Keith Urban is nominated for several CMA Awards, including Album of the Year and Entertainer of the Year, which has seemed to have floored him. He feels being named an Entertainer of the Year is defined mostly by live performances.

“I know the criteria isn’t purely about live performance, but I’ve always felt that that’s what it is, otherwise I thought it probably should be called Artist of the Year, but I always thought it’s called Entertainer of the Year,” says Keith. “I’ve always loved putting on concerts and tours and shows and really tried to put on something that’s incredibly entertaining and engaging. I probably obsess about that part of what I do equal to making records for sure.”

The 48^th Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 5^th on ABC.

Keith Urban (Entertainer of the Year nomination) OC: …extraordinary. :32
“Well, I know the criteria isn’t purely about live performance, but I’ve always felt that that’s what it is, otherwise I thought it probably should be called Artist of the Year, but I always thought it’s called Entertainer of the Year. I’ve always loved putting on concerts and tours and shows and really tried to put on something that’s incredibly entertaining and engaging. I probably obsess about that part of what I do equal to making records. So, to get that nomination, along with the album, at this point is extraordinary.”