AND THE 2015 CMA AWARDS NOMINEES ARE ....

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Black River Entertainment's Kelsea Ballerini and Big Machine's Steven Tyler announced the 2015 CMA Awards list of nominees this morning on ABC's "Good Morning America" from Times Square in NYC. Congratulations to all of the nominees, especially Kelsea who is a first time nominee in multiple categories! Our picks for each cateogry are designated below.

* Our Choice
** Will Probably Win

Entertainer of the Year

Garth Brooks *
Luke Bryan **
Kenny Chesney
Eric Church
Miranda Lambert

Album of the Year

Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
Pain Killer, Little Big Town **
The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney
Traveller, Chris Stapleton *

Female Vocalist of the Year

Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood **
LeAnn Womack
Kelsea Ballerini *

Male Vocalist of the Year

Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church **
Blake Shelton
Chris Stapleton *

Vocal Group of the Year

Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town * / **
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)

"American Kids" - Kenny Chesney
"Girl Crush" - Little Big Town **
"Like a Cowboy" - Randy Houser *
"Like a Wrecking Ball" - Eric Church
"Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt

Vocal Duo of the Year

Brothers Osborne
Dan and Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie and Tae * / **
Thompson Square

New Artist of the Year

Sam Hunt
Maddie & Tae
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Kelsea Ballerini * / **

Single of the Year

"American Kids" - Kenny Chesney
"Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
"I Don't Dance" - Lee Brice **
"Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt
"Talladega" - Eric Church *

Musical Event of the Year

"Django and Jimmie" - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard *
"Lonely Tonight" - Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe
"Raise 'Em Up" - Keith Urban feat. Eric Church **
"Smokin' and Drinkin'" - Miranda Lambert feat. Little Big Town
"Wild Child" - Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter

Music Video of the Year

"Biscuits" - Kacey Musgraves
"Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
"Girl in a Country Song" - Maddie & Tae * / **
"Little Red Wagon" - Miranda Lambert
"Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood

Musician of the Year

Sam Bush
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Mac McAnally * / **

SINGLE REVIEW: "LOVE IS YOUR NAME" - STEVEN TYLER

SINGLE: "Love is Your Name"
ARTIST: Steven Tyler
REVIEWER: Jennifer Smith
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Purchase "Love is Your Name" on iTunes 

I have to admit, even though I'm a longtime fan of Steven Tyler and Aerosmith, I was skeptical when the news first came out that Steven was "going country". Steven's always pretty much been able to nail whatever song he sings, but considering his background and his standard style, I just wasn't sure which way this was gonna go and when it comes to liking it, it was gonna be one of those "you do or you don't" songs. Well, I got the single, "Love Is Your Name" this morning in my email from Dot Records and I gotta say "I do."

The single, written by one of country's best new songwriters, Eric Paslay, who has a few hits under his belt already with songs like "Friday Night", "She Don't Love You", and "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" to name a few, and produced by Dann Huff who is the man behind the curtain on Rascal Flatts' "Rewind", Keith Urban's "Fuse", Taylor Swift's "Red" and many others, it's obvious that Tyler wanted the best behind him and that's exactly what he got. He didn't "miss a thing" in putting this single together.

The single, while more pop oriented, it does have a noticeably country vibe to it, more so than most recent crossover attempts and I found it immediately likeable. Steven Tyler doesn't really have to "prove" himself as an artist - his history, the respect the industry has for him and his accolades speak volumes, but from feedback prior to the single's release to radio, country music fans who are "jaded" from previous attempts at crossover gone wrong do expect him to prove himself  "worthy" of being accepted into the genre. I think he's done a good job with this, at least on this first single. He's shown respect towards the genre and it's listeners by choosing not to release a musical "slap in the face" and he's shown that he is more than just the mic stand twirling, screaming rock mad man that people are accustomed to seeing. When it comes to toning it down and really getting to the basics, he's totally capable and damn good at it.

I think this single is more than radio ready and I think, at least I hope, it does well. I think the Aerosmith front man is gonna rock country radio just fine.

"CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler & Carrie Underwood Live from the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam" will air on Saturday, Feb. 4.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood are teaming up for a special "CMT Crossroads" event on the eve of the Super Bowl.

"CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler & Carrie Underwood Live from the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam" will air on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Photo credit: CMT.com

The Aerosmith frontman and "American Idol" judge teamed up with the country music sensation and former "Idol" champ last year during the Academy of Country Music Awards. Their performance of "Undo It" and "Walk This Way" was one of the evening's highlights .

They'll try to recreate that energy in Indianapolis, where the Super Bowl will take place on Feb. 5. Original "Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson is said to be singing the national anthem at the game.

This is the second year "CMT Crossroads," which pairs artists from different genres, will broadcast from the Super Bowl Fan Jam.