Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

Oh! My! Gosh! The nominees have been announced for the 37th annual CMA Awards (November 5, CBS, mark your calendars). Toby "needs-a-boot-in-his-ass, preferably Natalie Maines'" Keith leads with seven, but that's not the big story. Yet again, just as two years ago (the year of the historic wins by O Brother, Where Art Thou? and "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow"), there's a left-field fly in the ointment of mainstream Nashville - and you can't ignore him, 'cause this year, it's the Man in Black. Just two days before he heads into the MTV Video Music Awards with 6 nominations, including Video of the Year, Johnny Cash was nominated for 4 CMA Awards, including video and single of the year (for "Hurt") and album of the year (from American IV: The Man Comes Around). Woo hoo!

In case you're wondering, it's Johnny Cash Week here at Oh, Manchester.