --> 0:20:05.440 and he was like what he was like, holy cricket. 0:20:06.359 --> 0:20:09.160 My favorite nomination of this entire list is low Cash 0:20:09.200 --> 0:20:11.640 being nominated for Vocal Do It Over the Year. It's 0:20:11.640 --> 0:20:13.800 my favorite one because if you listen to the Bobby 0:20:13.880 --> 0:20:16.960 cast of Preston, just listen to the story, You're like, man, 0:20:17.040 --> 0:20:20.520 that is just grinding it out over years and perseverance, 0:20:20.560 --> 0:20:25.160 and they're not going to win. It's gonna come down 0:20:25.160 --> 0:20:29.520 to f g L and Brothers Osbourne again. And FDL 0:20:29.600 --> 0:20:31.320 hasn't won the last two times. A c M or 0:20:31.359 --> 0:20:33.359 c M A. I kind of like for him not 0:20:33.400 --> 0:20:36.520 to win again. But who is it in your mind? 0:20:36.560 --> 0:20:39.400 F Jello Brothers Osborne again, I think takes it back? 0:20:39.520 --> 0:20:42.720 You think so I'm gonna go Brothers Osborne again. I 0:20:42.760 --> 0:20:45.399 just can't allow myself to say Florida Georgia Line wins 0:20:49.320 --> 0:20:51.600 Musical the end of the year. This is different. Two 0:20:51.680 --> 0:20:54.959 artists get together, craving you. Thomas Rhett with Marion Morris, 0:20:56.760 --> 0:21:01.040 Funny How Time Slips Away, Glenn Campbell, Willie Nelson, Killer Word, 0:21:01.160 --> 0:21:04.640 Eric Church with Rihanna Giddins, set in the World on Fire, 0:21:04.720 --> 0:21:06.879 Kenny Chesney a Pink and Speak to a Girl, Tim 0:21:06.920 --> 0:21:10.639 mcgarawf Fate's Hill. I don't even think this was close. 0:21:11.480 --> 0:21:13.080 Did before I say? Who? Do you think this one 0:21:13.119 --> 0:21:16.240 was close? I mean, I don't think so. I don't 0:21:16.280 --> 0:21:18.480 reasons close. I think it's Kenny j Hasny a Pink 0:21:19.160 --> 0:21:21.879 by Mile. I don't know how anybody else wins this 0:21:22.720 --> 0:21:24.640 Speak to a Girl with Tim and Faith. That wasn't 0:21:24.640 --> 0:21:28.480 a hit kill a word from Eric Church. People don't 0:21:28.480 --> 0:21:31.480 even know that was a thing with another artist. It 0:21:31.560 --> 0:21:33.840 sounded like and and also it just sounded like Jennifer 0:21:33.840 --> 0:21:36.440 Nettles was singing baground vocals on it more so than 0:21:36.600 --> 0:21:39.640 it was a featuring because no one ever said Eric 0:21:39.720 --> 0:21:42.639 Church featuring Rihanna Gettins. That was never said on the air, 0:21:42.680 --> 0:21:44.760 which just Eric Church kill a word. It wasn't like 0:21:44.760 --> 0:21:47.639 they featured it being a musical at the end of 0:21:47.640 --> 0:21:49.560 the year, and that could be the fault of the 0:21:49.560 --> 0:21:52.480 people who promoted it. I never said it was written 0:21:52.480 --> 0:21:56.320 on my screen to say it featuring Funny, how time 0:21:56.359 --> 0:22:01.439 slips away, Glenn Campbell, Willy Nelson. H Um, that's not 0:22:01.480 --> 0:22:05.359 gonna win if if one pops up, it's Thomas Rhett 0:22:05.359 --> 0:22:08.280 with Marion Morris. But I think it's a little too 0:22:08.320 --> 0:22:13.840 contemporary and current to win. You don't need the Kenny 0:22:13.960 --> 0:22:16.800 songs too kind of cool. I don't because it's Kenny Chesney, 0:22:17.119 --> 0:22:18.840 and Kenny Chesni has been seeing my Entertainer of the 0:22:18.880 --> 0:22:23.920 Year multiple times. I just I don't. I think easily 0:22:24.119 --> 0:22:26.760 Kenny Chesney with Pink wins set in the World on Fire, 0:22:26.840 --> 0:22:29.600 and is that the big the biggest hit of those? 