The 43rd Annual Country Music Awards will be held in Nashville at 8pm ET and streamed live in ABC.

See list of 2009 CMA awards nominees by category:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney

Brad Paisley

George Strait

Taylor Swift

Keith Urban

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Miranda Lambert

Martina McBride

Reba McEntire

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Kenny Chesney

Brad Paisley

Darius Rucker

George Strait

Keith Urban

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Randy Houser

Jamey Johnson

Jake Owen

Darius Rucker

Zac Brown Band

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Eagles

Lady Antebellum

Little Big Town

Rascal Flatts

Zac Brown Band

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

Big & Rich

Brooks & Dunn

Joey + Rory

Montgomery Gentry

Sugarland

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

Chicken Fried

Zac Brown Band

Produced by Keith Stegall

Atlantic Records

I Run To You

Lady Antebellum

Produced by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley

Capitol Records Nashville

In Color

Jamey Johnson

Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys

Mercury Nashville

People Are Crazy

Billy Currington

Produced by Carson Chamberlain and Billy Currington

Mercury Nashville

Then

Brad Paisley

Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois

Arista Nashville

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Artist and Producer)

American Saturday Night

Brad Paisley

Produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois

Arista Nashville

Defying Gravity

Keith Urban

Produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban

Capitol Records Nashville

Fearless

Taylor Swift

Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift

Big Machine Records

Love On The Inside

Sugarland

Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush, and Jennifer Nettles

Mercury Nashville

That Lonesome Song

Jamey Johnson

Produced by The Kent Hardly Playboys

Mercury Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Songwriter(s))

Chicken Fried

Zac Brown/Wyatt Durrette

I Told You So

Randy Travis

In Color

Jamey Johnson/Lee Thomas Miller/James Otto

People Are Crazy

Bobby Braddock/Troy Jones

Then

Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois/Ashley Gorley

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to each Artist)

Cowgirls Don't Cry

Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire

Arista Nashville

Down The Road

Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally)

Blue Chair Records, LLC & BNA Records

Everything But Quits

Lee Ann Womack (duet with George Strait)

MCA Nashville

I Told You So

Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis

19 Recordings/Arista Nashville

Old Enough

The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe

Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records

Start A Band

Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)

Arista Nashville

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

(Award goes to Artist and Director)

Boots On

Randy Houser

Directed by Eric Welch

Love Story

Taylor Swift

Directed by Trey Fanjoy

People Are Crazy

Billy Currington

Directed by The Brads

Start A Band

Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)

Directed by Jim Shea

Troubadour

George Strait

Directed by Trey Fanjoy

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Eddie Bayers- Drums

Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar

Dann Huff - Guitar

Brent Mason - Guitar

Mac McAnally - Guitar