http://kixs.com The Country Leader Sat, 18 May 2013 14:07:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kixs.com/2012-cma-new-artist-of-the-year-award-prediction-readers-poll/ http://kixs.com/2012-cma-new-artist-of-the-year-award-prediction-readers-poll/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:00:10 +0000 Billy Dukes http://tasteofcountry.com/?p=132244 The five nominees for the 2012 CMA New Artist of the Year award reached their current levels of fame in very different ways. Thompson Square might be the only true "new artist," meaning an act that was previously unheard of before releasing a smash debut album. The others are no less deserving, however. This is an interesting category that will be fun to watch on Nov. 1. Who do you think will win the New Artist of the Year award at the 2012 CMAs?

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