HeвЂ™s flailing but she isnвЂ™t, and that subtle confidence is what brilliantly sells the song.Д®specially in the chorus IвЂ™ve always regarded вЂњKeep It To YourselfвЂќ as similar to Lee Ann WomackвЂ™s вЂњLast CallвЂќ in that they both feature drunk and venerable men (and were co-written by McAnally) and women who see the light and stop wasting their time with men who are beneath them. The trio captures his pain wonderfully, from insomnia (вЂ ItвЂ™s the drip of the sink, itвЂ™s the click of the clock, and you wonder if IвЂ™m sleepingвЂ™) to deep regret (вЂ you heard from your friends that IвЂ™m doing okay, and youвЂ™re thinking maybe you made a mistakeвЂ™). On the surface Musgraves, Shane McAnally, and Luke Laird have composed a fairly straightforward breakup ballad вЂ“ a guy is missing the girl he recently broke up with, trying to contact her, and hoping to win her back. With her last two attitude-laden singles meeting a lukewarm reception at radio, it is time to take a different approach and see if the safe ballad will ignite the radio gods and give Musgraves the breakthrough hit that would reverse course and put her on a more equal playing field with Miranda, Carrie, and Taylor. So, it appears Mercury Nashville is applying the old adage, вЂњThrow it against a wall and see if it sticks.вЂќ That is, if they donвЂ™t give the award to Strait. Bryan surprisingly won last year, so IвЂ™m betting Shelton will edge him out, and take home his first such trophy from the ACM. Will Win: Blake Shelton or Luke Bryan вЂ“ the show co-hosts are at the height of their popularity, with everything they touch turning to Gold. HeвЂ™s a legend, Country Music Hall of Famer, and the single most consistent artist and performer of the past thirty years. Should Win: George Strait вЂ“ he captured the CMA equivalent last fall in a surprise victory and continues to show all the вЂyoung gunsвЂ™ how itвЂ™s done on his farewell Cowboy Rides Away Tour. ItвЂ™s a solid list of deserving nominees whoвЂ™ve all had a very big year in one-way or another. My Should Win / Will Win are predictions below:

That being said, when the show airs this Sunday on CBS, it promises to be a fun night of modern country music. Why The Best Fan Vote for the ACMвЂ™s Is No Vote At All Justin Moore Should Be Disqualified from ACMвЂ™s вЂњNew ArtistвЂќДЄCMвЂ™s Respond to Justin MooreвЂ™s вЂњNew ArtistвЂќ Ineligibility Trigger, from Saving Country Music, did an excellent job summing up Justin MooreвЂ™s erroneous nomination for New Artist of the Year and exposing the truth behind the вЂfan voting.вЂ™ I highly suggest reading these three articles before proceeding further: Much like the state of modern country music the 49th annual Academy of Country Music are somewhat of a joke, marred by controversy and shameless rule breaking.

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