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Nov 12

Greeks Win CMA Awards

Posted by Ben Pendry

At the 44th Country Music Association Awards show in Nashville Wednesday night, seven Greeks from NIC member fraternities won major awards or received nominations:  

Vocal Group of the Year--Winner was Lady Antebellum, featuring co-lead singer Charles Kelley (Lambda Chi Alpha from Georgia)  
New Artist of the Year--Winner was Zac Brown Band, featuring Zac Brown (Kappa Alpha Order from West Georgia); nominated was Luke Bryan (Sigma Chi from Georgia Southern)   
Entertainer of the Year--Nominated were Lady Antebellum and Zac Brown Band  
Male Vocalist of the Year--Nominated was Dierks Bentley (Sigma Alpha Epsilon from Vermont)  
Single of the Year--Winner was "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum; produced by Paul Worley (Beta Theta Pi at Vanderbilt)  
Song of the Year--Nominated were Lady Antebellum for "Need You Now", produced by Paul Worley and Zac Brown Band for "Toes"  
Musical Event of the Year (two or three singers)--Nominated were "I'm Alive" with Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha from East Tennessee State); "Can't You See" with the Zac Brown Band; and "Bad Angel" with Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson (Sigma Nu from Jacksonville State)  
Album of the Year--Nominated were "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum, produced by Paul Worley and "Up on the Ridge" by Dierks Bentley  
Music Video--Nominated was "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum

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