Luke Bryan struggled to respond to Garth Brooks’ announcement that he wants to permanently withdraw from CMA Awards Artist of the Year, but had no trouble naming two artists he feels are behind for a win in this category. .
Two-time CMA Artist of the Year Bryan makes it clear that the award means something to him, but at this point, just being nominated feels like winning.
“I really think when I won, I deserved it,” Bryan, whose new Born here live here die here album drops on August 7 – he says. Hell, I really felt like the best artist that year. And there have been years where I felt like the best artist and I didn’t win, but that’s how it works. “
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Bryan won the award in 2014 and 2015, while Brooks has won three of four years since then, giving him a total of seven, a record. But due to controversy over last year’s win, the Hall of Fame member decided he no longer wanted to be considered, admitting that he even expected Carrie Underwood to win last November. The “One Margarita” singer would apparently agree.
“My thinking is that if we go for a long period of time and Carrie Underwood never wins a CMA Artist of the Year, that’s pretty disturbing to me, because she definitely … has done everything you can do to win, in my opinion, “says Bryan.
He adds: “And that goes for Eric (Church).”
Neither Underwood nor Church have won the Artist of the Year at the CMA Awards. She has been nominated twice (2016 and 2019), while Church did so three times (2015, 2017, 2019). Bryan, Church and Underwood are all signed by the same record label, UMG Nashville.
Fans of Underwood and Church were particularly upset that their artist did not win the grand prize of the night in 2019. They are both running for re-nomination in 2020, but the actual nominations will not be revealed for several more weeks. Bryan can also get a nomination, and Brooks too. While he says he doesn’t want to be considered, there is nothing stopping CMA members from voting for him.
Born here live here die here It is Bryan’s seventh studio album and includes number 1 hits on “One Margarita”, “Knockin ‘Boots” and “What She Wants Tonight”. The 10-track album also features a tactile story of a boy whose father died, named “Build Me a Daddy.”
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