Comments on: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood to host CMA Awards

By: lookingforFTNs

lookingforFTNs — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:00:25 +0000

Carrie will surprise a lot of people with her wit and dry humor. This is a great pairing.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:30:31 +0000

vp, we’re all well aware that country RADIO (not country MUSIC, necessarily) has changed in recent years. That doesn’t mean we have to like it. And it’s not a “traditional” vs. “contemporary” thing. The issue is good music vs. bad music, and the homogenization of country music in general. There has always been pop-leaning country music, but in the past there was diversity in what could be heard on the radio. Today everything sounds the same.

By: vp

vp — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:05:48 +0000

This is off topic but reading everybodies blogs in all the different discussions, I biggest thing with most people is “not country enough, not traditional”, maybe it is about time to realize country music has change for quite a few years now and I think this is the way it’s going to be for a while, while their are still some traditionalists out there they are not making it to country radio as much as we wish they would. So the chances of some “actual country music” I would say is pretty slim.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:54:16 +0000

I don’t care much who hosts the awards. I would be happy if there was some actual country music performed during the program, something that hasn’t happened for a very long time.

By: Lanibug

Lanibug — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:25:23 +0000

Sorry, but that just gave me another reason to tivo and fast forward through everything but the preformances I want to watch and the awards that I want to see – while I am a fan of Brad Paisley, Underwood just rubs me the wrong way, and I have never made a secret of it (and as Dan said, you do not have to yell at me for it, I am just expressing my own opinion).

By: vp

vp — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:03:12 +0000

I like this combo deal, Leanne maybe it would be a good tradition to start, twoo ins definitly better than one. I think they have alot of chemistry together (shown in Leanne’s links), they sing amazing together, I wish they would release a duet together for radio. Brad is known for being a joker, Carrie for her class, but I have read quit a few times that she is a funny gal, its just dry and suttle, so maybe they can feed off eachother.
Should at least make the night something to look forward to now, cause there wasn’t much thus far. You’ll know how it will be within the first five minutes right.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:24:35 +0000

spot-on j.r., jennifer nettles might be just awesome as a host. her little intermezzo culminating in the question: “is this thing on” on sugarland’s “steve earle” song to me is ample proof of a fair deal of comic talent. keep on enjoying the love-fest.

By: White Cleats

White Cleats — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:42:55 +0000

It’s interesting to me how many things Paisley and Underwood have done together. They toured together, recorded a song for Brad’s album together, they announced the ACM/CMA/WhateverTheHell’s together, they sang the Eddie Arnold tribute together and now this together. I wonder why they’ve been teamed up so often in the recent past? Label choice? Artist request? I sure hope Kim likes Carrie.

By: kaylina

kaylina — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:11:31 +0000

i love carrie its the reason im watching…i cant get enough of her i love her voice her classiness and she’s a shy girl people give her a break

By: Lynn Douglas

Lynn Douglas — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:06 +0000

At this point, I don’t really care who hosts so long as they don’t use obscure actors from bad ABC network shows. :P (Ms. Williams-Paisley being the sole “acting” exception.)