ECMA (European Country Music Assoc announces award nominees

The European Country Music Association just announced the nominees for the 2009 awards.

Song of the Year
Frizzell & Friends. This Is The Time
Alan Jackson. Small Town Southern Man
Alan Jackson. Good Time
Hermann Lammers Meyer. Never Ending Song Of Love
Danni Leigh. Quarter Over You

Artist of the Year
Alan Jackson
Robert Mizzell
Hermann Lammers Meyer - Available at www.buckatune.net
Brad Paisley
Danni Leigh

Male Vocalist of the Year
Alan Jackson
Arly Karlsen
Robert Mizzell
Hermann Lammers Meyer - Male Vocalist of the Year
Brad Paisley

Female Vocalist of the Year
Pam Tillis
Danni Leigh
Liz Talley
Taylor Swift
Allison Janisse

Best Album Of The Year
Alan Jackson - Good Time
Frizzell & Friends
Mark Chesnutt - Rollin With The Flow
Darius Rocker - Learn to Live
George Strait - Troubadour

Indie Album of the Year
Arthur Kleiner - Ticket to Nashville
Darlene Olson - Stay Up and Fight
TJ Stuart - Rosin on the bow
Dolly Parton - Backwoods Barbie
Allison Janisse - Journey

European album Of The Year
Anni Filt - Tender Moments
George McAntony - Bridge to el Dorado
Hallur - Pickin' Time in Nashville
Hermann Lammers Meyer - 1961 – A Love Song
Rhythm' Train - Bad to the Bone

Vocal Collaboration of the Year
Frizzell & Friends
Peter & The Rowers with Joe Diffie
Annette Hawkins & Kim Copedo
Robert Mizzell & Philomena Begley
Troy Cook Jr. & Tracey K. Houston

Duo of the Year
Paul & Helen Mateki
Gary & Carol Bibb
The Bellamy Brothers
The Benn Sisters
Annette Hawkins & Kim Copedo

Band/Group of The Year
Peter & The Rovers
The Eagles
Michael Thomason Band
The Big Bull Band
Jeff Treece Band

European Artist of the Year
Arly Karlsen
Robert Mizzell
Hermann Lammers Meyer
Dave Sheriff
Peter & The Rowers

European Song Of The Year
Dave Sheriff. A Friend In Need
Robert Mizzell. You're Why God Made Me
Arly Karlsen. The Day I Found You
Hermann Lammers Meyer. What Goes On
Tommy Young. Everybody Loves A Cowboy

Compilation Service of the Year
Stardust
TSP
Hillcrest - Mp3s Available at www.buckatune.netGlory Train
Mark Trail Music
Nite*Sky

Record Label Of The Year
Comstock
WIR
Arista
BSW
AGR

Country Music Promoter/s
Ross Allen
Rhonnie Scheuerman
BlueSprings Music International
Globe Concerts AS Norway
James Allen

Christmas Recording
Judy Kanyo. Mistletoe, My Cowboy And Me
Pam Tillis & Mel Tillis. The Rockin' Christmas Medley
Paul & Helen Mateki. Christmas Dreamin'
Julie Taylor. I Wanna Sit On Santa's Lap
Patty Parker. La Noche Buena-It's Christmas Eve

Company Of The Year
Rhon & Bob Promotions (Artists Promotion)
Spins Tracking System (Chart Tabulation)
James Allen Promotions (Artists Promotion)
Music Row Publications (Publications, Charts, Infos)
Carolyn Taylor White (Graphic Designer)

Radio Award (To DJs or Stations)
Pete Smith (UK, Radio DJ because of his retirement of the waves)
Johnny DaPiedade (France, because of his internationally radio show Big Cactus Country)
CMR Nashville (One of Europe's leading internet stations and excellence thru its website)
BBC (Because of the excellence thru their country music radio shows)
Radio Country Club (France). Excellent work from its 24 h/7 d radio station.

Music Row Publications (Publications, Charts, Infos)
Countryfr.com (Website dedicated to promoting country music, in French)
Americana Music Association (For its developing of the Americana music market thru the last years)
Manolo Fernandez and Toma 1 (Spain), (because of his more of 30 years dedicated to country and americana music)
Up Country Magazine (UK), for being one of the leading country music & line dance magazines in the world.

Newcomer Artist of the Year
(to the entertainer that has developed its great work for the first time to the European market)
John Maines Jr.
Dick Barnes
Clelia Adams
Gary & Carol Bibb
Declan Nerney