NASHVILLE, TN. (Martina McBride Fans Website) - CMT has announced the nominees for this year's fan voted awards and country superstar,
Martina McBride received nods for Female Video of the Year for 'How Far' and Most Inspiring Video for 'God's Will' from McBride's platinum-selling self-titled disc. These nominations add to a long list of recent accolades.
In 2004, country music's premiere female vocalist's efforts were highlighted and rewarded with her fourth overall, CMA Female Vocalist of the Year award. McBride also found herself the recipient of her third Top Female Vocalist honor from the Academy of Country
Music as well as their Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year award. She was also recognized with a Grammy nomination.
Martina debuted at number-one marking the highest scanning debut of her career. It has been on the charts for an impressive seventy-six weeks and remains a top seller. 'This One's For The Girls,' another track from the Martina disc, gained attention from country and AC stations as well as network television outlets. ABC's The View chose the song for their promos and now, the 2005 Women's NCAA Basketball Championships will be using the track in their commercials on television networks ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN News, ESPNU and on ESPN Radio and espn.com throughout 'March Madness.'
Along with the platinum success of Martina, McBride's other recent release, My Heart, reached gold certification. The 8-song disc was created specifically for Valentine's Day and was available exclusively through Hallmark Gold Crown Stores.
Other successful recording credits in the last year include 'Trip Around The Sun,' a duet with renowned artist Jimmy Buffett on his Platinum-selling album License To Chill and McBride's previously unreleased 'God Bless America' which joined other artists in a tribute to our country for the nationalistic compilation Patriotic Country.
Aside from album accomplishments McBride also embarked on a successful tour with Alan Jackson. The critically acclaimed show garnered huge audiences and delighted fans. The pair played 30 shows selling more than 420,000 tickets with an average of 14,000 tickets per show putting them in the forefront for 2004/2005 tours of every genre. She returned to the road this past November to headline her multi-media Martina McBride's The Joy of Christmas tour with sellout shows across the country.
As if this was not enough, in the past year, McBride has graced the cover of Redbook magazine twice, was featured in InSTYLE and was a special guest on Oprah's 'World's Biggest Baby Shower' show. She also appeared multiple times on NBC's Today Show and on The View. Martina's popularity even extended to college campuses with Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC offering an entire course on McBride's music and the powerful message of her songs.
