Carrie Underwood Hosts CMA Radio Preview Show

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Premiere Radio Networks' 2007 CMA Awards Preview Special, hosted by reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Carrie Underwood, begins today.

The four-hour radio special, which airs in advance of The 41st Annual CMA Awards, will feature music and interviews with top stars including Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert and Sugarland, among others. The special will be broadcast to stations nationwide.

Carrie is nominated for three awards at this year's CMA's, including Female Vocalist of the Year, as well as Single and Music Video of the Year, both for "Before He Cheats." The song also received a nod in the "Song of the Year" category.

Carrie performed on the CMA Awards in 2005 — on the day her debut disc, Some Hearts, was released — and in 2006 took home two awards in her first year of eligibility. She will perform again on this year's show.

Toby Keith Says He'll Skip CMA Awards Forever

(cmt.com)

Toby Keith will not attend the CMA Awards in the future because they haven't given him enough awards during his career, according to an interview in The Tennessean, Nashville's major daily newspaper. "I'm done with it, but I tried to keep that quiet," he said. "I don't want this to be sour grapes. ... It never worked for me. I gave it a full shot." Despite 27 nominations, Keith has only won two CMA awards -- male vocalist (2001) and video of the year (2005).