who won cma entertainer of the year honors?
The upcoming CMA awards show promises at least one moment of high drama. That will be when the entertainer of the year award is announced. All five nominees are eminently worthy of the honor. But this year, it appears there are two clear frontrunners. No matter which of those two wins, there will be controversy swirling around the decision. The reason? It looks to be a horse race between Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney. Swift represents the recent large shift in the nature of contemporary country music and, based on her accomplishments of the past year, is the clear winner on paper. Chesney has had a big year, is a proven winner and stands for country’s past, although it was not so long ago that he was viewed as a brash newcomer, just as Swift is today. Besides Chesney and Swift, the nominees are George Strait, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban. The latter will likely draw a huge vote for the sheer dynamism of his live performances, as well as for his high-profile All for the Hall concert be
