New CMA trend?

[Barry Blackwood]

If they're already announcing the winners, what's the point of watching the show - (but then again, what's the point of watching it in the first place?)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/musi ... s/1674115/
(Same old winners - is anyone surprised?)

[Roger Shackelton]

YUP!, I am. Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion

[Theresa Galbraith]

I don't believe they've won in awhile.
I watch because I like it!

[Barry Blackwood]

Roger, I'm not getting the Snoop Lion thing - can you explain it?

Theresa you're mostly right - only Chesney won last year for music video.

[Theresa Galbraith]

Barry,
I started to say Kenny was the only one that won last year.

[Clete Ritta]

...Snoop Lion...can you explain it?...

Even Dr. Dre was confused. Its a Bob Marley thing, apparently. La la la? Prince was not his real name either, before he changed it to a symbol. Heck even Mellencamp changed his last name to Cougar once (although he didn't really want to and changed it back, but it stuck as his middle name haha).

Clete

[Barry Blackwood]

OK, I see - just some more Snoop nonsense.. What is the demographic that cares about this kind of crap?

[Charles Davidson]

Barry,[who cares for this ?] That's simple dopers and thugs. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

[Kevin Hatton]

Gee, I thought for sure KID ROCK would have won this time! What's country music coming to?

[Clete Ritta]

What is new country music? Its umm..."Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk" these days. Big and Rich, Cowboy Troy (conveniently promoted on Dancin With The Stars Country Night), or Colt Ford, Jason Aldean, etc.? Kid Rock and these guys are all rappers too from song to song. The demographic is young people generally, so if you're older like me, you might not care very much for any of it.

The CMA are geared toward a young audience, and therein lies the rub: its new country now, which contains elements of rap (and rock) music. Personally, I've never watched the awards, but I do love to peruse the bonfire here afterwards!

Clete

[Joe Casey]

I don't have anything against Rock music in fact I like the real stuff...Not CRock..Nashville should be ashamed to host it and call it Country..What gave Nashville the name and the reputation the forgotten stars of the past for being the Country Meca has been invaded by the North and captured again...Country may never be the same ,but niether will Nashville.. CMA NO, just noise and glitter but nowadays you can sell crap if you package it right..Goodbye Country ,we knew you when..

[Jerry Hayes]

I was offended by the fact that the recipients of induction to the Hall of Fame, especially an icon like Connie Smith who was recognized from her seat! They should have called her on stage and made the presentation and maybe even had her sing "Once a Day" instead of Carrie Underwood. And Garth Brooks in the "hall" and not Wynn Stewart, something wrong there..........JH in Va.

[Tracy Sheehan]

Can't expect Connie or Wynn to be reconized. They both were great singers and could sing on key.
Won't name her but one female singer who wins so many awards and sells millions of records sings so flat it is embarrassing to any one who isn't tone deaf. Tracy

[Skeeter Stultz]

I'm with you Jerry.

[Brint Hannay]

I didn't watch the CMA awards--haven't for many years now. Not interested in awards generally, even less when the field of endeavor doesn't interest me. I'd have taken at least some interest when "country" music was stuff I liked.

Don't "Hall of Fame" awards relate to "success" and/or "influence", thus, in the music "industry", contribution to sales/profits and/or opening/widening of markets? How much money did Wynn's efforts put into music moguls' coffers, vs. Garth?

Makes sense that Garth gets the award. Alas.

(Not that I hate Garth as much as so many here apparently do. There's so much that's come out since, and is happening now, that's far, far crappier than anything Garth ever did that he looks "real country" by comparison.)

[George Crickmore]

Having Lady Antebellum perform a Willie Nelson tribute is like having a Klansman plan the MLK parade.

[George Crickmore]

Tim McGraw singing some song other than “Truck Yeah” since it went over like a poop in the punch bowl. Got to admit, nobody looks better in a plastic hat!

[Theresa Galbraith]

Lady A did a great job singing Willie Nelson!

[Barry Blackwood]

Got to admit, nobody looks better in a plastic hat!

George, not even that Sugarland guy?

[Skeeter Stultz]

I remember in the mid 50's growing up in Ohio we heard Wynn so he was nation wide, not just hot out here. Also, if it weren't for Wynn we might not have heard of the Moon. Yes, he was an influence. Money wise it's a lot whole different between then and now.

[Brett Day]

Lady A did a great job singing Willie Nelson!

Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum did a wonderful job on "Crazy".

[Barry Blackwood]

You mean ANOTHER girl singer did "Crazy?"

[Charles Davidson]

That is FUNNY Barry. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

[Mitch Ellis]

Having Lady Antebellum perform a Willie Nelson tribute is like having a Klansman plan the MLK parade.

[Charles Davidson]

Talking about girl singers doing Crazy.If only I had a buck for each time I have seen a chick singer get on the bandstand[usually prompted by a husband or boyfriend ]and wants to sing Crazy,You ask her what key she sings it in,She does'nt have a clue what the hell you are talking about,The guitar player wastes the next ten minutes strumming chords trying to find her key.They decide her key is C sharp. You kick the song off,she's singing in maybe B flat,and all the braindead drunks in the audience seems to think they have just witnessed a reincarnation of Patsy Cline.[LOVE THOSE VFW GIGS.] YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.