Chesney Is Entertainer of Year Again: ; Miranda Lambert, Sugarland Also Win Big Country Awards

Charleston Gazette › May 20, 2008

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LAS VEGAS - Kenny Chesney won his fourth straight entertainer of the year award Sunday, then promptly took issue with the way he did it: through fan votes.

For the first time in the show's 43 years, the top honor - traditionally decided by ACM members - was determined through online voting. Chesney said immeiately afterward that he thought fans should be included in the show, just not by voting for its most important award.

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Chesney Is Entertainer of Year Again: ; Miranda Lambert, Sugarland Also Win Big Country Awards

"It really diminishes the integrity of the music," Chesney said backstage. "It's not about flying somebody to some shows and seeing how hard you can push some buttons on the Internet."...

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