omg i thought i was the only one out there who thought like this. Carrie is my girl but come on its not like the award people are going to read these articles or let alone care and be like o no we made a horrible mistake, it b nice but what can we do? In my opinion Underwood is my ETOY every year that im alive. and she knows that as well that us fans think that of her.

I think we should just be happy with her current noms and keep cheering!!

^^Probably the reason why the CMAs have declined to comment on nearly every article I’ve read on this issue.

You automatically assume that no other fanbase would be as “over the top” as the Carrie fans are being? How so? I’d bet you anything that if Taylor had the kind of year that Carrie has had in 2010, the Swift fans would be going BALLISTIC. Plus, there’s PLENTY of fans from several different fanbases who have stepped up to bat for Carrie and her fans. I’ve run into several articles where fans ranging from George Strait to Laura Bell Bundy have all been completely outrageous in response to the snub.

Sorry, but even you can’t deny that Carrie hasn’t had a year good enough for the EOTY. Since when is having three opening acts considered a valid lineup? Miranda has had a great year, but not EOTY worthy. Lady Antebellum has had a fantastic year, and I understand where the nod is coming from, but I think Tim McGraw should’ve been nominated with them since they OPENED for him on tour. And the CMAs have gone ‘cuckoo’ over the Zac Brown Band nominations. Since when does having a decent 2010 with no headlining tour and two singles that slowly scaled their way through the charts considered Entertainer worthy? Plus, why did they get nominated for Best New Artist again? They were nominated last year, and lost to Darius Rucker. Do the CMAs feel that bad for them that they have to give them a second chance, and ultimately screw the rest of the competition? If ZBB wasn’t in that category and someone like Danny Gokey, Justin Moore, or Laura Bell Bundy was in there, the playing field would be much more fair. Since ZBB is there, it’s an obvious win. The others are virtually done, and should just take the nomination.
Carrie’s gross for the “Play On Tour” was over $18.4 million, and that was only half of the tour. Willis; you’re collecting half of the tour’s information. The other half starts on Sept. 25 in Portland, OR, so nobody is able to determine the statistics of her sales/attendance.
Carrie’s albums sales have topped Miranda’s. Billboard came out with an article back around June 30/July 1 (so it’s decently recent) with the top selling Country albums, and “Play On” was above “Revolution”.

Sorry, but the ballot just is NOT fair, nor is it valid this year. If they want the winner to live up to their standards of an Entertainer (which at this point, the standards are lower than Ke$ha’s credibility rate), then the most logical choice they have of the five nominees they’ve thrown together like preschoolers is either Keith or Brad. If Lady A, ZBB, or Miranda gets the win, all hell will break loose, and everyone knows that the media will go even more insane than they already have with the snub.

The only way to combat institutional bias is to point it out and facilitate a discussion about it. So it’s good to see that most articles are putting the Swift and Underwood omissions in their proper historical context.

I think that most people believe in equality and fairness, so if this brouhaha makes CMA voters more conscientious in their voting from now on, that’s a good thing. I’m sure there are some who truly believe that it should be a boys’ club, but I bet that most do not, in this day and age.