Three Oklahoma women to vie for CMA female vocalist title

Posted by brandy

on September 9, 2009M at 5:41 pm

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Miranda Lambert (Associated Press photos)

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Carrie Underwood

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Reba McEntire

The female vocalist of the year category at the 2009 CMA Awards may turn out to be the toughest to pick a favorite, particularly for Oklahomans.

When the CMA Awards nominees were announced this morning, three Oklahoma women were listed as candidates in the category: Carrie Underwood, who was raised in Checotah; Reba McEntire, who grew up in Chockie; and Miranda Lambert, who lives in Tishomingo.

The other nominees in the category are Taylor Swift, who earned three other CMA nominations, and Martina McBride.

Underwood has won the female vocalist title the last three years. If she wins the female vocalist award again, it will tie her with McEntire and McBride for most wins in the category. McEntire won the award from 1984-87, while McBride was named female vocalist in 1999 and from 2000-04.

McEntire continues to dominate her competition in one area: With her two nominations for this year (she also is nominated with Brooks & Dunn in musical event of the year), she has a career total to 48. That continues her reign as the female artist with the highest number of nominations in CMA Awards history.

The CMA Awards will air live Nov. 11 from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn., on ABC. Underwood and Paisley, who received a leading six nominations, will co-host the show for the second year.

-BAM

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