0:22:29.800 --> 0:22:33.119 I believe you. I know they Thomas Hart song was 0:22:33.119 --> 0:22:35.439 the number one song. But who are you gonna pick? 0:22:35.480 --> 0:22:41.160 Craving you? Your opinion is as good as mine. New 0:22:41.280 --> 0:22:45.280 Artists of the Year Luke Combs, No, he only has 0:22:45.320 --> 0:22:49.879 one hit. Old dominion, multiple hits should be in the running. 0:22:50.320 --> 0:22:53.160 John Party definitely should be in the running. A great 0:22:53.680 --> 0:22:59.240 Brett Young because his two hits sold so well. I 0:22:59.280 --> 0:23:02.760 could see that Lauren Alanna one hit she will win, 0:23:05.280 --> 0:23:07.120 and of all of them, I think hers is probably 0:23:07.160 --> 0:23:12.000 the least known. So I eliminate Lauren Atlanta. I gonn 0:23:12.000 --> 0:23:15.760 eliminate Luke Combs too new Old Dominion. Nobody knows who 0:23:15.800 --> 0:23:17.200 they are, Like if they walked down the street, you 0:23:17.200 --> 0:23:20.080 wouldn't know who they were. Great songwriters. They have two 0:23:20.119 --> 0:23:24.680 albums now a bunch of hits. I think John Party 0:23:24.760 --> 0:23:27.360 or Brett Young and I go with John Party as 0:23:27.440 --> 0:23:29.399 new artists of the year. Put out a great record. 0:23:29.400 --> 0:23:31.360 He's got You're gonna have three number ones other time 0:23:31.400 --> 0:23:36.119 this is over. I mean that California Sundard. It's sold 0:23:36.160 --> 0:23:41.120 like crazy. People people like the guy. So John Party, 0:23:41.160 --> 0:23:46.360 who do you have? I also have John Party. Um, 0:23:46.400 --> 0:23:48.480 I'm not talking about the Broadcast Awards. I'm not even 0:23:48.480 --> 0:23:53.439 talking about us. I'm like, I'm out of that. My 0:23:53.520 --> 0:23:55.600 phone was blowing up this morning and I was like, right, 0:23:57.680 --> 0:24:03.080 so there. I think it's all the awards. Huh, who 0:24:03.080 --> 0:24:06.880 would you like of all these? Of all the awards, 0:24:06.920 --> 0:24:08.520 you get to pick. You get to decide on one 0:24:08.560 --> 0:24:11.240 award in one winner, Like you get to pick your favorite. 0:24:11.440 --> 0:24:18.880 It doesn't matter how crazy or how ah underdog they are. 0:24:19.960 --> 0:24:23.320 What's the one award that if you got control of it, 0:24:23.440 --> 0:24:26.080 you would take control and make someone a winner? I 0:24:26.119 --> 0:24:30.760 would say Entertainer of the Year. Eric Church, Wow, Yeah, 0:24:31.119 --> 0:24:34.800 you're seeing him live? Is like, it's crazy, like, nobody 0:24:34.840 --> 0:24:37.280 does that. Have you seen I agree, he does something 0:24:37.280 --> 0:24:38.720 that nobody does that. Have you ever seen Keith of 0:24:38.800 --> 0:24:41.680 Gonn play live concert like a full show? Yeah, to 0:24:41.880 --> 0:24:44.639 show here, I've just never seen something like that before. 0:24:45.760 --> 0:24:49.760 That's something that dynamic, like the day. Both are It's 0:24:49.800 --> 0:24:53.919 different things, I completely, but both of them aren't a 0:24:53.920 --> 0:24:56.840 fart to Garth show. I've never seen Garth. Yeah. I 0:24:56.880 --> 0:24:59.520 mean we can talk about Keith and Eric Church. Go 0:24:59.600 --> 0:25:01.440 to a arts show and then come back and tell 0:25:01.480 --> 0:25:04.320 me to Eric Church or Keith Urban. I mean, so 0:25:04.520 --> 0:25:06.639 we started talking about those. The Guards show is the 0:25:06.680 --> 0:25:09.000 best I've ever been to in my life, and I've 0:25:09.040 --> 0:25:10.920 been to all that I've been. I've seen Urbans, I've 0:25:10.920 --> 0:25:13.360