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Bobbie Eakes Predicts CMA Winners

Singer/actress Bobbie Eakes (Macy, The Bold and the Beautiful) knows her country music. Eakes, who hosts Great American Country’s Top 20 Country Countdown, reveals her predictions of who will take home the Academy of Country Music Awards this week and sounds off on the Dixie Chicks controversy.
BOBBIE’S PREDICTIONS FOR THE 38TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS:Top Female Vocalist:

Terri Clark

Faith Hill

Martina McBride

Shania Twain

Lee Ann Womack

Bobbie’s pick: “I think it will be Martina. She’s an industry favorite and a great singer.”
Top Male Vocalist:

Kenny Chesney

Alan Jackson

Toby Keith

Tim McGraw

George Strait

Bobbie’s pick: “I’m going to go with Alan Jackson.”Top Vocal Duo:

Brooks & Dunn

Hometown News

Montgomery Gentry

Sons of the Desert

The Bellamy Brothers

Bobbie’s pick: “I think it will be Brooks & Dunn.”

Top Vocal Group:

Diamond Rio

Dixie Chicks

Lonestar

Rascal Flatts

Trick Pony

Bobbie’s pick: “That’s going to be a tough one. Ordinarily I’d say Dixie Chicks (see sidebar) but now there’s this controversy. They’ll probably still give it to them, but if not the Dixie Chicks, I think it might be Diamond Rio. They’ve had a good year.”
Entertainer of the Year:

Brooks & Dunn

Kenny Chesney

Dixie Chicks

Alan Jackson

Toby Keith

Bobbie’s pick: “That one is a tough one, I don’t know. They’re all huge and great entertainers. That’s a draw.”

See who wins the ACMs Wednesday, May 21, 8-11 EDT on CBS.

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