The competition is mighty steep between the nominees in this year's Vocal Group of the Year category at the upcoming 2013 CMA Awards since all of the nominees are some of the top groups in country music.
Last year, the Eli Young Band had the breakthrough hit "Even if It Breaks Your Heart." Lady Antebellum, which is currently on a huge world tour, has done it again with its most recent album, "Golden." Little Big Town has surged in the charts over the last year with a string of hits.
Plus, the Band Perry is hotter than ever with its new album, "Pioneer."
At the same time, the Zac Brown Band continues its impressive run as one of the best vocal and instrumental groups in country music today.
The 47th Annual CMA Awards will be hosted for the sixth time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m ET on ABC.
For the eighth time, the announcement of the final nominees in five of the 12 CMA Awards categories was made live on ABC News' "Good Morning America" with Sheryl Crow and Florida Georgia Line delivering the news from New York City's Times Square. They then went to the Best Buy Theater to announce the finalists in the remaining seven categories during a press conference that was made available across the world via live stream at CMAawards.com.
"It was terrific to be able to announce our nominees for Country Music's top honors on the world's biggest stage and be able to share it with the industry and fans," said Ed Hardy, President of the CMA Board of Directors according to GACTV.com.