That is such crap. Brad Paisley is horrible. I’m usually not a hater, but his music is just plain bad, yet he is always on the entertainer of the year list. I mean do the people who do the nominating go to the shows? Do any other country artists play in NFL Stadiums?

I hate these award shows.

I agree with you brother.  Terrible! That’s the only thing to say.  Who in the hell comes up with these nominations?!

Does anyone think that Blake Shelton would sell out Gillette Stadium two days in a row? Come on

I don’t understand. They are all good musicians, however Kenny,the band and his staff worked their butts off this summer. Playing to probably more fans then all the musicians nominated did combined. Just does not make scense.

Taylor has a bigger tour to be fair.

Yep Taylor Swift and brad do stadium shows.

Kenny is too good of a performer to be grouped with this bunch for ETOY.  When he was winning the award, it was a completely different award.  The award used to go to the artist with the most in album sales, ticket sales, #1 songs, etc. Now the nomination goes to just about anyone, even those who are opening acts.  Those who have won ETOY in the past couple of years, can’t honestly say that they are in the same league as Kenny and the many others that have won it in the past.

http://www.countrymusicislove.com/2011/09/cma-awards-nominatier.on-criteria-explained.html#comments

I do not agree with Kenny not getting a nod. I wonder if since he did not tour last summer and they do include those dates to be eligible. Didn’t Carrie Underwood tour and do like 100 dates and get married?. She is not nominated either……
Brad has done stadiums as has Taylor….I actually thought with Kenny doing these documentaries and doing his 3D and NSR radio he would have gotten the nod with all the extra stuff he DID do with his time off……..

to be fair? Taylor sings to a bunch of teenage girls, they like pop music,her fans arent country, she toured europe ..great!!! give her world award..but she didnt tour to a country fan base,,, she considered country because she wears boots with her dress..wow!!! this is a complete joke..chesney must have really pissed off the cmas..

should be up 4 album of year too.he got screwed

yes he would have sold that stadium out if miranda was opening for him and she was nude!!..only way tho

No Kenny Chesney in EOTY? I guess selling out 12 NFL stadiums (some of
them more than once) isn’t enough to garner a nomination, yet the
casinos that Jason & Blake are still playing does? CMA’s are a pure
JOKE. tour this summer was one of the biggest not only in country music but
in all genres. He has been on the Billboard Top Tours list nearly every
week

ALL KENNY CHESNEY FANS, CALL YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND REQUEST “YOU AND TEQUILA”. . . .WE NEED TO GET IT TO NUMBER 1!!