Nominations were announced this morning for the 46th annual CMA Awards and Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally is once again nominated for Musician of the Year.

Mac has won the award four years in a row! Can he make it five?

His competition in the category include Sam Bush (Mandolin), Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar), Dann Huff (Guitar), and Brent Mason (Guitar).

The 46th Annual CMA Awards will be hosted for the fifth time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Thursday, Nov. 1 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Jimmy Buffett has added two more shows to his October Lounging at the Lagoon Tour, both in the northwest.

Seattle, WA
Tue, October 23, 2012
Key Arena

Boise, ID
Thu, October 25, 2012
Taco Bell Arena

Tickets for the Seattle show go on sale Saturday, September 15th and tickets for Boise go on sale Friday, September 14th.

In an interview with an Australian news outlet, it’s revealed that Jimmy Buffett is planning a larger tour for Australia in 2013:

Buffett is returning to play in Australia for the first time since the accident next month for intimate, acoustic shows in Melbourne and Brisbane, ahead of a bigger tour next year.

Presumably Buffett would also play in New Zealand, where in 2011 he had to cancel a show there after falling off the stage.

In the interview, Buffett talks a little about the fall. Read it here.

(Hat tip @nzbeautyeditor)

Jimmy Buffett’s Lounging at the Lagoon Tour continues to wind down as he heads into Camden, New Jersey tonight for a show at the Susquehanna B.ank Center.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville beginning shortly after 8 pm EDT.

The Margarillas will again broadcast live on StageIt from Jimmy’s dressing room.

1PM eastern, live from Jimmy’s dressing room, the Margarillas will be broadcasting on Stageit.com.

Proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Prizes for the 3 top tippers and one prize for best questioned asked to our guests.

Featured guest is the group HAHA-YO, the guys that wrote and sing “Jimmy Buffett.”

The Margarillas will answer questions and bring you up to speed on this leg of the tour, recap Alpine and discuss the Camden show.

After tonight, Buffett heads to Wantagh, NY on Thursday and then Bristow, VA on Saturday. There’s still time to get your tickets here.

After confirming that Jimmy Buffett would be back in Australia in September, we now have confirmation on the dates and venues:

In December of 2010, the one and only Jimmy Buffett announced he would be returning to Australia for the first time in decades for two very special summer shows at the Sydney Opera House in January of 2011. The demand was high and Australian Parrotheads from coast to coast called for more; so much more in fact that an unscheduled additional show at the Hordern Pavilion was locked in. Spreading the beach party a little further this time, Chugg Entertainment are thrilled to confirm that Buffett will be returning to Australia for two very special solo-acoustic shows with Mac McAnally next month in Brisbane and Melbourne.

Returning to Brisbane and Melbourne for the first time in more than 20 years, Buffett will play a special outdoor show in Brisbane’s Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens (a venue-first) on Friday 21 September, before taking the party to theiconic Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Sunday 23 September.

Tickets for both shows go on sale Wednesday at 9 am. An exclusive presale is available to Chugg Entertainment members.