The nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards were announced on September 9, 2009, with Brad Paisley leading the field with six nominations.
The 2009 CMA Awards will air live on November 11, 2009, from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
2009 CMA Nominations
- 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
- "Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown Band
- "I Run To You" - Lady Antebellum
- "In Color" - Jamey Johnson
- "People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
- "Then" - Brad Paisley
- 'Album of the Year
- American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley
- Defying Gravity - Keith Urban
- Fearless - Taylor Swift
- Love On The Inside - Sugarland
- That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
- Song of the Year
- "Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette
- "I Told You So" - Randy Travis
- "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto
- "People Are Crazy" - Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones
- "Then" - Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley
- Musical Event of the Year
- "Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
- "Down The Road" - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
- "Everything But Quits" - Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
- "I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
- "Old Enough" - The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
- Music Video of the Year
- "Boots On" - Randy Houser
- "Love Story" - Taylor Swift
- "People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
- "Start A Band" - Brad Paisley with Keith Urban
- "Troubadour" - George Strait
- Musician of the Year
- Eddie Bayers, drums
- Paul Franklin, steel guitar
- Dann Huff, guitar
- Brent Mason, guitar
- Mac McAnally, guitar
