George Strait is nominated for Entertainer of the Year at this year’s CMA Awards, making the legendary performer the most nominated artist in CMA Awards history with 82, breaking a previous tie with Alan Jackson. He was last nominated for Entertainer of the Year in 2009. He now has a total of 18 nominations for the top award and has won Entertainer of the Year two times (1989, 1990).

“It’s a huge rush and it’s just something that you feed off of,” says George. “The more excited the people get, the more inspired you get, and you’re up there just feeding off of that.”

While he will wrap his final trek, The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, George says of performing for fans, “I can’t imagine not ever being able to experience that feeling again.”

George is getting ready to hit the airwaves with his latest single, “I Got a Car.”

George Strait (entertainer) OC: …going out there. :23
“It’s a heckuva feeling. I mean it’s a huge rush and it’s just something that you feed off of. The more excited the people get, the more inspired you get, and you’re up there just feeding off of that. I can’t imagine not ever being able to experience that feeling again. Once you’ve had it, you crave it over and over again. So, yk, that’s why we keep going out there.”